Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Nov. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co,
Entity Central Index Key	0001645590
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Oct. 31, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 28,699,276,157
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,664,817,197
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY