10-K/A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A

Amendment No. 1

(Mark One)
x	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017
Or
o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from            to
Commission file number 1-4423

HP INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	94-1081436 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, California (Address of principal executive offices)	94304 (Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 857-1501
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company o Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No x

The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates was $31,655,134,100 based on the last sale price of common stock on April 30, 2017.

The number of shares of HP Inc. common stock outstanding as of November 30, 2017 was 1,645,228,387 shares.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION	10-K PART
Portions of the Registrant’s proxy statement related to its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after Registrant’s fiscal year end of October 31, 2017 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Report.	III

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The sole purpose of this Amendment No. 1 to HP Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2017 (the “Form 10-K”) is to file Exhibit 101 with the Form 10-K in accordance with Rule 405 of Regulation S-T. Due to a technical error, the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”) data associated with the Form 10-K was inadvertently omitted from that filing. No other changes have been made to the Form 10-K, and this Amendment No. 1 does not modify or update in any way disclosures made in the original filing. For ease of reference the entire Form 10-K, including all other exhibits filed therewith, are included with this amended filing.

Exhibit 101 consists of the following materials from the Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 14, 2017, formatted in XBRL:

101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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HP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Form 10-K

For the Fiscal Year ended October 31, 2017

Table of Contents

		Page
	Forward-Looking Statements	3
	PART I
Item 1.	Business	4
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	11
Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	26
Item 2.	Properties	26
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	27
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	27
	PART II
Item 5.	Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	28
Item 6.	Selected Financial Data	30
Item 7.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	32
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	51
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	52
Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	121
Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	121
Item 9B.	Other Information	121
	PART III
Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	122
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	122
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	122
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	122
Item 14.	Principal Accounting Fees and Services	123
	PART IV
Item 15.	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	124
Item 16.	Form 10-K Summary	131

In this report on Form 10-K, for all periods presented, “we”, “us”, “our”, “company”, “HP” and “HP Inc.” refer to HP Inc. (formerly Hewlett-Packard Company) and its consolidated subsidiaries.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report on Form 10-K, including “Business” in Item 1 and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 7, contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If the risks or uncertainties ever materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (“HP”) may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to any projections of net revenue, margins, expenses, effective tax rates, net earnings, net earnings per share, cash flows, benefit plan funding, deferred taxes, share repurchases, foreign currency exchange rates or other financial items; any projections of the amount, timing or impact of cost savings or restructuring and other charges; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, including, but not limited to, our sustainability goals, the execution of restructuring plans and any resulting cost savings, net revenue or profitability improvements; any statements concerning the expected development, performance, market share or competitive performance relating to products or services; any statements regarding current or future macroeconomic trends or events and the impact of those trends and events on HP and its financial performance; any statements regarding pending investigations, claims or disputes; any statements of expectation or belief, including with respect to the timing and expected benefits of acquisitions and other business combination and investment transactions; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the need to address the many challenges facing HP’s businesses; the competitive pressures faced by HP’s businesses; risks associated with executing HP’s strategy; the impact of macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the need to manage third-party suppliers and the distribution of HP’s products and the delivery of HP’s services effectively; the protection of HP’s intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties; risks associated with HP’s international operations; the development and transition of new products and services and the enhancement of existing products and services to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution and performance of contracts by HP and its suppliers, customers, clients and partners; the hiring and retention of key employees; integration and other risks associated with business combination and investment transactions; the results of the restructuring plans, including estimates and assumptions related to the cost (including any possible disruption of HP’s business) and the anticipated benefits of the restructuring plans; the resolution of pending investigations, claims and disputes; and other risks that are described herein, including but not limited to the items discussed in “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part I of this report and that are otherwise described or updated from time to time in HP’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“the SEC”). HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

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PART I

ITEM 1. Business.

Business Overview

We are a leading global provider of personal computing and other access devices, imaging and printing products, and related technologies, solutions and services. We sell to individual consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses (“SMBs”) and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health and education sectors.

HP was incorporated in 1947 under the laws of the state of California as the successor to a partnership founded in 1939 by William R. Hewlett and David Packard. Effective in May 1998, we changed our state of incorporation from California to Delaware.

HP Inc. Separation Transaction

On November 1, 2015, we completed the separation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (“Hewlett Packard Enterprise”), Hewlett-Packard Company’s former enterprise technology infrastructure, software, services and financing businesses (the “Separation”). In connection with the Separation, Hewlett-Packard Company changed its name to HP Inc. (“HP”).

At Separation, we and Hewlett Packard Enterprise entered into a separation and distribution agreement as well as various other agreements that provide a framework for the relationships between the parties going forward, including, among others, a tax matters agreement, an employee matters agreement, a transition service agreement, a real estate matters agreement, a master commercial agreement and an information technology service agreement.

HP Products and Services; Segment Information

We have three segments for financial reporting purposes: Personal Systems, Printing and Corporate Investments. The Personal Systems segment offers Commercial and Consumer personal computers (“PCs”), Workstations, thin clients, Commercial tablets and mobility devices, retail point-of-sale (“POS”) systems, displays and other related accessories, software, support and services for the commercial and consumer markets. The Printing segment provides Consumer and Commercial printer hardware, Supplies, solutions and services, as well as scanning devices. Corporate Investments includes HP Labs and certain business incubation projects.

In each of the past three fiscal years, notebook PCs, printing supplies and desktop PCs each accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated net revenue.

A summary of our net revenue, earnings from operations and assets for our segments can be found in Note 2, “Segment Information” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, which is incorporated herein by reference. A discussion of factors potentially affecting our operations is set forth in “Risk Factors” in Item 1A, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Personal Systems

Personal Systems provides Commercial and Consumer PCs, Workstations, thin clients, Commercial tablets and mobility devices, retail POS systems, displays and other related accessories, software, support and services for the commercial and consumer markets. We group Commercial notebooks, Commercial desktops, Commercial services, Commercial tablets and mobility devices, Commercial detachables, Workstations, retail POS systems and thin clients into commercial clients and Consumer notebooks, Consumer desktops, Consumer services and Consumer detachables into consumer clients when describing performance in these markets. Both Commercial and Consumer PCs and Commercial tablets and mobility devices are based predominately on Microsoft Windows operating systems and use processors from Intel Corporation (“Intel”) and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (“AMD”). Personal Systems also maintains a multi-operating system, multi-architecture strategy using the Google Chrome and Android operating systems among others for notebooks and tablets.

Commercial PCs are optimized for use by customers including enterprise and SMB customers, with a focus on robust designs, security, serviceability, connectivity, reliability and manageability in networked environments. Commercial PCs include the HP ProBook and HP EliteBook lines of notebooks, convertibles, and detachables, the HP Pro and HP Elite lines of business desktops and all-in-ones, retail POS systems, HP Thin Clients, HP Pro Tablet PCs and HP Chromebook. Commercial PCs also include workstations that are designed and optimized for high-performance and demanding application environments including Z desktop workstations, Z all-in-ones and Z mobile workstations. Additionally, we offer a range of services and solutions to enterprise and SMB customers to help them manage the lifecycle of their PC and mobility installed base.

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Consumer PCs are notebooks, desktops and hybrids that are optimized for consumer usage, focusing on multi-media consumption, online browsing and light productivity and include the HP Spectre, HP Envy, HP Pavilion, HP Chromebook, Omen by HP, hybrids and all-in-one desktops.

Personal Systems groups its global business capabilities into Notebooks, Desktops, Workstations and Other when reporting business performance.

Printing

Printing provides Consumer and Commercial printer hardware, Supplies, solutions and services, as well as scanning devices. Printing is also focused on imaging solutions in the commercial markets. Our global business capabilities within Printing are described below:

Office Printing Solutions delivers HP’s office printers, Supplies, services, and solutions to SMBs and large enterprises. HP goes to market through its extensive channel network and directly with HP sales. Ongoing key initiatives include design and deployment of A3 products and solutions for the copier and multifunction printer market, printer security solutions, PageWide solutions and award-winning JetIntelligence LaserJet products.

Home Printing Solutions delivers innovative printing products and solutions for the home and home business or small office customers utilizing both HP’s Ink and Laser technologies. Initiatives such as Instant Ink and Continuous Ink Supply System provide business model innovation to benefit and expand HP’s existing customer base, while new innovations like Sprocket drive print relevance for a mobile generation.

Graphics Solutions offers large-format, commercial and industrial solutions to print service providers and packaging converters through the largest portfolio of printers and presses (HP DesignJet, HP Latex, HP Scitex, HP Indigo and HP PageWide Web Presses).

3D Printing delivers HP’s Multi-Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solution designed for prototyping and production of functional parts and functions on an open platform facilitating the development of new 3D printing materials.

Printing groups its global business capabilities into the following business units when reporting business performance:

• Commercial Hardware consists of Office Printing Solutions, Graphics Solutions and 3D Printing, excluding supplies;

• Consumer Hardware includes Home Printing Solutions, excluding supplies; and

• Supplies comprises a set of highly innovative advanced consumable products, ranging from Ink and Laser print cartridges; and media to graphics supplies and 3D printing supplies, for recurring use in Consumer and Commercial Hardware.

Corporate Investments

Corporate Investments includes HP Labs and certain business incubation projects.

Sales, Marketing and Distribution

We manage our business and report our financial results based on the business segments described above. Our customers are organized by consumer and commercial groups, and purchases of HP products, solutions and services may be fulfilled directly by HP or indirectly through a variety of partners, including:

• retailers that sell our products to the public through their own physical or Internet stores;

• resellers that sell our products and services, frequently with their own value-added products or services, to targeted customer groups;

• distribution partners that supply our solutions to resellers; and

• system integrators and other advisory firms that provide various levels of management and IT consulting, including some systems integration work, and typically partner with us on client solutions that require our unique products and services.

The mix of our business conducted by direct sales or channel sales differs substantially by business and region. We believe that customer buying patterns and different regional market conditions require us to tailor our sales, marketing and distribution efforts accordingly. We are focused on driving the depth and breadth of our coverage, in addition to identifying efficiencies and productivity gains, in both our direct and indirect businesses. While each of our key business segments manages the execution of its own go-to-market and distribution strategy, our business segments also collaborate to accomplish strategic and process alignment where appropriate. For example, we typically assign an account manager to manage relationships across our business with large enterprise customers. The account manager is supported by a team of specialists with product and services expertise. For other customers and for consumers, we typically manage direct online sales as well as

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channel relationships with retailers, while our business segments collaborate to manage relationships with commercial resellers targeting SMBs where appropriate.

Manufacturing and Materials

We utilize a significant number of outsourced manufacturers (“OMs”) around the world to manufacture HP-designed products. The use of OMs is intended to generate cost efficiencies and reduce time to market for HP-designed products. We use multiple OMs to maintain flexibility in our supply chain and manufacturing processes. In some circumstances, third-party suppliers produce products that we purchase and resell under the HP brand. In addition to our use of OMs, we currently manufacture a limited number of finished products from components and subassemblies that we acquire from a wide range of vendors.

We utilize two primary methods of fulfilling demand for products: building products to order and configuring products to order. We build products to order to maximize manufacturing and logistics efficiencies by producing high volumes of basic product configurations. Alternatively, configuring products to order enables units to match a customer’s particular hardware and software customization requirements. Our inventory management and distribution practices in both building products to order and configuring products to order seek to minimize inventory holding periods by taking delivery of the inventory and manufacturing shortly before the sale or distribution of products to our customers.

We purchase materials, supplies and product subassemblies from a substantial number of vendors. For most of our products, we have existing alternate sources of supply or alternate sources of supply are readily available. However, we have relied on sole sources for laser printer engines, LaserJet supplies, certain customized parts and parts for products with short life cycles (although some of these sources have operations in multiple locations, mitigating the effect of a disruption). For instance, we source majority of our A4 and a portion of A3 portfolio laser printer engines and laser toner cartridges from Canon. Any decision by either party not to renew our agreement with Canon or to limit or reduce the scope of the agreement could adversely affect our net revenue from LaserJet products; however, we have a long-standing business relationship with Canon and anticipate renewal of this agreement.

We are dependent upon Intel and AMD as suppliers of x86 processors and Microsoft for various software products. We believe that disruptions with these suppliers would have industry-wide ramifications, and therefore would not disproportionately disadvantage us relative to our competitors. See “Risk Factors—We depend on third-party suppliers, and our financial results could suffer if we fail to manage our suppliers effectively,” in Item 1A, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Like other participants in the information technology (“IT”) industry, we ordinarily acquire materials and components through a combination of blanket and scheduled purchase orders to support our demand requirements for periods averaging 90 to 120 days. From time to time, we may experience significant price volatility or supply constraints for certain components that are not available from multiple sources. We also may acquire component inventory in anticipation of supply constraints or enter into longer-term pricing commitments with vendors to improve the priority, price and availability of supplies. See “Risk Factors—We depend on third-party suppliers, and our financial results could suffer if we fail to manage our suppliers effectively,” in Item 1A, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Sustainability also plays an important role in the manufacturing and sourcing of materials and components for our products. We strive to make our products in an ethical and sustainable manner. We have committed to building an efficient, resilient and sustainable supplier network, and we collaborate with our suppliers to improve their labor practices and working conditions, and to reduce the environmental impact of their operations. These actions, together with our broader sustainability program, help us in our effort to meet customer sustainability requirements and comply with regulations, for example, regarding supplier labor practices and conflict minerals disclosures. For more information on our sustainability goals, programs, and performance, we refer you to our annual sustainability report, available on our website (which is not incorporated by reference herein).

International

Our products and services are available worldwide. We believe this geographic diversity allows us to meet both consumer and enterprise customers’ demand on a worldwide basis and draws on business and technical expertise from a worldwide workforce. This provides stability to our operations, provides revenue streams that may offset geographic economic trends and offers us an opportunity to access new markets for maturing products. In addition, we believe that future growth is dependent in part on our ability to develop products and sales models that target developing countries. In this regard, we believe that our broad geographic presence as well as our focus in diversity and inclusion, gives us a solid base on which to build future growth.

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A summary of our domestic and international net revenue and net property, plant and equipment is set forth in Note 2, “Segment Information” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, which is incorporated herein by reference. Approximately 63% of our overall net revenue in fiscal year 2017 came from outside the United States.

For a discussion of risks attendant to HP’s international operations, see “Risk Factors—Due to the international nature of our business, political or economic changes or other factors could harm our business and financial performance,” in Item 1A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk,” in Item 7A and Note 11, “Borrowings” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, which are incorporated herein by reference.

Research and Development

Innovation across products, services, business models and processes is a key element of our culture. Our development efforts are focused on designing and developing products, services and solutions that anticipate customers’ changing needs and desires, and emerging technological trends. Our efforts also are focused on identifying the areas where we believe we can make a unique contribution and the areas where partnering with other leading technology companies will leverage our cost structure and maximize our customers’ experiences.

HP Labs, together with the various research and development groups within our business segments, is responsible for our research and development efforts. HP Labs is part of our Corporate Investments segment.

Expenditures for research and development were $1.2 billion in each of fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015. We anticipate that we will continue to have significant research and development expenditures in the future to support the design and development of innovative, high-quality products and services to maintain and enhance our competitive position.

For a discussion of risks attendant to our research and development activities, see “Risk Factors—If we cannot successfully execute our go-to-market strategy and continue to develop, manufacture and market innovative products and services, our business and financial performance may suffer,” in Item 1A, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Patents

Our general policy has been to seek patent protection for those inventions likely to be incorporated into our products and services or where obtaining such proprietary rights will improve our competitive position. At October 31, 2017, our worldwide patent portfolio included over 18,000 patents.

Patents generally have a term of twenty years from the date they are filed. As our patent portfolio has been built over time, the remaining terms of the individual patents across our patent portfolio vary. We believe that our patents and patent applications are important for maintaining the competitive differentiation of our products and services, enhancing our freedom of action to sell our products and services in markets in which we choose to participate, and maximizing our return on research and development investments. No single patent is in itself essential to HP as a whole or to any of HP’s business segments.

In addition to developing our patent portfolio, we license intellectual property (“IP”) from third parties as we deem appropriate. We have also granted and continue to grant to others licenses, and other rights, under our patents when we consider these arrangements to be in our interest. These license arrangements include a number of cross-licenses with third parties.

For a discussion of risks attendant to IP rights, see “Risk Factors—Our financial performance may suffer if we cannot continue to develop, license or enforce the intellectual property rights on which our businesses depend,” in Item 1A, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Backlog

We believe that backlog is not a meaningful indicator of future business prospects due to our diverse products and services portfolio, including the large volume of products delivered from finished goods or channel partner inventories and the shortening of some product life cycles. Therefore, we believe that backlog information is not material to an understanding of our overall business.

Seasonality

General economic conditions have an impact on our business and financial results. From time to time, the markets in which we sell our products and services experience weak economic conditions that may negatively affect sales. We experience some seasonal trends in the sale of our products and services. For example, European sales are often weaker in the summer months and consumer sales are often stronger in the fourth calendar quarter. Demand during the spring and early summer months also may be adversely impacted by market anticipation of seasonal trends. See “Risk Factors—Our uneven sales cycle makes planning and inventory management difficult and future financial results less predictable,” in Item 1A, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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Competition

We encounter strong competition in all areas of our business activity. We compete on the basis of technology, performance, price, quality, reliability, brand, reputation, distribution, range of products and services, ease of use of our products, account relationships, customer training, service and support, security, availability of application software and internet infrastructure offerings, and our sustainability performance.

The markets for each of our key business segments are characterized by strong competition among major corporations with long-established positions and a large number of new and rapidly growing firms. Most product life cycles are short, and to remain competitive we must develop new products and services, periodically enhance our existing products and services and compete effectively on the basis of the factors listed above. In addition, we compete with many of our current and potential partners, including OEMs that design, manufacture and often market their products under their own brand names. Our successful management of these competitive partner relationships will be critical to our future success. Moreover, we anticipate that we will have to continue to adjust prices on many of our products and services to stay competitive.

We have a broad technology portfolio spanning personal computing and other access devices, imaging and printing-related products and services. We are the leader or among the leaders in each of our key business segments.

The competitive environment in which each key segment operates is described below:

Personal Systems. The markets in which Personal Systems operates are highly competitive and are characterized by price competition. The PC market unit decline has moderated while market revenue has improved due to higher average selling prices. Our primary competitors are Lenovo Group Limited, Dell Inc., Acer Inc., ASUSTeK Computer Inc., Apple Inc., Toshiba Corporation and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. In particular regions, we also experience competition from local companies and from generically-branded or “white box” manufacturers. Our competitive advantages include our broad product portfolio, our innovation and research and development capabilities including security features, our design, our brand and procurement leverage, our ability to cross-sell our portfolio of offerings, our extensive service and support offerings and the accessibility of our products through a broad-based distribution strategy from retail and commercial channels to direct sales.

Printing. The markets for printer hardware and associated supplies are highly competitive. Printing’s key customer segments each face competitive market pressures in pricing and the introduction of new products. Our primary competitors include Canon Inc., Lexmark International, Inc., Xerox Corporation Ltd., Seiko Epson Corporation, The Ricoh Company Ltd. and Brother Industries, Ltd. In addition, independent suppliers offer refill and remanufactured alternatives for HP original inkjet and toner supplies, which are often available for lower prices but generally offer lower print quality and reliability. Other competitors also have developed and marketed new compatible cartridges for HP’s laser and inkjet products, particularly outside of the United States where IP protection is inadequate or ineffective. Our competitive advantages include our comprehensive high quality solutions for the home, office and publishing environments, our innovation and research and development capabilities including security features, our brand, and the accessibility of our products through a broad-based distribution strategy from retail and commercial channels to direct sales.

For a discussion of risks attendant to these competitive factors, see “Risk Factors—We operate in an intensely competitive industry and competitive pressures could harm our business and financial performance,” in Item 1A, which is incorporated herein by reference

Sustainability

Our approach to sustainability covers a broad range of sustainability issues across three pillars: environment, society and integrity. We prioritize issues to address based on their relative importance to our culture, business success and sustainable development.

Environment. We are focused on reinventing the way that products are designed, manufactured, used and recovered as we shift our business model and operations toward a low carbon and circular economy that promotes greater energy efficiency, resource productivity and waste reduction. Working with our supply chain partners, we strive to reduce the environmental impact of our products at every stage of the value chain.

Society. We are using our technology, innovation and scale to promote a more just and inclusive society. We strive to empower workers and provide protections for the people who make our products. Our agreements with our suppliers require that workers receive fair treatment, safe working conditions and freely chosen employment.  We work to enforce these requirements with suppliers through proactive engagement and training, and corrective action plans when needed. Working with business and nonprofit partners, we deploy our technology, capital and resources to advance quality learning outcomes and digital inclusion.

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Integrity. We are committed to acting with integrity, fairness and accountability, which we believe are fundamental to an inclusive society and a thriving business. We also expect ethical behavior by our employees, partners and suppliers, and we have structures, programs, and processes in place to safeguard human rights across our value chain.

Goals. Our current long-term sustainability goals are:

Climate change

• Use 100% renewable electricity in our global operations, with an interim goal of 40% by 2020;

• Consistent with a science-based reduction target, reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions in our global operations by 25% by 2025, compared to 2015;

• Reduce first-tier production supplier and product transport-related GHG emissions intensity (which refers to the portion of first-tier production and product transportation suppliers’ reported GHG emissions attributable to HP divided by HP’s annual net revenue) by 10% by 2025, compared to 2015;

• Reduce the GHG intensity of HP’s product portfolio (which refers to tonnes CO₂e/net revenue arising from the use of more than 95% of HP product units shipped each year) by 25% by 2020, compared to 2010.

Natural Resources

• Achieve zero deforestation associated with HP brand paper and paper-based product packaging (which includes the box that comes with the product and all paper inside the box) by 2020;

• Recycle 1.2 million tonnes of hardware and supplies by 2025, since the beginning of 2016; and

• Reduce potable water consumption in global operations by 15% by 2025, compared to 2015;

Society

• Develop skills and improve well-being of 500,000 factory workers by 2025, since the beginning of 2015;

• Double factory participation in our supply chain sustainability programs by 2025, compared to 2015;and

• Enable better learning outcomes for 100 million people by 2025, since the beginning of 2015.

Integrity

• Maintain greater than 99% completion rate of Standards of Business Conduct training among active HP employees and the Board of Directors.

For more information on our sustainability goals, programs, and performance, we refer you to our annual sustainability report, available on our website (which is not incorporated by reference herein).

Environment

Our operations are subject to regulation under various federal, state, local and foreign laws concerning the environment, including laws addressing the discharge of pollutants into the air and water, the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, and the cleanup of contaminated sites. We could incur substantial costs, including cleanup costs, fines and civil or criminal sanctions, and third-party damage or personal injury claims, if we were to violate or become liable under environmental laws.

Many of our products are subject to various federal, state, local and foreign laws governing chemical substances in products and their safe use, including laws regulating the manufacture and distribution of chemical substances and laws restricting the presence of certain substances in electronics products. Most of our products also are subject to requirements applicable to their energy consumption. In addition, we face increasing complexity in our product design and procurement operations as we adjust to new and future requirements relating to the chemical and materials composition of our products, and their safe use.

We proactively evaluate and at times replace materials in our products and supply chain, taking into account, among other things, published lists of substances of concern, new and upcoming legal requirements, customer preferences and scientific analysis that indicates a potential impact to human health or the environment.

We are also subject to legislation in an increasing number of jurisdictions that makes producers of electrical goods, including computers and printers, financially responsible for specified collection, recycling, treatment and disposal of past and future covered products (sometimes referred to as “product take-back legislation”). We intend for our products to be easily reused and recycled, and we provide many of our customers with reuse and recycling programs.

In the event our products become non-compliant with these laws, our products could be restricted from entering certain jurisdictions and we could face other sanctions, including fines.

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Our operations, and ultimately our products, are expected to become increasingly subject to federal, state, local and foreign laws, regulations and international treaties relating to climate change. We strive to continually improve the energy and carbon efficiency of our operations and product portfolio and deliver more cost-effective and less greenhouse gas-intensive technology solutions to our customers. As these and other new laws, regulations, treaties and similar initiatives and programs are adopted and implemented throughout the world, we will be required to comply or potentially face market access limitations or other sanctions, including fines. We believe that technology will be fundamental to finding solutions to achieve compliance with and manage those requirements, and we are collaborating with industry, business groups and governments to find and promote ways that HP technology can be used to address climate change and to facilitate compliance with related laws, regulations and treaties.

We are committed to complying with all environmental laws applicable to our operations, products and services and to reducing our environmental impact across all aspects of our business. We meet this commitment with our sustainability policy, our comprehensive environmental, health and safety policy, strict environmental management of our operations and worldwide environmental programs and services.

A liability for environmental remediation and other environmental costs is accrued when we consider it probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Environmental costs and accruals are presently not material to our operations, cash flows or financial position. Although there is no assurance that existing or future environmental laws applicable to our operations or products will not have a material adverse effect on our operations, cash flows or financial condition, we do not currently anticipate material capital expenditures for environmental control facilities.

For a discussion of risks attendant to these environmental factors, see “Risk Factors—Our business is subject to various federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations that could result in costs or other sanctions that adversely affect our business and results of operations,” in Item 1A, which is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, for a discussion of our environmental contingencies see Note 14, “Litigation and Contingencies” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, which is also incorporated herein by reference.

Executive Officers

The following are our current executive officers:

Ron Coughlin; age 51; President, Personal Systems

Mr. Coughlin has served as President, Personal Systems since November 2015. Mr. Coughlin joined Hewlett-Packard Company from PepsiCo in June 2007 as the senior vice president of the Imaging and Printing Group Worldwide Strategy and Marketing team. In 2010, Mr. Coughlin transitioned to lead the LaserJet and Enterprise Solutions global business unit at Hewlett-Packard Company and later ran Consumer Personal Systems at Hewlett-Packard Company.

Jon Flaxman; age 60; Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Flaxman has served as Chief Operating Officer since November 2015. Previously, Mr. Flaxman served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Hewlett-Packard Company’s Printing and Personal Systems Group. Prior to that role, he was Senior Vice President of Finance for Hewlett-Packard Company’s Imaging and Printing Group for four years. From March 2007 to November 2008, Mr. Flaxman was Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Vice President of Hewlett-Packard Company. Mr. Flaxman joined Hewlett-Packard Company in 1981.

Tracy S. Keogh; age 56; Chief Human Resources Officer

Ms. Keogh has served as Chief Human Resources Officer since November 2015. Previously, Ms. Keogh served as Executive Vice President, Human Resources of Hewlett-Packard Company from April 2011 to November 2015. Prior to joining Hewlett-Packard Company, Ms. Keogh served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Hewitt Associates, a provider of human resources consulting services, from May 2007 until March 2011.

Catherine A. Lesjak; age 58; Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Lesjak has served as Chief Financial Officer since November 2015. Previously, Ms. Lesjak served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hewlett-Packard Company from 2007 to November 2015. Ms. Lesjak also served as Hewlett-Packard Company’s interim Chief Executive Officer from August 2010 until November 2010. She also serves as a director of SunPower Corporation.

Enrique Lores; age 52; President, Printing, Solutions and Services

Mr. Lores has served as President, Printing, Solutions and Services since November 2015. Throughout his 26-year tenure with Hewlett-Packard Company, Mr. Lores held leadership positions across the organization, most recently leading the

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Separation Management Office for HP Inc. Previously, Mr. Lores was the Senior Vice President and General Manager for Business Personal Systems. Before his Business Personal Systems role, Mr. Lores was Senior Vice President of Customer Support and Services.

Marie Myers; age 49; Global Controller and Head of Finance Services

Ms. Myers has served as Global Controller and Head of Finance Services since November 2015. Prior to that from October 2014 to October 2015, Ms. Myers was in the Separation Management Office at Hewlett-Packard Company and held other key leadership roles at Hewlett-Packard Company, including Vice President for Printing and Personal Systems, HQ and Finance from May 2012 to October 2015 and Vice President of Finance for Personal Systems Group, Americas from March 2010 to May 2012.

Kim Rivera; age 49; Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel

Ms. Rivera has served as Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since November 2015. Prior to joining us, she served as the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at DaVita Health Care Partners where she was employed from 2010 to 2015. From 2006 to 2009, she served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel at The Clorox Company. Prior to that, Ms. Rivera served as Vice President Law and Chief Litigation Counsel to Rockwell Automation as well as General Counsel for its Automation Controls and Information Group.

Dion J. Weisler; age 50; President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Weisler has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since November 2015. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President of the Printing and Personal Systems Group of Hewlett-Packard Company from June 2013 to November 2015 and as Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Printing and Personal Systems, Asia Pacific and Japan from January 2012 to June 2013. Prior to joining Hewlett-Packard Company, he was Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Product and Mobile Internet Digital Home Groups at Lenovo Group Ltd., a technology company, from January 2008 to December 2011.

Employees

We had approximately 49,000 employees worldwide as of October 31, 2017.

Available Information

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to reports filed or furnished pursuant to Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are available on our website at http://www.hp.com/investor/home, as soon as reasonably practicable after HP electronically files such reports with, or furnishes those reports to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. HP’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, Board of Directors’ committee charters (including the charters of the Audit Committee, Finance, Investment and Technology Committee, HR and Compensation Committee, and Nominating, Governance and Social Responsibility Committee) and code of ethics entitled “Standards of Business Conduct” (none of which are incorporated by reference herein) are also available at that same location on our website. Stockholders may request free copies of these documents from:

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Microsoft® and Windows® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Intel® is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Google is a registered trademark of Google Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors.

The following discussion of risk factors contains forward-looking statements. These risk factors may be important for understanding any statement in this Form 10-K or elsewhere. The following information should be read in conjunction with Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” and the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Form 10-K.

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Because of the following factors, as well as other variables affecting our results of operations, past financial performance may not be a reliable indicator of future performance, and historical trends should not be used to anticipate results or trends in future periods.

Risks related to our business

If we are unsuccessful at addressing our business challenges, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected and our ability to invest in and grow our business could be limited.

Our business faces many challenges we must address. One set of challenges relates to dynamic and accelerating market trends, which may include declines in the markets in which we operate. A second set of challenges relates to changes in the competitive landscape. Our primary competitors are exerting increased competitive pressure in targeted areas and are entering new markets; our emerging competitors are introducing new technologies and business models; and our alliance partners in some businesses are increasingly becoming our competitors in others. A third set of challenges relates to business model changes and our go-to-market execution. For example, we may fail to develop innovative products and services, maintain the manufacturing quality of our products, manage our distribution network or successfully market new products and services, any of which could adversely affect our business and financial condition.

In addition, we are facing a series of significant macroeconomic challenges, including weakness across many geographic regions, particularly in emerging markets and Europe, and certain countries and businesses in Asia. We may experience delays in the anticipated timing of activities related to our efforts to address these challenges and higher than expected or unanticipated execution costs. In addition, we are vulnerable to increased risks associated with our efforts to address these challenges given the markets in which we compete, the broad range of geographic regions in which we and our customers and partners operate, and the ongoing integration of acquired businesses. If we do not succeed in these efforts, or if these efforts are more costly or time-consuming than expected, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected, which could limit our ability to invest in and grow our business.

We operate in an intensely competitive industry and competitive pressures could harm our business and financial performance.

We encounter aggressive competition from numerous and varied competitors in all areas of our business, and our competitors have targeted and are expected to continue targeting our key market segments. We compete on the basis of our technology, innovation, performance, price, quality, reliability, brand, reputation, distribution, range of products and services, ease of use of our products, account relationships, customer training, service and support and security. If our products, services, support and cost structure do not enable us to compete successfully, our results of operations and business prospects could be harmed.

We have a large portfolio of products and must allocate our financial, personnel and other resources across all of our products while competing with companies that have smaller portfolios or specialize in one or more of our product lines. As a result, we may invest less in certain areas of our business than our competitors do, and our competitors may have greater financial, technical and marketing resources available to them compared to the resources allocated to our products and services that compete against their products.

Companies with whom we have alliances in certain areas may be or may become our competitors in other areas. In addition, companies with whom we have alliances also may acquire or form alliances with our competitors, which could reduce their business with us. If we are unable to effectively manage these complicated relationships with alliance partners, our business and results of operations could be adversely affected.

We face aggressive price competition and may have to continue lowering the prices of many of our products and services to stay competitive, while at the same time trying to maintain or improve our revenue and gross margin. In addition, competitors who have a greater presence in some of the lower-cost markets in which we compete, or who can obtain better pricing, more favorable contractual terms and conditions, or more favorable allocations of products and components during periods of limited supply, may be able to offer lower prices than we are able to offer. Our cash flows, results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected by these and other industry-wide pricing pressures.

Industry consolidation may also affect competition by creating larger, more homogeneous and potentially stronger competitors in the markets in which we operate. Additionally, our competitors may affect our business by entering into exclusive arrangements with our existing or potential customers or suppliers.

Because our business model is based on providing innovative and high-quality products, we may spend a proportionately greater amount of our revenues on research and development than some of our competitors. If we cannot proportionately decrease our cost structure (apart from research and development expenses) on a timely basis in response to competitive price

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pressures, our gross margin and, therefore, our profitability could be adversely affected. In addition, if our pricing and other facets of our offerings are not sufficiently competitive, or if there is an adverse reaction to our product decisions, we may lose market share in certain areas, which could adversely affect our financial performance and business prospects.

Even if we are able to maintain or increase market share for a particular product, its financial performance could decline because the product is in a maturing industry or market segment or contains technology that is becoming obsolete. Financial performance could decline due to increased competition from other types of products. In addition, refill and remanufactured alternatives for some of our LaserJet toner and inkjet cartridges compete with our printing supplies business.

If we cannot successfully execute our go-to-market strategy and continue to develop, manufacture and market innovative products and services, our business and financial performance may suffer.

Our strategy is focused on leveraging our existing portfolio of products and services to meet the demands of a continually changing technological landscape and to offset certain areas of industry decline. To successfully execute this strategy, we must emphasize the aspects of our core business where demand remains strong, identify and capitalize on natural areas of growth, and innovate and develop new products and services that will enable us to expand beyond our existing technology categories. Any failure to successfully execute this strategy, including any failure to invest sufficiently in strategic growth areas, could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

The process of developing new high-technology products and services and enhancing existing products and services is complex, costly and uncertain, and any failure by us to anticipate customers’ changing needs and emerging technological trends accurately could significantly harm our market share, results of operations and financial condition. For example, to offset industry declines in some of our businesses, we must successfully grow in adjacencies such as copier printers, maintain our strong position in graphics, develop and introduce 3D printers and execute on our strategy to grow commercial mobility by providing specialized products and services to address the needs of our customers. We must make long-term investments, develop or acquire and appropriately protect intellectual property, and commit significant research and development and other resources before knowing whether our predictions will accurately reflect customer demand for our products and services. Any failure to accurately predict technological and business trends, control research and development costs or execute our innovation strategy could harm our business and financial performance. Our research and development initiatives may not be successful in whole or in part, including research and development projects which we have prioritized with respect to funding and/or personnel.

Our industry is subject to rapid and substantial innovation and technological change. Even if we successfully develop new products and technologies, future products and technologies may eventually supplant ours if we are unable to keep pace with technological advances and end-user requirements and preferences and timely enhance our existing products and technologies or develop new ones. Our competitors may also create products that replace ours. As a result, any of our products and technologies may be rendered obsolete or uneconomical.

After we develop a product, we must be able to manufacture appropriate volumes quickly while also managing costs and preserving margins. To accomplish this, we must accurately forecast volumes, mixes of products and configurations that meet customer requirements, and we may not succeed at doing so within a given product’s lifecycle or at all. Any delay in the development, production or marketing of a new product, service or solution could result in us not being among the first to market, which could further harm our competitive position.

If we cannot continue to produce quality products and services, our reputation, business and financial performance may suffer.

In the course of conducting our business, we must adequately address quality issues associated with our products and services, including defects in our engineering, design and manufacturing processes and unsatisfactory performance under service contracts, as well as defects in third-party components included in our products and unsatisfactory performance or even malicious acts by third-party contractors or subcontractors or their employees. In order to address quality issues, we work extensively with our customers and suppliers and engage in product testing to determine the causes of problems and to develop and implement appropriate solutions. However, the products and services that we offer are complex, and our regular testing and quality control efforts may not be effective in controlling or detecting all quality issues or errors, particularly with respect to faulty components manufactured by third-parties. If we are unable to determine the cause or find an appropriate solution to address quality issues with our products, we may delay shipment to customers, which would delay revenue recognition and receipt of customer payments and could adversely affect our net revenue, cash flows and profitability. In addition, after products are delivered, quality issues may require us to repair or replace such products. Addressing quality issues can be expensive and may result in additional warranty, repair, replacement and other costs, adversely affecting our financial performance. If new or existing customers have difficulty operating our products or are dissatisfied with our services, our results of operations could be adversely affected, and we could face possible claims if we fail to meet our customers’

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expectations. In addition, quality issues can impair our relationships with new or existing customers and adversely affect our brand and reputation, which could, in turn, adversely affect our results of operations.

We are exposed to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, which could adversely impact our results.

Currencies other than the U.S. dollar, including the euro, the British pound, Chinese yuan (renminbi) and the Japanese yen, can have an impact on our results as expressed in U.S. dollars. In particular, the economic uncertainties relating to European sovereign and other debt obligations and the related European financial restructuring efforts may cause the value of the euro to fluctuate. In addition, the United Kingdom’s June 2016 vote to leave the European Union (commonly known as “Brexit”) caused significant volatility in currency exchange rates, especially between the U.S. dollar and the British pound. Global economic events and uncertainty may cause currencies to fluctuate and currency volatility contributes to variations in our sales of products and services in impacted jurisdictions. For example, in the event that one or more European countries were to replace the euro with another currency, our sales into such countries, or into Europe generally, would likely be adversely affected until stable exchange rates are established. Accordingly, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, such as the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the euro or the British pound or the weakness of the Japanese yen, could adversely affect our net revenue growth in future periods. In addition, currency variations can adversely affect margins on sales of our products in countries outside of the United States and margins on sales of products that include components obtained from suppliers located outside of the United States.

From time to time, we may use forward contracts and options designated as cash flow hedges to protect against foreign currency exchange rate risks. The effectiveness of our hedges depends on our ability to accurately forecast future cash flows, which is particularly difficult during periods of uncertain demand for our products and services and highly volatile exchange rates. We may incur significant losses from our hedging activities due to factors such as demand volatility. In addition, certain or all of our hedging activities may be ineffective or may not offset any or more than a portion of the adverse financial impact resulting from currency variations. Losses associated with hedging activities also may impact our revenue, financial condition and, to a lesser extent, our cost of sales.

Recent global, regional and local economic weakness and uncertainty could adversely affect our business and financial performance.

Our business and financial performance depend significantly on worldwide economic conditions and the demand for technology products and services in the markets in which we compete. Recent economic weakness and uncertainty in various markets throughout the world have resulted, and may result in the future, in decreased net revenue, gross margin, earnings or growth rates and in increased expenses and difficulty in managing inventory levels. For example, until recently we experienced the impacts of macroeconomic weakness across many geographic regions, particularly in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa region, China and certain other high-growth markets, and we may experience similar impacts in these or other regions in the future. Ongoing U.S. federal government spending limits may continue to reduce demand for our products and services from organizations that receive funding from the U.S. government, and could negatively affect macroeconomic conditions in the United States, which could further reduce demand for our products and services. The continuing uncertainty surrounding the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union may negatively impact markets and cause weaker macroeconomic conditions.

Economic weakness and uncertainty may adversely affect demand for our products and services, may result in increased expenses due to higher allowances for doubtful accounts and potential goodwill and asset impairment charges, and may make it more difficult for us to make accurate forecasts of revenue, gross margin, cash flows and expenses.

We also have experienced, and may experience in the future, gross margin declines in certain businesses, reflecting the effect of items such as competitive pricing pressures and increases in component and manufacturing costs resulting from higher labor and material costs borne by our manufacturers and suppliers that, as a result of competitive pricing pressures or other factors, we are unable to pass on to our customers. In addition, our business may be disrupted if we are unable to obtain equipment, parts or components from our suppliers—and our suppliers from their suppliers—due to the insolvency of key suppliers or the inability of key suppliers to obtain credit.

Economic weakness and uncertainty could cause our expenses to vary materially from our expectations. Any financial turmoil affecting the banking system and financial markets or any significant financial services institution failures could negatively impact our treasury operations, as the financial condition of such parties may deteriorate rapidly and without notice in times of market volatility and disruption. Poor financial performance of asset markets combined with lower interest rates and the adverse effects of fluctuating currency exchange rates could lead to higher pension and post-retirement benefit expenses. Interest and other expenses could vary materially from expectations depending on changes in interest rates, borrowing costs, currency exchange rates, costs of hedging activities and the fair value of derivative instruments. Economic downturns also may lead to future restructuring actions and associated expenses.

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The net revenue and profitability of our operations have historically varied, which makes our future financial results less predictable.

Our net revenue, gross margin and profit vary among our diverse products and services, customer groups and geographic markets and therefore will likely be different in future periods than our current results. Our net revenue depends on the overall demand for our products and services. Delays or reductions in hardware and related services spending by our customers or potential customers could have a material adverse effect on demand for our products and services, which could result in a significant decline in net revenue. In addition, net revenue declines in some of our businesses may affect net revenue in our other businesses as we may lose cross-selling opportunities. Overall gross margins and profitability in any given period are dependent partially on the product, service, customer and geographic mix reflected in that period’s net revenue. Competition, lawsuits, investigations, increases in component and manufacturing costs that we are unable to pass on to our customers, component supply disruptions and other risks affecting those businesses therefore may have a significant impact on our overall gross margin and profitability. In addition, newer geographic markets may be relatively less profitable due to our investments associated with entering those markets and local pricing pressures, and we may have difficulty establishing and maintaining the operating infrastructure necessary to support the high growth rate associated with some of those markets. Market trends, industry shifts, competitive pressures, commoditization of products, increased component or shipping costs, regulatory impacts and other factors may result in reductions in revenue or pressure on gross margins in a given period, which may lead to adjustments to our operations. Moreover, our efforts to address the challenges facing our business could increase the level of variability in our financial results because the rate at which we are able to realize the benefits from those efforts may vary from period to period.

If we fail to manage the distribution of our products and services properly, our business and financial performance could suffer.

We use a variety of distribution methods to sell our products and services around the world, including third-party resellers and distributors and both direct and indirect sales to enterprise accounts and consumers. Successfully managing the interaction of our direct and indirect channel efforts to reach various potential customer segments for our products and services is a complex process. Moreover, since each distribution method has distinct risks and gross margins, our failure to implement the most advantageous balance in the delivery model for our products and services could adversely affect our net revenue and gross margins and therefore our profitability.

Our financial results could be materially adversely affected due to distribution channel conflicts or if the financial conditions of our channel partners were to weaken. Our results of operations may be adversely affected by any conflicts that might arise between our various distribution channels or the loss or deterioration of any alliance or distribution arrangement or the loss of retail shelf space. Moreover, some of our wholesale and retail distributors may have insufficient financial resources and may not be able to withstand changes in business conditions, including economic weakness, industry consolidation and market trends. Many of our significant distributors operate on narrow margins and have been negatively affected by business pressures in the past. Considerable trade receivables that are not covered by collateral or credit insurance are outstanding with our distribution and retail channel partners. Net revenue from indirect sales could suffer, and we could experience disruptions in distribution, if our distributors’ financial conditions, abilities to borrow funds in the credit markets or operations weaken.

Our inventory management is complex, as we continue to sell a significant mix of products through distributors. We must manage both owned and channel inventory effectively, particularly with respect to sales to distributors, which involves forecasting demand and pricing challenges. Distributors may increase orders during periods of product shortages, cancel orders if their inventory is too high or delay orders in anticipation of new products. Distributors also may adjust their orders in response to the supply of our products and the products of our competitors and seasonal fluctuations in end-user demand. Our reliance upon indirect distribution methods may reduce our visibility into demand and pricing trends and issues, and therefore make forecasting more difficult. If we have excess or obsolete inventory, we may have to reduce our prices and write down inventory. Moreover, our use of indirect distribution channels may limit our willingness or ability to adjust prices quickly and otherwise to respond to pricing changes by competitors.

We depend on third-party suppliers, and our financial results could suffer if we fail to manage our suppliers effectively.

Our operations depend on our ability to anticipate our needs for components, products and services, as well as our suppliers’ ability to deliver sufficient quantities of quality components, products and services at reasonable prices and in time for us to meet critical schedules for the delivery of our own products and services. Given the wide variety of systems, products and services that we offer, the large number of our suppliers and contract manufacturers that are located around the world, and the long lead times required to manufacture, assemble and deliver certain components and products, problems could arise in production, planning and inventory management that could seriously harm our business. In addition, our ongoing efforts to optimize the efficiency of our supply chain could cause supply disruptions and be more expensive, time-consuming and resource-intensive than expected. Furthermore, certain of our suppliers may decide to discontinue conducting business with us.

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Other supplier problems that we could face include component shortages, excess supply, risks related to the terms of our contracts with suppliers, risks associated with contingent workers, risks related to supply chain working conditions and materials sourcing and risks related to our relationships with single-source suppliers, each of which is described below.

• Component shortages.  We may experience a shortage of, or a delay in receiving, certain components as a result of strong demand, capacity constraints, supplier financial weaknesses, the inability of suppliers to borrow funds in the credit markets, disputes with suppliers (some of whom are also our customers), disruptions in the operations of component suppliers, other problems experienced by suppliers or problems faced during the transition to new suppliers. For example, our PC business relies heavily upon OMs to manufacture its products and is therefore dependent upon the continuing operations of those OMs to fulfill demand for our PC products. We represent a substantial portion of the business of some of these OMs, and any changes to the nature or volume of our business transactions with a particular OM could adversely affect the operations and financial condition of the OM and lead to shortages or delays in receiving products from that OM. If shortages or delays persist, the price of certain components may increase, we may be exposed to quality issues or the components may not be available at all. We may not be able to secure enough components at reasonable prices or of acceptable quality to build products or provide services in a timely manner in the quantities needed or according to our specifications. Accordingly, our business and financial performance could suffer if we lose time-sensitive sales, incur additional freight costs or are unable to pass on price increases to our customers. If we cannot adequately address supply issues, we might have to re-engineer some product or service offerings, which could result in further costs and delays.

• Excess supply.  In order to secure components for our products or services, at times we may make advance payments to suppliers or enter into non-cancelable commitments with vendors. In addition, we may purchase components strategically in advance of demand to take advantage of favorable pricing or to address concerns about the availability of future components. If we fail to anticipate customer demand properly, a temporary oversupply could result in excess or obsolete components, which could adversely affect our business and financial performance.

• Contractual terms.  As a result of binding long-term price or purchase commitments with vendors, we may be obligated to purchase components or services at prices that are higher than those available in the current market and be limited in our ability to respond to changing market conditions. If we commit to purchasing components or services for prices in excess of the then-current market price, we may be at a disadvantage to competitors who have access to components or services at lower prices, our gross margin could suffer, and we could incur additional charges relating to inventory obsolescence. In addition, many of our competitors obtain products or components from the same OMs and suppliers that we utilize. Our competitors may obtain better pricing, more favorable contractual terms and conditions, and more favorable allocations of products and components during periods of limited supply, and our ability to engage in relationships with certain OMs and suppliers could be limited. The practice employed by our PC business of purchasing product components and transferring those components to its OMs may create large supplier receivables with the OMs that, depending on the financial condition of the OMs, may create collectability risks. In addition, certain of our OMs and suppliers may decide to discontinue conducting business with us. Any of these developments could adversely affect our future results of operations and financial condition.

• Contingent workers.  We also rely on third-party suppliers for the provision of contingent workers, and our failure to manage our use of such workers effectively could adversely affect our results of operations. We have been exposed to various legal claims relating to the status of contingent workers in the past and could face similar claims in the future. We may be subject to shortages, oversupply or fixed contractual terms relating to contingent workers. Our ability to manage the size of, and costs associated with, the contingent workforce may be subject to additional constraints imposed by local laws.

• Working conditions and materials sourcing. We work with our suppliers to improve their labor practices and working conditions, such as by including requirements in our agreements with our suppliers that working conditions in our supply chain must be safe, that workers receive fair treatment, safe working conditions and freely chosen employment, that materials are responsibly sourced and that business operations are conducted in an environmentally responsible and ethical way. Brand perception and customer loyalty could be adversely impacted by a supplier’s improper practices or failure to comply with the above-mentioned requirements or those included in our Supplier Code of Conduct, General Specification for the Environment and other related provisions and requirements of our procurement contracts, including supplier audits, reporting of smelters, wood fiber certification (for HP brand paper and product packaging) and GHG emissions, water and waste data.

• Single-source suppliers.  We obtain a significant number of components from single sources due to technology, availability, price, quality or other considerations. For example, we rely on Canon for certain laser printer engines and laser toner cartridges. We also rely on Intel to provide us with a sufficient supply of processors for many of our PCs and workstations, and we rely on AMD to provide us with a sufficient supply of processors for other

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products. Some of those processors are customized for our products. New products that we introduce may utilize custom components obtained from only one source initially until we have evaluated whether there is a need for additional suppliers. Replacing a single-source supplier could delay production of some products as replacement suppliers may be subject to capacity constraints or other output limitations. For some components, such as customized components and some of the processors that we obtain from Intel, or the laser printer engines and toner cartridges that we obtain from Canon, alternative sources either may not exist or may be unable to produce the quantities of those components necessary to satisfy our production requirements. In addition, we sometimes purchase components from single-source suppliers under short-term agreements that contain favorable pricing and other terms but that may be unilaterally modified or terminated by the supplier with limited notice and with little or no penalty. The performance of such single-source suppliers under those agreements (and the renewal or extension of those agreements upon similar terms) may affect the quality, quantity and price of our components. The loss of a single-source supplier, the deterioration of our relationship with a single-source supplier, or any unilateral modification to the contractual terms under which we are supplied components by a single-source supplier could adversely affect our business and financial performance.

Business disruptions could seriously harm our future revenue and financial condition and increase our costs and expenses.

Our worldwide operations could be disrupted by earthquakes, telecommunications failures, power or water shortages, tsunamis, floods, hurricanes, typhoons, fires, extreme weather conditions (whether as a result of climate change or otherwise), medical epidemics or pandemics and other natural or manmade disasters or catastrophic events, for which we are predominantly self-insured. The occurrence of any of these business disruptions could result in significant losses, seriously harm our revenue, profitability and financial condition, adversely affect our competitive position, increase our costs and expenses, and require substantial expenditures and recovery time in order to fully resume operations. Our corporate headquarters and a portion of our research and development activities are located in California, and other critical business operations and some of our suppliers are located in California and Asia, near major earthquake faults known for seismic activity. The manufacture of product components, the final assembly of our products and other critical operations are concentrated in certain geographic locations. We also rely on major logistics hubs primarily in Asia to manufacture and distribute our products, and primarily in the southwestern United States to import products into the Americas region. Our operations could be adversely affected if manufacturing, logistics or other operations in these locations are disrupted for any reason, such as those listed above or other economic, business, labor, environmental, public health, regulatory or political issues. The ultimate impact on us, our significant suppliers and our general infrastructure of being located near locations more vulnerable to the occurrence of the aforementioned business disruptions, such as near major earthquake faults, and being consolidated in certain geographical areas is unknown and remains uncertain.

Our uneven sales cycle makes planning and inventory management difficult and future financial results less predictable.

Our quarterly sales often have reflected a pattern in which a disproportionate percentage of each quarter’s total sales occurs towards the end of the quarter. This uneven sales pattern makes predicting net revenue, earnings, cash flow from operations and working capital for each financial period difficult, increases the risk of unanticipated variations in our quarterly results and financial condition and places pressure on our inventory management and logistics systems. If predicted demand is substantially greater than orders, there may be excess inventory. Alternatively, if orders substantially exceed predicted demand, we may not be able to fulfill all of the orders received in each quarter and such orders may be canceled. Depending on when they occur in a quarter, developments such as a systems failure, component pricing movements, component shortages or global logistics disruptions could adversely impact our inventory levels and results of operations in a manner that is disproportionate to the number of days in the quarter affected.

We experience some seasonal trends in the sale of our products that also may produce variations in our quarterly results and financial condition. For example, sales to governments (particularly sales to the U.S. government) are often stronger in the third calendar quarter, and many customers whose fiscal year is the calendar year spend their remaining capital budget authorizations in the fourth calendar quarter prior to new budget constraints in the first calendar quarter of the following year. Consumer sales are often higher in the fourth calendar quarter compared to other quarters due in part to seasonal holiday demand. European sales are often weaker during the summer months. Demand during the spring and early summer also may be adversely impacted by market anticipation of seasonal trends. Moreover, to the extent that we introduce new products in anticipation of seasonal demand trends, our discounting of existing products may adversely affect our gross margin prior to or shortly after such product launches. Typically, our third fiscal quarter is our weakest and our fourth fiscal quarter is our strongest. Many of the factors that create and affect seasonal trends are beyond our control.

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Due to the international nature of our business, political or economic changes, uncertainty or other factors could harm our business and financial performance.

Approximately 63% of our net revenue for fiscal year 2017 came from outside the United States. In addition, a portion of our business activity is being conducted in emerging markets. Our future business and financial performance could suffer due to a variety of international factors, including:

• ongoing instability or changes in a country’s or region’s economic, regulatory or political conditions, including inflation, recession, interest rate fluctuations and actual or anticipated military or political conflicts or any other change resulting from Brexit;

• longer collection cycles and financial instability among customers, the imposition by governments of additional taxes, tariffs or other restrictions on foreign trade or changes in restrictions on trade between the United States and other countries;

• trade regulations and procedures and actions affecting production, shipping, pricing and marketing of products, including policies adopted by the United States or other countries that may champion or otherwise favor domestic companies and technologies over foreign competitors;

• local labor conditions and regulations, including local labor issues faced by specific suppliers and OEMs;

• managing a geographically dispersed workforce;

• changes or uncertainty in the international, national or local regulatory and legal environments;

• differing technology standards or customer requirements;

• import, export or other business licensing requirements or requirements relating to making foreign direct investments, which could increase our cost of doing business in certain jurisdictions, prevent us from shipping products to particular countries or markets, affect our ability to obtain favorable terms for components, increase our operating costs or lead to penalties or restrictions;

• stringent privacy and data protection policies in some foreign countries;

• difficulties associated with repatriating earnings generated or held abroad in a tax-efficient manner and changes in tax laws; and

• fluctuations in freight costs, limitations on shipping and receiving capacity, and other disruptions in the transportation and shipping infrastructure at important geographic points of exit and entry for our products and shipments.

The factors described above also could disrupt our product and component manufacturing and key suppliers located outside of the United States. For example, we rely on manufacturers in Taiwan for the production of notebook computers and other suppliers in Asia for product assembly and manufacture.

In many foreign countries, particularly in those with developing economies, there are companies that engage in business practices prohibited by laws and regulations applicable to us, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”). Although we implement policies, procedures and training designed to facilitate compliance with these laws, our employees, contractors and agents, as well as those of the companies to which we outsource certain of our business operations, may take actions in violation of our policies. Any such violation, even if prohibited by our policies, could have an adverse effect on our business and reputation.

Any failure by us to identify, manage and complete acquisitions, divestitures and other significant transactions successfully could harm our financial results, business and prospects.

As part of our business strategy, we may acquire companies or businesses, divest businesses or assets, enter into strategic alliances and joint ventures and make investments to further our business (collectively, “business combination and investment transactions”). Risks associated with business combination and investment transactions include the following, any of which could adversely affect our revenue, gross margin, profitability and financial results:

• Managing business combination and investment transactions requires varying levels of management resources, which may divert our attention from other business operations.

• We may not fully realize all of the anticipated benefits of any particular business combination and investment transaction, and the timeframe for realizing the benefits of a particular business combination and investment transaction may depend partially upon the actions of employees, advisors, suppliers, other third-parties or market trends.

• Certain prior business combination and investment transactions entered into by Hewlett-Packard Company resulted, and in the future any such transactions by us may result, in significant costs and expenses, including

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those related to severance pay, early retirement costs, employee benefit costs, goodwill and asset impairment charges, charges from the elimination of duplicative facilities and contracts, asset impairment charges, inventory adjustments, assumed litigation and other liabilities, legal, accounting and financial advisory fees, and required payments to executive officers and key employees under retention plans.

• Any increased or unexpected costs, unanticipated delays or failure to meet contractual obligations could make business combination and investment transactions less profitable or unprofitable.

• Our ability to conduct due diligence with respect to business combination and investment transactions, and our ability to evaluate the results of such due diligence, is dependent upon the veracity and completeness of statements and disclosures made or actions taken by third-parties or their representatives.

• The pricing and other terms of our contracts for business combination and investment transactions require us to make estimates and assumptions at the time we enter into these contracts, and, during the course of our due diligence, we may not identify all of the factors necessary to estimate accurately our costs, timing and other matters or we may incur costs if a business combination is not consummated.

• In order to complete a business combination and investment transaction, we may issue common stock, potentially creating dilution for our existing stockholders.

• We may borrow to finance business combination and investment transactions, and the amount and terms of any potential future acquisition-related or other borrowings, as well as other factors, could affect our liquidity and financial condition.

• Our effective tax rate on an ongoing basis is uncertain, and business combination and investment transactions could adversely impact our effective tax rate.

• Any announced business combination and investment transaction may not close on the expected timeframe or at all, which may cause our financial results to differ from expectations in a given quarter.

• Business combination and investment transactions may lead to litigation, which could impact our financial condition and results of operations.

• If we fail to identify and successfully complete and integrate business combination and investment transactions that further our strategic objectives, we may be required to expend resources to develop products, services and technology internally, which may put us at a competitive disadvantage.

We have incurred and will incur additional depreciation and amortization expense over the useful lives of certain assets acquired in connection with business combination and investment transactions, and, to the extent that the value of goodwill or intangible assets acquired in connection with a business combination and investment transaction becomes impaired, we may be required to incur additional material charges relating to the impairment of those assets. If there are future decreases in our stock price or significant changes in the business climate or results of operations of our reporting units, we may incur additional charges, which may include goodwill impairment or intangible asset charges.

As part of our business strategy, we regularly evaluate the potential disposition of assets and businesses that may no longer help us meet our objectives. When we decide to sell assets or a business, we may encounter difficulty in finding buyers or alternative exit strategies on acceptable terms in a timely manner, which could delay the achievement of our strategic objectives. We may also dispose of a business at a price or on terms that are less desirable than we had anticipated. In addition, we may experience greater dis-synergies than expected, and the impact of the divestiture on our revenue growth may be larger than projected. After reaching an agreement with a buyer or seller for the acquisition or disposition of a business, we are subject to satisfaction of pre-closing conditions as well as necessary regulatory and governmental approvals on acceptable terms, which, if not satisfied or obtained, may prevent us from completing the transaction. Such regulatory and governmental approvals may be required in diverse jurisdictions around the world, including jurisdictions with opaque regulatory frameworks, and any delays in the timing of such approvals could materially delay the transaction or prevent it from closing.

Integrating acquisitions may be difficult and time-consuming. Any failure by us to integrate acquired companies, products or services into our overall business in a timely manner could harm our financial results, business and prospects.

In order to pursue our strategy successfully, we must identify candidates for and successfully complete business combination and investment transactions, some of which (such as our acquisition of Samsung’s printer business) may be large or complex, and manage post-closing issues such as the integration of acquired businesses, products, services or employees. Integration issues are often time-consuming and expensive and, without proper planning and implementation, could significantly disrupt our business and the acquired business. The challenges involved in integration include:

• successfully combining product and service offerings and entering or expanding into markets in which we are not experienced or are developing expertise;

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• convincing both our customers and distributors and those of the acquired business that the transaction will not diminish client service standards or business focus;

• persuading both our customers and distributors and those of the acquired business not to defer purchasing decisions or switch to other suppliers (which could result in our incurring additional obligations in order to address customer uncertainty), minimizing sales force attrition and expanding and coordinating sales, marketing and distribution efforts;

• consolidating and rationalizing corporate IT infrastructure, which may include multiple legacy systems from various acquisitions and integrating software code and business processes;

• minimizing the diversion of management attention from ongoing business concerns;

• persuading employees that business cultures are compatible, maintaining employee morale and retaining key employees, engaging with employee works councils representing an acquired company’s non-U.S. employees, integrating employees, correctly estimating employee benefit costs and implementing restructuring programs;

• coordinating and combining administrative, manufacturing, research and development and other operations, subsidiaries, facilities and relationships with third-parties in accordance with local laws and other obligations while maintaining adequate standards, controls and procedures;

• achieving savings from supply chain integration; and

• managing integration issues shortly after or pending the completion of other independent transactions.

We may not achieve some or all of the expected benefits of our restructuring plan and our restructuring may adversely affect our business.

We announced a restructuring plan in October 2016 to realign our cost structure due to the changing nature of our business and to achieve operating efficiencies that we expect to reduce costs. Implementation of the restructuring plan may be costly and disruptive to our business, and we may not be able to obtain the cost savings and benefits that were initially anticipated in connection with our restructuring. Additionally, as a result of our restructuring, we may experience a loss of continuity, loss of accumulated knowledge and/or inefficiency during transitional periods. Reorganization and restructuring can require a significant amount of management and other employees’ time and focus, which may divert attention from operating and growing our business. If we fail to achieve some or all of the expected benefits of restructuring, it could have a material adverse effect on our competitive position, business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. For more information about our October 2016 restructuring plan, see Note 3 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8.

Our financial performance may suffer if we cannot continue to develop, license or enforce the intellectual property rights on which our businesses depend.

We rely upon patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and other intellectual property laws in the United States, similar laws in other countries, and agreements with our employees, customers, suppliers and other parties, to establish and maintain intellectual property (“IP”) rights in the products and services we sell, provide or otherwise use in our operations. However, any of our intellectual property rights could be challenged, invalidated, infringed or circumvented, or such intellectual property rights may not be sufficient to permit us to take advantage of current market trends or to otherwise provide competitive advantages, either of which could result in costly product redesign efforts, discontinuance of certain product offerings or other harm to our competitive position. For example, our enforcement of inkjet printer supplies IP against infringers may be successfully challenged or our IP may be successfully circumvented. Further, the laws of certain countries do not protect proprietary rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. Therefore, in certain jurisdictions we may be unable to protect our proprietary technology adequately against unauthorized third-party copying or use; this, too, could adversely affect our ability to sell products or services and our competitive position.

Our products and services depend in part on intellectual property and technology licensed from third parties.

Some of our business and some of our products rely on key technologies developed or licensed by third parties. We may not be able to obtain or continue to obtain licenses and technologies from these third parties at all or on reasonable terms, or such third parties may demand cross-licenses to our intellectual property. Third-party components may become obsolete, defective or incompatible with future versions of our products, or our relationship with the third party may deteriorate, or our agreements with the third party may expire or be terminated. We may face legal or business disputes with licensors that may threaten or lead to the disruption of inbound licensing relationships. In order to remain in compliance with the terms of our licenses, we must carefully monitor and manage our use of third-party components, including both proprietary and open source license terms that may require the licensing or public disclosure of our intellectual property without compensation or on undesirable terms. Additionally, some of these licenses may not be available to us in the future on terms that are acceptable or that allow our product offerings to remain competitive. Our inability to obtain licenses or rights on favorable terms could have a material effect on our business, including our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, it is possible that as a

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consequence of a merger or acquisition, third parties may obtain licenses to some of our intellectual property rights or our business may be subject to certain restrictions that were not in place prior to such transaction. Because the availability and cost of licenses from third parties depends upon the willingness of third parties to deal with us on the terms we request, there is a risk that third parties who license to our competitors will either refuse to license to us at all, or refuse to license to us on terms equally favorable to those granted to our competitors. Consequently, we may lose a competitive advantage with respect to these intellectual property rights or we may be required to enter into costly arrangements in order to terminate or limit these rights.

Third-party claims of intellectual property infringement are commonplace in our industry and successful third-party claims may limit or disrupt our ability to sell our products and services.

Third parties also may claim that we or customers indemnified by us are infringing upon their intellectual property rights. For example, patent assertion entities may purchase intellectual property assets for the purpose of asserting claims of infringement and attempting to extract settlements from companies such as us and our customers. If we cannot or do not license allegedly infringed intellectual property at all or on reasonable terms, or if we are required to substitute similar technology from another source, our operations could be adversely affected. Even if we believe that intellectual property claims are without merit, they can be time-consuming and costly to defend against and may divert management’s attention and resources away from our business. Claims of intellectual property infringement also might require us to redesign affected products, enter into costly settlement or license agreements, pay costly damage awards, or face a temporary or permanent injunction prohibiting us from importing, marketing or selling certain of our products. Even if we have an agreement to indemnify us against such costs, the indemnifying party may be unable or unwilling to uphold its contractual obligations to us.

Further, our results of operations and cash flows have been and could continue to be affected in certain periods and on an ongoing basis by the imposition, accrual and payment of copyright levies or similar fees. In certain countries (primarily in Europe), proceedings are ongoing or have been concluded in which groups representing copyright owners have sought or are seeking to impose upon and collect from us levies upon equipment (such as PCs, MFDs and printers) alleged to be copying devices under applicable laws. Other such groups have also sought to modify existing levy schemes to increase the amount of the levies that can be collected from us. Other countries that have not imposed levies on these types of devices are expected to extend existing levy schemes, and countries that do not currently have levy schemes may decide to impose copyright levies on these types of devices. The total amount of the copyright levies will depend on the types of products determined to be subject to the levy, the number of units of those products sold during the period covered by the levy, and the per unit fee for each type of product, all of which are affected by several factors, including the outcome of ongoing litigation involving us and other industry participants and possible action by the legislative bodies in the applicable countries, and could be substantial. Consequently, the ultimate impact of these copyright levies or similar fees, and our ability to recover such amounts through increased prices, remains uncertain.

The allocation of intellectual property rights between Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP as part of the Separation, and the shared use of certain intellectual property rights following the Separation, could adversely impact our reputation, our ability to enforce certain intellectual property rights that are important to us and our competitive position.

In connection with the Separation, Hewlett-Packard Company allocated to each of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP the intellectual property assets relevant to their respective businesses. The terms of the Separation include cross-licenses and other arrangements to provide for certain ongoing use of intellectual property in the existing operations of both businesses. For example, through a joint brand holding structure, both Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP will retain the ability to make ongoing use of certain variations of the legacy Hewlett-Packard and HP branding, respectively. There is a risk that the joint brand holding structure may impair the enforcement of HP’s trademark rights against third parties that infringe them. Furthermore, as a result of this shared use of the legacy branding there is a risk that conduct or events adversely affecting the reputation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise could also adversely affect the reputation of HP. In addition, as a result of the allocation of intellectual property as part of the Separation, we no longer own intellectual property allocated to Hewlett Packard Enterprise and our resulting intellectual property ownership position could adversely affect our position and options relating to patent enforcement, patent licensing and cross-licensing, our ability to sell our products or services, our competitive position in the industry and our ability to enter new product markets.

Our business and financial performance could suffer if we do not manage the risks associated with our services businesses properly.

The risks that accompany our services businesses differ from those of our other businesses. For example, the success of our services business depends to a significant degree on attracting clients to our services, retaining these clients and maintaining or increasing the level of revenues from these clients. Our standard services agreements are generally renewable at a customer’s option and/or subject to cancellation rights, with penalties for early termination. We may not be able to retain or renew services contracts with our clients, or our clients may reduce the scope of the services they contract for. Factors that may influence contract termination, non-renewal or reduction include business downturns, dissatisfaction with our services or

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products attached to services we provide, our retirement or lack of support for our services, our clients selecting alternative technologies to replace us, the cost of our services as compared to the cost of services offered by our competitors, general market conditions or other reasons. We may not be able to replace the revenue and earnings from lost clients or reductions in services. While our services agreements typically include penalties for early termination, these penalties may not fully cover our investments in these businesses in the event a client terminates a services agreement early or reduces the scope of the agreement. Our clients could also delay or terminate implementations or use of our services, or choose not to invest in additional services from us in the future. In addition, the pricing and other terms of some of our services agreements require us to make estimates and assumptions at the time we enter into these contracts that could differ from actual results. Any increased or unexpected costs or unanticipated delays in connection with the performance of these engagements, including delays caused by factors outside our control, could make these agreements less profitable or unprofitable, which could have an adverse effect on the product margin of our services business. As a result, we may not generate the revenues we may have anticipated from our services businesses within the timelines anticipated, if at all.

Failure to comply with our customer contracts or government contracting regulations could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

Our contracts with our customers may include unique and specialized performance requirements. In particular, our contracts with federal, state, provincial and local governmental customers are subject to various procurement regulations, contract provisions and other requirements relating to their formation, administration and performance. Any failure by us to comply with the specific provisions in our customer contracts or any violation of government contracting regulations could result in the imposition of various civil and criminal penalties, which may include termination of contracts, forfeiture of profits, suspension of payments and, in the case of our government contracts, fines and suspension from future government contracting. Such failures could also cause reputational damage to our business. In addition, Hewlett-Packard Company has in the past been, and we may in the future be, subject to qui tam litigation brought by private individuals on behalf of the government relating to our government contracts, which could include claims for treble damages. Further, any negative publicity related to our customer contracts or any proceedings surrounding them, regardless of its accuracy, may damage our business by affecting our ability to compete for new contracts. If our customer contracts are terminated, if we are suspended or disbarred from government work, or if our ability to compete for new contracts is adversely affected, our financial performance could suffer.

Our stock price has historically fluctuated and may continue to fluctuate, which may make future prices of our stock difficult to predict.

Our stock price, like that of other technology companies, can be volatile. Some of the factors that could affect our stock price are:

• speculation, coverage or sentiment in the media or the investment community about, or actual changes in, our business, strategic position, market share, organizational structure, operations, financial condition, financial reporting and results, effectiveness of cost-cutting efforts, value or liquidity of our investments, exposure to market volatility, prospects, business combination or investment transactions, future stock price performance, board of directors, executive team, our competitors or our industry in general;

• the announcement of new, planned or contemplated products, services, technological innovations, acquisitions, divestitures or other significant transactions by us or our competitors;

• quarterly increases or decreases in net revenue, gross margin, earnings or cash flows, changes in estimates by the investment community or our financial outlook and variations between actual and estimated financial results;

• announcements of actual and anticipated financial results by our competitors and other companies in the IT industry;

• developments relating to pending investigations, claims and disputes; and

• the timing and amount of our share repurchases.

General or industry-specific market conditions or stock market performance or domestic or international macroeconomic and geopolitical factors unrelated to our performance also may affect the price of our stock. For these reasons, investors should not rely on recent or historical trends to predict future stock prices, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Additional volatility in the price of our securities could result in the filing of securities class action litigation matters, which could result in substantial costs and the diversion of management time and resources.

Failure to maintain our credit ratings could adversely affect our liquidity, capital position, borrowing costs and access to capital markets.

Our credit risk is evaluated by the major independent rating agencies. Prior to the Separation, Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investor Service and Standard & Poor’s Rating Services had downgraded Hewlett-Packard Company’s ratings. Past

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downgrades have increased the cost of borrowing under our credit facilities, have reduced market capacity for our commercial paper, and may require the posting of additional collateral under some of our derivative contracts. We cannot be assured that we will be able to maintain our current credit ratings, and any additional actual or anticipated changes or downgrades in our credit ratings, including any announcement that our ratings are under further review for a downgrade, may further impact us in a similar manner and may have a negative impact on our liquidity, capital position and access to capital markets.

We make estimates and assumptions in connection with the preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements, and any changes to those estimates and assumptions could adversely affect our results of operations.

In connection with the preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements, we use certain estimates and assumptions based on historical experience and other factors. Our most critical accounting estimates are described in the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 7 of this report. In addition, as discussed in Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, we make certain estimates, including decisions related to provisions for legal proceedings and other contingencies. While we believe that these estimates and assumptions are reasonable under the circumstances, they are subject to significant uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control. Should any of these estimates and assumptions change or prove to have been incorrect, it could adversely affect our results of operations.

Unanticipated changes in our tax provisions, the adoption of new tax legislation or exposure to additional tax liabilities could affect our financial performance.

We are subject to income and other taxes in the United States and various foreign jurisdictions. Our tax liabilities are affected by the amounts we charge in intercompany transactions for inventory, services, licenses, funding and other items. We are subject to ongoing tax audits in various jurisdictions. Tax authorities may disagree with these intercompany transactions or other matters, and may assess additional taxes or adjust taxable income on our tax returns as a result. We regularly assess the likely outcomes of these audits in order to determine the appropriateness of our tax provision. However, we cannot assure you that we will accurately predict the outcomes of these audits, and the amounts ultimately paid upon resolution of audits could be materially different from the amounts previously included in our income tax expense and therefore could have a material impact on our tax provision, net income and cash flows. In addition, our effective tax rate in the future could be adversely affected by changes to our operating structure, changes in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities or changes in tax laws. In particular, if circumstances change such that we are unable to indefinitely reinvest our foreign earnings outside the United States, future income tax expense may differ significantly from historical amounts and could materially adversely affect our results. In addition, various tax legislation has been introduced or is being considered, including potential tax reform within the United States, that could significantly impact our tax rate, the carrying value of deferred tax assets, or our deferred tax liabilities. For example, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (the “OECD”) has recently recommended changes to numerous long-standing international tax principles. If countries amend their tax laws to adopt certain parts of the OECD guidelines, this may increase tax uncertainty and may adversely impact our tax liabilities. Any of these changes could affect our financial performance.

In order to be successful, we must attract, retain, train, motivate, develop and transition key employees, and failure to do so could seriously harm us.

In order to be successful, we must attract, be able to hire, retain, train, motivate, develop and transition qualified executives and other key employees, including those in managerial, technical, development, sales, marketing and IT support positions. Identifying, developing internally or hiring externally, training and retaining qualified executives, engineers and qualified sales representatives are critical to our future, and competition for experienced employees in the IT industry can be intense. In order to attract and retain executives and other key employees in a competitive marketplace, we must provide a competitive compensation package, including cash- and equity-based compensation. Our equity-based incentive awards may contain conditions relating to our stock price performance and our long-term financial performance that make the future value of those awards uncertain. If the anticipated value of such equity-based incentive awards does not materialize, if our equity-based compensation otherwise ceases to be viewed as a valuable benefit, if our total compensation package is not viewed as being competitive, or if we do not obtain the stockholder approval needed to continue granting equity-based incentive awards in the amounts we believe are necessary, our ability to attract, retain and motivate executives and key employees could be weakened. Our failure to successfully hire executives and key employees or the loss of any executives and key employees could have a significant impact on our operations. Further, changes in our management team may be disruptive to our business, and any failure to successfully transition and assimilate key new hires or promoted employees could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

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System security risks, data protection breaches, cyberattacks and systems integration issues could disrupt our internal operations or services provided to customers, and any such disruption could reduce our revenue, increase our expenses, damage our reputation and adversely affect our stock price.

Experienced computer programmers and hackers, including state-sponsored organizations or nation-states, may be able to penetrate our network security and misappropriate or compromise our confidential information or that of third parties, create system disruptions or cause shutdowns. Computer programmers and hackers also may be able to develop and deploy viruses, worms, ransomware and other malicious software programs that attack our products or otherwise exploit any security vulnerabilities of our products, or attempt to fraudulently induce our employees, customers, or others to disclose passwords or other sensitive information or unwittingly provide access to our systems or data. In addition, sophisticated hardware and operating system software and applications that we produce or procure from third-parties may contain defects in design or manufacture, including “bugs” and other problems that could unexpectedly interfere with the operation of the system. The costs to us to eliminate or alleviate cyber or other security problems, including bugs, viruses, worms, malicious software programs and other security vulnerabilities, could be significant, and our efforts to address these problems may not be successful and could result in interruptions, delays, cessation of service and loss of existing or potential customers that may impede our sales, manufacturing, distribution or other critical functions. Media or other reports of perceived security vulnerabilities in our network security, even if nothing has actually been attempted or occurred, could also adversely impact our brand and reputation and materially affect our business. While we have developed and implemented security measures and internal controls designed to protect against cyber and other security problems, such measures cannot provide absolute security and may not be successful in preventing future security breaches. In the past, we have experienced data security incidents resulting from unauthorized use of our systems, which to date have not had a material impact on our operations; however, there is no assurance that such impacts will not be material in the future.

We manage and store various proprietary information and sensitive or confidential data relating to our business and our customers. Breaches of our security measures or the accidental loss, inadvertent disclosure or unapproved dissemination of proprietary information or sensitive or confidential data about us, our clients or our customers, including the potential loss or disclosure of such information or data as a result of fraud, trickery or other forms of deception, could expose us, our customers or the individuals affected to a risk of loss or misuse of this information, result in litigation and potential liability for us, damage our brand and reputation or otherwise harm our business. We also could lose existing or potential customers or incur significant expenses in connection with our customers’ system failures or any actual or perceived security vulnerabilities in our products and services. In addition, the cost and operational consequences of implementing further data protection measures could be significant.

Portions of our IT infrastructure also may experience interruptions, delays or cessations of service or produce errors in connection with systems integration or migration work that takes place from time to time. We may not be successful in implementing new systems and transitioning data, which could cause business disruptions and be more expensive, time-consuming, disruptive and resource intensive. Such disruptions could adversely impact our ability to fulfill orders and respond to customer requests and interrupt other processes. Delayed sales, lower margins or lost customers resulting from these disruptions could reduce our revenue, increase our expenses, damage our reputation and adversely affect our stock price.

Terrorist acts, conflicts, wars and geopolitical uncertainties may seriously harm our business and revenue, costs and expenses and financial condition and stock price.

Terrorist acts, conflicts or wars (wherever located around the world) may cause damage or disruption to our business, our employees, facilities, partners, suppliers, distributors, resellers or customers or adversely affect our ability to manage logistics, operate our transportation and communication systems or conduct certain other critical business operations. The potential for future attacks, the national and international responses to attacks or perceived threats to national security, and other actual or potential conflicts or wars have created many economic and political uncertainties. In addition, as a major multinational company with headquarters and significant operations located in the United States, actions against or by the United States may impact our business or employees. Although it is impossible to predict the occurrences or consequences of any such events, if they occur, they could result in a decrease in demand for our products, make it difficult or impossible to provide services or deliver products to our customers or to receive components from our suppliers, create delays and inefficiencies in our supply chain and result in the need to impose employee travel restrictions. We are predominantly uninsured for losses and interruptions caused by terrorist acts, conflicts and wars.

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Our business is subject to various federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations that could result in costs or other sanctions that adversely affect our business and results of operations.

We are subject to various federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations. For example, we are subject to laws and regulations concerning environmental protection, including laws addressing the discharge of pollutants into the air and water, the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, the clean-up of contaminated sites, the content of our products and the recycling, treatment and disposal of our products, including batteries. In particular, we face increasing complexity in our product design and procurement operations as we adjust to new and future requirements relating to the chemical and materials composition of our products, their safe use, the energy consumption associated with those products, climate change laws and regulations, and product take-back legislation. If we were to violate or become liable under environmental laws or if our products become non-compliant with environmental laws, we could incur substantial costs or face other sanctions, which may include restrictions on our products entering certain jurisdictions. Our potential exposure includes fines and civil or criminal sanctions, third-party property damage, personal injury claims and clean-up costs. Further, liability under some environmental laws relating to contaminated sites can be imposed retroactively, on a joint and several basis, and without any finding of noncompliance or fault. The amount and timing of costs to comply with environmental laws are difficult to predict.

Some anti-takeover provisions contained in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as well as provisions of Delaware law, could impair a takeover attempt.

We have provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws each of which could have the effect of rendering more difficult or discouraging an acquisition of HP deemed undesirable by our Board of Directors. These include provisions:

• authorizing blank check preferred stock, which we could issue with voting, liquidation, dividend and other rights superior to our common stock;

• limiting the liability of, and providing indemnification to, our directors and officers;

• specifying that our stockholders may take action only at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and otherwise in accordance with our bylaws and limiting the ability of our stockholders to call special meetings;

• requiring advance notice of proposals by our stockholders for business to be conducted at stockholder meetings and for nominations of candidates for election to our Board of Directors; and

• controlling the procedures for conduct of our Board of Directors and stockholder meetings and election, appointment and removal of our directors.

These provisions, alone or together, could deter or delay hostile takeovers, proxy contests and changes in control or our management. As a Delaware corporation, we are also subject to provisions of Delaware law, including Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which prevents some stockholders from engaging in certain business combinations without approval of the holders of substantially all of our outstanding common stock.

Any provision of our certificate of incorporation or bylaws or Delaware law that has the effect of delaying or deterring a change in control of HP could limit the opportunity for our stockholders to receive a premium for their shares of our stock and also could affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for our stock.

Risks Related to the Separation

The separation of Hewlett-Packard Company into two independent publicly traded companies is subject to various risks and uncertainties and may not achieve some or all of the anticipated benefits.

On November 1, 2015, we completed the Separation of our enterprise technology infrastructure, software, services and financing businesses from our personal systems and printing businesses. The process of completing the Separation involved significant costs and expenses. We may not realize some or all of the anticipated strategic, financial, operational, marketing or other benefits from the Separation. As an independent publicly traded company we are a smaller, less diversified company with a narrower business focus and may be more vulnerable to changing market conditions, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We continue to review our acquisitions, dispositions, and other transactions, including those related to the Separation, in light of the economic and legislative environment.

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The Separation could result in substantial tax liability.

We obtained an opinion of outside counsel that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Separation qualified, for both the company and our stockholders, as a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of Sections 368(d)(1)(D) and 355 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. In addition, we obtained a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and opinions of outside counsel regarding certain matters impacting the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Separation for the company and certain related transactions as transactions that are generally tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The opinions of outside counsel and the IRS private letter ruling were based, among other things, on various factual assumptions we have authorized and representations we have made to outside counsel and the IRS. If any of these assumptions or representations are, or become, inaccurate or incomplete, reliance on the opinions and IRS private letter ruling may be affected. An opinion of outside counsel represents their legal judgment but is not binding on the IRS or any court. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not challenge the conclusions reflected in the opinions or that a court would not sustain such a challenge. If the Separation or certain internal transactions undertaken in anticipation of the Separation are determined to be taxable for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we and/or our stockholders that are subject to U.S. federal income tax could incur significant U.S. federal income tax liabilities.

We or Hewlett Packard Enterprise may fail to perform under the transaction agreements executed as part of the Separation.

In connection with the Separation, we and Hewlett Packard Enterprise entered into several agreements, including among others a separation and distribution agreement, a tax matters agreement, an employee matters agreement, a real estate matters agreement and a commercial agreement. The separation and distribution agreement, tax matters agreement, employee matters agreement and real estate matters agreement determine the allocation of assets and liabilities between the companies following the Separation for those respective areas and include any necessary indemnifications related to liabilities and obligations. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has spun off or separated certain of its businesses since the Separation, and some of its obligations under these and other agreements have transferred to the successor entities. We will rely on Hewlett Packard Enterprise or its successor entities to satisfy their performance and payment obligations under these agreements. If Hewlett Packard Enterprise or its successor entities has separated are unable to satisfy their obligations under these agreements, we could incur operational difficulties or losses that could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

ITEM 1B.    Unresolved Staff Comments.

None.

ITEM 2. Properties.

As of October 31, 2017, we owned or leased approximately 20.3 million square feet of space worldwide, a summary of which is provided below.

	Fiscal year ended October 31, 2017
	Owned		Leased		Total
	(square feet in millions)
Administration and support	3.6		5.2		8.8
(Percentage)	40	%	60	%	100	%
Core data centers, manufacturing plants, research and development facilities and warehouse operations	2.0		6.0		8.0
(Percentage)	25	%	75	%	100	%
Total(1)	5.6		11.2		16.8
(Percentage)	33	%	67	%	100	%

⁽¹⁾  Excludes 3.5 million square feet of vacated space, of which 1.9 million square feet is leased to third parties.

We believe that our existing properties are in good condition and are suitable for the conduct of our business. Each of our segments Personal Systems, Printing and Corporate Investments, uses each of the properties at least in part, and we retain the flexibility to use each of the properties in whole or in part for each of the segments.

Principal Executive Offices

Our principal executive offices, including our global headquarters, are located at 1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, California, United States.

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Headquarters of Geographic Operations

The locations of our geographic headquarters are as follows:

Americas	Europe, Middle East, Africa	Asia Pacific
Palo Alto, United States	Geneva, Switzerland	Singapore

Product Development and Manufacturing

The locations of our major product development, manufacturing, data centers and HP Labs facilities are as follows:

Americas United States—Corvallis, San Diego, Boise, Vancouver	Europe, Middle East, Africa Israel—Kiryat-Gat, Rehovot, Netanya Spain—Barcelona
Asia Pacific China—Shanghai  Malaysia—Penang  Singapore—Singapore	Technology office (HP Labs) United Kingdom—Bristol   United States—Palo Alto

ITEM 3. Legal Proceedings.

Information with respect to this item may be found in Note 14, “Litigation and Contingencies” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, which is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

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PART II

ITEM 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

Information regarding the market prices of HP common stock and the markets for that stock may be found in the “Quarterly Summary” in Item 8 and on the cover page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, respectively, which are incorporated herein by reference. We have declared and paid cash dividends each fiscal year since 1965. Dividends declared and paid per share by fiscal quarter in 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

	2017								2016
	Q4		Q3		Q2		Q1		Q4		Q3		Q2		Q1
Dividends declared	—		$	0.26	—		$	0.27	—		$	0.25	—		$	0.25
Dividends paid	$	0.13	$	0.13	$	0.14	$	0.13	$	0.12	$	0.12	$	0.12	$	0.12

Additional information concerning dividends may be found in “Selected Financial Data” in Item 6 and Note 12, “Stockholders’ Deficit” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, which are incorporated herein by reference.

As of November 30, 2017, there were approximately 63,697 stockholders of record.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

There were no unregistered sales of equity securities in fiscal year 2017.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased under the Plans or Programs
	In thousands, except per share amounts
Period
August 2017	2,443	$	19.10	2,443	$	2,914,759
September 2017	5,871	$	19.50	5,871	$	2,800,269
October 2017	16,110	$	21.09	16,110	$	2,460,466
Total	24,424			24,424

On October 10, 2016, the Board authorized $3.0 billion for future repurchases of HP’s outstanding shares of common stock. This program, which does not have a specific expiration date, authorizes repurchases in the open market or in private transactions. HP intends to use repurchases from time to time to offset the dilution created by shares issued under employee stock plans and to repurchase shares opportunistically. All share repurchases settled in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017 were open market transactions. As of October 31, 2017, HP had approximately $2.5 billion remaining under repurchase authorization.

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Stock Performance Graph and Cumulative Total Return

The graph below shows the cumulative total stockholder return assuming the investment of $100 at the market close on October 31, 2012 (and the reinvestment of dividends thereafter) in each of HP common stock, the S&P 500 Index, and the S&P Information Technology Index. The comparisons in the graph below are based on historical data and are not indicative of, or intended to forecast, future performance of our common stock.

	10/12		10/13		10/14		10/15		10/16		10/17
HP Inc.(1)	$	100.00	$	180.94	$	271.55	$	208.35	$	256.47	$	393.13
S&P 500 Index	$	100.00	$	127.17	$	149.11	$	156.86	$	163.91	$	202.64
S&P Information Technology Index	$	100.00	$	119.90	$	150.71	$	167.58	$	185.72	$	258.08

⁽¹⁾ Historical stock prices of HP Inc. prior to the Separation, which occurred on November 1, 2015, have been adjusted to reflect the impact of the Separation. The adjustment was established using the conversion ratio based on the market value of stock on the Separation close at October 31, 2015.

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ITEM 6. Selected Financial Data.

The information set forth below is not necessarily indicative of results of future continuing operations and should be read in conjunction with Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which are incorporated herein by reference, in order to understand further the factors that may affect the comparability of the financial data presented below.

HP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Selected Financial Data

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017		2016			2015		2014		2013
	In millions, except per share amounts
Net revenue	$	52,056	$	48,238		$	51,463	$	56,651	$	55,273
Earnings from continuing operations(1)	$	3,519	$	3,549		$	3,920	$	4,256	$	3,516
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations net of taxes	$	—	$	(170	)	$	836	$	2,089	$	2,653
Net earnings(1)	$	2,526	$	2,496		$	4,554	$	5,013	$	5,113
Net earnings per share:
Basic
Continuing operations	$	1.50	$	1.54		$	2.05	$	1.55	$	1.27
Discontinued operations	—		(0.10		)	0.46		1.11		1.37
Total basic net earnings per share	$	1.50	$	1.44		$	2.51	$	2.66	$	2.64
Diluted
Continuing operations	$	1.48	$	1.53		$	2.02	$	1.53	$	1.26
Discontinued operations	—		(0.10		)	0.46		1.09		1.36
Total diluted net earnings per share	$	1.48	$	1.43		$	2.48	$	2.62	$	2.62
Cash dividends declared per share	$	0.53	$	0.50		$	0.67	$	0.61	$	0.55
At year-end:
Total assets(2)(4)	$	32,913	$	28,987		$	106,853	$	103,158	$	105,629
Long-term debt(3)(4)	$	6,747	$	6,735		$	6,648	$	15,515	$	15,949
Total debt(3)(4)	$	7,819	$	6,813		$	8,842	$	18,109	$	20,884

⁽¹⁾  Earnings from continuing operations and net earnings include the following items: 

	2017		2016		2015			2014		2013
	In millions
Restructuring and other charges	$	362	$	205	$	63		$	176	$	168
Acquisition-related charges	125		7		1			—		—
Amortization of intangible assets	1		16		102			129		198
Defined benefit plan settlement charges (credits)	5		179		(57		)	—		—
Total charges before taxes	$	493	$	407	$	109		$	305	$	366
Total charges, net of taxes	$	367	$	293	$	113		$	238	$	260

⁽²⁾  Total assets, for all periods prior to fiscal year 2016, include the total assets of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. For further information on discontinued operations, see Note 17, “Discontinued Operations” in the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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⁽³⁾  The decrease in Long-term debt and Total debt in fiscal year 2015 was due to the early extinguishment of debt as a result of the Separation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. For further information on HP Inc. separation transaction, see “HP Inc. Separation Transaction” in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

⁽⁴⁾  Effective November 1, 2016, HP adopted ASU 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs”, which amended the presentation of debt issuance costs as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of debt liability re-classed from other non-current assets. The change has been adopted including the prior periods for consistency with the current period. For further information, see Note 11, “Borrowings” in the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of

Financial Condition and Results of Operations

ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is organized as follows:

• HP Inc. Separation Transaction.  A discussion of the separation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, HP Inc.’s former enterprise technology infrastructure, software, services and financing businesses.

• Overview.  A discussion of our business and other highlights affecting the company to provide context for the remainder of this MD&A.

• Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates.  A discussion of accounting policies and estimates that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results.

• Results of Operations. An analysis of our continuing financial results comparing fiscal year 2017 to fiscal year 2016 and fiscal year 2016 to fiscal year 2015. A discussion of the results of continuing operations is followed by a more detailed discussion of the results of operations by segment.

• Liquidity and Capital Resources.  An analysis of changes in our cash flows and a discussion of our liquidity and continuing financial condition.

• Contractual and Other Obligations.  An overview of contractual obligations, retirement and post-retirement benefit plan contributions, cost-saving plans, uncertain tax positions and off-balance sheet arrangements of our continuing operations.

The discussion of financial condition and results of our continuing operations that follows provides information that will assist the reader in understanding our Consolidated Financial Statements, the changes in certain key items in those financial statements from year to year, and the primary factors that accounted for those changes, as well as how certain accounting principles, policies and estimates affect our Consolidated Financial Statements. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this document.

HP Inc. Separation Transaction

On November 1, 2015, we completed the separation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (“Hewlett Packard Enterprise”), Hewlett-Packard Company’s former enterprise technology infrastructure, software, services and financing businesses (the “Separation”). In connection with the Separation, Hewlett-Packard Company changed its name to HP Inc. (“HP”).

In connection with the Separation, we and Hewlett Packard Enterprise have entered into a separation and distribution agreement as well as various other agreements that provide a framework for the relationships between HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise going forward, including among others a tax matters agreement, an employee matters agreement, a real estate matters agreement and a master commercial agreement.

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Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

OVERVIEW

 We are a leading global provider of personal computing and other access devices, imaging and printing products, and related technologies, solutions, and services. We sell to individual consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses (“SMBs”) and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health, and education sectors. We have three segments for financial reporting purposes: Personal Systems, Printing and Corporate Investments. The Personal Systems segment offers Commercial and Consumer personal computers (“PCs”), Workstations, thin clients, Commercial tablets and mobility devices, retail point-of-sale systems, displays and other related accessories, software, support and services for the commercial and consumer markets. The Printing segment provides Consumer and Commercial printer hardware, Supplies, solutions and services, as well as scanning devices. Corporate Investments include HP Labs and certain business incubation projects.

• In Personal Systems, our strategic focus is on profitable growth through hyper market segmentation with respect to enhanced innovation in multi-operating systems, multi-architecture, geography, customer segments and other key attributes. Additionally, we are investing in premium and mobility form factors such as convertible notebooks, detachable notebooks and mobility devices in order to meet customer preference for mobile, thinner and lighter devices. The beginning of a market shift to contractual solutions includes an increased focus on Device as a Service. We believe that we are well positioned due to our competitive product lineup.

• In Printing, our strategic focus is on business printing, a shift to contractual solutions and Graphics, as well as expanding our footprint in the 3D printing marketplace. Business printing includes delivering solutions to SMBs and enterprise customers, such as multi-function and PageWide printers, including our JetIntelligence lineup of LaserJet printers. The shift to contractual solutions includes an increased focus on Managed Print Services and Instant Ink, which presents strong after-market supplies opportunities. In the Graphics space, we are focused on innovations such as our Indigo and Latex product offerings. We plan to continue to focus on shifting the mix in the installed base to higher value units and expanding our innovative Ink, Laser, Graphics and 3D printing programs. We continue to execute on our key initiatives of focusing on high-value products targeted at high usage categories and introducing new revenue delivery models. Our focus is on placing higher value printer units which offer strong annuity of toner and ink, the design and deployment of A3 products and solutions, accelerating growth in Graphic solutions and 3D printing.

We continue to experience challenges that are representative of trends and uncertainties that may affect our business and results of operations. One set of challenges relates to dynamic market trends, such as flat PC device and home printing markets. A second set of challenges relates to changes in the competitive landscape. Our primary competitors are exerting competitive pressure in targeted areas and are entering new markets, our emerging competitors are introducing new technologies and business models, and our alliance partners in some businesses are increasingly becoming our competitors in others. A third set of challenges relates to business model changes and our go-to-market execution.

• In Personal Systems, we face challenges with continued increases in commodity costs, especially in memory, and the uncertainty of the PC market’s ability to absorb price increases driven by higher commodity costs.

• In Printing, we are seeing signs of stabilization of demand in consumer and commercial markets, but are still experiencing an overall competitive pricing environment. We obtained a number of components from single sources due to technology, availability, price, quality or other considerations. For instance, we source majority of our A4 and a portion of A3 portfolio of laser printer engines and laser toner cartridges from Canon. Any decision by either party to not renew our agreement with Canon or to limit or reduce the scope of the agreement could adversely affect our net revenue from LaserJet products; however, we have a long-standing business relationship with Canon and anticipate renewal of this agreement.

Our business and financial performance also depend significantly on worldwide economic conditions. Accordingly, we face global macroeconomic challenges such as the June 23, 2016 referendum by British voters to exit the European Union (commonly known as “Brexit”), uncertainty in the markets and weaker macroeconomic conditions. The impact of these and other global macroeconomic challenges on our business cannot be known at this time.

To address these challenges, we continue to pursue innovation with a view towards developing new products and services aligned with generating market demand and meeting the needs of our customers and partners. In addition, we need to continue to improve our operations, with a particular focus on enhancing our end-to-end processes and efficiencies. We also need to continue to optimize our sales coverage models, align our sales incentives with our strategic goals, improve channel execution, strengthen our capabilities in our areas of strategic focus, and develop and capitalize on market opportunities.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of

Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

We typically experience higher net revenues in our first and fourth quarters compared to other quarters in our fiscal year due in part to seasonal holiday demand. Historical seasonal patterns should not be considered reliable indicators of our future net revenues or financial performance.

For a further discussion of trends, uncertainties and other factors that could impact our continuing operating results, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Item 1A in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

General

The Consolidated Financial Statements of HP are prepared in accordance with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), which require management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, net revenue and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent liabilities. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Management has discussed the development, selection and disclosure of these estimates with the Audit Committee of HP’s Board of Directors. Management believes that the accounting estimates employed and the resulting amounts are reasonable; however, actual results may differ from these estimates. Making estimates and judgments about future events is inherently unpredictable and is subject to significant uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control. Should any of these estimates and assumptions change or prove to have been incorrect, it could have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position and cash flows.

A summary of significant accounting policies is included in Note 1, “Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, which is incorporated herein by reference. An accounting policy is deemed to be critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, if different estimates reasonably could have been used, or if changes in the estimate that are reasonably possible could materially impact the financial statements. Management believes the following critical accounting policies reflect the significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services are rendered, the sales price or fee is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured, as well as when other revenue recognition principles are met, including industry-specific revenue recognition guidance.

We enter into contracts to sell our products and services, and while many of our sales agreements contain standard terms and conditions, there are agreements we enter into which contain non-standard terms and conditions. Further, many of our arrangements include multiple elements. As a result, significant contract interpretation may be required to determine the appropriate accounting, including the identification of deliverables considered to be separate units of accounting, the allocation of the transaction price among elements in the arrangement and the timing of revenue recognition for each of those elements.

We recognize revenue for delivered elements as separate units of accounting when the delivered elements have standalone value to the customer. For elements with no standalone value, we recognize revenue consistent with the pattern of the delivery of the final deliverable. If the arrangement includes a customer-negotiated refund or return right or other contingency relative to the delivered items and the delivery and performance of the undelivered items is considered probable and substantially within our control, the delivered element constitutes a separate unit of accounting. In arrangements with combined units of accounting, changes in the allocation of the transaction price among elements may impact the timing of revenue recognition for the contract but will not change the total revenue recognized for the contract.

We establish the selling prices used for each deliverable based on vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of selling price, if available, third-party evidence (“TPE”), if VSOE of selling price is not available, or estimated selling price (“ESP”), if neither VSOE of selling price nor TPE is available. We establish VSOE of selling price using the price charged for a deliverable when sold separately and, in rare instances, using the price established by management having the relevant authority. We

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evaluate TPE of selling price by reviewing largely similar and interchangeable competitor products or services in standalone sales to similarly situated customers. ESP is established based on management’s judgment considering internal factors such as margin objectives, pricing practices and controls, customer segment pricing strategies and the product life cycle. Consideration is also given to market conditions such as competitor pricing strategies and industry technology life cycles. We may modify or develop new go-to-market practices in the future, which may result in changes in selling prices, impacting both VSOE of selling price and ESP. In most arrangements with multiple elements, the transaction price is allocated to the individual units of accounting at inception of the arrangement based on their relative selling price. However, the aforementioned factors may result in a different allocation of the transaction price to deliverables in multiple element arrangements entered into in future periods. This may change the pattern and timing of revenue recognition for identical arrangements executed in future periods, but will not change the total revenue recognized for any given arrangement.

We reduce revenue for customer and distributor programs and incentive offerings, including price protection, rebates, promotions, other volume-based incentives and expected returns. Future market conditions and product transitions may require us to take actions to increase customer incentive offerings, possibly resulting in an incremental reduction of revenue at the time the incentive is offered. For certain incentive programs, we estimate the number of customers expected to redeem the incentive based on historical experience and the specific terms and conditions of the incentive.

For hardware products, we recognize revenue generated from direct sales to end customers and indirect sales to channel partners (including resellers, distributors and value-added solution providers) when the revenue recognition criteria are satisfied. For indirect sales to channel partners, we recognize revenue at the time of delivery when the channel partner has economic substance apart from HP and HP has completed its obligations related to the sale.

We recognize revenue from fixed-price support or maintenance contracts ratably over the contract period.

Warranty

We accrue the estimated cost of product warranties at the time we recognize revenue. We evaluate our warranty obligations on a product group basis. Our standard product warranty terms generally include post-sales support and repairs or replacement of a product at no additional charge for a specified period of time. While we engage in extensive product quality programs and processes, including actively monitoring and evaluating the quality of our component suppliers, we base our estimated warranty obligation on contractual warranty terms, repair costs, product call rates, average cost per call, current period product shipments and ongoing product failure rates, as well as specific product class failure outside of our baseline experience. Warranty terms generally range from 90 days to three years for parts, labor and onsite services, depending upon the product. Over the last three fiscal years, the annual warranty expense and actual warranty costs have averaged approximately 2.0% and 2.3% of annual net revenue, respectively.

Restructuring and Other Charges

We have engaged in restructuring actions which require management to estimate the timing and amount of severance and other employee separation costs for workforce reduction and enhanced early retirement programs, fair value of assets made redundant or obsolete, and the fair value of lease cancellation and other exit costs. We accrue for severance and other employee separation costs under these actions when it is probable that benefits will be paid and the amount is reasonably estimable. The rates used in determining severance accruals are based on existing plans, historical experiences and negotiated settlements. Other charges include non-recurring costs that are distinct from ongoing operational costs such as information technology costs incurred in connection with the Separation. For a full description of our restructuring actions, refer to our discussions of restructuring in “Results of Operations” below and in Note 3, “Restructuring and Other Charges” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, which are incorporated herein by reference.

Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefits

Our pension and other post-retirement benefit costs and obligations depend on various assumptions. Our major assumptions relate primarily to discount rates, mortality rates, expected increases in compensation levels and the expected long-term return on plan assets. The discount rate assumption is based on current investment yields of high-quality fixed-income securities with maturities similar to the expected benefits payment period. Mortality rates help predict the expected life of plan participants and are based on a historical demographic study of the plan. The expected increase in the compensation levels assumption reflects our long-term actual experience and future expectations. The expected long-term return on plan assets is

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determined based on asset allocations, historical portfolio results, historical asset correlations and management’s expected returns for each asset class. We evaluate our expected return assumptions annually including reviewing current capital market assumptions to assess the reasonableness of the expected long-term return on plan assets. We update the expected long-term return on assets when we observe a sufficient level of evidence that would suggest the long-term expected return has changed. In any fiscal year, significant differences may arise between the actual return and the expected long-term return on plan assets. Historically, differences between the actual return and expected long-term return on plan assets have resulted from changes in target or actual asset allocation, short-term performance relative to expected long-term performance, and to a lesser extent, differences between target and actual investment allocations, the timing of benefit payments compared to expectations, and the use of derivatives intended to effect asset allocation changes or hedge certain investment or liability exposures. For the recognition of net periodic benefit cost, the calculation of the expected long-term return on plan assets uses the fair value of plan assets as of the beginning of the fiscal year unless updated as a result of interim re-measurement.

Our major assumptions vary by plan, and the weighted-average rates used are set forth in Note 4, “Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, which is incorporated herein by reference. The following table provides the impact a change of 25 basis points in each of the weighted-average assumptions of the discount rate, expected increase in compensation levels and expected long-term return on plan assets would have had on our net periodic benefit cost for fiscal year 2017: 

	Change in Net Periodic Benefit Cost in millions
Assumptions:
Discount rate	$	7
Expected increase in compensation levels	$	2
Expected long-term return on plan assets	$	28

Taxes on Earnings

We calculate our current and deferred tax provisions based on estimates and assumptions that could differ from the final positions reflected in our income tax returns. We adjust our current and deferred tax provisions based on income tax returns which are generally filed in the third or fourth quarters of the subsequent fiscal year.

We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which we expect the differences to reverse.

We record a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that we are more likely than not to realize. In determining the need for a valuation allowance, we consider future market growth, forecasted earnings, future taxable income, the mix of earnings in the jurisdictions in which we operate and prudent and feasible tax planning strategies. In the event we were to determine that it is more likely than not that we will be unable to realize all or part of our deferred tax assets in the future, we would increase the valuation allowance and recognize a corresponding charge to earnings or other comprehensive income in the period in which we make such a determination. Likewise, if we later determine that we are more likely than not to realize the deferred tax assets, we would reverse the applicable portion of the previously recognized valuation allowance. In order for us to realize our deferred tax assets, we must be able to generate sufficient taxable income in the jurisdictions in which the deferred tax assets are located.

Our effective tax rate includes the impact of certain undistributed foreign earnings for which we have not provided United States federal taxes because we plan to reinvest such earnings indefinitely outside the United States. We plan distributions of foreign earnings based on projected cash flow needs as well as the working capital and long-term investment requirements of our foreign subsidiaries and our domestic operations. Based on these assumptions, we estimate the amount we expect to indefinitely invest outside the United States and the amounts we expect to distribute to the United States and provide the United States federal taxes due on amounts expected to be distributed to the United States. Further, as a result of certain employment actions and capital investments we have undertaken, income from manufacturing activities in certain jurisdictions is subject to reduced tax rates and, in some cases, is wholly exempt from taxes for fiscal years through 2027. Material changes in our

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estimates of cash, working capital and long-term investment requirements in the various jurisdictions in which we do business could impact how future earnings are repatriated to the United States, and our related future effective tax rate.

We are subject to income taxes in the United States and approximately 58 other countries, and we are subject to routine corporate income tax audits in many of these jurisdictions. We believe that positions taken on our tax returns are fully supported, but tax authorities may challenge these positions, which may not be fully sustained on examination by the relevant tax authorities. Accordingly, our income tax provision includes amounts intended to satisfy assessments that may result from these challenges. Determining the income tax provision for these potential assessments and recording the related effects requires management judgments and estimates. The amounts ultimately paid on resolution of an audit could be materially different from the amounts previously included in our income tax provision and, therefore, could have a material impact on our income tax provision, net income and cash flows. Our accrual for uncertain tax positions is attributable primarily to uncertainties concerning the tax treatment of our international operations, including the allocation of income among different jurisdictions, intercompany transactions and related interest. For a further discussion on taxes on earnings, refer to Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Inventory

We state our inventory at the lower of cost or market on a first-in, first-out basis. We make adjustments to reduce the cost of inventory to its net realizable value at the product group level for estimated excess or obsolescence. Factors influencing these adjustments include changes in demand, technological changes, product life cycle and development plans, component cost trends, product pricing, physical deterioration and quality issues.

Goodwill

We review goodwill for impairment annually during our fourth quarter and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of goodwill may not be recoverable. We can opt to perform a qualitative assessment to test a reporting unit’s goodwill for impairment or perform a quantitative impairment test. Based on a qualitative assessment, if we determine that the fair value of a reporting unit is more likely than not (i.e., a likelihood of more than 50 percent) to be less than its carrying amount, the quantitative impairment test will be performed.

In the quantitative impairment test, we compare the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying amount with the fair values derived most significantly from the income approach, and to a lesser extent, the market approach. Under the income approach, we estimate the fair value of a reporting unit based on the present value of estimated future cash flows. We base cash flow projections on management’s estimates of revenue growth rates and operating margins, taking into consideration industry and market conditions. We base the discount rate on the weighted-average cost of capital adjusted for the relevant risk associated with business-specific characteristics and the uncertainty related to the reporting unit’s ability to execute on the projected cash flows. Under the market approach, we estimate fair value based on market multiples of revenue and earnings derived from comparable publicly-traded companies with similar operating and investment characteristics as the reporting unit. We weight the fair value derived from the market approach depending on the level of comparability of these publicly-traded companies to the reporting unit. When market comparables are not meaningful or not available, we estimate the fair value of a reporting unit using only the income approach.

If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds the carrying amount of the net assets assigned to that reporting unit, goodwill is not impaired. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, goodwill is impaired and the excess of the reporting unit’s carrying value over the fair value is recognized as an impairment loss.

Our annual goodwill impairment analysis, performed using the qualitative assessment option as of the first day of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017, resulted in a conclusion that it was more likely than not that the fair value of our reporting units exceeded their respective carrying values. As a result, we concluded that the first step of the goodwill impairment test was not necessary.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

We use derivative instruments to manage a variety of risks, including risks related to foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. We use forwards, swaps and at times, options to hedge certain foreign currency and interest rate exposures. We do not use derivative instruments for speculative purposes. As of October 31, 2017, the gross notional value of our derivative portfolio was $25 billion. Assets and liabilities related to derivative instruments are measured at fair value, and were $121 million and $372 million, respectively as of October 31, 2017.

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Fair value is the price we would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. The determination of fair value often involves significant judgments about assumptions such as determining an appropriate discount rate that factors in both risk and liquidity premiums, identifying the similarities and differences in market transactions, weighting those differences accordingly and then making the appropriate adjustments to those market transactions to reflect the risks specific to the asset or liability being valued. We generally use industry standard valuation models to measure the fair value of our derivative positions. When prices in active markets are not available for the identical asset or liability, we use industry standard valuation models to measure fair value. Where applicable, these models project future cash flows and discount the future amounts to present value using market-based observable inputs, including interest rate curves, HP and counterparty credit risk, foreign currency exchange rates, and forward and spot prices.

For a further discussion on fair value measurements and derivative instruments, refer to Note 9, “Fair Value” and Note 10, “Financial Instruments”, respectively, to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, which are incorporated herein by reference.

Loss Contingencies

We are involved in various lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings including those consisting of intellectual property (“IP”), commercial, securities, employment, employee benefits and environmental matters that arise in the ordinary course of business. We record a liability when we believe that it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Significant judgment is required to determine both the probability of having incurred a liability and the estimated amount of the liability. We review these matters at least quarterly and adjust these liabilities to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and other updated information and events, pertaining to a particular case. Pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement, we share responsibility with Hewlett Packard Enterprise for certain matters, as discussed in Note 14, “Litigation and Contingencies” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, which is incorporated herein by reference, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise has agreed to indemnify us in whole or in part with respect to certain matters. Based on our experience, we believe that any damage amounts claimed in the specific litigation and contingencies matters further discussed in Note 14, “Litigation and Contingencies”, are not a meaningful indicator of HP’s potential liability. Litigation is inherently unpredictable. However, we believe we have valid defenses with respect to legal matters pending against us. Nevertheless, cash flows or results of operations could be materially affected in any particular period by the resolution of one or more of these contingencies. We believe we have recorded adequate provisions for any such matters and, as of October 31, 2017, it was not reasonably possible that a material loss had been incurred in excess of the amounts recognized in our financial statements.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

For a summary of recent accounting pronouncements applicable to our consolidated financial statements see Note 1, “Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, which is incorporated herein by reference.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Revenue from our international operations has historically represented, and we expect will continue to represent, a majority of our overall net revenue. As a result, our net revenue growth has been impacted, and we expect it will continue to be impacted, by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. In order to provide a framework for assessing performance excluding the impact of foreign currency fluctuations, we supplement the year-over-year percentage change in net revenue with the year-over-year percentage change in net revenue on a constant currency basis, which excludes the change of foreign currency exchange fluctuations and hedging activities from the prior-year period and does not adjust for any repricing or demand impacts from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. This information is provided so that net revenue can be viewed with and without the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, which is consistent with how management evaluates our net revenue results and trends, as management does not believe that the excluded items are reflective of ongoing operating results. The constant currency measures are provided in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the year-over-year percentage change in net revenue on a GAAP basis. Other companies may calculate and define similarly labeled items differently, which may limit the usefulness of this measure for comparative purposes.

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Results of operations in dollars and as a percentage of net revenue were as follows: 

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017					2016					2015
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	52,056		100.0	%	$	48,238		100.0	%	$	51,463		100.0	%
Cost of revenue	42,478			81.6	%	39,240			81.3	%	41,524			80.7	%
Gross profit	9,578			18.4	%	8,998			18.7	%	9,939			19.3	%
Research and development	1,190			2.3	%	1,209			2.5	%	1,191			2.3	%
Selling, general and administrative	4,376			8.4	%	3,833			8.0	%	4,719			9.2	%
Restructuring and other charges	362			0.7	%	205			0.4	%	63			0.1	%
Acquisition-related charges	125			0.2	%	7			0.0%		1			0.0%
Amortization of intangible assets	1			0.0%		16			0.0%		102			0.2	%
Defined benefit plan settlement charges (credits)	5			0.0%		179			0.4	%	(57		)	(0.1	)%
Earnings from continuing operations	3,519			6.8	%	3,549			7.4	%	3,920			7.6	%
Interest and other, net	(243		)	(0.5	)%	212			0.4	%	(388		)	(0.7	)%
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes	3,276			6.3	%	3,761			7.8	%	3,532			6.9	%
(Provision for) benefit from taxes	(750		)	(1.4	)%	(1,095		)	(2.3	)%	186			0.3	%
Net earnings from continuing operations	2,526			4.9	%	2,666			5.5	%	3,718			7.2	%
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of taxes	—					(170		)			836
Net earnings	$	2,526				$	2,496				$	4,554

Net Revenue

In fiscal year 2017, total net revenue increased 7.9% (increased 8.7% on a constant currency basis) as compared with fiscal year 2016. Net revenue from the United States increased 7.1% to $19.3 billion and net revenue from outside of the United States increased 8.4% to $32.8 billion. The increase in net revenue was primarily driven by growth in Notebooks, Desktops and Supplies revenue, partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency impacts.

In fiscal year 2016, total net revenue decreased 6.3% (decreased 2.0% on a constant currency basis) as compared with fiscal year 2015. Net revenue from the United States increased 1.7% to $18.0 billion, while net revenue from outside of the United States decreased 10.4% to $30.2 billion. The primary factors contributing to the net revenue decline were unfavorable foreign currency impacts, weak market demand, competitive pricing pressures and the change in the Supplies sales model. The net revenue decline was driven by decline in supplies, commercial and consumer printers, commercial and consumer desktops and consumer notebooks, partially offset by growth in commercial notebooks.

A more detailed discussion of the factors contributing to the changes in segment net revenue is included under “Segment Information” below. 

Gross Margin

 Our gross margin was 18.4% for fiscal year 2017 compared with 18.7% for fiscal year 2016. The primary factors impacting the gross margin decrease were lower Personal System gross margin driven by higher commodity costs, unfavorable foreign currency impacts and higher mix of Personal Systems revenue, partially offset by productivity improvements in Printing.

 Our gross margin was 18.7% for fiscal year 2016 compared with 19.3% for fiscal year 2015. The decline in gross margin performance was primarily due to unfavorable foreign currency impacts, partially offset by operational improvements.

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A more detailed discussion of the factors contributing to the changes in segment gross margins is included under “Segment Information” below.

Operating Expenses

Research and Development (“R&D”)

R&D expense decreased 2% in fiscal year 2017 compared to fiscal year 2016, primarily due to lower spend as a result of the launch of A3 products in fiscal year 2016, partially offset by continuing investment in Printing.

R&D expense increased 2% in fiscal year 2016 as compared to fiscal year 2015 primarily due to incremental investments in A3 and 3D printing, partially offset by favorable foreign currency impacts.

Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”)

SG&A expense increased 14% in fiscal year 2017 as compared to fiscal year 2016, primarily due to a gain from the divestiture of marketing optimization assets in fiscal year 2016 and an increase in field selling costs.

SG&A expense decreased 19% in fiscal year 2016 as compared to fiscal year 2015 primarily due to gains from the divestiture of certain software assets to Open Text Corporation, lower corporate governance and other overhead costs related to the pre-Separation combined entity, our cost-saving initiatives and favorable foreign currency impacts. These effects were partially offset by the gain from the divestiture of Snapfish in the prior-year period.

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Amortization expense decreased by $15 million and $86 million in fiscal year 2017 and in fiscal year 2016 respectively, year-over-year, primarily due to assets from prior acquisitions reaching the end of their respective amortization periods.

Restructuring and other Charges

Restructuring and other charges increased by $157 million in fiscal year 2017 compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to the restructuring plan announced in October 2016 (the “Fiscal 2017 Plan”) and certain non-recurring costs, including those as a result of the Separation.

Restructuring and other charges increased by $142 million in fiscal year 2016 compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to severance pay and infrastructure related charges from our restructuring plan initially announced in September 2015 (the “Fiscal 2015 Plan”).

Interest and Other, Net

Interest and other, net expense increased by $455 million in fiscal year 2017 compared to the prior-year period. The increase was primarily due to lower tax indemnification income in fiscal year 2017 from Hewlett Packard Enterprise for certain tax liabilities that HP is jointly and severally liable for, but for which it is indemnified by Hewlett Packard Enterprise under the tax matters agreement.

Interest and other, net expense decreased by $600 million in fiscal year 2016 compared to the prior-year period. The decrease was primarily due to higher tax indemnification income in fiscal year 2016 from Hewlett Packard Enterprise under the tax matters agreement and lower foreign currency losses, partially offset by lower interest income.

Provision for Taxes

Our effective tax rates were 22.9%, 29.1% and (5.3)% in fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Our effective tax rate generally differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% due to favorable tax rates associated with certain earnings from our operations in lower tax jurisdictions throughout the world. The jurisdictions with favorable tax rates that had the most significant impact on our effective tax rate in the periods presented were Puerto Rico, Singapore, China, Malaysia and Ireland. We plan to reinvest certain earnings of these jurisdictions indefinitely outside the United States and therefore have not provided

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U.S. taxes on those indefinitely reinvested earnings. In addition to the above factors, the overall tax rates in fiscal year 2017 were impacted by adjustments to valuation allowances and state income taxes, and the overall tax rates in fiscal year 2016 were impacted by adjustments to valuation allowances and uncertain tax positions.

For a reconciliation of our effective tax rate to the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% and further explanation of our provision for taxes, see Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, which is incorporated herein by reference.

In fiscal year 2017, we recorded $72 million of net income tax benefit related to discrete items in the provision for taxes. These amounts primarily include tax benefits of $84 million related to restructuring and other charges, $12 million related to U.S. federal provision to return adjustments, $45 million related to Samsung acquisition-related charges, and $13 million of other net tax benefits. In addition, we recorded tax charges of $11 million related to changes in state valuation allowances, $22 million of state provision to return adjustments, and $49 million related to uncertain tax positions.

In fiscal year 2016, we recorded $301 million of net income tax charges related to discrete items in the provision for taxes for continuing operations. These amounts primarily include uncertain tax position charges of $525 million related to pre-separation tax matters. In addition, we recorded $62 million of net tax benefits on restructuring charges, $52 million of net tax benefits related to the release of foreign valuation allowances and $41 million of net tax benefits arising from the retroactive research and development credit provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 signed into law in December 2015 and $70 million of other tax benefit.

In fiscal year 2015, we recorded $1.2 billion of net income tax benefits related to discrete items in the provision for taxes for continuing operations. These amounts included $1.7 billion of tax benefits due to a release of valuation allowances pertaining to certain U.S. deferred tax assets, $449 million of tax charges related to uncertain tax positions on pension transfers, $70 million of tax benefits related to state tax impacts, and $6 million of income tax charges related to various other items. In addition, we recorded $33 million of income tax charges on restructuring and pension-related costs.

Segment Information

A description of the products and services for each segment can be found in Note 2, “Segment Information,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, which is incorporated herein by reference. Future changes to this organizational structure may result in changes to the segments disclosed.

Personal Systems

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	33,374		$	29,987		$	31,520
Earnings from operations	$	1,213		$	1,150		$	1,022
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue	3.6		%	3.8		%	3.2		%

The components of net revenue and the weighted net revenue change by business unit were as follows:

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	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	Net Revenue				Weighted Net Revenue Change Percentage Points
	2017		2016
	Dollars in millions
Notebooks	$	19,782	$	16,982	9.4
Desktops	10,298		9,956		1.1
Workstations	2,042		1,870		0.6
Other	1,252		1,179		0.2
Total Personal Systems	$	33,374	$	29,987	11.3

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	Net Revenue				Weighted Net Revenue Change Percentage Points
	2016		2015
	Dollars in millions
Notebooks	$	16,982	$	17,271	(0.9	)
Desktops	9,956		10,941		(3.1	)
Workstations	1,870		2,018		(0.5	)
Other	1,179		1,290		(0.4	)
Total Personal Systems	$	29,987	$	31,520	(4.9	)

Fiscal Year 2017 compared with Fiscal Year 2016

Personal Systems net revenue increased 11.3% (increased 12.3% on a constant currency basis) in fiscal year 2017. The net revenue increase was primarily due to growth in Notebooks, Desktops and Workstations partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency impacts. The net revenue increase was driven by a 6.7% increase in unit volume combined with a 4.3% increase in average selling prices (“ASPs”) as compared to fiscal year 2016. The increase in unit volume was primarily due to growth in Notebooks and Workstations. The increase in ASPs was primarily due to favorable pricing partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency impacts.

Consumer revenue increased 16% in fiscal year 2017, driven by growth in Notebooks and Desktops as a result of higher unit volume combined with higher ASPs. Commercial revenue increased 9% in fiscal year 2017, driven by growth in Notebooks and Workstations. Net revenue increased 16% in Notebooks, 9% in Workstations and 3% in Desktops in fiscal year 2017.

Personal Systems earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased by 0.2 percentage points in fiscal year 2017. The decrease was primarily due to a decline in gross margin partially offset by a decrease in operating expenses. The decrease in gross margin was primarily due to an increase in commodity cost and unfavorable foreign currency impacts partially offset by higher ASPs. Operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue decreased primarily due to operating expense management.

Fiscal Year 2016 compared with Fiscal Year 2015

Personal systems net revenue decreased 4.9% (decreased 0.9% on a constant currency basis) in fiscal year 2016. The net revenue decline in Personal Systems was primarily due to unfavorable foreign currency impacts and weak market demand. Personal Systems net revenue decreased as a result of a 3.5% decline in unit volume along with a 1% decline in ASPs as compared to the prior-year period. The unit volume decline was primarily due to an overall decline in desktops and consumer notebooks, partially offset by unit volume growth in commercial notebooks. The decline in ASPs was primarily due to competitive pricing in the commercial segment partially offset by favorable pricing in the consumer segment and favorable mix shift in consumer high-end premium products.

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Consumer and commercial revenue both decreased by 5%, primarily due to weak market demand, partially offset by an increase in commercial notebooks and PC services. Net revenue declined 2% in Notebooks, 9% in Desktops, 7% in Workstations and 9% in Other as compared to the prior-year period. The net revenue decline in Other was primarily due to lower sales in consumer tablets and Personal Systems options partially offset by revenue growth in PC services.

Personal Systems earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased by 0.6 percentage points in fiscal year 2016. The increase was primarily due to growth in gross margin driven by favorable commodity costs combined with product mix and increase in PC services, the effects of which were partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency impacts in revenue. Operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue increased by 0.1 percentage point primarily driven by an increase in field selling cost.

Printing

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	18,801		$	18,260		$	21,232
Earnings from operations	$	3,161		$	3,128		$	3,765
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue	16.8		%	17.1		%	17.7		%

The components of the net revenue and weighted net revenue change by business unit were as follows: 

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	Net Revenue				Weighted Net Revenue Change Percentage Points
	2017		2016
	Dollars in millions
Supplies	$	12,416	$	11,875	3.0
Commercial Hardware	3,973		4,035		(0.3	)
Consumer Hardware	2,412		2,350		0.3
Total Printing	$	18,801	$	18,260	3.0

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	Net Revenue				Weighted Net Revenue Change Percentage Points
	2016		2015
	Dollars in millions
Supplies	$	11,875	$	13,979	(9.9	)
Commercial Hardware	4,035		4,350		(1.5	)
Consumer Hardware	2,350		2,903		(2.6	)
Total Printing	$	18,260	$	21,232	(14.0	)

Fiscal Year 2017 compared with Fiscal Year 2016

Printing net revenue increased 3.0% (increased 3.5% on a constant currency basis) for fiscal year 2017. The increase in net revenue was primarily driven by the increase in Supplies revenue. Net revenue for Supplies increased 4.6% as compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to the change in the Supplies sales model in the prior-year period and better discount management, partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency impacts. Printer unit volume increased 3.4% while ASPs decreased 0.9% as compared to the prior-year period. The increase in Printer unit volume was primarily driven by unit increases in Consumer Hardware and larger opportunity to place incremental units with positive net present value. Printer ASPs decreased primarily due to unfavorable foreign currency impacts.

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Net revenue for Commercial Hardware decreased 2% as compared to the prior-year period, driven by a decline in other printing solutions largely due to the divestiture of marketing optimization assets in the prior-year period, partially offset by revenue from 3D printing in fiscal year 2017. ASPs decreased by 0.1% while unit volume increased by 2.0%. The unit volume increased primarily due to a larger opportunity to place incremental units with positive net present value. The decrease in ASPs was primarily due to unfavorable foreign currency impacts, partially offset by a mix shift to higher-end printers. Net revenue for Consumer Hardware increased 3% as compared to the prior-year period due to a 4% increase in printer unit volume, partially offset by 0.4% decrease in ASPs. The unit volume increase was driven by the Home business. The decrease in ASPs was primarily due to unfavorable foreign currency impacts, partially offset by better discount management.

Printing earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased by 0.3 percentage points for the fiscal year 2017 as compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to an increase in operating expenses, partially offset by an improved gross margin. The gross margin increased due to operational improvements, partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency impacts. Operating expenses increased primarily due to a gain from the divestiture of marketing optimization assets in the prior-year period and an increase in marketing investments.

Fiscal Year 2016 compared with Fiscal Year 2015

Printing net revenue decreased 14.0% (decreased 9.3% on a constant currency basis) for fiscal year 2016. The decline in net revenue was primarily due to unfavorable foreign currency impacts, weakness in demand, impact from the change in the Supplies sales model and competitive pricing pressures. These factors resulted in a net revenue decline across Supplies and Consumer and Commercial Hardware. Net revenue for Supplies decreased 15% as compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to unfavorable foreign currency impacts, demand weakness combined with a competitive pricing environment and impact of the change in the Supplies sales model. Printer unit volume decreased 12% and ASPs increased by 2% as compared to the prior-year period. Printer unit volume decreased due to weakness in demand, our pricing discipline and focus on placing positive NPV units. Printer ASPs increased primarily due to a favorable mix shift to high-value printers, partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency impacts.

Net revenue for Commercial Hardware decreased 7% for fiscal year 2016 as compared to the prior-year period primarily driven by an 8% decline in unit volume and a decrease in other peripheral printing solutions. The unit volume in Commercial Hardware declined primarily due to a unit volume decline in LaserJet printers. The ASPs in Commercial Hardware increased by 2% primarily due to a mix shift to high-value printer sales offset by unfavorable foreign currency impacts. Printer unit volume in Consumer Hardware declined 12%, combined with a decline in other printing solutions largely driven by the divestiture of Snapfish in the prior-year period and a 2% decline in ASPs, resulted in a 19% decline in Consumer Hardware net revenue for fiscal year 2016 as compared to the prior-year period. The unit volume decline in Consumer Hardware was primarily due to weakness in demand, our pricing discipline and our continued efforts to place positive NPV units. The ASPs in Consumer Hardware decreased primarily due to unfavorable foreign currency impacts.

Printing earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased by 0.6% percentage points for fiscal year 2016 as compared to the prior-year period due to decline in gross margin, partially offset by the gains from the divestiture of certain software assets. The gross margin decline was primarily due to unfavorable foreign currency impacts and supplies mix, partially offset by operational improvements and a favorable mix of printers. Operating expenses decreased primarily due to the gains from the divestiture of certain software assets to Open Text Corporation and cost-saving initiatives.

Corporate Investments

The loss from operations in Corporate Investments for the fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015 was primarily due to expenses associated with our incubation projects and HP Labs.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We use cash generated by operations as our primary source of liquidity. We believe that internally generated cash flows are generally sufficient to support our operating businesses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, restructuring activities, maturing debt, income tax payments and the payment of stockholder dividends, in addition to investments and share repurchases. We are

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able to supplement this short-term liquidity, if necessary, with broad access to capital markets and credit facilities made available by various domestic and foreign financial institutions. While our access to capital markets may be constrained and our cost of borrowing may increase under certain business, market and economic conditions, our access to a variety of funding sources to meet our liquidity needs is designed to facilitate continued access to capital resources under all such conditions. Our liquidity is subject to various risks including the risks identified in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Item 1A and market risks identified in the section entitled “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in Item 7A, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Our cash balances are held in numerous locations throughout the world, with the majority of those amounts held outside of the United States. We utilize a variety of planning and financing strategies in an effort to ensure that our worldwide cash is available when and where it is needed. Our cash position remains strong, and we expect that our cash balances, anticipated cash flow generated from operations and access to capital markets will be sufficient to cover our expected near-term cash outlays.

On November 1, 2017, HP made a cash payment of $1.1 billion to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. in connection with the acquisition of its printer business.

Amounts held outside of the United States are generally utilized to support non-U.S. liquidity needs, although a portion of those amounts may from time to time be subject to short-term intercompany loans into the United States. Most of the amounts held outside of the United States could be repatriated to the United States but, under current law, some would be subject to U.S. federal income taxes, less applicable foreign tax credits. Repatriation of some foreign earnings is restricted by local law. Except for foreign earnings that are considered indefinitely reinvested outside of the United States, we have provided for the U.S. federal tax liability on these earnings for financial statement purposes. Repatriation could result in additional income tax payments in future years. Where local restrictions prevent an efficient intercompany transfer of funds, our intent is that cash balances would remain outside of the United States and we would meet liquidity needs through ongoing cash flows, external borrowings, or both. We do not expect restrictions or potential taxes incurred on amounts repatriated to the United States to have a material effect on our overall liquidity, financial condition or results of operations.

Liquidity

Our cash and cash equivalents, marketable debt securities and total debt for continuing operations were as follows: 

	As of October 31
	2017		2016		2015
	In billions
Cash and cash equivalents	$	7.0	$	6.3	$	7.6
Marketable debt securities(1)	$	1.1	$	—	$	—
Total debt	$	7.8	$	6.8	$	8.8

⁽¹⁾  Includes highly liquid U.S. treasury notes, U.S. agency securities, non-U.S. government bonds, corporate debt securities, money market and other funds. We classify these investments within Other current assets in Consolidated Balance Sheets, including those with maturity dates beyond one year, based on their highly liquid nature and availability for use in current operations.

Our historical statements of cash flows represent the combined cash flows and key cash flow metrics of HP prior to the Separation and have not been revised to reflect the effect of the Separation. For further information on discontinued operations, see Note 17, “Discontinued Operations” in the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”, which is incorporated herein by reference. 

Our key cash flow metrics were as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
				In millions
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	3,677		$	3,252		$	7,026
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(1,717		)	48			(5,534		)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(1,251		)	(14,445		)	808
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	709		$	(11,145	)	$	2,300

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Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $0.4 billion for fiscal year 2017 as compared to fiscal year 2016.The increase was primarily due to higher cash generated from working capital management activities.

Net cash provided by operating activities decreased by $3.8 billion for fiscal year 2016 as compared to fiscal year 2015, since the net cash provided by operating activities for fiscal year 2015 included the impact of discontinued operations, which is not included in the net cash provided by operating activities for fiscal year 2016, as a result of the Separation.

Working Capital Metrics

Management utilizes current cash conversion cycle information to manage our working capital level. The table below presents the cash conversion cycle: 

	As of October 31
	2017		2016		2015
Days of sales outstanding in accounts receivable (“DSO”)	29		30		35
Days of supply in inventory (“DOS”)	46		39		39
Days of purchases outstanding in accounts payable (“DPO”)	(105	)	(98	)	(93	)
Cash conversion cycle	(30	)	(29	)	(19	)

The cash conversion cycle is the sum of days of DSO and DOS less DPO. Items which may cause the cash conversion cycle in a particular period to differ from a long-term sustainable rate include, but are not limited to, changes in business mix, changes in payment terms, extent of receivables factoring, seasonal trends and the timing of revenue recognition and inventory purchases within the period.

DSO measures the average number of days our receivables are outstanding. DSO is calculated by dividing ending accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, by a 90-day average of net revenue. For fiscal year 2017, the decrease in DSO compared to fiscal year 2016 was primarily due to strong collections. For fiscal year 2016, the decrease in DSO compared to fiscal year 2015 was primarily due to favorable revenue linearity and strong collections, partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency impacts.

DOS measures the average number of days from procurement to sale of our product. DOS is calculated by dividing ending inventory by a 90-day average of cost of goods sold. For fiscal year 2017, the DOS was higher primarily due to leveraging our balance sheet, particularly through higher strategic buys and sea shipments to better assure supply of commodities in short supply. For fiscal year 2016, the DOS was flat compared to fiscal year 2015 due to strong inventory management offset by higher inventory balance to support future sales levels.

DPO measures the average number of days our accounts payable balances are outstanding. DPO is calculated by dividing ending accounts payable by a 90-day average of cost of goods sold. For fiscal year 2017, the DPO was higher primarily due to increased inventory purchases and an extension of payment terms with our product suppliers. For fiscal year 2016, the increase in DPO compared to fiscal year 2015 was primarily the result of an extension of payment terms with our product suppliers and increased strategic inventory purchases. 

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities increased by $1.8 billion for fiscal year 2017 as compared to fiscal year 2016, primarily due to net investment activity of $1.1 billion, classified as available-for-sale investments within Other current assets, collateral of $0.2 billion related to our derivatives and proceeds from a business divestiture of $0.5 billion in fiscal year 2016.

Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $5.6 billion for fiscal year 2016 as compared to fiscal year 2015, due to capital expenditures and payments made in connection with business acquisitions, net of cash acquired, in fiscal year 2015 by the discontinued operations.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities decreased by $13.2 billion in fiscal year 2017 compared to fiscal year 2016, as the net cash used in financing activities for the fiscal year 2016 included the cash transfer of $10.4 billion to Hewlett Packard Enterprise in connection with the Separation and the redemption of $2.1 billion of U.S. Dollar Global Notes, and fiscal year 2017 included a higher outstanding of commercial paper of $0.9 billion.

Net cash used in financing activities increased by $15.2 billion in fiscal year 2016 compared to fiscal year 2015, primarily due to the cash transfer of $10.4 billion to Hewlett Packard Enterprise in connection with the Separation, the redemption of $2.1 billion of U.S. Dollar Global Notes and cash utilization of $2.0 billion for repurchases of common stock and dividends. 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of

Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

Capital Resources

Debt Levels

	As of October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	Dollars in millions
Short-term debt	$	1,072		$	78		$	2,194
Long-term debt	$	6,747		$	6,735		$	6,648
Debt-to-equity ratio	(2.29)x			(1.75)x			0.31x
Weighted-average interest rate	4.0		%	4.2		%	3.7		%

We maintain debt levels that we establish through consideration of a number of factors, including cash flow expectations, cash requirements for operations, investment plans (including acquisitions), share repurchase activities, our cost of capital and targeted capital structure.

Short-term debt increased by $1.0 billion for fiscal year 2017 as compared to fiscal year 2016. The net increase in total debt was primarily due to a higher outstanding of commercial paper of $0.9 billion.

Short-term debt decreased by $2.1 billion and long-term debt increased by $0.1 billion for fiscal year 2016 as compared to fiscal year 2015. The net decrease in total debt was primarily due to the redemption of $2.1 billion of fixed rate U.S. Dollar Global Notes in November 2015.

Our debt-to-equity ratio is calculated as the carrying amount of debt divided by total stockholders’ (deficit) equity. Our debt-to-equity ratio increased by 0.54x in fiscal year 2017 compared to fiscal year 2016, due to an increase in total debt balances of $1.0 billion.

Our debt-to-equity ratio decreased by 2.06x in fiscal year 2016 compared to fiscal year 2015, primarily due to negative equity resulting from the transfer of net assets of $32.5 billion to Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the redemption of $2.1 billion of fixed-rate U.S. Dollar Global Notes due to the Separation.

During fiscal year 2017 and 2016, we generated operating cash flow of $3.7 billion and $3.3 billion, respectively.

Our weighted-average interest rate reflects the effective interest rate on our borrowings prevailing during the period and reflects the effect of interest rate swaps. For more information on our interest rate swaps, see Note 10, “Financial Instruments” in the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto in Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”.

Available Borrowing Resources

We had the following resources available to obtain short or long-term financing:

	As of October 31, 2017
	In millions
2016 Shelf Registration Statement	Unspecified
Uncommitted lines of credit	$	846

As of October 31, 2017, we maintain a senior unsecured committed revolving credit facility with aggregate lending commitments of $4.0 billion, which will be available until April 2, 2019 and is primarily to support the issuance of commercial paper. Funds borrowed under this revolving credit facility may also be used for general corporate purposes.

We increased our issuance authorization under our commercial paper program from $4.0 billion to $6.0 billion in November 2017. In December 2017, we also entered into a revolving credit facility with certain institutional lenders that provides us with $1.5 billion of available borrowings until November 30, 2018.

For more information on our borrowings, see Note 11, “Borrowings”, to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Credit Ratings

Our credit risk is evaluated by major independent rating agencies based upon publicly available information as well as information obtained in our ongoing discussions with them. While we do not have any rating downgrade triggers that would accelerate the maturity of a material amount of our debt, previous downgrades have increased the cost of borrowing under our credit facilities, have reduced market capacity for our commercial paper and have required the posting of additional collateral under some of our derivative contracts. In addition, any further downgrade to our credit ratings by any rating agencies may further impact us in a similar manner, and, depending on the extent of any such downgrade, could have a negative impact on

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of

Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

our liquidity and capital position. We can access alternative sources of funding, including drawdowns under our credit facilities, if necessary, to offset potential reductions in the market capacity for our commercial paper.

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Financial Condition and Results of Operations

CONTRACTUAL AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS

Our contractual and other obligations as of October 31, 2017, were as follows:

			Payments Due by Period
	Total		1 Year or Less		1-3 Years		3-5 Years		More than 5 Years
	In millions
Principal payments on debt(1)	$	7,507	$	984	$	414	$	4,899	$	1,210
Interest payments on debt(2)	2,518		286		549		323		1,360
Purchase obligations(3)	1,208		728		405		73		2
Operating lease obligations(4)	1,057		248		301		156		352
Capital lease obligations(5)	374		102		190		73		9
Total(6)(7)(8)	$	12,664	$	2,348	$	1,859	$	5,524	$	2,933

⁽¹⁾  Amounts represent the principal cash payments relating to our short-term and long-term debt and do not include any fair value adjustments, discounts or premiums.

⁽²⁾  Amounts represent the expected interest payments relating to our short-term and long-term debt. We have outstanding interest rate swap agreements accounted for as fair value hedges that have the economic effect of changing fixed interest rates associated with some of our U.S. Dollar Global Notes to variable interest rates. The impact of our outstanding interest rate swaps at October 31, 2017 was factored into the calculation of the future interest payments on debt.

⁽³⁾  Purchase obligations include agreements to purchase goods or services that are enforceable and legally binding on us and that specify all significant terms, including fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased; fixed, minimum or variable price provisions; and the approximate timing of the transaction. These purchase obligations are related principally to inventory and other items. Purchase obligations exclude agreements that are cancelable without penalty. Purchase obligations also exclude open purchase orders that are routine arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business as they are difficult to quantify in a meaningful way. Even though open purchase orders are considered enforceable and legally binding, the terms generally allow us the option to cancel, reschedule, and adjust terms based on our business needs prior to the delivery of goods or performance of services.

⁽⁴⁾  Amounts represent the operating lease obligations, net of total sublease income of $174 million.

⁽⁵⁾  Amounts represent the capital lease obligations, including total capital lease interest obligations of $45 million.

⁽⁶⁾  Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan Contributions. In fiscal year 2018, we anticipate making contributions of approximately $24 million to non-U.S. pension plans, $33 million to cover benefit payments to U.S. non-qualified pension plan participants and $7 million to cover benefit claims for our post-retirement benefit plans. Our policy is to fund our pension plans so that we meet at least the minimum contribution requirements, as established by local government, funding and taxing authorities. Expected contributions and payments to our pension and post-retirement benefit plans are excluded from the contractual obligations table because they do not represent contractual cash outflows as they are dependent on numerous factors which may result in a wide range of outcomes. For more information on our retirement and post-retirement benefit plans, see Note 4, “Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans”, to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, which is incorporated herein by reference.

⁽⁷⁾  Cost Savings Plans. We expect to make future cash payments of between $173 million and $323 million in connection with our cost savings plans through fiscal year 2021. These payments have been excluded from the contractual obligations table, because they do not represent contractual cash outflows and there is uncertainty as to the timing of these payments. For more information on our restructuring activities that are part of our cost improvements, see Note 3, “Restructuring and Other Charges”, to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, which is incorporated herein by reference.

⁽⁸⁾  Uncertain Tax Positions. As of October 31, 2017, we had approximately $2.1 billion of recorded liabilities and related interest and penalties pertaining to uncertain tax positions. We are unable to make a reasonable estimate as to when cash settlement with the tax authorities might occur due to the uncertainties related to these tax matters. Payments of these obligations would result from settlements with taxing authorities. For more information on our uncertain tax positions,

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Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

see Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings”, to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, which is incorporated herein by reference.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

As part of our ongoing business, we have not participated in transactions that generate material relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. 

We have third-party short-term financing arrangements intended to facilitate the working capital requirements of certain customers. For more information on our third-party short-term financing arrangements, see Note 7 “Supplementary Financial Information” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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ITEM 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

In the normal course of business, we are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate and interest rate risks that could impact our financial position and results of operations. Our risk management strategy with respect to these market risks may include the use of derivative instruments. We use derivative contracts only to manage existing underlying exposures. Accordingly, we do not use derivative contracts for speculative purposes. Our risks, risk management strategy and a sensitivity analysis estimating the effects of changes in fair value for each of these exposures are outlined below.

Actual gains and losses in the future may differ materially from the sensitivity analyses based on changes in the timing and amount of foreign currency exchange rate and interest rate movements and our actual exposures and derivatives in place at the time of the change, as well as the effectiveness of the derivative to hedge the related exposure.

Foreign currency exchange rate risk

We are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk inherent in our sales commitments, anticipated sales, anticipated purchases and assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. We transact business in approximately 44 currencies worldwide, of which the most significant foreign currencies to our operations for fiscal year 2017 were the euro, Chinese yuan renminbi, the British pound and the Indian rupee. For most currencies, we are a net receiver of the foreign currency and therefore benefit from a weaker U.S. dollar and are adversely affected by a stronger U.S. dollar relative to the foreign currency. Even where we are a net receiver of the foreign currency, a weaker U.S. dollar may adversely affect certain expense figures, if taken alone.

We use a combination of forward contracts and at times, options designated as cash flow hedges to protect against the foreign currency exchange rate risks inherent in our forecasted net revenue and, to a lesser extent in cost of sales. In addition, when debt is denominated in a foreign currency, we may use swaps to exchange the foreign currency principal and interest obligations for U.S. dollar-denominated amounts to manage the exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. We also use other derivatives not designated as hedging instruments consisting primarily of forward contracts to hedge foreign currency balance sheet exposures. Alternatively, we may choose not to hedge the risk associated with our foreign currency exposures, primarily if such exposure acts as a natural hedge for offsetting amounts denominated in the same currency or if the currency is too difficult or too expensive to hedge.

We have performed sensitivity analyses for continuing operations as of October 31, 2017 and 2016, using a modeling technique that measures the change in the fair values arising from a hypothetical 10% adverse movement in the levels of foreign currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar, with all other variables held constant. The analyses cover all of our foreign currency derivative contracts offset by underlying exposures. The foreign currency exchange rates we used in performing the sensitivity analysis were based on market rates in effect at October 31, 2017 and 2016. The sensitivity analyses indicated that a hypothetical 10% adverse movement in foreign currency exchange rates would result in a foreign exchange fair value loss of $64 million and $41 million at October 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016, respectively.

Interest rate risk

We also are exposed to interest rate risk related to debt we have issued and our investment portfolio.

We issue long-term debt in either U.S. dollars or foreign currencies based on market conditions at the time of financing. We often use interest rate and/or currency swaps to modify the market risk exposures in connection with the debt to achieve U.S. dollar LIBOR-based floating interest expense. The swap transactions generally involve the exchange of fixed for floating interest payments. However, we may choose not to swap fixed for floating interest payments or may terminate a previously executed swap if we believe a larger proportion of fixed-rate debt would be beneficial.

In order to hedge the fair value of certain fixed-rate investments, we may enter into interest rate swaps that convert fixed interest returns into variable interest returns. We may use cash flow hedges to hedge the variability of LIBOR-based interest income received on certain variable-rate investments. We may also enter into interest rate swaps that convert variable rate interest returns into fixed-rate interest returns.

We have performed sensitivity analyses as of October 31, 2017 and 2016, using a modeling technique that measures the change in the fair values arising from a hypothetical 10% adverse movement in the levels of interest rates across the entire yield curve, with all other variables held constant. The analyses cover our debt, investments and interest rate swaps. The analyses use actual or approximate maturities for the debt, investments and interest rate swaps. The discount rates used were based on the market interest rates in effect at October 31, 2017 and 2016. The sensitivity analyses indicated that a hypothetical 10% adverse movement in interest rates would have resulted in a loss in the fair values of our debt and investments, net of interest rate swaps, of $61 million at October 31, 2017 and $51 million at October 31, 2016.

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ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Table of Contents

	Page
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	53
Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting	55
Consolidated Statements of Earnings	56
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	57
Consolidated Balance Sheets	58
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	59
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)	60
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	61
Note 1: Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	61
Note 2: Segment Information	69
Note 3: Restructuring and Other Charges	74
Note 4: Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans	75
Note 5: Stock-Based Compensation	84
Note 6: Taxes on Earnings	89
Note 7: Supplementary Financial Information	93
Note 8: Goodwill	96
Note 9: Fair Value	97
Note 10: Financial Instruments	100
Note 11: Borrowings	105
Note 12: Stockholders’ Deficit	106
Note 13: Net Earnings Per Share	109
Note 14: Litigation and Contingencies	110
Note 15: Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties	115
Note 16: Commitments	116
Note 17: Discontinued Operations	116
Note 18: Divestitures	117
Note 19: Subsequent Events	118
Quarterly Summary	119

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of HP Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of HP Inc. and subsidiaries as of October 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2017. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of HP Inc. and subsidiaries at October 31, 2017 and 2016, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2017, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), HP Inc. and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) and our report dated December 14, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

San Jose, California

December 14, 2017

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To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of HP Inc.

We have audited HP Inc. and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). HP Inc. and subsidiaries’ management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, HP Inc. and subsidiaries maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2017, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of HP Inc. and subsidiaries as of October 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2017 and our report dated December 14, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

San Jose, California

December 14, 2017

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Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

HP’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for HP. HP’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. HP’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of HP; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of HP are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of HP; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of HP’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

HP’s management assessed the effectiveness of HP’s internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2017, utilizing the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013 framework). Based on the assessment by HP’s management, we determined that HP’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of October 31, 2017. The effectiveness of HP’s internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2017 has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, HP’s independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears on page 54 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/ DION J. WEISLER	/s/ CATHERINE A. LESJAK
Dion J. Weisler President and Chief Executive Officer December 14, 2017	Catherine A. Lesjak Chief Financial Officer December 14, 2017

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Consolidated Statements of Earnings

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions, except per share amounts
Net revenue	$	52,056		$	48,238		$	51,463
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue	42,478			39,240			41,524
Research and development	1,190			1,209			1,191
Selling, general and administrative	4,376			3,833			4,719
Restructuring and other charges	362			205			63
Acquisition-related charges	125			7			1
Amortization of intangible assets	1			16			102
Defined benefit plan settlement charges (credits)	5			179			(57		)
Total costs and expenses	48,537			44,689			47,543
Earnings from continuing operations	3,519			3,549			3,920
Interest and other, net	(243		)	212			(388		)
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes	3,276			3,761			3,532
(Provision for) benefit from taxes	(750		)	(1,095		)	186
Net earnings from continuing operations	2,526			2,666			3,718
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations	—			(170		)	836
Net earnings	$	2,526		$	2,496		$	4,554
Net earnings per share:
Basic
Continuing operations	$	1.50		$	1.54		$	2.05
Discontinued operations	—			(0.10		)	0.46
Total basic net earnings per share	$	1.50		$	1.44		$	2.51
Diluted
Continuing operations	$	1.48		$	1.53		$	2.02
Discontinued operations	—			(0.10		)	0.46
Total diluted net earnings per share	$	1.48		$	1.43		$	2.48
Weighted-average shares used to compute net earnings per share:
Basic	1,688			1,730			1,814
Diluted	1,702			1,743			1,836

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Net earnings	$	2,526		$	2,496		$	4,554
Other comprehensive income (loss) before taxes:
Change in unrealized components of available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	4			1			(17		)
Change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges:
Unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	(651		)	199			1,091
Losses (gains) reclassified into earnings	199			63			(1,312		)
	(452		)	262			(221		)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Gains (losses) arising during the period	455			(759		)	(548		)
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit	74			51			443
Curtailments, settlements and other	3			183			115
	532			(525		)	10
Change in cumulative translation adjustment	—			—			(207		)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before taxes	84			(262		)	(435		)
(Provision for) benefit from taxes	(64		)	45			14
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	20			(217		)	(421		)
Comprehensive income	$	2,546		$	2,279		$	4,133

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

	As of October 31
	2017			2016
	In millions, except par value
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,997		$	6,288
Accounts receivable	4,414			4,114
Inventory	5,786			4,484
Other current assets	5,121			3,582
Total current assets	22,318			18,468
Property, plant and equipment	1,878			1,736
Goodwill	5,622			5,622
Other non-current assets	3,095			3,161
Total assets	$	32,913		$	28,987
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	$	1,072		$	78
Accounts payable	13,279			11,103
Employee compensation and benefits	894			759
Taxes on earnings	214			231
Deferred revenue	1,012			919
Other accrued liabilities	5,941			5,718
Total current liabilities	22,412			18,808
Long-term debt	6,747			6,735
Other non-current liabilities	7,162			7,333
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ deficit:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value (300 shares authorized; none issued)	—			—
Common stock, $0.01 par value (9,600 shares authorized; 1,650 and 1,712 shares issued and outstanding at October 31, 2017, and 2016 respectively)	16			17
Additional paid in capital	380			1,030
Retained deficit	(2,386		)	(3,498		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,418		)	(1,438		)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(3,408		)	(3,889		)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$	32,913		$	28,987

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$	2,526		$	2,496		$	4,554
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	354			332			4,061
Stock-based compensation expense	224			182			709
Restructuring and other charges	362			200			1,017
Deferred taxes on earnings	238			401			(700		)
Other, net	134			(32		)	1,426
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	(453		)	565			572
Inventory	(1,346		)	(291		)	(330		)
Accounts payable	2,161			928			31
Taxes on earnings	73			106			(137		)
Restructuring and other	(233		)	(157		)	(1,243		)
Other assets and liabilities	(363		)	(1,478		)	(2,934		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	3,677			3,252			7,026
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment in property, plant and equipment	(402		)	(433		)	(3,603		)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	69			6			424
Purchases of available-for-sale securities and other investments	(1,919		)	(126		)	(259		)
Maturities and sales of available-for-sale securities and other investments	535			133			302
Payments made in connection with business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	—			(7		)	(2,644		)
Proceeds from business divestitures, net	—			475			246
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(1,717		)	48			(5,534		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from short-term borrowings with original maturities less than 90 days, net	202			97			74
Proceeds from short-term borrowings with original maturities greater than 90 days	887			—			6,023
Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs	5			4			14,735
Payment of short term borrowings with original maturities greater than 90 days	(3		)	—			(6,296		)
Payment of debt	(84		)	(2,188		)	(9,571		)
Settlement of cash flow hedges	(9		)	4			(4		)
Net transfer of cash and cash equivalents to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	—			(10,375		)	—
Net proceeds (payments) related to stock-based award activities	57			32			(20		)
Repurchase of common stock	(1,412		)	(1,161		)	(2,883		)
Cash dividends paid	(894		)	(858		)	(1,250		)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(1,251		)	(14,445		)	808
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	709			(11,145		)	2,300
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	6,288			17,433			15,133
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	6,997		$	6,288		$	17,433
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	$	438		$	587		$	1,012
Interest expense paid	$	322		$	318		$	532
Supplemental schedule of non-cash activities:
Net assets transferred to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	$	—		$	22,144		$	—
Purchase of assets under capital leases	$	200		$	185		$	70

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

	Common Stock						Additional Paid-in Capital						Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total HP Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)			Non- controlling Interests of Discontinued Operations			Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
	Number of Shares			Par Value						Retained Earnings (Deficit)
	In millions, except number of shares in thousands
Balance October 31, 2014	1,839,288			$	18		$	3,430		$	29,164		$	(5,881	)	$	26,731		$	396		$	27,127
Net earnings										4,554						4,554						4,554
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes													(421		)	(421		)				(421		)
Comprehensive income																4,133						4,133
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other	39,834						(34		)	1						(33		)				(33		)
Repurchases of common stock	(75,403		)				(2,237		)	(411		)				(2,648		)				(2,648		)
Assumption of equity awards in connection with acquisitions							31									31						31
Tax benefit from employee stock plans							64									64						64
Cash dividends declared										(1,219		)				(1,219		)				(1,219		)
Stock-based compensation expense							709									709						709
Changes in non-controlling interest																			(13		)	(13		)
Balance October 31, 2015	1,803,719			$	18		$	1,963		$	32,089		$	(6,302	)	$	27,768		$	383		$	28,151
Separation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise										(37,225		)	5,081			(32,144		)	(383		)	(32,527		)
Net earnings										2,496						2,496						2,496
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes													(217		)	(217		)				(217		)
Comprehensive income																2,279						2,279
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other	8,227						29									29						29
Repurchases of common stock	(99,855		)	(1		)	(1,144		)							(1,145		)				(1,145		)
Cash dividends declared										(858		)				(858		)				(858		)
Stock-based compensation expense							182									182						182
Balance October 31, 2016	1,712,091			$	17		$	1,030		$	(3,498	)	$	(1,438	)	$	(3,889	)	$	—		$	(3,889	)
Net earnings										2,526						2,526						2,526
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes													20			20						20
Comprehensive income																2,546						2,546
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other	18,532						52									52						52
Repurchases of common stock	(81,043		)	(1		)	(926		)	(520		)				(1,447		)				(1,447		)
Cash dividends declared										(894		)				(894		)				(894		)
Stock-based compensation expense							224									224						224
Balance October 31, 2017	$	1,649,580		$	16		$	380		$	(2,386	)	$	(1,418	)	$	(3,408	)	$	—		$	(3,408	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1: Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Overview

On November 1, 2015, Hewlett-Packard Company completed the separation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (“Hewlett Packard Enterprise”), Hewlett-Packard Company’s former enterprise technology infrastructure, software, services and financing businesses (the “Separation”). In connection with the Separation, Hewlett-Packard Company changed its name to HP Inc. (“HP”).

In connection with the Separation, HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise entered into a separation and distribution agreement as well as various other agreements that provide a framework for the relationships between the parties, including among others a tax matters agreement, an employee matters agreement, a transition service agreement, a real estate matters agreement, a master commercial agreement and an information technology service agreement. For more information on the impacts of these agreements, see Note 4, “Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans”, Note 5, “Stock-Based Compensation”, Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings”, Note 7, “Supplementary Financial Information”, Note 14, “Litigation and Contingencies” and Note 15, “Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties”.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements of HP and its wholly-owned subsidiaries are prepared in conformity with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). For all the periods prior to the Separation, the financial results of Hewlett Packard Enterprise are presented as net earnings from discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The historical statements of comprehensive income and cash flows and the balances related to stockholders’ deficit have not been revised to reflect the effect of the Separation. For further information on discontinued operations, see Note 17, “Discontinued Operations”.

Principles of Consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of HP and its subsidiaries and affiliates in which HP has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Reclassifications

HP has made changes to the alignment of its business units in order to align its business unit financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. HP made these changes to its business unit information in prior reporting periods on an as-is basis. The reporting changes had no impact on previously reported segment net revenue, consolidated net revenue, earnings from continuing operations, net earnings or net earnings per share (“EPS”). See Note 2, “Segment Information”, for a further discussion of HP’s business unit realignments.

HP has reclassified certain prior-year amounts to conform to the current-year presentation including the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs” and ASU 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting”.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in HP’s Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Foreign Currency Translation

HP uses the U.S. dollar as its functional currency. Assets and liabilities denominated in non-U.S. dollars are remeasured into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates for monetary assets and liabilities and at historical exchange rates for nonmonetary assets and liabilities. Net revenue, costs and expenses denominated in non-U.S. dollars are recorded in U.S. dollars at monthly average exchange rates prevailing during the period. HP includes gains or losses from foreign currency remeasurement in Interest and other, net in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) issued guidance, which simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairment. The updated guidance eliminates Step 2 of the impairment test, which requires entities to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill to measure a goodwill impairment charge. Instead, entities will record an impairment charge based on the excess of a reporting unit’s carrying amount over its fair value. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 using a prospective approach. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP has early adopted this guidance in

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Note 1: Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017 in connection with its annual goodwill impairment test. The implementation of this guidance did not have an impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for share-based payments, including the accounting for income taxes and forfeitures, as well as the classifications on the statements of cash flows. HP early adopted the amendments in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. Beginning November 1, 2016, stock-based compensation excess tax benefits or tax deficiencies are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings as a component of the provision for taxes, whereas they previously were recognized as additional paid-in capital in the stockholders’ deficit in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. HP has elected to continue to estimate forfeitures expected to occur to determine the stock-based compensation expense. Additionally, the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows now present excess tax benefits as an operating activity rather than as a financing activity, while the payment of withholding taxes on the settlement of stock-based compensation awards is presented as a financing activity rather than as an operating activity, with prior periods adjusted accordingly. This adoption resulted in a change to both cash flow from operating and investing activities of $22 million and $536 million for the years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015 respectively. See Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings”, for additional impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In May 2015, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing disclosures for investments measured at net asset value (“NAV”) per share (or its equivalent), as a practical expedient for fair value. This amendment removes the requirement to categorize these investments within the fair value hierarchy. The amendment also removes the requirement to make certain disclosures for all investments that are eligible to be measured at fair value using the NAV as a practical expedient. HP adopted the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. Other than the change in presentation of certain pension-related assets that use NAV as a practical expedient, which requires retrospective application, the adoption of this new guidance did not have an impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued guidance, which amended the existing accounting standards for intangible assets. The amendments provide explicit guidance to customers in determining the accounting for fees paid in a cloud computing arrangement. HP adopted the guidance prospectively in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. The implementation of this guidance did not have an impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued guidance, which amended the existing accounting standards for the presentation of debt issuance costs. The amendments require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented on the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by these amendments. HP adopted the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. The adoption resulted in the reclassification of unamortized debt issuance costs related to HP’s U.S. Dollar Global Notes from “Other non-current assets” to “Long-term debt” within the Consolidated Balance Sheets of $23 million as of October 31, 2016.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In August 2017, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for derivatives and hedging. The amendment improves the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better represent the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements and made certain targeted improvements to simplify the application of the hedge accounting guidance in current U.S. GAAP. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued guidance, which amended the existing accounting standards for business combinations. The amendments clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which addresses the presentation of restricted cash in the statement of cash flows.  The guidance requires entities to present the changes in the total of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. As a result, entities will no longer present transfers between cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows.  HP is required to adopt the guidance retrospectively in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted.  HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting for Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory. The guidance requires an entity to recognize the income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers, other

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than inventory, when the transfer occurs. It also requires modified retrospective transition with a cumulative catch-up adjustment to opening retained earnings in the period of adoption. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for the classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments on the statement of cash flows. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.    

In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which requires credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected, not based on incurred losses. Further, credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities should be recorded through an allowance for credit losses limited to the amount by which fair value is below amortized cost. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for leases. Consistent with current guidance, the recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee primarily will depend on its classification. Under the new guidance, a lessee will be required to recognize assets and liabilities for all leases with lease terms of more than twelve months. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 using a modified retrospective approach. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for the recognition and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities. The guidance primarily addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. The amendments should be applied by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption, with other amendments related specifically to equity securities without readily determinable fair values applied prospectively. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance, which amended the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition. The amendments (Topic 606) are based on the principle that revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The amendments may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented (“full retrospective method”) or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of initial application (“modified retrospective method”). HP will adopt the new revenue standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 and intends to apply the modified retrospective method. Based on the initial assessment, it is anticipated that the adoption will not have a material impact on the amount or timing of revenue recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements. We continue to make progress on assessing the overall impact of adoption of the standard on our business processes, systems and controls.

Revenue Recognition

General

HP recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services are rendered, the sales price or fee is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. Additionally, HP recognizes hardware revenue on sales to channel partners, including resellers, distributors or value-added solution providers at the time of delivery when the channel partners have economic substance apart from HP, and HP has completed its obligations related to the sale.

HP reduces revenue for customer and distributor programs and incentive offerings, including price protection, rebates, promotions, other volume-based incentives and expected returns, at the later of the date of revenue recognition or the date the sales incentive is offered. Future market conditions and product transitions may require HP to take actions to increase customer incentive offerings, possibly resulting in an incremental reduction of revenue at the time the incentive is offered. For certain incentive programs, HP estimates the number of customers expected to redeem the incentive based on historical experience and the specific terms and conditions of the incentive.

In instances when revenue is derived from sales of third-party vendor products or services, HP records revenue on a gross basis when HP is a principal to the transaction and on a net basis when HP is acting as an agent between the customer and the vendor. HP considers several factors to determine whether it is acting as a principal or an agent, most notably whether HP is the primary obligor to the customer, has established its own pricing and has inventory and credit risks. 

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Note 1: Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

HP reports revenue net of any taxes collected from customers and remitted to government authorities, with the collected taxes recorded as current liabilities until remitted to the relevant government authority.

Multiple element arrangements

When a sales arrangement contains multiple elements or deliverables, such as hardware and/or services, HP allocates revenue to each element based on a selling price hierarchy. The selling price for a deliverable is based on its vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of selling price, if available, third-party evidence (“TPE”) if VSOE of selling price is not available, or estimated selling price (“ESP”) if neither VSOE of selling price nor TPE is available. HP establishes VSOE of selling price using the price charged for a deliverable when sold separately and, in rare instances, using the price established by management having the relevant authority. HP evaluates TPE of selling price by reviewing largely similar and interchangeable competitor products or services in standalone sales to similarly situated customers. HP establishes ESP based on management judgment considering internal factors such as margin objectives, pricing practices and controls, customer segment pricing strategies and the product life-cycle. Consideration is also given to market conditions such as competitor pricing strategies and technology industry life cycles.

In most arrangements with multiple elements, HP allocates the transaction price to the individual units of accounting at the inception of the arrangement based on their relative selling price. HP limits the amount of revenue recognized for delivered elements to the amount that is not contingent on the future delivery of products or services, future performance obligations or subject to customer-specified refund or return rights.

HP evaluates each deliverable in an arrangement to determine whether it represents a separate unit of accounting. A deliverable constitutes a separate unit of accounting when it has standalone value to the customer. For deliverables with no standalone value, HP recognizes revenue consistent with the pattern of delivery of the final deliverable. If the arrangement includes a customer-negotiated refund or return right or other contingency relative to the delivered items, and the delivery and performance of the undelivered items is considered probable and substantially within HP’s control, the delivered element constitutes a separate unit of accounting. In arrangements with combined units of accounting, changes in the allocation of the transaction price among elements may impact the timing of revenue recognition for the contract but will not change the total revenue recognized for the contract.

Net revenue

Hardware

Under HP’s standard terms and conditions of sale, HP transfers title and risk of loss to the customer at the time product is delivered to the customer and recognizes revenue accordingly, unless customer acceptance is uncertain or significant obligations to the customer remain. HP reduces revenue for estimated customer returns, price protection, rebates and other programs offered under sales agreements established by HP with its distributors and resellers. HP records revenue from the sale of equipment under sales-type leases as revenue at the inception of the lease. HP accrues the estimated cost of post-sale obligations, including standard product warranties, based on historical experience at the time HP recognizes revenue.

Services

HP recognizes revenue from fixed-price support or maintenance contracts ratably over the contract period and recognizes the costs associated with these contracts as incurred.

Deferred revenue

HP records amounts invoiced to customers in excess of revenue recognized as deferred revenue until the revenue recognition criteria are satisfied. Deferred revenue represents amounts invoiced in advance for product support contracts and product sales.

Shipping and Handling

HP includes costs related to shipping and handling in Cost of revenue.

Stock-Based Compensation

HP determines stock-based compensation expense based on the measurement date fair value of the award. HP recognizes compensation cost only for those awards expected to meet the service and performance vesting conditions on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award. HP determines compensation costs at the aggregate grant level for service-based awards and at the individual vesting tranche level for awards with performance and/or market conditions. HP estimates the forfeiture rate based on its historical experience. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 1: Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Retirement and Post-Retirement Plans

HP has various defined benefit, other contributory and non-contributory retirement and post-retirement plans. HP generally amortizes unrecognized actuarial gains and losses on a straight-line basis over the average remaining estimated service life of participants. In limited cases, HP amortizes actuarial gains and losses using the corridor approach. See Note 4, “Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans” for a full description of these plans and the accounting and funding policies.

Advertising

Costs to produce advertising are expensed as incurred during production. Costs to communicate advertising are expensed when the advertising is first run. Such costs totaled approximately $544 million in fiscal year 2017, $586 million in fiscal year 2016 and $635 million in fiscal year 2015.

Restructuring and Other Charges

HP records charges associated with management-approved restructuring plans to reorganize one or more of HP’s business segments, to remove duplicative headcount and infrastructure associated with business acquisitions or to simplify business processes and accelerate innovation. Restructuring charges can include severance costs to eliminate a specified number of employees, infrastructure charges to vacate facilities and consolidate operations, and contract cancellation costs. HP records restructuring charges based on estimated employee terminations and site closure and consolidation plans. HP accrues for severance and other employee separation costs under these actions when it is probable that benefits will be paid and the amount is reasonably estimable. The rates used in determining severance accruals are based on existing plans, historical experiences and negotiated settlements. Other charges include non-recurring costs, including those as a result of Separation, and are distinct from ongoing operational costs. These costs primarily relate to information technology costs such as advisory, consulting and non-recurring labor costs.

Taxes on Earnings

HP recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts using enacted tax rates in effect for the year the differences are expected to reverse. HP records a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized.

HP records accruals for uncertain tax positions when HP believes that it is not more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities based on the technical merits of the position. HP makes adjustments to these accruals when facts and circumstances change, such as the closing of a tax audit or the refinement of an estimate. The provision for income taxes includes the effects of adjustments for uncertain tax positions, as well as any related interest and penalties.

Accounts Receivable

HP establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts for accounts receivable. HP records a specific reserve for individual accounts when HP becomes aware of specific customer circumstances, such as in the case of a bankruptcy filing or deterioration in the customer’s operating results or financial position. If there are additional changes in circumstances related to the specific customer, HP further adjusts estimates of the recoverability of receivables. HP maintains bad debt reserves for all other customers based on a variety of factors, including the use of third-party credit risk models that generate quantitative measures of default probabilities based on market factors, the financial condition of customers, the length of time receivables are past due, trends in the weighted-average risk rating for the portfolio, macroeconomic conditions, information derived from competitive benchmarking, significant one-time events and historical experience. The past due or delinquency status of a receivable is based on the contractual payment terms of the receivable.

HP has third-party short-term financing arrangements intended to facilitate the working capital requirements of certain customers. These financing arrangements, which in certain cases provide for partial recourse, result in the transfer of HP’s trade receivables to a third party. HP reflects amounts transferred to, but not yet collected from, the third party in accounts receivable in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. For arrangements involving an element of recourse, the fair value of the recourse obligation is measured using market data from similar transactions and reported as a current liability in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Concentrations of Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject HP to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, investments, receivables from trade customers and contract manufacturers and derivatives.

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to limit exposure from any particular institution. As part of its risk management processes, HP performs periodic evaluations of the relative credit standing of these financial institutions. HP has not sustained material credit losses from instruments held at these financial institutions. HP utilizes derivative contracts to protect against the effects of foreign currency and interest rate exposures. Such contracts involve the risk of non-performance by the counterparty, which could result in a material loss. The likelihood of which HP deems to be remote.

HP sells a significant portion of its products through third-party distributors and resellers and, as a result, maintains individually significant receivable balances with these parties. If the financial condition or operations of these distributors’ and resellers’ aggregated business deteriorates substantially, HP’s operating results could be adversely affected. The ten largest distributor and reseller receivable balances, which were concentrated primarily in North America and Europe, collectively represented approximately 34% of gross accounts receivable as of October 31, 2017 and 2016. No single customer accounts for more than 10% of gross accounts receivable as of October 31, 2017 or 2016. Credit risk with respect to other accounts receivable is generally diversified due to the large number of entities comprising HP’s customer base and their dispersion across many different industries and geographic regions. HP performs ongoing credit evaluations of the financial condition of its third-party distributors, resellers and other customers and may require collateral, such as letters of credit and bank guarantees, in certain circumstances. 

HP utilizes outsourced manufacturers around the world to manufacture HP-designed products. HP may purchase product components from suppliers and sell those components to its outsourced manufacturers thereby creating receivable balances from the outsourced manufacturers. The three largest outsourced manufacturer receivable balances collectively represented 70% and 78% of HP’s supplier receivables of $951 million and $774 million as of October 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. HP includes the supplier receivables in Other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets on a gross basis. HP’s credit risk associated with these receivables is mitigated wholly or in part, by the amount HP owes to these outsourced manufacturers, as HP generally has the legal right to offset its payables to the outsourced manufacturers against these receivables. HP does not reflect the sale of these components in net revenue and does not recognize any profit on these component sales until the related products are sold by HP, at which time any profit is recognized as a reduction to cost of revenue. 

HP obtains a significant number of components from single source suppliers due to technology, availability, price, quality or other considerations. The loss of a single source supplier, the deterioration of HP’s relationship with a single source supplier, or any unilateral modification to the contractual terms under which HP is supplied components by a single source supplier could adversely affect HP’s net revenue and gross margins.

Upon completion of the Separation on November 1, 2015, HP recorded net income tax indemnification receivables from Hewlett Packard Enterprise for certain income tax liabilities that HP is jointly and severally liable for, but for which it is indemnified by Hewlett Packard Enterprise under the tax matters agreement (“TMA”). The actual amount that Hewlett Packard Enterprise may be obligated to pay HP could vary depending on the outcome of certain unresolved tax matters, which may not be resolved for several years. The net receivable as of October 31, 2017 and 2016 was $1.7 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively.

Inventory

HP values inventory at the lower of cost or market. Cost is computed using standard cost which approximates actual cost on a first-in, first-out basis. Adjustments, if required, to reduce the cost of inventory to market (net realizable value) are made, for estimated excess, obsolete or impaired balances.

Property, Plant and Equipment

HP states property, plant and equipment at cost less accumulated depreciation. HP capitalizes additions and improvements and expenses maintenance and repairs as incurred. Depreciation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Estimated useful lives are five to 40 years for buildings and improvements and three to 15 years for machinery and equipment. HP depreciates leasehold improvements over the life of the lease or the asset, whichever is shorter. HP depreciates equipment held for lease over the initial term of the lease to the equipment’s estimated residual value. On retirement or disposition, the asset cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the Consolidated Balance Sheets with any gain or loss recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

Business Combinations

HP includes the results of operations of acquired businesses in HP’s consolidated results prospectively from the acquisition date. HP allocates the purchase consideration to the assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and non-controlling interests in the acquired entity generally based on their fair values at the acquisition date. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair value of these assets acquired, liabilities assumed and non-controlling interests in the acquired entity is recorded as goodwill. The primary items that generate goodwill include the value of the synergies between the

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 1: Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

acquired company and HP and the value of the acquired assembled workforce, neither of which qualifies for recognition as an intangible asset. Acquisition-related charges are recognized separately from the business combination and are expensed as incurred. These charges include, direct expenses such as third-party professional and legal fees, and integration-related costs.

Goodwill

HP reviews goodwill for impairment annually during its fourth quarter and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of goodwill may not be recoverable. HP can opt to perform a qualitative assessment to test a reporting unit’s goodwill for impairment or HP can directly perform the quantitative impairment test. Based on the qualitative assessment, if HP determines that the fair value of a reporting unit is more likely than not (i.e., a likelihood of more than 50 percent) to be less than its carrying amount, a quantitative impairment test will be performed.

In the quantitative impairment test, HP compares the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying amount with the fair values derived most significantly from the income approach, and to a lesser extent, the market approach. Under the income approach, HP estimates the fair value of a reporting unit based on the present value of estimated future cash flows. HP bases cash flow projections on management’s estimates of revenue growth rates and operating margins, taking into consideration industry and market conditions. HP bases the discount rate on the weighted-average cost of capital adjusted for the relevant risk associated with business-specific characteristics and the uncertainty related to the reporting unit’s ability to execute on the projected cash flows. Under the market approach, HP estimates fair value based on market multiples of revenue and earnings derived from comparable publicly-traded companies with similar operating and investment characteristics as the reporting unit. HP weights the fair value derived from the market approach depending on the level of comparability of these publicly-traded companies to the reporting unit. When market comparables are not meaningful or not available, HP estimates the fair value of a reporting unit using only the income approach.

In order to assess the reasonableness of the estimated fair value of HP’s reporting units, HP compares the aggregate reporting unit fair value to HP’s market capitalization on an overall basis and calculates an implied control premium (the excess of the sum of the reporting units’ fair value over HP’s market capitalization on an overall basis). HP evaluates the control premium by comparing it to observable control premiums from recent comparable transactions. If the implied control premium is determined to not be reasonable in light of these recent transactions, HP re-evaluates its reporting unit fair values, which may result in an adjustment to the discount rate and/or other assumptions. This re-evaluation could result in a change to the estimated fair value for certain or all reporting units.

If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds the carrying amount of the net assets assigned to that reporting unit, goodwill is not impaired. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, goodwill is impaired and the excess of the reporting unit’s carrying value over the fair value is recognized as an impairment loss.

Debt and Marketable Equity Securities Investments

HP determines the appropriate classification of its investments at the time of purchase and re-evaluates the classifications at each balance sheet date. Debt and marketable equity securities are generally considered available-for-sale. All highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase are classified as cash equivalents. Marketable debt securities with maturities of twelve months or less are classified as short-term investments and marketable debt securities with maturities greater than twelve months are classified based on their availability for use in current operations.  Marketable equity securities, including mutual funds, are classified as either short-term or long-term based on the nature of each security and its availability for use in current operations.

Debt and marketable equity securities are reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses, net of applicable taxes, in Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Realized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are calculated based on the specific identification method and included in Interest and other, net in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. HP monitors its investment portfolio for potential impairment on a quarterly basis. When the carrying amount of an investment in debt securities exceeds its fair value and the decline in value is determined to be other-than-temporary (i.e., when HP does not intend to sell the debt securities and it is not more likely than not that HP will be required to sell the debt securities prior to anticipated recovery of its amortized cost basis), HP records an impairment charge to Interest and other, net in the amount of the credit loss and the remaining amount, if any, is recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Derivatives

HP uses derivative instruments, primarily forwards, swaps, and at times, options, to hedge certain foreign currency and interest rate exposures. HP also may use other derivative instruments not designated as hedges, such as forwards used to hedge foreign currency balance sheet exposures. HP does not use derivative instruments for speculative purposes. See Note 10, “Financial Instruments” for a full description of HP’s derivative instrument activities and related accounting policies.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 1: Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Loss Contingencies

HP is involved in various lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. HP records a liability for contingencies when it believes it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. See Note 14, “Litigation and Contingencies” for a full description of HP’s loss contingencies and related accounting policies.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 2: Segment Information

HP is a leading global provider of personal computing and other access devices, imaging and printing products, and related technologies, solutions and services. HP sells to individual consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses (“SMBs”) and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health and education sectors.

HP’s operations are organized into three segments for financial reporting purposes: Personal Systems, Printing and Corporate Investments. HP’s organizational structure is based on a number of factors that the chief operating decision maker uses to evaluate, view and run its business operations, which include, but are not limited to, customer base and homogeneity of products and technology. The segments are based on this organizational structure and information reviewed by HP’s chief operating decision maker to evaluate segment results. The chief operating decision maker uses several metrics to evaluate the performance of the overall business, including earnings from operations, and uses these results to allocate resources to each of the segments.

A summary description of each segment is as follows:

Personal Systems provides Commercial and Consumer personal computers (“PCs”), Workstations, thin clients, Commercial tablets and mobility devices, retail point-of-sale systems, displays and other related accessories, software, support and services for the commercial and consumer markets. HP groups Commercial notebooks, Commercial desktops, Commercial services, Commercial tablets and mobility devices, Commercial detachables, Workstations, retail point-of-sale systems and thin clients into Commercial clients and Consumer notebooks, Consumer desktops, Consumer services and Consumer detachables into Consumer clients when describing performance in these markets. Described below are HP’s global business capabilities within Personal Systems:

• Commercial PCs are optimized for use by customers, including enterprise and SMBs, with a focus on robust designs, security, serviceability, connectivity, reliability and manageability in networked environments. Additionally, HP offers a range of services and solutions to enterprise and SMBs to help them manage the lifecycle of their PC and mobility installed base.

• Consumer PCs are Notebooks, Desktops, and hybrids that are optimized for consumer usage, focusing on multi-media consumption, online browsing, gaming and light productivity.

Personal Systems groups its global business capabilities into Notebooks, Desktops, Workstations and Other when reporting business performance.

Printing provides Consumer and Commercial printer hardware, Supplies, solutions and services, as well as scanning devices. Printing is also focused on imaging solutions in the commercial markets. Described below are HP’s global business capabilities within Printing.

• Office Printing Solutions delivers HP’s office printers, supplies, services and solutions to SMBs and large enterprises. HP goes to market through its extensive channel network and directly with HP sales. Ongoing key initiatives include design and deployment of A3 products and solutions for the copier and multifunction printer market, printer security solutions, PageWide solutions and award-winning JetIntelligence Laserjet products.

• Home Printing Solutions delivers innovative printing products and solutions for the home and home business or small office customers utilizing both HP’s Ink and Laser technologies. Initiatives such as Instant Ink and Continuous Ink Supply System provide business model innovation to benefit and expand HP’s existing customer base, while new innovations like Sprocket drive print relevance for a mobile generation.

• Graphics Solutions offers large-format, commercial and industrial solutions to print service providers and packaging converters through the largest portfolio of printers and presses (HP DesignJet, HP Latex, HP Scitex, HP Indigo and HP PageWide Web Presses).

• 3D Printing delivers HP’s Multi-Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solution designed for prototyping and production of functional parts and functioning on an open platform facilitating the development of new 3D printing materials.

Printing groups its global business capabilities into the following business units when reporting business performance:

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 2: Segment Information (Continued)

• Commercial Hardware consists of Office Printing Solutions, Graphics Solutions and 3D Printing, excluding supplies;

• Consumer Hardware includes Home Printing Solutions, excluding supplies; and

• Supplies comprises a set of highly innovative consumable products, ranging from Ink and Laser print cartridges; and media to graphics supplies and 3D printing supplies, for recurring use in Consumer and Commercial Hardware.

Corporate Investments includes HP Labs and certain business incubation projects.

The accounting policies HP uses to derive segment results are substantially the same as those used by HP in preparing these financial statements. HP derives the results of the business segments directly from its internal management reporting system. Segment net revenue includes revenues from sales to external customers and certain revenues related to Managed Print Services arrangements, which are eliminated for the purposes of reporting HP’s consolidated net revenue.

HP does not allocate certain operating expenses, which it manages at the corporate level, to its segments. These unallocated amounts include certain corporate governance costs and market-related retirement credits, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring and other charges, acquisition-related charges, amortization of intangible assets, defined benefit plan settlement charges and net revenue eliminations, primarily related to Managed Print Services.

Business Unit Realignment

Effective at the beginning of its first quarter of fiscal year 2017, HP implemented an organizational change to align its business unit financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. This organizational change resulted in the transfer of a portion of LaserJet printers from Commercial to Consumer within the Printing segment. HP reflected this change to its business unit information in prior reporting periods on an as-is basis that resulted in the reclassification of revenues between the Commercial and Consumer business units of Printing. The reporting change had no impact to previously reported segment net revenue, consolidated net revenue, earnings from continuing operations, net earnings or net earnings per share.

Segment Operating Results from Continuing Operations

	Personal Systems		Printing		Corporate Investments			Total Segments		Eliminations and Other				Total
	In millions
2017
Net revenue	$	33,374	$	18,801	$	8		$	52,183	$	(127	)		$	52,056
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	1,213	$	3,161	$	(87	)	$	4,287
2016
Net revenue	$	29,987	$	18,260	$	7		$	48,254	$	(16	)	(1)	$	48,238
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	1,150	$	3,128	$	(98	)	$	4,180
2015
Net revenue	$	31,520	$	21,232	$	20		$	52,772	$	(1,309	)		$	51,463
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	1,022	$	3,765	$	(43	)	$	4,744

⁽¹⁾    For the fiscal year 2016, the amount includes the recognition of revenue previously deferred in relation to sales to the

pre-Separation finance entity.

The reconciliation of segment operating results to HP consolidated results was as follows:

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 2: Segment Information (Continued)

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
				In millions
Net revenue:
Total segments	$	52,183		$	48,254		$	52,772
Net revenue eliminations and other	(127		)	(16		)	(1,309		)
Total net revenue	$	52,056		$	48,238		$	51,463
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes:
Total segment earnings from operations	$	4,287		$	4,180		$	4,744
Corporate and unallocated costs and eliminations	(51		)	(42		)	(503		)
Stock-based compensation expense	(224		)	(182		)	(212		)
Restructuring and other charges	(362		)	(205		)	(63		)
Acquisition-related charges	(125		)	(7		)	(1		)
Amortization of intangible assets	(1		)	(16		)	(102		)
Defined benefit plan settlement (charges) credits	(5		)	(179		)	57
Interest and other, net	(243		)	212			(388		)
Total earnings from continuing operations before taxes	$	3,276		$	3,761		$	3,532

Segment Assets

HP allocates assets to its business segments based on the segments primarily benefiting from the assets. Total assets by segment and the reconciliation of segment assets to HP consolidated assets were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017		2016
	In millions
Personal Systems	$	12,156	$	10,686
Printing	10,548		9,959
Corporate Investments	3		1
Corporate and unallocated assets	10,206		8,341
Total assets	$	32,913	$	28,987

Major Customers

No single customer represented 10% or more of HP’s net revenue in any fiscal year presented.

Geographic Information

Net revenue by country is based upon the sales location that predominately represents the customer location. For each of the fiscal years of 2017, 2016 and 2015, other than the United States, no country represented more than 10% of HP net revenue.

Net revenue by country in which HP operates was as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017		2016		2015
			In millions
United States	$	19,321	$	18,042	$	17,746
Other countries	32,735		30,196		33,717
Total net revenue	$	52,056	$	48,238	$	51,463

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 2: Segment Information (Continued)

Net property, plant and equipment by country in which HP operates was as follows

	As of October 31
	2017		2016
	In millions
United States	$	866	$	737
Singapore	372		314
Other countries	640		685
Total net property, plant and equipment	$	1,878	$	1,736

No single country other than those represented above exceeds 10% or more of HP’s total net property, plant and equipment in any fiscal year presented.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 2: Segment Information (Continued)

Net revenue by segment and business unit was as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
				In millions
Notebooks	$	19,782		$	16,982		$	17,271
Desktops	10,298			9,956			10,941
Workstations	2,042			1,870			2,018
Other	1,252			1,179			1,290
Personal Systems	33,374			29,987			31,520
Supplies	12,416			11,875			13,979
Commercial Hardware	3,973			4,035			4,350
Consumer Hardware	2,412			2,350			2,903
Printing	18,801			18,260			21,232
Corporate Investments	8			7			20
Total segment net revenue	52,183			48,254			52,772
Net revenue eliminations and other	(127		)	(16		)	(1,309		)
Total net revenue	$	52,056		$	48,238		$	51,463

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 3: Restructuring and Other Charges

Summary of Restructuring Plans

HP’s restructuring activities in fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015 summarized by plan were as follows:

	Fiscal 2017 Plan						Fiscal 2015 Plan						Fiscal 2012 Plan
	Severance			Infrastructure and other(1)			Severance and PRP(2)			Infrastructure and other			Severance and EER(3)			Infrastructure and other			Total
	In millions
Accrued balance as of October 31, 2014	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	218		$	7		$	225
Charges	—			—			39			—			23			1			63
Cash payments	—			—			—			—			(216		)	(4		)	(220		)
Non-cash and other adjustments	—			—			—			—			(4		)	(1		)	(5		)
Accrued balance as of October 31, 2015	—			—			39			—			21			3			63
Charges	24			—			117			27			7			—			175
Cash payments	—			—			(122		)	(4		)	(30		)	(1		)	(157		)
Non-cash and other adjustments	—			—			(13		)	(19		)	9			—			(23		)
Accrued balance as of October 31, 2016	24			—			21			4			7			2			58
Charges	117			94			15			—			1			—			227
Cash payments	(68		)	(23		)	(36		)	(2		)	(5		)	—			(134		)
Non-cash and other adjustments	3			(52		)	6			—			—			—			(43		)
Accrued balance as of October 31, 2017	$	76		$	19		$	6		$	2		$	3		$	2		$	108
Total costs incurred to date as of October 31, 2017	$	141		$	94		$	171		$	27		$	1,075		$	44		$	1,552
Reflected in Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Other accrued liabilities	$	76		$	19		$	6		$	2		$	3		$	1		$	107
Other non-current liabilities	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	1		$	1

⁽¹⁾  Infrastructure and other includes asset impairment charges of $52 million in fiscal year 2017 associated with the consolidation of manufacturing into global hubs.

⁽²⁾  PRP represents Phased Retirement Program.

⁽³⁾  EER represents Enhanced Early Retirement.

Fiscal 2017 Plan

On October 10, 2016, HP’s Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan (the “Fiscal 2017 Plan”) which it expects will be implemented through fiscal year 2019. HP estimates that it will incur aggregate pre-tax charges between $350 million and $500 million relating to labor and non-labor actions. HP estimates that approximately half of the expected cumulative pre-tax costs will relate to severance and the remaining will relate to infrastructure, non-labor actions and other charges, as described below. HP expects between 3,000 and 4,000 employees to exit by the end of fiscal year 2019.

Fiscal 2015 Plan

In connection with the Separation, on September 14, 2015, HP’s Board of Directors approved a cost savings plan (the “Fiscal 2015 Plan”) which included labor and non-labor actions. The Fiscal 2015 Plan was considered substantially complete as of October 31, 2016 and HP does not expect any further activity associated with this plan. Approximately 3,000 employees exited by the end of fiscal year 2016.

Fiscal 2012 Plan

HP initiated a restructuring plan in fiscal year 2012 (the “Fiscal 2012 Plan”), which included severance and infrastructure costs. The Fiscal 2012 Plan was considered substantially complete as of October 31, 2016 and HP does not expect any further activity associated with this plan.

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Note 3: Restructuring and Other Charges (Continued)

Other charges

Other charges include non-recurring costs, including those as a result of the Separation, and are distinct from ongoing operational costs. These costs primarily relate to information technology costs such as advisory, consulting and non-recurring labor costs. HP incurred $135 million and $30 million of other charges in fiscal year 2017 and 2016, respectively. There were no other charges incurred in fiscal year 2015.

Note 4: Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan

Separation Related Activities

In advance of the Separation, HP underwent a plan-by-plan analysis and determined which plans would be assigned to either HP or Hewlett Packard Enterprise. While some pension plans transitioned in their entirety to Hewlett Packard Enterprise or remain in their entirety with HP, other plans were split into two identical plans resulting in both companies splitting the plan’s assets and liabilities. In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015, the plans were legally separated and the amounts attributable to Hewlett Packard Enterprise were transferred and reported as discontinued operations in fiscal year 2015.

The Hewlett-Packard Company 401(k) Plan, now known as the HP Inc. 401(k) Plan, remained with HP. A new 401(k) Plan was created for the employees of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Balances for Hewlett Packard Enterprise employees were transferred to the new plan post-Separation.

Defined Benefit Plans

HP sponsors a number of defined benefit pension plans worldwide. The most significant defined benefit plan, the HP Inc. Pension Plan (“Pension Plan”) is in the United States.

HP reduces the benefit payable to certain U.S. employees under the Pension Plan for service before 1993, if any, by any amounts due to the employee under HP’s frozen defined contribution Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan (“DPSP”). At October 31, 2017 and 2016, the fair value of plan assets of the DPSP was $580 million and $606 million, respectively. The DPSP obligations are equal to the plan assets and are recognized as an offset to the Pension Plan when HP calculates its defined benefit pension cost and obligations. The Pension Plan and the DPSP both remain entirely with HP post-Separation.

Post-Retirement Benefit Plans

HP sponsors retiree health and welfare benefit plans, of which the most significant are in the United States. Under the HP Inc. Retiree Welfare Benefits Plan, certain pre-2003 retirees and grandfathered participants with continuous service to HP since 2002 are eligible to receive partially-subsidized medical coverage based on years of service at retirement. HP’s share of the premium cost is capped for all subsidized medical coverage provided under the HP Inc. Retiree Welfare Benefits Plan. HP currently leverages the employer group waiver plan process to provide HP Inc. Retiree Welfare Benefits Plan post-65 prescription drug coverage under Medicare Part D, thereby giving HP access to federal subsidies to help pay for retiree benefits.

Certain employees not grandfathered for partially subsidized medical coverage under the above programs, and employees hired after 2002 but before August 2008, are eligible for credits under the HP Inc. Retiree Welfare Benefits Plan. Credits offered after September 2008 are provided in the form of matching credits on employee contributions made to a voluntary employee beneficiary association upon attaining age 45 or as part of early retirement programs. On retirement, former employees may use these credits for the reimbursement of certain eligible medical expenses, including premiums required for coverage.

Defined Contribution Plans

HP offers various defined contribution plans for U.S. and non-U.S. employees. Total defined contribution expense was $103 million in fiscal year 2017, $100 million in fiscal year 2016 and $92 million in fiscal year 2015.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 4: Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan (Continued)

U.S. employees are automatically enrolled in the HP Inc. 401(k) Plan when they meet eligibility requirements, unless they decline participation. The employer matching contributions in the HP Inc. 401(k) Plan is 100% of an employee’s contributions, up to a maximum of 4% of eligible compensation. Starting January 2017, the funding of employer matching contributions are made annually in the month following the end of the calendar year.  Prior to January 2017, the funding of employer matching contributions were made quarterly, sometime after the end of the calendar quarter.

Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Expense

The components of HP’s pension and post-retirement benefit (credit) cost recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings were as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015			2017			2016			2015			2017			2016			2015
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans									Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans									Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	In millions
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	1		$	48		$	47		$	208		$	1		$	1		$	5
Interest cost	469			543			556			18			20			289			18			20			28
Expected return on plan assets	(677		)	(732		)	(849		)	(31		)	(36		)	(601		)	(26		)	(33		)	(39		)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)	73			55			52			40			28			213			(17		)	(12		)	(11		)
Prior service credit	—			—			—			(3		)	(3		)	(15		)	(19		)	(17		)	(19		)
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost	(135		)	(134		)	(240		)	72			56			94			(43		)	(41		)	(36		)
Curtailment gain	—			—			—			—			(1		)	—			—			—			—
Settlement loss (gain)	3			180			(79		)	2			3			—			—			—			—
Special termination benefits	—			—			—			—			—			7			—			4			1
Plan expense allocation(1)	—			—			—			—			—			25			—			—			28
Total benefit (credit) cost from continuing operations	$	(132	)	$	46		$	(319	)	$	74		$	58		$	126		$	(43	)	$	(37	)	$	(7	)
Summary of total benefit (credit) cost:
Continuing operations	$	(132	)	$	46		$	(319	)	$	74		$	58		$	126		$	(43	)	$	(37	)	$	(7	)
Discontinued operations	—			—			236			—			—			105			—			—			(28		)
Total benefit (credit) cost	$	(132	)	$	46		$	(83	)	$	74		$	58		$	231		$	(43	)	$	(37	)	$	(35	)

⁽¹⁾  Plan expense allocation relates to the employees of HP covered under Hewlett Packard Enterprise plans or employees of Hewlett Packard Enterprise covered under HP plans.

Lump sum program

During fiscal year 2016, HP offered certain terminated vested participants of the Pension Plan the option of receiving their pension benefit in a one-time voluntary lump sum during a specific window. Approximately 16,000 plan participants elected to receive their benefits and as a result the pension plan trust paid $977 million in lump sum payments to these participants in fiscal year 2016. As a result of the lump sum program, HP recognized a settlement expense of approximately $177 million in October 2016. The resulting re-measurement coincided with annual year end plan re-measurement and no additional net periodic pension cost was incurred in fiscal year 2016.

In January 2015, HP offered certain terminated vested participants of the Pension Plan the option of receiving their pension benefit in a one-time voluntary lump sum during a specified window. Approximately 50% of the eligible participants elected to receive their benefits and as a result the pension plan trust paid $826 million in lump sum payments to these participants in fiscal year 2015. As a result of the lump sum program, HP recognized a settlement credit of approximately $79 million in fiscal year 2015. As a result of the settlement, additional net periodic benefit cost of $20 million was recorded in fiscal year 2015, which offset the actuarial gain from the settlement and was recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings as Defined benefit plan settlement credits. 

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Note 4: Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan (Continued)

The weighted-average assumptions used to calculate the total periodic benefit (credit) cost were as follows: 

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017		2016		2015		2017		2016		2015		2017		2016		2015
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Discount rate	4.0	%	4.4	%	4.4	%	1.6	%	2.3	%	3.0	%	3.4	%	3.6	%	3.6	%
Expected increase in compensation levels	2.0	%	2.0	%	2.0	%	2.7	%	2.5	%	2.4	%	—		—		—
Expected long-term return on plan assets	6.9	%	6.9	%	7.2	%	4.4	%	5.6	%	6.9	%	7.3	%	8.0	%	9.0	%

Funded Status

The funded status of the defined benefit and post-retirement benefit plans was as follows:

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Note 4: Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan (Continued)

	As of October 31
	2017			2016			2017			2016			2017			2016
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	In millions
Change in fair value of plan assets:
Fair value of assets — beginning of year	$	10,176		$	11,077		$	692		$	853		$	390		$	434
Actual return on plan assets	1,223			736			86			(14		)	26			11
Employer contributions	33			32			27			20			9			18
Participant contributions	—			—			10			10			53			48
Benefits paid	(583		)	(339		)	(14		)	(15		)	(127		)	(121		)
Settlement	(11		)	(1,330		)	(6		)	(9		)	—			—
Currency impact	—			—			20			4			—			—
Transfers to Hewlett Packard Enterprise	—			—			—			(157		)	—			—
Fair value of assets — end of year	$	10,838		$	10,176		$	815		$	692		$	351		$	390
Change in benefits obligation
Projected benefit obligation — beginning of year	$	12,144		$	12,709		$	1,120		$	1,082		$	535		$	597
Acquisition/addition of plans	—			—			—			(2		)	—			—
Service cost	—			—			48			47			1			1
Interest cost	469			543			18			20			18			20
Participant contributions	—			—			10			10			53			48
Actuarial loss (gain)	247			561			(77		)	120			(17		)	16
Benefits paid	(583		)	(339		)	(14		)	(15		)	(127		)	(121		)
Plan amendments	—			—			(3		)	—			—			(30		)
Curtailment	—			—			—			(1		)	—			—
Settlement	(11		)	(1,330		)	(6		)	(9		)	—			—
Special termination benefits	—			—			—			—			—			4
Currency impact	—			—			36			(4		)	—			—
Transfers to Hewlett Packard Enterprise	—			—			—			(128		)	—			—
Projected benefit obligation — end of year	$	12,266		$	12,144		$	1,132		$	1,120		$	463		$	535
Funded status at end of year	$	(1,428	)	$	(1,968	)	$	(317	)	$	(428	)	$	(112	)	$	(145	)
Accumulated benefit obligation	$	12,266		$	12,144		$	1,014		$	1,013		—			—

 The weighted-average assumptions used to calculate the projected benefit obligations for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017		2016		2017		2016		2017		2016
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans				Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans				Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Discount rate	3.8	%	4.0	%	2.0	%	1.6	%	3.5	%	3.4	%
Expected increase in compensation levels	2.0	%	2.0	%	2.4	%	2.7	%	—		—

The net amounts of non-current assets and current and non-current liabilities for HP’s defined benefit and post-retirement benefit plans recognized on HP’s Consolidated Balance Sheet were as follows:

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	As of October 31
	2017			2016			2017			2016			2017			2016
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
							In millions
Non-current assets	$	—		$	—		$	18		$	17		$	7		$	—
Current liabilities	(33		)	(33		)	(5		)	(5		)	(7		)	(9		)
Non-current liabilities	(1,395		)	(1,935		)	(330		)	(440		)	(112		)	(136		)
Funded status at end of year	$	(1,428	)	$	(1,968	)	$	(317	)	$	(428	)	$	(112	)	$	(145	)

The following table summarizes the pre-tax net actuarial loss (gain) and prior service benefit recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive loss for the defined benefit and post-retirement benefit plans.

	As of October 31, 2017
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans		Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans			Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
			In millions
Net actuarial loss (gain)	$	1,327	$	279		$	(106	)
Prior service benefit	—		(20		)	(93		)
Total recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	1,327	$	259		$	(199	)

The following table summarizes HP’s pre-tax net actuarial loss (gain) and prior service benefit that are expected to be amortized from Accumulated other comprehensive loss and recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) during the next fiscal year.

	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans		Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans			Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
			In millions
Net actuarial loss (gain)	$	59	$	27		$	(17	)
Prior service benefit	—		(5		)	(18		)
Total expected to be recognized in net periodic benefit cost (credit)	$	59	$	22		$	(35	)

Defined benefit plans with projected benefit obligations exceeding the fair value of plan assets were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans				Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans
	In millions
Aggregate fair value of plan assets	$	10,838	$	10,176	$	750	$	626
Aggregate projected benefit obligation	$	12,266	$	12,144	$	1,085	$	1,070

Defined benefit plans with accumulated benefit obligations exceeding the fair value of plan assets were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans				Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans
	In millions
Aggregate fair value of plan assets	$	10,838	$	10,176	$	554	$	619
Aggregate accumulated benefit obligation	$	12,266	$	12,144	$	777	$	960

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Fair Value of Plan Assets

Effective November 1, 2016, HP retrospectively adopted ASU 2015-07 "Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent)," which removed the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share as a practical expedient.

The table below sets forth the fair value of plan assets by asset category within the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2017. Refer to Note 9, “Fair Value” for details on fair value hierarchy.

	As of October 31, 2017
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans											Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans								Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	Level 1			Level 2			Level 3		Total			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1			Level 2		Level 3		Total
	In millions
Asset Category:
Equity securities(1)	$	3,174		$	40		$	—	$	3,214		$	124	$	6	$	—	$	130	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—
Debt securities(2)
Corporate	—			3,379			—		3,379			—		152		—		152		—			25		—		25
Government	—			2,513			—		2,513			—		84		—		84		—			41		—		41
Real Estate Funds	—			—			—		—			2		51		—		53		—			—		—		—
Insurance Group Annuity Contracts	—			—			—		—			—		7		—		7		—			—		—		—
Common Collective Trusts + 103-12s	—			—			—		—			—		7		—		7		—			—		—		—
Registered Investment Companies(3)	89			—			—		89			—		—		—		—		54			—		—		54
Cash and Cash Equivalents(4)	8			64			—		72			33		—		—		33		—			2		—		2
Other(5)	(172		)	(561		)	—		(733		)	5		9		1		15		(12		)	—		—		(12		)
Net plan assets subject to leveling	$	3,099		$	5,435		$	—	$	8,534		$	164	$	316	$	1	$	481	$	42		$	68	$	—	$	110
Investments using NAV as a Practical Expedient:
Alternative Investments(6)									1,444									13									198
Common Contractual Funds(7)									13									286									—
Common Collective Trusts and 103-12 Investment Entities(8)									732									—									39
Registered Investment Companies(3)									115									35									4
Investments at Fair Value									$	10,838								$	815								$	351

The table below sets forth the fair value of plan assets by asset category within the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2016.

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	As of October 31, 2016
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans											Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans								Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	Level 1			Level 2			Level 3		Total			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1			Level 2		Level 3		Total
	In millions
Asset Category:
Equity securities(1)	$	1,716		$	59		$	—	$	1,775		$	106	$	15	$	—	$	121	$	—		$	1	$	—	$	1
Debt securities(2)
Corporate	—			3,132			—		3,132			—		125		—		125		—			26		—		26
Government	—			1,782			—		1,782			—		63		—		63		—			42		—		42
Real Estate Funds	—			—			—		—			1		43		—		44		—			—		—		—
Insurance Group Annuity Contracts	—			—			—		—			—		6		1		7		—			—		—		—
Common Collective Trusts and 103-12 Investments Entities	—			—			—		—			—		7		—		7		—			—		—		—
Registered Investment Companies(3)	20			—			—		20			—		—		—		—		54			—		—		54
Cash and Cash Equivalents(4)	4			52			—		56			18		—		—		18		—			5		—		5
Other(5)	(169		)	(23		)	—		(192		)	7		16		—		23		(12		)	—		—		(12		)
Net plan assets subject to leveling	$	1,571		$	5,002		$	—	$	6,573		$	132	$	275	$	1	$	408	$	42		$	74	$	—	$	116
Investments using NAV as a Practical Expedient:
Alternative Investments(6)									1,027									13									219
Common Contractual Funds(7)									1,834									241									—
Common Collective Trusts and 103-12 Investment Entities(8)									639									—									51
Registered Investment Companies(3)									103									30									4
Investments at Fair Value									$	10,176								$	692								$	390

⁽¹⁾  Investments in publicly-traded equity securities are valued using the closing price on the measurement date as reported on the stock exchange on which the individual securities are traded.

⁽²⁾  The fair value of corporate, government and asset-backed debt securities is based on observable inputs of comparable market transactions. For corporate and government debt securities traded on active exchanges, fair value is based on observable quoted prices. Also included in this category is debt issued by national, state and local governments and agencies.

⁽³⁾  Includes publicly and privately traded Registered Investment Entities.

⁽⁴⁾  Includes cash and cash equivalents such as short-term marketable securities. Cash and cash equivalents include money market funds, which are valued based on NAV. Other assets were classified in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input (e.g., quoted prices and observable inputs) that is significant to the fair value measure in its entirety.

⁽⁵⁾  Includes reverse repurchase agreements, unsettled transactions, international insured contracts, and derivative instruments. Such unsettled transactions relate primarily to fixed income securities are settled in the first quarter of the next fiscal year. 2017 is the only year we have reverse repurchase agreements.

⁽⁶⁾  Alternative Investments primarily include private equities and hedge funds. The valuation of alternative investments, such as limited partnerships and joint ventures, may require significant management judgment. For alternative investments, valuation is based on NAV as reported by the Asset Manager and adjusted for cash flows, if necessary. In making such an assessment, a variety of factors are reviewed by management, including but not limited to the timeliness of NAV as reported by the asset manager and changes in general economic and market conditions subsequent to the last NAV reported by the asset manager.

• Private equities include limited partnerships such as equity, buyout, venture capital, real estate and other similar funds

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that invest in the United States and internationally where foreign currencies are hedged.

• Hedge funds include limited partnerships that invest both long and short primarily in common stocks and credit, relative value, event-driven equity, distressed debt and macro strategies. Management of the hedge funds has the ability to shift investments from value to growth strategies, from small to large capitalization stocks and bonds, and from a net long position to a net short position.

⁽⁷⁾  The Common Contractual Fund is an investment arrangement in which institutional investors pool their assets. Units may be acquired in different sub-funds focused on equities, fixed income, alternative investments and emerging markets. Each sub-fund is invested in accordance with the fund’s investment objective and units are issued in relation to each sub-fund. While the sub-funds are not publicly traded, the custodian strikes a net asset value either once or twice a month, depending on the sub-fund. These assets are valued using NAV as a practical expedient.

⁽⁸⁾  Department of Labor 103-12 IE (Investment Entity) designation is for plan assets held by two or more unrelated employee benefit plans which includes limited partnerships and venture capital partnerships. Common collective trusts, interests in 103-12 entities and registered investment companies are valued using NAV as a practical expedient.

Plan Asset Allocations

Refer to the fair value hierarchy table above for actual assets allocations across the benefit plans. The weighted-average target asset allocations across the benefit plans represented in the fair value tables above were as follows:

	2017 Target Allocation
Asset Category	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans		Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans		Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Equity-related investments	40.2	%	40.6	%	69.2	%
Debt securities	59.8	%	39.3	%	18.8	%
Real estate	—		6.3	%	2.0	%
Cash and cash equivalents	—		3.8	%	10.0	%
Other	—		10.0	%	—
Total	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%

Investment Policy

HP’s investment strategy is to seek a competitive rate of return relative to an appropriate level of risk depending on the funded status of each plan and the timing of expected benefit payments. The majority of the plans’ investment managers employ active investment management strategies with the goal of outperforming the broad markets in which they invest. Risk management practices include diversification across asset classes and investment styles and periodic rebalancing toward asset allocation targets. A number of the plans’ investment managers are authorized to utilize derivatives for investment or liability exposures, and HP may utilize derivatives to affect asset allocation changes or to hedge certain investment or liability exposures.

The target asset allocation selected for each U.S. plan reflects a risk/return profile HP believes is appropriate relative to each plan’s liability structure and return goals. HP conducts periodic asset-liability studies for U.S. plans in order to model various potential asset allocations in comparison to each plan’s forecasted liabilities and liquidity needs. HP invests a portion of the U.S. defined benefit plan assets and post-retirement benefit plan assets in private market securities such as private equity funds to provide diversification and a higher expected return on assets.

Outside the United States, asset allocation decisions are typically made by an independent board of trustees for the specific plan. As in the United States, investment objectives are designed to generate returns that will enable the plan to meet its future obligations. In some countries, local regulations may restrict asset allocations, typically leading to a higher percentage of investment in fixed income securities than would otherwise be deployed. HP reviews the investment strategy

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and provides a recommended list of investment managers for each country plan, with final decisions on asset allocation and investment managers made by the board of trustees for the specific plan.

Basis for Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets

The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets reflects the expected returns for each major asset class in which the plan invests and the weight of each asset class in the target mix. Expected asset returns reflect the current yield on government bonds, risk premiums for each asset class and expected real returns which considers each country’s specific inflation outlook. Because HP’s investment policy is to employ primarily active investment managers who seek to outperform the broader market, the expected returns are adjusted to reflect the expected additional returns net of fees.

Future Contributions and Funding Policy

In fiscal year 2018, HP expects to contribute approximately $24 million to its non-U.S. pension plans, $33 million to cover benefit payments to U.S. non-qualified plan participants and $7 million to cover benefit claims for HP’s post-retirement benefit plans. HP’s policy is to fund its pension plans so that it makes at least the minimum contribution required by local government, funding and taxing authorities.

Estimated Future Benefits Payments

As of October 31, 2017, HP estimates that the future benefits payments for the retirement and post-retirement plans are as follows:

Fiscal year	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans		Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans		Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	In millions
2018	$	823	$	28	$	54
2019	664		30		45
2020	676		27		41
2021	695		30		38
2022	720		33		35
Next five fiscal years to October 31, 2027	3,690		210		162

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Note 5: Stock-Based Compensation

HP’s stock-based compensation plans include incentive compensation plans and an employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”).

Stock-Based Compensation Expense and Related Income Tax Benefits for Continuing Operations

Stock-based compensation expense and the resulting tax benefits for continuing operations were as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Stock-based compensation expense	$	224		$	182		$	212
Income tax benefit	(71		)	(63		)	(62		)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$	153		$	119		$	150

In connection with the Separation and in accordance with the employee matters agreement, HP has made certain adjustments to the exercise price and number of stock-based compensation awards with the intention of preserving the intrinsic value of the awards prior to the Separation. Exercisable and non-exercisable stock options have been converted to similar awards of the entity where the employee is working post-separation. Restricted stock unit awards and performance-contingent awards have been adjusted to provide holders with restricted stock units awards and performance-contingent awards in the company that employs such employee following the Separation. The pre-tax stock-based compensation expense due to the adjustments was $2 million in fiscal year 2016. All outstanding restricted stock units and stock options for employees transferred to Hewlett Packard Enterprise were canceled in connection with the Separation. The restricted stock units activity and stock options activity for fiscal year 2015 in the table below include discontinued operations, as the awards were not cancelled until the Separation became effective in the first quarter of fiscal year 2016.

In connection with the Separation, the Board of Directors approved amendments to certain outstanding long-term incentive awards on July 29, 2015. The amendments provided for the accelerated vesting on September 17, 2015 of certain stock-based awards that were otherwise scheduled to vest between September 18, 2015 and December 31, 2015. The pre-tax stock-based compensation expense due to the acceleration for continuing operations was approximately $23 million in fiscal year 2015.

Cash received from option exercises and purchases under the Hewlett-Packard Company 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2011 ESPP”) was $118 million in fiscal year 2017, $48 million in fiscal year 2016 and $206 million in fiscal year 2015. The benefit realized for the tax deduction from option exercises in fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $15 million, $9 million and $30 million, respectively.

Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans

HP’s stock-based incentive compensation plans include equity plans adopted in 2004 and 2000, as amended (“principal equity plans”), as well as various equity plans assumed through acquisitions under which stock-based awards are outstanding. Stock-based awards granted under the principal equity plans include restricted stock awards, stock options and performance-based awards. Employees meeting certain employment qualifications are eligible to receive stock-based awards.

Restricted stock awards are non-vested stock awards that may include grants of restricted stock or restricted stock units. Restricted stock awards and cash-settled awards are generally subject to forfeiture if employment terminates prior to the lapse of the restrictions. Such awards generally vest one to three years from the date of grant. During the vesting period, ownership of the restricted stock cannot be transferred. Restricted stock has the same dividend and voting rights as common stock and is considered to be issued and outstanding upon grant. The dividends paid on restricted stock are non-forfeitable. Restricted stock units do not have the voting rights of common stock, and the shares underlying restricted stock units are not considered issued and outstanding upon grant. However, shares underlying restricted stock units are included in the calculation of diluted net EPS.

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Restricted stock units have forfeitable dividend equivalent rights equal to the dividend paid on common stock. HP expenses the fair value of restricted stock awards ratably over the period during which the restrictions lapse. The majority of restricted stock units issued by HP contain only service vesting conditions. However, starting in fiscal year 2014, HP began granting performance-adjusted restricted stock units that vest only on the satisfaction of both service and market conditions prior to the expiration of the awards.

Stock options granted under the principal equity plans are generally non-qualified stock options, but the principal equity plans permit some options granted to qualify as incentive stock options under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Stock options generally vest over three to four years from the date of grant. The exercise price of a stock option is equal to the closing price of HP’s stock on the option grant date. The majority of stock options issued by HP contain only service vesting conditions. However, starting in fiscal year 2011, HP began granting performance-contingent stock options that vest only on the satisfaction of both service and market conditions prior to the expiration of the awards.

Restricted Stock Units

HP uses the closing stock price on the grant date to estimate the fair value of service-based restricted stock units. HP estimates the fair value of restricted stock units subject to performance-adjusted vesting conditions using a combination of the closing stock price on the grant date and the Monte Carlo simulation model. The weighted-average fair value and the assumptions used to measure the fair value of restricted stock units subject to performance-adjusted vesting conditions in the Monte Carlo simulation model were as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
Weighted-average fair value(1)	$	20		$	13		$	47
Expected volatility(2)	30.5		%	32.5		%	33.6		%
Risk-free interest rate(3)	1.4		%	1.2		%	1.0		%
Expected performance period in years(4)	2.9			2.9			2.9

⁽¹⁾  The weighted-average fair value was based on performance-adjusted restricted stock units granted during the period.

⁽²⁾  The expected volatility was estimated using the historical volatility derived from HP’s common stock.

⁽³⁾  The risk-free interest rate was estimated based on the yield on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues.

⁽⁴⁾  The expected performance period was estimated based on the length of the remaining performance period from the grant date.

A summary of restricted stock units activity is as follows:

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	As of October 31
	2017				2016				2015
	Shares		Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share		Shares		Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share		Shares			Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
	In thousands				In thousands				In thousands
Outstanding at beginning of year	28,710		$	13	29,717		$	32	40,808			$	24
Granted	15,858		$	16	29,286		$	10	26,991		(1)	$	35
Vested	(11,915	)	$	14	(4,161	)	$	13	(34,177	)		$	26
Awards canceled due to Separation	—		$	—	(23,926	)	$	32	—			$	—
Forfeited	(831	)	$	14	(2,206	)	$	14	(3,905	)		$	29
Outstanding at end of year	31,822		$	14	28,710		$	13	29,717			$	32

⁽¹⁾  In fiscal year 2015, HP assumed approximately 8 million shares of restricted stock units through acquisition with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $33 per share.

The total grant date fair value of restricted stock units vested in fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $162 million, $54 million and $889 million, respectively. As of October 31, 2017, total unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock units for continuing operations was $205 million, which is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 1.3 years.

Stock Options

HP utilizes the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing formula to estimate the fair value of stock options subject to service-based vesting conditions. HP estimates the fair value of stock options subject to performance-contingent vesting conditions using a combination of a Monte Carlo simulation model and a lattice model as these awards contain market conditions. The weighted-average fair value and the assumptions used to measure fair value were as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
Weighted-average fair value(1)	$	4		$	4		$	8
Expected volatility(2)	28.0		%	36.2		%	26.8		%
Risk-free interest rate(3)	1.9		%	1.8		%	1.7		%
Expected dividend yield(4)	2.8		%	3.5		%	1.8		%
Expected term in years(5)	5.5			6.0			5.9

⁽¹⁾  The weighted-average fair value was based on stock options granted during the period.

⁽²⁾  For all awards granted in fiscal year 2017 and 2016, expected volatility was estimated using the leverage-adjusted average of the term-matching volatilities of peer companies due to the lack of volume of forward traded options, which precluded the use of implied volatility. For all awards granted in fiscal year 2015, expected volatility was estimated using the implied volatility derived from options traded on HP’s common stock.

⁽³⁾  The risk-free interest rate was estimated based on the yield on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues.

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⁽⁴⁾  The expected dividend yield represents a constant dividend yield applied for the duration of the expected term of the award.

⁽⁵⁾  For awards subject to service-based vesting, due to the lack of historical exercise and post-vesting termination patterns of the post-Separation employee base, the expected term was estimated using a simplified method for all awards granted in fiscal year 2017 and 2016 and the expected term was estimated using historical exercise and post-vesting termination patterns for all awards granted in fiscal year 2015; and for performance-contingent awards, the expected term represents an output from the lattice model.

A summary of stock options activity is as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017							2016							2015
	Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
	In thousands				In years	In millions		In thousands				In years	In millions		In thousands				In years	In millions
Outstanding at beginning of year	28,218		$	12				36,278		$	26				57,853		$	27
Granted and assumed through acquisition	104		$	19				25,425		$	6				9,086		$	36
Exercised	(9,407	)	$	11				(4,714	)	$	8				(12,845	)	$	19
Awards canceled due to Separation	—		$	—				(26,252	)	$	26				—		$	—
Forfeited/canceled/expired	(848	)	$	17				(2,519	)	$	17				(17,816	)	$	40
Outstanding at end of year	18,067		$	13	4.2	$	152	28,218		$	12	5.0	$	73	36,278		$	26	5.1	$	153
Vested and expected to vest	17,692		$	13	4.1	$	149	26,850		$	12	4.9	$	71	34,973		$	26	5.0	$	152
Exercisable	10,898		$	12	3.1	$	102	15,418		$	11	3.7	$	62	25,630		$	24	4.4	$	146

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value that option holders would have received had all option holders exercised their options on the last trading day of fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015. The aggregate intrinsic value is the difference between HP’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the fiscal year and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options. The total intrinsic value of options exercised in fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $77 million, $26 million and $214 million, respectively. The total grant date fair value of options vested in fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $19 million, $11 million and $131 million, respectively.

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Note 5: Stock-Based Compensation (Continued)

The following table summarizes significant ranges of outstanding and exercisable stock options:

	As of October 31, 2017
	Options Outstanding				Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices	Shares Outstanding	Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Shares Exercisable	Weighted- Average Exercise Price
	In thousands	In years	In thousands
$0-$9.99	1,226	2.4	$	7	1,226	$	7
$10-$19.99	16,634	4.3	$	14	9,465	$	13
$20-$29.99	207	1.0	$	23	207	$	23
	18,067	4.2	$	13	10,898	$	12

As of October 31, 2017, total unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense related to stock options for continuing operations was $5.7 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average vesting period of 0.8 years.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

HP sponsors the 2011 ESPP, pursuant to which eligible employees may contribute up to 10% of base compensation, subject to certain income limits, to purchase shares of HP’s common stock.

Pursuant to the terms of the 2011 ESPP, employees purchase stock under the 2011 ESPP at a price equal to 95% of HP’s closing stock price on the purchase date. No stock-based compensation expense was recorded in connection with those purchases because the criteria of a non-compensatory plan were met.

Shares Reserved

Shares available for future grant and shares reserved for future issuance under the stock-based incentive compensation plans and the 2011 ESPP were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017	2016	2015
	In thousands
Shares available for future grant	419,071	453,865	215,949
Shares reserved for future issuance	468,531	510,176	276,481

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 6: Taxes on Earnings

Provision for Taxes

The domestic and foreign components of earnings from continuing operations before taxes were as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016		2015
	In millions
U.S.	$	(14	)	$	468	$	216
Non-U.S.	3,290			3,293		3,316
	$	3,276		$	3,761	$	3,532

The provision for (benefit from) taxes on earnings from continuing operations was as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017		2016			2015
	In millions
U.S. federal taxes:
Current	$	189	$	439		$	(2,206	)
Deferred	197		470			1,069
Non-U.S. taxes:
Current	302		288			431
Deferred	4		(123		)	76
State taxes:
Current	20		(35		)	362
Deferred	38		56			82
	$	750	$	1,095		$	(186	)

The differences between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and HP’s effective tax rate were as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017		2016		2015
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate from continuing operations	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State income taxes from continuing operations, net of federal tax benefit	1.4	%	1.1	%	(6.1	)%
Lower rates in other jurisdictions, net	(13.2	)%	(9.3	)%	(1.2	)%
Research and development (“R&D”) credit	(0.5	)%	(2.4	)%	(0.2	)%
Valuation allowances	(1.9	)%	(1.2	)%	(48.0	)%
Uncertain tax positions	0.4	%	11.7	%	11.1	%
Indemnification related items	(0.3	)%	(4.1	)%	—	%
Other, net	2.0	%	(1.7	)%	4.1	%
	22.9	%	29.1	%	(5.3	)%

The jurisdictions with favorable tax rates that have the most significant effective tax rate impact in the periods presented include Puerto Rico, Singapore, China, Malaysia and Ireland. To the extent that HP plans to reinvest earnings of these jurisdictions indefinitely outside the United States, U.S. taxes have not been provided on those indefinitely reinvested earnings.

In fiscal year 2017, HP recorded $72 million of net income tax benefits related to discrete items in the provision for taxes. These amounts primarily include tax benefits of $84 million related to restructuring and other charges, $12 million related to U.S. federal provision to return adjustments, $45 million related to Samsung acquisition-related charges, and $13 million of other net tax benefits. In addition, HP recorded tax charges of $11 million related to changes in state valuation allowances, $22 million of state provision to return adjustments, and $49 million related to uncertain tax positions.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 6: Taxes on Earnings (Continued)

In fiscal year 2016, HP recorded $301 million of net income tax charges related to discrete items in the provision for taxes for continuing operations. These amounts primarily include uncertain tax positions charges of $525 million related to pre-separation tax matters. In addition, HP recorded $62 million of net tax benefits on restructuring and other charges, $52 million of net tax benefits related to the release of foreign valuation allowances and $41 million of net tax benefits arising from the retroactive research and development credit provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 signed into law in December 2015 and $70 million of other tax benefit.

In fiscal year 2015, HP recorded $1.2 billion of net income tax benefits related to discrete items in the provision for taxes for continuing operations. These amounts included $1.7 billion of tax benefits due to a release of valuation allowances pertaining to certain U.S. deferred tax assets, $449 million of tax charges related to uncertain tax positions on pension transfers, $70 million of tax benefits related to state tax impacts, and $6 million of income tax charges related to various other items. In addition, HP recorded $33 million of income tax charges on restructuring and pension-related costs.

In fiscal year 2017, in addition to the discrete items mentioned above, HP recorded excess tax benefits of $19 million on stock options, restricted stock and performance share units, which are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings as a component of the provision for income taxes as a result of the early adoption of ASU 2016-09 -“Improvements to Employee Share- Based Payment Accounting”. See Note 1, “Basis of Presentation”, for more details regarding the guidance.

As a result of certain employment actions and capital investments HP has undertaken, income from manufacturing and services in certain countries is subject to reduced tax rates, and in some cases is wholly exempt from taxes, through 2027. The gross income tax benefits attributable to these actions and investments were estimated to be $471 million ($0.28 diluted net EPS) in fiscal year 2017, $341 million ($0.20 diluted net EPS) in fiscal year 2016 and $322 million ($0.18 diluted net EPS) in fiscal year 2015. The gross income tax benefits were offset partially by accruals of U.S. income taxes on undistributed earnings, among other factors.

Uncertain Tax Positions

A reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Balance at beginning of year	$	10,858		$	6,546		$	1,545
Increases:
For current year’s tax positions	52			468			2,102
For prior years’ tax positions	85			4,004			5,208
Decreases:
For prior years’ tax positions	(181		)	(62		)	(2,063		)
Statute of limitations expirations	(1		)	—			(46		)
Settlements with taxing authorities	(5		)	(98		)	(200		)
Balance at end of year	$	10,808		$	10,858		$	6,546

As of October 31, 2017, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $10.8 billion, of which up to $3.9 billion would affect HP’s effective tax rate if realized. As of October 31, 2016 the amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $10.9 billion of which up to $3.9 billion would affect HP’s effective tax rate if realized. HP continues to record its tax liabilities related to uncertain tax positions and certain liabilities for which it has joint and several liability with Hewlett Packard Enterprise. HP recognizes interest income from favorable settlements and interest expense and penalties accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for taxes in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. As of October 31, 2017, HP had accrued $257 million for interest and penalties.

HP engages in continuous discussion and negotiation with taxing authorities regarding tax matters in various jurisdictions. HP expects to complete resolution of certain tax years with various tax authorities within the next 12 months. It is also possible that other federal, foreign and state tax issues may be concluded within the next 12 months. HP believes it is reasonably possible that its existing unrecognized tax benefits may be reduced by an amount up to $2.7 billion within the next 12 months.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 6: Taxes on Earnings (Continued)

HP is subject to income tax in the United States and approximately 58 other countries and is subject to routine corporate income tax audits in many of these jurisdictions. In addition, HP is subject to numerous ongoing audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. The IRS is conducting an audit of HP’s 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 income tax returns. HP has received from the IRS Notices of Deficiency for its fiscal 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005 tax years, and Revenue Agent Reports (“RAR”) for its fiscal years 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007 and 2008 tax years. The IRS adjustments would, if sustained, reduce the benefits of tax refund claims HP has filed for net operating loss carrybacks to earlier fiscal years and tax credit carryforwards to subsequent years by approximately $377 million.

The U.S. Tax Court ruled in May 2012 against HP related to certain tax attributes claimed by HP for the tax years 1999 through 2003. HP appealed the U.S. Tax Court determination by filing a formal Notice of Appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. This case was argued before the Ninth Circuit in November 2016. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in November 2017 affirming the Tax Court determinations. HP is currently assessing whether or not to further appeal.

With respect to major state and foreign tax jurisdictions, HP is no longer subject to tax authority examinations for years prior to 1999. No material tax deficiencies have been assessed in major state or foreign tax jurisdictions as of the reporting period.

HP believes it has provided adequate reserves for all tax deficiencies or reductions in tax benefits that could result from federal, state and foreign tax audits. HP regularly assesses the likely outcomes of these audits in order to determine the appropriateness of HP’s tax provision. HP adjusts its uncertain tax positions to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular audit. However, income tax audits are inherently unpredictable and there can be no assurance that HP will accurately predict the outcome of these audits. The amounts ultimately paid on resolution of an audit could be materially different from the amounts previously included in the Provision for taxes and therefore the resolution of one or more of these uncertainties in any particular period could have a material impact on net income or cash flows.

HP has not provided for U.S. federal income and foreign withholding taxes on $21.7 billion of undistributed earnings from non-U.S. operations as of October 31, 2017 because HP intends to reinvest such earnings indefinitely outside of the U.S. If HP were to distribute these earnings, foreign tax credits may become available under current law to reduce the resulting U.S. income tax liability. Determination of the amount of unrecognized deferred tax liability related to these earnings is not practicable. HP will remit non-indefinitely reinvested earnings of its non-U.S. subsidiaries for which deferred U.S. federal and withholding taxes have been provided where excess cash has accumulated and HP determines that it is advantageous for business operations, tax or cash management reasons.

Deferred Income Taxes

The significant components of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities were as follows:

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Note 6: Taxes on Earnings (Continued)

	As of October 31
	2017						2016
	Deferred Tax Assets			Deferred Tax Liabilities			Deferred Tax Assets			Deferred Tax Liabilities
	In millions
Loss and credit carryforwards	$	9,914		$	—		$	8,725		$	—
Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries	—			(5,554		)	—			(5,179		)
Inventory valuation	7			(34		)	—			(12		)
Intercompany transactions—excluding inventory	1,901			—			2,560			—
Fixed assets	256			(8		)	274			—
Warranty	219			—			248			—
Employee and retiree benefits	519			(3		)	592			—
Accounts receivable allowance	103			—			117			—
Intangible assets	16			(209		)	23			(213		)
Restructuring and other	13			—			17			—
Deferred revenue	231			—			206			—
Other	372			(4		)	399			(99		)
Gross deferred tax assets and liabilities	13,551			(5,812		)	13,161			(5,503		)
Valuation allowances	(8,807		)	—			(8,520		)	—
Net deferred tax assets and liabilities	$	4,744		$	(5,812	)	$	4,641		$	(5,503	)

 Long-term deferred tax assets and liabilities included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016
	In millions
Long-term deferred tax assets	$	342		$	254
Long-term deferred tax liabilities	(1,410		)	(1,116		)
Total	$	(1,068	)	$	(862	)

HP periodically engages in intercompany advanced royalty payment arrangements that may result in advance payments between subsidiaries in different tax jurisdictions. When the local tax treatment of the intercompany licensing arrangements differs from U.S. GAAP treatment, deferred taxes are recognized. During fiscal year 2017, fiscal year 2016 and fiscal year 2015, HP executed intercompany advanced royalty payment arrangements resulting in advanced payments of $26 million, $1.2 billion, and $3.8 billion, respectively, the result of which was the recognition of zero net U.S. deferred tax assets in fiscal year 2017, 2016 and 2015. In these transactions, the payments were received in the United States from a foreign consolidated affiliate, with a deferral of intercompany revenues over the term of the arrangements, which is approximately 12 months for fiscal year 2017, 18 months for fiscal year 2016 and 5 years for fiscal year 2015. Intercompany royalty revenue is eliminated in consolidation.

As of October 31, 2017, HP had $678 million, $2.5 billion and $28.1 billion of federal, state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards, respectively. Amounts included in state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards will begin to expire in fiscal year 2018 and amounts included in federal net operating loss carryforwards will begin to expire in 2024. HP also has capital loss carryforwards of approximately $8 million, which will expire in 2021, and charitable contributions of $30 million, which will expire in 2022. HP has provided a valuation allowance of $93 million and $8.5 billion for deferred tax assets related to state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards, respectively, that HP does not expect to realize.

As of October 31, 2017, HP had recorded deferred tax assets for various tax credit carryforwards as follows:

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Note 6: Taxes on Earnings (Continued)

	Carryforward		Valuation Allowance			Initial Year of Expiration
	In millions
U.S. foreign tax credits	$	1,050	$	—		2022
U.S. R&D and other credits	920		—			2018
Tax credits in state and foreign jurisdictions	288		(115		)	2021
Balance at end of year	$	2,258	$	(115	)

Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance

The deferred tax asset valuation allowance and changes were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Balance at beginning of year	$	8,520		$	7,114		$	8,231
Income tax expense (benefit)	297			1,421			(2,183		)
Other comprehensive income, currency translation and charges to other accounts	(10		)	(15		)	1,066
Balance at end of year	$	8,807		$	8,520		$	7,114

Gross deferred tax assets at October 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, were reduced by valuation allowances of $8.8 billion, $8.5 billion and $7.1 billion, respectively. Total valuation allowance increased by $0.3 billion in fiscal year 2017, and increased by $1.4 billion in fiscal year 2016, both years associated primarily with foreign net operating losses, and decreased by $1.1 billion in fiscal 2015, associated with the release of a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets in the United States.

Tax Matters Agreement and Other Income Tax Matters

In connection with the Separation, HP entered into the tax matters agreement (“TMA”) with Hewlett Packard Enterprise, effective on November 1, 2015, that governs the rights and obligations of HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise for certain pre-Separation tax liabilities. The TMA provides that HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise will share certain pre-Separation income tax liabilities. In certain jurisdictions, HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise have joint and several liability for past income tax liabilities and accordingly, HP could be legally liable under applicable tax law for such liabilities and required to make additional tax payments.

In addition, if the distribution of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s common shares to the HP stockholders is determined to be taxable, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP would share the tax liability equally, unless the taxability of the distribution is the direct result of action taken by either Hewlett Packard Enterprise or HP subsequent to the distribution, in which case the party causing the distribution to be taxable would be responsible for any taxes imposed on the distribution.

Upon completion of the Separation on November 1, 2015, HP recorded income tax indemnification receivables from Hewlett Packard Enterprise for certain income tax liabilities that HP is jointly and severally liable for, but for which it is indemnified by Hewlett Packard Enterprise under the TMA. The actual amount that Hewlett Packard Enterprise may be obligated to pay HP could vary depending upon the outcome of certain unresolved tax matters, which may not be resolved for several years. The net receivable as of October 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016 was $1.7 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively.

Note 7: Supplementary Financial Information

Accounts Receivable

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Note 7: Supplementary Financial Information (Continued)

	As of October 31
	2017			2016
	In millions
Accounts receivable	$	4,515		$	4,221
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(101		)	(107		)
	$	4,414		$	4,114

The allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable and changes were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Balance at beginning of year	$	107		$	80		$	106
Provision for doubtful accounts	30			65			19
Deductions, net of recoveries	(36		)	(38		)	(45		)
Balance at end of year	$	101		$	107		$	80

HP has third-party arrangements, consisting of revolving short-term financing, which provide liquidity to certain partners in order to facilitate their working capital requirements. These financing arrangements, which in certain circumstances may contain partial recourse, result in a transfer of HP’s receivables and risk, to the third-party. As these transfers qualify as true sales under the applicable accounting guidance, the receivables are derecognized from the Consolidated Balance Sheets upon transfer, and HP receives a payment for the receivables from the third-party within a mutually agreed upon time period. For arrangements involving an element of recourse, the recourse obligation is measured using market data from the similar transactions and reported as a current liability in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The recourse obligations as of October 31, 2017 and 2016 were not material. The costs associated with the sales of trade receivables for fiscal year 2017 and 2016 were not material.

The following is a summary of the activity under these arrangements:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Balance at beginning of year (1)	$	149		$	93		$	271
Trade receivables sold	9,553			8,222			6,512
Cash receipts	(9,562		)	(8,160		)	(6,671		)
Foreign currency and other	7			(6		)	(19		)
Balance at end of year (1)	$	147		$	149		$	93

⁽¹⁾ Amounts outstanding from third parties reported in Accounts Receivable in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Inventory

	As of October 31
	2017		2016
	In millions
Finished goods	$	3,857	$	3,103
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies	1,929		1,381
	$	5,786	$	4,484

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 7: Supplementary Financial Information (Continued)

Other Current Assets

	As of October 31
	2017		2016
	In millions
Value-added taxes receivable	$	857	$	795
Available-for-sale investments (1)	1,149		—
Supplier and other receivables	1,891		1,700
Prepaid and other current assets	1,224		1,087
	$	5,121	$	3,582

⁽¹⁾  See Note 9, “Fair Value” and Note 10, “Financial Instruments” for detailed information.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

	As of October 31
	2017			2016
	In millions
Land, buildings and leasehold improvements	$	2,082		$	2,421
Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease	3,876			3,663
	5,958			6,084
Accumulated depreciation	(4,080		)	(4,348		)
	$	1,878		$	1,736

Depreciation expense was $353 million, $316 million and $302 million in fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Other Non-Current Assets

	As of October 31
	2017		2016
	In millions
Tax indemnifications receivable(1)	$	1,695	$	1,591
Deferred tax assets	342		254
Other(2)	1,058		1,316
	$	3,095	$	3,161

⁽¹⁾  In connection with the TMA discussed under Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings”.

⁽²⁾  Includes available-for-sale investments of $61 million and $55 million at October 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 7: Supplementary Financial Information (Continued)

Other Accrued Liabilities

	As of October 31
	2017		2016
	In millions
Other accrued taxes	$	895	$	755
Warranty	660		729
Sales and marketing programs	2,441		2,312
Other	1,945		1,922
	$	5,941	$	5,718

Other Non-Current Liabilities

	As of October 31
	2017		2016
	In millions
Pension, post-retirement, and post-employment liabilities	$	1,999	$	2,705
Deferred tax liability	1,410		1,116
Tax liability	2,005		1,910
Deferred revenue	921		865
Other	827		737
	$	7,162	$	7,333

Interest and other, net

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Interest expense on borrowings	$	(309	)	$	(273	)	$	(167	)
Tax indemnifications(1)	47			472			—
Foreign exchange loss	(70		)	(76		)	(304		)
Other, net	89			89			83
	$	(243	)	$	212		$	(388	)

⁽¹⁾  In connection with the TMA discussed under Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings”.

Note 8: Goodwill

Goodwill allocated to HP’s reportable segments and changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were as follows:  

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	Personal Systems		Printing			Total
	In millions
Balance at October 31, 2015(1)	$	2,588	$	3,092		$	5,680
Acquisitions	5		—			5
Dispositions(2)	—		(63		)	(63		)
Balance at October 31, 2016(1)	2,593		3,029			5,622
Acquisitions	—		—			—
Dispositions	—		—			—
Balance at October 31, 2017(1)	$	2,593	$	3,029		$	5,622

⁽¹⁾  Goodwill is net of accumulated impairment losses of $0.8 billion related to Corporate Investments.

⁽²⁾  Divestiture of technology assets, including licensing and distribution rights, for certain software offerings to Open Text Corporation. See Note 18, “Divestitures”.

Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level. As of October 31, 2017, our reporting units are consistent with the reportable segments identified in Note 2, “Segment Information.” There were no goodwill impairments in fiscal years 2017 and 2016. HP will continue to evaluate goodwill on an annual basis as of the beginning of its fourth fiscal quarter and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate there may be a potential impairment.

Note 9: Fair Value

 Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

Fair Value Hierarchy

HP uses valuation techniques that are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs are developed using market data such as publicly available information and reflect the assumptions market participants would use, while unobservable inputs are developed using the best information available about the assumptions market participants would use. Assets and liabilities are classified in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement:

Level 1—Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2—Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and market-corroborated inputs.

Level 3—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to observable inputs and lowest priority to unobservable inputs.

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Note 9: Fair Value (Continued)

The following table presents HP’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	As of October 31, 2017								As of October 31, 2016
	Fair Value Measured Using								Fair Value Measured Using
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	In millions
Assets:
Cash Equivalents:
Corporate debt	$	—	$	1,390	$	—	$	1,390	$	—	$	2,092	$	—	$	2,092
Financial institution instruments	—		6		—		6		—		—		—		—
Government debt(1)	3,902		100		—		4,002		2,568		—		—		2,568
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Corporate debt	—		629		—		629		—		—		—		—
Financial institution instruments	—		78		—		78		—		2		—		2
Government debt(1)	—		442		—		442		—		—		—		—
Mutual funds	49		—		—		49		44		—		—		44
Marketable equity securities	6		6		—		12		5		4		—		9
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	—		—		—		—		—		48		—		48
Foreign currency contracts	—		110		10		120		—		266		11		277
Other derivatives	—		1		—		1		—		—		—		—
Total Assets	$	3,957	$	2,762	$	10	$	6,729	$	2,617	$	2,412	$	11	$	5,040
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	$	—	$	12	$	—	$	12	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Foreign currency contracts	—		358		2		360		—		94		1		95
Other derivatives	—		—		—		—		—		2		—		2
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	370	$	2	$	372	$	—	$	96	$	1	$	97

⁽¹⁾ Government debt includes instruments such as U.S. treasury notes, U.S agency securities and non-U.S. government bonds. Government debt Money market funds in active markets are included in Level 1.

There were no transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy during fiscal years 2017 and 2016.

Valuation Techniques

Cash Equivalents and Investments:  HP holds time deposits, money market funds, mutual funds, other debt securities primarily consisting of corporate and foreign government notes and bonds, and common stock and equivalents. HP values cash equivalents and equity investments using quoted market prices, alternative pricing sources, including NAV, or models utilizing market observable inputs. The fair value of debt investments was based on quoted market prices or model-driven valuations using inputs primarily derived from or corroborated by observable market data, and, in certain instances, valuation models that utilize assumptions which cannot be corroborated with observable market data.

Derivative Instruments:  HP uses forward contracts, interest rate and total return swaps and at times, option contracts to hedge certain foreign currency and interest rate exposures. HP uses industry standard valuation models to measure fair value. Where applicable, these models project future cash flows and discount the future amounts to present value using market-based observable inputs, including interest rate curves, HP and counterparty credit risk, foreign exchange rates, and forward and spot prices for currencies and interest rates. See Note 10, “Financial Instruments” for a further discussion of HP’s use of derivative instruments.

Other Fair Value Disclosures

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Note 9: Fair Value (Continued)

Short- and Long-Term Debt:  HP estimates the fair value of its debt primarily using an expected present value technique, which is based on observable market inputs using interest rates currently available to companies of similar credit standing for similar terms and remaining maturities, and considering its own credit risk. The portion of HP’s debt that is hedged is reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as an amount equal to the debt’s carrying amount and a fair value adjustment representing changes in the fair value of the hedged debt obligations arising from movements in benchmark interest rates. The estimated fair value of HP’s short- and long-term debt was $8.1 billion at October 31, 2017 compared to its carrying amount of $7.8 billion at that date. The estimated fair value of HP’s short- and long-term debt was $7.1 billion as compared to its carrying value of $6.8 billion at October 31, 2016. If measured at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, short- and long-term debt would be classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Other Financial Instruments:  For the balance of HP’s financial instruments, primarily accounts receivable, accounts payable and financial liabilities included in other accrued liabilities, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short maturities. If measured at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, these other financial instruments would be classified in Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Non-Marketable Equity Investments and Non-Financial Assets: HP’s non-marketable equity investments and non-financial assets, such as intangible assets, goodwill and property, plant and equipment, are recorded at fair value in the period an impairment charge is recognized. If measured at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, these would generally be classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Note 10: Financial Instruments

Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments

	As of October 31, 2017									As of October 31, 2016
	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Gross Unrealized Loss			Fair Value		Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Gross Unrealized Loss		Fair Value
	In millions
Cash Equivalents:
Corporate debt	$	1,390	$	—	$	—		$	1,390	$	2,092	$	—	$	—	$	2,092
Financial institution instruments	6		—		—			6		—		—		—		—
Government debt	4,002		—		—			4,002		2,568		—		—		2,568
Total cash equivalents	5,398		—		—			5,398		4,660		—		—		4,660
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Corporate debt(1)	629		—		—			629		—		—		—		—
Financial institution instruments(1)	78		—		—			78		2		—		—		2
Government debt(1)	443		—		(1		)	442		—		—		—		—
Marketable equity securities	5		7		—			12		6		3		—		9
Mutual funds	39		10		—			49		35		9		—		44
Total available-for-sale investments	1,194		17		(1		)	1,210		43		12		—		55
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments	$	6,592	$	17	$	(1	)	$	6,608	$	4,703	$	12	$	—	$	4,715

⁽¹⁾  HP classifies its marketable debt securities as available-for-sale investments within Other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, including those with maturity dates beyond one year, based on their highly liquid nature and availability for use in current operations.

All highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of acquisition are considered cash equivalents. As of October 31, 2017 and 2016, the carrying amount of cash equivalents approximated fair value due to the short period of time to maturity. Interest income related to cash, cash equivalents and debt securities was approximately $66 million in fiscal year 2017, $24 million in fiscal year 2016, and $75 million in fiscal year 2015. The estimated fair value of the available-for-sale investments may not be representative of values that will be realized in the future.

Contractual maturities of investments in available-for-sale debt securities were as follows:

	As of October 31, 2017
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	In millions
Due in one year or less	$	538	$	538
Due in one to five years	612		611
	$	1,150	$	1,149

Equity securities in privately held companies include cost basis and equity method investments and are included in Other non-current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These amounted to $37 million and $16 million as of October 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Derivative Instruments

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Note 10: Financial Instruments (Continued)

HP uses derivatives to offset business exposure to foreign currency and interest rate risk on expected future cash flows and on certain existing assets and liabilities. As part of its risk management strategy, HP uses derivative instruments, primarily forward contracts, interest rate swaps, total return swaps and, at times, option contracts to hedge certain foreign currency, interest rate and, to a lesser extent, equity exposures. HP may designate its derivative contracts as fair value hedges or cash flow hedges. HP classifies cash flows from its designated derivative contracts with the activities that correspond to the underlying hedged items on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. For derivatives not designated as hedging instruments, HP categorizes those economic hedges as other derivatives. HP recognizes all derivative instruments at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

As a result of its use of derivative instruments, HP is exposed to the risk that its counterparties will fail to meet their contractual obligations. Master netting agreements mitigate credit exposure to counterparties by permitting HP to net amounts due from HP to counterparty against amounts due to HP from the same counterparty under certain conditions. To further limit credit risk, HP has collateral security agreements that allow HP to hold collateral from, or require HP to post collateral to, counterparties when aggregate derivative fair values exceed contractually established thresholds which are generally based on the credit ratings of HP and its counterparties. If HP’s or the counterparty’s credit rating falls below a specified credit rating, either party has the right to request full collateralization of the derivatives’ net liability position. The fair value of derivatives with credit contingent features in a net liability position was $258 million and $2 million as of October 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, all of which were fully collateralized within two business days.

Under HP’s derivative contracts, the counterparty can terminate all outstanding trades following a covered change of control event affecting HP that results in the surviving entity being rated below a specified credit rating. This credit contingent provision did not affect HP’s financial position or cash flows as of October 31, 2017 and 2016.

Fair Value Hedges

HP enters into fair value hedges, such as interest rate swaps, to reduce the exposure of its debt portfolio to changes in fair value resulting from changes in interest rates by achieving a primarily U.S. dollar London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”)-based floating interest expense.

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges, HP recognizes the change in fair value of the derivative instrument, as well as the offsetting change in the fair value of the hedged item, in Interest and other, net in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings in the period of change.

Cash Flow Hedges

HP uses forward contracts and at times, option contracts designated as cash flow hedges to protect against the foreign currency exchange rate risks inherent in its forecasted net revenue and, to a lesser extent, cost of revenue, operating expenses, and intercompany loans denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. HP’s foreign currency cash flow hedges mature generally within twelve months; however, hedges related to longer-term procurement arrangements extend several years and forward contracts associated with intercompany loans extend for the duration of the lease or loan term, which typically range from two to five years.

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, HP initially records changes in fair value for the effective portion of the derivative instrument in Accumulated other comprehensive loss as a separate component of stockholders’ deficit in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and subsequently reclassifies these amounts into earnings in the period during which the hedged transaction is recognized in earnings. HP reports the effective portion of its cash flow hedges in the same financial statement line item as changes in the fair value of the hedged item.

Net Investment Hedges

HP used forward contracts designated as net investment hedges to hedge net investments in certain foreign subsidiaries whose functional currency was the local currency. As part of the Separation, HP disposed of all these foreign subsidiaries and no longer utilizes net investment hedges. HP recorded the effective portion of such derivative instruments together with changes in the fair value of the hedged items in Cumulative translation adjustment as a separate component of stockholders’ deficit.

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Note 10: Financial Instruments (Continued)

Other Derivatives

Other derivatives not designated as hedging instruments consist primarily of forward contracts used to hedge foreign currency-denominated balance sheet exposures. HP uses total return swaps to hedge its executive deferred compensation plan liability.

For derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments, HP recognizes changes in fair value of the derivative instrument, as well as the offsetting change in the fair value of the hedged item, in Interest and other, net in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings in the period of change.

Hedge Effectiveness

For interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges, HP measures hedge effectiveness by offsetting the change in fair value of the hedged item with the change in fair value of the derivative. For foreign currency options and forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges, HP measures hedge effectiveness by comparing the cumulative change in fair value of the hedge contract with the cumulative change in fair value of the hedged item, both of which are based on forward rates. HP recognizes any ineffective portion of the hedge in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings in the same period in which ineffectiveness occurs. Amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings in the period they arise.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets

The gross notional and fair value of derivative instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets was as follows:

	As of October 31, 2017										As of October 31, 2016
	Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Other Non-Current Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Other Non-Current Liabilities		Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Other Non-Current Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Other Non-Current Liabilities
	In millions
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Fair value hedges:
Interest rate contracts	$	2,500	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	12	$	2,000	$	—	$	48	$	—	$	—
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	16,149		92		12		245		100		11,852		203		63		52		12
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	18,649		92		12		245		112		13,852		203		111		52		12
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency contracts	5,801		16		—		15		—		3,934		11		—		31		—
Other derivatives	123		1		—		—		—		150		—		—		2		—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	5,924		17		—		15		—		4,084		11		—		33		—
Total derivatives	$	24,573	$	109	$	12	$	260	$	112	$	17,936	$	214	$	111	$	85	$	12

Offsetting of Derivative Instruments

HP recognizes all derivative instruments on a gross basis in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. HP does not offset the fair value of its derivative instruments against the fair value of cash collateral posted under its collateral security agreements. As of October 31, 2017 and 2016, information related to the potential effect of HP’s master netting agreements and collateral security agreements was as follows:

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Note 10: Financial Instruments (Continued)

	In the Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v)			(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset		Net Amount Presented		Gross Amounts Not Offset
							Derivatives		Financial Collateral			Net Amount
	In millions
As of October 31, 2017
Derivative assets	$	121	$	—	$	121	$	108	$	4	(1)	$	9
Derivative liabilities	$	372	$	—	$	372	$	108	$	219	(2)	$	45
As of October 31, 2016
Derivative assets	$	325	$	—	$	325	$	88	$	189	(1)	$	48
Derivative liabilities	$	97	$	—	$	97	$	88	$	2	(2)	$	7

⁽¹⁾  Represents the cash collateral posted by counterparties as of the respective reporting date for HP’s asset position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.

⁽²⁾  Represents the collateral posted by HP through re-use of counterparty cash collateral as of the respective reporting date for HP’s liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments and related hedged items in a fair value hedging relationship for fiscal years ended October 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was as follows:

	(Loss) Gain Recognized in Income on Derivative Instruments and Related Hedged Items
Derivative Instrument	Location	2017			2016		2015			Hedged Item	Location	2017		2016			2015
		In millions										In millions
Interest rate contracts	Interest and other, net	$	(60	)	$	10	$	(12	)	Fixed-rate debt	Interest and other, net	$	60	$	(10	)	$	12

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships for fiscal years ended October 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was as follows: 

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Note 10: Financial Instruments (Continued)

(Loss) Gain Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)								(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)
	2017			2016		2015			2017			2016			2015
	In millions								In millions
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	$	(651	)	$	199	$	610	Net revenue	$	(156	)	$	20		$	995
								Cost of revenue	(35		)	(84		)	(156		)
								Other operating expenses	1			1			(3		)
								Interest and other, net	(9		)	—			(4		)
Continuing Operations	(651		)	199		610		Loss (earnings) from continuing operations	(199		)	(63		)	832
Discontinued Operations	—			—		481		Earnings from discontinued operations	—			—			480
Total	$	(651	)	$	199	$	1,091	Total	$	(199	)	$	(63	)	$	1,312
Net investment hedges:
Foreign currency contracts
Continuing Operations	$	—		$	—	$	—
Discontinued Operations	—			—		228
Total	$	—		$	—	$	228

As of October 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, no portion of the hedging instruments’ gain or loss was excluded from the assessment of effectiveness for fair value, cash flow or net investment hedges. Hedge ineffectiveness for fair value, cash flow and net investment hedges was not material for fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015.

As of October 31, 2017, HP expects to reclassify an estimated net Accumulated other comprehensive income of approximately $159 million, net of taxes, to earnings in the next twelve months along with the earnings effects of the related forecasted transactions associated with cash flow hedges.

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings for fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015 was as follows: 

	(Loss) Gain Recognized in Income on Derivatives
	Location	2017			2016			2015
		In millions
Foreign currency contracts	Interest and other, net	$	(32	)	$	(34	)	$	293
Other derivatives	Interest and other, net	3			(6		)	(1		)
Total		$	(29	)	$	(40	)	$	292

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 11: Borrowings

Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings

	As of October 31
	2017				2016
	Amount Outstanding		Weighted-Average Interest Rate		Amount Outstanding		Weighted-Average Interest Rate
	In millions				In millions
Commercial paper	$	943	1.8	%	$	—	—	%
Current portion of long-term debt	96		3.5	%	51		4.1	%
Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other	33		1.5	%	27		2.0	%
	$	1,072			$	78

Long-Term Debt

	As of October 31
	2017			2016
	In millions
U.S. Dollar Global Notes(1)
2009 Shelf Registration Statement:
$1,350 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.827% in December 2010 at 3.75%, due December 2020	$	648		$	648
$1,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.799% in May 2011 at 4.3%, due June 2021	1,249			1,248
$1,000 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.816% in September 2011 at 4.375%, due September 2021	999			999
$1,500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.707% in December 2011 at 4.65%, due December 2021	1,498			1,498
$500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.771% in March 2012 at 4.05%, due September 2022	499			499
$1,200 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.863% in September 2011 at 6.0%, due September 2041	1,199			1,199
2012 Shelf Registration Statement:
$750 issued at par in January 2014 at three-month USD LIBOR plus 0.94%, due January 2019	102			102
$1,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.954% in January 2014 at 2.75%, due January 2019	300			300
	6,494			6,493
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.51%-8.49%, due in calendar years 2018-2025	360			244
Fair value adjustment related to hedged debt	8			72
Less: Unamortized debt issuance cost(2)	(19		)	(23		)
Less: current portion of long-term debt	(96		)	(51		)
Total long-term debt	$	6,747		$	6,735

⁽¹⁾  HP may redeem some or all of the fixed-rate U.S. Dollar Global Notes at any time in accordance with the terms thereof.    The U.S. Dollar Global Notes are senior unsecured debt.

⁽²⁾ Effective November 1, 2016, HP adopted ASU 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs”, which amended the presentation of debt issuance costs as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of debt liability.

In December 2016, HP filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC to enable the company to offer for sale, from time to time, in one or more offerings, an unspecified amount of debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares and warrants.

As disclosed in Note 10, “Financial Instruments”, HP uses interest rate swaps to mitigate some of the exposure of its debt portfolio to changes in fair value resulting from changes in interest rates by achieving a primarily U.S. dollar LIBOR-based

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Note 11: Borrowings (Continued)

floating interest expense. Interest rates shown in the table of long-term debt have not been adjusted to reflect the impact of any interest rate swaps.

As of October 31, 2017, aggregate future maturities of debt at face value (excluding unamortized debt issuance cost of $19 million and discounts on debt issuance of $6 million less fair value adjustment related to hedged debt of $8 million), including capital lease obligations were as follows:

Fiscal year	In millions
2018	$	1,072
2019	505
2020	77
2021	2,949
2022	2,014
Thereafter	1,219
Total	$	7,836

Commercial Paper

On November 1, 2015, HP’s Board of Directors authorized HP to borrow up to a total outstanding principal balance of $4.0 billion or the equivalent in foreign currencies for the use and benefit of HP and HP’s subsidiaries, by the issuance of commercial paper or through the execution of promissory notes, loan agreements, letters of credit, agreements for lines of credit or overdraft facilities. As of October 31, 2017, HP maintained two commercial paper programs. HP’s U.S. program provides for the issuance of U.S. dollar-denominated commercial paper up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $4.0 billion. HP’s euro commercial paper program provides for the issuance of commercial paper outside of the United States denominated in U.S. dollars, euros or British pounds up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $4.0 billion or the equivalent in those alternative currencies. The combined aggregate principal amount of commercial paper outstanding under those programs at any one time cannot exceed the $4.0 billion authorized by HP’s Board of Directors.

Credit Facility

As of October 31, 2017, HP maintained a $4.0 billion senior unsecured committed revolving credit facility to support the issuance of commercial paper or for general corporate purposes. Commitments under the revolving credit facility will be available until April 2, 2019. Commitment fees, interest rates and other terms of borrowing under the credit facilities vary based on HP’s external credit ratings. As of October 31, 2017, HP was in compliance with the financial covenants in the credit agreement governing the revolving credit facility.

Available Borrowing Resources

As of October 31, 2017, HP’s and HP’s subsidiaries had available borrowing resources of $846 million from uncommitted lines of credit in addition to the senior unsecured committed revolving credit facility discussed above.

Note 12: 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 $0.53 per share of common stock in fiscal year 2017, $0.50 per share of common stock in fiscal year 2016 and $0.67 per share of common stock in fiscal year 2015.

Share Repurchase Program

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Note 12: Stockholders’ Deficit (Continued)

HP’s share repurchase program authorizes both open market and private repurchase transactions. In fiscal year 2017, HP executed share repurchases of 80 million shares, which include 1.5 million shares settled in November 2017. In fiscal year 2017, HP settled total shares for $1.4 billion.

In fiscal year 2016, HP executed share repurchases of 100 million shares. In fiscal year 2016, HP settled total shares for $1.2 billion. In fiscal year 2015, HP executed share repurchases of 75 million shares and settled total shares for $2.9 billion.

The shares repurchased in fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015 were all open market repurchase transactions. As of October 31, 2017, HP had remaining authorization of approximately $2.5 billion for future share repurchases under the $3.0 billion repurchase authorization approved by HP’s Board of Directors on October 10, 2016.

Taxes related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of available-for-sale securities:
Tax (provision) benefit on unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	$	(1	)	$	(3	)	$	2
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges:
Tax benefit (provision) on unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	42			32			(294		)
Tax (benefit) provision benefit on losses (gains) reclassified into earnings	(16		)	(1		)	368
	26			31			74
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Tax (provision) benefit on gains (losses) arising during the period	(140		)	242			5
Tax provision on amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit	(21		)	(12		)	(18		)
Tax benefit (provision) on curtailments, settlements and other	72			(213		)	24
	(89		)	17			11
Tax provision on change in cumulative translation adjustment	—			—			(73		)
Tax (provision) benefit on other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(64	)	$	45		$	14

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 12: Stockholders’ Deficit (Continued)

Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive income, net of taxes

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:
Change in unrealized components of available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	$	3		$	(2	)	$	(15	)
Change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges:
Unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	(609		)	231			797
Losses (gains) reclassified into earnings(1)	183			62			(944		)
	(426		)	293			(147		)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Gains (Losses) arising during the period	315			(517		)	(543		)
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit(2)	53			39			425
Curtailments, settlements and other	75			(30		)	139
	443			(508		)	21
Change in cumulative translation adjustment	—			—			(280		)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	$	20		$	(217	)	$	(421	)

⁽¹⁾  Reclassification of pre-tax losses (gains) on cash flow hedges into the Consolidated Statements of Earnings was as follows:  

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Net revenue	$	156		$	(20	)	$	(995	)
Cost of revenue	35			84			156
Other operating expenses	(1		)	(1		)	3
Interest and other, net	9			—			4
Loss (earnings) from continuing operations	199			63			(832		)
Earnings from discontinued operations	—			—			(480		)
Total	$	199		$	63		$	(1,312	)

⁽²⁾    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”.

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Note 12: Stockholders’ Deficit (Continued)

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes as of October 31, 2017 and changes during fiscal year 2017 were as follows:

	Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities		Net unrealized gain (loss) on  cash flow  hedges			Unrealized components of defined benefit plans			Accumulated other comprehensive loss
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	9	$	186		$	(1,633	)	$	(1,438	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	3		(609		)	390			(216		)
Reclassifications of loss into earnings	—		183			53			236
Balance at end of period	$	12	$	(240	)	$	(1,190	)	$	(1,418	)

Note 13: Earnings Per Share

HP calculates basic net EPS using net earnings and the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net EPS includes any dilutive effect of restricted stock units, stock options, performance-based awards and shares purchased under the 2011 employee stock purchase plan.

A reconciliation of the number of shares used for basic and diluted net EPS calculations is as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017		2016			2015
	In millions, except per share amounts
Numerator:
Net earnings from continuing operations	$	2,526	$	2,666		$	3,718
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations	—		(170		)	836
Net earnings	$	2,526	$	2,496		$	4,554
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS	1,688		1,730			1,814
Dilutive effect of employee stock plans	14		13			22
Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS	1,702		1,743			1,836
Basic net earnings per share:
Continuing operations	$	1.50	$	1.54		$	2.05
Discontinued operations	—		(0.10		)	0.46
Basic net earnings per share	$	1.50	$	1.44		$	2.51
Diluted net earnings per share:
Continuing operations	$	1.48	$	1.53		$	2.02
Discontinued operations	—		(0.10		)	0.46
Diluted net earnings per share	$	1.48	$	1.43		$	2.48
Anti-dilutive weighted-average options(1)	1		13			23

⁽¹⁾  HP excludes stock options and restricted stock units where the assumed proceeds exceed the average market price from the calculation of diluted net EPS, because their effect would be anti-dilutive. The assumed proceeds of a stock option include the sum of its exercise price, and average unrecognized compensation cost. The assumed proceeds of a restricted stock unit represent unrecognized compensation cost.

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Note 14: Litigation and Contingencies

HP is involved in lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings, including those identified below, consisting of IP, commercial, securities, employment, employee benefits and environmental matters that arise in the ordinary course of business. HP accrues a liability when management believes that it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. HP believes it has recorded adequate provisions for any such matters and, as of October 31, 2017, it was not reasonably possible that a material loss had been incurred in excess of the amounts recognized in HP’s financial statements. HP reviews these matters at least quarterly and adjusts its accruals to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular case. Pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement, HP shares responsibility with Hewlett Packard Enterprise for certain matters, as indicated below, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise has agreed to indemnify HP in whole or in part with respect to certain matters. Based on its experience, HP believes that any damage amounts claimed in the specific matters discussed below are not a meaningful indicator of HP’s potential liability. Litigation is inherently unpredictable. However, HP believes it has valid defenses with respect to legal matters pending against it. Nevertheless, cash flows or results of operations could be materially affected in any particular period by the resolution of one or more of these contingencies.

Litigation, Proceedings and Investigations

Copyright Levies.  Proceedings are ongoing or have been concluded involving HP in certain European countries, including litigation in Belgium and other countries, seeking to impose or modify levies upon equipment (such as multifunction devices (“MFDs”) and PCs), alleging that these devices enable the production of private copies of copyrighted materials. The levies are generally based upon the number of products sold and the per-product amounts of the levies, which vary. Some European countries that do not yet have levies on digital devices are expected to implement similar legislation to enable them to extend existing levy schemes, while other European countries have phased out levies or are expected to limit the scope of levy schemes and applicability in the digital hardware environment, particularly with respect to sales to business users. HP, other companies and various industry associations have opposed the extension of levies to the digital environment and have advocated alternative models of compensation to rights holders.

Reprobel, a cooperative society with the authority to collect and distribute the remuneration for reprography to Belgian copyright holders, requested by extrajudicial means that HP amend certain copyright levy declarations submitted for inkjet MFDs sold in Belgium from January 2005 to December 2009 to enable it to collect copyright levies calculated based on the generally higher copying speed when the MFDs are operated in draft print mode rather than when operated in normal print mode. In March 2010, HP filed a lawsuit against Reprobel in the French-speaking chambers of the Court of First Instance of Brussels seeking a declaratory judgment that no copyright levies are payable on sales of MFDs in Belgium or, alternatively, that copyright levies payable on such MFDs must be assessed based on the copying speed when operated in the normal print mode set by default in the device. On November 16, 2012, the court issued a decision holding that Belgium law is not in conformity with European Union (“EU”) law in a number of respects and ordered that, by November 2013, Reprobel substantiate that the amounts claimed by Reprobel are commensurate with the harm resulting from legitimate copying under the reprographic exception. HP subsequently appealed that court decision to the Courts of Appeal in Brussels seeking to confirm that the Belgian law is not in conformity with EU law and that, if Belgian law is interpreted in a manner consistent with EU law, no payments by HP are required or, alternatively, the payments already made by HP are sufficient to comply with its obligations under Belgian law. On October 23, 2013, the Court of Appeal in Brussels stayed the proceedings and referred several questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) relating to whether the Belgian reprographic copyright levies system is in conformity with EU law. The case was heard by the CJEU on January 29, 2015 and on November 12, 2015, the CJEU published its judgment providing that a national legislation such as the Belgian one at issue in the main proceedings is incompatible with EU law on multiple legal points, as argued by HP. The Court of Appeal issued an appealable decision on May 12, 2017 providing that Belgian reprographic copyright levies are due notwithstanding the lack of conformity of the system with EU law in certain aspects. Applicable levies are to be calculated based on the objective speed of each MFD as established by an expert appointed by the Court of Appeal.

Based on industry opposition to the extension of levies to digital products, HP’s assessments of the merits of various proceedings and HP’s estimates of the number of units impacted and the amounts of the levies, HP has accrued amounts that it believes are adequate to address the ongoing disputes.

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Hewlett-Packard Company v. Oracle Corporation. On June 15, 2011, HP filed suit against Oracle Corporation (“Oracle”) in California Superior Court in Santa Clara County in connection with Oracle’s March 2011 announcement that it was discontinuing software support for HP’s Itanium-based line of mission critical servers. HP asserted, among other things, that Oracle’s actions breached the contract that was signed by the parties as part of the settlement of the litigation relating to Oracle’s hiring of Mark Hurd. The matter eventually progressed to trial, which was bifurcated into two phases. HP prevailed in the first phase of the trial, in which the court ruled that the contract at issue required Oracle to continue to offer its software products on HP’s Itanium-based servers for as long as HP decided to sell such servers. The second phase of the trial was then postponed by Oracle’s appeal of the trial court’s denial of Oracle’s “anti-SLAPP” motion, in which Oracle argued that HP’s damages claim infringed on Oracle’s First Amendment rights. On August 27, 2015, the California Court of Appeals rejected Oracle’s appeal. The matter was remanded to the trial court for the second phase of the trial, which began on May 23, 2016 and was submitted to the jury on June 29, 2016. On June 30, 2016, the jury returned a verdict in favor of HP, awarding HP approximately $3.0 billion in damages, which included approximately$1.7 billion for past lost profits and $1.3 billion for future lost profits. On October 20, 2016, the court entered judgment for HP for this amount with interest accruing until the judgment is paid. Oracle’s motion for new trial was denied on December 19, 2016, and Oracle filed its notice of appeal from the trial court’s judgment on January 17, 2017. On February 2, 2017, HP filed a notice of cross-appeal challenging the trial court’s denial of prejudgment interest. The schedule for appellate briefing and argument has not yet been established. HP expects that the appeals process could take several years to complete. Litigation is unpredictable, and there can be no assurance that HP will recover damages, or that any award of damages will be for the amount awarded by the jury’s verdict. The amount ultimately awarded, if any, would be recorded in the period received. No adjustment has been recorded in the financial statements in relation to this potential award. Pursuant to the terms of the separation and distribution agreement, HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise will share equally in any recovery from Oracle once Hewlett Packard Enterprise has been reimbursed for all costs incurred in the prosecution of the action prior to the Separation.

Forsyth, et al. vs. HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. This is a purported class and collective action filed on August 18, 2016 in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, against HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise alleging the defendants violated the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, California public policy and the California Business and Professions Code by terminating older workers and replacing them with younger workers. Plaintiffs seek to certify a nationwide collective class action under the ADEA comprised of all U.S. residents employed by defendants who had their employment terminated pursuant to a workforce reduction (“WFR”) plan on or after May 23, 2012 and who were 40 years of age or older. Plaintiffs also seek to represent a Rule 23 class under California law comprised of all persons 40 years or older employed by defendants in the state of California and terminated pursuant to a WFR plan on or after May 23, 2012. Following a partial motion to dismiss, a motion to strike and a motion to compel arbitration that the defendants filed in November 2016, the plaintiffs amended their complaint.  New plaintiffs were added, but the plaintiffs agreed that the class period for the nationwide collective action should be shortened and now starts on December 9, 2014. On January 30, 2017, the defendants filed another partial motion to dismiss and motions to compel arbitration as to several of the plaintiffs.  On March 20, 2017, the defendants filed additional motions to compel arbitration as to a number of the opt-in plaintiffs. On September 20, 2017, the Court granted the motions to compel arbitration as to the plaintiffs and opt-ins who signed WFR release agreements (17 individuals), and also stayed the entire case until the arbitrations are completed. The plaintiffs filed a motion for reconsideration, which is still pending.

India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings.  On April 30 and May 10, 2010, the India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (the “DRI”) issued show cause notices to Hewlett-Packard India Sales Private Limited (“HP India”), a subsidiary of HP, seven HP India employees and one former HP India employee alleging that HP India underpaid customs duties while importing products and spare parts into India and seeking to recover an aggregate of approximately $370 million, plus penalties. Prior to the issuance of the show cause notices, HP India deposited approximately $16 million with the DRI and agreed to post a provisional bond in exchange for the DRI’s agreement to not seize HP India products and spare parts and to not interrupt the transaction of business by HP India.

On April 11, 2012, the Bangalore Commissioner of Customs issued an order on the products-related show cause notice affirming certain duties and penalties against HP India and the named individuals of approximately $386 million, of which HP India had already deposited $9 million. On December 11, 2012, HP India voluntarily deposited an additional $10 million in connection with the products-related show cause notice. The differential duty demand is subject to interest. On April 20, 2012, the Commissioner issued an order on the parts-related show cause notice affirming certain duties and penalties against HP India and certain of the named individuals of approximately $17 million, of which HP India had already deposited $7 million. After

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the order, HP India deposited an additional $3 million in connection with the parts-related show cause notice so as to avoid certain penalties.

HP India filed appeals of the Commissioner’s orders before the Customs Tribunal along with applications for waiver of the pre-deposit of remaining demand amounts as a condition for hearing the appeals. The Customs Department has also filed cross-appeals before the Customs Tribunal. On January 24, 2013, the Customs Tribunal ordered HP India to deposit an additional $24 million against the products order, which HP India deposited in March 2013. The Customs Tribunal did not order any additional deposit to be made under the parts order. In December 2013, HP India filed applications before the Customs Tribunal seeking early hearing of the appeals as well as an extension of the stay of deposit as to HP India and the individuals already granted until final disposition of the appeals. On February 7, 2014, the application for extension of the stay of deposit was granted by the Customs Tribunal until disposal of the appeals. On October 27, 2014, the Customs Tribunal commenced hearings on the cross-appeals of the Commissioner’s orders. The Customs Tribunal rejected HP India’s request to remand the matter to the Commissioner on procedural grounds. The hearings scheduled to reconvene on April 6, 2015 and again on November 3, 2015 and April 11, 2016 were cancelled at the request of the Customs Tribunal. Pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has agreed to indemnify HP in part, based on the extent to which any liability arises from the products and spare parts of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s businesses.

Russia GPO and Other Anti-Corruption Investigations.  The German Public Prosecutor’s Office (“German PPO”) has been conducting an investigation into allegations that current and former employees of HP engaged in bribery, embezzlement and tax evasion relating to a transaction between Hewlett-Packard ISE GmbH in Germany, a former subsidiary of HP, and the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation. The approximately $35 million transaction, which was referred to as the Russia GPO deal, spanned the years 2001 to 2006 and was for the delivery and installation of an IT network. The German PPO issued an indictment of four individuals, including one current and two former HP employees, on charges including bribery, breach of trust and tax evasion. The German PPO also requested that HP be made an associated party to the case, and, if that request is granted, HP would participate in any portion of the court proceedings that could ultimately bear on the question of whether HP should be subject to potential disgorgement of profits based on the conduct of the indicted current and former employees. On August 29, 2017, the Regional Court of Leipzig decided not to admit the matter to trial. If affirmed, this ruling will result in the termination of the prosecution. The German PPO has appealed this decision. The appeal is currently pending with the Higher Regional Court in Dresden.

Class Actions re Authentication of Supplies. Five purported consumer class actions were filed against HP, arising out of the supplies authentication protocol in certain OfficeJet printers. This authentication protocol rejects some third-party ink cartridges that use non-HP security chips. Two of the cases were dismissed, and the remaining cases have been consolidated in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, captioned In re HP Printer Firmware Update Litigation. The remaining plaintiffs’ operative consolidated complaint was filed on March 22, 2017, alleging eleven causes of action: (1) unfair and unlawful business practices in violation of the Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200, et seq.; (2) fraudulent business practices in violation of the Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200, et seq.; (3) violations of the False Advertising Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17500, et seq.; (4) violations of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 1750, et seq.; (5) violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices ‒ Consumer Protection Act, Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Ann. § 17.01, et seq.; (6) violations of the Washington Consumer Protection Act, Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 19.86.010, et seq.; (7) violations of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, New Jersey Statutes Ann. 56:8-1, et seq.; (8) violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1030, et seq.; (9) violations of the California Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, Cal. Penal Code § 502; (10) Trespass to Chattels; and (11) Tortious Interference with Contractual Relations and/or Prospective Economic Advantage. The plaintiffs seek to certify a primary class of all persons in the United States who purchased or owned the OfficeJet printers in question, and they alternatively seek to certify subclasses of all such printer purchasers or owners in California, Texas, Washington, and/or New Jersey. On April 21, 2017, HP filed a motion to dismiss the consolidated complaint. The court held a hearing on July 14, 2017. HP’s motion to dismiss remains pending.

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Autonomy-Related Legal Matters

Investigations.  As a result of the findings of an ongoing investigation, HP has provided information to the U.K. Serious Fraud Office, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the SEC related to the accounting improprieties, disclosure failures and misrepresentations at Autonomy that occurred prior to and in connection with HP’s acquisition of Autonomy. On January 19, 2015, the U.K. Serious Fraud Office notified HP that it was closing its investigation and had decided to cede jurisdiction of the investigation to the U.S. authorities. On November 14, 2016, the DOJ announced that a federal grand jury indicted Sushovan Hussain, the former CFO of Autonomy, on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and multiple counts of wire fraud.  The indictment alleges that Hussain engaged in a scheme to defraud purchasers and sellers of securities of Autonomy and HP about the true performance of Autonomy’s business, its financial condition, and its prospects for growth.  Trial in this matter is scheduled to begin on February 26, 2018. On November 15, 2016, the SEC announced that Stouffer Egan, the former CEO of Autonomy’s U.S.-based operations, settled charges relating to his participation in an accounting scheme to meet internal sales targets and analyst revenue expectations.  HP is continuing to cooperate with the ongoing enforcement actions.

Litigation.  As described below, HP is involved in various stockholder litigation relating to, among other things, its October 2011 acquisition of Autonomy and its November 20, 2012 announcement that it recorded a non-cash charge for the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets within Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s software segment of approximately $8.8 billion in the fourth quarter of its 2012 fiscal year and HP’s statements that, based on HP’s findings from an ongoing investigation, the majority of this impairment charge related to accounting improprieties, misrepresentations to the market and disclosure failures at Autonomy that occurred prior to and in connection with HP’s acquisition of Autonomy and the impact of those improprieties, failures and misrepresentations on the expected future financial performance of the Autonomy business over the long term. This stockholder litigation was commenced against, among others, certain current and former HP executive officers, certain current and former members of HP’s Board of Directors and certain advisors to HP. The plaintiffs in these litigation matters are seeking to recover certain compensation paid by HP to the defendants and/or other damages. Pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement, HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise share equally the cost and any damages arising from these litigation matters. These matters include the following:

•In re Hewlett-Packard Shareholder Derivative Litigation (the “Federal Court Derivative Action”) consists of seven consolidated lawsuits filed beginning on November 26, 2012 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California alleging, among other things, that the defendants violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act by concealing material information and making false statements related to HP’s acquisition of Autonomy and the financial performance of HP’s enterprise services business. The lawsuits also allege that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties, wasted corporate assets and were unjustly enriched in connection with HP’s acquisition of Autonomy and by causing HP to repurchase its own stock at allegedly inflated prices between August 2011 and October 2012. One lawsuit further alleges that certain individual defendants engaged in or assisted insider trading and thereby breached their fiduciary duties, were unjustly

enriched and violated Sections 25402 and 25403 of the California Corporations Code. On May 3, 2013, the lead plaintiff filed a consolidated complaint alleging, among other things, that the defendants concealed material information and made false statements related to HP’s acquisition of Autonomy and Autonomy’s Intelligent Data Operating Layer technology and thereby violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act, breached their fiduciary duties, engaged in “abuse of control” over HP, corporate waste and were unjustly enriched. The litigation was stayed until June 2014. The lead plaintiff filed a stipulation of proposed settlement on June 30, 2014. The court declined to grant preliminary approval to this settlement, and, on December 19, 2014, also declined to grant preliminary approval to a revised version of the settlement. On January 22, 2015, the lead plaintiff moved for preliminary approval of a further revised version of the settlement. On March 13, 2015, the court issued an order granting preliminary approval to the settlement. On July 24, 2015, the court held a hearing to entertain any remaining objections to the settlement and decide whether to grant final approval of the settlement. On July 30, 2015, the court granted final approval to the settlement and denied all remaining objections to the settlement. Three objectors to the settlement appealed the court’s final approval order to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (the “Ninth Circuit”). Plaintiffs-appellants filed their opening briefs on December 30, 2015. HP’s response brief was filed on February 29, 2016, and the reply briefs were filed on May 12, 2016. Oral argument occurred on May 15, 2017. On November 28, 2017, the final approval order was affirmed by the Ninth Circuit.

•Autonomy Corporation Limited v. Michael Lynch and Sushovan Hussain. On April 17, 2015, four HP subsidiaries (Autonomy Corporation Limited, Hewlett Packard Vision BV, Autonomy Systems, Limited, and Autonomy, Inc.)

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initiated civil proceedings in the U.K. High Court of Justice against two members of Autonomy’s former management, Michael Lynch and Sushovan Hussain. The Particulars of Claim seek damages in excess of $5 billion from Messrs. Lynch and Hussain for breach of their fiduciary duties by causing Autonomy group companies to engage in improper transactions and accounting practices. On October 1, 2015, Messrs. Lynch and Hussain filed their defenses. Mr. Lynch also filed a counterclaim against Autonomy Corporation Limited seeking $160 million in damages, among other things, for alleged misstatements regarding Lynch. The Hewlett Packard Enterprise subsidiary claimants filed their replies to the defenses and the asserted counter-claim on March 11, 2016. The parties are actively engaged in the disclosure process. A six-month trial is scheduled to begin on January 28, 2019.

•In re HP ERISA Litigation consists of three consolidated putative class actions filed beginning on December 6, 2012 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California alleging, among other things, that from August 18, 2011 to November 22, 2012, the defendants breached their fiduciary obligations to HP’s 401(k) Plan and its participants and thereby violated Sections 404(a)(1) and 405(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, by concealing negative information regarding the financial performance of Autonomy and HP’s enterprise services business and by failing to restrict participants from investing in HP stock. On August 16, 2013, HP filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. On March 31, 2014, the court granted HP’s motion to dismiss this action with leave to amend. On July 16, 2014, the plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint containing substantially similar allegations and seeking substantially similar relief as the first amended complaint. On June 15, 2015, the court granted HP’s motion to dismiss the second amended complaint in its entirety and denied plaintiffs leave to file another amended complaint. On July 2, 2015, plaintiffs appealed the court’s order to the Ninth Circuit. Oral argument occurred on May 15, 2017.

Environmental

HP’s operations and products are subject to various federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations concerning environmental protection, including laws addressing the discharge of pollutants into the air and water, the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, the cleanup of contaminated sites, the content of HP’s products and the recycling, treatment and disposal of those products. In particular, HP faces increasing complexity in its product design and procurement operations as it adjusts to new and future requirements relating to the chemical and materials composition of its products, their safe use, and the energy consumption associated with those products, including requirements relating to climate change. HP is also subject to legislation in an increasing number of jurisdictions that makes producers of electrical goods, including computers and printers, financially responsible for specified collection, recycling, treatment and disposal of past and future covered products (sometimes referred to as “product take-back legislation”). HP could incur substantial costs, its products could be restricted from entering certain jurisdictions, and it could face other sanctions, if it were to violate or become liable under environmental laws or if its products become noncompliant with environmental laws. HP’s potential exposure includes fines and civil or criminal sanctions, third-party property damage or personal injury claims and clean-up costs. The amount and timing of costs to comply with environmental laws are difficult to predict.

HP is party to, or otherwise involved in, proceedings brought by U.S. or state environmental agencies under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), known as “Superfund,” or state laws similar to CERCLA, and may become a party to, or otherwise involved in, proceedings brought by private parties for contribution towards clean-up costs. HP is also conducting environmental investigations or remediations at several current or

former operating sites pursuant to administrative orders or consent agreements with state environmental agencies.

The separation and distribution agreement includes provisions that provide for the allocation of environmental liabilities between HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise including certain remediation obligations; responsibilities arising from the chemical and materials composition of their respective products, their safe use and their energy consumption; obligations under product take back legislation that addresses the collection, recycling, treatment and disposal of products; and other environmental matters. HP will generally be responsible for environmental liabilities related to the properties and other assets, including products, allocated to HP under the separation and distribution agreement and other ancillary agreements. Under these agreements, HP will indemnify Hewlett Packard Enterprise for liabilities for specified ongoing remediation projects, subject to certain limitations, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a payment obligation for a specified portion of the cost of those remediation projects. In addition, HP will share with Hewlett Packard Enterprise other environmental liabilities as set forth in the separation and distribution agreement. HP is indemnified in whole or in part by Hewlett Packard Enterprise for liabilities

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arising from the assets assigned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise and for certain environmental matters as detailed in the separation and distribution agreement.

Note 15: Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties

Guarantees

In the ordinary course of business, HP may issue performance guarantees to certain of its clients, customers and other parties pursuant to which HP has guaranteed the performance obligations of third parties. Some of those guarantees may be backed by standby letters of credit or surety bonds. In general, HP would be obligated to perform over the term of the guarantee in the event a specified triggering event occurs as defined by the guarantee. HP believes the likelihood of having to perform under a material guarantee is remote.

Indemnifications

In the ordinary course of business, HP enters into contractual arrangements under which HP may agree to indemnify a third party to such arrangement from any losses incurred relating to the services they perform on behalf of HP or for losses arising from certain events as defined within the particular contract, which may include, for example, litigation or claims relating to past performance. HP also provides indemnifications to certain vendors and customers against claims of IP infringement made by third parties arising from the vendors’ and customers’ use of HP’s software products and services and certain other matters. Some indemnifications may not be subject to maximum loss clauses. Historically, payments made related to these indemnifications have been immaterial.

Cross-Indemnifications with Hewlett Packard Enterprise

 Under the separation and distribution agreement, HP agreed to indemnify Hewlett Packard Enterprise, each of its subsidiaries and each of their respective directors, officers and employees from and against all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, among other matters, the liabilities allocated to HP as part of the Separation. Hewlett Packard Enterprise similarly agreed to indemnify HP, each of its subsidiaries and each of their respective directors, officers and employees from and against all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, among other matters, the liabilities allocated to Hewlett Packard Enterprise as part of the Separation. HP expects Hewlett Packard Enterprise to fully perform under the terms of the separation and distribution agreement.

  For information on the cross-indemnifications related to the tax matter agreements and litigations effective upon the Separation on November 1, 2015, see Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings” and Note 14, “Litigation and Contingencies”, respectively.

Warranties

HP accrues the estimated cost of product warranties at the time it recognizes revenue. HP engages in extensive product quality programs and processes, including actively monitoring and evaluating the quality of its component suppliers; however, contractual warranty terms, repair costs, product call rates, average cost per call, current period product shipments and ongoing product failure rates, as well as specific product class failures outside of HP’s baseline experience, affect the estimated warranty obligation.

HP’s aggregate product warranty liabilities and changes were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016
	In millions
Balance at beginning of year	$	980		$	1,184
Accruals for warranties issued	925			966
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties (including changes in estimates)	(8		)	(23		)
Settlements made (in cash or in kind)	(999		)	(1,147		)
Balance at end of year	$	898		$	980

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Note 16: Commitments

Lease Commitments

HP leases certain real and personal property under non-cancelable operating leases. Certain leases require HP to pay property taxes, insurance and routine maintenance and include renewal options and escalation clauses. Rent expense from continuing operations was approximately $0.2 billion in each of fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015.

As of October 31, 2017, future minimum operating lease commitments were as follows:

Fiscal year	In millions
2018	$	288
2019	213
2020	147
2021	99
2022	83
Thereafter	401
Less: Sublease rental income	(174		)
Total	$	1,057

Unconditional Purchase Obligations

As of October 31, 2017, HP had unconditional purchase obligations of $1,208 million. These unconditional purchase obligations include agreements to purchase goods or services that are enforceable and legally binding on HP and that specify all significant terms, including fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased, fixed, minimum or variable price provisions and the approximate timing of the transaction. These unconditional purchase obligations are primarily related to inventory and service support. Unconditional purchase obligations exclude agreements that are cancelable without penalty.

As of October 31, 2017, unconditional purchase obligations were as follows:

Fiscal year	In millions
2018	$	728
2019	289
2020	116
2021	52
2022	21
Thereafter	2
Total	$	1,208

Note 17: Discontinued Operations

 On November 1, 2015, HP completed the Separation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. After the Separation, HP does not beneficially own any shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise common stock.

The following table presents the financial results of HP’s discontinued operations:

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	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Net revenue	$	—		$	—		$	51,892
Cost of revenue(1)	—			—			37,072
Expenses(2)	—			201			13,269
Interest and other, net(3)(4)	(47		)	(208		)	351
Earnings from discontinued operations before taxes	$	47		$	7		$	1,200
Provision for taxes(4)	(47		)	(177		)	(364		)
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations	$	—		$	(170	)	$	836

⁽¹⁾  Cost of products, cost of services and financing interest.

⁽²⁾  Expenses for fiscal year 2016 were primarily related to separation costs.

⁽³⁾  In fiscal year 2015, allocation of interest to Hewlett Packard Enterprise was based on using the average effective interest rate of the debt assumed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the debt repaid as part of the Separation. In fiscal year 2015, Interest and other, net also includes loss from the early extinguishment of debt in connection with the review of HP’s capital structure and the Separation.

⁽⁴⁾  In connection with the TMA, Interest and other, net for fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2016 includes changes in the tax indemnifications amounts of $47 million and $208 million, respectively. Provision for taxes for fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2016 includes the tax impact relating to the above described changes of $47 million and $201 million, respectively. For more information on tax indemnifications and the TMA, see Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings”.

The following table presents the significant non-cash items and capital expenditures of HP’s discontinued operations:

c	For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015
	In millions
Depreciation and amortization	$	3,657
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	$	3,020

Note 18: Divestitures

During fiscal year 2016, HP entered into agreements to divest certain technology assets, including licensing and distribution rights, for certain software offerings to Open Text Corporation, an enterprise information management company for $475 million. These divestitures were substantially completed during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016. The technology assets sold were previously reported within the Commercial Hardware business unit within the Printing segment. The total gain recognized from the divestitures was $401 million. The gains associated with these divestitures were included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 19: Subsequent Events

On November 1, 2017, HP made a cash payment of $1.1 billion to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. in connection with the acquisition of its printer business. The cash payment is subject to adjustment and is expected to be final during fiscal year 2018.

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Quarterly Summary

(Unaudited)

(In millions, except per share amounts)

	For the three-month fiscal periods ended in fiscal year 2017
	January 31			April 30			July 31			October 31
Net revenue	$	12,684		$	12,385		$	13,060		$	13,927
Cost of revenue	10,436			10,002			10,633			11,407
Research and development	296			314			289			291
Selling, general and administrative	1,017			1,087			1,096			1,176
Restructuring and other charges	63			140			46			113
Acquisition-related charges	16			20			40			49
Amortization of intangible assets	—			1			—			—
Defined benefit plan settlement charges	—			3			1			1
Total costs and expenses	11,828			11,567			12,105			13,037
Earnings from operations	856			818			955			890
Interest and other, net	(81		)	(64		)	(56		)	(42		)
Earnings before taxes	775			754			899			848
Provision for taxes	(164		)	(195		)	(203		)	(188		)
Net earnings	$	611		$	559		$	696		$	660
Net earnings per share:(1)
Basic	$	0.36		$	0.33		$	0.41		$	0.40
Diluted	$	0.36		$	0.33		$	0.41		$	0.39
Cash dividends paid per share	$	0.13		$	0.14		$	0.13		$	0.13
Range of per share stock prices on the New York Stock Exchange
Low	$	14.12		$	14.84		$	17.10		$	18.36
High	$	16.25		$	18.83		$	19.58		$	22.31

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	For the three-month fiscal periods ended in fiscal year 2016
	January 31			April 30			July 31			October 31
Net revenue	$	12,246		$	11,588		$	11,892		$	12,512
Cost of revenue	9,961			9,338			9,720			10,221
Research and development	292			301			298			318
Selling, general and administrative	1,037			1,002			719			1,075
Restructuring and other charges	20			100			36			49
Acquisition-related charges	—			—			—			7
Amortization of intangible assets	8			6			2			—
Defined benefit plan settlement charges	—			—			—			179
Total costs and expenses	11,318			10,747			10,775			11,849
Earnings from continuing operations	928			841			1,117			663
Interest and other, net	(94		)	(5		)	(36		)	347
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes	834			836			1,081			1,010
Provision for taxes	(184		)	(176		)	(238		)	(497		)
Net earnings from continuing operations	650			660			843			513
Net loss from discontinued operations	(58		)	(31		)	(60		)	(21		)
Net earnings	$	592		$	629		$	783		$	492
Net loss per share:(1)
Basic
Continuing operations	$	0.37		$	0.38		$	0.49		$	0.30
Discontinued operations	(0.04		)	(0.01		)	(0.03		)	(0.01		)
Total basic net earnings per share	$	0.33		$	0.37		$	0.46		$	0.29
Diluted
Continuing operations	$	0.36		$	0.38		$	0.49		$	0.30
Discontinued operations	(0.03		)	(0.02		)	(0.04		)	(0.02		)
Total diluted net earnings per share	$	0.33		$	0.36		$	0.45		$	0.28
Cash dividends paid per share	$	0.12		$	0.12		$	0.12		$	0.12
Range of per share stock prices on the New York Stock Exchange
Low	$	9.24		$	8.91		$	11.31		$	13.55
High	$	14.82		$	12.96		$	14.27		$	15.88

⁽¹⁾  Net EPS for each quarter is computed using the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during that quarter, while EPS for the fiscal year is computed using the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the year. Hence, the sum of the EPS for each of the four quarters may not equal the EPS for the fiscal year.

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ITEM 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

None.

ITEM 9A. Controls and Procedures.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded as of the Evaluation Date that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective such that the information relating to HP, including our consolidated subsidiaries, required to be disclosed in our SEC reports (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to HP’s management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during our most recently completed fiscal quarter. Based on that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that there has not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting during fiscal year 2017 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

See Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on our internal control over financial reporting in Item 8, which are incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9B. Other Information.

None.

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ITEM 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

The names of the executive officers of HP and their ages, titles and biographies as of the date hereof are incorporated by reference from Part I, Item 1, above.

The following information is included in HP’s Proxy Statement related to its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed within 120 days after HP’s fiscal year end of October 31, 2017 (the “Proxy Statement”) and is incorporated herein by reference:

• Information regarding directors of HP who are standing for reelection and any persons nominated to become directors of HP is set forth under “Corporate Governance—Management Proposal No. 1 Election of Directors.”

• Information regarding HP’s Audit Committee and designated “audit committee financial experts” is set forth under “Corporate Governance—Management Proposal No. 1 Election of Directors—Board Committees and Committee Composition—Audit Committee.”

• Information on HP’s code of business conduct and ethics for directors, officers and employees, also known as the “Standards of Business Conduct”, is set forth under “Corporate Governance—Management Proposal No. 1 Election of Directors—Code of Conduct” and information on HP’s Corporate Governance Guidelines is set forth under “—Corporate Governance Highlights”, “—Director Nominees and Director Nominees’ Experience and Qualifications” and “—Director Independence.”

• Information regarding Section 16(a) beneficial ownership reporting compliance is set forth under “Ownership of Our Stock—Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance.”

ITEM 11. Executive Compensation.

The following information is included in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference:

• Information regarding HP’s compensation of its named executive officers is set forth under “Executive Compensation.”

• Information regarding HP’s compensation of its directors is set forth under “Corporate Governance—Management Proposal No. 1 Election of Directors—Director Compensation and Stock Ownership Guidelines.”

• The report of HP’s HR and Compensation Committee is set forth under “Executive Compensation—Management Proposal No. 3 Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation—HR and Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation.”

ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

The following information is included in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference:

• Information regarding security ownership of certain beneficial owners, directors and executive officers is set forth under “Ownership of Our Stock—Common Stock Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.”

• Information regarding HP’s equity compensation plans, including both stockholder approved plans and non-stockholder approved plans, is set forth in the section entitled “Executive Compensation—Management Proposal No. 3 Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation—Equity Compensation Plan Information.”

ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

The following information is included in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference:

• Information regarding transactions with related persons is set forth under “Corporate Governance—Management Proposal No. 1 Election of Directors—Fiscal 2016 Related Person Transactions.”

• Information regarding director independence is set forth under “Corporate Governance—Management Proposal No. 1 Election of Directors—Director Independence.”

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ITEM 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

Information regarding principal accounting fees and services is set forth under “Audit Matters—Management Proposal No. 2 Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm—Principal Accounting Fees and Services” in the Proxy Statement, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

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PART IV

ITEM 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:

1.All Financial Statements:

The following financial statements are filed as part of this report under Item 8—“Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	53
Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting	55
Consolidated Statements of Earnings	56
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	57
Consolidated Balance Sheets	58
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	59
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity	60
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	61
Quarterly Summary	119

2. Financial Statement Schedules:

All schedules are omitted as the required information is not applicable or the information is presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto in Item 8 above.

3.Exhibits:

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit(s)	Filing Date
2(a)	Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2015, by and among Hewlett-Packard Company, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and the Other Parties Thereto.**	8-K	001-04423	2.1	November 5, 2015
2(b)	Transition Services Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2015, by and between Hewlett-Packard Company and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.**	8-K	001-04423	2.2	November 5, 2015
2(c)	Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2015, by and between Hewlett-Packard Company and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.**	8-K	001-04423	2.3	November 5, 2015
2(d)	Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2015, by and between Hewlett-Packard Company and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.**	8-K	001-04423	2.4	November 5, 2015
2(e)	Real Estate Matters Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2015, by and between Hewlett-Packard Company and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.**	8-K	001-04423	2.5	November 5, 2015
2(f)	Master Commercial Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2015, by and between Hewlett-Packard Company and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.**	8-K	001-04423	2.6	November 5, 2015
2(g)	Information Technology Service Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2015, by and between Hewlett-Packard Company and HP Enterprise Services, LLC.**	8-K	001-04423	2.7	November 5, 2015
3(a)	Registrant’s Certificate of Incorporation.	10-Q	001-04423	3(a)	June 12, 1998
3(b)	Registrant’s Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation.	10-Q	001-04423	3(b)	March 16, 2001
3(c)	Registrant’s Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation.	8-K	001-04423	3.2	October 22, 2015
3(d)	Registrant’s Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation.	8-K	001-04423	3.1	April 7, 2016
3(e)	Registrant’s Amended and Restated Bylaws.	8-K	001-04423	3.2	July 26, 2017
4(a)	Form of Senior Indenture.	S-3	333-134327	4.1	December 15, 2016
4(b)	Form of Subordinated Indenture.	S-3	333-30786	4.2	December 15, 2016
4(c)	Form of Registrant’s 3.750% Global Note due December 1, 2020 and form of related Officers’ Certificate.	8-K	001-04423	4.2 and 4.3	December 2, 2010
4(d)	Form of Registrant’s 4.300% Global Note due June 1, 2021 and form of related Officers’ Certificate.	8-K	001-04423	4.5 and 4.6	June 1, 2011
4(e)	Form of Registrant’s 4.375% Global Note due September 15, 2021 and 6.000% Global Note due September 15, 2041 and form of related Officers’ Certificate.	8-K	001-04423	4.4, 4.5 and 4.6	September 19, 2011
4(f)	Form of Registrant’s 4.650% Global Note due December 9, 2021 and related Officers’ Certificate.	8-K	001-04423	4.3 and 4.4	December 12, 2011
4(g)	Form of Registrant’s 4.050% Global Note due September 15, 2022 and related Officers’ Certificate.	8-K	001-04423	4.2 and 4.3	March 12, 2012
4(h)	Form of Registrant’s 2.750% Global Note due January 14, 2019 and Floating Rate Global Note due January 14, 2019 and related Officers’ Certificate.	8-K	001-04423	4.1, 4.2 and 4.3	January 14, 2014
4(i)	Specimen certificate for the Registrant’s common stock.	8-A/A	001-04423	4.1	June 23, 2006
9	None.
10(a)	Registrant’s 2004 Stock Incentive Plan.*	S-8	333-114253	4.1	April 7, 2004
10(b)	Registrant’s Excess Benefit Retirement Plan, amended and restated as of January 1, 2006.*	8-K	001-04423	10.2	September 21, 2006
10(c)	Hewlett-Packard Company Cash Account Restoration Plan, amended and restated as of January 1, 2005.*	8-K	001-04423	99.3	November 23, 2005

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Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit(s)	Filing Date
10(d)	Registrant’s 2005 Pay-for-Results Plan, as amended.*	10-K	001-04423	10(h)	December 14, 2011
10(e)	Registrant’s Executive Severance Agreement.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(u)(u)	June 13, 2002
10(f)	Registrant’s Executive Officers Severance Agreement.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(v)(v)	June 13, 2002
10(g)	Form letter regarding severance offset for restricted stock and restricted units.*	8-K	001-04423	10.2	March 22, 2005
10(h)	Form of Agreement Regarding Confidential Information and Proprietary Developments (California).*	8-K	001-04423	10.2	January 24, 2008
10(i)	Form of Agreement Regarding Confidential Information and Proprietary Developments (Texas).*	10-Q	001-04423	10(o)(o)	March 10, 2008
10(j)	Form of Stock Option Agreement for Registrant’s 2004 Stock Incentive Plan.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(p)(p)	March 10, 2008
10(k)	Form of Option Agreement for Registrant’s 2000 Stock Plan.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(t)(t)	June 6, 2008
10(l)	Form of Common Stock Payment Agreement for Registrant’s 2000 Stock Plan.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(u)(u)	June 6, 2008
10(m)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for awards of non-qualified stock options.*	10-K	001-04423	10(y)(y)	December 18, 2008
10(n)	First Amendment to the Hewlett-Packard Company Excess Benefit Retirement Plan.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(b)(b)(b)	March 10, 2009
10(o)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for awards of non-qualified stock options.*	10-K	001-04423	10(i)(i)(i)	December 15, 2010
10(p)	Form of Agreement Regarding Confidential Information and Proprietary Developments (California—new hires).*	10-K	001-04423	10(j)(j)(j)	December 15, 2010
10(q)	Form of Agreement Regarding Confidential Information and Proprietary Developments (California—current employees).*	10-K	001-04423	10(k)(k)(k)	December 15, 2010
10(r)	Second Amended and Restated Hewlett-Packard Company 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended effective February 28, 2013.*	8-K	001-04423	10.2	March 21, 2013
10(s)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for awards of restricted stock units.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(u)(u)	March 11, 2014
10(t)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for awards of foreign stock appreciation rights.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(v)(v)	March 11, 2014
10(u)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for long-term cash awards.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(w)(w)	March 11, 2014
10(v)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for awards of non-qualified stock options.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(x)(x)	March 11, 2014
10(w)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of performance-adjusted restricted stock units.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(y)(y)	March 11, 2014
10(x)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for awards of restricted stock.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(z)(z)	March 11, 2014
10(y)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for awards of performance-contingent non-qualified stock options.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(a)(a)(a)	March 11, 2014
10(z)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of performance-contingent non-qualified stock options.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(b)(b)(b)	March 11, 2014
10(a)(a)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of restricted stock units.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(c)(c)(c)	March 11, 2015
10(b)(b)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of foreign stock appreciation rights.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(d)(d)(d)	March 11, 2015
10(c)(c)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of long-term cash awards.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(e)(e)(e)	March 11, 2015
10(d)(d)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of non-qualified stock options.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(f)(f)(f)	March 11, 2015
10(e)(e)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of performance-adjusted restricted stock units.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(g)(g)(g)	March 11, 2015
10(f)(f)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of restricted stock awards.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(h)(h)(h)	March 11, 2015
10(g)(g)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of performance-contingent non-qualified stock options.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(i)(i)(i)	March 11, 2015
10(h)(h)	Term Loan Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2015, among the Registrant, the lenders named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.	10-Q	001-04423	10(b)(b)(b)	June 8, 2015

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Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit(s)	Filing Date
10(i)(i)	Amendment, dated as of June 1, 2015, to the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2015, among the Registrant, the lenders named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.	10-Q	001-04423	10(c)(c)(c)	June 8, 2015
10(j)(j)	Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2014, as Amended and Restated as of November 1, 2015, among the Registrant, the lenders named therein and Citibank, N.A., as administrative processing agent and co-administrative agent, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as co-administrative agent.	8-K	001-04423	10.1	November 5, 2015
10(k)(k)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of foreign stock appreciation rights.*	10-K	001-04423	10(e)(e)(e)	December 16, 2015
10(l)(l)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of performance-contingent non-qualified stock options.*	10-K	001-04423	10(f)(f)(f)	December 16, 2015
10(m)(m)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of non-qualified stock options.*	10-K	001-04423	10(g)(g)(g)	December 16, 2015
10(n)(n)	Registrant’s 2005 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, amended and restated effective November 1, 2017.†*
10(o)(o)	Registrant’s Severance and Long-Term Incentive Change in Control Plan for Executive Officers, amended and restated effective November 1, 2015.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(o)(o)	March 3, 2016
10(p)(p)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for awards of performance-contingent non-qualified stock options (launch grant).*	10-Q	001-04423	10(p)(p)	March 3, 2016
10(q)(q)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for awards of restricted stock units (launch grant).*	10-Q	001-04423	10(q)(q)	March 3, 2016
10(r)(r)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for awards of restricted stock units.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(r)(r)	March 3, 2016
10(s)(s)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for awards of performance-adjusted restricted stock units.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(s)(s)	March 3, 2016
10(t)(t)	Form of Amendment to Award Agreements for awards of restricted stock units or performance-adjusted restricted stock units, effective January 1, 2016.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(t)(t)	March 3, 2016
10(u)(u)	First Amendment to Severance and Long-Term Incentive Change in Control Plan for Executive Officers, as amended and restated effective November 1, 2015.* †	10-K	001-04423	10(u)(u)	December 15, 2016
10(v)(v)	Second Amendment to Severance and Long-Term Incentive Change in Control Plan for Executive Officers, as amended and restated effective November 1, 2015.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(v)(v)	March 2, 2017
10(w)(w)	2017 Amendment to the Hewlett-Packard Company Cash Account Restoration Plan.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(w)(w)	March 2, 2017
10(x)(x)	Second Amendment to the Hewlett-Packard Company Excess Benefit Retirement Plan.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(x)(x)	March 2, 2017
10(y)(y)	Second Amended and Restated HP Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective January 23, 2017.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(y)(y)	March 2, 2017
10(z)(z)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of performance-adjusted restricted stock units (for use from November 1, 2016).*	10-Q	001-04423	10(z)(z)	March 2, 2017
10(a)(a)(a)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of restricted stock units (for use from November 1, 2016).*	10-Q	001-04423	10(a)(a)(a)	March 2, 2017
11	None.
12	Statements of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.†
13	None.
14	None.
15	None.
18	None.
21	Subsidiaries of the Registrant as of October 31, 2017.†
22	None.
23	Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.†
24	Power of Attorney (included on the signature page).

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Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit(s)	Filing Date
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.†
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.†
32	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.††
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document.†
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.†
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.†
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.†
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.†
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.†

* Indicates management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.

** Certain schedules and exhibits to this agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Registration S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the SEC upon request.

† Filed herewith.

†† Furnished herewith.

The registrant agrees to furnish to the Commission supplementally upon request a copy of (1) any instrument with respect to long-term debt not filed herewith as to which the total amount of securities authorized thereunder does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the registrant and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and (2) any omitted schedules to any material plan of acquisition, disposition or reorganization set forth above.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 14, 2017	HP INC.
	By:	*
		Catherine A. Lesjak Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Catherine A. Lesjak, Kim Rivera and Ruairidh Ross, or any of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact, for such person in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this report and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that either of said attorneys-in-fact, or substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature	Title(s)	Date
*	President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)	December 14, 2017
Dion J. Weisler
*	Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)	December 14, 2017
Catherine A. Lesjak
*	Global Controller and Head of Finance Services (Principal Accounting Officer)	December 14, 2017
Marie E. Myers
*	Director	December 14, 2017
Aida Alvarez
*	Director	December 14, 2017
Shumeet Banerji
*	Director	December 14, 2017
Robert R. Bennett
*	Director	December 14, 2017
Charles V. Bergh
*	Director	December 14, 2017
Stacy Brown-Philpot
*	Director	December 14, 2017
Stephanie Burns
*	Director	December 14, 2017
Mary Anne Citrino
*	Director	December 14, 2017
Stacey Mobley
*	Director	December 14, 2017
Subra Suresh

* by Ruairidh Ross, as attorney-in-fact

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ITEM 16. Form 10-K Summary

None.

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EX-10.NN

Exhibit 10(n)(n)

HP INC.

2005 EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

(Amended and restated effective November 1, 2017)

The HP Inc. 2005 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (formerly the Hewlett-Packard Company 2005 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan) is hereby amended and restated effective November 1, 2017 to permit Eligible Employees and Outside Directors to defer receipt of certain compensation and to provide matching contributions for certain employees who are not active participants in one of HP’s defined benefit retirement plans pursuant to the terms and provisions set forth below.

The Plan is intended: (1) to comply with Code section 409A and official guidance issued thereunder; and (2) with respect to the portion of the Plan covering Eligible Employees, to be "a plan which is unfunded and is maintained by an employer primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees" within the meaning of sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, this Plan shall be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with these intentions.

ARTICLE I: DEFINITIONS

Wherever used herein the following terms shall have the meanings hereinafterset forth:

“Account” means a bookkeeping account established by HP for (i) each Participant electing to defer Eligible Income under the Plan, and (ii) each Rollover Participant.

“Actual Pay” means “Covered Compensation” as defined in the 2000 restatement of the HP Inc. 401(k) Plan (formerly known as the Hewlett-Packard Company 401(k) Plan), and “Eligible Pay” as to be defined in the 2006 restatement of the HP Inc. 401(k) Plan, as each is amended from time to time, without giving effect to the Code section 401(a)(17) limitation set forth in each definition and the exclusion of pay deferred under this Plan.

“Affiliate” means any corporation or other entity that is treated as a single employer with HP under Code section 414.

“Annual Rate of Pay” means the annual rate of pay, which is the sum of an employee’s base pay and targeted incentive amount, as reflected in the compensation data in HP’s global database for human resources information, and as adjusted for such employee’s employment status, including part-time status.

“Annual Retainer” means the cash portion of any annual retainer paid to an Outside Director.

“Beneficiary” means the person or persons or trust designated by a Participant to receive any amounts payable under the Plan in the event of the Participant's death. HP has established procedures governing the form and manner in which a Participant may designate a Beneficiary (the “2004 Procedures”). Only a Beneficiary designation submitted in accordance with the 2004 Procedures and that is received by HP before the death of the Participant shall be a valid Beneficiary designation. If there is no valid Beneficiary designation in effect upon the death of a Participant, any remaining Account balance shall be paid in the following order: (i) to that person's spouse; (ii) if no spouse is living at the time of

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such payment, then to that person’s living children, in equal shares; (iii) if neither a spouse nor children are living, then to that person’s living parents, in equal shares; (iv) if neither spouse, nor children, nor parents are living, then to that person’s living brothers and sisters, in equal shares; and (v) if none of the individuals described in (i) through (iv) are living, to that person’s estate. A person's domestic partner shall be considered a person's spouse for purposes of this paragraph. HP shall determine a person's status as a domestic partner in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Code Section 401(a)(17) Limit” means the amount specified under Code section 401(a)(17) in effect on January 1 of the Plan Year.

“Committee” means the HR and Compensation Committee of HP's Board of Directors.

“Deferral Form” means a written or electronic form provided by HP pursuant to which an Eligible Employee or Outside Director may elect to defer amounts under the Plan.

“Director” means the title for an employee who has a job grade of DIR1 and above.

“EBP” means the Hewlett-Packard Company Excess Benefit Retirement Plan, as amended from time to time.

“Eligible Employee” means an individual (i) who is an Employee on November 1 preceding the Plan Year within which deferrals are to be made who satisfies both of the following conditions: (A) whose job position has a title of Director (or whose job function is, in the sole and absolute discretion of HP, equivalent to a ‘Director’ position) and (B) whose Annual Rate of Pay is equal to or greater than the dollar limit for highly compensated employees as defined in Section 414(q)(1)(B)(i) of the Code plus $30,000; (ii) whose Annual Rate of Pay, as of the first day of November preceding the Plan Year within which the deferral is to be made, exceeds the Code Section 401(a)(17) Limit for the Plan Year in which the deferral is to be made; (iii) who is a Match Eligible Employee (for Plan Years after 2005); (iv) whose job position has a title of Executive Vice President or above, irrespective of such Employee’s Annual Rate of Pay; or (v) a combination of all of the foregoing. An individual’s status as an Eligible Employee shall be determined by HP in its sole discretion.

Effective October 1, 2006 and solely for purposes of the October 2006 special enrollment period for Employees who participate in the 2004 and 2005 (Spring) Long-Term Performance Cash Programs and are otherwise eligible to participate in this Plan, the date to determine enrollment eligibility shall be September 15, 2006 rather than November 1, 2006.

An Eligible Employee shall also include a Newly Hired Employee and a Late Year Newly Hired Employee.

“Eligible Income” means Actual Pay, Annual Retainer and Incentive Awards.

“Employee” means an individual who is a regular employee on the U.S. payroll of HP or its Affiliates, other than a temporary or intermittent employee. The term “Employee” shall not include a person hired as an independent contractor, leased employee, consultant, or a person otherwise designated by HP or an Affiliate as not eligible to participate in the Plan, even if such person is determined to be an “employee” of HP or an Affiliate by any governmental or judicial authority.

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“EPfR Plan” means the Hewlett-Packard Company Executive Pay-for-Results Plan, as amended from time to time.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

“HP” means HP Inc. or any successor corporation or other entity.

“HP Matching Contributions” means the matching contributions as defined in Section 4.1.

“Incentive Award” means an amount payable to an Eligible Employee under a cash bonus or incentive compensation plan of HP or an Affiliate that the Committee has deemed eligible for deferral, including bonuses paid under the EPfR Plan, the HP Inc. Stock Incentive Plan, the PfR Plan, and the VPB Plan.

“Investment Options” means the investment options, as determined from time to time by HP, used to credit earnings, gains and losses on Account balances.

“Key Employee” means an Employee who at Termination of Employment is treated as a “specified employee” under Code section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), i.e., a key employee (as defined in Code section 416(i) without regard to paragraph (5) thereof) of a corporation the stock of which is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise. HP shall determine which Employees will be deemed a Key Employee for purposes of this Plan during a Plan Year based on the twelve-month period ending on the September 30 prior to the Plan Year.

“Late Year Newly Hired Employee” means an Employee (i) who is hired in November or December and (ii) who would have qualified as an Eligible Employee as of the November 1 preceding his date of hire based on his initial position and Annual Rate of Pay.

“Match Eligible Employee” means an individual (i) who is eligible for a matching contribution under the HP Inc. 401(k) Plan, and (ii) whose Annual Rate of Pay, as of the first day of November preceding the Plan Year within which the deferral is to be made, exceeds the Code Section 401(a)(17) Limit for such Plan Year.

“Newly Hired Employee” means an Employee (i) who would have qualified as an Eligible Employee as of the November 1 preceding his date of hire based on his initial position and Annual Rate of Pay, and (ii) whose base salary payable in the year of hire is projected to exceed the Code section 401(a)(17) limit for such year; provided, however, that an individual who has previously worked for the Company or an Affiliate will only qualify as a “Newly Hired Employee” if he meets the requirements of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-2(a)(7) or any successor thereto. Generally, a re-hired individual will meet these requirements if (1) he has been paid any and all amounts due him under the Plan (and any plans required to be aggregated with the Plan under Code section 409A) prior to re-hire, or (2) he has not been eligible to participate, other than the accrual of earnings, in the Plan (or any other plan required to be aggregated with the Plan under Code section 409A) for at least 24 months.

“Outside Director” means an individual who is a member of HP’s Board of Directors and not an Employee of HP.

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“Participant” means an Eligible Employee or Outside Director who elects or has elected to defer amounts under the Plan.

“PfR Plan” means the Hewlett-Packard Company Pay-for-Results Short-Term Bonus Plan, as amended from time to time.

“Plan” means this HP Inc. 2005 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, as set forth herein and as amended from time to time.

“Plan Committee” means the committee to which the Committee delegates certain authority to act on various compensation and benefit matters.

“Plan Year” means January 1 through December 31.

“Retirement Date” means the date on which a Participant has completed at least 15 years of service, as measured from such Participant’s last hire date, and has attained age 55.

“Rollover Participant” means an individual with an Account in the Plan transferred from either (i) a Rollover Plan in accordance with the provisions of Article IX or (ii) the EBP. The term Rollover Participant may also refer to an individual who has previously been a Participant in the Plan, or an existing Participant at the time of transfer.

“Rollover Plan” means either (1) a nonqualified deferred compensation plan of a business entity acquired by HP or an Affiliate through acquisition of a majority of the voting interest in, or substantially all of the assets of, such entity, or (2) any plan or program of HP or an Affiliate pursuant to the termination of which an Account is established for a Participant or Rollover Participant.

“Termination Date” means the date on which the Participant experiences a “separation from service” as defined under Code section 409A.

“Termination of Employment” or “Terminates Employment” means a “separation from service” with HP and its Affiliates as defined under Code section 409A.

“VPB Plan” means the Hewlett-Packard Company Variable Performance Bonus Plan, as amended from time to time.

ARTICLE II: PARTICIPATION

Participation in the Plan shall be limited to Eligible Employees and Outside Directors. HP shall notify any Employee of his status as an Eligible Employee at such time and in such manner as HP shall determine. An Eligible Employee or Outside Director shall become a Participant by making a deferral election under Article III.

ARTICLE III: PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS

3.1Employee Deferral Elections. Deferrals may be made by an Eligible Employee with respect to the following types of Eligible Income, as permitted by HP:

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(a)Annual Rate of Pay.

(i)    An Eligible Employee may elect to defer a portion of his Actual Pay earned during a Plan Year by submitting an irrevocable Deferral Form with HP before the beginning of such Plan Year.

(ii)    The portion of his Annual Rate of Pay that an Eligible Employee elects to defer for a Plan Year shall be stated as a whole dollar amount. The minimum amount of Annual Rate of Pay that an Eligible Employee may elect to defer in a Plan Year is $1,200. The maximum amount is equal to the greater of $1,200 or the Eligible Employee’s Annual Rate of Pay that exceeds the dollar limit for highly compensated employees as defined in Section 414(q)(1)(B)(i) of the Code plus $30,000. If the Internal Revenue Service does not publish the Code Section 401(a)(17) Limit for the Plan Year prior to enrollment, HP has the discretion to determine eligibility to elect to defer Annual Rate of Pay; provided, however, if a Participant is determined to be ineligible to elect to defer Annual Rate of Pay under paragraph (i) above for a Plan Year, any Annual Rate of Pay deferrals the Participant elected for the Plan Year shall be void (including, without limitation, deferrals made during the October 2006 special enrollment period).

(iii)    The deferral amount designated by an Eligible Employee will be deducted in equal installments over the pay periods falling within the Plan Year to which the election pertains.

(b)Incentive Awards. An Eligible Employee may elect to defer any portion of an Incentive Award up to 95%, expressed as whole percentage points. In order to elect to defer an Incentive Award, an Eligible Employee shall submit an irrevocable Deferral Form with HP before the beginning of the Plan Year in which the performance period to which Incentive Award pertains begins, in accordance with procedures that HP determines in its discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if HP determines that an Eligible Employee may elect to defer a portion of the Incentive Award at a later time under Code section 409A, such Employee may elect to defer a portion of the Incentive Award by filing an irrevocable Deferral Form at such later time as determined by HP in accordance with Code section 409A.

3.2    New Hires. A Newly Hired Employee may elect within 30 days of becoming an Employee to defer base salary earned subsequent to the deferral election becoming effective and in the year of hire. Such an election shall become irrevocable and effective at the end of this 30-day period.

3.3    Late Year New Hires. A Late Year Newly Hired Employee may elect within the later of 30 days of becoming an Employee or the end of the calendar year in which he is hired to defer base salary earned in the Plan Year following his year of hire. Such an election shall become irrevocable and effective at the end of this election period and shall apply to base salary earned subsequent to the deferral election’s becoming effective.

3.4    Outside Director Deferral Elections. In order to elect to defer a portion of his Annual Retainer earned during a Plan Year, an Outside Director shall submit an irrevocable Deferral Form with HP before the beginning of such Plan Year, but no earlier than the first day of November preceding the Plan Year within which the deferral is to be made. The portion of his Annual Retainer that an Outside Director elects to defer for a Plan Year shall be stated as a whole dollar amount. Any failure to make an

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election shall be deemed to be an election for the same deferral amount and the same distribution date and form of payment for the following Plan Year as were in effect for such Outside Director for the current Plan Year.

3.5    Crediting of Deferrals. Eligible Income deferred by a Participant under the Plan shall be credited to the Participant's Account as soon as administratively practicable after the amounts would have otherwise been paid to the Participant.

3.6    Vesting on Eligible Income. A Participant shall at all times be 100% vested in any Eligible Income deferred under this Plan and credited to his Account.

3.7    Administrative Charges. The administrative cost associated with this Plan may be debited to a Participant’s Account in a manner determined by the Plan Committee or its designee, in its sole discretion.

ARTICLE IV: MATCH ON DEFERRALS

4.1    HP Matching Contributions. At the end of each Plan Year beginning with the 2006 Plan Year, HP shall credit a Match Eligible Employee's Account with HP Matching Contributions. The HP Matching Contributions shall be applied only to the extent that the Match Eligible Employee’s Actual Pay exceeds the Code Section 401(a)(17) Limit for the Plan Year, and the rate of HP Matching Contributions shall be equal to the weighted average of the various rates that applied (or would have applied) to such Employee under the HP Inc. 401(k) Plan for the Plan Year, determined as if such Employee had participated in the 401(k) Plan for the entire Plan Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum amount of HP Matching Contributions for a Plan Year for a Match Eligible Employee shall not exceed the maximum amount of match for which such Employee would be eligible under the HP Inc. 401(k) Plan for the Plan Year.

4.2    Crediting of HP Matching Contributions. HP Matching Contributions for a Plan Year shall be credited to the Accounts of Match Eligible Employees as soon as administratively practicable after the end of the Plan Year. The Account of a Participant shall be credited with HP Matching Contributions for a Plan Year only if such Participant has not terminated employment with HP and its Affiliates prior to the end of the Plan Year, unless such termination is due to death, disability or is after Participant’s Retirement Date.

4.3    Vesting of HP Matching Contributions.

(a)    Vesting Schedule. A Participant's interest in HP Matching Contributions shall vest as follows:

(i)    For Participants who were hired by HP or an Affiliate prior to January 1, 2006, the Participant will be fully vested in HP Matching Contributions credited to such Participant’s Account.

(ii)    For Participants who were hired by HP or its Affiliates on or after January 1, 2006, the Participant will be vested in HP Matching Contributions credited to such Participant’s Account when such Participant would be vested in HP Matching Contributions credited to his or her account under the HP Inc. 401(k) Plan.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant will be fully vested in HP Matching Contributions credited to his or her Account if the Participant’s employment with HP and its Affiliates is terminated (A) due to death or disability, (B) after the Participant has reached his or her Retirement Date, (C) if the Participant is a “Qualified Participant” as defined in the 2007 U.S. Enhanced Early Retirement Program (the “2007 EER Program”) and terminates employment in connection with all of the terms and conditions of the 2007 EER Program, or (D) if the Participant terminates employment from HP or an Affiliate in connection with a sale or other disposition by HP or the Affiliate of the business unit in which the Participant had been employed.

(b)    Forfeiture of HP Matching Contributions. Except as otherwise provided above, upon termination of employment with HP and its Affiliates, a Participant shall forfeit the nonvested portion of his or her Account and applicable earnings thereon.

ARTICLE V: INVESTMENT OPTIONS, EARNINGS CREDITED AND DISTRIBUTION

OF ACCOUNT BALANCE

5.1    Investment Options and Earnings

(a)    Investment Options and Procedures. HP shall select the Investment Options to be available under the Plan, and shall specify procedures by which a Participant may make an election as to the deemed investment of amounts credited to his Accounts among the Investment Options, as well as the procedures by which a Participant may change his investment selection. Nothing in this Plan, however, will require HP to invest any amounts in such Investment Options or otherwise.

(b)    Earnings. HP shall periodically credit gains, losses and earnings to a Participant's Account, until the full balance of the Account has been distributed. Amounts shall be credited to a Participant's Account under this Section based on the results that would have been achieved had amounts credited to the Account been invested as soon as practicable after crediting into the Investment Options selected by the Participant.

Any portion of an Incentive Award that qualifies as “performance-based compensation” under Code section 162(m) and is deferred under the Plan by a Participant who qualifies as a “covered employee” under Code section 162(m) shall be credited with earnings and otherwise administered in a manner so that the ultimate payment(s) of the deferred amount remains so qualified.

5.2    Time and Form of Payment Elections

(a)    The Deferral Form. Each Deferral Form shall specify the date on which payment of the aggregate of the deferred amount and any HP Matching Contributions for the Plan Year (and earnings thereon) is to commence. Such payment date shall be at least three (3) years after the Plan Year in which the deferrals are being made. Each Deferral Form shall also specify the form for payment of the deferred amount and any HP Matching Contributions for the Plan Year (and earnings thereon). A Participant may elect payment in the form of a single lump sum payment or annual installment payments for a period of not less than two (2) but no more than

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fifteen (15) years. Annual installment payments will be paid once a year beginning on the date specified on the applicable Deferral Form or as otherwise provided herein.

(i)    Default Elections. If a Participant fails to specify the date on which payment of the deferred amount and any HP Matching Contributions for the Plan Year (and earnings thereon) is to commence, then Participant will be deemed to have elected distribution at Participant’s Termination Date, subject to Sections 5.3 or 5.4 below. If a Participant fails to make an effective payment form designation on a Deferral Form, the amount deferred and any HP Matching Contributions for the Plan Year (and earnings thereon) under such Deferral Form will be distributed in a single lump sum in the year elected.

(b)    Payment shall be made in January of the year that a Participant elects for a distribution.

(c)    A Participant may also elect on a Deferral Form that payments of that Plan Year’s deferrals and any HP Matching Contributions (and earnings thereon) shall be paid in January of the year following the year in which the Participant’s Termination Date occurs (in the case of installment payments, the first installment shall be paid in the January following the Participant’s Termination Date, and subsequent installments shall be made each January thereafter), if the Participant’s Termination Date is after his Retirement Date or the Participant is an Outside Director.

(d)    Except for Participants who are Outside Directors, if a Participant’s Termination Date precedes his or her Retirement Date, such Participant shall be deemed to have elected on each Deferral Form that such Plan Year’s deferrals and any HP Matching Contributions (and earnings thereon) shall be paid in a single lump sum at the following time, subject to Section 5.3 below: (i) with respect to amounts attributable to Plan Years commencing before January 1, 2008, in the month following the month in which the Participant Terminates Employment, and (ii) with respect to amounts attributable to Plan Years commencing on or after January 1, 2008, in January of the year following the year in which the Participant Terminates Employment.

(e)    Rederral Election. A Participant making a valid election under this Section 5.2 may elect to further defer the date on which payment for any Plan Year’s deferrals and any HP Matching Contributions (and earnings thereon) was originally scheduled to commence, under either the single sum or the annual installment election addressed in Section 5.2(a). Any such rederral election most postpone the originally elected commencement date by at least five (5) years and must be made at least twelve (12) months prior to the date on which the original payment was scheduled to occur. In addition, no such redeferral election shall take effect and be considered valid until twelve (12) months from the date the redeferral election is made.

5.3    Automatic Distributions. Notwithstanding any payment elections made on Deferral Forms and Section 5.2:

(a)    Distributions to Key Employees. Distributions may not commence to a Key Employee upon a Termination of Employment before the date which is six months after the date of the Key Employee’s Termination of Employment. If distributions are to be paid in a lump sum, such lump sum payment shall be distributed as follows: (i) with respect to amounts attributable to Plan Years commencing before January 1, 2008, in the seventh month after the

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Termination of Employment, and (ii) with respect to amounts attributable to Plan Years commencing on or after January 1, 2008, in the later of (A) the seventh month after the Termination of Employment or (B) January of the year following the year of the Termination of Employment. If distributions are to be paid in installments and the first installment is payable during this six-month period, such installment shall be distributed as follows: (x) with respect to amounts attributable to Plan Years commencing before January 1, 2008, in the seventh month after the Termination of Employment, and (y) with respect to amounts attributable to Plan Years commencing on or after January 1, 2008, in the later of (I) the seventh month after the Termination of Employment or (II) January of the year following the year of the Termination of Employment, with subsequent installments to be made each January thereafter.

(b)    Distributions Upon Death. If a Participant dies before full distribution of his Account balance, any balance shall be distributed in a lump sum payment to the Participant's Beneficiary in the month following the month in which the Participant's death occurs.

5.4    Withdrawals for Unforeseeable Emergency. Upon approval by the Plan Committee, a Participant may withdraw all or any portion of his vested Account balance for an Unforeseeable Emergency. The amounts distributed with respect to an Unforeseeable Emergency may not exceed the amounts necessary to satisfy such Unforeseeable Emergency plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the distribution, after taking into account the extent to which such hardship is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise or by liquidation of the Participant's assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship) or by cessation of deferrals under this Plan. “Unforeseeable Emergency” means for this purpose a severe financial hardship to a Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant's spouse, or a dependent (as defined in Code section 152(a)) of the Participant, loss of the Participant's property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant. For the avoidance of doubt, a circumstance does not constitute an “Unforeseeable Emergency” for purposes of the Plan unless such circumstance constitutes an “unforeseeable emergency” as defined in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(i)(3). The amount withdrawn for an Unforeseeable Emergency is subject to a minimum of $10,000.

Notwithstanding Section 3.1, if the Plan Committee approves a distribution under this Section, the Participant's deferrals under the Plan shall cease. The Participant will be allowed to enroll if eligible at the beginning of the next enrollment period following six (6) months after the date of distribution.

5.5    Effect of Taxation. If the Internal Revenue Service or a court of competent jurisdiction determines that Plan benefits are includible in the gross income of a Participant under Code section 409A prior to actual receipt of the benefits, HP shall immediately distribute the benefits found to be so includible to the Participant.

ARTICLE VI: ADMINISTRATION

6.1    General Administration. The Plan Committee shall be responsible for the operation and administration of the Plan and for carrying out the provisions hereof. The Plan Committee shall have the full authority and discretion to make, amend, interpret, and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of this Plan and decide or resolve any and all questions, including interpretations of this Plan, as may arise in connection with this Plan. Any such action taken by the Plan Committee shall

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be final and conclusive on any party. The Plan Committee’s prior exercise of discretionary authority shall not obligate it to exercise its authority in a like fashion thereafter. The Committee and the Plan Committee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon all tables, valuations, certificates, opinions and reports furnished by any actuary, accountant, controller, counsel or other person employed or engaged by HP with respect to the Plan. The Committee and the Plan Committee may, from time to time, delegate to others, including employees of HP, such administrative duties as it sees fit.

6.2    Claims for Benefits: The following applies to Participants who are not Outside Directors:

(a)    Filing a Claim. A Participant or his authorized representative may file a claim for benefits under the Plan. Any claim must be in writing and submitted to the Plan Committee or its delegate at such address as may be specified from time to time. Claimants will be notified in writing of approved claims, which will be processed as claimed. A claim is considered approved only if its approval is communicated in writing to a claimant.

(b)    Denial of Claim. In the case of the denial of a claim respecting benefits paid or payable with respect to a Participant, a written notice will be furnished to the claimant within 90 days of the date on which the claim is received. If circumstances (such as for a meeting) require a longer period, the claimant will be notified in writing, prior to the expiration of the 90-day period, of the reasons for an extension of time; provided, however, that no extensions will be permitted beyond 90 days after the expiration of the initial 90-day period.

(c)    Reasons for Denial. A denial or partial denial of a claim will be dated and signed on behalf of the Plan Committee and will clearly set forth:

(i)    the specific reason or reasons for the denial;

(ii)    specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based;

(iii)    a description of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and

(iv)    an explanation of the procedure for review of the denied or partially denied claim set forth below, including the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA section 502(a) following an adverse benefit determination on review.

(d)    Review of Denial. Upon denial of a claim, in whole or in part, a claimant or his duly authorized representative will have the right to submit a written request to the Plan Committee for a full and fair review of the denied claim by filing a written notice of appeal with the Plan Committee within 60 days of the receipt by the claimant of written notice of the denial of the claim. A claimant or the claimant’s authorized representative will have, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for benefits and may submit issues and comments in writing, except for privileged or confidential documentation. The review will take into account all comments, documents, records, and other information submitted by the claimant relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.

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If the claimant fails to file a request for review within 60 days of the denial notification, the claim will be deemed abandoned and the claimant precluded from reasserting it. If the claimant does file a request for review, his request must include a description of the issues and evidence he deems relevant. Failure to raise issues or present evidence on review will preclude those issues or evidence from being presented in any subsequent proceeding or judicial review of the claim.

(e)    Decision Upon Review. The Plan Committee or its delegate will provide a written decision on review. If the claim is denied on review, the decision shall set forth:

(i)    the specific reason or reasons for the adverse determination;

(ii)    specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the adverse determination is based;

(iii)    a statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for benefits; and

(iv)     a statement describing any voluntary appeal procedures offered by the Plan and the claimant’s right to obtain the information about such procedures, as well as a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA section 502(a).

A decision will be rendered no more than 60 days after the receipt of the request for review, except that such period may be extended for an additional 60 days if the Plan Committee determines that circumstances (such as for a meeting) require such extension. If an extension of time is required, written notice of the extension will be furnished to the claimant before the end of the initial 60-day period.

(f)    Finality of Determinations; Exhaustion of Remedies. To the extent permitted by law, decisions reached under the claims procedures set forth in this Section shall be final and binding on all parties. No legal action for benefits under the Plan shall be brought unless and until the claimant has exhausted his remedies under this Section. In any such legal action, the claimant may only present evidence and theories which the claimant presented during the claims procedure. Any claims which the claimant does not in good faith pursue through the review stage of the procedure shall be treated as having been irrevocably waived. Judicial review of a claimant's denied claim shall be limited to a determination of whether the denial was an abuse of discretion based on the evidence and theories the claimant presented during the claims procedure. Any suit or legal action initiated by a claimant under the Plan must be brought by the claimant no later than one year following a final decision on the claim for benefits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may a claimant initiate suit or legal action more than two years after the facts giving rise to the action occurred. The foregoing limitations on suits or legal actions for benefits will apply in any forum where a claimant initiates such suit or legal action.

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ARTICLE VII: AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

7.1    Amendment or Termination. HP reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan when, in the sole discretion of HP, such amendment or termination is advisable, pursuant to a resolution or other action taken by the Committee.

Any amendment or termination of the Plan will not affect the entitlement of any Participant or the Beneficiary of a Participant whose Termination Date occurs before the amendment or termination. All benefits to which any Participant or Beneficiary may be entitled shall be determined under the Plan as in effect at the time of the Participant’s Termination Date and shall not be affected by any subsequent change in the provisions of the Plan; provided, that HP reserves the right to change the Investment Options with respect to any Participant or Beneficiary. Participants and Beneficiaries will be given notice prior to the discontinuance of the Plan, change in Investment Options available or reduction of any benefits provided by the Plan.

7.2    Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment or termination of the Plan shall adversely affect the rights of any Participant to amounts credited to his Account as of the effective date of such amendment or termination. Upon termination of the Plan, distribution of balances in Accounts shall be made to Participants and Beneficiaries in the manner and at the time described in Article V, unless HP determines in its sole discretion that all such amounts shall be distributed upon termination in accordance with the requirements under Code section 409A. Upon termination of the Plan, no further deferrals of Eligible Income shall be permitted; however, earnings, gains and losses shall continue to be credited to Account balances in accordance with Article V until the Account balances are fully distributed.

ARTICLE VIII: GENERAL PROVISIONS

8.1Rights Unsecured. The right of a Participant or his Beneficiary to receive a distribution hereunder shall be an unsecured claim against the general assets of HP, and neither the Participant nor his Beneficiary shall have any preferred rights in or against any amount credited to any Account or any other assets of HP. The Plan at all times shall be considered entirely unfunded for tax purposes. Any funds set aside by HP for the purpose of meetings its obligations under the Plan, including any amounts held by a trustee, shall continue for all purposes to be part of the general assets of HP and shall be available to its general creditors in the event of HP's bankruptcy or insolvency. HP's obligation under this Plan shall be that of an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future.

8.2No Guarantee of Benefits. Nothing contained in the Plan shall constitute a guarantee by HP or any other person or entity that the assets of HP will be sufficient to pay any benefits hereunder.

8.3No Enlargement of Rights. No Participant or Beneficiary shall have any right to receive a distribution under the Plan except in accordance with the terms of the Plan. Establishment of the Plan shall not be construed to give any Participant the right to continue to be employed by or provide services to HP.

8.4Transferability. No interest of any person in, or right to receive a distribution under, the Plan shall be subject in any manner to sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, attachment, garnishment, or other alienation or encumbrance of any kind; nor may such interest or right to receive a distribution be

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taken, either voluntarily or involuntarily for the satisfaction of the debts of, or other obligations or claims against, such person.

8.5Applicable Law. To the extent not preempted by federal law, the Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.

8.6Incapacity of Recipient. If any person entitled to a distribution under the Plan is deemed by HP to be incapable of personally receiving and giving a valid receipt for such payment, then, unless and until a claim for such payment shall have been made by a duly appointed guardian or other legal representative of such person, HP may provide for such payment or any part thereof to be made to any other person or institution then contributing toward or providing for the care and maintenance of such person. Any such payment shall be a payment for the account of such person and a complete discharge of any liability of HP and the Plan with respect to the payment.

8.7Taxes. HP or other payor may withhold from a benefit payment under the Plan or a Participant's wages any federal, state, or local taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to a payment or accrual under the Plan, and shall report such payments and other Plan-related information to the appropriate governmental agencies as required under applicable laws.

8.8Corporate Successors. The Plan and the obligations of HP under the Plan shall become the responsibility of any successor to HP by reason of a transfer or sale of substantially all of the assets of HP or by the merger or consolidation of HP into or with any other corporation or other entity.

8.9Unclaimed Benefits. Each Participant shall keep HP informed of his current address and the current address of his designated Beneficiary. HP shall not be obligated to search for the whereabouts of any person if the location of a person is not made known to HP.

8.10Severability. In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held invalid or illegal for any reason, any illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, but the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had never been inserted.

8.11Words and Headings. Words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine and the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa, unless qualified by the context. Any headings used herein are included for ease of reference only, and are not to be construed so as to alter the terms hereof.

8.12Liabilities Transferred to HPE. HP distributed its interest in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (“HPE”) to its shareholders on or about November 1, 2015 (the “HPE Distribution Date”). Pursuant to an agreement between HP and HPE, on the HPE Distribution Date certain employees and former employees of HPE ceased to participate in the Plan and the liabilities for these participants' benefits under the Plan were transferred to HPE. On and after the HPE Distribution Date, HP, the Plan, any directors, officers, or employees of HP, and any successors thereto, shall have no further obligation or liability to any such participant with respect to any benefit, amount, or right due under the Plan.

ARTICLE IX: ROLLOVERS FROM OTHER PLANS

9.1Discretion to Accept. The Committee shall have complete authority and discretion, but no obligation, to establish an Account for a Rollover Participant and credit the Account with the amount transferred from the Rollover Participant's account in a Rollover Plan, except that the Committee shall establish an Account for a Rollover Participant for whom benefits and liabilities have been transferred to

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this Plan from the EBP. Amounts credited to such Accounts are fully subject to the provisions of this Plan; provided, however, that a Rollover Participant from the EBP shall be deemed to have elected to invest his Account in the Stable Value Fund if such Rollover Participant fails to make an investment election. Reference in the Plan to such a crediting as a “rollover” or “transfer” from a Rollover Plan or the EBP is nominal in nature, and confers no additional rights upon a Rollover Participant other than those specifically set forth in the Plan.

9.2Status of Rollover Participants. A Rollover Participant and his Beneficiary are fully subject to the provisions of this Plan, except as otherwise expressly set forth herein. A Rollover Participant who is not already a Participant in the Plan and is not otherwise eligible to participate in the Plan at the time of rollover, shall not be entitled to make any additional deferrals under the Plan unless and until he has become eligible to do so under the terms of the Plan.

9.3Payments to Rollover Participants. Payments from a Rollover Participant's Account shall be made in accordance with the form and timing of payment provisions of the Rollover Plan or the EBP, as applicable.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, HP INC. has caused this HP Inc. 2005 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective November 1, 2017, to be executed on this 11^th day of October, 2017.

HP INC.

/s/ David Deitchman

Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

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EX-12

Exhibit 12

HP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Statements of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges⁽¹⁾ 

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017		2016		2015		2014			2013
	In millions, except ratios
Earnings:
Earnings before taxes	$	3,276	$	3,761	$	3,532	$	3,863		$	3,055
Adjustments:
Undistributed loss (earnings) of equity method investees	—		—		—		(1		)	—
Fixed charges	331		268		648		745			885
	$	3,607	$	4,029	$	4,180	$	4,607		$	3,940
Fixed charges:
Total interest expense, including interest expense on borrowings, amortization of debt discount and premium on all indebtedness and other	$	311	$	219	$	592	$	665		$	769
Interest included in rent	20		49		56		80			116
Total fixed charges	$	331	$	268	$	648	$	745		$	885
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (excess of fixed charges over earnings)	10.9x		15x		6.5x		6.2x			4.5x

⁽¹⁾  HP computed the ratio of earnings to fixed charges by dividing earnings (earnings before taxes, undistributed loss (earnings) of equity method investees, and fixed charges) by fixed charges for the periods indicated. Fixed charges include (i) interest expense on borrowings, amortization of debt discount, premium on all indebtedness and other, and (ii) a reasonable approximation of the interest factor deemed to be included in rent expense.

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HP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Statements of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges(1)

EX-21

Exhibit 21

Subsidiaries of HP Inc.

The registrant's subsidiaries and affiliates as of October 31, 2017 are included in the list below.

ANGOLA

—Hewlett‑Packard Angola, Ltda.

ARGENTINA

—HP Inc Argentina S.R.L.

AUSTRALIA

—HP PPS Australia Pty Ltd

—Tower Software Engineering Pty Ltd

AUSTRIA

—HP Austria GmbH

BAHRAIN

—Aptitude Management Consulting W.L.L.

—-HP France SAS, Bahrain Branch

BELGIUM

—Hewlett‑Packard Industrial Printing Solutions Europe BVBA

—HP Belgium BVBA

BERMUDA

—HP Bermuda Holding One L.P.

—Phoenix Holding L.P.

—Polaris Holding One L.P.

—Polaris Holding Two L.P.

—Turquoise Holding L.P.

BRAZIL

—HP Brasil Indústria e Comércio de Equipamentos Eletrônicos Ltda

—HP Brasil Indústria e Comércio de Equipamentos Eletrônicos Ltda.-Branch 01 (Tamboré)

—HP Brasil Indústria e Comércio de Equipamentos Eletrônicos Ltda.-Branch 2 (Sorocaba)

—HP Brasil Indústria e Comércio de Equipamentos Eletrônicos Ltda.-Branch 3 (Porto Alegre)

—Nur do Brasil Ltda

—Palm Comércio de Aparelhos Eletrônicos Ltda.

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

—AOME Holdings Ltd.

BULGARIA

—HP Inc Bulgaria EOOD

CANADA

—HP Canada Co. HP Canada Cie

CAYMAN ISLANDS

—Compaq Cayman Holdings Company

—Compaq Cayman Holdings General Partnership II

—Compaq Cayman Islands Vision Company

—Hewlett‑Packard West Indies Limited

—HP Holdgate Co.

—Quartz Holding Co

CHILE

—HP Inc Chile Comercial Limitada

CHINA

—China HP Co., Ltd.

—China HP Co., Ltd., Jiangan Branch

—China HP Co., Ltd. Nanjing Branch

—HP (Chongqing) Manufacturing, Export, Procurement and Settlement Co., Ltd.

—HP (Chongqing) Co., Ltd

—HP Information Technology R & D (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.

—HP Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Chengdu Branch

—HP Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Guangzhou Branch

—HP Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch

—HP Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.

—HP Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.

—HP Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Dalian Branch

—HP Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Zhangjiang Branch

—Palm Advantage Mobile Computing Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.

COLOMBIA

—HP Colombia SAS

COSTA RICA

—HP Inc Costa Rica Limitada

—HP PPS Costa Rica Limitada

CROATIA

—HP Computing and Printing d.o.o. (Zagreb)

CZECH REPUBLIC

—HP Inc Czech Republic s.r.o.

DENMARK

—HP Inc Danmark ApS

FINLAND

—HP Finland Oy

FRANCE

—HP France Holding SAS

—HP France SAS

GERMANY

—HP Deutschland GmbH

—HP Deutschland Holding GmbH

GREECE

—HP Printing and Personal Systems Hellas EPE

HONG KONG

—HP Inc AP Hong Kong Limited

—HP Inc Hong Kong Limited

—Palm Asia Pacific Limited

HUNGARY

—HP Inc Magyarország Kft.

INDIA

—HP India Sales Private Limited

—HP Computing and Printing Systems India Private Limited

—HP PPS India Operations Private Limited

—HP PPS Services India Private Limited

INDONESIA

—PT Hewlett‑Packard Indonesia

IRELAND

—Gram Global Operations Limited

—Hewlett‑Packard Ireland (Holdings) Ltd.

—Hewlett‑Packard Ireland 1, Limited

—HP Production Company Limited

—HP Technology Ireland Limited

—Palm Global Operations Limited

—Palm Ireland Investment Unlimited Company

ISRAEL

—HP Indigo Ltd.

—HP Scitex Ltd

—HP Technology Israel Ltd.

—HP Israel Ltd

—PFE Investments Ltd.

ITALY

—HP Italy S.r.l.

JAPAN

—Hewlett‑Packard G.K.

—HP Japan Inc.

—SYC Corporation, Ltd.

KAZAKHSTAN

—HP Global Trading B.V., Kazakhstan Branch

KENYA

—HP Kenya Limited

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

—HP Korea Inc.

LUXEMBOURG

—Aquarius Holding S.C.A.

—HP Luxembourg S.C.A.

—Nihon HP Nin‑I Kumiai

MALAYSIA

—HP Malaysia Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd.

—HP PPS Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

—HP PPS Multimedia Sdn. Bhd.

—HP PPS Sales Sdn. Bhd.

MEXICO

—Computing and Printing Global Services Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.

—Computing and Printing Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.

—Computing and Printing Professional Services Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.

MOROCCO

—HP PPS Maroc

NETHERLANDS

—Alpha Holding One B.V.

—Alpha Holding Two B.V.

—Anatolus Holding B.V.

—Antila Holding B.V.

—Caleum Holding B.V.

—Callisto Holding B.V.

—Columba Holding B.V.

—Crater Holding B.V.

—Dorado Holding B.V.

—Elara Holding B.V.

—Eunomia Holding B.V.

—Flame Holding B.V.

—Hadar Holding B.V.

—Hewlett‑Packard (Japan NK) Holdings C.V.

—Hewlett‑Packard Cambridge B.V.

—Hewlett‑Packard Copenhagen B.V.

—Hewlett‑Packard Danube B.V.

—Hewlett‑Packard Global Holdings B.V.

—Hewlett‑Packard Global Investments B.V.

—Hewlett-Packard Japan Holding B.V..

—Hewlett‑Packard Lisbon B.V.

—Hewlett‑Packard Mercator B.V.

—Hewlett‑Packard Munich B.V.

—Hewlett‑Packard Sunnyvale B.V.

—HP China Holding B.V.

—HP Europe B.V.

—HP Global Trading B.V.

—HP Indigo B.V

—HP International Trading B.V.

—HP Nederland B.V.

—HP Print Technology B.V.

—HP Products C.V.

—HP Technology Nederland B.V.

—Kale Holding B.V.

—Lyra Holding B.V.

—Mensa Holding B.V.

—Pearl Holding Coöperatief U.A.

—Perseus Holding B.V.

—Propus Holding B.V.

—Regor Holding B.V.

—Scorpius Holding B.V.

—Tourmaline Holding B.V.

—Vesta Holding B.V.

NEW ZEALAND

—HP New Zealand

NIGERIA

—HP Computing and Printing Nigeria Ltd

NORWAY

—HP Norge AS

OMAN

—Hewlett‑Packard Arabia LLC

PAKISTAN

—HP Pakistan (Private) Limited

PANAMA

—Hewlett Packard Distribution Center Panama S. de R.L

—HP Panama S. de R.L.

PERU

—HP Inc. Perú S.R.L.

PHILIPPINES

—HP PPS Philippines Inc.

POLAND

—HP Inc Polska sp. z o.o.

PORTUGAL

—HPCP ‑ Computing and Printing Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda.

PUERTO RICO

—HP International Sàrl (Puerto Rico Branch) LLC

—HP International Trading B.V. (Puerto Rico Branch) LLC

—HP Puerto Rico LLC

—Kale Holding B.V. (Puerto Rico Branch) LLC

QATAR

—Hewlett‑Packard KSA Ltd., Qatar Branch

ROMANIA

—HP Inc Romania SRL

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

—Limited Liability Company HP Inc

—OOO “Hewlett‑Packard RUS”

—ZAO Hewlett‑Packard A.O.

SAUDI ARABIA

—Hewlett‑Packard KSA Ltd

—Hewlett‑Packard Services Saudi Arabia Company

SERBIA

—HP Computing and Printing d.o.o. (Beograd)

SINGAPORE

—HP International Pte. Ltd.

—HP PPS Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.

—HP PPS Singapore (Sales) Pte. Ltd.

—HP Singapore (Private) Limited

SLOVAKIA

—HP Inc Slovakia, s.r.o.

SOUTH AFRICA

—HP South Africa Proprietary Limited

—HP South Africa Trust

SPAIN

—HP Printing and Computing Solutions, S.L.U.

—HP Solutions Creation and Development Services S.L.U.

STATE OF LIBYA

—Hewlett‑Packard MENA FZ‑LLC Libya Branch

SWEDEN

—HP PPS Sverige AB

SWITZERLAND

—HP Europe BV, Amsterdam, Meyrin Branch

—HP International Sàrl

—HP Schweiz GmbH

TAIWAN

—HP International Pte. Ltd., Taiwan Branch

—HP Taiwan Information Technology Ltd.

THAILAND

—HP Inc (Thailand) Ltd.

TUNISIA

—HP Inc Tunisie SARL

TURKEY

—HP Bilgisayar ve Baský Teknolojileri Limited Þirketi

—HP Bilgisayar ve Baský Teknolojileri Limited Þirketi Ankara Þubesi

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

—Hewlett‑Packard MENA FZ‑LLC

—HP Computing and Printing Middle East FZ‑LLC

—HP Europe B.V., Abu Dhabi Branch

—HP Europe B.V., Regional Dubai Branch

—HP Inc Gulf

UNITED KINGDOM

—Aurasma Limited

—HP Inc UK Holding Limited

—HP Inc UK Limited

—Palm Europe Limited

UNITED STATES

—Compaq Information Technologies, LLC

—Computer Insurance Company

—Hewlett‑Packard Company Archives LLC

—Hewlett‑Packard Development Company, L.P.

—Hewlett‑Packard Enterprises, LLC

—Hewlett‑Packard Products CV 1, LLC

—Hewlett‑Packard Products CV 2, LLC

—Hewlett‑Packard World Trade, LLC

—HP Hewlett Packard Group LLC

—HPI Bermuda Holdings LLC

—HPI Brazil Holdings LLC

—HPI CCHGPII Sub LLC

—HPI CCHGPII LLC

—HPI Federal LLC

—HPI J1 Holdings LLC

—HPI J2 Holdings LLC

—HPI Luxembourg LLC

—HPQ Holdings, LLC

—Indigo America, Inc.

—Palm Latin America, Inc.

—Palm Trademark Holding Company, LLC

—Palm, Inc.

—Shoreline Investment Management Company

—Tall Tree Insurance Company

VIET NAM

—HP Technology Vietnam Company Ltd

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Subsidiaries of HP Inc.

EX-23

Exhibit 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

(1) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-124281) pertaining to the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan,

(2) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-114253) pertaining to the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan,

(3) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-35836) pertaining to the 2000 Stock Plan,

(4) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-124282) pertaining to the 2005 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan,

(5) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 002-92331) pertaining to the Hewlett-Packard Company 401(k) Plan,

(6) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 033-31496) pertaining to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Service Anniversary Stock Plan,

(7) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-142175) pertaining to the PolyServe, Inc. 2000 Stock Plan,

(8) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-153302) pertaining to the Amended and Restated 2003 Incentive Plan of Electronic Data Systems Corporation and the 1997 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan of Electronic Data Systems Corporation,

(9) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-166270) pertaining to the Amended and Restated Hewlett-Packard Company 2004 Stock Incentive Plan,

(10) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-168101) pertaining to the Palm, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan, as amended, and the Amended and Restated Palm, Inc. 1999 Stock Plan,

(11) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-169854) pertaining to the Amended and Restated 3PAR Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, the 3PARDATA, Inc. 2000 Management Stock Option Plan, as amended, and the 3PARDATA, Inc. 1999 Stock Plan, as amended,

(12) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-173784) pertaining to the Hewlett-Packard Company 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,

(13) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-188108) pertaining to the Second Amended and Restated Hewlett-Packard Company 2004 Stock Incentive Plan,

(14) Registration Statement (Form S-3ASR No. 333-215116) pertaining to an unspecified amount of debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares and warrants;

of HP Inc. of our reports dated December 14, 2017, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of HP Inc. and subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of HP Inc. and subsidiaries included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of HP Inc. for the year ended October 31, 2017.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

San Jose, California

December 14, 2017

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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Dion J. Weisler, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of HP Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: December 14, 2017

/s/ DION J. WEISLER

Dion J. Weisler

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Catherine A. Lesjak, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of HP Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: December 14, 2017

/s/ CATHERINE A. LESJAK

Catherine A. Lesjak

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION

OF

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

AND

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Dion J. Weisler, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual Report on Form 10-K of HP Inc. for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of HP Inc.

December 14, 2017

/s/ DION J. WEISLER

Dion J. Weisler

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

I, Catherine A. Lesjak, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual Report on Form 10-K of HP Inc. for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of HP Inc.

December 14, 2017

/s/ CATHERINE A. LESJAK

Catherine A. Lesjak

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to HP Inc. and will be retained by HP Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	HP Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000047217
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Oct. 31, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-31
Entity Well-Known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 31,655,134,100
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		165,228,387
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY

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Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Net revenue
Net revenue	$ 52,056	$ 48,238	$ 51,463
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue	42,478	39,240	41,524
Research and development	1,190	1,209	1,191
Selling, general and administrative	4,376	3,833	4,719
Restructuring and other charges	362	205	63
Acquisition-related charges	125	7	1
Amortization of intangible assets	1	16	102
Defined benefit plan settlement charges (credits)	5	179	(57)
Total costs and expenses	48,537	44,689	47,543
Earnings from continuing operations	3,519	3,549	3,920
Interest and other, net	(243)	212	(388)
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes	3,276	3,761	3,532
(Provision for) benefit from taxes	(750)	(1,095)	186
Net earnings from continuing operations	2,526	2,666	3,718
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations	0	(170)	836
Net earnings	$ 2,526	$ 2,496	$ 4,554
Basic
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.50	$ 1.54	$ 2.05
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	(0.10)	0.46
Total basic net earnings per share (in dollars per share)	1.50	1.44	2.51
Diluted
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	1.48	1.53	2.02
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	(0.10)	0.46
Total diluted net earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.48	$ 1.43	$ 2.48
Weighted-average shares used to compute net earnings per share:
Basic (in shares)	1,688	1,730	1,814
Diluted (in shares)	1,702	1,743	1,836

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net earnings	$ 2,526	$ 2,496	$ 4,554
Change in unrealized components of available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	4	1	(17)
Change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges:
Unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	(651)	199	1,091
Losses (gains) reclassified into earnings	199	63	(1,312)
Change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges:	(452)	262	(221)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Gains (losses) arising during the period	455	(759)	(548)
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit	74	51	443
Curtailments, settlements and other	3	183	115
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans	532	(525)	10
Change in cumulative translation adjustment	0	0	(207)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before taxes	84	(262)	(435)
(Provision for) benefit from taxes	(64)	45	14
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes	20	(217)	(421)
Comprehensive income	$ 2,546	$ 2,279	$ 4,133

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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 6,997	$ 6,288
Accounts receivable	4,414	4,114
Inventory	5,786	4,484
Other current assets	5,121	3,582
Total current assets	22,318	18,468
Property, plant and equipment	1,878	1,736
Goodwill	5,622	5,622
Other non-current assets	3,095	3,161
Total assets	32,913	28,987
Current liabilities:
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	1,072	78
Accounts payable	13,279	11,103
Employee compensation and benefits	894	759
Taxes on earnings	214	231
Deferred revenue	1,012	919
Other accrued liabilities	5,941	5,718
Total current liabilities	22,412	18,808
Long-term debt	6,747	6,735
Other non-current liabilities	7,162	7,333
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ deficit:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value (300 shares authorized; none issued)	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value (9,600 shares authorized; 1,650 and 1,712 shares issued and outstanding at October 31, 2017, and 2016 respectively)	16	17
Additional paid in capital	380	1,030
Retained deficit	(2,386)	(3,498)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,418)	(1,438)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(3,408)	(3,889)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$ 32,913	$ 28,987

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	300,000,000	300,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	9,600,000,000	9,600,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	1,650,000,000	1,712,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	1,650,000,000	1,712,000,000

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 2,526	$ 2,496	$ 4,554
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	354	332	4,061
Stock-based compensation expense	224	182	709
Restructuring and other charges	362	200	1,017
Deferred taxes on earnings	238	401	(700)
Other, net	134	(32)	1,426
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	(453)	565	572
Inventory	(1,346)	(291)	(330)
Accounts payable	2,161	928	31
Taxes on earnings	73	106	(137)
Restructuring and other	(233)	(157)	(1,243)
Other assets and liabilities	(363)	(1,478)	(2,934)
Net cash provided by operating activities	3,677	3,252	7,026
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment in property, plant and equipment	(402)	(433)	(3,603)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	69	6	424
Purchases of available-for-sale securities and other investments	(1,919)	(126)	(259)
Maturities and sales of available-for-sale securities and other investments	535	133	302
Payments made in connection with business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	(7)	(2,644)
Proceeds from business divestitures, net	0	475	246
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(1,717)	48	(5,534)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from short-term borrowings with original maturities less than 90 days, net	202	97	74
Proceeds from short-term borrowings with original maturities greater than 90 days	887	0	6,023
Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs	5	4	14,735
Payment of short term borrowings with original maturities greater than 90 days	(3)	0	(6,296)
Payment of debt	(84)	(2,188)	(9,571)
Settlement of cash flow hedges	(9)	4	(4)
Net transfer of cash and cash equivalents to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	0	(10,375)	0
Net proceeds (payments) related to stock-based award activities	57	32	(20)
Repurchase of common stock	(1,412)	(1,161)	(2,883)
Cash dividends paid	(894)	(858)	(1,250)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(1,251)	(14,445)	808
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	709	(11,145)	2,300
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	6,288	17,433	15,133
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	6,997	6,288	17,433
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	438	587	1,012
Interest expense paid	322	318	532
Supplemental schedule of non-cash activities:
Net assets transferred to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	0	22,144	0
Purchase of assets under capital leases	$ 200	$ 185	$ 70

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings (Deficit)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Total HP Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)	Non- controlling Interests of Discontinued Operations
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2014		1,839,288
Balance at Oct. 31, 2014	$ 27,127	$ 18	$ 3,430	$ 29,164	$ (5,881)	$ 26,731	$ 396
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net earnings	4,554			4,554		4,554
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes	(421)				(421)	(421)
Comprehensive income	4,133					4,133
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other (in shares)		39,834
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other	$ (33)		(34)	1		(33)
Repurchases of common stock (in shares)	(75,000)	(75,403)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other	$ (2,648)		(2,237)	(411)		(2,648)
Assumption of equity awards in connection with acquisitions	31		31			31
Tax benefit (deficiency) from employee stock plans	64		64			64
Cash dividends declared	(1,219)			(1,219)		(1,219)
Stock-based compensation expense	709		709			709
Changes in non-controlling interest	(13)						(13)
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2015		1,803,719
Balance at Oct. 31, 2015	28,151	$ 18	1,963	32,089	(6,302)	27,768	383
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Separation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise	(32,527)			(37,225)	5,081	(32,144)	(383)
Net earnings	2,496			2,496		2,496
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes	(217)				(217)	(217)
Comprehensive income	2,279					2,279
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other (in shares)		8,227
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other	$ 29		29			29
Repurchases of common stock (in shares)	(100,000)	(99,855)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other	$ (1,145)	$ (1)	(1,144)			(1,145)
Cash dividends declared	(858)			(858)		(858)
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 182		182			182
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2016	1,712,000	1,712,091
Balance at Oct. 31, 2016	$ (3,889)	$ 17	1,030	(3,498)	(1,438)	(3,889)	0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net earnings	2,526			2,526		2,526
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes	20				20	20
Comprehensive income	2,546					2,546
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other (in shares)		18,532
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other	$ 52		52			52
Repurchases of common stock (in shares)	(80,000)	(81,043)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other	$ (1,447)	$ (1)	(926)	(520)		(1,447)
Cash dividends declared	(894)			(894)		(894)
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 224		224			224
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2017	1,650,000	1,649,580
Balance at Oct. 31, 2017	$ (3,408)	$ 16	$ 380	$ (2,386)	$ (1,418)	$ (3,408)	$ 0

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Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Overview

On November 1, 2015, Hewlett-Packard Company completed the separation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (“Hewlett Packard Enterprise”), Hewlett-Packard Company’s former enterprise technology infrastructure, software, services and financing businesses (the “Separation”). In connection with the Separation, Hewlett-Packard Company changed its name to HP Inc. (“HP”).

In connection with the Separation, HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise entered into a separation and distribution agreement as well as various other agreements that provide a framework for the relationships between the parties, including among others a tax matters agreement, an employee matters agreement, a transition service agreement, a real estate matters agreement, a master commercial agreement and an information technology service agreement. For more information on the impacts of these agreements, see Note 4, “Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans”, Note 5, “Stock-Based Compensation”, Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings”, Note 7, “Supplementary Financial Information”, Note 14, “Litigation and Contingencies” and Note 15, “Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties”.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements of HP and its wholly-owned subsidiaries are prepared in conformity with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). For all the periods prior to the Separation, the financial results of Hewlett Packard Enterprise are presented as net earnings from discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The historical statements of comprehensive income and cash flows and the balances related to stockholders’ deficit have not been revised to reflect the effect of the Separation. For further information on discontinued operations, see Note 17, “Discontinued Operations”.

Principles of Consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of HP and its subsidiaries and affiliates in which HP has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Reclassifications

HP has made changes to the alignment of its business units in order to align its business unit financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. HP made these changes to its business unit information in prior reporting periods on an as-is basis. The reporting changes had no impact on previously reported segment net revenue, consolidated net revenue, earnings from continuing operations, net earnings or net earnings per share (“EPS”). See Note 2, “Segment Information”, for a further discussion of HP’s business unit realignments.

HP has reclassified certain prior-year amounts to conform to the current-year presentation including the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs” and ASU 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting”.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in HP’s Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Foreign Currency Translation

HP uses the U.S. dollar as its functional currency. Assets and liabilities denominated in non-U.S. dollars are remeasured into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates for monetary assets and liabilities and at historical exchange rates for nonmonetary assets and liabilities. Net revenue, costs and expenses denominated in non-U.S. dollars are recorded in U.S. dollars at monthly average exchange rates prevailing during the period. HP includes gains or losses from foreign currency remeasurement in Interest and other, net in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) issued guidance, which simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairment. The updated guidance eliminates Step 2 of the impairment test, which requires entities to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill to measure a goodwill impairment charge. Instead, entities will record an impairment charge based on the excess of a reporting unit’s carrying amount over its fair value. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 using a prospective approach. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP has early adopted this guidance in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017 in connection with its annual goodwill impairment test. The implementation of this guidance did not have an impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for share-based payments, including the accounting for income taxes and forfeitures, as well as the classifications on the statements of cash flows. HP early adopted the amendments in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. Beginning November 1, 2016, stock-based compensation excess tax benefits or tax deficiencies are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings as a component of the provision for taxes, whereas they previously were recognized as additional paid-in capital in the stockholders’ deficit in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. HP has elected to continue to estimate forfeitures expected to occur to determine the stock-based compensation expense. Additionally, the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows now present excess tax benefits as an operating activity rather than as a financing activity, while the payment of withholding taxes on the settlement of stock-based compensation awards is presented as a financing activity rather than as an operating activity, with prior periods adjusted accordingly. This adoption resulted in a change to both cash flow from operating and investing activities of $22 million and $536 million for the years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015 respectively. See Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings”, for additional impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In May 2015, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing disclosures for investments measured at net asset value (“NAV”) per share (or its equivalent), as a practical expedient for fair value. This amendment removes the requirement to categorize these investments within the fair value hierarchy. The amendment also removes the requirement to make certain disclosures for all investments that are eligible to be measured at fair value using the NAV as a practical expedient. HP adopted the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. Other than the change in presentation of certain pension-related assets that use NAV as a practical expedient, which requires retrospective application, the adoption of this new guidance did not have an impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued guidance, which amended the existing accounting standards for intangible assets. The amendments provide explicit guidance to customers in determining the accounting for fees paid in a cloud computing arrangement. HP adopted the guidance prospectively in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. The implementation of this guidance did not have an impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued guidance, which amended the existing accounting standards for the presentation of debt issuance costs. The amendments require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented on the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by these amendments. HP adopted the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. The adoption resulted in the reclassification of unamortized debt issuance costs related to HP’s U.S. Dollar Global Notes from “Other non-current assets” to “Long-term debt” within the Consolidated Balance Sheets of $23 million as of October 31, 2016.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In August 2017, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for derivatives and hedging. The amendment improves the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better represent the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements and made certain targeted improvements to simplify the application of the hedge accounting guidance in current U.S. GAAP. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued guidance, which amended the existing accounting standards for business combinations. The amendments clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which addresses the presentation of restricted cash in the statement of cash flows.  The guidance requires entities to present the changes in the total of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. As a result, entities will no longer present transfers between cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows.  HP is required to adopt the guidance retrospectively in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted.  HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting for Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory. The guidance requires an entity to recognize the income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers, other than inventory, when the transfer occurs. It also requires modified retrospective transition with a cumulative catch-up adjustment to opening retained earnings in the period of adoption. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for the classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments on the statement of cash flows. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.    

In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which requires credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected, not based on incurred losses. Further, credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities should be recorded through an allowance for credit losses limited to the amount by which fair value is below amortized cost. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for leases. Consistent with current guidance, the recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee primarily will depend on its classification. Under the new guidance, a lessee will be required to recognize assets and liabilities for all leases with lease terms of more than twelve months. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 using a modified retrospective approach. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for the recognition and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities. The guidance primarily addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. The amendments should be applied by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption, with other amendments related specifically to equity securities without readily determinable fair values applied prospectively. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance, which amended the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition. The amendments (Topic 606) are based on the principle that revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The amendments may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented (“full retrospective method”) or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of initial application (“modified retrospective method”). HP will adopt the new revenue standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 and intends to apply the modified retrospective method. Based on the initial assessment, it is anticipated that the adoption will not have a material impact on the amount or timing of revenue recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements. We continue to make progress on assessing the overall impact of adoption of the standard on our business processes, systems and controls.

Revenue Recognition

General

HP recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services are rendered, the sales price or fee is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. Additionally, HP recognizes hardware revenue on sales to channel partners, including resellers, distributors or value-added solution providers at the time of delivery when the channel partners have economic substance apart from HP, and HP has completed its obligations related to the sale.

HP reduces revenue for customer and distributor programs and incentive offerings, including price protection, rebates, promotions, other volume-based incentives and expected returns, at the later of the date of revenue recognition or the date the sales incentive is offered. Future market conditions and product transitions may require HP to take actions to increase customer incentive offerings, possibly resulting in an incremental reduction of revenue at the time the incentive is offered. For certain incentive programs, HP estimates the number of customers expected to redeem the incentive based on historical experience and the specific terms and conditions of the incentive.

In instances when revenue is derived from sales of third-party vendor products or services, HP records revenue on a gross basis when HP is a principal to the transaction and on a net basis when HP is acting as an agent between the customer and the vendor. HP considers several factors to determine whether it is acting as a principal or an agent, most notably whether HP is the primary obligor to the customer, has established its own pricing and has inventory and credit risks. 

HP reports revenue net of any taxes collected from customers and remitted to government authorities, with the collected taxes recorded as current liabilities until remitted to the relevant government authority.

Multiple element arrangements

When a sales arrangement contains multiple elements or deliverables, such as hardware and/or services, HP allocates revenue to each element based on a selling price hierarchy. The selling price for a deliverable is based on its vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of selling price, if available, third-party evidence (“TPE”) if VSOE of selling price is not available, or estimated selling price (“ESP”) if neither VSOE of selling price nor TPE is available. HP establishes VSOE of selling price using the price charged for a deliverable when sold separately and, in rare instances, using the price established by management having the relevant authority. HP evaluates TPE of selling price by reviewing largely similar and interchangeable competitor products or services in standalone sales to similarly situated customers. HP establishes ESP based on management judgment considering internal factors such as margin objectives, pricing practices and controls, customer segment pricing strategies and the product life-cycle. Consideration is also given to market conditions such as competitor pricing strategies and technology industry life cycles.

In most arrangements with multiple elements, HP allocates the transaction price to the individual units of accounting at the inception of the arrangement based on their relative selling price. HP limits the amount of revenue recognized for delivered elements to the amount that is not contingent on the future delivery of products or services, future performance obligations or subject to customer-specified refund or return rights.

HP evaluates each deliverable in an arrangement to determine whether it represents a separate unit of accounting. A deliverable constitutes a separate unit of accounting when it has standalone value to the customer. For deliverables with no standalone value, HP recognizes revenue consistent with the pattern of delivery of the final deliverable. If the arrangement includes a customer-negotiated refund or return right or other contingency relative to the delivered items, and the delivery and performance of the undelivered items is considered probable and substantially within HP’s control, the delivered element constitutes a separate unit of accounting. In arrangements with combined units of accounting, changes in the allocation of the transaction price among elements may impact the timing of revenue recognition for the contract but will not change the total revenue recognized for the contract.

Net revenue

Hardware

Under HP’s standard terms and conditions of sale, HP transfers title and risk of loss to the customer at the time product is delivered to the customer and recognizes revenue accordingly, unless customer acceptance is uncertain or significant obligations to the customer remain. HP reduces revenue for estimated customer returns, price protection, rebates and other programs offered under sales agreements established by HP with its distributors and resellers. HP records revenue from the sale of equipment under sales-type leases as revenue at the inception of the lease. HP accrues the estimated cost of post-sale obligations, including standard product warranties, based on historical experience at the time HP recognizes revenue.

Services

HP recognizes revenue from fixed-price support or maintenance contracts ratably over the contract period and recognizes the costs associated with these contracts as incurred.

Deferred revenue

HP records amounts invoiced to customers in excess of revenue recognized as deferred revenue until the revenue recognition criteria are satisfied. Deferred revenue represents amounts invoiced in advance for product support contracts and product sales.

Shipping and Handling

HP includes costs related to shipping and handling in Cost of revenue.

Stock-Based Compensation

HP determines stock-based compensation expense based on the measurement date fair value of the award. HP recognizes compensation cost only for those awards expected to meet the service and performance vesting conditions on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award. HP determines compensation costs at the aggregate grant level for service-based awards and at the individual vesting tranche level for awards with performance and/or market conditions. HP estimates the forfeiture rate based on its historical experience. 

Retirement and Post-Retirement Plans

HP has various defined benefit, other contributory and non-contributory retirement and post-retirement plans. HP generally amortizes unrecognized actuarial gains and losses on a straight-line basis over the average remaining estimated service life of participants. In limited cases, HP amortizes actuarial gains and losses using the corridor approach. See Note 4, “Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans” for a full description of these plans and the accounting and funding policies.

Advertising

Costs to produce advertising are expensed as incurred during production. Costs to communicate advertising are expensed when the advertising is first run. Such costs totaled approximately $544 million in fiscal year 2017, $586 million in fiscal year 2016 and $635 million in fiscal year 2015.

Restructuring and Other Charges

HP records charges associated with management-approved restructuring plans to reorganize one or more of HP’s business segments, to remove duplicative headcount and infrastructure associated with business acquisitions or to simplify business processes and accelerate innovation. Restructuring charges can include severance costs to eliminate a specified number of employees, infrastructure charges to vacate facilities and consolidate operations, and contract cancellation costs. HP records restructuring charges based on estimated employee terminations and site closure and consolidation plans. HP accrues for severance and other employee separation costs under these actions when it is probable that benefits will be paid and the amount is reasonably estimable. The rates used in determining severance accruals are based on existing plans, historical experiences and negotiated settlements. Other charges include non-recurring costs, including those as a result of Separation, and are distinct from ongoing operational costs. These costs primarily relate to information technology costs such as advisory, consulting and non-recurring labor costs.

Taxes on Earnings

HP recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts using enacted tax rates in effect for the year the differences are expected to reverse. HP records a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized.

HP records accruals for uncertain tax positions when HP believes that it is not more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities based on the technical merits of the position. HP makes adjustments to these accruals when facts and circumstances change, such as the closing of a tax audit or the refinement of an estimate. The provision for income taxes includes the effects of adjustments for uncertain tax positions, as well as any related interest and penalties.

Accounts Receivable

HP establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts for accounts receivable. HP records a specific reserve for individual accounts when HP becomes aware of specific customer circumstances, such as in the case of a bankruptcy filing or deterioration in the customer’s operating results or financial position. If there are additional changes in circumstances related to the specific customer, HP further adjusts estimates of the recoverability of receivables. HP maintains bad debt reserves for all other customers based on a variety of factors, including the use of third-party credit risk models that generate quantitative measures of default probabilities based on market factors, the financial condition of customers, the length of time receivables are past due, trends in the weighted-average risk rating for the portfolio, macroeconomic conditions, information derived from competitive benchmarking, significant one-time events and historical experience. The past due or delinquency status of a receivable is based on the contractual payment terms of the receivable.

HP has third-party short-term financing arrangements intended to facilitate the working capital requirements of certain customers. These financing arrangements, which in certain cases provide for partial recourse, result in the transfer of HP’s trade receivables to a third party. HP reflects amounts transferred to, but not yet collected from, the third party in accounts receivable in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. For arrangements involving an element of recourse, the fair value of the recourse obligation is measured using market data from similar transactions and reported as a current liability in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Concentrations of Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject HP to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, investments, receivables from trade customers and contract manufacturers and derivatives.

HP maintains cash and cash equivalents, investments, derivatives and certain other financial instruments with various financial institutions. These financial institutions are located in many different geographic regions, and HP’s policy is designed to limit exposure from any particular institution. As part of its risk management processes, HP performs periodic evaluations of the relative credit standing of these financial institutions. HP has not sustained material credit losses from instruments held at these financial institutions. HP utilizes derivative contracts to protect against the effects of foreign currency and interest rate exposures. Such contracts involve the risk of non-performance by the counterparty, which could result in a material loss. The likelihood of which HP deems to be remote.

HP sells a significant portion of its products through third-party distributors and resellers and, as a result, maintains individually significant receivable balances with these parties. If the financial condition or operations of these distributors’ and resellers’ aggregated business deteriorates substantially, HP’s operating results could be adversely affected. The ten largest distributor and reseller receivable balances, which were concentrated primarily in North America and Europe, collectively represented approximately 34% of gross accounts receivable as of October 31, 2017 and 2016. No single customer accounts for more than 10% of gross accounts receivable as of October 31, 2017 or 2016. Credit risk with respect to other accounts receivable is generally diversified due to the large number of entities comprising HP’s customer base and their dispersion across many different industries and geographic regions. HP performs ongoing credit evaluations of the financial condition of its third-party distributors, resellers and other customers and may require collateral, such as letters of credit and bank guarantees, in certain circumstances. 

HP utilizes outsourced manufacturers around the world to manufacture HP-designed products. HP may purchase product components from suppliers and sell those components to its outsourced manufacturers thereby creating receivable balances from the outsourced manufacturers. The three largest outsourced manufacturer receivable balances collectively represented 70% and 78% of HP’s supplier receivables of $951 million and $774 million as of October 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. HP includes the supplier receivables in Other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets on a gross basis. HP’s credit risk associated with these receivables is mitigated wholly or in part, by the amount HP owes to these outsourced manufacturers, as HP generally has the legal right to offset its payables to the outsourced manufacturers against these receivables. HP does not reflect the sale of these components in net revenue and does not recognize any profit on these component sales until the related products are sold by HP, at which time any profit is recognized as a reduction to cost of revenue. 

HP obtains a significant number of components from single source suppliers due to technology, availability, price, quality or other considerations. The loss of a single source supplier, the deterioration of HP’s relationship with a single source supplier, or any unilateral modification to the contractual terms under which HP is supplied components by a single source supplier could adversely affect HP’s net revenue and gross margins.

Upon completion of the Separation on November 1, 2015, HP recorded net income tax indemnification receivables from Hewlett Packard Enterprise for certain income tax liabilities that HP is jointly and severally liable for, but for which it is indemnified by Hewlett Packard Enterprise under the tax matters agreement (“TMA”). The actual amount that Hewlett Packard Enterprise may be obligated to pay HP could vary depending on the outcome of certain unresolved tax matters, which may not be resolved for several years. The net receivable as of October 31, 2017 and 2016 was $1.7 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively.

Inventory

HP values inventory at the lower of cost or market. Cost is computed using standard cost which approximates actual cost on a first-in, first-out basis. Adjustments, if required, to reduce the cost of inventory to market (net realizable value) are made, for estimated excess, obsolete or impaired balances.

Property, Plant and Equipment

HP states property, plant and equipment at cost less accumulated depreciation. HP capitalizes additions and improvements and expenses maintenance and repairs as incurred. Depreciation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Estimated useful lives are five to 40 years for buildings and improvements and three to 15 years for machinery and equipment. HP depreciates leasehold improvements over the life of the lease or the asset, whichever is shorter. HP depreciates equipment held for lease over the initial term of the lease to the equipment’s estimated residual value. On retirement or disposition, the asset cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the Consolidated Balance Sheets with any gain or loss recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

Business Combinations

HP includes the results of operations of acquired businesses in HP’s consolidated results prospectively from the acquisition date. HP allocates the purchase consideration to the assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and non-controlling interests in the acquired entity generally based on their fair values at the acquisition date. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair value of these assets acquired, liabilities assumed and non-controlling interests in the acquired entity is recorded as goodwill. The primary items that generate goodwill include the value of the synergies between the acquired company and HP and the value of the acquired assembled workforce, neither of which qualifies for recognition as an intangible asset. Acquisition-related charges are recognized separately from the business combination and are expensed as incurred. These charges include, direct expenses such as third-party professional and legal fees, and integration-related costs.

Goodwill

HP reviews goodwill for impairment annually during its fourth quarter and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of goodwill may not be recoverable. HP can opt to perform a qualitative assessment to test a reporting unit’s goodwill for impairment or HP can directly perform the quantitative impairment test. Based on the qualitative assessment, if HP determines that the fair value of a reporting unit is more likely than not (i.e., a likelihood of more than 50 percent) to be less than its carrying amount, a quantitative impairment test will be performed.

In the quantitative impairment test, HP compares the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying amount with the fair values derived most significantly from the income approach, and to a lesser extent, the market approach. Under the income approach, HP estimates the fair value of a reporting unit based on the present value of estimated future cash flows. HP bases cash flow projections on management’s estimates of revenue growth rates and operating margins, taking into consideration industry and market conditions. HP bases the discount rate on the weighted-average cost of capital adjusted for the relevant risk associated with business-specific characteristics and the uncertainty related to the reporting unit’s ability to execute on the projected cash flows. Under the market approach, HP estimates fair value based on market multiples of revenue and earnings derived from comparable publicly-traded companies with similar operating and investment characteristics as the reporting unit. HP weights the fair value derived from the market approach depending on the level of comparability of these publicly-traded companies to the reporting unit. When market comparables are not meaningful or not available, HP estimates the fair value of a reporting unit using only the income approach.

In order to assess the reasonableness of the estimated fair value of HP’s reporting units, HP compares the aggregate reporting unit fair value to HP’s market capitalization on an overall basis and calculates an implied control premium (the excess of the sum of the reporting units’ fair value over HP’s market capitalization on an overall basis). HP evaluates the control premium by comparing it to observable control premiums from recent comparable transactions. If the implied control premium is determined to not be reasonable in light of these recent transactions, HP re-evaluates its reporting unit fair values, which may result in an adjustment to the discount rate and/or other assumptions. This re-evaluation could result in a change to the estimated fair value for certain or all reporting units.

If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds the carrying amount of the net assets assigned to that reporting unit, goodwill is not impaired. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, goodwill is impaired and the excess of the reporting unit’s carrying value over the fair value is recognized as an impairment loss.

Debt and Marketable Equity Securities Investments

HP determines the appropriate classification of its investments at the time of purchase and re-evaluates the classifications at each balance sheet date. Debt and marketable equity securities are generally considered available-for-sale. All highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase are classified as cash equivalents. Marketable debt securities with maturities of twelve months or less are classified as short-term investments and marketable debt securities with maturities greater than twelve months are classified based on their availability for use in current operations.  Marketable equity securities, including mutual funds, are classified as either short-term or long-term based on the nature of each security and its availability for use in current operations.

Debt and marketable equity securities are reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses, net of applicable taxes, in Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Realized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are calculated based on the specific identification method and included in Interest and other, net in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. HP monitors its investment portfolio for potential impairment on a quarterly basis. When the carrying amount of an investment in debt securities exceeds its fair value and the decline in value is determined to be other-than-temporary (i.e., when HP does not intend to sell the debt securities and it is not more likely than not that HP will be required to sell the debt securities prior to anticipated recovery of its amortized cost basis), HP records an impairment charge to Interest and other, net in the amount of the credit loss and the remaining amount, if any, is recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Derivatives

HP uses derivative instruments, primarily forwards, swaps, and at times, options, to hedge certain foreign currency and interest rate exposures. HP also may use other derivative instruments not designated as hedges, such as forwards used to hedge foreign currency balance sheet exposures. HP does not use derivative instruments for speculative purposes. See Note 10, “Financial Instruments” for a full description of HP’s derivative instrument activities and related accounting policies.

Loss Contingencies

HP is involved in various lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. HP records a liability for contingencies when it believes it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. See Note 14, “Litigation and Contingencies” for a full description of HP’s loss contingencies and related accounting policies.

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Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

HP is a leading global provider of personal computing and other access devices, imaging and printing products, and related technologies, solutions and services. HP sells to individual consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses (“SMBs”) and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health and education sectors.

HP’s operations are organized into three segments for financial reporting purposes: Personal Systems, Printing and Corporate Investments. HP’s organizational structure is based on a number of factors that the chief operating decision maker uses to evaluate, view and run its business operations, which include, but are not limited to, customer base and homogeneity of products and technology. The segments are based on this organizational structure and information reviewed by HP’s chief operating decision maker to evaluate segment results. The chief operating decision maker uses several metrics to evaluate the performance of the overall business, including earnings from operations, and uses these results to allocate resources to each of the segments.

A summary description of each segment is as follows:

Personal Systems provides Commercial and Consumer personal computers (“PCs”), Workstations, thin clients, Commercial tablets and mobility devices, retail point-of-sale systems, displays and other related accessories, software, support and services for the commercial and consumer markets. HP groups Commercial notebooks, Commercial desktops, Commercial services, Commercial tablets and mobility devices, Commercial detachables, Workstations, retail point-of-sale systems and thin clients into Commercial clients and Consumer notebooks, Consumer desktops, Consumer services and Consumer detachables into Consumer clients when describing performance in these markets. Described below are HP’s global business capabilities within Personal Systems:

• Commercial PCs are optimized for use by customers, including enterprise and SMBs, with a focus on robust designs, security, serviceability, connectivity, reliability and manageability in networked environments. Additionally, HP offers a range of services and solutions to enterprise and SMBs to help them manage the lifecycle of their PC and mobility installed base.

• Consumer PCs are Notebooks, Desktops, and hybrids that are optimized for consumer usage, focusing on multi-media consumption, online browsing, gaming and light productivity.

Personal Systems groups its global business capabilities into Notebooks, Desktops, Workstations and Other when reporting business performance.

Printing provides Consumer and Commercial printer hardware, Supplies, solutions and services, as well as scanning devices. Printing is also focused on imaging solutions in the commercial markets. Described below are HP’s global business capabilities within Printing.

• Office Printing Solutions delivers HP’s office printers, supplies, services and solutions to SMBs and large enterprises. HP goes to market through its extensive channel network and directly with HP sales. Ongoing key initiatives include design and deployment of A3 products and solutions for the copier and multifunction printer market, printer security solutions, PageWide solutions and award-winning JetIntelligence Laserjet products.

• Home Printing Solutions delivers innovative printing products and solutions for the home and home business or small office customers utilizing both HP’s Ink and Laser technologies. Initiatives such as Instant Ink and Continuous Ink Supply System provide business model innovation to benefit and expand HP’s existing customer base, while new innovations like Sprocket drive print relevance for a mobile generation.

• Graphics Solutions offers large-format, commercial and industrial solutions to print service providers and packaging converters through the largest portfolio of printers and presses (HP DesignJet, HP Latex, HP Scitex, HP Indigo and HP PageWide Web Presses).

• 3D Printing delivers HP’s Multi-Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solution designed for prototyping and production of functional parts and functioning on an open platform facilitating the development of new 3D printing materials.

Printing groups its global business capabilities into the following business units when reporting business performance:

• Commercial Hardware consists of Office Printing Solutions, Graphics Solutions and 3D Printing, excluding supplies;

• Consumer Hardware includes Home Printing Solutions, excluding supplies; and

• Supplies comprises a set of highly innovative consumable products, ranging from Ink and Laser print cartridges; and media to graphics supplies and 3D printing supplies, for recurring use in Consumer and Commercial Hardware.

Corporate Investments includes HP Labs and certain business incubation projects.

The accounting policies HP uses to derive segment results are substantially the same as those used by HP in preparing these financial statements. HP derives the results of the business segments directly from its internal management reporting system. Segment net revenue includes revenues from sales to external customers and certain revenues related to Managed Print Services arrangements, which are eliminated for the purposes of reporting HP’s consolidated net revenue.

HP does not allocate certain operating expenses, which it manages at the corporate level, to its segments. These unallocated amounts include certain corporate governance costs and market-related retirement credits, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring and other charges, acquisition-related charges, amortization of intangible assets, defined benefit plan settlement charges and net revenue eliminations, primarily related to Managed Print Services.

Business Unit Realignment

Effective at the beginning of its first quarter of fiscal year 2017, HP implemented an organizational change to align its business unit financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. This organizational change resulted in the transfer of a portion of LaserJet printers from Commercial to Consumer within the Printing segment. HP reflected this change to its business unit information in prior reporting periods on an as-is basis that resulted in the reclassification of revenues between the Commercial and Consumer business units of Printing. The reporting change had no impact to previously reported segment net revenue, consolidated net revenue, earnings from continuing operations, net earnings or net earnings per share.

Segment Operating Results from Continuing Operations

	Personal Systems		Printing		Corporate Investments			Total Segments		Eliminations and Other				Total
	In millions
2017
Net revenue	$	33,374	$	18,801	$	8		$	52,183	$	(127	)		$	52,056
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	1,213	$	3,161	$	(87	)	$	4,287
2016
Net revenue	$	29,987	$	18,260	$	7		$	48,254	$	(16	)	(1)	$	48,238
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	1,150	$	3,128	$	(98	)	$	4,180
2015
Net revenue	$	31,520	$	21,232	$	20		$	52,772	$	(1,309	)		$	51,463
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	1,022	$	3,765	$	(43	)	$	4,744

⁽¹⁾    For the fiscal year 2016, the amount includes the recognition of revenue previously deferred in relation to sales to the

pre-Separation finance entity.

The reconciliation of segment operating results to HP consolidated results was as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
				In millions
Net revenue:
Total segments	$	52,183		$	48,254		$	52,772
Net revenue eliminations and other	(127		)	(16		)	(1,309		)
Total net revenue	$	52,056		$	48,238		$	51,463
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes:
Total segment earnings from operations	$	4,287		$	4,180		$	4,744
Corporate and unallocated costs and eliminations	(51		)	(42		)	(503		)
Stock-based compensation expense	(224		)	(182		)	(212		)
Restructuring and other charges	(362		)	(205		)	(63		)
Acquisition-related charges	(125		)	(7		)	(1		)
Amortization of intangible assets	(1		)	(16		)	(102		)
Defined benefit plan settlement (charges) credits	(5		)	(179		)	57
Interest and other, net	(243		)	212			(388		)
Total earnings from continuing operations before taxes	$	3,276		$	3,761		$	3,532

Segment Assets

HP allocates assets to its business segments based on the segments primarily benefiting from the assets. Total assets by segment and the reconciliation of segment assets to HP consolidated assets were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017		2016
	In millions
Personal Systems	$	12,156	$	10,686
Printing	10,548		9,959
Corporate Investments	3		1
Corporate and unallocated assets	10,206		8,341
Total assets	$	32,913	$	28,987

Major Customers

No single customer represented 10% or more of HP’s net revenue in any fiscal year presented.

Geographic Information

Net revenue by country is based upon the sales location that predominately represents the customer location. For each of the fiscal years of 2017, 2016 and 2015, other than the United States, no country represented more than 10% of HP net revenue.

Net revenue by country in which HP operates was as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017		2016		2015
			In millions
United States	$	19,321	$	18,042	$	17,746
Other countries	32,735		30,196		33,717
Total net revenue	$	52,056	$	48,238	$	51,463

Net property, plant and equipment by country in which HP operates was as follows

	As of October 31
	2017		2016
	In millions
United States	$	866	$	737
Singapore	372		314
Other countries	640		685
Total net property, plant and equipment	$	1,878	$	1,736

No single country other than those represented above exceeds 10% or more of HP’s total net property, plant and equipment in any fiscal year presented.

Net revenue by segment and business unit was as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
				In millions
Notebooks	$	19,782		$	16,982		$	17,271
Desktops	10,298			9,956			10,941
Workstations	2,042			1,870			2,018
Other	1,252			1,179			1,290
Personal Systems	33,374			29,987			31,520
Supplies	12,416			11,875			13,979
Commercial Hardware	3,973			4,035			4,350
Consumer Hardware	2,412			2,350			2,903
Printing	18,801			18,260			21,232
Corporate Investments	8			7			20
Total segment net revenue	52,183			48,254			52,772
Net revenue eliminations and other	(127		)	(16		)	(1,309		)
Total net revenue	$	52,056		$	48,238		$	51,463

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Restructuring and Other Charges

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Other Charges

Restructuring and Other Charges

Summary of Restructuring Plans

HP’s restructuring activities in fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015 summarized by plan were as follows:

	Fiscal 2017 Plan						Fiscal 2015 Plan						Fiscal 2012 Plan
	Severance			Infrastructure and other(1)			Severance and PRP(2)			Infrastructure and other			Severance and EER(3)			Infrastructure and other			Total
	In millions
Accrued balance as of October 31, 2014	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	218		$	7		$	225
Charges	—			—			39			—			23			1			63
Cash payments	—			—			—			—			(216		)	(4		)	(220		)
Non-cash and other adjustments	—			—			—			—			(4		)	(1		)	(5		)
Accrued balance as of October 31, 2015	—			—			39			—			21			3			63
Charges	24			—			117			27			7			—			175
Cash payments	—			—			(122		)	(4		)	(30		)	(1		)	(157		)
Non-cash and other adjustments	—			—			(13		)	(19		)	9			—			(23		)
Accrued balance as of October 31, 2016	24			—			21			4			7			2			58
Charges	117			94			15			—			1			—			227
Cash payments	(68		)	(23		)	(36		)	(2		)	(5		)	—			(134		)
Non-cash and other adjustments	3			(52		)	6			—			—			—			(43		)
Accrued balance as of October 31, 2017	$	76		$	19		$	6		$	2		$	3		$	2		$	108
Total costs incurred to date as of October 31, 2017	$	141		$	94		$	171		$	27		$	1,075		$	44		$	1,552
Reflected in Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Other accrued liabilities	$	76		$	19		$	6		$	2		$	3		$	1		$	107
Other non-current liabilities	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	1		$	1

⁽¹⁾  Infrastructure and other includes asset impairment charges of $52 million in fiscal year 2017 associated with the consolidation of manufacturing into global hubs.

⁽²⁾  PRP represents Phased Retirement Program.

⁽³⁾  EER represents Enhanced Early Retirement.

Fiscal 2017 Plan

On October 10, 2016, HP’s Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan (the “Fiscal 2017 Plan”) which it expects will be implemented through fiscal year 2019. HP estimates that it will incur aggregate pre-tax charges between $350 million and $500 million relating to labor and non-labor actions. HP estimates that approximately half of the expected cumulative pre-tax costs will relate to severance and the remaining will relate to infrastructure, non-labor actions and other charges, as described below. HP expects between 3,000 and 4,000 employees to exit by the end of fiscal year 2019.

Fiscal 2015 Plan

In connection with the Separation, on September 14, 2015, HP’s Board of Directors approved a cost savings plan (the “Fiscal 2015 Plan”) which included labor and non-labor actions. The Fiscal 2015 Plan was considered substantially complete as of October 31, 2016 and HP does not expect any further activity associated with this plan. Approximately 3,000 employees exited by the end of fiscal year 2016.

Fiscal 2012 Plan

HP initiated a restructuring plan in fiscal year 2012 (the “Fiscal 2012 Plan”), which included severance and infrastructure costs. The Fiscal 2012 Plan was considered substantially complete as of October 31, 2016 and HP does not expect any further activity associated with this plan.

Other charges

Other charges include non-recurring costs, including those as a result of the Separation, and are distinct from ongoing operational costs. These costs primarily relate to information technology costs such as advisory, consulting and non-recurring labor costs. HP incurred $135 million and $30 million of other charges in fiscal year 2017 and 2016, respectively. There were no other charges incurred in fiscal year 2015.

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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan

Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan

Separation Related Activities

In advance of the Separation, HP underwent a plan-by-plan analysis and determined which plans would be assigned to either HP or Hewlett Packard Enterprise. While some pension plans transitioned in their entirety to Hewlett Packard Enterprise or remain in their entirety with HP, other plans were split into two identical plans resulting in both companies splitting the plan’s assets and liabilities. In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015, the plans were legally separated and the amounts attributable to Hewlett Packard Enterprise were transferred and reported as discontinued operations in fiscal year 2015.

The Hewlett-Packard Company 401(k) Plan, now known as the HP Inc. 401(k) Plan, remained with HP. A new 401(k) Plan was created for the employees of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Balances for Hewlett Packard Enterprise employees were transferred to the new plan post-Separation.

Defined Benefit Plans

HP sponsors a number of defined benefit pension plans worldwide. The most significant defined benefit plan, the HP Inc. Pension Plan (“Pension Plan”) is in the United States.

HP reduces the benefit payable to certain U.S. employees under the Pension Plan for service before 1993, if any, by any amounts due to the employee under HP’s frozen defined contribution Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan (“DPSP”). At October 31, 2017 and 2016, the fair value of plan assets of the DPSP was $580 million and $606 million, respectively. The DPSP obligations are equal to the plan assets and are recognized as an offset to the Pension Plan when HP calculates its defined benefit pension cost and obligations. The Pension Plan and the DPSP both remain entirely with HP post-Separation.

Post-Retirement Benefit Plans

HP sponsors retiree health and welfare benefit plans, of which the most significant are in the United States. Under the HP Inc. Retiree Welfare Benefits Plan, certain pre-2003 retirees and grandfathered participants with continuous service to HP since 2002 are eligible to receive partially-subsidized medical coverage based on years of service at retirement. HP’s share of the premium cost is capped for all subsidized medical coverage provided under the HP Inc. Retiree Welfare Benefits Plan. HP currently leverages the employer group waiver plan process to provide HP Inc. Retiree Welfare Benefits Plan post-65 prescription drug coverage under Medicare Part D, thereby giving HP access to federal subsidies to help pay for retiree benefits.

Certain employees not grandfathered for partially subsidized medical coverage under the above programs, and employees hired after 2002 but before August 2008, are eligible for credits under the HP Inc. Retiree Welfare Benefits Plan. Credits offered after September 2008 are provided in the form of matching credits on employee contributions made to a voluntary employee beneficiary association upon attaining age 45 or as part of early retirement programs. On retirement, former employees may use these credits for the reimbursement of certain eligible medical expenses, including premiums required for coverage.

Defined Contribution Plans

HP offers various defined contribution plans for U.S. and non-U.S. employees. Total defined contribution expense was $103 million in fiscal year 2017, $100 million in fiscal year 2016 and $92 million in fiscal year 2015.

U.S. employees are automatically enrolled in the HP Inc. 401(k) Plan when they meet eligibility requirements, unless they decline participation. The employer matching contributions in the HP Inc. 401(k) Plan is 100% of an employee’s contributions, up to a maximum of 4% of eligible compensation. Starting January 2017, the funding of employer matching contributions are made annually in the month following the end of the calendar year.  Prior to January 2017, the funding of employer matching contributions were made quarterly, sometime after the end of the calendar quarter.

Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Expense

The components of HP’s pension and post-retirement benefit (credit) cost recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings were as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015			2017			2016			2015			2017			2016			2015
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans									Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans									Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	In millions
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	1		$	48		$	47		$	208		$	1		$	1		$	5
Interest cost	469			543			556			18			20			289			18			20			28
Expected return on plan assets	(677		)	(732		)	(849		)	(31		)	(36		)	(601		)	(26		)	(33		)	(39		)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)	73			55			52			40			28			213			(17		)	(12		)	(11		)
Prior service credit	—			—			—			(3		)	(3		)	(15		)	(19		)	(17		)	(19		)
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost	(135		)	(134		)	(240		)	72			56			94			(43		)	(41		)	(36		)
Curtailment gain	—			—			—			—			(1		)	—			—			—			—
Settlement loss (gain)	3			180			(79		)	2			3			—			—			—			—
Special termination benefits	—			—			—			—			—			7			—			4			1
Plan expense allocation(1)	—			—			—			—			—			25			—			—			28
Total benefit (credit) cost from continuing operations	$	(132	)	$	46		$	(319	)	$	74		$	58		$	126		$	(43	)	$	(37	)	$	(7	)
Summary of total benefit (credit) cost:
Continuing operations	$	(132	)	$	46		$	(319	)	$	74		$	58		$	126		$	(43	)	$	(37	)	$	(7	)
Discontinued operations	—			—			236			—			—			105			—			—			(28		)
Total benefit (credit) cost	$	(132	)	$	46		$	(83	)	$	74		$	58		$	231		$	(43	)	$	(37	)	$	(35	)

⁽¹⁾  Plan expense allocation relates to the employees of HP covered under Hewlett Packard Enterprise plans or employees of Hewlett Packard Enterprise covered under HP plans.

Lump sum program

During fiscal year 2016, HP offered certain terminated vested participants of the Pension Plan the option of receiving their pension benefit in a one-time voluntary lump sum during a specific window. Approximately 16,000 plan participants elected to receive their benefits and as a result the pension plan trust paid $977 million in lump sum payments to these participants in fiscal year 2016. As a result of the lump sum program, HP recognized a settlement expense of approximately $177 million in October 2016. The resulting re-measurement coincided with annual year end plan re-measurement and no additional net periodic pension cost was incurred in fiscal year 2016.

In January 2015, HP offered certain terminated vested participants of the Pension Plan the option of receiving their pension benefit in a one-time voluntary lump sum during a specified window. Approximately 50% of the eligible participants elected to receive their benefits and as a result the pension plan trust paid $826 million in lump sum payments to these participants in fiscal year 2015. As a result of the lump sum program, HP recognized a settlement credit of approximately $79 million in fiscal year 2015. As a result of the settlement, additional net periodic benefit cost of $20 million was recorded in fiscal year 2015, which offset the actuarial gain from the settlement and was recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings as Defined benefit plan settlement credits. 

The weighted-average assumptions used to calculate the total periodic benefit (credit) cost were as follows: 

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017		2016		2015		2017		2016		2015		2017		2016		2015
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Discount rate	4.0	%	4.4	%	4.4	%	1.6	%	2.3	%	3.0	%	3.4	%	3.6	%	3.6	%
Expected increase in compensation levels	2.0	%	2.0	%	2.0	%	2.7	%	2.5	%	2.4	%	—		—		—
Expected long-term return on plan assets	6.9	%	6.9	%	7.2	%	4.4	%	5.6	%	6.9	%	7.3	%	8.0	%	9.0	%

Funded Status

The funded status of the defined benefit and post-retirement benefit plans was as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016			2017			2016			2017			2016
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	In millions
Change in fair value of plan assets:
Fair value of assets — beginning of year	$	10,176		$	11,077		$	692		$	853		$	390		$	434
Actual return on plan assets	1,223			736			86			(14		)	26			11
Employer contributions	33			32			27			20			9			18
Participant contributions	—			—			10			10			53			48
Benefits paid	(583		)	(339		)	(14		)	(15		)	(127		)	(121		)
Settlement	(11		)	(1,330		)	(6		)	(9		)	—			—
Currency impact	—			—			20			4			—			—
Transfers to Hewlett Packard Enterprise	—			—			—			(157		)	—			—
Fair value of assets — end of year	$	10,838		$	10,176		$	815		$	692		$	351		$	390
Change in benefits obligation
Projected benefit obligation — beginning of year	$	12,144		$	12,709		$	1,120		$	1,082		$	535		$	597
Acquisition/addition of plans	—			—			—			(2		)	—			—
Service cost	—			—			48			47			1			1
Interest cost	469			543			18			20			18			20
Participant contributions	—			—			10			10			53			48
Actuarial loss (gain)	247			561			(77		)	120			(17		)	16
Benefits paid	(583		)	(339		)	(14		)	(15		)	(127		)	(121		)
Plan amendments	—			—			(3		)	—			—			(30		)
Curtailment	—			—			—			(1		)	—			—
Settlement	(11		)	(1,330		)	(6		)	(9		)	—			—
Special termination benefits	—			—			—			—			—			4
Currency impact	—			—			36			(4		)	—			—
Transfers to Hewlett Packard Enterprise	—			—			—			(128		)	—			—
Projected benefit obligation — end of year	$	12,266		$	12,144		$	1,132		$	1,120		$	463		$	535
Funded status at end of year	$	(1,428	)	$	(1,968	)	$	(317	)	$	(428	)	$	(112	)	$	(145	)
Accumulated benefit obligation	$	12,266		$	12,144		$	1,014		$	1,013		—			—

 The weighted-average assumptions used to calculate the projected benefit obligations for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017		2016		2017		2016		2017		2016
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans				Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans				Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Discount rate	3.8	%	4.0	%	2.0	%	1.6	%	3.5	%	3.4	%
Expected increase in compensation levels	2.0	%	2.0	%	2.4	%	2.7	%	—		—

The net amounts of non-current assets and current and non-current liabilities for HP’s defined benefit and post-retirement benefit plans recognized on HP’s Consolidated Balance Sheet were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016			2017			2016			2017			2016
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
							In millions
Non-current assets	$	—		$	—		$	18		$	17		$	7		$	—
Current liabilities	(33		)	(33		)	(5		)	(5		)	(7		)	(9		)
Non-current liabilities	(1,395		)	(1,935		)	(330		)	(440		)	(112		)	(136		)
Funded status at end of year	$	(1,428	)	$	(1,968	)	$	(317	)	$	(428	)	$	(112	)	$	(145	)

The following table summarizes the pre-tax net actuarial loss (gain) and prior service benefit recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive loss for the defined benefit and post-retirement benefit plans.

	As of October 31, 2017
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans		Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans			Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
			In millions
Net actuarial loss (gain)	$	1,327	$	279		$	(106	)
Prior service benefit	—		(20		)	(93		)
Total recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	1,327	$	259		$	(199	)

The following table summarizes HP’s pre-tax net actuarial loss (gain) and prior service benefit that are expected to be amortized from Accumulated other comprehensive loss and recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) during the next fiscal year.

	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans		Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans			Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
			In millions
Net actuarial loss (gain)	$	59	$	27		$	(17	)
Prior service benefit	—		(5		)	(18		)
Total expected to be recognized in net periodic benefit cost (credit)	$	59	$	22		$	(35	)

Defined benefit plans with projected benefit obligations exceeding the fair value of plan assets were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans				Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans
	In millions
Aggregate fair value of plan assets	$	10,838	$	10,176	$	750	$	626
Aggregate projected benefit obligation	$	12,266	$	12,144	$	1,085	$	1,070

Defined benefit plans with accumulated benefit obligations exceeding the fair value of plan assets were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans				Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans
	In millions
Aggregate fair value of plan assets	$	10,838	$	10,176	$	554	$	619
Aggregate accumulated benefit obligation	$	12,266	$	12,144	$	777	$	960

Fair Value of Plan Assets

Effective November 1, 2016, HP retrospectively adopted ASU 2015-07 "Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent)," which removed the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share as a practical expedient.

The table below sets forth the fair value of plan assets by asset category within the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2017. Refer to Note 9, “Fair Value” for details on fair value hierarchy.

	As of October 31, 2017
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans											Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans								Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	Level 1			Level 2			Level 3		Total			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1			Level 2		Level 3		Total
	In millions
Asset Category:
Equity securities(1)	$	3,174		$	40		$	—	$	3,214		$	124	$	6	$	—	$	130	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—
Debt securities(2)
Corporate	—			3,379			—		3,379			—		152		—		152		—			25		—		25
Government	—			2,513			—		2,513			—		84		—		84		—			41		—		41
Real Estate Funds	—			—			—		—			2		51		—		53		—			—		—		—
Insurance Group Annuity Contracts	—			—			—		—			—		7		—		7		—			—		—		—
Common Collective Trusts + 103-12s	—			—			—		—			—		7		—		7		—			—		—		—
Registered Investment Companies(3)	89			—			—		89			—		—		—		—		54			—		—		54
Cash and Cash Equivalents(4)	8			64			—		72			33		—		—		33		—			2		—		2
Other(5)	(172		)	(561		)	—		(733		)	5		9		1		15		(12		)	—		—		(12		)
Net plan assets subject to leveling	$	3,099		$	5,435		$	—	$	8,534		$	164	$	316	$	1	$	481	$	42		$	68	$	—	$	110
Investments using NAV as a Practical Expedient:
Alternative Investments(6)									1,444									13									198
Common Contractual Funds(7)									13									286									—
Common Collective Trusts and 103-12 Investment Entities(8)									732									—									39
Registered Investment Companies(3)									115									35									4
Investments at Fair Value									$	10,838								$	815								$	351

The table below sets forth the fair value of plan assets by asset category within the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2016.

	As of October 31, 2016
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans											Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans								Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	Level 1			Level 2			Level 3		Total			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1			Level 2		Level 3		Total
	In millions
Asset Category:
Equity securities(1)	$	1,716		$	59		$	—	$	1,775		$	106	$	15	$	—	$	121	$	—		$	1	$	—	$	1
Debt securities(2)
Corporate	—			3,132			—		3,132			—		125		—		125		—			26		—		26
Government	—			1,782			—		1,782			—		63		—		63		—			42		—		42
Real Estate Funds	—			—			—		—			1		43		—		44		—			—		—		—
Insurance Group Annuity Contracts	—			—			—		—			—		6		1		7		—			—		—		—
Common Collective Trusts and 103-12 Investments Entities	—			—			—		—			—		7		—		7		—			—		—		—
Registered Investment Companies(3)	20			—			—		20			—		—		—		—		54			—		—		54
Cash and Cash Equivalents(4)	4			52			—		56			18		—		—		18		—			5		—		5
Other(5)	(169		)	(23		)	—		(192		)	7		16		—		23		(12		)	—		—		(12		)
Net plan assets subject to leveling	$	1,571		$	5,002		$	—	$	6,573		$	132	$	275	$	1	$	408	$	42		$	74	$	—	$	116
Investments using NAV as a Practical Expedient:
Alternative Investments(6)									1,027									13									219
Common Contractual Funds(7)									1,834									241									—
Common Collective Trusts and 103-12 Investment Entities(8)									639									—									51
Registered Investment Companies(3)									103									30									4
Investments at Fair Value									$	10,176								$	692								$	390

⁽¹⁾  Investments in publicly-traded equity securities are valued using the closing price on the measurement date as reported on the stock exchange on which the individual securities are traded.

⁽²⁾  The fair value of corporate, government and asset-backed debt securities is based on observable inputs of comparable market transactions. For corporate and government debt securities traded on active exchanges, fair value is based on observable quoted prices. Also included in this category is debt issued by national, state and local governments and agencies.

⁽³⁾  Includes publicly and privately traded Registered Investment Entities.

⁽⁴⁾  Includes cash and cash equivalents such as short-term marketable securities. Cash and cash equivalents include money market funds, which are valued based on NAV. Other assets were classified in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input (e.g., quoted prices and observable inputs) that is significant to the fair value measure in its entirety.

⁽⁵⁾  Includes reverse repurchase agreements, unsettled transactions, international insured contracts, and derivative instruments. Such unsettled transactions relate primarily to fixed income securities are settled in the first quarter of the next fiscal year. 2017 is the only year we have reverse repurchase agreements.

⁽⁶⁾  Alternative Investments primarily include private equities and hedge funds. The valuation of alternative investments, such as limited partnerships and joint ventures, may require significant management judgment. For alternative investments, valuation is based on NAV as reported by the Asset Manager and adjusted for cash flows, if necessary. In making such an assessment, a variety of factors are reviewed by management, including but not limited to the timeliness of NAV as reported by the asset manager and changes in general economic and market conditions subsequent to the last NAV reported by the asset manager.

• Private equities include limited partnerships such as equity, buyout, venture capital, real estate and other similar funds that invest in the United States and internationally where foreign currencies are hedged.

• Hedge funds include limited partnerships that invest both long and short primarily in common stocks and credit, relative value, event-driven equity, distressed debt and macro strategies. Management of the hedge funds has the ability to shift investments from value to growth strategies, from small to large capitalization stocks and bonds, and from a net long position to a net short position.

⁽⁷⁾  The Common Contractual Fund is an investment arrangement in which institutional investors pool their assets. Units may be acquired in different sub-funds focused on equities, fixed income, alternative investments and emerging markets. Each sub-fund is invested in accordance with the fund’s investment objective and units are issued in relation to each sub-fund. While the sub-funds are not publicly traded, the custodian strikes a net asset value either once or twice a month, depending on the sub-fund. These assets are valued using NAV as a practical expedient.

⁽⁸⁾  Department of Labor 103-12 IE (Investment Entity) designation is for plan assets held by two or more unrelated employee benefit plans which includes limited partnerships and venture capital partnerships. Common collective trusts, interests in 103-12 entities and registered investment companies are valued using NAV as a practical expedient.

Plan Asset Allocations

Refer to the fair value hierarchy table above for actual assets allocations across the benefit plans. The weighted-average target asset allocations across the benefit plans represented in the fair value tables above were as follows:

	2017 Target Allocation
Asset Category	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans		Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans		Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Equity-related investments	40.2	%	40.6	%	69.2	%
Debt securities	59.8	%	39.3	%	18.8	%
Real estate	—		6.3	%	2.0	%
Cash and cash equivalents	—		3.8	%	10.0	%
Other	—		10.0	%	—
Total	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%

Investment Policy

HP’s investment strategy is to seek a competitive rate of return relative to an appropriate level of risk depending on the funded status of each plan and the timing of expected benefit payments. The majority of the plans’ investment managers employ active investment management strategies with the goal of outperforming the broad markets in which they invest. Risk management practices include diversification across asset classes and investment styles and periodic rebalancing toward asset allocation targets. A number of the plans’ investment managers are authorized to utilize derivatives for investment or liability exposures, and HP may utilize derivatives to affect asset allocation changes or to hedge certain investment or liability exposures.

The target asset allocation selected for each U.S. plan reflects a risk/return profile HP believes is appropriate relative to each plan’s liability structure and return goals. HP conducts periodic asset-liability studies for U.S. plans in order to model various potential asset allocations in comparison to each plan’s forecasted liabilities and liquidity needs. HP invests a portion of the U.S. defined benefit plan assets and post-retirement benefit plan assets in private market securities such as private equity funds to provide diversification and a higher expected return on assets.

Outside the United States, asset allocation decisions are typically made by an independent board of trustees for the specific plan. As in the United States, investment objectives are designed to generate returns that will enable the plan to meet its future obligations. In some countries, local regulations may restrict asset allocations, typically leading to a higher percentage of investment in fixed income securities than would otherwise be deployed. HP reviews the investment strategy and provides a recommended list of investment managers for each country plan, with final decisions on asset allocation and investment managers made by the board of trustees for the specific plan.

Basis for Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets

The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets reflects the expected returns for each major asset class in which the plan invests and the weight of each asset class in the target mix. Expected asset returns reflect the current yield on government bonds, risk premiums for each asset class and expected real returns which considers each country’s specific inflation outlook. Because HP’s investment policy is to employ primarily active investment managers who seek to outperform the broader market, the expected returns are adjusted to reflect the expected additional returns net of fees.

Future Contributions and Funding Policy

In fiscal year 2018, HP expects to contribute approximately $24 million to its non-U.S. pension plans, $33 million to cover benefit payments to U.S. non-qualified plan participants and $7 million to cover benefit claims for HP’s post-retirement benefit plans. HP’s policy is to fund its pension plans so that it makes at least the minimum contribution required by local government, funding and taxing authorities.

Estimated Future Benefits Payments

As of October 31, 2017, HP estimates that the future benefits payments for the retirement and post-retirement plans are as follows:

Fiscal year	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans		Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans		Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	In millions
2018	$	823	$	28	$	54
2019	664		30		45
2020	676		27		41
2021	695		30		38
2022	720		33		35
Next five fiscal years to October 31, 2027	3,690		210		162

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Stock-Based Compensation

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation

HP’s stock-based compensation plans include incentive compensation plans and an employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”).

Stock-Based Compensation Expense and Related Income Tax Benefits for Continuing Operations

Stock-based compensation expense and the resulting tax benefits for continuing operations were as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Stock-based compensation expense	$	224		$	182		$	212
Income tax benefit	(71		)	(63		)	(62		)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$	153		$	119		$	150

In connection with the Separation and in accordance with the employee matters agreement, HP has made certain adjustments to the exercise price and number of stock-based compensation awards with the intention of preserving the intrinsic value of the awards prior to the Separation. Exercisable and non-exercisable stock options have been converted to similar awards of the entity where the employee is working post-separation. Restricted stock unit awards and performance-contingent awards have been adjusted to provide holders with restricted stock units awards and performance-contingent awards in the company that employs such employee following the Separation. The pre-tax stock-based compensation expense due to the adjustments was $2 million in fiscal year 2016. All outstanding restricted stock units and stock options for employees transferred to Hewlett Packard Enterprise were canceled in connection with the Separation. The restricted stock units activity and stock options activity for fiscal year 2015 in the table below include discontinued operations, as the awards were not cancelled until the Separation became effective in the first quarter of fiscal year 2016.

In connection with the Separation, the Board of Directors approved amendments to certain outstanding long-term incentive awards on July 29, 2015. The amendments provided for the accelerated vesting on September 17, 2015 of certain stock-based awards that were otherwise scheduled to vest between September 18, 2015 and December 31, 2015. The pre-tax stock-based compensation expense due to the acceleration for continuing operations was approximately $23 million in fiscal year 2015.

Cash received from option exercises and purchases under the Hewlett-Packard Company 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2011 ESPP”) was $118 million in fiscal year 2017, $48 million in fiscal year 2016 and $206 million in fiscal year 2015. The benefit realized for the tax deduction from option exercises in fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $15 million, $9 million and $30 million, respectively.

Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans

HP’s stock-based incentive compensation plans include equity plans adopted in 2004 and 2000, as amended (“principal equity plans”), as well as various equity plans assumed through acquisitions under which stock-based awards are outstanding. Stock-based awards granted under the principal equity plans include restricted stock awards, stock options and performance-based awards. Employees meeting certain employment qualifications are eligible to receive stock-based awards.

Restricted stock awards are non-vested stock awards that may include grants of restricted stock or restricted stock units. Restricted stock awards and cash-settled awards are generally subject to forfeiture if employment terminates prior to the lapse of the restrictions. Such awards generally vest one to three years from the date of grant. During the vesting period, ownership of the restricted stock cannot be transferred. Restricted stock has the same dividend and voting rights as common stock and is considered to be issued and outstanding upon grant. The dividends paid on restricted stock are non-forfeitable. Restricted stock units do not have the voting rights of common stock, and the shares underlying restricted stock units are not considered issued and outstanding upon grant. However, shares underlying restricted stock units are included in the calculation of diluted net EPS. Restricted stock units have forfeitable dividend equivalent rights equal to the dividend paid on common stock. HP expenses the fair value of restricted stock awards ratably over the period during which the restrictions lapse. The majority of restricted stock units issued by HP contain only service vesting conditions. However, starting in fiscal year 2014, HP began granting performance-adjusted restricted stock units that vest only on the satisfaction of both service and market conditions prior to the expiration of the awards.

Stock options granted under the principal equity plans are generally non-qualified stock options, but the principal equity plans permit some options granted to qualify as incentive stock options under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Stock options generally vest over three to four years from the date of grant. The exercise price of a stock option is equal to the closing price of HP’s stock on the option grant date. The majority of stock options issued by HP contain only service vesting conditions. However, starting in fiscal year 2011, HP began granting performance-contingent stock options that vest only on the satisfaction of both service and market conditions prior to the expiration of the awards.

Restricted Stock Units

HP uses the closing stock price on the grant date to estimate the fair value of service-based restricted stock units. HP estimates the fair value of restricted stock units subject to performance-adjusted vesting conditions using a combination of the closing stock price on the grant date and the Monte Carlo simulation model. The weighted-average fair value and the assumptions used to measure the fair value of restricted stock units subject to performance-adjusted vesting conditions in the Monte Carlo simulation model were as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
Weighted-average fair value(1)	$	20		$	13		$	47
Expected volatility(2)	30.5		%	32.5		%	33.6		%
Risk-free interest rate(3)	1.4		%	1.2		%	1.0		%
Expected performance period in years(4)	2.9			2.9			2.9

⁽¹⁾  The weighted-average fair value was based on performance-adjusted restricted stock units granted during the period.

⁽²⁾  The expected volatility was estimated using the historical volatility derived from HP’s common stock.

⁽³⁾  The risk-free interest rate was estimated based on the yield on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues.

⁽⁴⁾  The expected performance period was estimated based on the length of the remaining performance period from the grant date.

A summary of restricted stock units activity is as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017				2016				2015
	Shares		Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share		Shares		Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share		Shares			Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
	In thousands				In thousands				In thousands
Outstanding at beginning of year	28,710		$	13	29,717		$	32	40,808			$	24
Granted	15,858		$	16	29,286		$	10	26,991		(1)	$	35
Vested	(11,915	)	$	14	(4,161	)	$	13	(34,177	)		$	26
Awards canceled due to Separation	—		$	—	(23,926	)	$	32	—			$	—
Forfeited	(831	)	$	14	(2,206	)	$	14	(3,905	)		$	29
Outstanding at end of year	31,822		$	14	28,710		$	13	29,717			$	32

⁽¹⁾  In fiscal year 2015, HP assumed approximately 8 million shares of restricted stock units through acquisition with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $33 per share.

The total grant date fair value of restricted stock units vested in fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $162 million, $54 million and $889 million, respectively. As of October 31, 2017, total unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock units for continuing operations was $205 million, which is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 1.3 years.

Stock Options

HP utilizes the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing formula to estimate the fair value of stock options subject to service-based vesting conditions. HP estimates the fair value of stock options subject to performance-contingent vesting conditions using a combination of a Monte Carlo simulation model and a lattice model as these awards contain market conditions. The weighted-average fair value and the assumptions used to measure fair value were as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
Weighted-average fair value(1)	$	4		$	4		$	8
Expected volatility(2)	28.0		%	36.2		%	26.8		%
Risk-free interest rate(3)	1.9		%	1.8		%	1.7		%
Expected dividend yield(4)	2.8		%	3.5		%	1.8		%
Expected term in years(5)	5.5			6.0			5.9

⁽¹⁾  The weighted-average fair value was based on stock options granted during the period.

⁽²⁾  For all awards granted in fiscal year 2017 and 2016, expected volatility was estimated using the leverage-adjusted average of the term-matching volatilities of peer companies due to the lack of volume of forward traded options, which precluded the use of implied volatility. For all awards granted in fiscal year 2015, expected volatility was estimated using the implied volatility derived from options traded on HP’s common stock.

⁽³⁾  The risk-free interest rate was estimated based on the yield on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues.

⁽⁴⁾  The expected dividend yield represents a constant dividend yield applied for the duration of the expected term of the award.

⁽⁵⁾  For awards subject to service-based vesting, due to the lack of historical exercise and post-vesting termination patterns of the post-Separation employee base, the expected term was estimated using a simplified method for all awards granted in fiscal year 2017 and 2016 and the expected term was estimated using historical exercise and post-vesting termination patterns for all awards granted in fiscal year 2015; and for performance-contingent awards, the expected term represents an output from the lattice model.

A summary of stock options activity is as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017							2016							2015
	Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
	In thousands				In years	In millions		In thousands				In years	In millions		In thousands				In years	In millions
Outstanding at beginning of year	28,218		$	12				36,278		$	26				57,853		$	27
Granted and assumed through acquisition	104		$	19				25,425		$	6				9,086		$	36
Exercised	(9,407	)	$	11				(4,714	)	$	8				(12,845	)	$	19
Awards canceled due to Separation	—		$	—				(26,252	)	$	26				—		$	—
Forfeited/canceled/expired	(848	)	$	17				(2,519	)	$	17				(17,816	)	$	40
Outstanding at end of year	18,067		$	13	4.2	$	152	28,218		$	12	5.0	$	73	36,278		$	26	5.1	$	153
Vested and expected to vest	17,692		$	13	4.1	$	149	26,850		$	12	4.9	$	71	34,973		$	26	5.0	$	152
Exercisable	10,898		$	12	3.1	$	102	15,418		$	11	3.7	$	62	25,630		$	24	4.4	$	146

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value that option holders would have received had all option holders exercised their options on the last trading day of fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015. The aggregate intrinsic value is the difference between HP’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the fiscal year and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options. The total intrinsic value of options exercised in fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $77 million, $26 million and $214 million, respectively. The total grant date fair value of options vested in fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $19 million, $11 million and $131 million, respectively.

The following table summarizes significant ranges of outstanding and exercisable stock options:

	As of October 31, 2017
	Options Outstanding				Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices	Shares Outstanding	Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Shares Exercisable	Weighted- Average Exercise Price
	In thousands	In years	In thousands
$0-$9.99	1,226	2.4	$	7	1,226	$	7
$10-$19.99	16,634	4.3	$	14	9,465	$	13
$20-$29.99	207	1.0	$	23	207	$	23
	18,067	4.2	$	13	10,898	$	12

As of October 31, 2017, total unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense related to stock options for continuing operations was $5.7 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average vesting period of 0.8 years.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

HP sponsors the 2011 ESPP, pursuant to which eligible employees may contribute up to 10% of base compensation, subject to certain income limits, to purchase shares of HP’s common stock.

Pursuant to the terms of the 2011 ESPP, employees purchase stock under the 2011 ESPP at a price equal to 95% of HP’s closing stock price on the purchase date. No stock-based compensation expense was recorded in connection with those purchases because the criteria of a non-compensatory plan were met.

Shares Reserved

Shares available for future grant and shares reserved for future issuance under the stock-based incentive compensation plans and the 2011 ESPP were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017	2016	2015
	In thousands
Shares available for future grant	419,071	453,865	215,949
Shares reserved for future issuance	468,531	510,176	276,481

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Taxes on Earnings

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Taxes on Earnings

Taxes on Earnings

Provision for Taxes

The domestic and foreign components of earnings from continuing operations before taxes were as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016		2015
	In millions
U.S.	$	(14	)	$	468	$	216
Non-U.S.	3,290			3,293		3,316
	$	3,276		$	3,761	$	3,532

The provision for (benefit from) taxes on earnings from continuing operations was as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017		2016			2015
	In millions
U.S. federal taxes:
Current	$	189	$	439		$	(2,206	)
Deferred	197		470			1,069
Non-U.S. taxes:
Current	302		288			431
Deferred	4		(123		)	76
State taxes:
Current	20		(35		)	362
Deferred	38		56			82
	$	750	$	1,095		$	(186	)

The differences between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and HP’s effective tax rate were as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017		2016		2015
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate from continuing operations	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State income taxes from continuing operations, net of federal tax benefit	1.4	%	1.1	%	(6.1	)%
Lower rates in other jurisdictions, net	(13.2	)%	(9.3	)%	(1.2	)%
Research and development (“R&D”) credit	(0.5	)%	(2.4	)%	(0.2	)%
Valuation allowances	(1.9	)%	(1.2	)%	(48.0	)%
Uncertain tax positions	0.4	%	11.7	%	11.1	%
Indemnification related items	(0.3	)%	(4.1	)%	—	%
Other, net	2.0	%	(1.7	)%	4.1	%
	22.9	%	29.1	%	(5.3	)%

The jurisdictions with favorable tax rates that have the most significant effective tax rate impact in the periods presented include Puerto Rico, Singapore, China, Malaysia and Ireland. To the extent that HP plans to reinvest earnings of these jurisdictions indefinitely outside the United States, U.S. taxes have not been provided on those indefinitely reinvested earnings.

In fiscal year 2017, HP recorded $72 million of net income tax benefits related to discrete items in the provision for taxes. These amounts primarily include tax benefits of $84 million related to restructuring and other charges, $12 million related to U.S. federal provision to return adjustments, $45 million related to Samsung acquisition-related charges, and $13 million of other net tax benefits. In addition, HP recorded tax charges of $11 million related to changes in state valuation allowances, $22 million of state provision to return adjustments, and $49 million related to uncertain tax positions.

In fiscal year 2016, HP recorded $301 million of net income tax charges related to discrete items in the provision for taxes for continuing operations. These amounts primarily include uncertain tax positions charges of $525 million related to pre-separation tax matters. In addition, HP recorded $62 million of net tax benefits on restructuring and other charges, $52 million of net tax benefits related to the release of foreign valuation allowances and $41 million of net tax benefits arising from the retroactive research and development credit provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 signed into law in December 2015 and $70 million of other tax benefit.

In fiscal year 2015, HP recorded $1.2 billion of net income tax benefits related to discrete items in the provision for taxes for continuing operations. These amounts included $1.7 billion of tax benefits due to a release of valuation allowances pertaining to certain U.S. deferred tax assets, $449 million of tax charges related to uncertain tax positions on pension transfers, $70 million of tax benefits related to state tax impacts, and $6 million of income tax charges related to various other items. In addition, HP recorded $33 million of income tax charges on restructuring and pension-related costs.

In fiscal year 2017, in addition to the discrete items mentioned above, HP recorded excess tax benefits of $19 million on stock options, restricted stock and performance share units, which are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings as a component of the provision for income taxes as a result of the early adoption of ASU 2016-09 -“Improvements to Employee Share- Based Payment Accounting”. See Note 1, “Basis of Presentation”, for more details regarding the guidance.

As a result of certain employment actions and capital investments HP has undertaken, income from manufacturing and services in certain countries is subject to reduced tax rates, and in some cases is wholly exempt from taxes, through 2027. The gross income tax benefits attributable to these actions and investments were estimated to be $471 million ($0.28 diluted net EPS) in fiscal year 2017, $341 million ($0.20 diluted net EPS) in fiscal year 2016 and $322 million ($0.18 diluted net EPS) in fiscal year 2015. The gross income tax benefits were offset partially by accruals of U.S. income taxes on undistributed earnings, among other factors.

Uncertain Tax Positions

A reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Balance at beginning of year	$	10,858		$	6,546		$	1,545
Increases:
For current year’s tax positions	52			468			2,102
For prior years’ tax positions	85			4,004			5,208
Decreases:
For prior years’ tax positions	(181		)	(62		)	(2,063		)
Statute of limitations expirations	(1		)	—			(46		)
Settlements with taxing authorities	(5		)	(98		)	(200		)
Balance at end of year	$	10,808		$	10,858		$	6,546

As of October 31, 2017, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $10.8 billion, of which up to $3.9 billion would affect HP’s effective tax rate if realized. As of October 31, 2016 the amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $10.9 billion of which up to $3.9 billion would affect HP’s effective tax rate if realized. HP continues to record its tax liabilities related to uncertain tax positions and certain liabilities for which it has joint and several liability with Hewlett Packard Enterprise. HP recognizes interest income from favorable settlements and interest expense and penalties accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for taxes in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. As of October 31, 2017, HP had accrued $257 million for interest and penalties.

HP engages in continuous discussion and negotiation with taxing authorities regarding tax matters in various jurisdictions. HP expects to complete resolution of certain tax years with various tax authorities within the next 12 months. It is also possible that other federal, foreign and state tax issues may be concluded within the next 12 months. HP believes it is reasonably possible that its existing unrecognized tax benefits may be reduced by an amount up to $2.7 billion within the next 12 months.

HP is subject to income tax in the United States and approximately 58 other countries and is subject to routine corporate income tax audits in many of these jurisdictions. In addition, HP is subject to numerous ongoing audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. The IRS is conducting an audit of HP’s 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 income tax returns. HP has received from the IRS Notices of Deficiency for its fiscal 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005 tax years, and Revenue Agent Reports (“RAR”) for its fiscal years 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007 and 2008 tax years. The IRS adjustments would, if sustained, reduce the benefits of tax refund claims HP has filed for net operating loss carrybacks to earlier fiscal years and tax credit carryforwards to subsequent years by approximately $377 million.

The U.S. Tax Court ruled in May 2012 against HP related to certain tax attributes claimed by HP for the tax years 1999 through 2003. HP appealed the U.S. Tax Court determination by filing a formal Notice of Appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. This case was argued before the Ninth Circuit in November 2016. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in November 2017 affirming the Tax Court determinations. HP is currently assessing whether or not to further appeal.

With respect to major state and foreign tax jurisdictions, HP is no longer subject to tax authority examinations for years prior to 1999. No material tax deficiencies have been assessed in major state or foreign tax jurisdictions as of the reporting period.

HP believes it has provided adequate reserves for all tax deficiencies or reductions in tax benefits that could result from federal, state and foreign tax audits. HP regularly assesses the likely outcomes of these audits in order to determine the appropriateness of HP’s tax provision. HP adjusts its uncertain tax positions to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular audit. However, income tax audits are inherently unpredictable and there can be no assurance that HP will accurately predict the outcome of these audits. The amounts ultimately paid on resolution of an audit could be materially different from the amounts previously included in the Provision for taxes and therefore the resolution of one or more of these uncertainties in any particular period could have a material impact on net income or cash flows.

HP has not provided for U.S. federal income and foreign withholding taxes on $21.7 billion of undistributed earnings from non-U.S. operations as of October 31, 2017 because HP intends to reinvest such earnings indefinitely outside of the U.S. If HP were to distribute these earnings, foreign tax credits may become available under current law to reduce the resulting U.S. income tax liability. Determination of the amount of unrecognized deferred tax liability related to these earnings is not practicable. HP will remit non-indefinitely reinvested earnings of its non-U.S. subsidiaries for which deferred U.S. federal and withholding taxes have been provided where excess cash has accumulated and HP determines that it is advantageous for business operations, tax or cash management reasons.

Deferred Income Taxes

The significant components of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017						2016
	Deferred Tax Assets			Deferred Tax Liabilities			Deferred Tax Assets			Deferred Tax Liabilities
	In millions
Loss and credit carryforwards	$	9,914		$	—		$	8,725		$	—
Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries	—			(5,554		)	—			(5,179		)
Inventory valuation	7			(34		)	—			(12		)
Intercompany transactions—excluding inventory	1,901			—			2,560			—
Fixed assets	256			(8		)	274			—
Warranty	219			—			248			—
Employee and retiree benefits	519			(3		)	592			—
Accounts receivable allowance	103			—			117			—
Intangible assets	16			(209		)	23			(213		)
Restructuring and other	13			—			17			—
Deferred revenue	231			—			206			—
Other	372			(4		)	399			(99		)
Gross deferred tax assets and liabilities	13,551			(5,812		)	13,161			(5,503		)
Valuation allowances	(8,807		)	—			(8,520		)	—
Net deferred tax assets and liabilities	$	4,744		$	(5,812	)	$	4,641		$	(5,503	)

 Long-term deferred tax assets and liabilities included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016
	In millions
Long-term deferred tax assets	$	342		$	254
Long-term deferred tax liabilities	(1,410		)	(1,116		)
Total	$	(1,068	)	$	(862	)

HP periodically engages in intercompany advanced royalty payment arrangements that may result in advance payments between subsidiaries in different tax jurisdictions. When the local tax treatment of the intercompany licensing arrangements differs from U.S. GAAP treatment, deferred taxes are recognized. During fiscal year 2017, fiscal year 2016 and fiscal year 2015, HP executed intercompany advanced royalty payment arrangements resulting in advanced payments of $26 million, $1.2 billion, and $3.8 billion, respectively, the result of which was the recognition of zero net U.S. deferred tax assets in fiscal year 2017, 2016 and 2015. In these transactions, the payments were received in the United States from a foreign consolidated affiliate, with a deferral of intercompany revenues over the term of the arrangements, which is approximately 12 months for fiscal year 2017, 18 months for fiscal year 2016 and 5 years for fiscal year 2015. Intercompany royalty revenue is eliminated in consolidation.

As of October 31, 2017, HP had $678 million, $2.5 billion and $28.1 billion of federal, state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards, respectively. Amounts included in state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards will begin to expire in fiscal year 2018 and amounts included in federal net operating loss carryforwards will begin to expire in 2024. HP also has capital loss carryforwards of approximately $8 million, which will expire in 2021, and charitable contributions of $30 million, which will expire in 2022. HP has provided a valuation allowance of $93 million and $8.5 billion for deferred tax assets related to state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards, respectively, that HP does not expect to realize.

As of October 31, 2017, HP had recorded deferred tax assets for various tax credit carryforwards as follows:

	Carryforward		Valuation Allowance			Initial Year of Expiration
	In millions
U.S. foreign tax credits	$	1,050	$	—		2022
U.S. R&D and other credits	920		—			2018
Tax credits in state and foreign jurisdictions	288		(115		)	2021
Balance at end of year	$	2,258	$	(115	)

Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance

The deferred tax asset valuation allowance and changes were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Balance at beginning of year	$	8,520		$	7,114		$	8,231
Income tax expense (benefit)	297			1,421			(2,183		)
Other comprehensive income, currency translation and charges to other accounts	(10		)	(15		)	1,066
Balance at end of year	$	8,807		$	8,520		$	7,114

Gross deferred tax assets at October 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, were reduced by valuation allowances of $8.8 billion, $8.5 billion and $7.1 billion, respectively. Total valuation allowance increased by $0.3 billion in fiscal year 2017, and increased by $1.4 billion in fiscal year 2016, both years associated primarily with foreign net operating losses, and decreased by $1.1 billion in fiscal 2015, associated with the release of a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets in the United States.

Tax Matters Agreement and Other Income Tax Matters

In connection with the Separation, HP entered into the tax matters agreement (“TMA”) with Hewlett Packard Enterprise, effective on November 1, 2015, that governs the rights and obligations of HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise for certain pre-Separation tax liabilities. The TMA provides that HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise will share certain pre-Separation income tax liabilities. In certain jurisdictions, HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise have joint and several liability for past income tax liabilities and accordingly, HP could be legally liable under applicable tax law for such liabilities and required to make additional tax payments.

In addition, if the distribution of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s common shares to the HP stockholders is determined to be taxable, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP would share the tax liability equally, unless the taxability of the distribution is the direct result of action taken by either Hewlett Packard Enterprise or HP subsequent to the distribution, in which case the party causing the distribution to be taxable would be responsible for any taxes imposed on the distribution.

Upon completion of the Separation on November 1, 2015, HP recorded income tax indemnification receivables from Hewlett Packard Enterprise for certain income tax liabilities that HP is jointly and severally liable for, but for which it is indemnified by Hewlett Packard Enterprise under the TMA. The actual amount that Hewlett Packard Enterprise may be obligated to pay HP could vary depending upon the outcome of certain unresolved tax matters, which may not be resolved for several years. The net receivable as of October 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016 was $1.7 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively.

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Supplementary Financial Information

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Supplementary Financial Information

Supplementary Financial Information

Accounts Receivable

	As of October 31
	2017			2016
	In millions
Accounts receivable	$	4,515		$	4,221
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(101		)	(107		)
	$	4,414		$	4,114

The allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable and changes were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Balance at beginning of year	$	107		$	80		$	106
Provision for doubtful accounts	30			65			19
Deductions, net of recoveries	(36		)	(38		)	(45		)
Balance at end of year	$	101		$	107		$	80

HP has third-party arrangements, consisting of revolving short-term financing, which provide liquidity to certain partners in order to facilitate their working capital requirements. These financing arrangements, which in certain circumstances may contain partial recourse, result in a transfer of HP’s receivables and risk, to the third-party. As these transfers qualify as true sales under the applicable accounting guidance, the receivables are derecognized from the Consolidated Balance Sheets upon transfer, and HP receives a payment for the receivables from the third-party within a mutually agreed upon time period. For arrangements involving an element of recourse, the recourse obligation is measured using market data from the similar transactions and reported as a current liability in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The recourse obligations as of October 31, 2017 and 2016 were not material. The costs associated with the sales of trade receivables for fiscal year 2017 and 2016 were not material.

The following is a summary of the activity under these arrangements:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Balance at beginning of year (1)	$	149		$	93		$	271
Trade receivables sold	9,553			8,222			6,512
Cash receipts	(9,562		)	(8,160		)	(6,671		)
Foreign currency and other	7			(6		)	(19		)
Balance at end of year (1)	$	147		$	149		$	93

⁽¹⁾ Amounts outstanding from third parties reported in Accounts Receivable in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Inventory

	As of October 31
	2017		2016
	In millions
Finished goods	$	3,857	$	3,103
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies	1,929		1,381
	$	5,786	$	4,484

Other Current Assets

	As of October 31
	2017		2016
	In millions
Value-added taxes receivable	$	857	$	795
Available-for-sale investments (1)	1,149		—
Supplier and other receivables	1,891		1,700
Prepaid and other current assets	1,224		1,087
	$	5,121	$	3,582

⁽¹⁾  See Note 9, “Fair Value” and Note 10, “Financial Instruments” for detailed information.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

	As of October 31
	2017			2016
	In millions
Land, buildings and leasehold improvements	$	2,082		$	2,421
Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease	3,876			3,663
	5,958			6,084
Accumulated depreciation	(4,080		)	(4,348		)
	$	1,878		$	1,736

Depreciation expense was $353 million, $316 million and $302 million in fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Other Non-Current Assets

	As of October 31
	2017		2016
	In millions
Tax indemnifications receivable(1)	$	1,695	$	1,591
Deferred tax assets	342		254
Other(2)	1,058		1,316
	$	3,095	$	3,161

⁽¹⁾  In connection with the TMA discussed under Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings”.

⁽²⁾  Includes available-for-sale investments of $61 million and $55 million at October 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Other Accrued Liabilities

	As of October 31
	2017		2016
	In millions
Other accrued taxes	$	895	$	755
Warranty	660		729
Sales and marketing programs	2,441		2,312
Other	1,945		1,922
	$	5,941	$	5,718

Other Non-Current Liabilities

	As of October 31
	2017		2016
	In millions
Pension, post-retirement, and post-employment liabilities	$	1,999	$	2,705
Deferred tax liability	1,410		1,116
Tax liability	2,005		1,910
Deferred revenue	921		865
Other	827		737
	$	7,162	$	7,333

Interest and other, net

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Interest expense on borrowings	$	(309	)	$	(273	)	$	(167	)
Tax indemnifications(1)	47			472			—
Foreign exchange loss	(70		)	(76		)	(304		)
Other, net	89			89			83
	$	(243	)	$	212		$	(388	)

⁽¹⁾  In connection with the TMA discussed under Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings”.

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Goodwill

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill

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, 2015(1)	$	2,588	$	3,092		$	5,680
Acquisitions	5		—			5
Dispositions(2)	—		(63		)	(63		)
Balance at October 31, 2016(1)	2,593		3,029			5,622
Acquisitions	—		—			—
Dispositions	—		—			—
Balance at October 31, 2017(1)	$	2,593	$	3,029		$	5,622

⁽¹⁾  Goodwill is net of accumulated impairment losses of $0.8 billion related to Corporate Investments.

⁽²⁾  Divestiture of technology assets, including licensing and distribution rights, for certain software offerings to Open Text Corporation. See Note 18, “Divestitures”.

Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level. As of October 31, 2017, our reporting units are consistent with the reportable segments identified in Note 2, “Segment Information.” There were no goodwill impairments in fiscal years 2017 and 2016. HP will continue to evaluate goodwill on an annual basis as of the beginning of its fourth fiscal quarter and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate there may be a potential impairment.

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Fair Value

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value

Fair Value

 Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

Fair Value Hierarchy

HP uses valuation techniques that are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs are developed using market data such as publicly available information and reflect the assumptions market participants would use, while unobservable inputs are developed using the best information available about the assumptions market participants would use. Assets and liabilities are classified in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement:

Level 1—Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2—Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and market-corroborated inputs.

Level 3—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to observable inputs and lowest priority to unobservable inputs.

The following table presents HP’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	As of October 31, 2017								As of October 31, 2016
	Fair Value Measured Using								Fair Value Measured Using
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	In millions
Assets:
Cash Equivalents:
Corporate debt	$	—	$	1,390	$	—	$	1,390	$	—	$	2,092	$	—	$	2,092
Financial institution instruments	—		6		—		6		—		—		—		—
Government debt(1)	3,902		100		—		4,002		2,568		—		—		2,568
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Corporate debt	—		629		—		629		—		—		—		—
Financial institution instruments	—		78		—		78		—		2		—		2
Government debt(1)	—		442		—		442		—		—		—		—
Mutual funds	49		—		—		49		44		—		—		44
Marketable equity securities	6		6		—		12		5		4		—		9
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	—		—		—		—		—		48		—		48
Foreign currency contracts	—		110		10		120		—		266		11		277
Other derivatives	—		1		—		1		—		—		—		—
Total Assets	$	3,957	$	2,762	$	10	$	6,729	$	2,617	$	2,412	$	11	$	5,040
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	$	—	$	12	$	—	$	12	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Foreign currency contracts	—		358		2		360		—		94		1		95
Other derivatives	—		—		—		—		—		2		—		2
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	370	$	2	$	372	$	—	$	96	$	1	$	97

⁽¹⁾ Government debt includes instruments such as U.S. treasury notes, U.S agency securities and non-U.S. government bonds. Government debt Money market funds in active markets are included in Level 1.

There were no transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy during fiscal years 2017 and 2016.

Valuation Techniques

Cash Equivalents and Investments:  HP holds time deposits, money market funds, mutual funds, other debt securities primarily consisting of corporate and foreign government notes and bonds, and common stock and equivalents. HP values cash equivalents and equity investments using quoted market prices, alternative pricing sources, including NAV, or models utilizing market observable inputs. The fair value of debt investments was based on quoted market prices or model-driven valuations using inputs primarily derived from or corroborated by observable market data, and, in certain instances, valuation models that utilize assumptions which cannot be corroborated with observable market data.

Derivative Instruments:  HP uses forward contracts, interest rate and total return swaps and at times, option contracts to hedge certain foreign currency and interest rate exposures. HP uses industry standard valuation models to measure fair value. Where applicable, these models project future cash flows and discount the future amounts to present value using market-based observable inputs, including interest rate curves, HP and counterparty credit risk, foreign exchange rates, and forward and spot prices for currencies and interest rates. See Note 10, “Financial Instruments” for a further discussion of HP’s use of derivative instruments.

Other Fair Value Disclosures

Short- and Long-Term Debt:  HP estimates the fair value of its debt primarily using an expected present value technique, which is based on observable market inputs using interest rates currently available to companies of similar credit standing for similar terms and remaining maturities, and considering its own credit risk. The portion of HP’s debt that is hedged is reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as an amount equal to the debt’s carrying amount and a fair value adjustment representing changes in the fair value of the hedged debt obligations arising from movements in benchmark interest rates. The estimated fair value of HP’s short- and long-term debt was $8.1 billion at October 31, 2017 compared to its carrying amount of $7.8 billion at that date. The estimated fair value of HP’s short- and long-term debt was $7.1 billion as compared to its carrying value of $6.8 billion at October 31, 2016. If measured at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, short- and long-term debt would be classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Other Financial Instruments:  For the balance of HP’s financial instruments, primarily accounts receivable, accounts payable and financial liabilities included in other accrued liabilities, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short maturities. If measured at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, these other financial instruments would be classified in Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Non-Marketable Equity Investments and Non-Financial Assets: HP’s non-marketable equity investments and non-financial assets, such as intangible assets, goodwill and property, plant and equipment, are recorded at fair value in the period an impairment charge is recognized. If measured at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, these would generally be classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]

Financial Instruments

Financial Instruments

Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments

	As of October 31, 2017									As of October 31, 2016
	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Gross Unrealized Loss			Fair Value		Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Gross Unrealized Loss		Fair Value
	In millions
Cash Equivalents:
Corporate debt	$	1,390	$	—	$	—		$	1,390	$	2,092	$	—	$	—	$	2,092
Financial institution instruments	6		—		—			6		—		—		—		—
Government debt	4,002		—		—			4,002		2,568		—		—		2,568
Total cash equivalents	5,398		—		—			5,398		4,660		—		—		4,660
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Corporate debt(1)	629		—		—			629		—		—		—		—
Financial institution instruments(1)	78		—		—			78		2		—		—		2
Government debt(1)	443		—		(1		)	442		—		—		—		—
Marketable equity securities	5		7		—			12		6		3		—		9
Mutual funds	39		10		—			49		35		9		—		44
Total available-for-sale investments	1,194		17		(1		)	1,210		43		12		—		55
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments	$	6,592	$	17	$	(1	)	$	6,608	$	4,703	$	12	$	—	$	4,715

⁽¹⁾  HP classifies its marketable debt securities as available-for-sale investments within Other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, including those with maturity dates beyond one year, based on their highly liquid nature and availability for use in current operations.

All highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of acquisition are considered cash equivalents. As of October 31, 2017 and 2016, the carrying amount of cash equivalents approximated fair value due to the short period of time to maturity. Interest income related to cash, cash equivalents and debt securities was approximately $66 million in fiscal year 2017, $24 million in fiscal year 2016, and $75 million in fiscal year 2015. The estimated fair value of the available-for-sale investments may not be representative of values that will be realized in the future.

Contractual maturities of investments in available-for-sale debt securities were as follows:

	As of October 31, 2017
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	In millions
Due in one year or less	$	538	$	538
Due in one to five years	612		611
	$	1,150	$	1,149

Equity securities in privately held companies include cost basis and equity method investments and are included in Other non-current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These amounted to $37 million and $16 million as of October 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Derivative Instruments

HP uses derivatives to offset business exposure to foreign currency and interest rate risk on expected future cash flows and on certain existing assets and liabilities. As part of its risk management strategy, HP uses derivative instruments, primarily forward contracts, interest rate swaps, total return swaps and, at times, option contracts to hedge certain foreign currency, interest rate and, to a lesser extent, equity exposures. HP may designate its derivative contracts as fair value hedges or cash flow hedges. HP classifies cash flows from its designated derivative contracts with the activities that correspond to the underlying hedged items on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. For derivatives not designated as hedging instruments, HP categorizes those economic hedges as other derivatives. HP recognizes all derivative instruments at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

As a result of its use of derivative instruments, HP is exposed to the risk that its counterparties will fail to meet their contractual obligations. Master netting agreements mitigate credit exposure to counterparties by permitting HP to net amounts due from HP to counterparty against amounts due to HP from the same counterparty under certain conditions. To further limit credit risk, HP has collateral security agreements that allow HP to hold collateral from, or require HP to post collateral to, counterparties when aggregate derivative fair values exceed contractually established thresholds which are generally based on the credit ratings of HP and its counterparties. If HP’s or the counterparty’s credit rating falls below a specified credit rating, either party has the right to request full collateralization of the derivatives’ net liability position. The fair value of derivatives with credit contingent features in a net liability position was $258 million and $2 million as of October 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, all of which were fully collateralized within two business days.

Under HP’s derivative contracts, the counterparty can terminate all outstanding trades following a covered change of control event affecting HP that results in the surviving entity being rated below a specified credit rating. This credit contingent provision did not affect HP’s financial position or cash flows as of October 31, 2017 and 2016.

Fair Value Hedges

HP enters into fair value hedges, such as interest rate swaps, to reduce the exposure of its debt portfolio to changes in fair value resulting from changes in interest rates by achieving a primarily U.S. dollar London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”)-based floating interest expense.

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges, HP recognizes the change in fair value of the derivative instrument, as well as the offsetting change in the fair value of the hedged item, in Interest and other, net in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings in the period of change.

Cash Flow Hedges

HP uses forward contracts and at times, option contracts designated as cash flow hedges to protect against the foreign currency exchange rate risks inherent in its forecasted net revenue and, to a lesser extent, cost of revenue, operating expenses, and intercompany loans denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. HP’s foreign currency cash flow hedges mature generally within twelve months; however, hedges related to longer-term procurement arrangements extend several years and forward contracts associated with intercompany loans extend for the duration of the lease or loan term, which typically range from two to five years.

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, HP initially records changes in fair value for the effective portion of the derivative instrument in Accumulated other comprehensive loss as a separate component of stockholders’ deficit in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and subsequently reclassifies these amounts into earnings in the period during which the hedged transaction is recognized in earnings. HP reports the effective portion of its cash flow hedges in the same financial statement line item as changes in the fair value of the hedged item.

Net Investment Hedges

HP used forward contracts designated as net investment hedges to hedge net investments in certain foreign subsidiaries whose functional currency was the local currency. As part of the Separation, HP disposed of all these foreign subsidiaries and no longer utilizes net investment hedges. HP recorded the effective portion of such derivative instruments together with changes in the fair value of the hedged items in Cumulative translation adjustment as a separate component of stockholders’ deficit.

Other Derivatives

Other derivatives not designated as hedging instruments consist primarily of forward contracts used to hedge foreign currency-denominated balance sheet exposures. HP uses total return swaps to hedge its executive deferred compensation plan liability.

For derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments, HP recognizes changes in fair value of the derivative instrument, as well as the offsetting change in the fair value of the hedged item, in Interest and other, net in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings in the period of change.

Hedge Effectiveness

For interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges, HP measures hedge effectiveness by offsetting the change in fair value of the hedged item with the change in fair value of the derivative. For foreign currency options and forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges, HP measures hedge effectiveness by comparing the cumulative change in fair value of the hedge contract with the cumulative change in fair value of the hedged item, both of which are based on forward rates. HP recognizes any ineffective portion of the hedge in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings in the same period in which ineffectiveness occurs. Amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings in the period they arise.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets

The gross notional and fair value of derivative instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets was as follows:

	As of October 31, 2017										As of October 31, 2016
	Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Other Non-Current Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Other Non-Current Liabilities		Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Other Non-Current Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Other Non-Current Liabilities
	In millions
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Fair value hedges:
Interest rate contracts	$	2,500	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	12	$	2,000	$	—	$	48	$	—	$	—
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	16,149		92		12		245		100		11,852		203		63		52		12
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	18,649		92		12		245		112		13,852		203		111		52		12
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency contracts	5,801		16		—		15		—		3,934		11		—		31		—
Other derivatives	123		1		—		—		—		150		—		—		2		—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	5,924		17		—		15		—		4,084		11		—		33		—
Total derivatives	$	24,573	$	109	$	12	$	260	$	112	$	17,936	$	214	$	111	$	85	$	12

Offsetting of Derivative Instruments

HP recognizes all derivative instruments on a gross basis in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. HP does not offset the fair value of its derivative instruments against the fair value of cash collateral posted under its collateral security agreements. As of October 31, 2017 and 2016, information related to the potential effect of HP’s master netting agreements and collateral security agreements was as follows:

	In the Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v)			(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset		Net Amount Presented		Gross Amounts Not Offset
							Derivatives		Financial Collateral			Net Amount
	In millions
As of October 31, 2017
Derivative assets	$	121	$	—	$	121	$	108	$	4	(1)	$	9
Derivative liabilities	$	372	$	—	$	372	$	108	$	219	(2)	$	45
As of October 31, 2016
Derivative assets	$	325	$	—	$	325	$	88	$	189	(1)	$	48
Derivative liabilities	$	97	$	—	$	97	$	88	$	2	(2)	$	7

⁽¹⁾  Represents the cash collateral posted by counterparties as of the respective reporting date for HP’s asset position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.

⁽²⁾  Represents the collateral posted by HP through re-use of counterparty cash collateral as of the respective reporting date for HP’s liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments and related hedged items in a fair value hedging relationship for fiscal years ended October 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was as follows:

	(Loss) Gain Recognized in Income on Derivative Instruments and Related Hedged Items
Derivative Instrument	Location	2017			2016		2015			Hedged Item	Location	2017		2016			2015
		In millions										In millions
Interest rate contracts	Interest and other, net	$	(60	)	$	10	$	(12	)	Fixed-rate debt	Interest and other, net	$	60	$	(10	)	$	12

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships for fiscal years ended October 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was as follows: 

(Loss) Gain Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)								(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)
	2017			2016		2015			2017			2016			2015
	In millions								In millions
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	$	(651	)	$	199	$	610	Net revenue	$	(156	)	$	20		$	995
								Cost of revenue	(35		)	(84		)	(156		)
								Other operating expenses	1			1			(3		)
								Interest and other, net	(9		)	—			(4		)
Continuing Operations	(651		)	199		610		Loss (earnings) from continuing operations	(199		)	(63		)	832
Discontinued Operations	—			—		481		Earnings from discontinued operations	—			—			480
Total	$	(651	)	$	199	$	1,091	Total	$	(199	)	$	(63	)	$	1,312
Net investment hedges:
Foreign currency contracts
Continuing Operations	$	—		$	—	$	—
Discontinued Operations	—			—		228
Total	$	—		$	—	$	228

As of October 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, no portion of the hedging instruments’ gain or loss was excluded from the assessment of effectiveness for fair value, cash flow or net investment hedges. Hedge ineffectiveness for fair value, cash flow and net investment hedges was not material for fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015.

As of October 31, 2017, HP expects to reclassify an estimated net Accumulated other comprehensive income of approximately $159 million, net of taxes, to earnings in the next twelve months along with the earnings effects of the related forecasted transactions associated with cash flow hedges.

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings for fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015 was as follows: 

	(Loss) Gain Recognized in Income on Derivatives
	Location	2017			2016			2015
		In millions
Foreign currency contracts	Interest and other, net	$	(32	)	$	(34	)	$	293
Other derivatives	Interest and other, net	3			(6		)	(1		)
Total		$	(29	)	$	(40	)	$	292

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Borrowings

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Borrowings

Borrowings

Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings

	As of October 31
	2017				2016
	Amount Outstanding		Weighted-Average Interest Rate		Amount Outstanding		Weighted-Average Interest Rate
	In millions				In millions
Commercial paper	$	943	1.8	%	$	—	—	%
Current portion of long-term debt	96		3.5	%	51		4.1	%
Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other	33		1.5	%	27		2.0	%
	$	1,072			$	78

Long-Term Debt

	As of October 31
	2017			2016
	In millions
U.S. Dollar Global Notes(1)
2009 Shelf Registration Statement:
$1,350 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.827% in December 2010 at 3.75%, due December 2020	$	648		$	648
$1,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.799% in May 2011 at 4.3%, due June 2021	1,249			1,248
$1,000 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.816% in September 2011 at 4.375%, due September 2021	999			999
$1,500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.707% in December 2011 at 4.65%, due December 2021	1,498			1,498
$500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.771% in March 2012 at 4.05%, due September 2022	499			499
$1,200 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.863% in September 2011 at 6.0%, due September 2041	1,199			1,199
2012 Shelf Registration Statement:
$750 issued at par in January 2014 at three-month USD LIBOR plus 0.94%, due January 2019	102			102
$1,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.954% in January 2014 at 2.75%, due January 2019	300			300
	6,494			6,493
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.51%-8.49%, due in calendar years 2018-2025	360			244
Fair value adjustment related to hedged debt	8			72
Less: Unamortized debt issuance cost(2)	(19		)	(23		)
Less: current portion of long-term debt	(96		)	(51		)
Total long-term debt	$	6,747		$	6,735

⁽¹⁾  HP may redeem some or all of the fixed-rate U.S. Dollar Global Notes at any time in accordance with the terms thereof.    The U.S. Dollar Global Notes are senior unsecured debt.

⁽²⁾ Effective November 1, 2016, HP adopted ASU 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs”, which amended the presentation of debt issuance costs as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of debt liability.

In December 2016, HP filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC to enable the company to offer for sale, from time to time, in one or more offerings, an unspecified amount of debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares and warrants.

As disclosed in Note 10, “Financial Instruments”, HP uses interest rate swaps to mitigate some of the exposure of its debt portfolio to changes in fair value resulting from changes in interest rates by achieving a primarily U.S. dollar LIBOR-based floating interest expense. Interest rates shown in the table of long-term debt have not been adjusted to reflect the impact of any interest rate swaps.

As of October 31, 2017, aggregate future maturities of debt at face value (excluding unamortized debt issuance cost of $19 million and discounts on debt issuance of $6 million less fair value adjustment related to hedged debt of $8 million), including capital lease obligations were as follows:

Fiscal year	In millions
2018	$	1,072
2019	505
2020	77
2021	2,949
2022	2,014
Thereafter	1,219
Total	$	7,836

Commercial Paper

On November 1, 2015, HP’s Board of Directors authorized HP to borrow up to a total outstanding principal balance of $4.0 billion or the equivalent in foreign currencies for the use and benefit of HP and HP’s subsidiaries, by the issuance of commercial paper or through the execution of promissory notes, loan agreements, letters of credit, agreements for lines of credit or overdraft facilities. As of October 31, 2017, HP maintained two commercial paper programs. HP’s U.S. program provides for the issuance of U.S. dollar-denominated commercial paper up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $4.0 billion. HP’s euro commercial paper program provides for the issuance of commercial paper outside of the United States denominated in U.S. dollars, euros or British pounds up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $4.0 billion or the equivalent in those alternative currencies. The combined aggregate principal amount of commercial paper outstanding under those programs at any one time cannot exceed the $4.0 billion authorized by HP’s Board of Directors.

Credit Facility

As of October 31, 2017, HP maintained a $4.0 billion senior unsecured committed revolving credit facility to support the issuance of commercial paper or for general corporate purposes. Commitments under the revolving credit facility will be available until April 2, 2019. Commitment fees, interest rates and other terms of borrowing under the credit facilities vary based on HP’s external credit ratings. As of October 31, 2017, HP was in compliance with the financial covenants in the credit agreement governing the revolving credit facility.

Available Borrowing Resources

As of October 31, 2017, HP’s and HP’s subsidiaries had available borrowing resources of $846 million from uncommitted lines of credit in addition to the senior unsecured committed revolving credit facility discussed above.

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Stockholders’ Deficit

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

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 $0.53 per share of common stock in fiscal year 2017, $0.50 per share of common stock in fiscal year 2016 and $0.67 per share of common stock in fiscal year 2015.

Share Repurchase Program

HP’s share repurchase program authorizes both open market and private repurchase transactions. In fiscal year 2017, HP executed share repurchases of 80 million shares, which include 1.5 million shares settled in November 2017. In fiscal year 2017, HP settled total shares for $1.4 billion.

In fiscal year 2016, HP executed share repurchases of 100 million shares. In fiscal year 2016, HP settled total shares for $1.2 billion. In fiscal year 2015, HP executed share repurchases of 75 million shares and settled total shares for $2.9 billion.

The shares repurchased in fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015 were all open market repurchase transactions. As of October 31, 2017, HP had remaining authorization of approximately $2.5 billion for future share repurchases under the $3.0 billion repurchase authorization approved by HP’s Board of Directors on October 10, 2016.

Taxes related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of available-for-sale securities:
Tax (provision) benefit on unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	$	(1	)	$	(3	)	$	2
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges:
Tax benefit (provision) on unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	42			32			(294		)
Tax (benefit) provision benefit on losses (gains) reclassified into earnings	(16		)	(1		)	368
	26			31			74
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Tax (provision) benefit on gains (losses) arising during the period	(140		)	242			5
Tax provision on amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit	(21		)	(12		)	(18		)
Tax benefit (provision) on curtailments, settlements and other	72			(213		)	24
	(89		)	17			11
Tax provision on change in cumulative translation adjustment	—			—			(73		)
Tax (provision) benefit on other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(64	)	$	45		$	14

Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive income, net of taxes

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:
Change in unrealized components of available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	$	3		$	(2	)	$	(15	)
Change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges:
Unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	(609		)	231			797
Losses (gains) reclassified into earnings(1)	183			62			(944		)
	(426		)	293			(147		)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Gains (Losses) arising during the period	315			(517		)	(543		)
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit(2)	53			39			425
Curtailments, settlements and other	75			(30		)	139
	443			(508		)	21
Change in cumulative translation adjustment	—			—			(280		)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	$	20		$	(217	)	$	(421	)

⁽¹⁾  Reclassification of pre-tax losses (gains) on cash flow hedges into the Consolidated Statements of Earnings was as follows:  

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Net revenue	$	156		$	(20	)	$	(995	)
Cost of revenue	35			84			156
Other operating expenses	(1		)	(1		)	3
Interest and other, net	9			—			4
Loss (earnings) from continuing operations	199			63			(832		)
Earnings from discontinued operations	—			—			(480		)
Total	$	199		$	63		$	(1,312	)

⁽²⁾    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, 2017 and changes during fiscal year 2017 were as follows:

	Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities		Net unrealized gain (loss) on  cash flow  hedges			Unrealized components of defined benefit plans			Accumulated other comprehensive loss
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	9	$	186		$	(1,633	)	$	(1,438	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	3		(609		)	390			(216		)
Reclassifications of loss into earnings	—		183			53			236
Balance at end of period	$	12	$	(240	)	$	(1,190	)	$	(1,418	)

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Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

HP calculates basic net EPS using net earnings and the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net EPS includes any dilutive effect of restricted stock units, stock options, performance-based awards and shares purchased under the 2011 employee stock purchase plan.

A reconciliation of the number of shares used for basic and diluted net EPS calculations is as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017		2016			2015
	In millions, except per share amounts
Numerator:
Net earnings from continuing operations	$	2,526	$	2,666		$	3,718
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations	—		(170		)	836
Net earnings	$	2,526	$	2,496		$	4,554
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS	1,688		1,730			1,814
Dilutive effect of employee stock plans	14		13			22
Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS	1,702		1,743			1,836
Basic net earnings per share:
Continuing operations	$	1.50	$	1.54		$	2.05
Discontinued operations	—		(0.10		)	0.46
Basic net earnings per share	$	1.50	$	1.44		$	2.51
Diluted net earnings per share:
Continuing operations	$	1.48	$	1.53		$	2.02
Discontinued operations	—		(0.10		)	0.46
Diluted net earnings per share	$	1.48	$	1.43		$	2.48
Anti-dilutive weighted-average options(1)	1		13			23

⁽¹⁾  HP excludes stock options and restricted stock units where the assumed proceeds exceed the average market price from the calculation of diluted net EPS, because their effect would be anti-dilutive. The assumed proceeds of a stock option include the sum of its exercise price, and average unrecognized compensation cost. The assumed proceeds of a restricted stock unit represent unrecognized compensation cost.

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Litigation and Contingencies

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Loss Contingency [Abstract]

Litigation and Contingencies

Litigation and Contingencies

HP is involved in lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings, including those identified below, consisting of IP, commercial, securities, employment, employee benefits and environmental matters that arise in the ordinary course of business. HP accrues a liability when management believes that it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. HP believes it has recorded adequate provisions for any such matters and, as of October 31, 2017, it was not reasonably possible that a material loss had been incurred in excess of the amounts recognized in HP’s financial statements. HP reviews these matters at least quarterly and adjusts its accruals to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular case. Pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement, HP shares responsibility with Hewlett Packard Enterprise for certain matters, as indicated below, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise has agreed to indemnify HP in whole or in part with respect to certain matters. Based on its experience, HP believes that any damage amounts claimed in the specific matters discussed below are not a meaningful indicator of HP’s potential liability. Litigation is inherently unpredictable. However, HP believes it has valid defenses with respect to legal matters pending against it. Nevertheless, cash flows or results of operations could be materially affected in any particular period by the resolution of one or more of these contingencies.

Litigation, Proceedings and Investigations

Copyright Levies.  Proceedings are ongoing or have been concluded involving HP in certain European countries, including litigation in Belgium and other countries, seeking to impose or modify levies upon equipment (such as multifunction devices (“MFDs”) and PCs), alleging that these devices enable the production of private copies of copyrighted materials. The levies are generally based upon the number of products sold and the per-product amounts of the levies, which vary. Some European countries that do not yet have levies on digital devices are expected to implement similar legislation to enable them to extend existing levy schemes, while other European countries have phased out levies or are expected to limit the scope of levy schemes and applicability in the digital hardware environment, particularly with respect to sales to business users. HP, other companies and various industry associations have opposed the extension of levies to the digital environment and have advocated alternative models of compensation to rights holders.

Reprobel, a cooperative society with the authority to collect and distribute the remuneration for reprography to Belgian copyright holders, requested by extrajudicial means that HP amend certain copyright levy declarations submitted for inkjet MFDs sold in Belgium from January 2005 to December 2009 to enable it to collect copyright levies calculated based on the generally higher copying speed when the MFDs are operated in draft print mode rather than when operated in normal print mode. In March 2010, HP filed a lawsuit against Reprobel in the French-speaking chambers of the Court of First Instance of Brussels seeking a declaratory judgment that no copyright levies are payable on sales of MFDs in Belgium or, alternatively, that copyright levies payable on such MFDs must be assessed based on the copying speed when operated in the normal print mode set by default in the device. On November 16, 2012, the court issued a decision holding that Belgium law is not in conformity with European Union (“EU”) law in a number of respects and ordered that, by November 2013, Reprobel substantiate that the amounts claimed by Reprobel are commensurate with the harm resulting from legitimate copying under the reprographic exception. HP subsequently appealed that court decision to the Courts of Appeal in Brussels seeking to confirm that the Belgian law is not in conformity with EU law and that, if Belgian law is interpreted in a manner consistent with EU law, no payments by HP are required or, alternatively, the payments already made by HP are sufficient to comply with its obligations under Belgian law. On October 23, 2013, the Court of Appeal in Brussels stayed the proceedings and referred several questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) relating to whether the Belgian reprographic copyright levies system is in conformity with EU law. The case was heard by the CJEU on January 29, 2015 and on November 12, 2015, the CJEU published its judgment providing that a national legislation such as the Belgian one at issue in the main proceedings is incompatible with EU law on multiple legal points, as argued by HP. The Court of Appeal issued an appealable decision on May 12, 2017 providing that Belgian reprographic copyright levies are due notwithstanding the lack of conformity of the system with EU law in certain aspects. Applicable levies are to be calculated based on the objective speed of each MFD as established by an expert appointed by the Court of Appeal.

Based on industry opposition to the extension of levies to digital products, HP’s assessments of the merits of various proceedings and HP’s estimates of the number of units impacted and the amounts of the levies, HP has accrued amounts that it believes are adequate to address the ongoing disputes.

Hewlett-Packard Company v. Oracle Corporation. On June 15, 2011, HP filed suit against Oracle Corporation (“Oracle”) in California Superior Court in Santa Clara County in connection with Oracle’s March 2011 announcement that it was discontinuing software support for HP’s Itanium-based line of mission critical servers. HP asserted, among other things, that Oracle’s actions breached the contract that was signed by the parties as part of the settlement of the litigation relating to Oracle’s hiring of Mark Hurd. The matter eventually progressed to trial, which was bifurcated into two phases. HP prevailed in the first phase of the trial, in which the court ruled that the contract at issue required Oracle to continue to offer its software products on HP’s Itanium-based servers for as long as HP decided to sell such servers. The second phase of the trial was then postponed by Oracle’s appeal of the trial court’s denial of Oracle’s “anti-SLAPP” motion, in which Oracle argued that HP’s damages claim infringed on Oracle’s First Amendment rights. On August 27, 2015, the California Court of Appeals rejected Oracle’s appeal. The matter was remanded to the trial court for the second phase of the trial, which began on May 23, 2016 and was submitted to the jury on June 29, 2016. On June 30, 2016, the jury returned a verdict in favor of HP, awarding HP approximately $3.0 billion in damages, which included approximately$1.7 billion for past lost profits and $1.3 billion for future lost profits. On October 20, 2016, the court entered judgment for HP for this amount with interest accruing until the judgment is paid. Oracle’s motion for new trial was denied on December 19, 2016, and Oracle filed its notice of appeal from the trial court’s judgment on January 17, 2017. On February 2, 2017, HP filed a notice of cross-appeal challenging the trial court’s denial of prejudgment interest. The schedule for appellate briefing and argument has not yet been established. HP expects that the appeals process could take several years to complete. Litigation is unpredictable, and there can be no assurance that HP will recover damages, or that any award of damages will be for the amount awarded by the jury’s verdict. The amount ultimately awarded, if any, would be recorded in the period received. No adjustment has been recorded in the financial statements in relation to this potential award. Pursuant to the terms of the separation and distribution agreement, HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise will share equally in any recovery from Oracle once Hewlett Packard Enterprise has been reimbursed for all costs incurred in the prosecution of the action prior to the Separation.

Forsyth, et al. vs. HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. This is a purported class and collective action filed on August 18, 2016 in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, against HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise alleging the defendants violated the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, California public policy and the California Business and Professions Code by terminating older workers and replacing them with younger workers. Plaintiffs seek to certify a nationwide collective class action under the ADEA comprised of all U.S. residents employed by defendants who had their employment terminated pursuant to a workforce reduction (“WFR”) plan on or after May 23, 2012 and who were 40 years of age or older. Plaintiffs also seek to represent a Rule 23 class under California law comprised of all persons 40 years or older employed by defendants in the state of California and terminated pursuant to a WFR plan on or after May 23, 2012. Following a partial motion to dismiss, a motion to strike and a motion to compel arbitration that the defendants filed in November 2016, the plaintiffs amended their complaint.  New plaintiffs were added, but the plaintiffs agreed that the class period for the nationwide collective action should be shortened and now starts on December 9, 2014. On January 30, 2017, the defendants filed another partial motion to dismiss and motions to compel arbitration as to several of the plaintiffs.  On March 20, 2017, the defendants filed additional motions to compel arbitration as to a number of the opt-in plaintiffs. On September 20, 2017, the Court granted the motions to compel arbitration as to the plaintiffs and opt-ins who signed WFR release agreements (17 individuals), and also stayed the entire case until the arbitrations are completed. The plaintiffs filed a motion for reconsideration, which is still pending.

India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings.  On April 30 and May 10, 2010, the India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (the “DRI”) issued show cause notices to Hewlett-Packard India Sales Private Limited (“HP India”), a subsidiary of HP, seven HP India employees and one former HP India employee alleging that HP India underpaid customs duties while importing products and spare parts into India and seeking to recover an aggregate of approximately $370 million, plus penalties. Prior to the issuance of the show cause notices, HP India deposited approximately $16 million with the DRI and agreed to post a provisional bond in exchange for the DRI’s agreement to not seize HP India products and spare parts and to not interrupt the transaction of business by HP India.

On April 11, 2012, the Bangalore Commissioner of Customs issued an order on the products-related show cause notice affirming certain duties and penalties against HP India and the named individuals of approximately $386 million, of which HP India had already deposited $9 million. On December 11, 2012, HP India voluntarily deposited an additional $10 million in connection with the products-related show cause notice. The differential duty demand is subject to interest. On April 20, 2012, the Commissioner issued an order on the parts-related show cause notice affirming certain duties and penalties against HP India and certain of the named individuals of approximately $17 million, of which HP India had already deposited $7 million. After the order, HP India deposited an additional $3 million in connection with the parts-related show cause notice so as to avoid certain penalties.

HP India filed appeals of the Commissioner’s orders before the Customs Tribunal along with applications for waiver of the pre-deposit of remaining demand amounts as a condition for hearing the appeals. The Customs Department has also filed cross-appeals before the Customs Tribunal. On January 24, 2013, the Customs Tribunal ordered HP India to deposit an additional $24 million against the products order, which HP India deposited in March 2013. The Customs Tribunal did not order any additional deposit to be made under the parts order. In December 2013, HP India filed applications before the Customs Tribunal seeking early hearing of the appeals as well as an extension of the stay of deposit as to HP India and the individuals already granted until final disposition of the appeals. On February 7, 2014, the application for extension of the stay of deposit was granted by the Customs Tribunal until disposal of the appeals. On October 27, 2014, the Customs Tribunal commenced hearings on the cross-appeals of the Commissioner’s orders. The Customs Tribunal rejected HP India’s request to remand the matter to the Commissioner on procedural grounds. The hearings scheduled to reconvene on April 6, 2015 and again on November 3, 2015 and April 11, 2016 were cancelled at the request of the Customs Tribunal. Pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has agreed to indemnify HP in part, based on the extent to which any liability arises from the products and spare parts of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s businesses.

Russia GPO and Other Anti-Corruption Investigations.  The German Public Prosecutor’s Office (“German PPO”) has been conducting an investigation into allegations that current and former employees of HP engaged in bribery, embezzlement and tax evasion relating to a transaction between Hewlett-Packard ISE GmbH in Germany, a former subsidiary of HP, and the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation. The approximately $35 million transaction, which was referred to as the Russia GPO deal, spanned the years 2001 to 2006 and was for the delivery and installation of an IT network. The German PPO issued an indictment of four individuals, including one current and two former HP employees, on charges including bribery, breach of trust and tax evasion. The German PPO also requested that HP be made an associated party to the case, and, if that request is granted, HP would participate in any portion of the court proceedings that could ultimately bear on the question of whether HP should be subject to potential disgorgement of profits based on the conduct of the indicted current and former employees. On August 29, 2017, the Regional Court of Leipzig decided not to admit the matter to trial. If affirmed, this ruling will result in the termination of the prosecution. The German PPO has appealed this decision. The appeal is currently pending with the Higher Regional Court in Dresden.

Class Actions re Authentication of Supplies. Five purported consumer class actions were filed against HP, arising out of the supplies authentication protocol in certain OfficeJet printers. This authentication protocol rejects some third-party ink cartridges that use non-HP security chips. Two of the cases were dismissed, and the remaining cases have been consolidated in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, captioned In re HP Printer Firmware Update Litigation. The remaining plaintiffs’ operative consolidated complaint was filed on March 22, 2017, alleging eleven causes of action: (1) unfair and unlawful business practices in violation of the Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200, et seq.; (2) fraudulent business practices in violation of the Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200, et seq.; (3) violations of the False Advertising Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17500, et seq.; (4) violations of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 1750, et seq.; (5) violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices ‒ Consumer Protection Act, Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Ann. § 17.01, et seq.; (6) violations of the Washington Consumer Protection Act, Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 19.86.010, et seq.; (7) violations of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, New Jersey Statutes Ann. 56:8-1, et seq.; (8) violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1030, et seq.; (9) violations of the California Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, Cal. Penal Code § 502; (10) Trespass to Chattels; and (11) Tortious Interference with Contractual Relations and/or Prospective Economic Advantage. The plaintiffs seek to certify a primary class of all persons in the United States who purchased or owned the OfficeJet printers in question, and they alternatively seek to certify subclasses of all such printer purchasers or owners in California, Texas, Washington, and/or New Jersey. On April 21, 2017, HP filed a motion to dismiss the consolidated complaint. The court held a hearing on July 14, 2017. HP’s motion to dismiss remains pending.

Autonomy-Related Legal Matters

Investigations.  As a result of the findings of an ongoing investigation, HP has provided information to the U.K. Serious Fraud Office, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the SEC related to the accounting improprieties, disclosure failures and misrepresentations at Autonomy that occurred prior to and in connection with HP’s acquisition of Autonomy. On January 19, 2015, the U.K. Serious Fraud Office notified HP that it was closing its investigation and had decided to cede jurisdiction of the investigation to the U.S. authorities. On November 14, 2016, the DOJ announced that a federal grand jury indicted Sushovan Hussain, the former CFO of Autonomy, on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and multiple counts of wire fraud.  The indictment alleges that Hussain engaged in a scheme to defraud purchasers and sellers of securities of Autonomy and HP about the true performance of Autonomy’s business, its financial condition, and its prospects for growth.  Trial in this matter is scheduled to begin on February 26, 2018. On November 15, 2016, the SEC announced that Stouffer Egan, the former CEO of Autonomy’s U.S.-based operations, settled charges relating to his participation in an accounting scheme to meet internal sales targets and analyst revenue expectations.  HP is continuing to cooperate with the ongoing enforcement actions.

Litigation.  As described below, HP is involved in various stockholder litigation relating to, among other things, its October 2011 acquisition of Autonomy and its November 20, 2012 announcement that it recorded a non-cash charge for the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets within Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s software segment of approximately $8.8 billion in the fourth quarter of its 2012 fiscal year and HP’s statements that, based on HP’s findings from an ongoing investigation, the majority of this impairment charge related to accounting improprieties, misrepresentations to the market and disclosure failures at Autonomy that occurred prior to and in connection with HP’s acquisition of Autonomy and the impact of those improprieties, failures and misrepresentations on the expected future financial performance of the Autonomy business over the long term. This stockholder litigation was commenced against, among others, certain current and former HP executive officers, certain current and former members of HP’s Board of Directors and certain advisors to HP. The plaintiffs in these litigation matters are seeking to recover certain compensation paid by HP to the defendants and/or other damages. Pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement, HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise share equally the cost and any damages arising from these litigation matters. These matters include the following:

•In re Hewlett-Packard Shareholder Derivative Litigation (the “Federal Court Derivative Action”) consists of seven consolidated lawsuits filed beginning on November 26, 2012 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California alleging, among other things, that the defendants violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act by concealing material information and making false statements related to HP’s acquisition of Autonomy and the financial performance of HP’s enterprise services business. The lawsuits also allege that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties, wasted corporate assets and were unjustly enriched in connection with HP’s acquisition of Autonomy and by causing HP to repurchase its own stock at allegedly inflated prices between August 2011 and October 2012. One lawsuit further alleges that certain individual defendants engaged in or assisted insider trading and thereby breached their fiduciary duties, were unjustly

enriched and violated Sections 25402 and 25403 of the California Corporations Code. On May 3, 2013, the lead plaintiff filed a consolidated complaint alleging, among other things, that the defendants concealed material information and made false statements related to HP’s acquisition of Autonomy and Autonomy’s Intelligent Data Operating Layer technology and thereby violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act, breached their fiduciary duties, engaged in “abuse of control” over HP, corporate waste and were unjustly enriched. The litigation was stayed until June 2014. The lead plaintiff filed a stipulation of proposed settlement on June 30, 2014. The court declined to grant preliminary approval to this settlement, and, on December 19, 2014, also declined to grant preliminary approval to a revised version of the settlement. On January 22, 2015, the lead plaintiff moved for preliminary approval of a further revised version of the settlement. On March 13, 2015, the court issued an order granting preliminary approval to the settlement. On July 24, 2015, the court held a hearing to entertain any remaining objections to the settlement and decide whether to grant final approval of the settlement. On July 30, 2015, the court granted final approval to the settlement and denied all remaining objections to the settlement. Three objectors to the settlement appealed the court’s final approval order to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (the “Ninth Circuit”). Plaintiffs-appellants filed their opening briefs on December 30, 2015. HP’s response brief was filed on February 29, 2016, and the reply briefs were filed on May 12, 2016. Oral argument occurred on May 15, 2017. On November 28, 2017, the final approval order was affirmed by the Ninth Circuit.

•Autonomy Corporation Limited v. Michael Lynch and Sushovan Hussain. On April 17, 2015, four HP subsidiaries (Autonomy Corporation Limited, Hewlett Packard Vision BV, Autonomy Systems, Limited, and Autonomy, Inc.) initiated civil proceedings in the U.K. High Court of Justice against two members of Autonomy’s former management, Michael Lynch and Sushovan Hussain. The Particulars of Claim seek damages in excess of $5 billion from Messrs. Lynch and Hussain for breach of their fiduciary duties by causing Autonomy group companies to engage in improper transactions and accounting practices. On October 1, 2015, Messrs. Lynch and Hussain filed their defenses. Mr. Lynch also filed a counterclaim against Autonomy Corporation Limited seeking $160 million in damages, among other things, for alleged misstatements regarding Lynch. The Hewlett Packard Enterprise subsidiary claimants filed their replies to the defenses and the asserted counter-claim on March 11, 2016. The parties are actively engaged in the disclosure process. A six-month trial is scheduled to begin on January 28, 2019.

•In re HP ERISA Litigation consists of three consolidated putative class actions filed beginning on December 6, 2012 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California alleging, among other things, that from August 18, 2011 to November 22, 2012, the defendants breached their fiduciary obligations to HP’s 401(k) Plan and its participants and thereby violated Sections 404(a)(1) and 405(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, by concealing negative information regarding the financial performance of Autonomy and HP’s enterprise services business and by failing to restrict participants from investing in HP stock. On August 16, 2013, HP filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. On March 31, 2014, the court granted HP’s motion to dismiss this action with leave to amend. On July 16, 2014, the plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint containing substantially similar allegations and seeking substantially similar relief as the first amended complaint. On June 15, 2015, the court granted HP’s motion to dismiss the second amended complaint in its entirety and denied plaintiffs leave to file another amended complaint. On July 2, 2015, plaintiffs appealed the court’s order to the Ninth Circuit. Oral argument occurred on May 15, 2017.

Environmental

HP’s operations and products are subject to various federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations concerning environmental protection, including laws addressing the discharge of pollutants into the air and water, the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, the cleanup of contaminated sites, the content of HP’s products and the recycling, treatment and disposal of those products. In particular, HP faces increasing complexity in its product design and procurement operations as it adjusts to new and future requirements relating to the chemical and materials composition of its products, their safe use, and the energy consumption associated with those products, including requirements relating to climate change. HP is also subject to legislation in an increasing number of jurisdictions that makes producers of electrical goods, including computers and printers, financially responsible for specified collection, recycling, treatment and disposal of past and future covered products (sometimes referred to as “product take-back legislation”). HP could incur substantial costs, its products could be restricted from entering certain jurisdictions, and it could face other sanctions, if it were to violate or become liable under environmental laws or if its products become noncompliant with environmental laws. HP’s potential exposure includes fines and civil or criminal sanctions, third-party property damage or personal injury claims and clean-up costs. The amount and timing of costs to comply with environmental laws are difficult to predict.

HP is party to, or otherwise involved in, proceedings brought by U.S. or state environmental agencies under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), known as “Superfund,” or state laws similar to CERCLA, and may become a party to, or otherwise involved in, proceedings brought by private parties for contribution towards clean-up costs. HP is also conducting environmental investigations or remediations at several current or

former operating sites pursuant to administrative orders or consent agreements with state environmental agencies.

The separation and distribution agreement includes provisions that provide for the allocation of environmental liabilities between HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise including certain remediation obligations; responsibilities arising from the chemical and materials composition of their respective products, their safe use and their energy consumption; obligations under product take back legislation that addresses the collection, recycling, treatment and disposal of products; and other environmental matters. HP will generally be responsible for environmental liabilities related to the properties and other assets, including products, allocated to HP under the separation and distribution agreement and other ancillary agreements. Under these agreements, HP will indemnify Hewlett Packard Enterprise for liabilities for specified ongoing remediation projects, subject to certain limitations, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a payment obligation for a specified portion of the cost of those remediation projects. In addition, HP will share with Hewlett Packard Enterprise other environmental liabilities as set forth in the separation and distribution agreement. HP is indemnified in whole or in part by Hewlett Packard Enterprise for liabilities arising from the assets assigned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise and for certain environmental matters as detailed in the separation and distribution agreement.

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Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties

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Guarantees and Product Warranties [Abstract]

Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties

Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties

Guarantees

In the ordinary course of business, HP may issue performance guarantees to certain of its clients, customers and other parties pursuant to which HP has guaranteed the performance obligations of third parties. Some of those guarantees may be backed by standby letters of credit or surety bonds. In general, HP would be obligated to perform over the term of the guarantee in the event a specified triggering event occurs as defined by the guarantee. HP believes the likelihood of having to perform under a material guarantee is remote.

Indemnifications

In the ordinary course of business, HP enters into contractual arrangements under which HP may agree to indemnify a third party to such arrangement from any losses incurred relating to the services they perform on behalf of HP or for losses arising from certain events as defined within the particular contract, which may include, for example, litigation or claims relating to past performance. HP also provides indemnifications to certain vendors and customers against claims of IP infringement made by third parties arising from the vendors’ and customers’ use of HP’s software products and services and certain other matters. Some indemnifications may not be subject to maximum loss clauses. Historically, payments made related to these indemnifications have been immaterial.

Cross-Indemnifications with Hewlett Packard Enterprise

 Under the separation and distribution agreement, HP agreed to indemnify Hewlett Packard Enterprise, each of its subsidiaries and each of their respective directors, officers and employees from and against all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, among other matters, the liabilities allocated to HP as part of the Separation. Hewlett Packard Enterprise similarly agreed to indemnify HP, each of its subsidiaries and each of their respective directors, officers and employees from and against all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, among other matters, the liabilities allocated to Hewlett Packard Enterprise as part of the Separation. HP expects Hewlett Packard Enterprise to fully perform under the terms of the separation and distribution agreement.

  For information on the cross-indemnifications related to the tax matter agreements and litigations effective upon the Separation on November 1, 2015, see Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings” and Note 14, “Litigation and Contingencies”, respectively.

Warranties

HP accrues the estimated cost of product warranties at the time it recognizes revenue. HP engages in extensive product quality programs and processes, including actively monitoring and evaluating the quality of its component suppliers; however, contractual warranty terms, repair costs, product call rates, average cost per call, current period product shipments and ongoing product failure rates, as well as specific product class failures outside of HP’s baseline experience, affect the estimated warranty obligation.

HP’s aggregate product warranty liabilities and changes were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016
	In millions
Balance at beginning of year	$	980		$	1,184
Accruals for warranties issued	925			966
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties (including changes in estimates)	(8		)	(23		)
Settlements made (in cash or in kind)	(999		)	(1,147		)
Balance at end of year	$	898		$	980

Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties

Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties

Guarantees

In the ordinary course of business, HP may issue performance guarantees to certain of its clients, customers and other parties pursuant to which HP has guaranteed the performance obligations of third parties. Some of those guarantees may be backed by standby letters of credit or surety bonds. In general, HP would be obligated to perform over the term of the guarantee in the event a specified triggering event occurs as defined by the guarantee. HP believes the likelihood of having to perform under a material guarantee is remote.

Indemnifications

In the ordinary course of business, HP enters into contractual arrangements under which HP may agree to indemnify a third party to such arrangement from any losses incurred relating to the services they perform on behalf of HP or for losses arising from certain events as defined within the particular contract, which may include, for example, litigation or claims relating to past performance. HP also provides indemnifications to certain vendors and customers against claims of IP infringement made by third parties arising from the vendors’ and customers’ use of HP’s software products and services and certain other matters. Some indemnifications may not be subject to maximum loss clauses. Historically, payments made related to these indemnifications have been immaterial.

Cross-Indemnifications with Hewlett Packard Enterprise

 Under the separation and distribution agreement, HP agreed to indemnify Hewlett Packard Enterprise, each of its subsidiaries and each of their respective directors, officers and employees from and against all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, among other matters, the liabilities allocated to HP as part of the Separation. Hewlett Packard Enterprise similarly agreed to indemnify HP, each of its subsidiaries and each of their respective directors, officers and employees from and against all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, among other matters, the liabilities allocated to Hewlett Packard Enterprise as part of the Separation. HP expects Hewlett Packard Enterprise to fully perform under the terms of the separation and distribution agreement.

  For information on the cross-indemnifications related to the tax matter agreements and litigations effective upon the Separation on November 1, 2015, see Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings” and Note 14, “Litigation and Contingencies”, respectively.

Warranties

HP accrues the estimated cost of product warranties at the time it recognizes revenue. HP engages in extensive product quality programs and processes, including actively monitoring and evaluating the quality of its component suppliers; however, contractual warranty terms, repair costs, product call rates, average cost per call, current period product shipments and ongoing product failure rates, as well as specific product class failures outside of HP’s baseline experience, affect the estimated warranty obligation.

HP’s aggregate product warranty liabilities and changes were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016
	In millions
Balance at beginning of year	$	980		$	1,184
Accruals for warranties issued	925			966
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties (including changes in estimates)	(8		)	(23		)
Settlements made (in cash or in kind)	(999		)	(1,147		)
Balance at end of year	$	898		$	980

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Commitments

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments

Commitments

Lease Commitments

HP leases certain real and personal property under non-cancelable operating leases. Certain leases require HP to pay property taxes, insurance and routine maintenance and include renewal options and escalation clauses. Rent expense from continuing operations was approximately $0.2 billion in each of fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015.

As of October 31, 2017, future minimum operating lease commitments were as follows:

Fiscal year	In millions
2018	$	288
2019	213
2020	147
2021	99
2022	83
Thereafter	401
Less: Sublease rental income	(174		)
Total	$	1,057

Unconditional Purchase Obligations

As of October 31, 2017, HP had unconditional purchase obligations of $1,208 million. These unconditional purchase obligations include agreements to purchase goods or services that are enforceable and legally binding on HP and that specify all significant terms, including fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased, fixed, minimum or variable price provisions and the approximate timing of the transaction. These unconditional purchase obligations are primarily related to inventory and service support. Unconditional purchase obligations exclude agreements that are cancelable without penalty.

As of October 31, 2017, unconditional purchase obligations were as follows:

Fiscal year	In millions
2018	$	728
2019	289
2020	116
2021	52
2022	21
Thereafter	2
Total	$	1,208

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Discontinued Operations

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations

 On November 1, 2015, HP completed the Separation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. After the Separation, HP does not beneficially own any shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise common stock.

The following table presents the financial results of HP’s discontinued operations:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Net revenue	$	—		$	—		$	51,892
Cost of revenue(1)	—			—			37,072
Expenses(2)	—			201			13,269
Interest and other, net(3)(4)	(47		)	(208		)	351
Earnings from discontinued operations before taxes	$	47		$	7		$	1,200
Provision for taxes(4)	(47		)	(177		)	(364		)
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations	$	—		$	(170	)	$	836

⁽¹⁾  Cost of products, cost of services and financing interest.

⁽²⁾  Expenses for fiscal year 2016 were primarily related to separation costs.

⁽³⁾  In fiscal year 2015, allocation of interest to Hewlett Packard Enterprise was based on using the average effective interest rate of the debt assumed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the debt repaid as part of the Separation. In fiscal year 2015, Interest and other, net also includes loss from the early extinguishment of debt in connection with the review of HP’s capital structure and the Separation.

⁽⁴⁾  In connection with the TMA, Interest and other, net for fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2016 includes changes in the tax indemnifications amounts of $47 million and $208 million, respectively. Provision for taxes for fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2016 includes the tax impact relating to the above described changes of $47 million and $201 million, respectively. For more information on tax indemnifications and the TMA, see Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings”.

The following table presents the significant non-cash items and capital expenditures of HP’s discontinued operations:

c	For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015
	In millions
Depreciation and amortization	$	3,657
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	$	3,020

Divestitures

During fiscal year 2016, HP entered into agreements to divest certain technology assets, including licensing and distribution rights, for certain software offerings to Open Text Corporation, an enterprise information management company for $475 million. These divestitures were substantially completed during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016. The technology assets sold were previously reported within the Commercial Hardware business unit within the Printing segment. The total gain recognized from the divestitures was $401 million. The gains associated with these divestitures were included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

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Divestitures

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Divestitures

Discontinued Operations

 On November 1, 2015, HP completed the Separation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. After the Separation, HP does not beneficially own any shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise common stock.

The following table presents the financial results of HP’s discontinued operations:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Net revenue	$	—		$	—		$	51,892
Cost of revenue(1)	—			—			37,072
Expenses(2)	—			201			13,269
Interest and other, net(3)(4)	(47		)	(208		)	351
Earnings from discontinued operations before taxes	$	47		$	7		$	1,200
Provision for taxes(4)	(47		)	(177		)	(364		)
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations	$	—		$	(170	)	$	836

⁽¹⁾  Cost of products, cost of services and financing interest.

⁽²⁾  Expenses for fiscal year 2016 were primarily related to separation costs.

⁽³⁾  In fiscal year 2015, allocation of interest to Hewlett Packard Enterprise was based on using the average effective interest rate of the debt assumed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the debt repaid as part of the Separation. In fiscal year 2015, Interest and other, net also includes loss from the early extinguishment of debt in connection with the review of HP’s capital structure and the Separation.

⁽⁴⁾  In connection with the TMA, Interest and other, net for fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2016 includes changes in the tax indemnifications amounts of $47 million and $208 million, respectively. Provision for taxes for fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2016 includes the tax impact relating to the above described changes of $47 million and $201 million, respectively. For more information on tax indemnifications and the TMA, see Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings”.

The following table presents the significant non-cash items and capital expenditures of HP’s discontinued operations:

c	For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015
	In millions
Depreciation and amortization	$	3,657
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	$	3,020

Divestitures

During fiscal year 2016, HP entered into agreements to divest certain technology assets, including licensing and distribution rights, for certain software offerings to Open Text Corporation, an enterprise information management company for $475 million. These divestitures were substantially completed during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016. The technology assets sold were previously reported within the Commercial Hardware business unit within the Printing segment. The total gain recognized from the divestitures was $401 million. The gains associated with these divestitures were included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

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Subsequent Events

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events

On November 1, 2017, HP made a cash payment of $1.1 billion to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. in connection with the acquisition of its printer business. The cash payment is subject to adjustment and is expected to be final during fiscal year 2018.

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Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements of HP and its wholly-owned subsidiaries are prepared in conformity with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). For all the periods prior to the Separation, the financial results of Hewlett Packard Enterprise are presented as net earnings from discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The historical statements of comprehensive income and cash flows and the balances related to stockholders’ deficit have not been revised to reflect the effect of the Separation. For further information on discontinued operations, see Note 17, “Discontinued Operations”.

Principles of Consolidation

Principles of Consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of HP and its subsidiaries and affiliates in which HP has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications

HP has made changes to the alignment of its business units in order to align its business unit financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. HP made these changes to its business unit information in prior reporting periods on an as-is basis. The reporting changes had no impact on previously reported segment net revenue, consolidated net revenue, earnings from continuing operations, net earnings or net earnings per share (“EPS”). See Note 2, “Segment Information”, for a further discussion of HP’s business unit realignments.

HP has reclassified certain prior-year amounts to conform to the current-year presentation including the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs” and ASU 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting”.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in HP’s Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Foreign Currency Translation

Foreign Currency Translation

HP uses the U.S. dollar as its functional currency. Assets and liabilities denominated in non-U.S. dollars are remeasured into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates for monetary assets and liabilities and at historical exchange rates for nonmonetary assets and liabilities. Net revenue, costs and expenses denominated in non-U.S. dollars are recorded in U.S. dollars at monthly average exchange rates prevailing during the period. HP includes gains or losses from foreign currency remeasurement in Interest and other, net in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) issued guidance, which simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairment. The updated guidance eliminates Step 2 of the impairment test, which requires entities to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill to measure a goodwill impairment charge. Instead, entities will record an impairment charge based on the excess of a reporting unit’s carrying amount over its fair value. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 using a prospective approach. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP has early adopted this guidance in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017 in connection with its annual goodwill impairment test. The implementation of this guidance did not have an impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for share-based payments, including the accounting for income taxes and forfeitures, as well as the classifications on the statements of cash flows. HP early adopted the amendments in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. Beginning November 1, 2016, stock-based compensation excess tax benefits or tax deficiencies are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings as a component of the provision for taxes, whereas they previously were recognized as additional paid-in capital in the stockholders’ deficit in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. HP has elected to continue to estimate forfeitures expected to occur to determine the stock-based compensation expense. Additionally, the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows now present excess tax benefits as an operating activity rather than as a financing activity, while the payment of withholding taxes on the settlement of stock-based compensation awards is presented as a financing activity rather than as an operating activity, with prior periods adjusted accordingly. This adoption resulted in a change to both cash flow from operating and investing activities of $22 million and $536 million for the years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015 respectively. See Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings”, for additional impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In May 2015, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing disclosures for investments measured at net asset value (“NAV”) per share (or its equivalent), as a practical expedient for fair value. This amendment removes the requirement to categorize these investments within the fair value hierarchy. The amendment also removes the requirement to make certain disclosures for all investments that are eligible to be measured at fair value using the NAV as a practical expedient. HP adopted the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. Other than the change in presentation of certain pension-related assets that use NAV as a practical expedient, which requires retrospective application, the adoption of this new guidance did not have an impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued guidance, which amended the existing accounting standards for intangible assets. The amendments provide explicit guidance to customers in determining the accounting for fees paid in a cloud computing arrangement. HP adopted the guidance prospectively in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. The implementation of this guidance did not have an impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued guidance, which amended the existing accounting standards for the presentation of debt issuance costs. The amendments require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented on the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by these amendments. HP adopted the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. The adoption resulted in the reclassification of unamortized debt issuance costs related to HP’s U.S. Dollar Global Notes from “Other non-current assets” to “Long-term debt” within the Consolidated Balance Sheets of $23 million as of October 31, 2016.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In August 2017, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for derivatives and hedging. The amendment improves the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better represent the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements and made certain targeted improvements to simplify the application of the hedge accounting guidance in current U.S. GAAP. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued guidance, which amended the existing accounting standards for business combinations. The amendments clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which addresses the presentation of restricted cash in the statement of cash flows.  The guidance requires entities to present the changes in the total of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. As a result, entities will no longer present transfers between cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows.  HP is required to adopt the guidance retrospectively in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted.  HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting for Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory. The guidance requires an entity to recognize the income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers, other than inventory, when the transfer occurs. It also requires modified retrospective transition with a cumulative catch-up adjustment to opening retained earnings in the period of adoption. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for the classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments on the statement of cash flows. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.    

In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which requires credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected, not based on incurred losses. Further, credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities should be recorded through an allowance for credit losses limited to the amount by which fair value is below amortized cost. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for leases. Consistent with current guidance, the recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee primarily will depend on its classification. Under the new guidance, a lessee will be required to recognize assets and liabilities for all leases with lease terms of more than twelve months. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 using a modified retrospective approach. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for the recognition and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities. The guidance primarily addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. The amendments should be applied by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption, with other amendments related specifically to equity securities without readily determinable fair values applied prospectively. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance, which amended the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition. The amendments (Topic 606) are based on the principle that revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The amendments may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented (“full retrospective method”) or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of initial application (“modified retrospective method”). HP will adopt the new revenue standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 and intends to apply the modified retrospective method. Based on the initial assessment, it is anticipated that the adoption will not have a material impact on the amount or timing of revenue recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements. We continue to make progress on assessing the overall impact of adoption of the standard on our business processes, systems and controls.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

General

HP recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services are rendered, the sales price or fee is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. Additionally, HP recognizes hardware revenue on sales to channel partners, including resellers, distributors or value-added solution providers at the time of delivery when the channel partners have economic substance apart from HP, and HP has completed its obligations related to the sale.

HP reduces revenue for customer and distributor programs and incentive offerings, including price protection, rebates, promotions, other volume-based incentives and expected returns, at the later of the date of revenue recognition or the date the sales incentive is offered. Future market conditions and product transitions may require HP to take actions to increase customer incentive offerings, possibly resulting in an incremental reduction of revenue at the time the incentive is offered. For certain incentive programs, HP estimates the number of customers expected to redeem the incentive based on historical experience and the specific terms and conditions of the incentive.

In instances when revenue is derived from sales of third-party vendor products or services, HP records revenue on a gross basis when HP is a principal to the transaction and on a net basis when HP is acting as an agent between the customer and the vendor. HP considers several factors to determine whether it is acting as a principal or an agent, most notably whether HP is the primary obligor to the customer, has established its own pricing and has inventory and credit risks. 

HP reports revenue net of any taxes collected from customers and remitted to government authorities, with the collected taxes recorded as current liabilities until remitted to the relevant government authority.

Multiple element arrangements

When a sales arrangement contains multiple elements or deliverables, such as hardware and/or services, HP allocates revenue to each element based on a selling price hierarchy. The selling price for a deliverable is based on its vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of selling price, if available, third-party evidence (“TPE”) if VSOE of selling price is not available, or estimated selling price (“ESP”) if neither VSOE of selling price nor TPE is available. HP establishes VSOE of selling price using the price charged for a deliverable when sold separately and, in rare instances, using the price established by management having the relevant authority. HP evaluates TPE of selling price by reviewing largely similar and interchangeable competitor products or services in standalone sales to similarly situated customers. HP establishes ESP based on management judgment considering internal factors such as margin objectives, pricing practices and controls, customer segment pricing strategies and the product life-cycle. Consideration is also given to market conditions such as competitor pricing strategies and technology industry life cycles.

In most arrangements with multiple elements, HP allocates the transaction price to the individual units of accounting at the inception of the arrangement based on their relative selling price. HP limits the amount of revenue recognized for delivered elements to the amount that is not contingent on the future delivery of products or services, future performance obligations or subject to customer-specified refund or return rights.

HP evaluates each deliverable in an arrangement to determine whether it represents a separate unit of accounting. A deliverable constitutes a separate unit of accounting when it has standalone value to the customer. For deliverables with no standalone value, HP recognizes revenue consistent with the pattern of delivery of the final deliverable. If the arrangement includes a customer-negotiated refund or return right or other contingency relative to the delivered items, and the delivery and performance of the undelivered items is considered probable and substantially within HP’s control, the delivered element constitutes a separate unit of accounting. In arrangements with combined units of accounting, changes in the allocation of the transaction price among elements may impact the timing of revenue recognition for the contract but will not change the total revenue recognized for the contract.

Net revenue

Hardware

Under HP’s standard terms and conditions of sale, HP transfers title and risk of loss to the customer at the time product is delivered to the customer and recognizes revenue accordingly, unless customer acceptance is uncertain or significant obligations to the customer remain. HP reduces revenue for estimated customer returns, price protection, rebates and other programs offered under sales agreements established by HP with its distributors and resellers. HP records revenue from the sale of equipment under sales-type leases as revenue at the inception of the lease. HP accrues the estimated cost of post-sale obligations, including standard product warranties, based on historical experience at the time HP recognizes revenue.

Services

HP recognizes revenue from fixed-price support or maintenance contracts ratably over the contract period and recognizes the costs associated with these contracts as incurred.

Deferred revenue

HP records amounts invoiced to customers in excess of revenue recognized as deferred revenue until the revenue recognition criteria are satisfied. Deferred revenue represents amounts invoiced in advance for product support contracts and product sales.

Shipping and Handling

Shipping and Handling

HP includes costs related to shipping and handling in Cost of revenue.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation

HP determines stock-based compensation expense based on the measurement date fair value of the award. HP recognizes compensation cost only for those awards expected to meet the service and performance vesting conditions on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award. HP determines compensation costs at the aggregate grant level for service-based awards and at the individual vesting tranche level for awards with performance and/or market conditions. HP estimates the forfeiture rate based on its historical experience.

Retirement and Post-Retirement Plans

Retirement and Post-Retirement Plans

HP has various defined benefit, other contributory and non-contributory retirement and post-retirement plans. HP generally amortizes unrecognized actuarial gains and losses on a straight-line basis over the average remaining estimated service life of participants. In limited cases, HP amortizes actuarial gains and losses using the corridor approach. See Note 4, “Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans” for a full description of these plans and the accounting and funding policies.

Advertising

Advertising

Costs to produce advertising are expensed as incurred during production. Costs to communicate advertising are expensed when the advertising is first run.

Restructuring and Other Charges

Restructuring and Other Charges

HP records charges associated with management-approved restructuring plans to reorganize one or more of HP’s business segments, to remove duplicative headcount and infrastructure associated with business acquisitions or to simplify business processes and accelerate innovation. Restructuring charges can include severance costs to eliminate a specified number of employees, infrastructure charges to vacate facilities and consolidate operations, and contract cancellation costs. HP records restructuring charges based on estimated employee terminations and site closure and consolidation plans. HP accrues for severance and other employee separation costs under these actions when it is probable that benefits will be paid and the amount is reasonably estimable. The rates used in determining severance accruals are based on existing plans, historical experiences and negotiated settlements. Other charges include non-recurring costs, including those as a result of Separation, and are distinct from ongoing operational costs. These costs primarily relate to information technology costs such as advisory, consulting and non-recurring labor costs.

Taxes on Earnings

Taxes on Earnings

HP recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts using enacted tax rates in effect for the year the differences are expected to reverse. HP records a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized.

HP records accruals for uncertain tax positions when HP believes that it is not more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities based on the technical merits of the position. HP makes adjustments to these accruals when facts and circumstances change, such as the closing of a tax audit or the refinement of an estimate. The provision for income taxes includes the effects of adjustments for uncertain tax positions, as well as any related interest and penalties.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable

HP establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts for accounts receivable. HP records a specific reserve for individual accounts when HP becomes aware of specific customer circumstances, such as in the case of a bankruptcy filing or deterioration in the customer’s operating results or financial position. If there are additional changes in circumstances related to the specific customer, HP further adjusts estimates of the recoverability of receivables. HP maintains bad debt reserves for all other customers based on a variety of factors, including the use of third-party credit risk models that generate quantitative measures of default probabilities based on market factors, the financial condition of customers, the length of time receivables are past due, trends in the weighted-average risk rating for the portfolio, macroeconomic conditions, information derived from competitive benchmarking, significant one-time events and historical experience. The past due or delinquency status of a receivable is based on the contractual payment terms of the receivable.

Transfers and Servicing Trade Receivables Policy

HP has third-party short-term financing arrangements intended to facilitate the working capital requirements of certain customers. These financing arrangements, which in certain cases provide for partial recourse, result in the transfer of HP’s trade receivables to a third party. HP reflects amounts transferred to, but not yet collected from, the third party in accounts receivable in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. For arrangements involving an element of recourse, the fair value of the recourse obligation is measured using market data from similar transactions and reported as a current liability in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Concentrations of Risk

Concentrations of Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject HP to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, investments, receivables from trade customers and contract manufacturers and derivatives.

HP maintains cash and cash equivalents, investments, derivatives and certain other financial instruments with various financial institutions. These financial institutions are located in many different geographic regions, and HP’s policy is designed to limit exposure from any particular institution. As part of its risk management processes, HP performs periodic evaluations of the relative credit standing of these financial institutions. HP has not sustained material credit losses from instruments held at these financial institutions. HP utilizes derivative contracts to protect against the effects of foreign currency and interest rate exposures. Such contracts involve the risk of non-performance by the counterparty, which could result in a material loss. The likelihood of which HP deems to be remote.

HP sells a significant portion of its products through third-party distributors and resellers and, as a result, maintains individually significant receivable balances with these parties. If the financial condition or operations of these distributors’ and resellers’ aggregated business deteriorates substantially, HP’s operating results could be adversely affected. The ten largest distributor and reseller receivable balances, which were concentrated primarily in North America and Europe, collectively represented approximately 34% of gross accounts receivable as of October 31, 2017 and 2016. No single customer accounts for more than 10% of gross accounts receivable as of October 31, 2017 or 2016. Credit risk with respect to other accounts receivable is generally diversified due to the large number of entities comprising HP’s customer base and their dispersion across many different industries and geographic regions. HP performs ongoing credit evaluations of the financial condition of its third-party distributors, resellers and other customers and may require collateral, such as letters of credit and bank guarantees, in certain circumstances. 

HP utilizes outsourced manufacturers around the world to manufacture HP-designed products. HP may purchase product components from suppliers and sell those components to its outsourced manufacturers thereby creating receivable balances from the outsourced manufacturers. The three largest outsourced manufacturer receivable balances collectively represented 70% and 78% of HP’s supplier receivables of $951 million and $774 million as of October 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. HP includes the supplier receivables in Other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets on a gross basis. HP’s credit risk associated with these receivables is mitigated wholly or in part, by the amount HP owes to these outsourced manufacturers, as HP generally has the legal right to offset its payables to the outsourced manufacturers against these receivables. HP does not reflect the sale of these components in net revenue and does not recognize any profit on these component sales until the related products are sold by HP, at which time any profit is recognized as a reduction to cost of revenue. 

HP obtains a significant number of components from single source suppliers due to technology, availability, price, quality or other considerations. The loss of a single source supplier, the deterioration of HP’s relationship with a single source supplier, or any unilateral modification to the contractual terms under which HP is supplied components by a single source supplier could adversely affect HP’s net revenue and gross margins.

Inventory

Inventory

HP values inventory at the lower of cost or market. Cost is computed using standard cost which approximates actual cost on a first-in, first-out basis. Adjustments, if required, to reduce the cost of inventory to market (net realizable value) are made, for estimated excess, obsolete or impaired balances.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment

HP states property, plant and equipment at cost less accumulated depreciation. HP capitalizes additions and improvements and expenses maintenance and repairs as incurred. Depreciation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Estimated useful lives are five to 40 years for buildings and improvements and three to 15 years for machinery and equipment. HP depreciates leasehold improvements over the life of the lease or the asset, whichever is shorter. HP depreciates equipment held for lease over the initial term of the lease to the equipment’s estimated residual value. On retirement or disposition, the asset cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the Consolidated Balance Sheets with any gain or loss recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

Business Combinations

Business Combinations

HP includes the results of operations of acquired businesses in HP’s consolidated results prospectively from the acquisition date. HP allocates the purchase consideration to the assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and non-controlling interests in the acquired entity generally based on their fair values at the acquisition date. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair value of these assets acquired, liabilities assumed and non-controlling interests in the acquired entity is recorded as goodwill. The primary items that generate goodwill include the value of the synergies between the acquired company and HP and the value of the acquired assembled workforce, neither of which qualifies for recognition as an intangible asset. Acquisition-related charges are recognized separately from the business combination and are expensed as incurred. These charges include, direct expenses such as third-party professional and legal fees, and integration-related costs.

Goodwill

Goodwill

HP reviews goodwill for impairment annually during its fourth quarter and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of goodwill may not be recoverable. HP can opt to perform a qualitative assessment to test a reporting unit’s goodwill for impairment or HP can directly perform the quantitative impairment test. Based on the qualitative assessment, if HP determines that the fair value of a reporting unit is more likely than not (i.e., a likelihood of more than 50 percent) to be less than its carrying amount, a quantitative impairment test will be performed.

In the quantitative impairment test, HP compares the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying amount with the fair values derived most significantly from the income approach, and to a lesser extent, the market approach. Under the income approach, HP estimates the fair value of a reporting unit based on the present value of estimated future cash flows. HP bases cash flow projections on management’s estimates of revenue growth rates and operating margins, taking into consideration industry and market conditions. HP bases the discount rate on the weighted-average cost of capital adjusted for the relevant risk associated with business-specific characteristics and the uncertainty related to the reporting unit’s ability to execute on the projected cash flows. Under the market approach, HP estimates fair value based on market multiples of revenue and earnings derived from comparable publicly-traded companies with similar operating and investment characteristics as the reporting unit. HP weights the fair value derived from the market approach depending on the level of comparability of these publicly-traded companies to the reporting unit. When market comparables are not meaningful or not available, HP estimates the fair value of a reporting unit using only the income approach.

In order to assess the reasonableness of the estimated fair value of HP’s reporting units, HP compares the aggregate reporting unit fair value to HP’s market capitalization on an overall basis and calculates an implied control premium (the excess of the sum of the reporting units’ fair value over HP’s market capitalization on an overall basis). HP evaluates the control premium by comparing it to observable control premiums from recent comparable transactions. If the implied control premium is determined to not be reasonable in light of these recent transactions, HP re-evaluates its reporting unit fair values, which may result in an adjustment to the discount rate and/or other assumptions. This re-evaluation could result in a change to the estimated fair value for certain or all reporting units.

If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds the carrying amount of the net assets assigned to that reporting unit, goodwill is not impaired. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, goodwill is impaired and the excess of the reporting unit’s carrying value over the fair value is recognized as

Debt and Marketable Equity Securities Investments

Debt and Marketable Equity Securities Investments

HP determines the appropriate classification of its investments at the time of purchase and re-evaluates the classifications at each balance sheet date. Debt and marketable equity securities are generally considered available-for-sale. All highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase are classified as cash equivalents. Marketable debt securities with maturities of twelve months or less are classified as short-term investments and marketable debt securities with maturities greater than twelve months are classified based on their availability for use in current operations.  Marketable equity securities, including mutual funds, are classified as either short-term or long-term based on the nature of each security and its availability for use in current operations.

Debt and marketable equity securities are reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses, net of applicable taxes, in Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Realized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are calculated based on the specific identification method and included in Interest and other, net in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. HP monitors its investment portfolio for potential impairment on a quarterly basis. When the carrying amount of an investment in debt securities exceeds its fair value and the decline in value is determined to be other-than-temporary (i.e., when HP does not intend to sell the debt securities and it is not more likely than not that HP will be required to sell the debt securities prior to anticipated recovery of its amortized cost basis), HP records an impairment charge to Interest and other, net in the amount of the credit loss and the remaining amount, if any, is recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Derivatives

Derivatives

HP uses derivative instruments, primarily forwards, swaps, and at times, options, to hedge certain foreign currency and interest rate exposures. HP also may use other derivative instruments not designated as hedges, such as forwards used to hedge foreign currency balance sheet exposures. HP does not use derivative instruments for speculative purposes. See Note 10, “Financial Instruments” for a full description of HP’s derivative instrument activities and related accounting policies.

Loss Contingencies

Loss Contingencies

HP is involved in various lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. HP records a liability for contingencies when it believes it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. See Note 14, “Litigation and Contingencies” for a full description of HP’s loss contingencies and related accounting policies.

Segment Information

The accounting policies HP uses to derive segment results are substantially the same as those used by HP in preparing these financial statements. HP derives the results of the business segments directly from its internal management reporting system. Segment net revenue includes revenues from sales to external customers and certain revenues related to Managed Print Services arrangements, which are eliminated for the purposes of reporting HP’s consolidated net revenue.

HP does not allocate certain operating expenses, which it manages at the corporate level, to its segments. These unallocated amounts include certain corporate governance costs and market-related retirement credits, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring and other charges, acquisition-related charges, amortization of intangible assets, defined benefit plan settlement charges and net revenue eliminations, primarily related to Managed Print Services

Fair Value

Valuation Techniques

Cash Equivalents and Investments:  HP holds time deposits, money market funds, mutual funds, other debt securities primarily consisting of corporate and foreign government notes and bonds, and common stock and equivalents. HP values cash equivalents and equity investments using quoted market prices, alternative pricing sources, including NAV, or models utilizing market observable inputs. The fair value of debt investments was based on quoted market prices or model-driven valuations using inputs primarily derived from or corroborated by observable market data, and, in certain instances, valuation models that utilize assumptions which cannot be corroborated with observable market data.

Derivative Instruments:  HP uses forward contracts, interest rate and total return swaps and at times, option contracts to hedge certain foreign currency and interest rate exposures. HP uses industry standard valuation models to measure fair value. Where applicable, these models project future cash flows and discount the future amounts to present value using market-based observable inputs, including interest rate curves, HP and counterparty credit risk, foreign exchange rates, and forward and spot prices for currencies and interest rates. See Note 10, “Financial Instruments” for a further discussion of HP’s use of derivative instruments.

Other Fair Value Disclosures

Short- and Long-Term Debt:  HP estimates the fair value of its debt primarily using an expected present value technique, which is based on observable market inputs using interest rates currently available to companies of similar credit standing for similar terms and remaining maturities, and considering its own credit risk. The portion of HP’s debt that is hedged is reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as an amount equal to the debt’s carrying amount and a fair value adjustment representing changes in the fair value of the hedged debt obligations arising from movements in benchmark interest rates. The estimated fair value of HP’s short- and long-term debt was $8.1 billion at October 31, 2017 compared to its carrying amount of $7.8 billion at that date. The estimated fair value of HP’s short- and long-term debt was $7.1 billion as compared to its carrying value of $6.8 billion at October 31, 2016. If measured at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, short- and long-term debt would be classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Other Financial Instruments:  For the balance of HP’s financial instruments, primarily accounts receivable, accounts payable and financial liabilities included in other accrued liabilities, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short maturities. If measured at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, these other financial instruments would be classified in Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Non-Marketable Equity Investments and Non-Financial Assets: HP’s non-marketable equity investments and non-financial assets, such as intangible assets, goodwill and property, plant and equipment, are recorded at fair value in the period an impairment charge is recognized. If measured at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, these would generally be classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

Fair Value Hierarchy

HP uses valuation techniques that are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs are developed using market data such as publicly available information and reflect the assumptions market participants would use, while unobservable inputs are developed using the best information available about the assumptions market participants would use. Assets and liabilities are classified in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement:

Level 1—Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2—Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and market-corroborated inputs.

Level 3—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to observable inputs and lowest priority to unobservable inputs.

Earnings Per Share

HP calculates basic net EPS using net earnings and the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net EPS includes any dilutive effect of restricted stock units, stock options, performance-based awards and shares purchased under the 2011 employee stock purchase plan.

Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties

Guarantees

In the ordinary course of business, HP may issue performance guarantees to certain of its clients, customers and other parties pursuant to which HP has guaranteed the performance obligations of third parties. Some of those guarantees may be backed by standby letters of credit or surety bonds. In general, HP would be obligated to perform over the term of the guarantee in the event a specified triggering event occurs as defined by the guarantee. HP believes the likelihood of having to perform under a material guarantee is remote.

Indemnifications

In the ordinary course of business, HP enters into contractual arrangements under which HP may agree to indemnify a third party to such arrangement from any losses incurred relating to the services they perform on behalf of HP or for losses arising from certain events as defined within the particular contract, which may include, for example, litigation or claims relating to past performance. HP also provides indemnifications to certain vendors and customers against claims of IP infringement made by third parties arising from the vendors’ and customers’ use of HP’s software products and services and certain other matters. Some indemnifications may not be subject to maximum loss clauses. Historically, payments made related to these indemnifications have been immaterial.

Cross-Indemnifications with Hewlett Packard Enterprise

 Under the separation and distribution agreement, HP agreed to indemnify Hewlett Packard Enterprise, each of its subsidiaries and each of their respective directors, officers and employees from and against all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, among other matters, the liabilities allocated to HP as part of the Separation. Hewlett Packard Enterprise similarly agreed to indemnify HP, each of its subsidiaries and each of their respective directors, officers and employees from and against all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, among other matters, the liabilities allocated to Hewlett Packard Enterprise as part of the Separation. HP expects Hewlett Packard Enterprise to fully perform under the terms of the separation and distribution agreement.

  For information on the cross-indemnifications related to the tax matter agreements and litigations effective upon the Separation on November 1, 2015, see Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings” and Note 14, “Litigation and Contingencies”, respectively.

Warranties

HP accrues the estimated cost of product warranties at the time it recognizes revenue. HP engages in extensive product quality programs and processes, including actively monitoring and evaluating the quality of its component suppliers; however, contractual warranty terms, repair costs, product call rates, average cost per call, current period product shipments and ongoing product failure rates, as well as specific product class failures outside of HP’s baseline experience, affect the estimated warranty obligation.

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Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Operating Results from Continuing Operations

Segment Operating Results from Continuing Operations

	Personal Systems		Printing		Corporate Investments			Total Segments		Eliminations and Other				Total
	In millions
2017
Net revenue	$	33,374	$	18,801	$	8		$	52,183	$	(127	)		$	52,056
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	1,213	$	3,161	$	(87	)	$	4,287
2016
Net revenue	$	29,987	$	18,260	$	7		$	48,254	$	(16	)	(1)	$	48,238
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	1,150	$	3,128	$	(98	)	$	4,180
2015
Net revenue	$	31,520	$	21,232	$	20		$	52,772	$	(1,309	)		$	51,463
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	1,022	$	3,765	$	(43	)	$	4,744

⁽¹⁾    For the fiscal year 2016, the amount includes the recognition of revenue previously deferred in relation to sales to the

pre-Separation finance entity.

Reconciliation of Segment Operating Results to Consolidated Results

The reconciliation of segment operating results to HP consolidated results was as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
				In millions
Net revenue:
Total segments	$	52,183		$	48,254		$	52,772
Net revenue eliminations and other	(127		)	(16		)	(1,309		)
Total net revenue	$	52,056		$	48,238		$	51,463
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes:
Total segment earnings from operations	$	4,287		$	4,180		$	4,744
Corporate and unallocated costs and eliminations	(51		)	(42		)	(503		)
Stock-based compensation expense	(224		)	(182		)	(212		)
Restructuring and other charges	(362		)	(205		)	(63		)
Acquisition-related charges	(125		)	(7		)	(1		)
Amortization of intangible assets	(1		)	(16		)	(102		)
Defined benefit plan settlement (charges) credits	(5		)	(179		)	57
Interest and other, net	(243		)	212			(388		)
Total earnings from continuing operations before taxes	$	3,276		$	3,761		$	3,532

Reconciliation of Segment Assets to Consolidated Assets from Continuing Operations

Total assets by segment and the reconciliation of segment assets to HP consolidated assets were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017		2016
	In millions
Personal Systems	$	12,156	$	10,686
Printing	10,548		9,959
Corporate Investments	3		1
Corporate and unallocated assets	10,206		8,341
Total assets	$	32,913	$	28,987

Schedule of Net Revenue by Geographical Areas

Net revenue by country in which HP operates was as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017		2016		2015
			In millions
United States	$	19,321	$	18,042	$	17,746
Other countries	32,735		30,196		33,717
Total net revenue	$	52,056	$	48,238	$	51,463

Schedule of Net Property, Plant and Equipment by Geographical Areas

Net property, plant and equipment by country in which HP operates was as follows

	As of October 31
	2017		2016
	In millions
United States	$	866	$	737
Singapore	372		314
Other countries	640		685
Total net property, plant and equipment	$	1,878	$	1,736

Schedule of Net Revenue by Segment and Business Unit

Net revenue by segment and business unit was as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
				In millions
Notebooks	$	19,782		$	16,982		$	17,271
Desktops	10,298			9,956			10,941
Workstations	2,042			1,870			2,018
Other	1,252			1,179			1,290
Personal Systems	33,374			29,987			31,520
Supplies	12,416			11,875			13,979
Commercial Hardware	3,973			4,035			4,350
Consumer Hardware	2,412			2,350			2,903
Printing	18,801			18,260			21,232
Corporate Investments	8			7			20
Total segment net revenue	52,183			48,254			52,772
Net revenue eliminations and other	(127		)	(16		)	(1,309		)
Total net revenue	$	52,056		$	48,238		$	51,463

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Restructuring and Other Charges (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Summary of Cost Saving Plan Activities

HP’s restructuring activities in fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015 summarized by plan were as follows:

	Fiscal 2017 Plan						Fiscal 2015 Plan						Fiscal 2012 Plan
	Severance			Infrastructure and other(1)			Severance and PRP(2)			Infrastructure and other			Severance and EER(3)			Infrastructure and other			Total
	In millions
Accrued balance as of October 31, 2014	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	218		$	7		$	225
Charges	—			—			39			—			23			1			63
Cash payments	—			—			—			—			(216		)	(4		)	(220		)
Non-cash and other adjustments	—			—			—			—			(4		)	(1		)	(5		)
Accrued balance as of October 31, 2015	—			—			39			—			21			3			63
Charges	24			—			117			27			7			—			175
Cash payments	—			—			(122		)	(4		)	(30		)	(1		)	(157		)
Non-cash and other adjustments	—			—			(13		)	(19		)	9			—			(23		)
Accrued balance as of October 31, 2016	24			—			21			4			7			2			58
Charges	117			94			15			—			1			—			227
Cash payments	(68		)	(23		)	(36		)	(2		)	(5		)	—			(134		)
Non-cash and other adjustments	3			(52		)	6			—			—			—			(43		)
Accrued balance as of October 31, 2017	$	76		$	19		$	6		$	2		$	3		$	2		$	108
Total costs incurred to date as of October 31, 2017	$	141		$	94		$	171		$	27		$	1,075		$	44		$	1,552
Reflected in Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Other accrued liabilities	$	76		$	19		$	6		$	2		$	3		$	1		$	107
Other non-current liabilities	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	1		$	1

⁽¹⁾  Infrastructure and other includes asset impairment charges of $52 million in fiscal year 2017 associated with the consolidation of manufacturing into global hubs.

⁽²⁾  PRP represents Phased Retirement Program.

⁽³⁾  EER represents Enhanced Early Retirement.

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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Components of Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit (Credit) Cost Recognized

The components of HP’s pension and post-retirement benefit (credit) cost recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings were as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015			2017			2016			2015			2017			2016			2015
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans									Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans									Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	In millions
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	1		$	48		$	47		$	208		$	1		$	1		$	5
Interest cost	469			543			556			18			20			289			18			20			28
Expected return on plan assets	(677		)	(732		)	(849		)	(31		)	(36		)	(601		)	(26		)	(33		)	(39		)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)	73			55			52			40			28			213			(17		)	(12		)	(11		)
Prior service credit	—			—			—			(3		)	(3		)	(15		)	(19		)	(17		)	(19		)
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost	(135		)	(134		)	(240		)	72			56			94			(43		)	(41		)	(36		)
Curtailment gain	—			—			—			—			(1		)	—			—			—			—
Settlement loss (gain)	3			180			(79		)	2			3			—			—			—			—
Special termination benefits	—			—			—			—			—			7			—			4			1
Plan expense allocation(1)	—			—			—			—			—			25			—			—			28
Total benefit (credit) cost from continuing operations	$	(132	)	$	46		$	(319	)	$	74		$	58		$	126		$	(43	)	$	(37	)	$	(7	)
Summary of total benefit (credit) cost:
Continuing operations	$	(132	)	$	46		$	(319	)	$	74		$	58		$	126		$	(43	)	$	(37	)	$	(7	)
Discontinued operations	—			—			236			—			—			105			—			—			(28		)
Total benefit (credit) cost	$	(132	)	$	46		$	(83	)	$	74		$	58		$	231		$	(43	)	$	(37	)	$	(35	)

⁽¹⁾  Plan expense allocation relates to the employees of HP covered under Hewlett Packard Enterprise plans or employees of Hewlett Packard Enterprise covered under HP plans.

Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Calculate Total Periodic Benefit (Credit) Cost

The weighted-average assumptions used to calculate the total periodic benefit (credit) cost were as follows: 

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017		2016		2015		2017		2016		2015		2017		2016		2015
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Discount rate	4.0	%	4.4	%	4.4	%	1.6	%	2.3	%	3.0	%	3.4	%	3.6	%	3.6	%
Expected increase in compensation levels	2.0	%	2.0	%	2.0	%	2.7	%	2.5	%	2.4	%	—		—		—
Expected long-term return on plan assets	6.9	%	6.9	%	7.2	%	4.4	%	5.6	%	6.9	%	7.3	%	8.0	%	9.0	%

Schedule of Funded Status of Defined Benefit and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans

The funded status of the defined benefit and post-retirement benefit plans was as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016			2017			2016			2017			2016
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	In millions
Change in fair value of plan assets:
Fair value of assets — beginning of year	$	10,176		$	11,077		$	692		$	853		$	390		$	434
Actual return on plan assets	1,223			736			86			(14		)	26			11
Employer contributions	33			32			27			20			9			18
Participant contributions	—			—			10			10			53			48
Benefits paid	(583		)	(339		)	(14		)	(15		)	(127		)	(121		)
Settlement	(11		)	(1,330		)	(6		)	(9		)	—			—
Currency impact	—			—			20			4			—			—
Transfers to Hewlett Packard Enterprise	—			—			—			(157		)	—			—
Fair value of assets — end of year	$	10,838		$	10,176		$	815		$	692		$	351		$	390
Change in benefits obligation
Projected benefit obligation — beginning of year	$	12,144		$	12,709		$	1,120		$	1,082		$	535		$	597
Acquisition/addition of plans	—			—			—			(2		)	—			—
Service cost	—			—			48			47			1			1
Interest cost	469			543			18			20			18			20
Participant contributions	—			—			10			10			53			48
Actuarial loss (gain)	247			561			(77		)	120			(17		)	16
Benefits paid	(583		)	(339		)	(14		)	(15		)	(127		)	(121		)
Plan amendments	—			—			(3		)	—			—			(30		)
Curtailment	—			—			—			(1		)	—			—
Settlement	(11		)	(1,330		)	(6		)	(9		)	—			—
Special termination benefits	—			—			—			—			—			4
Currency impact	—			—			36			(4		)	—			—
Transfers to Hewlett Packard Enterprise	—			—			—			(128		)	—			—
Projected benefit obligation — end of year	$	12,266		$	12,144		$	1,132		$	1,120		$	463		$	535
Funded status at end of year	$	(1,428	)	$	(1,968	)	$	(317	)	$	(428	)	$	(112	)	$	(145	)
Accumulated benefit obligation	$	12,266		$	12,144		$	1,014		$	1,013		—			—

Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Calculate Projected Benefit Obligations

The weighted-average assumptions used to calculate the projected benefit obligations for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017		2016		2017		2016		2017		2016
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans				Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans				Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Discount rate	3.8	%	4.0	%	2.0	%	1.6	%	3.5	%	3.4	%
Expected increase in compensation levels	2.0	%	2.0	%	2.4	%	2.7	%	—		—

Schedule of Net Amounts of Noncurrent Assets and Current and Noncurrent Liabilities for Defined Benefit and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans

The net amounts of non-current assets and current and non-current liabilities for HP’s defined benefit and post-retirement benefit plans recognized on HP’s Consolidated Balance Sheet were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016			2017			2016			2017			2016
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
							In millions
Non-current assets	$	—		$	—		$	18		$	17		$	7		$	—
Current liabilities	(33		)	(33		)	(5		)	(5		)	(7		)	(9		)
Non-current liabilities	(1,395		)	(1,935		)	(330		)	(440		)	(112		)	(136		)
Funded status at end of year	$	(1,428	)	$	(1,968	)	$	(317	)	$	(428	)	$	(112	)	$	(145	)

Summary of Pre-Tax Net Actuarial Loss (Gain) and Prior Service Benefit Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for Defined Benefit and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans

The following table summarizes the pre-tax net actuarial loss (gain) and prior service benefit recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive loss for the defined benefit and post-retirement benefit plans.

	As of October 31, 2017
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans		Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans			Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
			In millions
Net actuarial loss (gain)	$	1,327	$	279		$	(106	)
Prior service benefit	—		(20		)	(93		)
Total recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	1,327	$	259		$	(199	)

Summary of Net Actuarial Loss (Gain) and Prior Service Benefit Expected to be Amortized

The following table summarizes HP’s pre-tax net actuarial loss (gain) and prior service benefit that are expected to be amortized from Accumulated other comprehensive loss and recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) during the next fiscal year.

	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans		Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans			Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
			In millions
Net actuarial loss (gain)	$	59	$	27		$	(17	)
Prior service benefit	—		(5		)	(18		)
Total expected to be recognized in net periodic benefit cost (credit)	$	59	$	22		$	(35	)

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans with Projected Benefit Obligations Exceeding Fair Value of Plan Assets

Defined benefit plans with projected benefit obligations exceeding the fair value of plan assets were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans				Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans
	In millions
Aggregate fair value of plan assets	$	10,838	$	10,176	$	750	$	626
Aggregate projected benefit obligation	$	12,266	$	12,144	$	1,085	$	1,070

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations Exceeding Fair Value of Plan Assets

Defined benefit plans with accumulated benefit obligations exceeding the fair value of plan assets were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans				Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans
	In millions
Aggregate fair value of plan assets	$	10,838	$	10,176	$	554	$	619
Aggregate accumulated benefit obligation	$	12,266	$	12,144	$	777	$	960

Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets by Asset Category

The table below sets forth the fair value of plan assets by asset category within the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2017. Refer to Note 9, “Fair Value” for details on fair value hierarchy.

	As of October 31, 2017
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans											Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans								Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	Level 1			Level 2			Level 3		Total			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1			Level 2		Level 3		Total
	In millions
Asset Category:
Equity securities(1)	$	3,174		$	40		$	—	$	3,214		$	124	$	6	$	—	$	130	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—
Debt securities(2)
Corporate	—			3,379			—		3,379			—		152		—		152		—			25		—		25
Government	—			2,513			—		2,513			—		84		—		84		—			41		—		41
Real Estate Funds	—			—			—		—			2		51		—		53		—			—		—		—
Insurance Group Annuity Contracts	—			—			—		—			—		7		—		7		—			—		—		—
Common Collective Trusts + 103-12s	—			—			—		—			—		7		—		7		—			—		—		—
Registered Investment Companies(3)	89			—			—		89			—		—		—		—		54			—		—		54
Cash and Cash Equivalents(4)	8			64			—		72			33		—		—		33		—			2		—		2
Other(5)	(172		)	(561		)	—		(733		)	5		9		1		15		(12		)	—		—		(12		)
Net plan assets subject to leveling	$	3,099		$	5,435		$	—	$	8,534		$	164	$	316	$	1	$	481	$	42		$	68	$	—	$	110
Investments using NAV as a Practical Expedient:
Alternative Investments(6)									1,444									13									198
Common Contractual Funds(7)									13									286									—
Common Collective Trusts and 103-12 Investment Entities(8)									732									—									39
Registered Investment Companies(3)									115									35									4
Investments at Fair Value									$	10,838								$	815								$	351

The table below sets forth the fair value of plan assets by asset category within the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2016.

	As of October 31, 2016
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans											Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans								Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	Level 1			Level 2			Level 3		Total			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1			Level 2		Level 3		Total
	In millions
Asset Category:
Equity securities(1)	$	1,716		$	59		$	—	$	1,775		$	106	$	15	$	—	$	121	$	—		$	1	$	—	$	1
Debt securities(2)
Corporate	—			3,132			—		3,132			—		125		—		125		—			26		—		26
Government	—			1,782			—		1,782			—		63		—		63		—			42		—		42
Real Estate Funds	—			—			—		—			1		43		—		44		—			—		—		—
Insurance Group Annuity Contracts	—			—			—		—			—		6		1		7		—			—		—		—
Common Collective Trusts and 103-12 Investments Entities	—			—			—		—			—		7		—		7		—			—		—		—
Registered Investment Companies(3)	20			—			—		20			—		—		—		—		54			—		—		54
Cash and Cash Equivalents(4)	4			52			—		56			18		—		—		18		—			5		—		5
Other(5)	(169		)	(23		)	—		(192		)	7		16		—		23		(12		)	—		—		(12		)
Net plan assets subject to leveling	$	1,571		$	5,002		$	—	$	6,573		$	132	$	275	$	1	$	408	$	42		$	74	$	—	$	116
Investments using NAV as a Practical Expedient:
Alternative Investments(6)									1,027									13									219
Common Contractual Funds(7)									1,834									241									—
Common Collective Trusts and 103-12 Investment Entities(8)									639									—									51
Registered Investment Companies(3)									103									30									4
Investments at Fair Value									$	10,176								$	692								$	390

⁽¹⁾  Investments in publicly-traded equity securities are valued using the closing price on the measurement date as reported on the stock exchange on which the individual securities are traded.

⁽²⁾  The fair value of corporate, government and asset-backed debt securities is based on observable inputs of comparable market transactions. For corporate and government debt securities traded on active exchanges, fair value is based on observable quoted prices. Also included in this category is debt issued by national, state and local governments and agencies.

⁽³⁾  Includes publicly and privately traded Registered Investment Entities.

⁽⁴⁾  Includes cash and cash equivalents such as short-term marketable securities. Cash and cash equivalents include money market funds, which are valued based on NAV. Other assets were classified in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input (e.g., quoted prices and observable inputs) that is significant to the fair value measure in its entirety.

⁽⁵⁾  Includes reverse repurchase agreements, unsettled transactions, international insured contracts, and derivative instruments. Such unsettled transactions relate primarily to fixed income securities are settled in the first quarter of the next fiscal year. 2017 is the only year we have reverse repurchase agreements.

⁽⁶⁾  Alternative Investments primarily include private equities and hedge funds. The valuation of alternative investments, such as limited partnerships and joint ventures, may require significant management judgment. For alternative investments, valuation is based on NAV as reported by the Asset Manager and adjusted for cash flows, if necessary. In making such an assessment, a variety of factors are reviewed by management, including but not limited to the timeliness of NAV as reported by the asset manager and changes in general economic and market conditions subsequent to the last NAV reported by the asset manager.

• Private equities include limited partnerships such as equity, buyout, venture capital, real estate and other similar funds that invest in the United States and internationally where foreign currencies are hedged.

• Hedge funds include limited partnerships that invest both long and short primarily in common stocks and credit, relative value, event-driven equity, distressed debt and macro strategies. Management of the hedge funds has the ability to shift investments from value to growth strategies, from small to large capitalization stocks and bonds, and from a net long position to a net short position.

⁽⁷⁾  The Common Contractual Fund is an investment arrangement in which institutional investors pool their assets. Units may be acquired in different sub-funds focused on equities, fixed income, alternative investments and emerging markets. Each sub-fund is invested in accordance with the fund’s investment objective and units are issued in relation to each sub-fund. While the sub-funds are not publicly traded, the custodian strikes a net asset value either once or twice a month, depending on the sub-fund. These assets are valued using NAV as a practical expedient.

⁽⁸⁾  Department of Labor 103-12 IE (Investment Entity) designation is for plan assets held by two or more unrelated employee benefit plans which includes limited partnerships and venture capital partnerships. Common collective trusts, interests in 103-12 entities and registered investment companies are valued using NAV as a practical expedient.

Schedule of Weighted-Average Target Asset Allocations Across Benefit Plans

Refer to the fair value hierarchy table above for actual assets allocations across the benefit plans. The weighted-average target asset allocations across the benefit plans represented in the fair value tables above were as follows:

	2017 Target Allocation
Asset Category	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans		Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans		Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Equity-related investments	40.2	%	40.6	%	69.2	%
Debt securities	59.8	%	39.3	%	18.8	%
Real estate	—		6.3	%	2.0	%
Cash and cash equivalents	—		3.8	%	10.0	%
Other	—		10.0	%	—
Total	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%

Schedule of Estimated Future Benefits Payments for Retirement and Post-Retirement Plans

As of October 31, 2017, HP estimates that the future benefits payments for the retirement and post-retirement plans are as follows:

Fiscal year	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans		Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans		Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	In millions
2018	$	823	$	28	$	54
2019	664		30		45
2020	676		27		41
2021	695		30		38
2022	720		33		35
Next five fiscal years to October 31, 2027	3,690		210		162

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Stock-Based Compensation (Table)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation Expense and the Resulting Tax Benefits

Stock-based compensation expense and the resulting tax benefits for continuing operations were as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Stock-based compensation expense	$	224		$	182		$	212
Income tax benefit	(71		)	(63		)	(62		)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$	153		$	119		$	150

Weighted-Average Fair Value and Assumptions Used to Measure Fair Value of Restricted Stock Units

The weighted-average fair value and the assumptions used to measure the fair value of restricted stock units subject to performance-adjusted vesting conditions in the Monte Carlo simulation model were as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
Weighted-average fair value(1)	$	20		$	13		$	47
Expected volatility(2)	30.5		%	32.5		%	33.6		%
Risk-free interest rate(3)	1.4		%	1.2		%	1.0		%
Expected performance period in years(4)	2.9			2.9			2.9

⁽¹⁾  The weighted-average fair value was based on performance-adjusted restricted stock units granted during the period.

⁽²⁾  The expected volatility was estimated using the historical volatility derived from HP’s common stock.

⁽³⁾  The risk-free interest rate was estimated based on the yield on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues.

⁽⁴⁾  The expected performance period was estimated based on the length of the remaining performance period from the grant date.

Summary of Restricted Stock Awards Activity

A summary of restricted stock units activity is as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017				2016				2015
	Shares		Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share		Shares		Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share		Shares			Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
	In thousands				In thousands				In thousands
Outstanding at beginning of year	28,710		$	13	29,717		$	32	40,808			$	24
Granted	15,858		$	16	29,286		$	10	26,991		(1)	$	35
Vested	(11,915	)	$	14	(4,161	)	$	13	(34,177	)		$	26
Awards canceled due to Separation	—		$	—	(23,926	)	$	32	—			$	—
Forfeited	(831	)	$	14	(2,206	)	$	14	(3,905	)		$	29
Outstanding at end of year	31,822		$	14	28,710		$	13	29,717			$	32

⁽¹⁾  In fiscal year 2015, HP assumed approximately 8 million shares of restricted stock units through acquisition with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $33 per share.

Weighted-Average Fair Value and Assumptions Used to Measure Fair Value of Stock Options

The weighted-average fair value and the assumptions used to measure fair value were as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
Weighted-average fair value(1)	$	4		$	4		$	8
Expected volatility(2)	28.0		%	36.2		%	26.8		%
Risk-free interest rate(3)	1.9		%	1.8		%	1.7		%
Expected dividend yield(4)	2.8		%	3.5		%	1.8		%
Expected term in years(5)	5.5			6.0			5.9

⁽¹⁾  The weighted-average fair value was based on stock options granted during the period.

⁽²⁾  For all awards granted in fiscal year 2017 and 2016, expected volatility was estimated using the leverage-adjusted average of the term-matching volatilities of peer companies due to the lack of volume of forward traded options, which precluded the use of implied volatility. For all awards granted in fiscal year 2015, expected volatility was estimated using the implied volatility derived from options traded on HP’s common stock.

⁽³⁾  The risk-free interest rate was estimated based on the yield on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues.

⁽⁴⁾  The expected dividend yield represents a constant dividend yield applied for the duration of the expected term of the award.

⁽⁵⁾  For awards subject to service-based vesting, due to the lack of historical exercise and post-vesting termination patterns of the post-Separation employee base, the expected term was estimated using a simplified method for all awards granted in fiscal year 2017 and 2016 and the expected term was estimated using historical exercise and post-vesting termination patterns for all awards granted in fiscal year 2015; and for performance-contingent awards, the expected term represents an output from the lattice model.

Summary of Stock Options Activity

A summary of stock options activity is as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017							2016							2015
	Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
	In thousands				In years	In millions		In thousands				In years	In millions		In thousands				In years	In millions
Outstanding at beginning of year	28,218		$	12				36,278		$	26				57,853		$	27
Granted and assumed through acquisition	104		$	19				25,425		$	6				9,086		$	36
Exercised	(9,407	)	$	11				(4,714	)	$	8				(12,845	)	$	19
Awards canceled due to Separation	—		$	—				(26,252	)	$	26				—		$	—
Forfeited/canceled/expired	(848	)	$	17				(2,519	)	$	17				(17,816	)	$	40
Outstanding at end of year	18,067		$	13	4.2	$	152	28,218		$	12	5.0	$	73	36,278		$	26	5.1	$	153
Vested and expected to vest	17,692		$	13	4.1	$	149	26,850		$	12	4.9	$	71	34,973		$	26	5.0	$	152
Exercisable	10,898		$	12	3.1	$	102	15,418		$	11	3.7	$	62	25,630		$	24	4.4	$	146

Summary of Significant Ranges of Outstanding and Exercisable Stock Options

The following table summarizes significant ranges of outstanding and exercisable stock options:

	As of October 31, 2017
	Options Outstanding				Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices	Shares Outstanding	Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Shares Exercisable	Weighted- Average Exercise Price
	In thousands	In years	In thousands
$0-$9.99	1,226	2.4	$	7	1,226	$	7
$10-$19.99	16,634	4.3	$	14	9,465	$	13
$20-$29.99	207	1.0	$	23	207	$	23
	18,067	4.2	$	13	10,898	$	12

Schedule of Shares Available for Future Grant and Shares Reserved for Future Issuance

Shares available for future grant and shares reserved for future issuance under the stock-based incentive compensation plans and the 2011 ESPP were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017	2016	2015
	In thousands
Shares available for future grant	419,071	453,865	215,949
Shares reserved for future issuance	468,531	510,176	276,481

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Taxes on Earnings (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Domestic and Foreign Components of Earnings

The domestic and foreign components of earnings from continuing operations before taxes were as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016		2015
	In millions
U.S.	$	(14	)	$	468	$	216
Non-U.S.	3,290			3,293		3,316
	$	3,276		$	3,761	$	3,532

Schedule of (Benefit from) Provision for Taxes on Earnings

The provision for (benefit from) taxes on earnings from continuing operations was as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017		2016			2015
	In millions
U.S. federal taxes:
Current	$	189	$	439		$	(2,206	)
Deferred	197		470			1,069
Non-U.S. taxes:
Current	302		288			431
Deferred	4		(123		)	76
State taxes:
Current	20		(35		)	362
Deferred	38		56			82
	$	750	$	1,095		$	(186	)

Schedule of Differences Between U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate and HP's Effective Tax Rate

The differences between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and HP’s effective tax rate were as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017		2016		2015
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate from continuing operations	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State income taxes from continuing operations, net of federal tax benefit	1.4	%	1.1	%	(6.1	)%
Lower rates in other jurisdictions, net	(13.2	)%	(9.3	)%	(1.2	)%
Research and development (“R&D”) credit	(0.5	)%	(2.4	)%	(0.2	)%
Valuation allowances	(1.9	)%	(1.2	)%	(48.0	)%
Uncertain tax positions	0.4	%	11.7	%	11.1	%
Indemnification related items	(0.3	)%	(4.1	)%	—	%
Other, net	2.0	%	(1.7	)%	4.1	%
	22.9	%	29.1	%	(5.3	)%

Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Balance at beginning of year	$	10,858		$	6,546		$	1,545
Increases:
For current year’s tax positions	52			468			2,102
For prior years’ tax positions	85			4,004			5,208
Decreases:
For prior years’ tax positions	(181		)	(62		)	(2,063		)
Statute of limitations expirations	(1		)	—			(46		)
Settlements with taxing authorities	(5		)	(98		)	(200		)
Balance at end of year	$	10,808		$	10,858		$	6,546

Schedule of Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred Tax Liabilities

The significant components of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017						2016
	Deferred Tax Assets			Deferred Tax Liabilities			Deferred Tax Assets			Deferred Tax Liabilities
	In millions
Loss and credit carryforwards	$	9,914		$	—		$	8,725		$	—
Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries	—			(5,554		)	—			(5,179		)
Inventory valuation	7			(34		)	—			(12		)
Intercompany transactions—excluding inventory	1,901			—			2,560			—
Fixed assets	256			(8		)	274			—
Warranty	219			—			248			—
Employee and retiree benefits	519			(3		)	592			—
Accounts receivable allowance	103			—			117			—
Intangible assets	16			(209		)	23			(213		)
Restructuring and other	13			—			17			—
Deferred revenue	231			—			206			—
Other	372			(4		)	399			(99		)
Gross deferred tax assets and liabilities	13,551			(5,812		)	13,161			(5,503		)
Valuation allowances	(8,807		)	—			(8,520		)	—
Net deferred tax assets and liabilities	$	4,744		$	(5,812	)	$	4,641		$	(5,503	)

 Long-term deferred tax assets and liabilities included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016
	In millions
Long-term deferred tax assets	$	342		$	254
Long-term deferred tax liabilities	(1,410		)	(1,116		)
Total	$	(1,068	)	$	(862	)

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets for Various Tax Credit Carryforwards

As of October 31, 2017, HP had recorded deferred tax assets for various tax credit carryforwards as follows:

	Carryforward		Valuation Allowance			Initial Year of Expiration
	In millions
U.S. foreign tax credits	$	1,050	$	—		2022
U.S. R&D and other credits	920		—			2018
Tax credits in state and foreign jurisdictions	288		(115		)	2021
Balance at end of year	$	2,258	$	(115	)

Schedule of Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance and Changes

The deferred tax asset valuation allowance and changes were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Balance at beginning of year	$	8,520		$	7,114		$	8,231
Income tax expense (benefit)	297			1,421			(2,183		)
Other comprehensive income, currency translation and charges to other accounts	(10		)	(15		)	1,066
Balance at end of year	$	8,807		$	8,520		$	7,114

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Supplementary Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable

	As of October 31
	2017			2016
	In millions
Accounts receivable	$	4,515		$	4,221
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(101		)	(107		)
	$	4,414		$	4,114

Schedule of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Related to Accounts Receivable

The allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable and changes were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Balance at beginning of year	$	107		$	80		$	106
Provision for doubtful accounts	30			65			19
Deductions, net of recoveries	(36		)	(38		)	(45		)
Balance at end of year	$	101		$	107		$	80

Schedule of Revolving Short-Term Financing Arrangements

The following is a summary of the activity under these arrangements:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Balance at beginning of year (1)	$	149		$	93		$	271
Trade receivables sold	9,553			8,222			6,512
Cash receipts	(9,562		)	(8,160		)	(6,671		)
Foreign currency and other	7			(6		)	(19		)
Balance at end of year (1)	$	147		$	149		$	93

⁽¹⁾ Amounts outstanding from third parties reported in Accounts Receivable in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Inventory

Inventory

	As of October 31
	2017		2016
	In millions
Finished goods	$	3,857	$	3,103
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies	1,929		1,381
	$	5,786	$	4,484

Other Current Assets

Other Current Assets

	As of October 31
	2017		2016
	In millions
Value-added taxes receivable	$	857	$	795
Available-for-sale investments (1)	1,149		—
Supplier and other receivables	1,891		1,700
Prepaid and other current assets	1,224		1,087
	$	5,121	$	3,582

⁽¹⁾  See Note 9, “Fair Value” and Note 10, “Financial Instruments” for detailed information.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

	As of October 31
	2017			2016
	In millions
Land, buildings and leasehold improvements	$	2,082		$	2,421
Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease	3,876			3,663
	5,958			6,084
Accumulated depreciation	(4,080		)	(4,348		)
	$	1,878		$	1,736

Other Non-Current Assets

Other Non-Current Assets

	As of October 31
	2017		2016
	In millions
Tax indemnifications receivable(1)	$	1,695	$	1,591
Deferred tax assets	342		254
Other(2)	1,058		1,316
	$	3,095	$	3,161

⁽¹⁾  In connection with the TMA discussed under Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings”.

⁽²⁾  Includes available-for-sale investments of $61 million and $55 million at October 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Other Accrued Liabilities

Other Accrued Liabilities

	As of October 31
	2017		2016
	In millions
Other accrued taxes	$	895	$	755
Warranty	660		729
Sales and marketing programs	2,441		2,312
Other	1,945		1,922
	$	5,941	$	5,718

Other Non-Current Liabilities

Other Non-Current Liabilities

	As of October 31
	2017		2016
	In millions
Pension, post-retirement, and post-employment liabilities	$	1,999	$	2,705
Deferred tax liability	1,410		1,116
Tax liability	2,005		1,910
Deferred revenue	921		865
Other	827		737
	$	7,162	$	7,333

Interest and other, net

Interest and other, net

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Interest expense on borrowings	$	(309	)	$	(273	)	$	(167	)
Tax indemnifications(1)	47			472			—
Foreign exchange loss	(70		)	(76		)	(304		)
Other, net	89			89			83
	$	(243	)	$	212		$	(388	)

⁽¹⁾  In connection with the TMA discussed under Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings”.

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Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

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, 2015(1)	$	2,588	$	3,092		$	5,680
Acquisitions	5		—			5
Dispositions(2)	—		(63		)	(63		)
Balance at October 31, 2016(1)	2,593		3,029			5,622
Acquisitions	—		—			—
Dispositions	—		—			—
Balance at October 31, 2017(1)	$	2,593	$	3,029		$	5,622

⁽¹⁾  Goodwill is net of accumulated impairment losses of $0.8 billion related to Corporate Investments.

⁽²⁾  Divestiture of technology assets, including licensing and distribution rights, for certain software offerings to Open Text Corporation. See Note 18, “Divestitures”.

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Fair Value (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table presents HP’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	As of October 31, 2017								As of October 31, 2016
	Fair Value Measured Using								Fair Value Measured Using
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	In millions
Assets:
Cash Equivalents:
Corporate debt	$	—	$	1,390	$	—	$	1,390	$	—	$	2,092	$	—	$	2,092
Financial institution instruments	—		6		—		6		—		—		—		—
Government debt(1)	3,902		100		—		4,002		2,568		—		—		2,568
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Corporate debt	—		629		—		629		—		—		—		—
Financial institution instruments	—		78		—		78		—		2		—		2
Government debt(1)	—		442		—		442		—		—		—		—
Mutual funds	49		—		—		49		44		—		—		44
Marketable equity securities	6		6		—		12		5		4		—		9
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	—		—		—		—		—		48		—		48
Foreign currency contracts	—		110		10		120		—		266		11		277
Other derivatives	—		1		—		1		—		—		—		—
Total Assets	$	3,957	$	2,762	$	10	$	6,729	$	2,617	$	2,412	$	11	$	5,040
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	$	—	$	12	$	—	$	12	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Foreign currency contracts	—		358		2		360		—		94		1		95
Other derivatives	—		—		—		—		—		2		—		2
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	370	$	2	$	372	$	—	$	96	$	1	$	97

⁽¹⁾ Government debt includes instruments such as U.S. treasury notes, U.S agency securities and non-U.S. government bonds. Government debt Money market funds in active markets are included in Level 1.

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Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]

Schedule of Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments

Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments

	As of October 31, 2017									As of October 31, 2016
	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Gross Unrealized Loss			Fair Value		Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Gross Unrealized Loss		Fair Value
	In millions
Cash Equivalents:
Corporate debt	$	1,390	$	—	$	—		$	1,390	$	2,092	$	—	$	—	$	2,092
Financial institution instruments	6		—		—			6		—		—		—		—
Government debt	4,002		—		—			4,002		2,568		—		—		2,568
Total cash equivalents	5,398		—		—			5,398		4,660		—		—		4,660
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Corporate debt(1)	629		—		—			629		—		—		—		—
Financial institution instruments(1)	78		—		—			78		2		—		—		2
Government debt(1)	443		—		(1		)	442		—		—		—		—
Marketable equity securities	5		7		—			12		6		3		—		9
Mutual funds	39		10		—			49		35		9		—		44
Total available-for-sale investments	1,194		17		(1		)	1,210		43		12		—		55
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments	$	6,592	$	17	$	(1	)	$	6,608	$	4,703	$	12	$	—	$	4,715

⁽¹⁾  HP classifies its marketable debt securities as available-for-sale investments within Other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, including those with maturity dates beyond one year, based on their highly liquid nature and availability for use in current operations.

Schedule of Contractual Maturities of Investments in Available-for-sale Debt Securities

Contractual maturities of investments in available-for-sale debt securities were as follows:

	As of October 31, 2017
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	In millions
Due in one year or less	$	538	$	538
Due in one to five years	612		611
	$	1,150	$	1,149

Schedule of Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets

The gross notional and fair value of derivative instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets was as follows:

	As of October 31, 2017										As of October 31, 2016
	Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Other Non-Current Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Other Non-Current Liabilities		Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Other Non-Current Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Other Non-Current Liabilities
	In millions
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Fair value hedges:
Interest rate contracts	$	2,500	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	12	$	2,000	$	—	$	48	$	—	$	—
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	16,149		92		12		245		100		11,852		203		63		52		12
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	18,649		92		12		245		112		13,852		203		111		52		12
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency contracts	5,801		16		—		15		—		3,934		11		—		31		—
Other derivatives	123		1		—		—		—		150		—		—		2		—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	5,924		17		—		15		—		4,084		11		—		33		—
Total derivatives	$	24,573	$	109	$	12	$	260	$	112	$	17,936	$	214	$	111	$	85	$	12

Schedule of Offsetting Derivative Liabilities

As of October 31, 2017 and 2016, information related to the potential effect of HP’s master netting agreements and collateral security agreements was as follows:

	In the Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v)			(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset		Net Amount Presented		Gross Amounts Not Offset
							Derivatives		Financial Collateral			Net Amount
	In millions
As of October 31, 2017
Derivative assets	$	121	$	—	$	121	$	108	$	4	(1)	$	9
Derivative liabilities	$	372	$	—	$	372	$	108	$	219	(2)	$	45
As of October 31, 2016
Derivative assets	$	325	$	—	$	325	$	88	$	189	(1)	$	48
Derivative liabilities	$	97	$	—	$	97	$	88	$	2	(2)	$	7

⁽¹⁾  Represents the cash collateral posted by counterparties as of the respective reporting date for HP’s asset position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.

⁽²⁾  Represents the collateral posted by HP through re-use of counterparty cash collateral as of the respective reporting date for HP’s liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.

Schedule of Offsetting Derivative Assets

As of October 31, 2017 and 2016, information related to the potential effect of HP’s master netting agreements and collateral security agreements was as follows:

	In the Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v)			(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset		Net Amount Presented		Gross Amounts Not Offset
							Derivatives		Financial Collateral			Net Amount
	In millions
As of October 31, 2017
Derivative assets	$	121	$	—	$	121	$	108	$	4	(1)	$	9
Derivative liabilities	$	372	$	—	$	372	$	108	$	219	(2)	$	45
As of October 31, 2016
Derivative assets	$	325	$	—	$	325	$	88	$	189	(1)	$	48
Derivative liabilities	$	97	$	—	$	97	$	88	$	2	(2)	$	7

⁽¹⁾  Represents the cash collateral posted by counterparties as of the respective reporting date for HP’s asset position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.

⁽²⁾  Represents the collateral posted by HP through re-use of counterparty cash collateral as of the respective reporting date for HP’s liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.

Schedule of Pre-tax Effect of Derivative Instruments and Related Hedged Items

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments and related hedged items in a fair value hedging relationship for fiscal years ended October 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was as follows:

	(Loss) Gain Recognized in Income on Derivative Instruments and Related Hedged Items
Derivative Instrument	Location	2017			2016		2015			Hedged Item	Location	2017		2016			2015
		In millions										In millions
Interest rate contracts	Interest and other, net	$	(60	)	$	10	$	(12	)	Fixed-rate debt	Interest and other, net	$	60	$	(10	)	$	12

Schedule of Pre-tax Effect of Derivative Instruments in Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedging Relationships

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships for fiscal years ended October 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was as follows: 

(Loss) Gain Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)								(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)
	2017			2016		2015			2017			2016			2015
	In millions								In millions
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	$	(651	)	$	199	$	610	Net revenue	$	(156	)	$	20		$	995
								Cost of revenue	(35		)	(84		)	(156		)
								Other operating expenses	1			1			(3		)
								Interest and other, net	(9		)	—			(4		)
Continuing Operations	(651		)	199		610		Loss (earnings) from continuing operations	(199		)	(63		)	832
Discontinued Operations	—			—		481		Earnings from discontinued operations	—			—			480
Total	$	(651	)	$	199	$	1,091	Total	$	(199	)	$	(63	)	$	1,312
Net investment hedges:
Foreign currency contracts
Continuing Operations	$	—		$	—	$	—
Discontinued Operations	—			—		228
Total	$	—		$	—	$	228

Schedule of Pre-tax Effect of Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedging Instruments

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings for fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015 was as follows: 

	(Loss) Gain Recognized in Income on Derivatives
	Location	2017			2016			2015
		In millions
Foreign currency contracts	Interest and other, net	$	(32	)	$	(34	)	$	293
Other derivatives	Interest and other, net	3			(6		)	(1		)
Total		$	(29	)	$	(40	)	$	292

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Borrowings (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings

	As of October 31
	2017				2016
	Amount Outstanding		Weighted-Average Interest Rate		Amount Outstanding		Weighted-Average Interest Rate
	In millions				In millions
Commercial paper	$	943	1.8	%	$	—	—	%
Current portion of long-term debt	96		3.5	%	51		4.1	%
Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other	33		1.5	%	27		2.0	%
	$	1,072			$	78

Schedule of Long-Term Debt

	As of October 31
	2017			2016
	In millions
U.S. Dollar Global Notes(1)
2009 Shelf Registration Statement:
$1,350 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.827% in December 2010 at 3.75%, due December 2020	$	648		$	648
$1,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.799% in May 2011 at 4.3%, due June 2021	1,249			1,248
$1,000 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.816% in September 2011 at 4.375%, due September 2021	999			999
$1,500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.707% in December 2011 at 4.65%, due December 2021	1,498			1,498
$500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.771% in March 2012 at 4.05%, due September 2022	499			499
$1,200 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.863% in September 2011 at 6.0%, due September 2041	1,199			1,199
2012 Shelf Registration Statement:
$750 issued at par in January 2014 at three-month USD LIBOR plus 0.94%, due January 2019	102			102
$1,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.954% in January 2014 at 2.75%, due January 2019	300			300
	6,494			6,493
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.51%-8.49%, due in calendar years 2018-2025	360			244
Fair value adjustment related to hedged debt	8			72
Less: Unamortized debt issuance cost(2)	(19		)	(23		)
Less: current portion of long-term debt	(96		)	(51		)
Total long-term debt	$	6,747		$	6,735

⁽¹⁾  HP may redeem some or all of the fixed-rate U.S. Dollar Global Notes at any time in accordance with the terms thereof.    The U.S. Dollar Global Notes are senior unsecured debt.

⁽²⁾ Effective November 1, 2016, HP adopted ASU 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs”, which amended the presentation of debt issuance costs as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of debt liability.

Schedule of Aggregate Future Maturities of Long-term Debt at Face Value

As of October 31, 2017, aggregate future maturities of debt at face value (excluding unamortized debt issuance cost of $19 million and discounts on debt issuance of $6 million less fair value adjustment related to hedged debt of $8 million), including capital lease obligations were as follows:

Fiscal year	In millions
2018	$	1,072
2019	505
2020	77
2021	2,949
2022	2,014
Thereafter	1,219
Total	$	7,836

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Stockholders’ Deficit (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Taxes Related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Taxes related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of available-for-sale securities:
Tax (provision) benefit on unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	$	(1	)	$	(3	)	$	2
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges:
Tax benefit (provision) on unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	42			32			(294		)
Tax (benefit) provision benefit on losses (gains) reclassified into earnings	(16		)	(1		)	368
	26			31			74
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Tax (provision) benefit on gains (losses) arising during the period	(140		)	242			5
Tax provision on amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit	(21		)	(12		)	(18		)
Tax benefit (provision) on curtailments, settlements and other	72			(213		)	24
	(89		)	17			11
Tax provision on change in cumulative translation adjustment	—			—			(73		)
Tax (provision) benefit on other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(64	)	$	45		$	14

Changes and Reclassifications Related to Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Taxes

Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive income, net of taxes

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:
Change in unrealized components of available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	$	3		$	(2	)	$	(15	)
Change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges:
Unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	(609		)	231			797
Losses (gains) reclassified into earnings(1)	183			62			(944		)
	(426		)	293			(147		)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Gains (Losses) arising during the period	315			(517		)	(543		)
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit(2)	53			39			425
Curtailments, settlements and other	75			(30		)	139
	443			(508		)	21
Change in cumulative translation adjustment	—			—			(280		)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	$	20		$	(217	)	$	(421	)

⁽¹⁾  Reclassification of pre-tax losses (gains) on cash flow hedges into the Consolidated Statements of Earnings was as follows:  

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Net revenue	$	156		$	(20	)	$	(995	)
Cost of revenue	35			84			156
Other operating expenses	(1		)	(1		)	3
Interest and other, net	9			—			4
Loss (earnings) from continuing operations	199			63			(832		)
Earnings from discontinued operations	—			—			(480		)
Total	$	199		$	63		$	(1,312	)

⁽²⁾    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”.

Reclassification of Pre-tax (Gains) Losses on Cash Flow Hedges into the Consolidated Statements of Earnings

Reclassification of pre-tax losses (gains) on cash flow hedges into the Consolidated Statements of Earnings was as follows:  

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Net revenue	$	156		$	(20	)	$	(995	)
Cost of revenue	35			84			156
Other operating expenses	(1		)	(1		)	3
Interest and other, net	9			—			4
Loss (earnings) from continuing operations	199			63			(832		)
Earnings from discontinued operations	—			—			(480		)
Total	$	199		$	63		$	(1,312	)

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Taxes

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes as of October 31, 2017 and changes during fiscal year 2017 were as follows:

	Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities		Net unrealized gain (loss) on  cash flow  hedges			Unrealized components of defined benefit plans			Accumulated other comprehensive loss
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	9	$	186		$	(1,633	)	$	(1,438	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	3		(609		)	390			(216		)
Reclassifications of loss into earnings	—		183			53			236
Balance at end of period	$	12	$	(240	)	$	(1,190	)	$	(1,418	)

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Basic and Diluted Net Earnings Per Share Calculations

A reconciliation of the number of shares used for basic and diluted net EPS calculations is as follows:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017		2016			2015
	In millions, except per share amounts
Numerator:
Net earnings from continuing operations	$	2,526	$	2,666		$	3,718
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations	—		(170		)	836
Net earnings	$	2,526	$	2,496		$	4,554
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS	1,688		1,730			1,814
Dilutive effect of employee stock plans	14		13			22
Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS	1,702		1,743			1,836
Basic net earnings per share:
Continuing operations	$	1.50	$	1.54		$	2.05
Discontinued operations	—		(0.10		)	0.46
Basic net earnings per share	$	1.50	$	1.44		$	2.51
Diluted net earnings per share:
Continuing operations	$	1.48	$	1.53		$	2.02
Discontinued operations	—		(0.10		)	0.46
Diluted net earnings per share	$	1.48	$	1.43		$	2.48
Anti-dilutive weighted-average options(1)	1		13			23

⁽¹⁾  HP excludes stock options and restricted stock units where the assumed proceeds exceed the average market price from the calculation of diluted net EPS, because their effect would be anti-dilutive. The assumed proceeds of a stock option include the sum of its exercise price, and average unrecognized compensation cost. The assumed proceeds of a restricted stock unit represent unrecognized compensation cost.

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Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Guarantees and Product Warranties [Abstract]

Changes in Aggregate Product Warranty Liabilities

HP’s aggregate product warranty liabilities and changes were as follows:

	As of October 31
	2017			2016
	In millions
Balance at beginning of year	$	980		$	1,184
Accruals for warranties issued	925			966
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties (including changes in estimates)	(8		)	(23		)
Settlements made (in cash or in kind)	(999		)	(1,147		)
Balance at end of year	$	898		$	980

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Commitments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Future Minimum Annual Lease Commitments

As of October 31, 2017, future minimum operating lease commitments were as follows:

Fiscal year	In millions
2018	$	288
2019	213
2020	147
2021	99
2022	83
Thereafter	401
Less: Sublease rental income	(174		)
Total	$	1,057

Future Unconditional Purchase Obligations

As of October 31, 2017, unconditional purchase obligations were as follows:

Fiscal year	In millions
2018	$	728
2019	289
2020	116
2021	52
2022	21
Thereafter	2
Total	$	1,208

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Discontinued Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of Financial Results of Discontinued Operations

The following table presents the financial results of HP’s discontinued operations:

	For the fiscal years ended October 31
	2017			2016			2015
	In millions
Net revenue	$	—		$	—		$	51,892
Cost of revenue(1)	—			—			37,072
Expenses(2)	—			201			13,269
Interest and other, net(3)(4)	(47		)	(208		)	351
Earnings from discontinued operations before taxes	$	47		$	7		$	1,200
Provision for taxes(4)	(47		)	(177		)	(364		)
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations	$	—		$	(170	)	$	836

⁽¹⁾  Cost of products, cost of services and financing interest.

⁽²⁾  Expenses for fiscal year 2016 were primarily related to separation costs.

⁽³⁾  In fiscal year 2015, allocation of interest to Hewlett Packard Enterprise was based on using the average effective interest rate of the debt assumed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the debt repaid as part of the Separation. In fiscal year 2015, Interest and other, net also includes loss from the early extinguishment of debt in connection with the review of HP’s capital structure and the Separation.

⁽⁴⁾  In connection with the TMA, Interest and other, net for fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2016 includes changes in the tax indemnifications amounts of $47 million and $208 million, respectively. Provision for taxes for fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2016 includes the tax impact relating to the above described changes of $47 million and $201 million, respectively. For more information on tax indemnifications and the TMA, see Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings”.

The following table presents the significant non-cash items and capital expenditures of HP’s discontinued operations:

c	For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015
	In millions
Depreciation and amortization	$	3,657
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	$	3,020

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Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cash flows from operating activities	$ 3,677	$ 3,252	$ 7,026
Cash flows from investing activities	(1,717)	48	(5,534)
Debt issuance costs	$ 19	23
FASB amended guidance for share-based payments
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cash flows from operating activities		22	536
Cash flows from investing activities		22	$ 536
FASB amended for the presentation of debt issuance costs | Other non-current assets
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs		(23)
FASB amended for the presentation of debt issuance costs | Long-term debt
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs		$ 23

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Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Advertising (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Advertising cost	$ 544	$ 586	$ 635

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Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Concentrations of Risk (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Concentration Risk
Net income tax indemnification receivables	$ 1,700	$ 1,600
Accounts Receivable | Major Customers | Ten largest distributor
Concentration Risk
Concentration of credit risk (as a percent)	34.00%	34.00%
Accounts Receivable | Major Customers | Three largest outsourced manufacturer
Concentration Risk
Concentration of credit risk (as a percent)	70.00%	78.00%
Supplier receivables	$ 951	$ 774

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Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017
Buildings and improvements | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Estimated useful life for property, plant and equipment	5 years
Buildings and improvements | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Estimated useful life for property, plant and equipment	40 years
Machinery and equipment | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Estimated useful life for property, plant and equipment	3 years
Machinery and equipment | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Estimated useful life for property, plant and equipment	15 years

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Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Operating Results from Continuing Operations (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) segment	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments | segment	3
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	$ 52,056	$ 48,238	$ 51,463
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	3,519	3,549	3,920
Total Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	52,183	48,254	52,772
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	4,287	4,180	4,744
Eliminations and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	(127)	(16)	(1,309)
Personal Systems | Total Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	33,374	29,987	31,520
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	1,213	1,150	1,022
Printing | Total Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	18,801	18,260	21,232
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	3,161	3,128	3,765
Corporate Investments | Total Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	8	7	20
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$ (87)	$ (98)	$ (43)

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Segment Information - Reconciliation of Segment Operating Results to Consolidated Results (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Net revenue:
Net revenue	$ 52,056	$ 48,238	$ 51,463
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes:
Total segment earnings from operations	3,519	3,549	3,920
Stock-based compensation expense	(224)	(182)	(212)
Restructuring and other charges	(362)	(205)	(63)
Acquisition-related charges	(125)	(7)	(1)
Amortization of intangible assets	(1)	(16)	(102)
Defined benefit plan settlement (charges) credits	(5)	(179)	57
Interest and other, net	(243)	212	(388)
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes	3,276	3,761	3,532
Operating segments
Net revenue:
Net revenue	52,183	48,254	52,772
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes:
Total segment earnings from operations	4,287	4,180	4,744
Net revenue eliminations and other
Net revenue:
Net revenue	(127)	(16)	(1,309)
Corporate and unallocated costs and eliminations
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes:
Corporate and unallocated costs and eliminations	(51)	(42)	(503)
Reconciling items
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes:
Stock-based compensation expense	(224)	(182)	(212)
Restructuring and other charges	(362)	(205)	(63)
Acquisition-related charges	(125)	(7)	(1)
Amortization of intangible assets	(1)	(16)	(102)
Defined benefit plan settlement (charges) credits	$ (5)	$ (179)	$ 57

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Segment Information - Reconciliation of Segment Assets to Consolidated Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 32,913	$ 28,987
Total segments | Personal Systems
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	12,156	10,686
Total segments | Printing
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	10,548	9,959
Total segments | Corporate Investments
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	3	1
Corporate and unallocated assets
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 10,206	$ 8,341

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Segment Information - Schedule of Net Revenue by Geographical Areas (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Total net revenue	$ 52,056	$ 48,238	$ 51,463
United States
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Total net revenue	19,321	18,042	17,746
Other countries
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Total net revenue	$ 32,735	$ 30,196	$ 33,717

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Segment Information - Schedule of Net Property, Plant and Equipment by Geographical Areas (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net property, plant and equipment	$ 1,878	$ 1,736
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net property, plant and equipment	866	737
Singapore
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net property, plant and equipment	372	314
Other countries
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net property, plant and equipment	$ 640	$ 685

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Segment Information - Schedule of Net Revenue by Segment and Business Unit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenue	$ 52,056	$ 48,238	$ 51,463
Total segments
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenue	52,183	48,254	52,772
Total segments | Personal Systems
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenue	33,374	29,987	31,520
Total segments | Personal Systems | Notebooks
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenue	19,782	16,982	17,271
Total segments | Personal Systems | Desktops
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenue	10,298	9,956	10,941
Total segments | Personal Systems | Workstations
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenue	2,042	1,870	2,018
Total segments | Personal Systems | Other
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenue	1,252	1,179	1,290
Total segments | Printing
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenue	18,801	18,260	21,232
Total segments | Printing | Supplies
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenue	12,416	11,875	13,979
Total segments | Printing | Commercial Hardware
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenue	3,973	4,035	4,350
Total segments | Printing | Consumer Hardware
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenue	2,412	2,350	2,903
Total segments | Corporate Investments
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenue	8	7	20
Net revenue eliminations and other
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenue	$ (127)	$ (16)	$ (1,309)

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Restructuring and Other Charges - Summary of Restructuring Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2017
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued Balance, beginning of period	$ 58	$ 63	$ 225
Charges	227	175	63
Cash payments	(134)	(157)	(220)
Non-cash and other adjustments	(43)	(23)	(5)
Accrued Balance, end of period	108	58	63
Total costs incurred to date				$ 1,552
Accrued Balance	58	63	225	108
Other Accrued Liabilities
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued Balance, end of period	107
Accrued Balance	107			107
Other non-current liabilities
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued Balance, end of period	1
Accrued Balance	1			1
Fiscal 2017 Plan | Severance
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued Balance, beginning of period	24	0	0
Charges	117	24	0
Cash payments	(68)	0	0
Non-cash and other adjustments	3	0	0
Accrued Balance, end of period	76	24	0
Total costs incurred to date				141
Accrued Balance	24	0	0	76
Fiscal 2017 Plan | Severance | Other Accrued Liabilities
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued Balance, end of period	76
Accrued Balance	76			76
Fiscal 2017 Plan | Severance | Other non-current liabilities
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued Balance, end of period	0
Accrued Balance	0			0
Fiscal 2017 Plan | Infrastructure and other
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued Balance, beginning of period	0	0	0
Charges	94	0	0
Cash payments	(23)	0	0
Non-cash and other adjustments	(52)	0	0
Accrued Balance, end of period	19	0	0
Total costs incurred to date				94
Accrued Balance	0	0	0	19
Asset impairment charges	52
Fiscal 2017 Plan | Infrastructure and other | Other Accrued Liabilities
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued Balance, end of period	19
Accrued Balance	19			19
Fiscal 2017 Plan | Infrastructure and other | Other non-current liabilities
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued Balance, end of period	0
Accrued Balance	0			0
Fiscal 2015 Plan | Infrastructure and other
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued Balance, beginning of period	4	0	0
Charges	0	27	0
Cash payments	(2)	(4)	0
Non-cash and other adjustments	0	(19)	0
Accrued Balance, end of period	2	4	0
Total costs incurred to date				27
Accrued Balance	4	0	0	2
Fiscal 2015 Plan | Infrastructure and other | Other Accrued Liabilities
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued Balance, end of period	2
Accrued Balance	2			2
Fiscal 2015 Plan | Infrastructure and other | Other non-current liabilities
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued Balance, end of period	0
Accrued Balance	0			0
Fiscal 2015 Plan | Severance and PRP
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued Balance, beginning of period	21	39	0
Charges	15	117	39
Cash payments	(36)	(122)	0
Non-cash and other adjustments	6	(13)	0
Accrued Balance, end of period	6	21	39
Total costs incurred to date				171
Accrued Balance	21	39	0	6
Fiscal 2015 Plan | Severance and PRP | Other Accrued Liabilities
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued Balance, end of period	6
Accrued Balance	6			6
Fiscal 2015 Plan | Severance and PRP | Other non-current liabilities
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued Balance, end of period	0
Accrued Balance	0			0
Fiscal 2012 Plan | Infrastructure and other
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued Balance, beginning of period	2	3	7
Charges	0	0	1
Cash payments	0	(1)	(4)
Non-cash and other adjustments	0	0	(1)
Accrued Balance, end of period	2	2	3
Total costs incurred to date				44
Accrued Balance	2	3	7	2
Fiscal 2012 Plan | Infrastructure and other | Other Accrued Liabilities
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued Balance, end of period	1
Accrued Balance	1			1
Fiscal 2012 Plan | Infrastructure and other | Other non-current liabilities
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued Balance, end of period	1
Accrued Balance	1			1
Fiscal 2012 Plan | Severance and EER
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued Balance, beginning of period	7	21	218
Charges	1	7	23
Cash payments	(5)	(30)	(216)
Non-cash and other adjustments	0	9	(4)
Accrued Balance, end of period	3	7	21
Total costs incurred to date				1,075
Accrued Balance	7	$ 21	$ 218	3
Fiscal 2012 Plan | Severance and EER | Other Accrued Liabilities
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued Balance, end of period	3
Accrued Balance	3			3
Fiscal 2012 Plan | Severance and EER | Other non-current liabilities
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued Balance, end of period	0
Accrued Balance	$ 0			$ 0

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Restructuring and Other Charges - Fiscal 2017 Plan (Narrative) (Details) - Fiscal 2017 Plan	Oct. 10, 2016 USD ($) employee
Minimum
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected restructuring and other charges | $	$ 350,000,000
Expected number of positions to be eliminated | employee	3,000
Maximum
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected restructuring and other charges | $	$ 500,000,000
Expected number of positions to be eliminated | employee	4,000

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Restructuring and Other Charges - Fiscal 2015 Plan (Narrative) (Details) employee in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016 employee
Fiscal 2015 Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Number of employees exited	3

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Restructuring and Other Charges - Other charges (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Other restructuring costs	$ 135,000,000	$ 30,000,000	$ 0

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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan - Defined Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
DPSP
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 580	$ 606

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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan - Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Eligible age for HP Retirement Medical Savings Account Plan	45 years

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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan - Defined Contribution Plans (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Total defined contribution expense	$ 103	$ 100	$ 92
HP 401(k) Plan
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer matching contributions, as a percent	100.00%
Percentage of maximum matching contribution	4.00%

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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan - Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Amortization and deferrals:
Settlement loss (gain)	$ 5	$ 179	$ (57)
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Net benefit (credit) cost
Service cost	1	1	5
Interest cost	18	20	28
Expected return on plan assets	(26)	(33)	(39)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)	(17)	(12)	(11)
Prior service credit	(19)	(17)	(19)
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost	(43)	(41)	(36)
Curtailment gain	0	0	0
Settlement loss (gain)	0	0	0
Special termination benefits	0	(4)	(1)
Plan expense allocation	0	0	28
Total benefit (credit) cost from continuing operations	(43)	(37)	(7)
Summary of total benefit (credit) cost:
Continuing operations	(43)	(37)	(7)
Discontinued operations	0	0	(28)
Total benefit (credit) cost	(43)	(37)	(35)
United States | Defined Benefit Plans
Net benefit (credit) cost
Service cost	0	0	1
Interest cost	469	543	556
Expected return on plan assets	(677)	(732)	(849)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)	73	55	52
Prior service credit	0	0	0
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost	(135)	(134)	(240)
Curtailment gain	0	0	0
Settlement loss (gain)	3	180	(79)
Special termination benefits	0	0	0
Plan expense allocation	0	0	0
Total benefit (credit) cost from continuing operations	(132)	46	(319)
Summary of total benefit (credit) cost:
Continuing operations	(132)	46	(319)
Discontinued operations	0	0	236
Total benefit (credit) cost	(132)	46	(83)
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans
Net benefit (credit) cost
Service cost	48	47	208
Interest cost	18	20	289
Expected return on plan assets	(31)	(36)	(601)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)	40	28	213
Prior service credit	(3)	(3)	(15)
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost	72	56	94
Curtailment gain	0	(1)	0
Settlement loss (gain)	2	3	0
Special termination benefits	0	0	(7)
Plan expense allocation	0	0	25
Total benefit (credit) cost from continuing operations	74	58	126
Summary of total benefit (credit) cost:
Continuing operations	74	58	126
Discontinued operations	0	0	105
Total benefit (credit) cost	$ 74	$ 58	$ 231

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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan - Lump sum program (Narrative) (Details) plan_participant in Thousands, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) plan_participant	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan settlement (charges) credits		$ (5)	$ (179)	$ 57
Lump sum program
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of plan participants elected to receive lump sum payments | plan_participant			16
Lump sum payments to participants			$ 977	826
Defined benefit plan settlement (charges) credits	$ (177)			$ 79
Percentage of eligible participants who elected to receive benefits				50.00%
Net periodic benefit cost				$ 20

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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan - Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Calculate Total Periodic Benefit (Credit) Cost (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Discount rate	3.40%	3.60%	3.60%
Expected increase in compensation levels	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Expected long-term return on plan assets	7.30%	8.00%	9.00%
United States | Defined Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Discount rate	4.00%	4.40%	4.40%
Expected increase in compensation levels	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%
Expected long-term return on plan assets	6.90%	6.90%	7.20%
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Discount rate	1.60%	2.30%	3.00%
Expected increase in compensation levels	2.70%	2.50%	2.40%
Expected long-term return on plan assets	4.40%	5.60%	6.90%

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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan - Schedule of Funded Status of Defined Benefit and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Change in fair value of plan assets:
Fair value of assets — beginning of year	$ 390	$ 434
Actual return on plan assets	26	11
Employer contributions	9	18
Participant contributions	53	48
Benefits paid	(127)	(121)
Settlement	0	0
Currency impact	0	0
Transfers to Hewlett Packard Enterprise	0	0
Fair value of assets — end of year	351	390	$ 434
Change in benefits obligation
Projected benefit obligation — beginning of year	535	597
Acquisition/addition of plans	0	0
Service cost	1	1	5
Interest cost	18	20	28
Participant contributions	53	48
Actuarial loss (gain)	(17)	16
Benefits paid	(127)	(121)
Plan amendments	0	(30)
Curtailment	0	0
Settlement	0	0
Special termination benefits	0	4
Currency impact	0	0
Transfers to Hewlett Packard Enterprise	0	0
Projected benefit obligation — end of year	463	535	597
Funded status at end of year	(112)	(145)
Accumulated benefit obligation	0	0
United States | Defined Benefit Plans
Change in fair value of plan assets:
Fair value of assets — beginning of year	10,176	11,077
Actual return on plan assets	1,223	736
Employer contributions	33	32
Participant contributions	0	0
Benefits paid	(583)	(339)
Settlement	(11)	(1,330)
Currency impact	0	0
Transfers to Hewlett Packard Enterprise	0	0
Fair value of assets — end of year	10,838	10,176	11,077
Change in benefits obligation
Projected benefit obligation — beginning of year	12,144	12,709
Acquisition/addition of plans	0	0
Service cost	0	0	1
Interest cost	469	543	556
Participant contributions	0	0
Actuarial loss (gain)	247	561
Benefits paid	(583)	(339)
Plan amendments	0	0
Curtailment	0	0
Settlement	(11)	(1,330)
Special termination benefits	0	0
Currency impact	0	0
Transfers to Hewlett Packard Enterprise	0	0
Projected benefit obligation — end of year	12,266	12,144	12,709
Funded status at end of year	(1,428)	(1,968)
Accumulated benefit obligation	12,266	12,144
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans
Change in fair value of plan assets:
Fair value of assets — beginning of year	692	853
Actual return on plan assets	86	(14)
Employer contributions	27	20
Participant contributions	10	10
Benefits paid	(14)	(15)
Settlement	(6)	(9)
Currency impact	20	4
Transfers to Hewlett Packard Enterprise	0	(157)
Fair value of assets — end of year	815	692	853
Change in benefits obligation
Projected benefit obligation — beginning of year	1,120	1,082
Acquisition/addition of plans	0	(2)
Service cost	48	47	208
Interest cost	18	20	289
Participant contributions	10	10
Actuarial loss (gain)	(77)	120
Benefits paid	(14)	(15)
Plan amendments	(3)	0
Curtailment	0	(1)
Settlement	(6)	(9)
Special termination benefits	0	0
Currency impact	36	(4)
Transfers to Hewlett Packard Enterprise	0	(128)
Projected benefit obligation — end of year	1,132	1,120	$ 1,082
Funded status at end of year	(317)	(428)
Accumulated benefit obligation	$ 1,014	$ 1,013

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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan - Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Calculate Projected Benefit Obligations (Details)	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Discount rate	3.50%	3.40%
Expected increase in compensation levels	0.00%	0.00%
United States | Defined Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Discount rate	3.80%	4.00%
Expected increase in compensation levels	2.00%	2.00%
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Discount rate	2.00%	1.60%
Expected increase in compensation levels	2.40%	2.70%

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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan - Schedule of Net Amounts of Noncurrent Assets and Current and Noncurrent Liabilities for Defined Benefit and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Non-current assets	$ 7	$ 0
Current liabilities	(7)	(9)
Non-current liabilities	(112)	(136)
Funded status at end of year	(112)	(145)
United States | Defined Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
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Non-current liabilities	(1,395)	(1,935)
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Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan - Summary of Pre-Tax Net Actuarial Loss (Gain) and Prior Service Benefit Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for Defined Benefit and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (Details) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Net actuarial loss (gain)	$ (106)
Prior service benefit	(93)
Total recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(199)
United States | Defined Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Net actuarial loss (gain)	1,327
Prior service benefit	0
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Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Net actuarial loss (gain)	279
Prior service benefit	(20)
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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan - Summary of Net Actuarial Loss (Gain) and Prior Service Benefit Expected to be Amortized (Details) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Net actuarial loss (gain)	$ (17)
Prior service benefit	(18)
Total expected to be recognized in net periodic benefit cost (credit)	(35)
United States | Defined Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Net actuarial loss (gain)	59
Prior service benefit	0
Total expected to be recognized in net periodic benefit cost (credit)	59
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Net actuarial loss (gain)	27
Prior service benefit	(5)
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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan - Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans with Projected Benefit Obligations Exceeding Fair Value of Plan Assets (Details) - Defined Benefit Plans - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
United States
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Aggregate fair value of plan assets	$ 10,838	$ 10,176
Aggregate projected benefit obligation	12,266	12,144
Non-U.S.
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Aggregate fair value of plan assets	750	626
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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan - Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations Exceeding Fair Value of Plan Assets (Details) - Defined Benefit Plans - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
United States
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
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Aggregate accumulated benefit obligation	12,266	12,144
Non-U.S.
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Aggregate fair value of plan assets	554	619
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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan - Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets by Asset Category (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 351	$ 390	$ 434
Net plan assets subject to leveling	110	116
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	1
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Corporate
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	25	26
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Government
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	41	42
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Real Estate Funds
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Insurance Group Annuity Contracts
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Common Collective Trusts 103-12s
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Investments using NAV as a Practical Expedient	39	51
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Registered Investment Companies
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	54	54
Investments using NAV as a Practical Expedient	4	4
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Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2	5
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Other
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	(12)	(12)
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Alternative Investments
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Investments using NAV as a Practical Expedient	198	219
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Common Contractual Funds
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Investments using NAV as a Practical Expedient	0	0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Net plan assets subject to leveling	42	42
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Corporate
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Government
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Real Estate Funds
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Insurance Group Annuity Contracts
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Common Collective Trusts 103-12s
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Registered Investment Companies
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	54	54
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Cash and Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Other
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	(12)	(12)
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 2
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Net plan assets subject to leveling	68	74
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	1
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Corporate
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	25	26
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Government
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	41	42
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Real Estate Funds
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Insurance Group Annuity Contracts
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Common Collective Trusts 103-12s
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Registered Investment Companies
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Cash and Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2	5
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Other
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 3
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Net plan assets subject to leveling	0	0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Corporate
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Government
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Real Estate Funds
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Insurance Group Annuity Contracts
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Common Collective Trusts 103-12s
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Registered Investment Companies
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Cash and Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Other
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
United States | Defined Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	10,838	10,176	11,077
Net plan assets subject to leveling	8,534	6,573
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	3,214	1,775
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Corporate
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	3,379	3,132
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Government
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2,513	1,782
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Real Estate Funds
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Insurance Group Annuity Contracts
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Common Collective Trusts 103-12s
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Investments using NAV as a Practical Expedient	732	639
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Registered Investment Companies
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	89	20
Investments using NAV as a Practical Expedient	115	103
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Cash and Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	72	56
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Other
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	(733)	(192)
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Alternative Investments
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Investments using NAV as a Practical Expedient	1,444	1,027
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Common Contractual Funds
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Investments using NAV as a Practical Expedient	13	1,834
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Net plan assets subject to leveling	3,099	1,571
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	3,174	1,716
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Corporate
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Government
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Real Estate Funds
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Insurance Group Annuity Contracts
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Common Collective Trusts 103-12s
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Registered Investment Companies
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	89	20
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Cash and Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	8	4
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Other
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	(172)	(169)
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Net plan assets subject to leveling	5,435	5,002
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	40	59
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Corporate
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	3,379	3,132
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Government
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2,513	1,782
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Real Estate Funds
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Insurance Group Annuity Contracts
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Common Collective Trusts 103-12s
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Registered Investment Companies
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Cash and Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	64	52
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Other
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	(561)	(23)
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Net plan assets subject to leveling	0	0
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Corporate
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Government
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Real Estate Funds
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Insurance Group Annuity Contracts
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		0
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Common Collective Trusts 103-12s
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		0
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Registered Investment Companies
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Cash and Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Other
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	815	692	$ 853
Net plan assets subject to leveling	481	408
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	130	121
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Corporate
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	152	125
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Government
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	84	63
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Real Estate Funds
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	53	44
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Insurance Group Annuity Contracts
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	7	7
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Common Collective Trusts 103-12s
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	7	7
Investments using NAV as a Practical Expedient	0	0
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Registered Investment Companies
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Investments using NAV as a Practical Expedient	35	30
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Cash and Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	33	18
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Other
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	15	23
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Alternative Investments
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Investments using NAV as a Practical Expedient	13	13
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Common Contractual Funds
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Investments using NAV as a Practical Expedient	286	241
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Net plan assets subject to leveling	164	132
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	124	106
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Corporate
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Government
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Real Estate Funds
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	2	1
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Insurance Group Annuity Contracts
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Common Collective Trusts 103-12s
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Registered Investment Companies
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Cash and Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	33	18
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 1 | Other
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	5	7
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Net plan assets subject to leveling	316	275
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	6	15
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Corporate
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	152	125
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Government
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	84	63
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Real Estate Funds
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	51	43
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Insurance Group Annuity Contracts
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	7	6
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Common Collective Trusts 103-12s
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	7	7
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Registered Investment Companies
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Cash and Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 2 | Other
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	9	16
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Net plan assets subject to leveling	1	1
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Corporate
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Government
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Real Estate Funds
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Insurance Group Annuity Contracts
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	1
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Common Collective Trusts 103-12s
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Registered Investment Companies
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Cash and Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Level 3 | Other
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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan - Schedule of Weighted-Average Target Asset Allocations Across Benefit Plans (Details)	Oct. 31, 2017
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Total	100.00%
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Equity-related investments
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Total	69.20%
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Debt securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Total	18.80%
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Real estate
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Total	2.00%
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Total	10.00%
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans | Other
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Total	0.00%
United States | Defined Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Total	100.00%
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Equity-related investments
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Total	40.20%
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Debt securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Total	59.80%
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Real estate
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Total	0.00%
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Total	0.00%
United States | Defined Benefit Plans | Other
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Total	0.00%
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Total	100.00%
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Equity-related investments
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Total	40.60%
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Debt securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Total	39.30%
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Real estate
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Total	6.30%
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Total	3.80%
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans | Other
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Total	10.00%

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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan - Future Contributions and Funding Policy (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plans | Nonqualified plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Employer contributions	$ 33
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Employer contributions	7
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Employer contributions	$ 24

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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan - Schedule of Estimated Future Benefits Payments for Retirement and Post-Retirement Plans (Details) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Fiscal year
2018	$ 54
2019	45
2020	41
2021	38
2022	35
Next five fiscal years to October 31, 2027	162
United States | Defined Benefit Plans
Fiscal year
2018	823
2019	664
2020	676
2021	695
2022	720
Next five fiscal years to October 31, 2027	3,690
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans
Fiscal year
2018	28
2019	30
2020	27
2021	30
2022	33
Next five fiscal years to October 31, 2027	$ 210

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Stock-Based Compensation - Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation Expense and the Resulting Tax Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 224	$ 182	$ 212
Income tax benefit	(71)	(63)	(62)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$ 153	$ 119	$ 150

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Stock-Based Compensation - Stock-Based Compensation Expense and Related Income Tax Benefits for Continuing Operations (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Pre-tax stock-based compensation expense due to adjustments	$ 224	$ 182	$ 709
Stock-based compensation expense due to acceleration			23
2011 ESPP and Stock Option Exercises
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Cash received from option exercises and purchases	118	48	206
Benefit realized for tax deduction from option exercises	$ 15	9	$ 30
Spinoff | Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Pre-tax stock-based compensation expense due to adjustments		$ 2

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Stock-Based Compensation - Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans (Narrative) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017
Cash-settled awards and restricted stock awards | Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	1 year
Cash-settled awards and restricted stock awards | Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Stock Options | Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Stock Options | Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	4 years

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Stock-Based Compensation - Weighted-Average Fair Value and Assumptions Used to Measure Fair Value of Restricted Stock Units (Details) - Restricted Stock Units - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted-average fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 20	$ 13	$ 47
Expected volatility (as a percent)	30.50%	32.50%	33.60%
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)	1.40%	1.20%	1.00%
Expected performance period	2 years 10 months 24 days	2 years 10 months 24 days	2 years 10 months 24 days

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Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Restricted Stock Units Activity (Details) - Restricted Stock Units - $ / shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Shares
Outstanding at beginning of year (in shares)	28,710	29,717	40,808
Granted (in shares)	15,858	29,286	26,991
Vested (in shares)	(11,915)	(4,161)	(34,177)
Awards cancelled due to Separation (in shares)	0	(23,926)	0
Forfeited (in shares)	(831)	(2,206)	(3,905)
Outstanding at end of year (in shares)	31,822	28,710	29,717
Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Outstanding at beginning of year (in dollars per share)	$ 13	$ 32	$ 24
Granted (in dollars per share)	16	10	35
Vested (in dollars per share)	14	13	26
Awards cancelled due to Separation (in dollars per share)	0	32	0
Forfeited (in dollars per share)	14	14	29
Outstanding at end of year (in dollars per share)	$ 14	$ 13	$ 32

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Stock-Based Compensation - Restricted Stock Units (Narrative) (Details) - Restricted Stock Units - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares assumed through acquisition (in shares)			8
Weighted- average grant date fair value of shares assumed (in dollars per share)			$ 33
Total grant date fair value of restricted stock awards vested	$ 162	$ 54	$ 889
Unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock awards	$ 205
Remaining weighted-average vesting period	1 year 3 months 18 days

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Stock-Based Compensation - Weighted-Average Fair Value and Assumptions Used to Measure Fair Value of Stock Options (Details) - Stock Options - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted-average fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 4	$ 4	$ 8
Expected volatility (as a percent)	28.00%	36.20%	26.80%
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)	1.90%	1.80%	1.70%
Expected dividend yield (percent)	2.80%	3.50%	1.80%
Expected performance period	5 years 6 months	6 years	5 years 10 months 24 days

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Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Stock Options Activity (Details) - Stock Options - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Shares
Outstanding at beginning of year (in shares)	28,218	36,278	57,853
Granted and assumed through acquisition (in shares)	104	25,425	9,086
Exercised (in shares)	(9,407)	(4,714)	(12,845)
Awards cancelled due to Separation (in dollars per share)	0	(26,252)	0
Forfeited/cancelled/expired (in shares)	(848)	(2,519)	(17,816)
Outstanding at end of year (in shares)	18,067	28,218	36,278
Vested and expected to vest (in shares)	17,692	26,850	34,973
Exercisable (in shares)	10,898	15,418	25,630
Weighted- Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 12	$ 26	$ 27
Granted and assumed through acquisition (in dollars per share)	19	6	36
Exercised (in dollars per share)	11	8	19
Awards cancelled due to Separation (in shares)	0	26	0
Forfeited/cancelled/expired (in dollars per share)	17	17	40
Outstanding at end of period (in dollars per share)	13	12	26
Vested and expected to vest at end of period (in dollars per share)	13	12	26
Exercisable at end of period (in dollars per share)	$ 12	$ 11	$ 24
Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term
Outstanding at end of year	4 years 2 months 12 days	5 years	5 years 1 month 6 days
Vested and expected to vest	4 years 1 month 6 days	4 years 10 months 24 days	5 years
Exercisable	3 years 1 month 6 days	3 years 8 months 12 days	4 years 4 months 24 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at end of year	$ 152	$ 73	$ 153
Vested and expected to vest	149	71	152
Exercisable	$ 102	$ 62	$ 146

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Stock-Based Compensation - Stock Options (Narrative) (Details) - Stock Options - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Intrinsic value of options exercised	$ 77.0	$ 26.0	$ 214.0
Total grant date fair value of options vested	19.0	$ 11.0	$ 131.0
Unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense related to stock options	$ 5.7
Remaining weighted-average vesting period	9 months 18 days

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Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Significant Ranges of Outstanding and Exercisable Stock Options (Details) - Stock Options shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017 $ / shares shares
Options Outstanding
Shares Outstanding | shares	18,067
Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	4 years 2 months 12 days
Weighted- Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 13
Options Exercisable
Shares Exercisable | shares	10,898
Weighted- Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 12
$0-$9.99
Range of Exercise Prices
Lower range limit (in dollars per share)	0
Upper range limit (in dollars per share)	$ 9.99
Options Outstanding
Shares Outstanding | shares	1,226
Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	2 years 4 months 24 days
Weighted- Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 7
Options Exercisable
Shares Exercisable | shares	1,226
Weighted- Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 7
$10-$19.99
Range of Exercise Prices
Lower range limit (in dollars per share)	10
Upper range limit (in dollars per share)	$ 19.99
Options Outstanding
Shares Outstanding | shares	16,634
Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	4 years 3 months 18 days
Weighted- Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 14
Options Exercisable
Shares Exercisable | shares	9,465
Weighted- Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 13
$20-$29.99
Range of Exercise Prices
Lower range limit (in dollars per share)	20
Upper range limit (in dollars per share)	$ 29.99
Options Outstanding
Shares Outstanding | shares	207
Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	1 year
Weighted- Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 23
Options Exercisable
Shares Exercisable | shares	207
Weighted- Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 23

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Stock-Based Compensation - Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$ 153,000,000	$ 119,000,000	$ 150,000,000
2011 ESPP and Stock Option Exercises
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum employee contribution limit (as a percent)	10.00%
Stock purchase price (as a percent)	95.00%
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$ 0

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Stock-Based Compensation - Schedule of Shares Available for Future Grant and Shares Reserved for Future Issuance (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Shares available for future grant	419,071	453,865	215,949
Shares reserved for future issuance	468,531	510,176	276,481

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Taxes on Earnings - Schedule of Domestic and Foreign Components of Earnings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Domestic and foreign components of earnings (loss) before taxes
U.S.	$ (14)	$ 468	$ 216
Non-U.S.	3,290	3,293	3,316
Earnings from continuing operations before taxes	$ 3,276	$ 3,761	$ 3,532

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Taxes on Earnings - Schedule of (Benefit from) Provision for Taxes on Earnings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
U.S. federal taxes:
Current	$ 189	$ 439	$ (2,206)
Deferred	197	470	1,069
Non-U.S. taxes:
Current	302	288	431
Deferred	4	(123)	76
State taxes:
Current	20	(35)	362
Deferred	38	56	82
Provision for (benefit from) taxes	$ 750	$ 1,095	$ (186)

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Taxes on Earnings - Schedule of Differences Between U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate and HP's Effective Tax Rate (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Abstract]
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate from continuing operations	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State income taxes from continuing operations, net of federal tax benefit	1.40%	1.10%	(6.10%)
Lower rates in other jurisdictions, net	(13.20%)	(9.30%)	(1.20%)
Research and development (“R&D”) credit	(0.50%)	(2.40%)	(0.20%)
Valuation allowances	(1.90%)	(1.20%)	(48.00%)
Uncertain tax positions	0.40%	11.70%	11.10%
Indemnification related items	(0.30%)	(4.10%)	0.00%
Other, net	2.00%	(1.70%)	4.10%
Effective tax rate	22.90%	29.10%	(5.30%)

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Taxes on Earnings - Provision for Taxes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Provision For Taxes [Line Items]
Net income tax charges (benefits)	$ (72)	$ 301	$ (1,200)
Net tax charges (benefits) on restructuring and pension related costs	84	62	(33)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Acquisition Charges, Amount	45
Other tax benefit	13	70
Tax charges (benefits) related to state tax impacts or state rate changes	(22)		70
Income tax benefit for adjustments associated to uncertain tax positions	49	525
Net tax benefits related to the release of foreign valuation allowances		52
Retroactive research and development credit		41
Tax charges related to uncertain tax positions on pension transfers			449
Tax charge (benefit) related to other items			6
Excess tax benefits on stock options, restricted stock and performance share units,	19
Income tax benefits, reduced rates for subsidiaries in certain countries	$ 471	$ 341	$ 322
Income tax benefits, reduced rates for subsidiaries in certain countries (in dollars per share)	$ 0.28	$ 0.20	$ 0.18
U.S. Federal
Provision For Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax benefit related to provision to return adjustments	$ 12
Tax benefits due to release of valuation allowances			$ 1,700
State
Provision For Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax benefit related to provision to return adjustments	$ (11)

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Taxes on Earnings - Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns
Balance at beginning of year	$ 10,858	$ 6,546	$ 1,545
Increases:
For current year’s tax positions	52	468	2,102
For prior years’ tax positions	85	4,004	5,208
Decreases:
For prior years’ tax positions	(181)	(62)	(2,063)
Statute of limitations expirations	(1)	0	(46)
Settlements with taxing authorities	(5)	(98)	(200)
Balance at end of year	$ 10,808	$ 10,858	$ 6,546

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Taxes on Earnings - Uncertain Tax Positions (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) country	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Unrecognized tax benefits	$ 10,808	$ 10,858	$ 6,546	$ 1,545
Unrecognized tax benefits that would affect effective tax rate if realized	3,900	$ 3,900
Accrued income tax for interest and penalties	$ 257
Likelihood of no resolution period	12 months
Conclusion of federal, foreign and state tax issues, period	12 months
Reasonably possible decrease in existing unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months	$ 2,700
Number of other countries in which HP is subject to income taxes | country	58
Income tax examination, reduction in tax benefits	$ 377
Undistributed earnings from non-U.S. operations	$ 21,700

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Taxes on Earnings - Schedule of Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred Tax Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Deferred Tax Assets
Loss and credit carryforwards	$ 9,914	$ 8,725
Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries	0	0
Inventory valuation	7	0
Intercompany transactions—excluding inventory	1,901	2,560
Fixed assets	256	274
Warranty	219	248
Employee and retiree benefits	519	592
Accounts receivable allowance	103	117
Intangible assets	16	23
Restructuring and other	13	17
Deferred revenue	231	206
Other	372	399
Gross deferred tax assets	13,551	13,161
Valuation allowances	(8,807)	(8,520)	$ (7,114)	$ (8,231)
Net deferred tax assets	4,744	4,641
Deferred Tax Liabilities
Loss and credit carryforwards	0	0
Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries	(5,554)	(5,179)
Inventory valuation	(34)	(12)
Intercompany transactions—excluding inventory	0	0
Fixed assets	(8)	0
Warranty	0	0
Employee and retiree benefits	(3)	0
Accounts receivable allowance	0	0
Intangible assets	(209)	(213)
Restructuring and other	0	0
Deferred revenue	0	0
Other	(4)	(99)
Gross deferred tax liabilities	$ (5,812)	$ (5,503)

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Taxes on Earnings - Schedule of Current and Long-term Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-term deferred tax assets	$ 342	$ 254
Long-term deferred tax liabilities	(1,410)	(1,116)
Total	$ (1,068)	$ (862)

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Taxes on Earnings - Deferred Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Advance royalty proceeds received from multi-year intercompany licensing arrangements	$ 26,000,000	$ 1,200,000,000	$ 3,800,000,000
Recognition of net long term deferred tax assets	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Royalty recognition term	12 months	18 months	5 years
Deferred Income Taxes [Line Items]
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	$ 8,807,000,000	$ 8,520,000,000	$ 7,114,000,000	$ 8,231,000,000
Capital loss carryforwards
Deferred Income Taxes [Line Items]
Capital loss carryforwards	8,000,000
Charitable contributions
Deferred Income Taxes [Line Items]
Capital loss carryforwards	30,000,000
Federal
Deferred Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	678,000,000
State
Deferred Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	2,500,000,000
State | Operating loss carryforwards
Deferred Income Taxes [Line Items]
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	93,000,000
Foreign
Deferred Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	28,100,000,000
Foreign | Operating loss carryforwards
Deferred Income Taxes [Line Items]
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	$ 8,500,000,000

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Taxes on Earnings - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets for Various Tax Credit Carryforwards (Details) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Carryforward
U.S. foreign tax credits	$ 1,050
U.S. R&D and other credits	920
Tax credits in state and foreign jurisdictions	288
Balance at end of year	2,258
Valuation Allowance
Balance at end of year	(115)
U.S. foreign tax credits
Valuation Allowance
Balance at end of year	0
U.S. R&D and other credits
Valuation Allowance
Balance at end of year	0
Tax credits in state and foreign jurisdictions
Valuation Allowance
Balance at end of year	$ (115)

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Taxes on Earnings - Schedule of Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance and Changes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves
Balance at beginning of year	$ 8,520	$ 7,114	$ 8,231
Income tax expense (benefit)	297	1,421	(2,183)
Other comprehensive income, currency translation and charges to other accounts	(10)	(15)	1,066
Balance at end of year	$ 8,807	$ 8,520	$ 7,114

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Taxes on Earnings - Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	$ 8,807	$ 8,520	$ 7,114	$ 8,231
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowances	300	1,400	(1,100)
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	$ 8,800	$ 8,500	$ 7,100

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Taxes on Earnings - Tax Matters Agreement and Other Income Tax Matters (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Billions	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Income Statement, Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures
Net income tax indemnification receivables	$ 1.7	$ 1.6

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Supplementary Financial Information - Accounts Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Accounts Receivable, Net
Accounts receivable				$ 4,515	$ 4,221
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ (107)	$ (80)	$ (106)	(101)	(107)
Accounts receivable, net				$ 4,414	$ 4,114
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable
Balance at beginning of year	107	80	106
Provision for doubtful accounts	30	65	19
Deductions, net of recoveries	(36)	(38)	(45)
Balance at end of year	$ 101	$ 107	$ 80

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Supplementary Financial Information - Trade Receivables Sold and Cash Received (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Receivables Sold but Not Collected from Third Party
Balance at beginning of year	$ 149	$ 93	$ 271
Trade receivables sold	9,553	8,222	6,512
Cash receipts	(9,562)	(8,160)	(6,671)
Foreign currency and other	7	(6)	(19)
Balance at end of year	$ 147	$ 149	$ 93

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Supplementary Financial Information - Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Finished goods	$ 3,857	$ 3,103
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies	1,929	1,381
Inventory	$ 5,786	$ 4,484

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Supplementary Financial Information - Other Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Value-added taxes receivable	$ 857	$ 795
Available-for-sale investments	1,149	0
Supplier and other receivables	1,891	1,700
Prepaid and other current assets	1,224	1,087
Other current assets, total	$ 5,121	$ 3,582

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Supplementary Financial Information - Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 5,958	$ 6,084
Accumulated depreciation	(4,080)	(4,348)
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,878	1,736
Depreciation expense	353	316	$ 302
Land, buildings and leasehold improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	2,082	2,421
Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 3,876	$ 3,663

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Supplementary Financial Information - Other Non-Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Tax indemnifications receivable	$ 1,695	$ 1,591
Deferred tax assets	342	254
Other	1,058	1,316
Other non-current assets, total	3,095	3,161
Available-for-sale investments	$ 61	$ 55

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Supplementary Financial Information - Other Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Other accrued taxes	$ 895	$ 755
Warranty	660	729
Sales and marketing programs	2,441	2,312
Other	1,945	1,922
Other Accrued Liabilities, total	$ 5,941	$ 5,718

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Supplementary Financial Information - Other Non-Current Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Pension, post-retirement, and post-employment liabilities	$ 1,999	$ 2,705
Deferred tax liability	1,410	1,116
Tax liability	2,005	1,910
Deferred revenue	921	865
Other	827	737
Other Liabilities, total	$ 7,162	$ 7,333

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Supplementary Financial Information - Interest and other, net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Interest expense on borrowings	$ (309)	$ (273)	$ (167)
Tax indemnifications	47	472	0
Foreign exchange loss	(70)	(76)	(304)
Other, net	89	89	83
Interest and other, net	$ (243)	$ 212	$ (388)

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Goodwill (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Goodwill
Balance at beginning of period	$ 5,622,000,000	$ 5,680,000,000
Acquisitions	0	5,000,000
Dispositions	0	(63,000,000)
Balance at end of period	5,622,000,000	5,622,000,000
Impairment loss	0	0
Personal Systems
Goodwill
Balance at beginning of period	2,593,000,000	2,588,000,000
Acquisitions	0	5,000,000
Dispositions	0	0
Balance at end of period	2,593,000,000	2,593,000,000
Printing
Goodwill
Balance at beginning of period	3,029,000,000	3,092,000,000
Acquisitions	0	0
Dispositions	0	(63,000,000)
Balance at end of period	3,029,000,000	3,029,000,000
Corporate Investments
Goodwill
Accumulated impairment losses	$ 800,000,000	$ 800,000,000	$ 800,000,000

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Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	$ 5,398	$ 4,660
Derivative Instruments	121	325
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	372	97
Fair value, short- and long-term debt	8,100	7,100
Carrying value, short- and long-term debt	7,800	6,800
Fair value measured on a recurring basis
Assets:
Total Assets	6,729	5,040
Liabilities:
Total Liabilities	372	97
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Corporate Debt
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	1,390	2,092
Available-for-Sale Investments	629	0
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Financial institution instruments
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	6	0
Available-for-Sale Investments	78	2
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Government debt
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	4,002	2,568
Available-for-Sale Investments	442	0
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Mutual funds
Assets:
Available-for-Sale Investments	49	44
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Marketable equity securities
Assets:
Available-for-Sale Investments	12	9
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Interest rate contracts
Assets:
Derivative Instruments	0	48
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	12	0
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Foreign currency contracts
Assets:
Derivative Instruments	120	277
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	360	95
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Other derivatives
Assets:
Derivative Instruments	1	0
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	0	2
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1
Assets:
Total Assets	3,957	2,617
Liabilities:
Total Liabilities	0	0
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Corporate Debt
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	0	0
Available-for-Sale Investments	0	0
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Financial institution instruments
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	0	0
Available-for-Sale Investments	0	0
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Government debt
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	3,902	2,568
Available-for-Sale Investments	0	0
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Mutual funds
Assets:
Available-for-Sale Investments	49	44
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Marketable equity securities
Assets:
Available-for-Sale Investments	6	5
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Interest rate contracts
Assets:
Derivative Instruments	0	0
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	0	0
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Foreign currency contracts
Assets:
Derivative Instruments	0	0
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	0	0
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Other derivatives
Assets:
Derivative Instruments	0	0
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	0	0
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2
Assets:
Total Assets	2,762	2,412
Liabilities:
Total Liabilities	370	96
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Corporate Debt
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	1,390	2,092
Available-for-Sale Investments	629	0
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Financial institution instruments
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	6	0
Available-for-Sale Investments	78	2
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Government debt
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	100	0
Available-for-Sale Investments	442	0
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Mutual funds
Assets:
Available-for-Sale Investments	0	0
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Marketable equity securities
Assets:
Available-for-Sale Investments	6	4
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Interest rate contracts
Assets:
Derivative Instruments	0	48
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	12	0
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Foreign currency contracts
Assets:
Derivative Instruments	110	266
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	358	94
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Other derivatives
Assets:
Derivative Instruments	1	0
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	0	2
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3
Assets:
Total Assets	10	11
Liabilities:
Total Liabilities	2	1
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 | Corporate Debt
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	0	0
Available-for-Sale Investments	0	0
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 | Financial institution instruments
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	0	0
Available-for-Sale Investments	0	0
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 | Government debt
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	0	0
Available-for-Sale Investments	0	0
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 | Mutual funds
Assets:
Available-for-Sale Investments	0	0
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 | Marketable equity securities
Assets:
Available-for-Sale Investments	0	0
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 | Interest rate contracts
Assets:
Derivative Instruments	0	0
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	0	0
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 | Foreign currency contracts
Assets:
Derivative Instruments	10	11
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	2	1
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 | Other derivatives
Assets:
Derivative Instruments	0	0
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	$ 0	$ 0

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Financial Instruments - Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Cash Equivalents:
Cost	$ 5,398	$ 4,660
Fair Value	5,398	4,660
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Cost	1,194	43
Gross Unrealized Gain	17	12
Gross Unrealized Loss	(1)	0
Fair Value	1,210	55
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments, Cost	6,592	4,703
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments, Fair Value	6,608	4,715
Corporate Debt
Cash Equivalents:
Cost	1,390	2,092
Fair Value	1,390	2,092
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Cost	629	0
Gross Unrealized Gain	0	0
Gross Unrealized Loss	0	0
Fair Value	629	0
Financial institution instruments
Cash Equivalents:
Cost	6	0
Fair Value	6	0
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Cost	78	2
Gross Unrealized Gain	0	0
Gross Unrealized Loss	0	0
Fair Value	78	2
Government debt
Cash Equivalents:
Cost	4,002	2,568
Fair Value	4,002	2,568
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Cost	443	0
Gross Unrealized Gain	0	0
Gross Unrealized Loss	(1)	0
Fair Value	442	0
Marketable equity securities
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Cost	5	6
Gross Unrealized Gain	7	3
Gross Unrealized Loss	0	0
Fair Value	12	9
Mutual funds
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Cost	39	35
Gross Unrealized Gain	10	9
Gross Unrealized Loss	0	0
Fair Value	$ 49	$ 44

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Financial Instruments - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]
Interest income	$ 66,000,000	$ 24,000,000	$ 75,000,000
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Collateralized arrangements in net liability position	$ 258,000,000	$ 2,000,000
Period to collateralize	2 days	2 days
Portion of the hedging instruments gain or loss excluded from the assessment of effectiveness for fair value, cash flow or net investment hedges	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Cash flow hedges
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Maturity period of foreign currency cash flow hedges	12 months
Gain expected to be reclassified from Accumulated OCI into earnings in next 12 months	$ 159,000,000
Cash flow hedges | Minimum
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Duration of lease term for which lease-related forward contracts and intercompany lease loan forward contracts can be extended	2 years
Cash flow hedges | Maximum
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Duration of lease term for which lease-related forward contracts and intercompany lease loan forward contracts can be extended	5 years
Other Non-Current Assets | Equity securities in privately held companies
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Carrying value of equity securities in privately-held companies	$ 37,000,000	$ 16,000,000

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Financial Instruments - Contractual Maturities of Investments (Details) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Amortized Cost
Due in one year or less	$ 538
Due in one to five years	612
Total	1,150
Fair Value
Due in one year or less	538
Due in one to five years	611
Total	$ 1,149

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Financial Instruments - Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Outstanding Gross Notional	$ 24,573	$ 17,936
Total Assets	121	325
Total Liabilities	372	97
Other Current Assets
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Assets	109	214
Other Non-Current Assets
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Assets	12	111
Other Accrued Liabilities
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Liabilities	260	85
Other Non-Current Liabilities
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Liabilities	112	12
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Outstanding Gross Notional	18,649	13,852
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Other Current Assets
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Assets	92	203
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Other Non-Current Assets
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Assets	12	111
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Other Accrued Liabilities
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Liabilities	245	52
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Other Non-Current Liabilities
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Liabilities	112	12
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts | Fair value hedges
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Outstanding Gross Notional	2,500	2,000
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts | Other Current Assets | Fair value hedges
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Assets	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts | Other Non-Current Assets | Fair value hedges
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Assets	0	48
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts | Other Accrued Liabilities | Fair value hedges
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Liabilities	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts | Other Non-Current Liabilities | Fair value hedges
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Liabilities	12	0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Cash flow hedges
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Outstanding Gross Notional	16,149	11,852
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Other Current Assets | Cash flow hedges
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Assets	92	203
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Other Non-Current Assets | Cash flow hedges
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Assets	12	63
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Other Accrued Liabilities | Cash flow hedges
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Liabilities	245	52
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Other Non-Current Liabilities | Cash flow hedges
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Liabilities	100	12
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Outstanding Gross Notional	5,924	4,084
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other Current Assets
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Assets	17	11
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other Non-Current Assets
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Assets	0	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other Accrued Liabilities
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Liabilities	15	33
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other Non-Current Liabilities
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Liabilities	0	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Outstanding Gross Notional	5,801	3,934
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Other Current Assets
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Assets	16	11
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Other Non-Current Assets
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Assets	0	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Other Accrued Liabilities
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Liabilities	15	31
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Other Non-Current Liabilities
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Liabilities	0	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Outstanding Gross Notional	123	150
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives | Other Current Assets
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Assets	1	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives | Other Non-Current Assets
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Assets	0	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives | Other Accrued Liabilities
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Liabilities	0	2
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives | Other Non-Current Liabilities
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total Liabilities	$ 0	$ 0

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Financial Instruments - Offsetting of Derivative Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Derivative assets
Gross Amount Recognized	$ 121	$ 325
Gross Amount Offset	0	0
Net Amount Presented	121	325
Gross Amounts Not Offset
Derivatives	108	88
Financial Collateral	4	189
Net Amount	9	48
Derivative liabilities
Gross Amount Recognized	372	97
Gross Amount Offset	0	0
Net Amount Presented	372	97
Gross Amounts Not Offset
Derivatives	108	88
Financial Collateral	219	2
Net Amount	$ 45	$ 7
Period to collateralize	2 days	2 days

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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Pre-Tax Effect of Derivative Instruments and Related Hedged Items in a Fair Value Hedging Relationship (Details) - Interest and other, net - Interest rate contracts - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
(Loss) Gain Recognized in Income on Derivative Instruments	$ (60)	$ 10	$ (12)
(Loss) Gain Recognized on Related Hedged Item	$ 60	$ (10)	$ 12

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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Pre-Tax Effect of Derivative Instruments in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships (Details) - Foreign currency contracts - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Cash flow hedges
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships
(Loss) Gain Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	$ (651)	$ 199	$ 1,091
(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)	(199)	(63)	1,312
Cash flow hedges | Continuing Operations
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships
(Loss) Gain Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	(651)	199	610
(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)	(199)	(63)	832
Cash flow hedges | Continuing Operations | Net revenue
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships
(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)	(156)	20	995
Cash flow hedges | Continuing Operations | Cost of revenue
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships
(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)	(35)	(84)	(156)
Cash flow hedges | Continuing Operations | Other operating expenses
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships
(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)	1	1	(3)
Cash flow hedges | Continuing Operations | Interest and other, net
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships
(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)	(9)	0	(4)
Cash flow hedges | Discontinued Operations
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships
(Loss) Gain Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	0	0	481
(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)	0	0	480
Net investment hedges
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships
(Loss) Gain Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	0	0	228
Net investment hedges | Continuing Operations
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships
(Loss) Gain Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	0	0	0
Net investment hedges | Discontinued Operations
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships
(Loss) Gain Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 228

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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Pre-Tax Effect of Derivative Instruments not Designated as Hedging Instruments on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
(Loss) Gain Recognized in Income on Derivatives	$ (29)	$ (40)	$ 292
Interest and other, net | Foreign currency contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
(Loss) Gain Recognized in Income on Derivatives	(32)	(34)	293
Interest and other, net | Other derivatives
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
(Loss) Gain Recognized in Income on Derivatives	$ 3	$ (6)	$ (1)

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Borrowings - Schedule of Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Debt, Current [Abstract]
Current portion of long-term debt	$ 96	$ 51
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	$ 1,072	$ 78
Weighted-Average Interest Rate
Current portion of long-term debt	3.50%	4.10%
Commercial paper
Debt, Current [Abstract]
Commercial paper	$ 943	$ 0
Weighted-Average Interest Rate
Current portion of long-term debt	1.80%	0.00%
Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other
Debt, Current [Abstract]
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	$ 33	$ 27
Weighted-Average Interest Rate
Current portion of long-term debt	1.50%	2.00%

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Borrowings - Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	May 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value adjustment related to hedged debt		$ 8,000,000	$ 72,000,000
Less: Unamortized debt issuance discounts and cost		(19,000,000)	(23,000,000)
Less: current portion of long-term debt		(96,000,000)	(51,000,000)
Total long-term debt		6,747,000,000	6,735,000,000
U.S. Dollar Global Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		6,494,000,000	6,493,000,000
2009 Shelf Registration Statement-$1,350 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.827% in December 2010 at 3.75%, due December 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		648,000,000	648,000,000
Discount to par (percent)								99.827%
Interest rate (percent)								3.75%
Face amount of debt instrument								$ 1,350,000,000
2009 Shelf Registration Statement-$1,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.799% in May 2011 at 4.3%, due June 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		1,249,000,000	1,248,000,000
Discount to par (percent)							99.799%
Interest rate (percent)							4.30%
Face amount of debt instrument							$ 1,250,000,000
2009 Shelf Registration Statement-$1,000 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.816% in September 2011 at 4.375%, due September 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		999,000,000	999,000,000
Discount to par (percent)						99.816%
Interest rate (percent)						4.375%
Face amount of debt instrument						$ 1,000,000,000
2009 Shelf Registration Statement-$1,500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.707% in December 2011 at 4.65%, due December 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		1,498,000,000	1,498,000,000
Discount to par (percent)					99.707%
Interest rate (percent)					4.65%
Face amount of debt instrument					$ 1,500,000,000
2009 Shelf Registration Statement-$500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.771% in March 2012 at 4.05%, due September 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		499,000,000	499,000,000
Discount to par (percent)				99.771%
Interest rate (percent)				4.05%
Face amount of debt instrument				$ 500,000,000
2009 Shelf Registration Statement-$1,200 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.863% in September 2011 at 6.0%, due September 2041
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		1,199,000,000	1,199,000,000
Discount to par (percent)						99.863%
Interest rate (percent)						6.00%
Face amount of debt instrument						$ 1,200,000,000
2012 Shelf Registration Statement-$750 issued at par in January 2014 at three-month USD LIBOR plus 0.94%, due January 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		102,000,000	102,000,000
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 750,000,000
Spread on interest rate (percent)	0.94%
2012 Shelf Registration Statement-$1,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.954% in January 2014 at 2.75%, due January 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		300,000,000	300,000,000
Discount to par (percent)	99.954%
Interest rate (percent)	2.75%
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 1,250,000,000
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.51%-8.49%, due in calendar years 2018-2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.51%-8.49%, due in calendar years 2018-2025		$ 360,000,000	$ 244,000,000
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.51%-8.49%, due in calendar years 2018-2025 | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percent)		0.51%
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.51%-8.49%, due in calendar years 2018-2025 | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percent)		8.49%

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Borrowings - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Nov. 01, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt issuance costs	$ 19,000,000	$ 23,000,000
Discounts on debt issuance	6,000,000
Fair value adjustment related to hedged debt	8,000,000	$ 72,000,000
Commercial Paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 4,000,000,000.0
Credit Facility | Senior unsecured committed revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	4,000,000,000.0
Credit Facility | Lines of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Uncommitted lines of credit	$ 846,000,000

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Borrowings - Schedule of Aggregate Future Maturities of Long-term Debt at Face Value (Details) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Fiscal year
2018	$ 1,072
2019	505
2020	77
2021	2,949
2022	2,014
Thereafter	1,219
Total	$ 7,836

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Stockholders’ Deficit - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2017	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 10, 2016
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Dividends (in dollars per share)		$ 0.53	$ 0.50	$ 0.67
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repurchases of common stock (in shares)		80.0	100.0	75.0
Payment in connection with repurchases of shares		$ 1,412,000,000	$ 1,161,000,000	$ 2,883,000,000
Share repurchase authorization remaining		$ 2,500,000,000
Future repurchases of outstanding shares of common stock					$ 3,000,000,000.0
Subsequent event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Share repurchases that will be settled in subsequent period (shares)	1.5

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Stockholders’ Deficit - Taxes Related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Tax (provision) benefit on other comprehensive income (loss)	$ (64)	$ 45	$ 14
Tax (provision) benefit on change in unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Tax (provision) benefit on change arising during the period	(1)	(3)	2
Tax benefit (provision) on change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Tax (provision) benefit on change arising during the period	42	32	(294)
Tax (provision) benefit on reclassifications during the period	(16)	(1)	368
Tax (provision) benefit on other comprehensive income (loss)	26	31	74
Tax (provision) benefit on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Tax (provision) benefit on other comprehensive income (loss)	(89)	17	11
Tax (provision) benefit on gains (losses) arising during the period
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Tax (provision) benefit on change arising during the period	(140)	242	5
Tax provision on amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Tax (provision) benefit on reclassifications during the period	(21)	(12)	(18)
Tax benefit (provision) on curtailments, settlements and other
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Tax (provision) benefit on reclassifications during the period	72	(213)	24
Tax provision on change in cumulative translation adjustment
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Tax (provision) benefit on other comprehensive income (loss)	$ 0	$ 0	$ (73)

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Stockholders’ Deficit - Changes and Reclassifications Related to Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes	$ 20	$ (217)	$ (421)
Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	3	(2)	(15)
Losses (gain) reclassified into earnings	0
Net unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(609)	231	797
Losses (gain) reclassified into earnings	183	62	(944)
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes	(426)	293	(147)
Unrealized components of defined benefit plans
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	390
Losses (gain) reclassified into earnings	53
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes	443	(508)	21
Gains (Losses) arising during the period
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	315	(517)	(543)
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit(2)
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Losses (gain) reclassified into earnings	53	39	425
Curtailments, settlements and other
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Losses (gain) reclassified into earnings	75	(30)	139
Change in cumulative translation adjustment
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes	$ 0	$ 0	$ (280)

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Stockholders’ Deficit - Reclassifications of Pre-tax (Gains) Losses on Cash Flow Hedges Into the Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Net revenue	$ 52,056	$ 48,238	$ 51,463
Cost of revenue	(42,478)	(39,240)	(41,524)
Interest and other, net	(243)	212	(388)
Net earnings from continuing operations	2,526	2,666	3,718
Earnings from discontinued operations	0	(170)	836
Net earnings	2,526	2,496	4,554
Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings | Net unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Net revenue	156	(20)	(995)
Cost of revenue	35	84	156
Other operating expenses	(1)	(1)	3
Interest and other, net	9	0	4
Net earnings from continuing operations	199	63	(832)
Earnings from discontinued operations	0	0	(480)
Net earnings	$ 199	$ 63	$ (1,312)

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Stockholders’ Deficit - Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period	$ 9
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	3	$ (2)	$ (15)
Reclassifications of loss into earnings	0
Balance at end of period	12	9
Net unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period	186
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(609)	231	797
Reclassifications of loss into earnings	183	62	$ (944)
Balance at end of period	(240)	186
Unrealized components of defined benefit plans
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period	(1,633)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	390
Reclassifications of loss into earnings	53
Balance at end of period	(1,190)	(1,633)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period	(1,438)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(216)
Reclassifications of loss into earnings	236
Balance at end of period	$ (1,418)	$ (1,438)

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Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Numerator:
Net earnings from continuing operations	$ 2,526	$ 2,666	$ 3,718
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations	0	(170)	836
Net earnings	$ 2,526	$ 2,496	$ 4,554
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS (in shares)	1,688	1,730	1,814
Dilutive effect of employee stock plans (in shares)	14	13	22
Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS (in shares)	1,702	1,743	1,836
Basic net earnings per share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.50	$ 1.54	$ 2.05
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	(0.10)	0.46
Total basic net earnings per share (in dollars per share)	1.50	1.44	2.51
Diluted net earnings per share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	1.48	1.53	2.02
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	(0.10)	0.46
Total diluted net earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.48	$ 1.43	$ 2.48
Anti dilutive weighted-average options (in shares)	1	13	23

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Litigation and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions													3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	15 Months Ended	72 Months Ended
	Sep. 20, 2017 plaintiff	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2015 objector	Oct. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 17, 2015 USD ($) employee subsidiary	Jan. 24, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 11, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 06, 2012 lawsuit	Nov. 26, 2012 lawsuit	May 23, 2012	Apr. 21, 2012 USD ($)	May 10, 2010 USD ($) employee	Oct. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017 case	Oct. 31, 2012 lawsuit	Dec. 31, 2006 USD ($) employee	Apr. 20, 2012 USD ($)	Apr. 11, 2012 USD ($)
Forsyth, et al. vs. HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Litigation and Contingencies
Minimum age of plaintiff										40 years
Motion to compel arbitration, number of plaintiffs | plaintiff	17
India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings
Litigation and Contingencies
Number of current employees | employee												7
Number of former employees | employee												1
Aggregate damages sought												$ 370
Loss contingency deposit to prevent interruption of business												$ 16
Duties and penalties under show cause notices																	$ 17	$ 386
Amount deposited under show cause notice prior to order																	$ 7	$ 9
Additional amount deposited against products-related show cause notice							$ 10
Additional amount deposited against parts-related show cause notice											$ 3
Additional amount deposited against product order						$ 24
Russia GPO and Other Anti-Corruption Investigations
Litigation and Contingencies
Number of current employees | employee																1
Number of former employees | employee																2
Transaction of former subsidiary under investigation																$ 35
Indictment, number of defendants | employee																4
Class Actions re Authentication of Supplies
Litigation and Contingencies
Purported consumer class actions filed | case														5
Class action cases dismissed | case														2
Autonomy-Related Legal Matters
Litigation and Contingencies
Number of consolidated ERISA lawsuits filed | lawsuit								3	7						1
Number of objectors appealed to the settlement | objector			3
Autonomy-Related Legal Matters | Autonomy
Litigation and Contingencies
Aggregate damages sought					$ 5,000
Number of members | employee					2
Autonomy-Related Legal Matters | Autonomy | Mr. Lynch
Litigation and Contingencies
Aggregate damages sought				$ 160
Autonomy-Related Legal Matters | Software
Litigation and Contingencies
Number of subsidiaries | subsidiary					4
Autonomy-Related Legal Matters | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | Software
Litigation and Contingencies
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets													$ 8,800
Hewlett-Packard Company v. Oracle Corporation
Litigation and Contingencies
Damages awarded		$ 3,000
Hewlett-Packard Company v. Oracle Corporation | Past lost profits
Litigation and Contingencies
Damages awarded		1,700
Hewlett-Packard Company v. Oracle Corporation | Future lost profits
Litigation and Contingencies
Damages awarded		$ 1,300

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Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Changes in aggregated product warranty liabilities
Balance at beginning of year	$ 980	$ 1,184
Accruals for warranties issued	925	966
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties (including changes in estimates)	(8)	(23)
Settlements made (in cash or in kind)	(999)	(1,147)
Balance at end of year	$ 898	$ 980

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Commitments - Lease Commitments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Rent expense	$ 200	$ 200	$ 200
Fiscal year
2018	288
2019	213
2020	147
2021	99
2022	83
Thereafter	401
Less: Sublease rental income	(174)
Total	$ 1,057

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Commitments - Unconditional Purchase Obligations (Details) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Unconditional purchase obligations	$ 1,208
Fiscal year
2018	728
2019	289
2020	116
2021	52
2022	21
Thereafter	2
Total	$ 1,208

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Discontinued Operations - Financial Results of Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations	$ 0	$ (170)	$ 836
Hewlett Packard Enterprise | Spinoff
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net revenue	0	0	51,892
Cost of revenue	0	0	37,072
Expenses	0	201	13,269
Interest and other, net	47	208	(351)
Earnings from discontinued operations before taxes	47	7	1,200
Provision for taxes	(47)	(177)	(364)
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations	0	(170)	836
Changes in tax indemnifications amounts	47	208	$ (351)
Tax impact on net indemnifications by disposed entity	$ 47	$ 201

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Discontinued Operations - Non-cash Items and Capital Expenditures of Discontinued Operations (Details) - Hewlett Packard Enterprise - Spinoff $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	$ 3,657
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	$ 3,020

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Divestitures (Details) - Divestiture - Open Text Corporation $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Consideration to divest	$ 475
Gain recognized	$ 401

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Subsequent Events (Details) $ in Billions	Nov. 01, 2017 USD ($)
Subsequent event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cash payment for acquisition of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.’s printer business	$ 1.1