HPE Next (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul. 31, 2018 |
Jul. 31, 2017 |
Jul. 31, 2018 |
Jul. 31, 2017 |
|
| Restructuring Reserve | ||||
| Charges | $ 2 | $ 152 | $ 14 | $ 304 |
| Cash payments | (540) | $ (688) | ||
| HPE Next | ||||
| Restructuring Reserve | ||||
| Charges | 129 | 385 | ||
| HPE Next | Employee Severance | ||||
| Restructuring Reserve | ||||
| Balance at the beginning of the period | 296 | |||
| Charges | 347 | |||
| Cash payments | (365) | |||
| Non-cash items | (13) | |||
| Balance at the end of the period | 265 | 265 | ||
| Total costs incurred to date, as of July 31, 2018 | 643 | 643 | ||
| Total costs expected to be incurred, as of July 31, 2018 | 750 | 750 | ||
| HPE Next | Infrastructure and other | ||||
| Restructuring Reserve | ||||
| Balance at the beginning of the period | 0 | |||
| Charges | 38 | |||
| Cash payments | (8) | |||
| Non-cash items | (8) | |||
| Balance at the end of the period | 22 | 22 | ||
| Total costs incurred to date, as of July 31, 2018 | 38 | 38 | ||
| Total costs expected to be incurred, as of July 31, 2018 | $ 180 | $ 180 | ||