Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2021

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of allocation and changes in the carrying amount of goodwill

Goodwill and related changes in the carrying amount by reportable segment were as follows:


	Compute		HPC & AI		Storage		Intelligent Edge		Financial Services		Corporate Investments & Other		Total
	In millions
Balance at October 31, 2019 (1)(2)	$	7,532	$	4,478	$	3,945	$	1,994	$	144	$	213	$	18,306
Goodwill from acquisitions	—		—		—		572		—		—		572
Impairment of goodwill	—		(865)		—		—		—		—		(865)

Goodwill adjustments	—		3		1		—		—		—		4
Balance at October 31, 2020 (1)(2)	7,532		3,616		3,946		2,566		144		213		18,017
Goodwill from acquisitions	—		86		214		—		—		—		300

Goodwill adjustments	—		—		—		(11)		—		—		(11)
Balance at October 31, 2021 (1)(2)	$	7,532	$	3,702	$	4,160	$	2,555	$	144	$	213	$	18,306

(1)As a result of the organizational realignments which were effective as of November 1, 2020, (described in Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies"), $213 million of goodwill was reallocated from the Storage segment to the Software reporting unit within Corporate Investments and Other as of the beginning of the period using a relative fair value approach.

(2)Goodwill is net of accumulated impairment losses of $953 million. Of this amount, $865 million related to HPC & AI which was recorded during the second quarter of fiscal 2020 and $88 million related to the CMS reporting unit within Corporate Investments and Other was recorded during fiscal 2018. There is no goodwill remaining in the CMS reporting unit.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets comprise:


	As of October 31, 2021						As of October 31, 2020
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net
	In millions
Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements	$	472	$	(175)	$	297	$	429	$	(163)	$	266
Developed and core technology and patents	1,187		(537)		650		1,267		(627)		640
Trade name and trade marks	144		(73)		71		141		(50)		91
In-process research and development	4		—		4		106		—		106
Total intangible assets	$	1,807	$	(785)	$	1,022	$	1,943	$	(840)	$	1,103

Schedule of intangible assets

As of October 31, 2021, the weighted-average remaining useful lives of the Company's finite-lived intangible assets were as follows:


Finite-Lived Intangible Assets			Weighted-Average Remaining Useful Lives
			In years
Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements			5
Developed and core technology and patents			4
Trade name and trade marks			3

Schedule of estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived purchased intangible assets

As of October 31, 2021, estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets was as follows:


Fiscal year	In millions
2022	$	291
2023	265
2024	207
2025	95
2026	79
Thereafter	81
Total	$	1,018