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Stockholders' Equity
 9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2017
Equity [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity
Stockholders' Equity
Change in HPE's Stockholders' equity
The following table presents changes in Total stockholders' equity for the nine months ended July 31, 2017.
 
In millions
Balance as of October 31, 2016
 
$
31,518

Everett Transaction(1)
 
(1,218
)
Net loss(2)
(182
)
 
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes
660

 
Comprehensive income
478

478

Repurchase of common stock
 
(1,965
)
Cash dividends declared
 
(429
)
Stock-based compensation expense(3)
 
506

Other(4)
 
160

Balance as of July 31, 2017
 
$
29,050

 
(1)
Includes retained earnings of $3.8 billion and non-controlling interest of $30 million, reduced by accumulated other comprehensive loss of $2.6 billion.
(2)
Includes net loss of $180 million and net loss attributable to non-controlling interests of $2 million.
(3)
Includes unallocated stock-based compensation expense of $316 million, stock-based compensation expense included in Net loss from discontinued operations of $100 million, stock-based compensation expense included in Separation costs of $40 million, stock-based compensation expense related to workforce reductions included in Restructuring charges of $29 million, and stock-based compensation expense related to the acquisitions of SGI and Nimble Storage recorded within Acquisition and other related charges of $21 million.
(4)
Other primarily includes shares acquired through business acquisitions, shares issued through the employee stock purchase program, exercise of options, and shares canceled, net of related tax benefits.
Taxes related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Three months ended July 31,
 
Nine months ended July 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
In millions
Taxes on change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

Tax provision on net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period
$
(1
)
 
$
—

 
$
(2
)
 
$
(1
)
Tax benefit on losses reclassified into earnings
—

 
—

 
—

 
(2
)
 
(1
)
 
—

 
(2
)
 
(3
)
Taxes on change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

Tax benefit (provision) on net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period
47

 
(23
)
 
20

 
8

Tax (benefit) provision on net losses (gains) reclassified into earnings
(10
)
 
(6
)
 
35

 
19

 
37

 
(29
)
 
55

 
27

Taxes on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

Tax (provision) benefit on gains (losses) arising during the period
(13
)
 
2

 
(38
)
 
2

Tax benefit on amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit
(4
)
 
(5
)
 
(15
)
 
(15
)
Tax provision on curtailments, settlements and other
(41
)
 
(7
)
 
(55
)
 
(19
)
 
(58
)
 
(10
)
 
(108
)
 
(32
)
Tax (provision) benefit on change in cumulative translation adjustment
(4
)
 
(7
)
 
(3
)
 
15

Tax (provision) benefit on other comprehensive income
$
(26
)
 
$
(46
)
 
$
(58
)
 
$
7


Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of taxes
 
Three months ended July 31,
 
Nine months ended July 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
In millions
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period
$
6

 
$
7

 
$
(12
)
 
$
10

(Gains) losses reclassified into earnings
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
1

 
6

 
6

 
(12
)
 
11

Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period
(86
)
 
149

 
27

 
116

Net losses (gains) reclassified into earnings(1)
5

 
(25
)
 
(196
)
 
(191
)
 
(81
)
 
124

 
(169
)
 
(75
)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

Gains (losses) arising during the period
197

 
(11
)
 
662

 
(12
)
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit(2)
52

 
67

 
215

 
199

Curtailments, settlements and other
(35
)
 
(6
)
 
(46
)
 
(35
)
 
214

 
50

 
831

 
152

Change in cumulative translation adjustment
45

 
(190
)
 
10

 
(250
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
$
184

 
$
(10
)
 
$
660

 
$
(162
)
 
(1)
For more details on the reclassification of pre-tax net losses (gains) on cash flow hedges into the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings, see Note 13, "Financial Instruments".
(2)
These components are included in the computation of net pension and post-retirement benefit cost in Note 5, "Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans."
The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes as of July 31, 2017, and changes during the nine months ended July 31, 2017 were as follows:
 
Net unrealized
gains (losses) on
available-for-sale
securities
 
Net unrealized
gains (losses)
on cash
flow hedges
 
Unrealized
components
of defined
benefit plans
 
Cumulative
translation
adjustment
 
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
 
In millions
Balance at beginning of period
$
54

 
$
35

 
$
(5,642
)
 
$
(1,046
)
 
$
(6,599
)
Transfer related to the Everett Transaction
(9
)

—


1,820


768


2,579

Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications
(12
)
 
27

 
662

 
10

 
687

Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings
—

 
(196
)
 
169

 
—

 
(27
)
Balance at end of period
$
33

 
$
(134
)
 
$
(2,991
)
 
$
(268
)
 
$
(3,360
)

Share Repurchase Program
On October 13, 2015, the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Board of Directors announced the authorization of a $3.0 billion share repurchase program. On May 24, 2016, the Board of Directors announced the authorization of an additional $3.0 billion under the share repurchase program. The Company's share repurchase program authorizes both open market and private repurchase transactions and does not have a specific expiration date. The Company may choose to repurchase shares when sufficient liquidity exists and the shares are trading at a discount relative to estimated intrinsic value.
For the nine months ended July 31, 2017, the Company retired a total of 94 million shares under its share repurchase programs through open market repurchases, which were recorded as a $1.9 billion reduction to stockholders' equity. Additionally, for the nine months ended July 31, 2017, the Company had unsettled open market repurchases of 1.6 million shares, which were recorded as a $29 million reduction to stockholders' equity. As of July 31, 2017, the Company had a remaining authorization of $1.4 billion for future share repurchases.