HPE Next (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2018

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Related Costs

During the three and six months ended April 30, 2018, the Company incurred $123 million and $368 million in net charges associated with the HPE Next initiative, which were recorded within Transformation costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings and include the following:

	Three months ended April 30, 2018			Six months ended April 30, 2018
	In millions
Program management(1)	$	30		$	54
IT costs	36			69
Restructuring charges	85			256
Gain on real estate sales	(36		)	(37		)
Other	8			26
Total	$	123		$	368

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

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Cost

Restructuring activities related to the Company's employees and infrastructure for the 2015 and 2012 Plans are presented in the table below:

	2015 Plan						2012 Plan
	Employee Severance			Infrastructure and other			Employee Severance and EER			Infrastructure and other			Total
	In millions
Liability as of October 31, 2017	$	219		$	17		$	16		$	2		$	254
Charges	3			(1		)	11			(1		)	12
Cash payments	(136		)	(6		)	(10		)	—			(152		)
Non-cash items	1			3			1			—			5
Liability as of April 30, 2018	$	87		$	13		$	18		$	1		$	119
Total costs incurred to date, as of April 30, 2018	$	745		$	79		$	1,266		$	145		$	2,235
Total costs expected to be incurred, as of April 30, 2018	$	745		$	79		$	1,266		$	145		$	2,235

	Employee Severance			Infrastructure and other
	In millions
Liability as of October 31, 2017	$	296		$	—
Charges	229			27
Cash payments	(255		)	(7		)
Non-cash items	(3		)	(6		)
Liability as of April 30, 2018	$	267		$	14
Total costs incurred to date, as of April 30, 2018	$	525		$	27
Total costs expected to be incurred, as of April 30, 2018	$	750		$	180