Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of net pension benefit (credit) costs

The Company's net pension and post-retirement benefit costs that were directly attributable to the eligible employees, retirees and other former employees of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and recognized in the Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings for fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014 are presented in the table below. In addition, the table includes costs related to the plans transferred from former Parent in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015.



	For the fiscal years ended October 31,
	2016		2015		2014		2016			2015			2014			2016			2015			2014
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans									Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	In millions
Service cost	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	254		$	121		$	74		$	3		$	—		$	—
Interest cost	—		16		15		549			337			283			6			1			—
Expected return on plan assets	—		—		—		(983		)	(570		)	(364		)	(2		)	—			—
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss	—		2		2		311			218			82			(3		)	—			—
Prior service benefit	—		—		—		(24		)	(6		)	(2		)	—			(1		)	—
Net periodic benefit cost	—		18		17		107			100			73			4			—			—
Curtailment gain	—		—		—		(5		)	—			(1		)	—			—			—
Settlement loss	—		—		—		9			4			8			—			—			—
Special termination benefits	—		—		—		25			18			39			—			—			—
Net benefit cost	$	—	$	18	$	17	$	136		$	122		$	119		$	4		$	—		$	—

Schedule of weighted average assumptions used to calculate net benefit (credit) cost

The weighted-average assumptions used to calculate net pension benefit cost for Direct plans in fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014 and for costs related to the plans transferred from former Parent in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 were as follows:



	For the fiscal years ended October 31,
	2016		2015		2014		2016		2015		2014		2016		2015		2014
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Discount rate	3.8	%	4.4	%	4.8	%	3.0	%	3.0	%	4.2	%	4.6	%	4.7	%	—
Expected increase in compensation levels	2.0	%	—		—		2.5	%	2.4	%	2.8	%	—		—		—
Expected long-term return on plan assets	—		—		—		6.2	%	6.9	%	7.8	%	4.0	%	—		—

Schedule of funded status of the direct plans

The funded status of the plans was as follows:



	As of October 31,
	2016			2015			2016			2015			2016			2015
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	In millions
Change in fair value of plan assets:
Fair value—beginning of year	$	—		$	—		$	16,624		$	5,098		$	40		$	—
Transfer from former Parent⁽¹⁾	—			—			—			11,667			—			40
Acquisition/divestiture/addition/deletion of plans⁽²⁾	—			—			138			(4		)	—			—
Actual return on plan assets	—			—			2,104			512			1			—
Employer contributions	—			21			328			132			3			1
Participant contributions	—			—			41			7			6			—
Benefits paid	—			(21		)	(518		)	(273		)	(3		)	(1		)
Settlement	—			—			(33		)	(8		)	—			—
Currency impact	—			—			(2,022		)	(507		)	—			—
Fair value—end of year	—			—			16,662			16,624			47			40
Change in benefit obligation:
Projected benefit obligation—beginning of year	7			370			19,439			7,335			139			—
Merged into former Parent's Shared plan⁽³⁾	—			(365		)	—			—			—			—
Transfer from former Parent⁽¹⁾	—			7			—			12,262			—			150
Acquisition/divestiture/addition/deletion of plans⁽²⁾	—			—			(20		)	(3		)	—			—
Service cost	—			—			254			121			3			—
Interest cost	—			16			549			337			6			1
Participant contributions	—			—			41			7			6			—
Actuarial loss (gain)	—			—			3,018			409			6			(10		)
Benefits paid	—			(21		)	(518		)	(273		)	(3		)	(1		)
Plan amendments	—			—			1			(82		)	—			—
Curtailment	—			—			(18		)	—			—			—
Settlement	—			—			(33		)	(8		)	—			—
Special termination benefits	—			—			25			18			—			—
Currency impact	—			—			(2,374		)	(684		)	1			(1		)
Projected benefit obligation—end of year	7			7			20,364			19,439			158			139
Funded status at end of year	$	(7	)	$	(7	)	$	(3,702	)	$	(2,815	)	$	(111	)	$	(99	)
Accumulated benefit obligation	$	7		$	7		$	19,829		$	18,706		$	—		$	—

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(1)	In fiscal 2015, in connection with the Separation, former Parent transferred plan assets and liabilities from former Parent's shared plans to established Company plans.


(2)	Primarily attributable to a business divestiture of outsourcing services in Germany and a Netherlands plan data review that transferred HPI retirees to HPE.


(3)	In October 2015, the Company transferred three unfunded non-qualified U.S. defined benefit plans to HPI.

Schedule of weighted-average assumptions used to calculate the projected benefit obligations

The weighted-average assumptions used to calculate the projected benefit obligations were as follows:



	For the fiscal years ended October 31,
	2016		2015		2016		2015		2016		2015
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans				Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans				Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Discount rate	3.2	%	3.8	%	2.0	%	3.0	%	4.2	%	4.6	%
Expected increase in compensation levels	2.0	%	2.0	%	2.4	%	2.5	%	—		—

Schedule of net amount recognized for the direct plans in the entity's Combined Balance Sheets

The net amounts recognized for defined benefit and post-retirement benefit plans in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:



	As of October 31,
	2016			2015			2016			2015			2016			2015
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	In millions
Noncurrent assets	$	—		$	—		$	378		$	495		$	—		$	—
Current liabilities	(2		)	(2		)	(43		)	(38		)	(3		)	(3		)
Noncurrent liabilities	(5		)	(5		)	(4,037		)	(3,272		)	(108		)	(96		)
Funded status at end of year	$	(7	)	$	(7	)	$	(3,702	)	$	(2,815	)	$	(111	)	$	(99	)

Summary of pre-tax net actuarial loss and prior service benefit recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss for direct defined benefit plans

The following table summarizes the pre-tax net actuarial loss and prior service benefit recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive loss for the defined benefit plans:



	As of October 31, 2016
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans		Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans			Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	In millions
Net actuarial loss (gain)	$	—	$	5,800		$	(9	)
Prior service benefit	—		(184		)	—
Total recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	—	$	5,616		$	(9	)

Summary of actuarial loss and prior service benefit for direct plans that are expected to be amortized from Accumulated other comprehensive loss and recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost (credit)

The following table summarizes the net actuarial loss and prior service benefit for plans that are expected to be amortized from Accumulated other comprehensive loss and recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) during the next fiscal year.



	As of October 31, 2016
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans		Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans			Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	In millions
Net actuarial loss (gain)	$	—	$	446		$	(3	)
Prior service benefit	—		(24		)	—
Total expected to be recognized in net periodic benefit cost (credit)	$	—	$	422		$	(3	)

Schedule of direct defined benefit plans with projected benefit obligations exceeding the fair value of plan assets

Defined benefit plans with projected benefit obligations exceeding the fair value of plan assets were as follows:



	As of October 31,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans				Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans
	In millions
Aggregate fair value of plan assets	$	—	$	—	$	10,508	$	8,510
Aggregate projected benefit obligation	$	7	$	7	$	14,587	$	11,820

Schedule of direct defined benefit plans with accumulated benefit obligations exceeding the fair value of plan assets

Defined benefit plans with accumulated benefit obligations exceeding the fair value of plan assets were as follows:



	As of October 31,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans				Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans
	In millions
Aggregate fair value of plan assets	$	—	$	—	$	10,171	$	8,449
Aggregate accumulated benefit obligation	$	7	$	7	$	13,765	$	11,195

Schedule of fair value of direct plan non-U.S. defined benefit plan assets by asset category within the fair value hierarchy

The table below sets forth the fair value of non-U.S defined benefit plan assets by asset category within the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2016 and 2015.



	As of October 31, 2016								As of October 31, 2015
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	In millions
Asset Category:
Equity securities
U.S.	$	706	$	34	$	—	$	740	$	772	$	65	—		$	837
Non-U.S.	1,022		227		84		1,333		1,910		408		68		2,386
Debt securities
Corporate	—		2,558		—		2,558		—		2,646		—		2,646
Government⁽¹⁾	—		805		—		805		—		843		—		843
Alternative investments
Private Equity⁽²⁾	—		4		68		72		—		1		68		69
Hybrids⁽³⁾	—		458		—		458		—		2,576		—		2,576
Hybrids at NAV⁽⁴⁾							2,851								343
Hedge Funds⁽⁵⁾	—		148		87		235		11		73		236		320
Common Contractual Funds at NAV⁽⁶⁾
Equities at NAV							3,125								2,821
Fixed Income at NAV							948								993
Emerging Markets at NAV							955								844
Alternative investments at NAV							367								297
Real Estate Funds	215		269		307		791		447		33		571		1,051
Insurance Group Annuity Contracts	—		38		63		101		—		48		69		117
Cash and Cash Equivalents⁽⁷⁾	1,061		—		—		1,061		372		—		—		372
Other⁽⁸⁾	71		69		122		262		61		13		35		109
Total	$	3,075	$	4,610	$	731	$	16,662	$	3,573	$	6,706	$	1,047	$	16,624

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(1)	Includes debt issued by national, state and local governments and agencies.


(2)	Includes limited partnerships such as equity, buyout, venture capital, real estate, and other similar funds that invest in the U.S. and internationally where foreign currencies are hedged.


(3)	Includes a fund that invests in both private and public equities primarily in the U.S. and the United Kingdom, as well as emerging markets across all sectors. The fund also holds fixed income and derivative instruments to hedge interest rate and inflation risk. In addition, the fund includes units in transferable securities, collective investment schemes, money market funds, cash, and deposits.


(4)	Includes pooled funds that invest:


a.	in government bonds and derivative instruments such as interest rate swaps, future contracts and repurchase agreements with the objective to provide nominal and/or inflation-linked returns ($2,478 million and $0 million at October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively);


b.	in various worldwide equity index funds with the objective to provide returns that are consistent with the FTSE All World Developed Index ($373 million and $343 million at October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively).

While the funds are not publicly traded, the custodian strikes a net asset value at least monthly. There are no redemption restrictions or future commitments on these investments.


(5)	Includes limited partnerships that invest both long and short primarily in common stocks and credit, relative value, event driven equity, distressed debt and macro strategies. Management of the hedge funds has the ability to shift investments from value to growth strategies, from small to large capitalization stocks and bonds, and from a net long position to a net short position.

(6)

HP Invest Common Contractual Fund (CCF) is an investment arrangement in which institutional investors pool their assets. Units may be acquired in six different sub-funds focused on equities, fixed income, alternative investments, and emerging markets. Each sub-fund is invested in accordance with the fund’s investment objective and units are issued in relation to each sub-fund. While the sub-funds are not publicly traded, the custodian strikes a net asset value either once or twice a month, depending on the sub-fund. There are no redemption restrictions or future commitments on these investments.


(7)	Includes cash and cash equivalents such as short-term marketable securities.


(8)	Includes international insured contracts, derivative instruments and unsettled transactions.

Schedule of changes in fair value measurements of Level 3 investments for Direct non-U.S. defined benefit plans

Changes in fair value measurements of Level 3 investments for the non-U.S. defined benefit plans were as follows:



	Fiscal year ended October 31, 2016
			Alternative Investments
	Equity Securities Non-U.S.		Private Equity			Hedge Funds			Real Estate Funds			Insurance Group Annuities			Other			Total
	In millions
Balance at beginning of year	$	68	$	68		$	236		$	571		$	69		$	35		$	1,047
Actual return on plan assets:
Relating to assets held at the reporting date	16		(1		)	(35		)	(96		)	(2		)	(1		)	(119		)
Relating to assets sold during the period	—		4			—			—			(3		)	—			1
Purchases, sales, and settlements	—		(3		)	(11		)	2			(3		)	82			67
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3	—		—			(103		)	(170		)	2			6			(265		)
Balance at end of year	$	84	$	68		$	87		$	307		$	63		$	122		$	731



	Fiscal year ended October 31, 2015
				Alternative Investments
	Equity Securities Non-U.S.			Private Equity			Hedge Funds		Real Estate Funds		Insurance Group Annuities		Other		Total
	In millions
Balance at beginning of year	$	—		$	28		$	—	$	336	$	5	$	—	$	369
Transfer from former Parent⁽¹⁾	81			19			192		23		58		34		407
Actual return on plan assets:
Relating to assets held at the reporting date	(13		)	(1		)	7		23		4		1		21
Relating to assets sold during the period	—			5			—		—		—		—		5
Purchases, sales, and settlements	—			10			36		15		—		—		61
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3	—			7			1		174		2		—		184
Balance at end of year	$	68		$	68		$	236	$	571	$	69	$	35	$	1,047

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(1)	In connection with the Separation, former Parent transferred plan assets from former Parent's shared plans to established Company plans

Schedule of weighted-average target and actual asset allocations across the benefit plans

The weighted-average target and actual asset allocations across the benefit plans at the respective measurement dates for the non-U.S. defined benefit plans and post-retirement benefit plan were as follows:



	Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
			Plan Assets						Plan Assets
Asset Category	2016 Target Allocation		2016		2015		2016 Target Allocation		2016		2015
Public equity securities			38.3	%	43.4	%			—		—
Private/other equity securities			22.5	%	19.8	%			—		—
Real estate and other			6.3	%	7.0	%			—		—
Equity-related investments	64.7	%	67.1	%	70.2	%	—		—		—
Debt securities	34.5	%	26.5	%	27.6	%	90.0	%	90.2	%	97.2	%
Cash and cash equivalents	0.8	%	6.4	%	2.2	%	10.0	%	9.8	%	2.8	%
Total	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%

Schedule of estimated future benefits payable for the Company's direct retirement plans

As of October 31, 2016, estimated future benefits payments for the Company's retirement plans were as follows:



Fiscal year	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans		Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans		Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	In millions
2017	$	2	$	527	$	4
2018	—		505		5
2019	1		542		6
2020	—		579		7
2021	1		608		8
Next five fiscal years to October 31, 2026	2		3,515		54