Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017	May 31, 2017
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co,
Entity Central Index Key	0001645590
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Apr. 30, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,642,630,237
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2