Accounting for Leases as a Lessee

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

Accounting for Leases as a Lessee

Accounting for Leases as a LesseeThe Company enters into various leases as a lessee for assets including office buildings, vehicles, aviation and equipment. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. An arrangement contains a lease when the arrangement conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset over the lease term. Upon lease commencement, the Company records a lease liability for the obligation to make lease payments and a ROU asset for the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The lease liability is measured at commencement date based on the present value of the minimum lease payments not yet paid over the lease term and the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. As most of the Company's leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate which approximates the rate at which the Company would borrow, on a secured basis, in the country were the lease was executed. The ROU asset is based on the liability, adjusted for lease prepayments, lease incentives received, and the lessee's initial direct costs. Fixed payments are included in the recognition of ROU assets and liabilities, while variable lease payments, such as maintenance or utility charges are expensed as incurred. The Company has agreements with lease and non-lease components that are accounted for separately and not included in its leased assets and corresponding liabilities for the majority of the Company’s lease agreements. The Company allocates consideration to the lease and non-lease components using their relative standalone values.

For finance leases, the ROU asset is amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset or the lease term. Interest expense on the lease liability is recorded separately using the interest method. For operating leases, lease expense is generally recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Components of lease cost included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings were as follows:

	Three Months Ended April 30, 2020		Six Months Ended April 30, 2020
	In millions
Operating lease cost	$	61	$	119
Finance lease cost	2		4
Sublease rental income	(16)		(32)
Total lease cost	$	47	$	91

During the six months ended April 30, 2020, the Company recorded $40 million of net gain from a sale and leaseback transaction. During the three months ended April 30, 2020, there were no sale and leaseback transactions.

The ROU assets and lease liabilities for operating and finance leases included on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet were as follows:

	Balance Sheet Classification	As of April 30, 2020
		In millions
Operating Leases
ROU Assets	Long-term financing receivables and other assets	$	1,032
Lease Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities - current	Other accrued liabilities	$	197
Operating lease liabilities - non-current	Other non-current liabilities	917
Total operating lease liabilities		$	1,114
Finance Leases
Finance lease ROU Assets:	Property, plant and equipment
Gross finance lease ROU assets		$	53
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(2)
Net finance lease ROU assets		$	51
Lease Liabilities:
Finance lease liabilities - current	Notes payable and short-term borrowings	$	4
Finance lease liabilities - non-current	Long-term debt	55
Total finance lease liabilities		$	59
Total ROU assets		$	1,083
Total lease liabilities		$	1,173

The weighted-average remaining lease term and the weighted-average discount rate for the operating and finance leases were as follows:

	As of April 30, 2020
	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)	7.4		10.0
Weighted-average discount rate	2.7	%	3.5	%

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

	Cash Flow Statement Activity	Six Months Ended April 30, 2020
		In millions
Cash outflows from operating leases	Net cash used in operating activities	$	118
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	Non-cash activities	$	203

The following tables shows the future payments on the Company's operating and finance leases:

	As of April 30, 2020
	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of fiscal 2020	$	116	$	3
2021	194		6
2022	175		6
2023	158		7
2024	135		7
Thereafter	444		41
Total future lease payments	$	1,222	$	70
Less: imputed interest	(108)		(11)
Total lease liabilities	$	1,114	$	59

As of April 30, 2020, the Company entered into operating leases that have not yet commenced of $210 million that are not yet recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These operating leases will commence between Fiscal 2020 and 2022 with lease terms of 1 year to 15 years.

Prior to the adoption of the new lease standard, the future minimum lease commitments on the Company's operating and finance leases were:

Accounting for Leases as a Lessee

Accounting for Leases as a LesseeThe Company enters into various leases as a lessee for assets including office buildings, vehicles, aviation and equipment. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. An arrangement contains a lease when the arrangement conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset over the lease term. Upon lease commencement, the Company records a lease liability for the obligation to make lease payments and a ROU asset for the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The lease liability is measured at commencement date based on the present value of the minimum lease payments not yet paid over the lease term and the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. As most of the Company's leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate which approximates the rate at which the Company would borrow, on a secured basis, in the country were the lease was executed. The ROU asset is based on the liability, adjusted for lease prepayments, lease incentives received, and the lessee's initial direct costs. Fixed payments are included in the recognition of ROU assets and liabilities, while variable lease payments, such as maintenance or utility charges are expensed as incurred. The Company has agreements with lease and non-lease components that are accounted for separately and not included in its leased assets and corresponding liabilities for the majority of the Company’s lease agreements. The Company allocates consideration to the lease and non-lease components using their relative standalone values.

For finance leases, the ROU asset is amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset or the lease term. Interest expense on the lease liability is recorded separately using the interest method. For operating leases, lease expense is generally recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Components of lease cost included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings were as follows:

	Three Months Ended April 30, 2020		Six Months Ended April 30, 2020
	In millions
Operating lease cost	$	61	$	119
Finance lease cost	2		4
Sublease rental income	(16)		(32)
Total lease cost	$	47	$	91

During the six months ended April 30, 2020, the Company recorded $40 million of net gain from a sale and leaseback transaction. During the three months ended April 30, 2020, there were no sale and leaseback transactions.

The ROU assets and lease liabilities for operating and finance leases included on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet were as follows:

	Balance Sheet Classification	As of April 30, 2020
		In millions
Operating Leases
ROU Assets	Long-term financing receivables and other assets	$	1,032
Lease Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities - current	Other accrued liabilities	$	197
Operating lease liabilities - non-current	Other non-current liabilities	917
Total operating lease liabilities		$	1,114
Finance Leases
Finance lease ROU Assets:	Property, plant and equipment
Gross finance lease ROU assets		$	53
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(2)
Net finance lease ROU assets		$	51
Lease Liabilities:
Finance lease liabilities - current	Notes payable and short-term borrowings	$	4
Finance lease liabilities - non-current	Long-term debt	55
Total finance lease liabilities		$	59
Total ROU assets		$	1,083
Total lease liabilities		$	1,173

The weighted-average remaining lease term and the weighted-average discount rate for the operating and finance leases were as follows:

	As of April 30, 2020
	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)	7.4		10.0
Weighted-average discount rate	2.7	%	3.5	%

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

	Cash Flow Statement Activity	Six Months Ended April 30, 2020
		In millions
Cash outflows from operating leases	Net cash used in operating activities	$	118
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	Non-cash activities	$	203

The following tables shows the future payments on the Company's operating and finance leases:

	As of April 30, 2020
	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of fiscal 2020	$	116	$	3
2021	194		6
2022	175		6
2023	158		7
2024	135		7
Thereafter	444		41
Total future lease payments	$	1,222	$	70
Less: imputed interest	(108)		(11)
Total lease liabilities	$	1,114	$	59

As of April 30, 2020, the Company entered into operating leases that have not yet commenced of $210 million that are not yet recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These operating leases will commence between Fiscal 2020 and 2022 with lease terms of 1 year to 15 years.

Prior to the adoption of the new lease standard, the future minimum lease commitments on the Company's operating and finance leases were: