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Financial Instruments
9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2019
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]  
Financial Instruments Financial Instruments
Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments
 
As of July 31, 2019

As of October 31, 2018
 
Cost
 
Gross Unrealized Gain
 
Gross Unrealized Loss
 
Fair Value
 
Cost
 
Gross Unrealized Gain
 
Gross Unrealized Loss
 
Fair Value
 
In millions
Cash Equivalents:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Corporate debt
$
1,188

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,188

 
$
1,620

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,620

Financial institution instruments

 

 

 

 
9

 

 

 
9

Government debt
2,929

 

 

 
2,929

 
2,367

 

 

 
2,367

Total cash equivalents
4,117

 

 

 
4,117

 
3,996

 

 

 
3,996

Available-for-Sale Investments:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Corporate debt(1)

 

 

 

 
368

 

 
(2
)
 
366

Financial institution instruments(1)

 

 

 

 
32

 

 

 
32

Government debt(1)

 

 

 

 
314

 

 
(1
)
 
313

Marketable equity securities
4

 
2

 

 
6

 
4

 
2

 

 
6

Mutual funds
38

 
11

 

 
49

 
38

 
9

 

 
47

Total available-for-sale investments
42

 
13

 

 
55

 
756

 
11

 
(3
)
 
764

Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
$
4,159

 
$
13

 
$

 
$
4,172

 
$
4,752

 
$
11

 
$
(3
)
 
$
4,760


(1) 
HP classifies its marketable debt securities as available-for-sale investments within Other current assets on the Consolidated Condensed 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 July 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018, the carrying amount of cash equivalents approximated fair value due to the short period of time to maturity. The estimated fair value of the available-for-sale investments may not be representative of values that will be realized in the future.
Equity securities in privately held companies are included in Other non-current assets on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. These amounted to $60 million and $36 million as of July 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018, 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, return on certain investment exposures. HP may designate its derivative contracts as fair value hedges or cash flow hedges and classifies the cash flows with the activities that correspond to the underlying hedged items. Additionally, 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 Condensed 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’s custodian 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 $35 million and $68 million as of July 31, 2019 and as of October 31, 2018, 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 July 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018.
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 on the Consolidated Condensed 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 predominantly 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 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 on the Consolidated Condensed 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.
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 Condensed 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 Condensed Statements of Earnings in the same period in which ineffectiveness occurs. Amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings in the period they arise.
As of July 31, 2019 and 2018, no portion of the hedging instruments’ gain or loss was excluded from the assessment of effectiveness for fair value and cash flow hedges. Hedge ineffectiveness for fair value and cash flow hedges recognized in earnings were not material for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018.
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
The gross notional and fair value of derivative instruments in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets were as follows:
 
As of July 31, 2019
 
As of October 31, 2018
 
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
$
750

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,000

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
23




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Cash flow hedges:


 


 


 


 


 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Foreign currency contracts
15,930

 
330

 
130

 
68

 
23

 
17,147

 
386

 
107

 
86

 
52

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments
16,680

 
330

 
130

 
68

 
23

 
18,147

 
386

 
107

 
86

 
75

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Foreign currency contracts
5,072

 
9

 

 
13

 

 
5,437

 
22

 

 
26

 

Other derivatives
136

 
6

 

 
1

 

 
122

 

 

 
8

 

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
5,208

 
15

 

 
14

 

 
5,559

 
22

 

 
34

 

Total derivatives
$
21,888

 
$
345

 
$
130

 
$
82

 
$
23

 
$
23,706

 
$
408

 
$
107

 
$
120

 
$
75


Offsetting of Derivative Instruments
HP recognizes all derivative instruments on a gross basis in the Consolidated Condensed 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 July 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018, information related to the potential effect of HP’s master netting agreements and collateral security agreements was as follows:
 
In the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Amounts Not Offset
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Amount
Recognized
(i)
Gross Amount
Offset
(ii)
Net Amount
Presented
(iii) = (i)–(ii)
 
Derivatives
(iv)
 
Financial
Collateral
(v)
 
 
 
Net Amount
(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
 
In millions
As of July 31, 2019
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

Derivative assets
$
475

 
$

 
$
475

 
$
63

 
$
341

(1) 
 
$
71

Derivative liabilities
$
105

 
$

 
$
105

 
$
63

 
$
36

(2) 
 
$
6

As of October 31, 2018
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

Derivative assets
$
515

 
$

 
$
515

 
$
112

 
$
299

(1) 
 
$
104

Derivative liabilities
$
195

 
$

 
$
195

 
$
112

 
$
69

(2) 
 
$
14

(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 in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings
Interest rate swaps agreements are designated as hedge relationships with gains or losses on the derivative recognized in interest and other financial charges offsetting the gains and losses on the underlying debt being hedged. Gain on interest rate swap agreements recognized in earnings was $8 million for the three months ended July 31, 2019 and nil for the three months ended July 31, 2018. Gain on interest rate swap agreements recognized in earnings was $24 million for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 and loss of $11 million for the nine months ended July 31, 2018. Gains and losses are fully offset by changes in the fair value of the debt being hedged.
The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019 was as follows:
 
Gain Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivatives (Effective Portion)
 
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into
Earnings (Effective Portion)
 
Three months ended July 31, 2019
 
Nine months ended July 31, 2019
 
Location
 
Three months ended July 31, 2019
 
Nine months ended July 31, 2019
 
In millions
 
 
 
In millions
Cash flow hedges:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

Foreign currency contracts
$
180

 
$
271

 
Net revenue
 
$
98

 
$
289


 

 
 

 
Cost of revenue
 
(12
)
 
(28
)

 

 
 

 
Operating expenses
 

 
(2
)
Total
$
180

 
$
271

 
 
 
$
86

 
$
259

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 was as follows:
 
Gain Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivatives (Effective Portion)
 
(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into
Earnings (Effective Portion)
 
Three months ended July 31, 2018
 
Nine months ended July 31, 2018
 
Location
 
Three months ended July 31, 2018
 
Nine months ended July 31, 2018
 
In millions
 
 
 
In millions
Cash flow hedges:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

Foreign currency contracts
$
273

 
$
19

 
Net revenue
 
$
(20
)
 
$
(349
)

 

 
 

 
Cost of revenue
 
4

 
(14
)

 

 
 

 
Operating expenses
 
(1
)
 

Total
$
273

 
$
19

 

 
$
(17
)
 
$
(363
)

As of July 31, 2019, HP expects to reclassify an estimated accumulated other comprehensive gain of $220 million, net of taxes, to earnings within the next twelve months associated with cash flow hedges along with the earnings effects of the related forecasted transactions. The amounts ultimately reclassified into earnings could be different from the amounts previously included in accumulated OCI based on the change of market rate, and therefore could have a different impact on earnings.
The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments recognized in Interest and Other, net in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019 and 2018 was as follows:
 
Three months ended July 31
 
Nine months ended July 31
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
In millions
Foreign currency contracts
$
(59
)
 
$
5

 
$
(116
)
 
$
(4
)
Other derivatives
(3
)
 
1

 
(12
)
 
1

Total
$
(62
)
 
$
6

 
$
(128
)
 
$
(3
)