Related Party Transactions and Former Parent Company Investment

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions and Former Parent Company Investment

Related Party Transactions and Former Parent Company Investment

Prior to November 1, 2015, the Company consisted of the enterprise technology infrastructure, software, services and financing businesses of former Parent and thus, transactions with former Parent were considered related party transactions. Following November 1, 2015, in connection with the Separation, the Company became an independent publicly-traded company. As a result, transactions with HP Inc. are no longer considered related party transactions.

On October 31, 2015 and November 1, 2015, in connection with the Separation, the Company entered into several agreements with former Parent that govern the relationship between the Company and former Parent following the Distribution, including the following:

• Separation and Distribution Agreement;

• Transition Services Agreement;

• Tax Matters Agreement;

• Employee Matters Agreement;

• Real Estate Matters Agreement;

• Master Commercial Agreement; and

• Information Technology Service Agreement.

These agreements provided the allocation between the Company and former Parent's assets, employees, liabilities and obligations (including its investments, property and employee benefits and tax-related assets and liabilities) attributable to periods prior to, at and after the Separation. Obligations under the service and commercial contracts generally extend through five years.

Final Cash Allocation from former Parent

In December 2015, and in connection with the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Company received a net cash allocation of $526 million from former Parent. The cash allocation was based on the projected cash requirements of the Company, in light of the intended investment grade credit rating, business plan and anticipated operations and activities.

Net Transfers from former Parent

Net transfers from former Parent are included within former Parent company investment in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Former Parent historically used a centralized approach to cash management and the financing of its operations. Prior to the Separation, transactions between the Company and former Parent were considered to be effectively settled for cash at the time the transaction was recorded. The net effect of these transactions is included in Net transfer from former Parent in Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.