Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2011

Finite-Lived Purchased Intangible Assets

Goodwill

	Services		Enterprise Servers, Storage and Networking		HP Software			Personal Systems Group			Imaging and Printing Group			HP Financial Services		Corporate Investments			Total
	In millions
Balance at October 31, 2010	$	16,967	$	6,610	$	7,545		$	2,500		$	2,456		$	144	$	2,261		$	38,483
Goodwill acquired during the period		—		—		190			—			16			—		—			206
Goodwill adjustments		267		1,504		(261	)		(2	)		(1	)		—		(1,424	)		83
Balance at July 31, 2011	$	17,234	$	8,114	$	7,474		$	2,498		$	2,471		$	144	$	837		$	38,772

Purchased Intangible Assets

	July 31, 2011							October 31, 2010
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net
	In millions
Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements	$	5,242	$	(2,205	)	$	3,037	$	7,075	$	(3,436	)	$	3,639
Developed and core technology and patents		3,929		(1,882	)		2,047		3,797		(1,418	)		2,379
Product trademarks		200		(119	)		81		199		(92	)		107
Total amortizable purchased intangible assets		9,371		(4,206	)		5,165		11,071		(4,946	)		6,125
In-process research and development		142		—			142		301		—			301
Compaq trade name		1,422		—			1,422		1,422		—			1,422
Total purchased intangible assets	$	10,935	$	(4,206	)	$	6,729	$	12,794	$	(4,946	)	$	7,848

Finite-lived purchased intangible assets

Fiscal year:	In millions
2011 (remaining three months)	$	355
2012		1,328
2013		1,175
2014		852
2015		715
2016		554
Thereafter		186
Total	$	5,165