HPE Next (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Related Costs

During fiscal 2017, the Company incurred $359 million in net charges associated with the HPE Next initiative, which were recorded within Transformation costs in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings and include the following:

	Fiscal year ended October 31, 2017
	In millions
Program management(1)	$	57
IT costs	34
Restructuring charges	296
Gain on real estate sales	(28		)
Total	$	359

(1) Primarily consists of consulting fees and other direct costs attributable to the design and implementation of the HPE Next initiative.

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Cost

Restructuring activities related to the Company's employees and infrastructure, summarized by plan, are presented in the table below:

	Fiscal 2015 Plan						Fiscal 2012 Plan
	Employee Severance			Infrastructure and other			Employee Severance and EER			Infrastructure and other			Total
	In millions
Liability as of October 31, 2014	$	—		$	—		$	133		$	72		$	205
Charges	67			1			133			—			201
Cash payments	—			(1		)	(230		)	(33		)	(264		)
Non-cash items	—			—			11			(2		)	9
Liability as of October 31, 2015	$	67		$	—		$	47		$	37		$	151
Charges	301			42			75			1			419
Cash payments	(172		)	(19		)	(82		)	(15		)	(288		)
Non-cash items	38			(10		)	(3		)	(9		)	16
Liability as of October 31, 2016	$	234		$	13		$	37		$	14		$	298
Charges	374			37			6			—			417
Cash payments	(355		)	(19		)	(32		)	(6		)	(412		)
Non-cash items	(34		)	(14		)	5			(6		)	(49		)
Liability as of October 31, 2017	$	219		$	17		$	16		$	2		$	254
Total costs incurred to date as of October 31, 2017	$	742		$	80		$	1,255		$	146		$	2,223
Total expected costs to be incurred as of October 31, 2017	$	742		$	80		$	1,255		$	146		$	2,223

	Employee Severance		Infrastructure and other
	In millions
Liability as of October 31, 2016	$	—	$	—
Charges	296		—
Liability as of October 31, 2017	$	296	$	—
Total costs incurred to date as of October 31, 2017	$	296	$	—
Total expected costs to be incurred as of October 31, 2017	$	750	$	180