Discontinued Operations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2017

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of Discontinued Operations

The following table presents the financial results for HPE's discontinued operations. For the period following the completion of the Everett Transaction, discontinued operations primarily includes separation costs related to marketing activities, variable compensation expense, third-party consulting, contractor fees and other incremental costs arising from the transaction.

	Three Months Ended July 31,						Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
	In millions
Net revenue	$	—		$	4,205		$	6,338		$	12,599
Cost of revenue(1)	—			3,549			5,357			10,861
Expenses(2)	103			804			1,306			1,933
Interest and other, net	—			9			4			23
Loss from discontinued operations before taxes	(103		)	(157		)	(329		)	(218		)
Benefit (provision) for taxes	20			(28		)	133			(64		)
Net loss from discontinued operations	$	(83	)	$	(185	)	$	(196	)	$	(282	)

(1) Cost of revenue includes cost of products and cost of services.

(2) Expenses for the three months ended July 31, 2017 primarily consist of separation costs. Expenses for the three months ended July 31, 2016 and nine months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016 primarily consist of selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses, research and development (“R&D”) expenses, restructuring charges, separation costs related to the Everett Transaction, amortization of intangible assets, acquisition and other related charges, and defined benefit plan settlement charges and remeasurement (benefit).

For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016, significant non-cash items and capital expenditures of discontinued operations are presented below:

	Three Months Ended July 31,				Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	In millions
Depreciation and amortization	$	—	$	349	$	387	$	1,071
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	$	—	$	142	$	131	$	240

The following table presents assets and liabilities that are presented as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of October 31, 2016 and that were transferred to Everett as of April 1, 2017:

	As of
	October 31, 2016
	In millions
Accounts receivable	$	3,093
Inventory	34
Other current assets	1,116
Total current assets of discontinued operations	$	4,243
Property, plant and equipment	$	3,332
Long-term financing receivables and other non-current assets	1,591
Total non-current assets of discontinued operations	$	4,923
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	$	3
Accounts payable	933
Employee compensation and benefits	838
Taxes on earnings	55
Deferred revenue	849
Other accrued liabilities	1,504
Total current liabilities of discontinued operations	$	4,182
Long-term debt	$	392
Other non-current liabilities	3,621
Total non-current liabilities of discontinued operations	$	4,013