Restructuring Charges (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2012

Restructuring Charges

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost

			Three months ended July 31, 2012 charges		Nine months ended July 31, 2012 charges											As of July 31, 2012
											Other adjustments and non-cash settlements
	Balance, October 31, 2011							Cash payments						Balance, July 31, 2012		Total costs and adjustments to date		Total expected costs and adjustments
	In millions
Fiscal 2012 Plan
Severance and EER	$	—	$	1,680	$	1,680		$	(81	)	$	(1,106)	(1)	$	493	$	1,680	$	3,279
Infrastructure and other		—		52		52			(1	)		(46	)		5		52		404
Total 2012 Plan		—		1,732		1,732			(82	)		(1,152	)		498		1,732		3,683
Fiscal 2010 acquisitions		59		—		—			(19	)		(1	)		39		114		121
Fiscal 2010 ES Plan:
Severance		493		—		(100	)		(111	)		(27	)		255		623		623
Infrastructure		3		33		172			(137	)		(37	)		1		365		369
Total ES Plan		496		33		72			(248	)		(64	)		256		988		992
Fiscal 2009 Plan		—		—		7			(9	)		2			—		301		301
Fiscal 2008 HP/EDS Plan:
Severance		—		—		5			(7	)		2			—		2,195		2,195
Infrastructure		258		30		72			(107	)		(11	)		212		1,046		1,085
Total HP/EDS Plan		258		30		77			(114	)		(9	)		212		3,241		3,280
Total restructuring plans	$	813	$	1,795	$	1,888		$	(472	)	$	(1,224	)	$	1,005	$	6,376	$	8,377

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Includes adjustments related to the EER plan of $833 million for additional pension benefits and $227 million for certain healthcare and medical savings account benefits as described further in Note 14.