Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)		Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (loss)	$ 2,665		$ (180)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,931		2,369
Stock-based compensation expense	242		349
Provision for inventory and doubtful accounts	137		82
Restructuring charges	399		558
Deferred taxes on earnings	(1,215)		145
(Earnings) loss from equity interests	(23)		24
Dividends received from equity investees	47		0
Other, net	55		392
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	137		250
Financing receivables	(228)		(127)
Inventory	(545)		(341)
Accounts payable	72		652
Taxes on earnings	(2,271)		(602)
Restructuring	(540)		(688)
Other assets and liabilities	775	[1]	(2,379)	[1]
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,638		504
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment in property, plant and equipment	(2,129)		(2,405)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	561		403
Purchases of available-for-sale securities and other investments	(32)		(31)
Maturities and sales of available-for-sale securities and other investments	96		14
Financial collateral posted	(1,318)		(384)
Financial collateral returned	1,333		49
Payments made in connection with business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(207)		(2,050)
Proceeds from (payments to) business divestitures, net	13		(20)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,683)		(4,424)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Short-term borrowings with original maturities less than 90 days, net	84		30
Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs	894		3,340
Restricted cash - Seattle debt issuance (2)	0	[2]	(2,620)	[2]
Payment of debt	(2,538)		(2,296)
Settlement of cash flow hedge	0		5
Net proceeds related to stock-based award activities	104		41
Repurchase of common stock	(2,585)		(1,936)
Cash dividends paid to non-controlling interests	(9)		0
Cash dividends paid	(406)		(323)
Net cash used in financing activities	(4,341)		(1,310)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(4,386)		(5,230)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	9,579		12,987
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	5,193		7,757
Seattle SpinCo, Inc.
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net transfer of cash and cash equivalents to Everett	156		0
Everett SpinCo, Inc.
Cash flows from financing activities:
Cash dividend from Everett	0		3,008
Net transfer of cash and cash equivalents to Everett	$ (41)		(559)
Non-U.S. pension plans | Pension Plan
Cash flows from financing activities:
Pension funding payments			1,900
HPE | Dividend Payable In Connection With The Seattle Transaction | Seattle SpinCo, Inc.
Cash flows from financing activities:
Due to HPE			2,500
HPE | Term Loan Facility | Seattle SpinCo, Inc.
Cash flows from financing activities:
Face amount of debt instrument			$ 2,600

[1] For the nine months ended July 31, 2017, this amount includes $1.9 billion of pension funding payments associated with the separation and merger of Everett SpinCo, Inc. with Computer Sciences Corporation.

[2] For the nine months ended July 31, 2017, this amount represents a $2.6 billion Seattle SpinCo, Inc. term loan facility. The proceeds from the term loan were used to fund a $2.5 billion dividend payment from Seattle SpinCo, Inc. to HPE. The obligation under the term loan facility was retained by Seattle SpinCo, Inc.