Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

	Personal Systems		Printing		Enterprise Group			Enterprise Services			Software			HP Financial Services		Corporate Investments			Total
	In millions
Net balance at October 31, 2011(1)	$	2,498	$	2,471	$	17,349		$	8,001		$	14,063		$	144	$	25		$	44,551
Goodwill acquired during the period		—		16		—			—			—			—		—			16
Goodwill adjustments/reclassifications		—		—		(308	)		(40	)		580			—		(25	)		207
Impairment loss		—		—		—			(7,961	)		(5,744	)		—		—			(13,705	)
Net balance at October 31, 2012(2)	$	2,498	$	2,487	$	17,041		$	—		$	8,899		$	144	$	—		$	31,069
Goodwill acquired during the period		—		—		—			112			—			—		—			112
Goodwill adjustments/reclassifications		—		—		39			(15	)		(81	)		—		—			(57	)
Impairment loss		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			—
Net balance at October 31, 2013(2)	$	2,498	$	2,487	$	17,080	(3)	$	97	(4)	$	8,818		$	144	$	—		$	31,124

⁽¹⁾

Goodwill at October 31, 2011 is net of accumulated impairment losses of $813 million related to the Corporate Investments segment.

⁽²⁾

Goodwill at October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012 is net of accumulated impairment losses of $14,518 million. Of that amount, $7,961 million relates to ES, $5,744 million relates to Software, and the remaining $813 million relates to Corporate Investments.

⁽³⁾

Goodwill at October 31, 2013 includes $9,280 million and $7,800 million related to the TS reporting unit and the ESSN reporting unit, respectively.

⁽⁴⁾

All goodwill at October 31, 2013 relates to the MphasiS reporting unit.

Intangible Assets

	October 31, 2013										October 31, 2012
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Accumulated Impairment Loss			Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Accumulated Impairment Loss			Net
	In millions
Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements	$	5,321	$	(2,709	)	$	(856	)	$	1,756	$	5,807	$	(2,625	)	$	(856	)	$	2,326
Developed and core technology and patents		5,331		(1,966	)		(2,138	)		1,227		6,580		(2,501	)		(2,138	)		1,941
Trade name and trade marks		1,730		(211	)		(1,336	)		183		1,732		(155	)		(1,336	)		241
In-process research and development		3		—			—			3		7		—			—			7
Total intangible assets	$	12,385	$	(4,886	)	$	(4,330	)	$	3,169	$	14,126	$	(5,281	)	$	(4,330	)	$	4,515

Schedule of weighted-average useful lives of intangible assets at the time of acquisition

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets	Weighted-Average Useful Lives
Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements		8
Developed and core technology and patents		7
Trade name and trade marks		7

Estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived purchased intangible assets

 Estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets at October 31, 2013 is as follows:

Fiscal year:	In millions
2014	$	1,060
2015		871
2016		646
2017		230
2018		145
Thereafter		214
Total	$	3,166