v3.8.0.1

Segment Information - Schedule of Net Revenue by Segment and Business Unit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2018 | Apr. 30, 2017 | Apr. 30, 2018 | Apr. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenue | $ 7,468 | $ 6,808 | $ 15,142 | $ 13,710
Hybrid IT |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenue | 5,851 | 5,348 | 12,027 | 10,884
Intelligent Edge |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenue | 703 | 595 | 1,316 | 1,157
Financial Services |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenue | 914 | 865 | 1,800 | 1,669
Corporate Investments |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenue | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0
Operating Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenue | 7,649 | 7,115 | 15,487 | 14,263
Operating Segment | Total Hybrid IT | Total Hybrid IT Product |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenue | 4,171 | 3,812 | 8,673 | 7,768
Operating Segment | Total Hybrid IT | Compute |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenue | 3,213 | 3,033 | 6,705 | 6,176
Operating Segment | Total Hybrid IT | Storage |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenue | 912 | 734 | 1,860 | 1,498
Operating Segment | Total Hybrid IT | DC Networking |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenue | 46 | 45 | 108 | 94
Operating Segment | Total Hybrid IT | Pointnext |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenue | 1,852 | 1,825 | 3,681 | 3,624
Operating Segment | Hybrid IT |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenue | 6,023 | 5,637 | 12,354 | 11,392
Operating Segment | Total Intelligent Edge | HPE Aruba Product |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenue | 635 | 538 | 1,184 | 1,041
Operating Segment | Total Intelligent Edge | HPE Aruba Services |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenue | 75 | 68 | 146 | 135
Operating Segment | Intelligent Edge |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenue | 710 | 606 | 1,330 | 1,176
Operating Segment | Financial Services |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenue | 916 | 872 | 1,804 | 1,695
Operating Segment | Corporate Investments |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenue | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0
Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenue | 181 | 307 | 345 | 553
Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other | Hybrid IT |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenue | 172 | 289 | 327 | 508
Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other | Intelligent Edge |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenue | 7 | 11 | 14 | 19
Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other | Financial Services |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenue | 2 | 7 | 4 | 26
Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other | Corporate Investments |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenue | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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