Restructuring Charges (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2012

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost

														As of October 31, 2012

	Balance, October 31, 2011		Fiscal year 2012 charges			Cash payments			Other adjustments and non-cash settlements			Balance, October 31, 2012		Total costs and adjustments to date		Total expected costs and adjustments
Fiscal 2012 Plan
Severance and EER	$	—	$	1,985		$	(315	)	$	(1,073	)⁽¹⁾	$	597	$	1,985	$	3,143
Infrastructure and other		—		105			(26	)		(68	)		11		105		575

Total 2012 Plan		—		2,090			(341	)		(1,141	)		608		2,090		3,718
Fiscal 2010 acquisitions		59		(13	)		(27	)		(9	)		10		101		101
Fiscal 2010 ES Plan:
Severance		493		(100	)		(146	)		(20	)		227		623		623
Infrastructure		3		176			(141	)		(37	)		1		369		369

Total ES Plan		496		76			(287	)		(57	)		228		992		992
Fiscal 2009 Plan		—		7			(9	)		2			—		301		301
Fiscal 2008 HP/EDS Plan:
Severance		—		5			(5	)		—			—		2,195		2,195
Infrastructure		258		101			(171	)		(7	)		181		1,075		1,085

Total HP/EDS Plan		258		106			(176	)		(7	)		181		3,270		3,280

Total restructuring plans	$	813	$	2,266		$	(840	)	$	(1,212	)	$	1,027	$	6,754	$	8,392

⁽¹⁾: Includes reclassification of liability related to the EER plan of $833 million for additional pension benefits and $227 million for certain healthcare and medical savings account benefits to pension and other post retirement plans as described further in Note 16.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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