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HPE Next (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2019
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring and Related Costs
A summary of Transformation Costs was as follows:
 
Fiscal years ended October 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
 
In millions
Program management
$
29

 
$
95

 
$
57

IT costs
134

 
148

 
34

Restructuring charges(1)
219

 
531

 
296

Gains on real estate sales
(7
)
 
(405
)
 
(28
)
Impairment on real estate assets
47

 
—

 
—

Other
40

 
56

 
—

Total Transformation Costs
$
462

 
$
425

 
$
359

 
(1)
For fiscal 2019 and 2018, a portion of these costs were recorded in Non-service net periodic benefit credit in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings as described above.
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Cost
Restructuring activities related to the Company's employees and infrastructure, summarized by plan, are presented in the table below:
 
Fiscal 2015 Plan
 
Fiscal 2012 Plan
 
 
 
Employee
Severance
 
Infrastructure
and other
 
Employee Severance and EER
 
Infrastructure
and other
 
Total
 
In millions
Liability as of October 31, 2016
$
234

 
$
13

 
$
37

 
$
14

 
$
298

Charges
374

 
37

 
6

 
—

 
417

Cash payments
(355
)
 
(19
)
 
(32
)
 
(6
)
 
(412
)
Non-cash items
(34
)
 
(14
)
 
5

 
(6
)
 
(49
)
Liability as of October 31, 2017
$
219


$
17


$
16


$
2


$
254

Charges
9

 
(2
)
 
13

 
(1
)
 
19

Cash payments
(158
)
 
(8
)
 
(15
)
 
—

 
(181
)
Non-cash items
(8
)
 
3

 
(3
)
 
—

 
(8
)
Liability as of October 31, 2018
$
62


$
10


$
11


$
1


$
84

Cash payments
(29
)
 
(3
)
 
(6
)
 
—

 
(38
)
Non-cash items
(2
)
 
—

 
1

 
(1
)
 
(2
)
Liability as of October 31, 2019
$
31


$
7


$
6


$
—


$
44

Total costs incurred to date as of October 31, 2019
$
751

 
$
78

 
$
1,268

 
$
145

 
$
2,242

Total expected costs to be incurred as of October 31, 2019
$
751

 
$
78

 
$
1,268

 
$
145

 
$
2,242


HPE Next Plan restructuring activities related to the Company's employees and infrastructure, are presented in the table below:
 
Employee
Severance
 
Infrastructure
and other
 
In millions
Liability as of October 31, 2016
$
—

 
$
—

Charges
296

 
—

Liability as of October 31, 2017
$
296

 
$
—

Charges
470

 
61

Cash payments
(452
)
 
(14
)
Non-cash items
(23
)
 
(14
)
Liability as of October 31, 2018
$
291

 
$
33

Charges
154

 
65

Cash payments
(256
)
 
(37
)
Non-cash items
(11
)
 
(19
)
Liability as of October 31, 2019
$
178

 
$
42

Total costs incurred to date as of October 31, 2019
$
920

 
$
126

Total expected costs to be incurred as of October 31, 2019
$
1,200

 
$
180