XML 48 R37.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.5.0.2
Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of allocation and changes in the carrying amount of goodwill
Goodwill allocated to the Company's reportable segments as of July 31, 2016 and changes in the respective carrying amounts during the nine months then ended were as follows:
 
Enterprise
Group
 
Enterprise
Services(2)
 
Software
 
Financial
Services
 
Total
 
In millions
Balance at October 31, 2015(1)
$
18,712

 
$
92

 
$
8,313

 
$
144

 
$
27,261

Goodwill acquired during the period
2

 
—

 
10

 
—

 
12

Goodwill reclassified as held for sale or divested during the period(3)
(3,007
)
 
(90
)
 
(234
)
 
—

 
(3,331
)
Changes due to foreign currency
(29
)
 
(2
)
 
—

 
—

 
(31
)
Goodwill adjustments(4)
260

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
260

Balance at July 31, 2016(1)
$
15,938

 
$
—

 
$
8,089

 
$
144

 
$
24,171

______________________________________________________________________________
(1)
Goodwill is net of accumulated impairment losses of $13.7 billion which were recorded prior to October 31, 2013. Of that amount, $8 billion relates to the Enterprise Services segment and the remaining $5.7 billion relates to the Software segment.
(2)
Goodwill relates to the MphasiS reporting unit.
(3)
Goodwill divested as part of the H3C transaction (Enterprise Group) and sale of TippingPoint (Software), and MphasiS (Enterprise Services) goodwill reclassified as held for sale.
(4)
Primarily measurement period adjustments to provisional tax items, recorded in conjunction with the Aruba acquisition.
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill
The Company's intangible assets are composed of:
 
As of July 31, 2016
 
As of October 31, 2015
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Accumulated
Impairment
Loss
 
Net
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Accumulated
Impairment
Loss
 
Net
 
In millions
Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements
$
4,648

 
$
(3,525
)
 
$
(856
)
 
$
267

 
$
5,109

 
$
(3,517
)
 
$
(856
)
 
$
736

Developed and core technology and patents
4,218

 
(1,187
)
 
(2,138
)
 
893

 
4,218

 
(1,110
)
 
(2,138
)
 
970

Trade name and trademarks
219

 
(59
)
 
(109
)
 
51

 
231

 
(57
)
 
(109
)
 
65

In-process research and development
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
159

 
—

 
—

 
159

Total intangible assets
$
9,085

 
$
(4,771
)
 
$
(3,103
)
 
$
1,211

 
$
9,717

 
$
(4,684
)
 
$
(3,103
)
 
$
1,930
Schedule of estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived purchased intangible assets
As of July 31, 2016, estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets was as follows:
Fiscal year:
In millions
2016 (remaining 3 months)
$
126

2017
340

2018
249

2019
202

2020
172

2021
55

Thereafter
67

Total
$
1,211