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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Allocation and Changes in the Carrying Amount of Goodwill | Goodwill allocated to HP’s reportable segments and changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were as follows:
| Personal Systems |  | Printing |  | Total
| In millions
Balance at October 31, 2016(1) | $ | 2,593 |  |  | $ | 3,029 |  |  | $ | 5,622 |
Acquisitions | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at October 31, 2017(1) | 2,593 |  |  | 3,029 |  |  | 5,622 |
Acquisitions | 7 |  |  | 339 |  |  | 346 |
Balance at October 31, 2018(1) | $ | 2,600 |  |  | $ | 3,368 |  |  | $ | 5,968 |
(1) | Goodwill is net of accumulated impairment losses of $0.8 billion related to Corporate Investments.
Schedule of Acquired Intangible Assets | HP’s acquired intangible assets were composed of:
| Weighted-Average Useful Lives |  | As of October 31, 2018 |  | As of October 31, 2017
|  | Gross |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
| In years |  | In millions
Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements | 8 |  | $ | 112 |  |  | $ | 88 |  |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | 85 |  |  | $ | 84 |  |  | $ | 1 |
Technology and patents | 7 |  | 601 |  |  | 172 |  |  | 429 |  |  | 98 |  |  | 96 |  |  | 2 |
Total intangible assets |  |  | $ | 713 |  |  | $ | 260 |  |  | $ | 453 |  |  | $ | 183 |  |  | $ | 180 |  |  | $ | 3 |
Schedule of Estimated Future Amortization Expense | As of October 31, 2018, estimated future amortization expense related to intangible assets was as follows:
Fiscal year | In millions
2019 | 81 |
2020 | 81 |
2021 | 80 |
2022 | 79 |
2023 | 79 |
Thereafter | 53 |
Total | 453 |

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