Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions		Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 9,858	$ 12,987
Accounts receivable		6,482	6,909
Financing receivables		2,922	2,923
Inventory		1,988	1,774
Other current assets		4,275	4,324
Total current assets		25,525	28,917
Property, plant and equipment		9,497	9,636
Long-term financing receivables and other assets	[1]	13,604	13,166
Investments in equity interests		2,620	2,648
Goodwill		24,252	24,178
Intangible assets		1,164	1,084
Total assets		76,662	79,629
Current liabilities:
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	[1]	3,520	3,530
Accounts payable		5,535	5,943
Employee compensation and benefits		1,736	2,364
Taxes on earnings		538	420
Deferred revenue		4,712	4,610
Accrued restructuring		510	671
Other accrued liabilities		5,135	4,991
Total current liabilities		21,686	22,529
Long-term debt(1)	[1]	12,270	12,560
Other liabilities		11,132	13,022
Commitments and contingencies
HPE stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value (300 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding at January 31, 2017)		0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value (9,600 shares authorized; 1,663 and 1,666 shares issued and outstanding at January 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016, respectively)		17	17
Additional paid-in capital		34,848	35,248
Retained earnings		2,760	2,782
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(6,124)	(6,599)
Total HPE stockholders' equity		31,501	31,448
Non-controlling interests		73	70
Total stockholders' equity		31,574	31,518
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$ 76,662	$ 79,629

[1] During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company adopted ASU 2015-03, which simplifies the presentation of debt issuance costs by requiring debt issuance costs to be presented as a deduction from the corresponding debt liability rather than an asset that is amortized. The Company adopted the standard retrospectively for the prior period presented.