HPE Next (Details 2) - 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 |
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| Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | ||||
| Restructuring charges | $ 9 | $ 69 | $ 12 | $ 152 |
| Total | 123 | $ 0 | 368 | $ 0 |
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| Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | ||||
| Program management | 30 | 54 | ||
| IT costs | 36 | 69 | ||
| Restructuring charges | 85 | 256 | ||
| Gain on real estate sales | (36) | (37) | ||
| Other | 8 | 26 | ||
| Total | $ 123 | $ 368 | ||
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- Definition Amount of expenses associated with exit or disposal activities pursuant to an authorized plan. Includes, but is not limited to, one-time termination benefits, termination of an operating lease or other contract, consolidating or closing facilities, and relocating employees, and termination benefits associated with an ongoing benefit arrangement. Excludes expenses associated with special or contractual termination benefits, a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of difference between the carrying amount and the sales price of real estate properties sold as part of discontinued operations. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of other expenses associated with exit or disposal activities pursuant to an authorized plan. Excludes expenses associated with a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition A fee charged for services from professionals such as doctors, lawyers and accountants. The term is often expanded to include other professions, for example, pharmacists charging to maintain a medicinal profile of a client or customer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of expenses associated with exit or disposal activities pursuant to an authorized plan. Excludes expenses related to a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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