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Current portion of long-term debt, weighted average interest rate (as a percent)							2.10%	2.00%
Amount outstanding							$ 3,552,000,000	$ 3,755,000,000
Fair value adjustment related to hedged debt							95,000,000	220,000,000
Discount on debt issuance							7,000,000
Senior Notes
Debt instruments
Repayments of debt			$ 500,000,000
Unsecured revolving credit facility
Debt instruments
Amount available under credit facility						$ 4,750,000,000
Term of credit facility						5 years
Number of extension terms \| extensionTerm						2
Extension term						1 year
Borrowings outstanding							$ 0	0
Commercial paper
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Number of commercial paper programs \| commercialPaperProgram							2
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility							$ 4,750,000,000				$ 4,000,000,000
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Commercial paper \| U.S. program
Debt instruments
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility							4,750,000,000
Commercial paper \| Euro program
Debt instruments
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility							3,000,000,000
Hewlett Packard Enterprise \| Commercial paper \| Euro program
Debt instruments
Amount outstanding							705,000,000	$ 677,000,000
Hewlett-Packard International Bank PLC \| Commercial paper \| Euro Commercial Paper/Certificate of Deposit Programme
Debt instruments
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility							$ 1,000,000,000
3.5% Senior Notes Due October 2021 \| Senior Notes
Debt instruments
Repayments of debt		$ 500,000,000
Interest rate		3.50%
Floating Rate Senior Notes Due October 2021 \| Senior Notes
Debt instruments
Repayments of debt		$ 800,000,000
1.75% Senior Notes Due April 2026 \| Senior Notes
Debt instruments
Interest rate									1.75%
Face amount of debt instrument									$ 750,000,000
3.6% Senior Notes Due October 2020 \| Senior Notes
Debt instruments
Repayments of debt				$ 3,000,000,000	$ 3,000,000,000
Interest rate				3.60%	3.60%
Payment for make whole premium					$ 7,000,000
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Face amount of debt instrument							$ 1,250,000,000	$ 1,250,000,000
Discount to par (as a percent)							99.956%	99.956%
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Face amount of debt instrument									$ 1,000,000,000
4.45% Senior Notes Due October 2023 \| Senior Notes
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Face amount of debt instrument										$ 1,300,000,000
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Face amount of debt instrument							$ 1,000,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000		$ 1,000,000,000
Discount to par (as a percent)							99.817%	99.817%
LIBOR \| Senior Notes
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Spread on reference interest rate (as a percent)			0.68%
LIBOR \| Floating Rate Senior Notes Due October 2021 \| Senior Notes
Debt instruments
Spread on reference interest rate (as a percent)		0.72%