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Taxes on Earnings (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2021

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of domestic and foreign components of earnings before taxes

The domestic and foreign components of Net earnings (loss) from operations before taxes were as follows:

			For the fiscal years ended October 31,
			2021						2020						2019
			In millions
U.S.			$	(1,128)					$	(2,008)					$	(1,067)
Non-U.S.			4,715						1,566						2,620
			$	3,587					$	(442)					$	1,553

The increase in the foreign earnings from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2021 was primarily a result of the income from the Itanium litigation judgment.

Schedule of provision for (benefit from) taxes on earnings

The (Provision) benefit for taxes on Net earnings (loss) from operations were as follows:

			For the fiscal years ended October 31,
			2021						2020						2019
			In millions
U.S. federal taxes:
Current			$	(26)					$	55					$	763
Deferred			79						149						(1,046)
Non-U.S. taxes:
Current			(305)						(284)						(246)
Deferred			116						133						(101)
State taxes:
Current			4						55						58
Deferred			(28)						12						68
			$	(160)					$	120					$	(504)

Schedule of differences between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and effective tax rate

The differences between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and the Company's effective tax rate were as follows:

			For the fiscal years ended October 31,
			2021						2020(1)						2019
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate			21.0		%				21.0		%				21.0		%
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit			0.7		%				0.9		%				(0.1)		%
Lower rates in other jurisdictions, net			(7.6)		%				(2.3)		%				(7.3)		%
Valuation allowance			(10.0)		%				20.8		%				5.8		%
U.S. permanent differences			3.6		%				(3.4)		%				6.0		%
U.S. R&D credit			(1.3)		%				8.4		%				(2.3)		%
Uncertain tax positions			(0.9)		%				7.6		%				(14.3)		%
Goodwill impairment			—		%				(41.2)		%				—		%
Tax law changes			(1.1)		%				15.5		%				24.5		%
Other, net			0.1		%				(0.2)		%				(0.8)		%
			4.5		%				27.1		%				32.5		%

(1)Positive numbers represent tax benefits and negative numbers represent tax expense as the Company recorded income tax benefit on a pretax loss.

Schedule of reconciliation of gross unrecognized tax benefits

A reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

			As of October 31,
			2021						2020						2019
			In millions
Balance at beginning of year			$	2,159					$	2,269					$	8,826
Increases:
For current year's tax positions			24						27						43
For prior years' tax positions			64						40						37
Decreases:
For prior years' tax positions			(31)						(71)						(17)
Statute of limitations expiration			(44)						(17)						(38)
Settlements with taxing authorities			(15)						(53)						(7)
Settlements related to joint and several positions of former Parent			(26)						(36)						(6,575)
Balance at end of year			$	2,131					$	2,159					$	2,269

Schedule of significant components of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities

The significant components of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities were as follows:

			As of October 31,
			2021						2020
			In millions
Deferred tax assets:
Loss and credit carryforwards			$	7,526					$	7,596
Inventory valuation			79						75
Intercompany prepayments			308						295
Other intercompany transactions			13						31
Warranty			50						69
Employee and retiree benefits			287						571
Restructuring			93						118
Deferred revenue			517						565
Intangible assets			91						94
Lease liabilities			184						166
Other			246						206
Total deferred tax assets			9,394						9,786
Valuation allowance			(7,368)						(7,724)
Total deferred tax assets net of valuation allowance			2,026						2,062
Deferred tax liabilities:
Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries			(168)						(172)
ROU assets			(159)						(165)
Fixed assets			(170)						(237)
Total deferred tax liabilities			(497)						(574)
Net deferred tax assets and liabilities			$	1,529					$	1,488

Schedule of current and long-term deferred tax assets and liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows:

			As of October 31,
			2021						2020
			In millions
Deferred tax assets			$	2,023					$	1,778
Deferred tax liabilities			(494)						(290)
Deferred tax assets net of deferred tax liabilities			$	1,529					$	1,488

Schedule of tax credit carryforwards

As of October 31, 2021, Hewlett Packard Enterprise had recorded deferred tax assets for various tax credit carryforwards as follows:

			Carryforward						Valuation Allowance						Initial Year of Expiration
			In millions
U.S. foreign tax credits			$	922					$	(912)					2026
U.S. research and development and other credits			151						(1)						2022
Tax credits in state and foreign jurisdictions			153						(87)						2022
Balance at end of year			$	1,226					$	(1,000)

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