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Goodwill (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2021

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Allocation and Changes in the Carrying Amount of Goodwill

The following table represents the carrying value of goodwill, by reportable segment as of October 31, 2020 and April 30, 2021:


	Compute		HPC & MCS		Storage		Intelligent Edge		Financial Services		Corporate Investments and Other		Total
	In millions



Balance at October 31, 2020 and April 30, 2021 (1) (2)	$	7,532	$	3,616	$	3,946	$	2,566	$	144	$	213	$	18,017

(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 Storage segment to Corporate Investments and Other segment 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 the HPC & MCS reporting unit was recorded during the second quarter of 2020 and $88 million related to the CMS reporting unit within Corporate Investments and Other was recorded during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018. There is no goodwill remaining in the CMS reporting unit.