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Stockholders’ Deficit | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2018
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Stockholders’ Deficit | Stockholders’ Deficit Dividends The stockholders of HP common stock are entitled to receive dividends when and as declared by HP’s Board of Directors. Dividends declared were $0.56 per share of common stock in fiscal year 2018, $0.53 per share of common stock in fiscal year 2017 and $0.50 per share of common stock in fiscal year 2016. Share Repurchase Program HP’s share repurchase program authorizes both open market and private repurchase transactions. In fiscal year 2018, HP executed share repurchases of 111 million shares and settled total shares for $2.6 billion. In fiscal year 2017, HP executed share repurchases of 80 million shares and settled total shares for $1.4 billion. In fiscal year 2016, HP executed share repurchases of 100 million shares and settled total shares for $1.2 billion. Share repurchases executed during fiscal years 2018 and 2017 included 1.0 million shares and 1.5 million shares settled in November 2018 and November 2017, respectively. There were no outstanding shares executed during fiscal year 2016 settled in November 2016. The shares repurchased in fiscal years 2018, 2017 and 2016 were all open market repurchase transactions. On June 19, 2018, HP’s Board of Directors authorized an additional $4.0 billion for future repurchases of its outstanding shares of common stock. As of October 31, 2018, HP had approximately $3.9 billion remaining under the share repurchase authorizations approved by HP’s Board of Directors. Taxes related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
| For the fiscal years ended October 31
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
| In millions
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of available-for-sale securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax benefit (provision) on unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (3 | )
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax (provision) benefit on unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period | (42 | ) |  | 42 |  |  | 32 |
Tax benefit on losses reclassified into earnings | (26 | ) |  | (16 | ) |  | (1 | )
| (68 | ) |  | 26 |  |  | 31 |
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax (provision) benefit on gains (losses) arising during the period | — |  |  | (140 | ) |  | 242 |
Tax provision on amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit | (11 | ) |  | (21 | ) |  | (12 | )
Tax (provision) benefit on curtailments, settlements and other | (2 | ) |  | 72 |  |  | (213 | )
| (13 | ) |  | (89 | ) |  | 17 |
Tax (provision) benefit on other comprehensive income (loss) | $ | (80 | ) |  | $ | (64 | ) |  | $ | 45 |
Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of taxes
| For the fiscal years ended October 31
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
| In millions
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in unrealized components of available-for-sale securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | (2 | )
Gains reclassified into earnings | (5 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
| (7 | ) |  | 3 |  |  | (2 | )
Change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period | 299 |  |  | (609 | ) |  | 231 |
Losses reclassified into earnings | 232 |  |  | 183 |  |  | 62 |
| 531 |  |  | (426 | ) |  | 293 |
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains (Losses) arising during the period | 11 |  |  | 315 |  |  | (517 | )
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit(1) | 37 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 39 |
Curtailments, settlements and other | 1 |  |  | 75 |  |  | (30 | )
| 49 |  |  | 443 |  |  | (508 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes | $ | 573 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | (217 | )
(1) | These components are included in the computation of net pension and post-retirement benefit (credit) charges in Note 4,
“Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans”. The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes as of October 31, 2018 and changes during fiscal year 2018 were as follows:
| Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities |  | Net unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedges |  | Unrealized components of defined benefit plans |  | Accumulated other comprehensive loss
| In millions
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | (240 | ) |  | $ | (1,190 | ) |  | $ | (1,418 | )
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications | (2 | ) |  | 299 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 308 |
Reclassifications of (gain) loss into earnings | (5 | ) |  | 232 |  |  | 38 |  |  | 265 |
Balance at end of period | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 291 |  |  | $ | (1,141 | ) |  | $ | (845 | )

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