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Financial Instruments
9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2023
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]  
Financial Instruments Financial Instruments
Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments
 As of July 31, 2023As of October 31, 2022
 CostGross Unrealized GainGross Unrealized LossFair ValueCostGross Unrealized GainGross Unrealized LossFair Value
 In millions
Cash Equivalents:        
Corporate debt$460 $— $— $460 $904 $— $— $904 
Government debt362 — — 362 1,289 — — 1,289 
Total cash equivalents822 — — 822 2,193 — — 2,193 
Available-for-Sale Investments:     
Financial institution instruments— — — — 
Marketable securities and mutual funds
41 35 — 76 50 — 58 
Total available-for-sale investments44 35 — 79 55 — 63 
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments$866 $35 $— $901 $2,248 $$— $2,256 
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, 2023 and October 31, 2022, 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.
Contractual maturities of investments in available-for-sale debt securities were as follows:

 As of July 31, 2023
 Amortized CostFair Value
 In millions
Due in one year$$
Non-marketable equity securities in privately held companies are included in Other non-current assets in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. These amounted to $112 million and $110 million as of July 31, 2023 and October 31, 2022, respectively.
HP determines credit losses on cash equivalents and available-for-sale debt securities at the individual security level. All instruments are considered investment grade. No credit-related or noncredit-related impairment losses were recorded for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2023.
Derivative Instruments
HP uses derivative instruments, primarily forward contracts, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, treasury rate locks, forward starting swaps and option contracts to offset business exposure to foreign currency and interest rate risk on expected future cash flows and on certain existing assets and liabilities. 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 Company includes gross collateral posted and received in other current assets and other current liabilities in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, respectively. The fair value of derivatives with credit contingent features in a net liability position was $174 million and $82 million as of July 31, 2023 and October 31, 2022, 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, 2023 and October 31, 2022.
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 benchmark interest rates on HP’s future interest payments.
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 Condensed Statements of Earnings in the period of change.
Cash Flow Hedges
HP uses forward contracts, option contracts, treasury rate locks and forward starting swaps designated as cash flow hedges to protect against the foreign currency exchange and interest rate risks inherent in its forecasted net revenue, cost of revenue, operating expenses and debt issuance. HP’s foreign currency cash flow hedges mature predominantly within twelve months; however, hedges related to long-term procurement arrangements extend several years.
For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, HP initially records changes in fair value of the derivative instrument in Accumulated other comprehensive loss as a separate component of Stockholders’ deficit in 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 changes in the fair value of the derivative instrument 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 also 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, forward contracts and forward starting swaps 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.
During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2023 and 2022, no portion of the hedging instruments’ gain or loss was excluded from the assessment of effectiveness for fair value and cash flow hedges.
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, 2023As of October 31, 2022
 Outstanding Gross NotionalOther Current AssetsOther Non-Current AssetsOther Current LiabilitiesOther Non-Current LiabilitiesOutstanding Gross NotionalOther Current AssetsOther Non-Current AssetsOther Current LiabilitiesOther Non-Current Liabilities
 In millions
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments     
Fair value hedges:     
Interest rate contracts$750 $— $— $— $63 $750 $— $— $— $78 
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts15,492 208 31 251 75 16,014 820 256 206 72 
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments16,242 208 31 251 138 16,764 820 256 206 150 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments    
Foreign currency contracts4,309 — 15 — 4,554 12 — 17 — 
Other derivatives137 — — — 122 — — 
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments4,446 15 — 15 — 4,676 14 — 18 — 
Total derivatives$20,688 $223 $31 $266 $138 $21,440 $834 $256 $224 $150 

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, 2023 and October 31, 2022, 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  
 (i)(ii)(iii) = (i)–(ii)(iv)(v)(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
Gross Amounts Not Offset
 Gross Amount
Recognized
Gross Amount
Offset
Net Amount
Presented
Derivatives
Financial
Collateral
 Net Amount
 In millions
As of July 31, 2023       
Derivative assets$254 $— $254 $222 $31 (1)$
Derivative liabilities$404 $— $404 $222 $149 (2)$33 
As of October 31, 2022       
Derivative assets$1,090 $— $1,090 $290 $616 (1)$184 
Derivative liabilities$374 $— $374 $290 $86 (2)$(2)
(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 including any 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
The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments and related hedged items in a fair value hedging relationship were as follows:
Derivative InstrumentHedged ItemLocationYearTotal amounts of income/(expense) line items in the statement of financial performance in which the effects of fair value hedges are recordedGain/(loss) recognized in earnings on derivative instrumentsGain/(loss) recognized in earnings on hedged item
In millions
Three months ended July 31
Interest rate contractFixed-rate debtInterest and other, net2023$(16)$(6)$
2022$(70)$$(8)
Nine months ended July 31
Interest rate contractFixed-rate debtInterest and other, net2023$(357)$15 $(15)
2022$(141)$(34)$34 

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships included in Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income was as follows:
Three months ended July 31Nine months ended July 31
2023202220232022
In millions
(Loss)/gain recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income on derivatives:
Foreign currency contracts$(68)$264 $(757)$1,097 
Interest rate contracts$— $16 $— $85 

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships included in earnings were as follows:
Total amounts of income/(expense) line items in the statement of financial performance in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recordedGain/(loss) reclassified from Accumulated 
other comprehensive (loss) income into earnings
Three months ended July 31Nine months ended July 31Three months ended July 31Nine months ended July 31
20232022202320222023202220232022
In millions
Net revenue$13,196 $14,648 $39,901 $48,136 $(37)$349 $240 $548 
Cost of revenue(10,374)(11,764)(31,378)(38,564)(33)(23)(142)(58)
Other operating expenses(1,870)(1,628)(6,081)(5,754)(1)(1)(3)— 
Interest and other, net(16)(70)(357)(141)
Total$(68)$327 $104 $491 

As of July 31, 2023, HP expects to reclassify an estimated accumulated other comprehensive loss of $49 million, net of taxes, to earnings within the next twelve months associated with cash flow hedges along with the earnings effects of the related forecasted transactions. The amounts ultimately reclassified into earnings could be different from the amounts previously included in Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income based on the change of market rate, and therefore could have different impact on earnings.
The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments recognized in Interest and other, net in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:
Gain/(loss) recognized in earnings on derivative instrument
 Three months ended July 31Nine months ended July 31
 Location2023202220232022
  In millions
Foreign currency contractsInterest and other, net$(37)$$(76)$
Other derivativesInterest and other, net14 
Total $(32)$22 $(71)$