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Borrowings - Narrative (Details)
Sep. 01, 2017
USD ($)
Aug. 31, 2017
USD ($)
Apr. 28, 2017
USD ($)
Apr. 01, 2017
USD ($)
Nov. 01, 2015
USD ($)
extension_term
Jul. 31, 2017
USD ($)
commercial_paper_program
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Face amount of debt instrument       $ 3,500,000,000    
Senior Notes            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Interest rate swap value           $ 9,500,000,000
Line of credit            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Face amount of debt instrument       2,000,000,000.0    
$2,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.944% in October 2015 at 2.45%, due October 5, 2017, interest payable semi-annually on April 5 and October 5 of each year            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Face amount of debt instrument     $ 2,250,000,000.00      
Debt redeemed     1,500,000,000      
Redemption price     1,508,000,000      
Senior Notes            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Face amount of debt instrument       1,500,000,000.0    
Unsecured revolving credit facility            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Amount available under credit facility         $ 4,000,000,000  
Term of credit facility         5 years  
Number of extension terms | extension_term         2  
Extension term         1 year  
HP, Inc.            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Dividends     $ 3,000,000,000 3,000,000,000    
Enterprise Services | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Spinoff            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Net cash transfer       $ 500,000,000    
FS Commercial paper            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Maximum borrowing capacity approved by the Board of Directors           $ 4,000,000,000
Number of commercial paper programs | commercial_paper_program           2
FS Commercial paper | Euro program            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Amount of additional commercial paper authorization for subsidiaries           $ 500,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility           3,000,000,000
FS Commercial paper | U.S. program            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility           4,000,000,000
FS Commercial paper | Euro Commercial Paper/Certificate of Deposit Programme            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility           500,000,000
$2,600 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.750% in June 2017 at three-month LIBOR plus 2.75%, due June 21, 2024, interest payable quarterly | Senior Notes            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Face amount of debt instrument           $ 2,600,000,000.0
Shareholders | Non-Core Software Seattle SpinCo with Micro Focus | Spin-off | Subsequent Event            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Dividends $ 2,500,000,000 $ 2,500,000,000