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Discontinued Operations
9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2017
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Discontinued Operations
Discontinued Operations
On April 1, 2017, HPE completed the Everett Transaction. As a result, HPE distributed all of the shares of Everett to HPE stockholders. HPE stockholders received 0.085904 shares of common stock in the new company for every one share of HPE common stock held at the close of business on the record date. Following the share distribution, the Merger Sub merged with and into CSC, which will continue as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Everett. At the time of the merger, Everett changed its name to DXC.
HPE and Everett have entered into several agreements that govern the relationship between the parties, including the following:
Separation and Distribution Agreement;
Transition Services Agreement;
Tax Matters Agreement;
Employee Matters Agreement;
Real Estate Matters Agreement;
Intellectual Property Matters Agreement;
Information Technology Service Agreement; and
Preferred Vendor Agreements
These agreements provide for the allocation of assets, employees, liabilities and obligations (including its investments, property, employee benefits, litigation, and tax-related assets and liabilities) between HPE and Everett, attributable to periods prior to, at and after the separation. Obligations under the service and commercial contracts generally extend through five years.
With the completion of the Everett Transaction, HPE no longer consolidates the financial results of Everett within its financial results from continuing operations. For all periods prior to the Everett Transaction, the financial results of Everett are presented as Net loss from discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and in assets and liabilities of discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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


In the second quarter of fiscal 2017, in connection with the Everett Transaction, HPE made a net cash transfer of $559 million to DXC. The period for determining and finalizing working capital adjustments ends in December 2017.