HPE Next (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2020

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Related Costs

	Three months ended April 30,				Six months ended April 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions
Program management(1)	$	7	$	9	$	18	$	20
IT costs	18		26		46		53
Restructuring charges	164		18		248		51
Loss (gain) on real estate sales	4		(7)		(37)		(7)
Other	7		9		14		21
Total	$	200	$	55	$	289	$	138

(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

	Employee Severance		Infrastructure and other
	In millions
Liability as of October 31, 2019	$	178	$	42
Charges	211		37
Cash payments	(211)		(20)
Non-cash items	(2)		(7)
Liability as of April 30, 2020	$	176	$	52
Total costs incurred to date, as of April 30, 2020	$	1,131	$	163
Total costs expected to be incurred, as of April 30, 2020	$	1,200	$	180