10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

_______________________________________________________________________________

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended:	July 31, 2020
Or

☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from            to

Commission file number 001-37483

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HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	47-3298624
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. employer identification no.)

6280 America Center Drive,	San Jose,	California		95002
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip code)
(650)			687-5817
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

______________________________________________________________________________

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	HPE	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer", "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐	Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
						Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

The number of shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company common stock outstanding as of August 31, 2020 was 1,286,383,563 shares, par value $0.01.

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

Form 10-Q

For the Quarterly Period Ended July 31, 2020

Table of Contents

			Page
Forward-Looking Statements			4
Part I.	Financial Information
	Item 1.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	5
	Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	48
	Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	76
	Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	76
Part II.	Other Information
	Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	77
	Item 1A.	Risk Factors	77
	Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	79
	Item 5.	Other Information	79
	Item 6.	Exhibits	79
Exhibit Index			80
Signature			85

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Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in Item 2 of Part I, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If the risks or uncertainties ever materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, the results of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and its consolidated subsidiaries ("Hewlett Packard Enterprise") may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. The words "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "optimistic", "intend", "aim", "will", "should" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the scope and duration of the novel coronavirus pandemic (“COVID-19”) and its impact on our business, operations, liquidity and capital resources, employees, customers, partners, supply chain, financial results and the world economy; any projections of revenue, margins, expenses, effective tax rates, the impact of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, net earnings, net earnings per share, cash flows, order backlog, benefit plan funding, deferred tax assets, share repurchases, currency exchange rates or other financial items; any projections of the amount, timing or impact of cost savings, restructuring charges, or other transformation actions; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, as well as the execution of corporate transactions or contemplated acquisitions, transformation and restructuring plans and any resulting cost savings, revenue or profitability improvements; any statements concerning the expected development, performance, market share or competitive performance relating to products or services; any statements regarding current or future macroeconomic trends or events and the impact of those trends and events on Hewlett Packard Enterprise and its financial performance; any statements regarding pending investigations, claims or disputes; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the need to address the many challenges facing Hewlett Packard Enterprise's businesses; the competitive pressures faced by Hewlett Packard Enterprise's businesses; risks associated with executing Hewlett Packard Enterprise's strategy; the impact of macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the need to manage third-party suppliers and the distribution of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's products and the delivery of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's services effectively; the protection of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties and intellectual property shared with its former parent; risks associated with Hewlett Packard Enterprise's international operations (including pandemics and public health problems, such as the outbreak of COVID-19); the development and transition of new products and services and the enhancement of existing products and services to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution and performance of contracts by Hewlett Packard Enterprise and its suppliers, customers, clients and partners, including any impact thereon resulting from events such as the COVID-19 pandemic; the hiring and retention of key employees; the execution, integration and other risks associated with business combination and investment transactions; the execution, timing and results of any transformation or restructuring plans, including estimates and assumptions related to the costs and anticipated benefits of implementing the transformation and restructuring plans; the effects of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and related guidance and regulations that may be implemented; the resolution of pending investigations, claims and disputes; and other risks that are described herein, including but not limited to the items discussed or referenced in "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and that are otherwise described or updated from time to time in Hewlett Packard Enterprise's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For a discussion of the risks, uncertainties and actions taken in response to COVID-19, see “We are unable to predict the extent to which the global COVID-19 pandemic may adversely impact our business operations, financial performance and results of operations.” in “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Hewlett Packard Enterprise assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law.

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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Index

	Page
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)	6
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)	7
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 31, 2020 (Unaudited) and October 31, 2019 (Audited)	8
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)	9
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)	10
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	13
Note 1: Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	13
Note 2: Segment Information	16
Note 3: Transformation Programs	20
Note 4: Retirement Benefit Plans	22
Note 5: Taxes on Earnings	22
Note 6: Balance Sheet Details	24
Note 7: Accounting for Leases as a Lessee	25
Note 8: Accounting for Leases as a Lessor	28
Note 9: Goodwill	33
Note 10: Fair Value	34
Note 11: Financial Instruments	36
Note 12: Borrowings	39
Note 13: Stockholders' Equity	41
Note 14: Net Earnings Per Share	43
Note 15: Litigation and Contingencies	43

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended July 31,				Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions, except per share amounts
Net revenue:
Products	$	4,193	$	4,508	$	11,760	$	13,709
Services	2,508		2,595		7,671		7,869
Financing income	115		114		343		342
Total net revenue	6,816		7,217		19,774		21,920
Costs and expenses:
Cost of products	3,088		3,069		8,376		9,496
Cost of services	1,596		1,625		4,926		5,102
Financing interest	65		74		209		222
Research and development	455		481		1,390		1,404
Selling, general and administrative	1,131		1,253		3,458		3,678
Amortization of intangible assets	95		58		299		199
Impairment of goodwill	—		—		865		—
Transformation costs	357		170		646		302
Disaster charges (recovery)	2		—		24		(7)
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges	15		563		55		710
Total costs and expenses	6,804		7,293		20,248		21,106
Earnings (loss) from operations	12		(76)		(474)		814
Interest and other, net	(71)		(70)		(158)		(139)
Tax indemnification adjustments	(30)		(134)		(86)		89
Non-service net periodic benefit credit	28		12		101		45
Earnings from equity interests	27		3		50		21
(Loss) earnings before taxes	(34)		(265)		(567)		830
Benefit (provision) for taxes	43		238		88		(261)
Net earnings (loss)	$	9	$	(27)	$	(479)	$	569
Net earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$	0.01	$	(0.02)	$	(0.37)	$	0.42
Diluted	$	0.01	$	(0.02)	$	(0.37)	$	0.41
Weighted-average shares used to compute net earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	1,292		1,334		1,294		1,367
Diluted	1,300		1,334		1,294		1,380

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended July 31,				Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions
Net earnings (loss)	$	9	$	(27)	$	(479)	$	569
Other comprehensive (loss) income before taxes:
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities:
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	6		3		—		8
(Gains) losses reclassified into earnings	(1)		—		(8)		(3)
	5		3		(8)		5
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges:
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	(456)		63		(85)		225
Net losses (gains) reclassified into earnings	242		(58)		(41)		(259)
	(214)		5		(126)		(34)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	(19)		(31)		(10)		(78)
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit	61		54		183		161
Curtailments, settlements and other	7		5		8		12
	49		28		181		95
Change in cumulative translation adjustment	1		(8)		(46)		(2)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before taxes	(159)		28		1		64
Benefit (provision) for taxes	28		2		13		4
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	(131)		30		14		68
Comprehensive (loss) income	$	(122)	$	3	$	(465)	$	637

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	(Unaudited)		(Audited)
	In millions, except par value
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	8,465	$	3,753
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	2,856		2,957
Financing receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	3,797		3,572
Inventory	3,469		2,387
Assets held for sale	3		46
Other current assets	2,793		2,428
Total current assets	21,383		15,143
Property, plant and equipment	5,709		6,054
Long-term financing receivables and other assets	10,602		8,918
Investments in equity interests	2,269		2,254
Goodwill	17,442		18,306
Intangible assets	834		1,128
Total assets	$	58,239	$	51,803
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	$	5,727	$	4,425
Accounts payable	6,001		5,595
Employee compensation and benefits	1,181		1,522
Taxes on earnings	204		186
Deferred revenue	3,343		3,234
Accrued restructuring	386		195
Other accrued liabilities	4,768		4,002
Total current liabilities	21,610		19,159
Long-term debt	13,730		9,395
Other non-current liabilities	6,693		6,100
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity
HPE stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value (300 shares authorized; none issued)	—		—
Common stock, $0.01 par value (9,600 shares authorized; 1,286 and 1,294 shares issued and outstanding at July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively)	13		13
Additional paid-in capital	28,275		28,444
Accumulated deficit	(8,377)		(7,632)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,756)		(3,727)
Total HPE stockholders' equity	16,155		17,098
Non-controlling interests	51		51
Total stockholders' equity	16,206		17,149
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	58,239	$	51,803

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2020		2019
	In millions
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) earnings	$	(479)	$	569
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,973		1,919
Impairment of goodwill	865		—
Stock-based compensation expense	215		207
Provision for inventory and doubtful accounts	208		181
Restructuring charges	553		146
Deferred taxes on (loss) earnings	(214)		885
Earnings from equity interests	(50)		(21)
Dividends received from equity investees	35		71
Other, net	115		134
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	69		315
Financing receivables	(411)		(325)
Inventory	(1,253)		66
Accounts payable	431		(826)
Taxes on earnings	(85)		(1,121)
Restructuring	(350)		(261)
Other assets and liabilities	(129)		626
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,493		2,565
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment in property, plant and equipment	(1,779)		(2,153)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	623		448
Purchases of available-for-sale securities and other investments	(78)		(33)
Maturities and sales of available-for-sale securities and other investments	29		12
Financial collateral posted	(573)		(332)
Financial collateral received	637		740
Payments made in connection with business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(13)		(81)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,154)		(1,399)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Short-term borrowings with original maturities less than 90 days, net	36		25
Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs	6,745		1,010
Payment of debt	(1,399)		(872)
(Payments) proceeds related to stock-based award activities, net	(34)		24
Repurchase of common stock	(355)		(1,965)
Cash dividends paid to non-controlling interests	(8)		—
Contributions from non-controlling interests	1		—
Cash dividends paid	(464)		(461)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	4,522		(2,239)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	4,861		(1,073)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	4,076		5,084
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	8,937	$	4,011

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited)

	Common Stock
Three Months Ended July 31, 2020	Number of Shares	Par Value		Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Equity Attributable to the Company		Non- controlling Interests		Total Equity
	In millions, except number of shares in thousands
Balance at April 30, 2020	1,282,253	$	13	$	28,207	$	(8,385)	$	(3,625)	$	16,210	$	48	$	16,258
Net earnings						9				9		3		12
Other comprehensive loss								(131)		(131)				(131)
Comprehensive (loss) income										(122)		3		(119)
Stock-based compensation expense				55						55				55
Tax withholding related to vesting of employee stock plans				(7)						(7)				(7)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other	3,753			20		(1)				19				19
Balance at July 31, 2020	1,286,006	$	13	$	28,275	$	(8,377)	$	(3,756)	$	16,155	$	51	$	16,206

	Common Stock
Nine Months Ended July 31, 2020	Number of Shares	Par Value		Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Equity Attributable to the Company		Non- controlling Interests		Total Equity
	In millions, except number of shares in thousands
Balance at October 31, 2019	1,294,369	$	13	$	28,444	$	(7,632)	$	(3,727)	$	17,098	$	51	$	17,149
Net loss						(479)				(479)		7		(472)
Other comprehensive income								14		14				14
Comprehensive (loss) income										(465)		7		(458)
Stock-based compensation expense				216						216				216
Tax withholding related to vesting of employee stock plans				(85)						(85)				(85)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other	16,393			46						46		1		47
Repurchases of common stock	(24,756)			(346)						(346)				(346)
Cash dividends declared ($0.24 per share)						(309)				(309)		(8)		(317)
Effects of adoption of accounting standard updates (1)						43		(43)		—				—
Balance at July 31, 2020	1,286,006	$	13	$	28,275	$	(8,377)	$	(3,756)	$	16,155	$	51	$	16,206

(1) Represents the impact of the adoption of an accounting standard update that allows for the reclassification of stranded tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive loss to accumulated deficit.

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	Common Stock
Three Months Ended July 31, 2019	Number of Shares	Par Value		Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Equity Attributable to the Company		Non- controlling Interests		Total Equity
	In millions, except number of shares in thousands
Balance at April 30, 2019	1,346,232	$	13	$	29,130	$	(7,765)	$	(3,180)	$	18,198	$	43	$	18,241
Net loss						(27)				(27)		4		(23)
Other comprehensive income								30		30				30
Comprehensive income										3		4		7
Stock-based compensation expense				58						58				58
Tax withholding related to vesting of employee stock plans				(7)						(7)				(7)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other	2,737			23						23				23
Repurchases of common stock	(39,084)			(575)						(575)				(575)
Cash dividends declared ($0.1125 per share)						(146)				(146)				(146)
Effects of adoption of accounting standard updates(1)						(21)				(21)				(21)
Balance at July 31, 2019	1,309,885	$	13	$	28,629	$	(7,959)	$	(3,150)	$	17,533	$	47	$	17,580

(1) For the three months ended July 31, 2019, includes an adjustment related to the adoption of the new revenue accounting standard, which the Company adopted in the first quarter of fiscal 2019.

	Common Stock
Nine Months Ended July 31, 2019	Number of Shares	Par Value		Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Equity Attributable to the Company		Non- controlling Interests		Total Equity
	In millions, except number of shares in thousands
Balance at October 31, 2018	1,423,303	$	14	$	30,342	$	(5,899)	$	(3,218)	$	21,239	$	35	$	21,274
Net earnings						569				569		12		581
Other comprehensive income								68		68				68
Comprehensive income										637		12		649
Stock-based compensation expense				209						209				209
Tax withholding related to vesting of employee stock plans				(57)						(57)				(57)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other	15,404			80						80				80
Repurchases of common stock	(128,822)	(1)		(1,945)						(1,946)				(1,946)
Cash dividends declared ($0.3375 per share)						(446)				(446)				(446)
Effects of adoption of accounting standard updates(1)						(2,183)				(2,183)				(2,183)
Balance at July 31, 2019	1,309,885	$	13	$	28,629	$	(7,959)	$	(3,150)	$	17,533	$	47	$	17,580

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(1) $2.3 billion was related to a reduction to retained earnings as a result of the adoption of an accounting standard update for Income Taxes and $122 million was related to an addition to retained earnings as a result of the adoption of the new revenue accounting standard.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1: Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Background

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company ("Hewlett Packard Enterprise", "HPE", or the "Company") is a global technology leader focused on developing intelligent solutions that allow customers to capture, analyze and act upon data seamlessly from edge to cloud. Hewlett Packard Enterprise enables customers to accelerate business outcomes by driving new business models, creating new customer and employee experiences, and increasing operational efficiency today and into the future. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's customers range from small- and medium-sized businesses ("SMBs") to large global enterprises and governmental entities.

On November 1, 2015, the Company became an independent publicly-traded company through a pro rata distribution by HP Inc. ("former Parent" or "HPI"), formerly known as Hewlett-Packard Company ("HP Co."), of 100% of the outstanding shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company to HP Inc.'s stockholders (the "Separation").

Acquisition

On July 11, 2020, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Silver Peak Systems, Inc. ("Silver Peak"), an SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) leader for approximately $925 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of HPE’s fiscal year 2020, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Silver Peak's results of operations will be included within the Intelligent Edge segment.

Basis of Presentation

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company were prepared in accordance with United States ("U.S.") Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Hewlett Packard Enterprise contain all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company's financial position as of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, its results of operations for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, its cash flows for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, and its statements of stockholders' equity for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019.

The results of operations for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020 and the cash flows for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019, including "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations", "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" and the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in Items 7, 7A and 8, respectively.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and all subsidiaries and affiliates in which the Company has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany transactions and accounts within the consolidated businesses of the Company have been eliminated.

The Company consolidates a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) where it has been determined that the Company is the primary beneficiary of the entity’s operation. The primary beneficiary is the party that has both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. In evaluating whether the Company is the primary beneficiary, the Company evaluates its power to direct the most significant activities of the VIE by considering the purpose and design of the entity and the risks the entity was designed to create and pass through to its variable interest holders. The Company also evaluates its economic interests in the VIE.

The Company accounts for investments in companies over which it has the ability to exercise significant influence but does not hold a controlling interest under the equity method of accounting, and the Company records its proportionate share of income or losses in Earnings from equity interests in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

Non-controlling interests are presented as a separate component within Total stockholders' equity in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Net earnings attributable to non-controlling interests are recorded within Interest and other, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and are not presented separately, as they were not material for any periods presented.

Segment Realignment and Reclassifications

Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2020, HPE implemented certain organizational changes to align its segment financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. As a result of these organizational changes, HPE replaced the Hybrid IT reportable segment (and the Compute, Storage and HPE Pointnext business units within it) with four new financial reporting segments: Compute, High Performance Compute & Mission-Critical Systems ("HPC & MCS"), Storage, and Advisory and Professional Services ("A & PS").

The Compute segment combines the general purpose server and certain workload optimized server portfolios that were previously a part of the Hybrid IT-Compute business unit and the related operational services business that was previously a part of the Hybrid IT-HPE Pointnext business unit. The HPC & MCS segment consists of high performance compute, mission-critical systems, and edge compute offerings that were previously a part of the Hybrid IT-Compute business unit and the related operational services business that was previously a part of the Hybrid IT-HPE Pointnext business unit. The Storage segment combines the former Hybrid IT-Storage business unit, the related operational services business that was previously a part of the Hybrid IT-HPE Pointnext business unit and the hyperconverged infrastructure products that were previously a part of the Hybrid IT-Compute business unit. Finally, the A & PS segment consists of the consultative-led services that were previously a part of the Hybrid IT-HPE Pointnext business unit.

In addition, the Intelligent Edge segment now includes the Data Center Networking ("DC Networking") operational services business that was previously a part of the Hybrid IT-HPE Pointnext business unit. The DC Networking business, other than operational services, had been transferred to the Intelligent Edge segment in a prior realignment.

The Company reflected these changes to its segment information retrospectively to the earliest period presented, which primarily resulted in the realignment of net revenue, operating profit and total assets for each of the businesses as described above. These changes had no impact on Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s previously reported consolidated net revenue, net earnings, net earnings per share ("EPS") or total assets. See Note 2, "Segment Information", for a further discussion of the Company's segment realignment.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates, judgements and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Estimates are assessed each period and updated to reflect current information, such as the economic considerations related to the impact that the novel coronavirus pandemic ("COVID-19") could have on our significant accounting estimates. Significant estimates that are based on a forecast include inventory reserves, provision for taxes, valuation allowance for deferred taxes, and impairment assessments of goodwill, intangible assets and other long lived assets. The Company believes that these estimates, judgements and assumptions are reasonable under the circumstances, and are subject to significant uncertainties, some of which are beyond the Company’s control. Should any of these estimates change, it could adversely affect the Company’s results of operations. Additionally, as the extent and duration of the impacts from COVID-19 remain unclear, the Company’s estimates, judgements and assumptions may evolve as conditions change. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Foreign Currency Translation

The Company predominately uses the U.S. dollar as its functional currency. Assets and liabilities denominated in non-U.S. currencies are remeasured into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates for monetary assets and liabilities and at historical exchange rates for non-monetary assets and liabilities. Net revenue, costs and expenses denominated in non-U.S. currencies are recorded in U.S. dollars at the average rates of exchange prevailing during the period. The Company includes gains or losses from foreign currency remeasurement in Interest and other, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and gains and losses from cash flow hedges in Net revenue as the hedged revenue is recognized. Certain non-U.S. subsidiaries designate the local currency as their functional currency, and the Company records the translation of their assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars at the balance sheet date as translation adjustments and includes them as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents was not material for any of the periods presented.

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Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the FASB issued guidance to provide temporary optional expedients and exceptions through December 31, 2022 to the U.S. GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR). This guidance was effective upon issuance, as a result the Company adopted the guidance in the second quarter of fiscal 2020 and there was no financial impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements upon adoption.

In February 2018, the FASB issued guidance that allows companies to reclassify stranded tax effects resulting from U.S. tax reform, from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to retained earnings. The guidance also allows the reclassification of these stranded tax effects to be recorded upon adoption of the guidance rather than at the actual cessation date. The Company adopted the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 and elected not to reclassify prior periods. As a result, $43 million of tax benefit was reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into accumulated deficit, primarily comprised of amounts related to currency translation adjustments and net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges.

In August 2017, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for hedge accounting. The amendments expand an entity’s ability to hedge non-financial and financial risk components and reduce complexity in fair value hedges of interest rate risk. The new guidance eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness and requires the entire change in the fair value of a hedging instrument to be presented in the same income statement line as the hedged item. The guidance also simplifies certain documentation and assessment requirements and modifies the accounting for components excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. In April 2019, the FASB issued certain clarifications to address partial term fair value hedges, fair value hedge basis adjustments and certain transition requirements. The Company adopted the guidance effective November 1, 2019 and there was no financial impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements upon adoption.

In February 2016, with amendments in 2018 and 2019, the FASB issued guidance which changes the accounting standards for leases. The Company adopted the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, beginning November 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective transition method whereby prior comparative periods will not be restated in the Consolidated Financial Statements. Accordingly, results and related disclosures for the reporting periods beginning after November 1, 2019 are presented under the new lease standard, while comparative prior period results and related disclosures are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the historic accounting standards. The primary objective of this update is to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring lessees to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset for the lease term. The Company elected the package of practical expedients which did not require the reassessment of prior conclusions related to contracts containing leases, lease classification and initial direct costs ("IDC"). The adoption of the new lease standard on November 1, 2019 resulted in the recognition of $1.0 billion of right-of-use assets and $1.1 billion of lease liabilities on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. As a lessor, no transition adjustments were recorded from the adoption of ASC 842.

The adoption of the accounting standard for leases had no impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows or debt-covenant compliance under its current agreements. Refer to Note 7 “Accounting for Leases as a Lessee” for accounting policy and additional information.

Recently Enacted Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the FASB issued clarifications relating to its existing guidance on financial instruments. Some clarifications included in this amendment are effective upon issuance and these do not have an impact on HPE’s current accounting practices. For those clarifications which affect the guidance as it relates to the measurement of credit losses, the Company is required to adopt them in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2020, the FASB issued guidance to clarify certain interactions between the guidance to account for equity securities, the guidance to account for investments under the equity method of accounting, and the guidance to account for derivatives and hedging. The new guidance clarifies the application of measurement alternatives and the accounting for certain forward contracts and purchased options to acquire investments. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

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In December 2019, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for income taxes. The amendments clarify and simplify the accounting for income taxes by eliminating certain exceptions to the general principles. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued guidance on a customer's accounting for implementation costs incurred in cloud-computing arrangements that are hosted by a vendor. Certain types of implementation costs should be capitalized and amortized over the term of the hosting arrangement. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued guidance which changes the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements and defined benefit pension plans. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments however, the Company does not expect the guidance to have an impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In June 2016, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for the measurement of credit losses. The amendments require an entity to estimate its lifetime expected credit loss for most financial instruments, including trade and financing receivables, and record an allowance for the portion of the amortized cost the entity does not expect to collect. The estimate of expected credit losses should consider historical information, current information, and reasonable and supportable forecasts, including estimates of prepayments. In April 2019, the FASB further clarified the scope of the credit losses standard and addressed issues related to accrued interest receivable balances, recoveries, variable interest rates and prepayment. In May 2019, the FASB issued further guidance to provide entities with an option to irrevocably elect the fair value option applied on an instrument-by-instrument basis for eligible financial instruments. In November 2019, the FASB issued several amendments to the new credit losses standard, including an amendment requiring entities to include certain expected recoveries of the amortized cost basis in the allowance for credit losses for purchased credit deteriorated assets. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In April 2019, the FASB amended its standards on recognizing and measuring financial instruments to address the scope of the guidance, the requirement for remeasurement when using the measurement alternative and certain disclosure requirements. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments and does not expect it to be material on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

There have been no other significant changes to the Company's accounting policies or recently adopted or enacted accounting pronouncements disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.

Note 2: Segment Information

As described in Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies", effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company implemented certain organizational changes to align its segment financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's operations are now organized into seven segments for financial reporting purposes: Compute, HPC & MCS, Storage, A & PS, Intelligent Edge, Financial Services ("FS"), and Corporate Investments. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's organizational structure is based on a number of factors that the Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM"), who is the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), uses to evaluate, view and run the Company's business operations, which include, but are not limited to, customer base and homogeneity of products and technology. The seven segments are based on this organizational structure and information reviewed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise's management to evaluate segment results. A summary description of each segment follows.

Compute. HPE's compute portfolio offers both general purpose servers for multi-workload computing and workload optimized servers. HPE's general purpose servers include HPE ProLiant, secure and versatile rack and tower servers; HPE BladeSystem, a modular infrastructure that converges server, storage and networking; and HPE Synergy, a composable infrastructure for traditional and cloud-native applications. The Company's workload optimized server portfolio includes HPE Cloudline for cloud data centers. Compute offerings also include operational services, transformation projects, professional services and support services. The Compute support team is also a provider of on-premises flexible consumption models, such as HPE GreenLake.

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High Performance Compute & Mission-Critical Systems. HPE's HPC & MCS portfolio offers workload-optimized servers designed to support specific use cases. The HPC portfolio includes the HPE Apollo and Cray products that are sold as supercomputing systems to support data-intensive workloads for high performance computing, data analytics and artificial intelligence applications. The MCS portfolio includes the HPE Superdome Flex, HPE Nonstop and HPE Integrity product lines for critical applications such as payments and transaction processing that require high availability, fault-tolerant computing infrastructure. The HPC & MCS segment also includes the Edge Compute business which consists of the HPE Moonshot and HPE Edgeline products for computing at the network edge. HPC & MCS offerings also include operational services, transformation projects, professional services and support services. HPC & MCS products can also be purchased through on-premises flexible consumption models, such as HPE GreenLake.

Storage. HPE provides workload optimized storage product and service offerings that are AI-driven and built for cloud environments with GreenLake as-a-service consumption and flexible investment options. Powered by HPE InfoSight advanced analytics and machine learning and HPE Cloud Volumes data mobility, HPE delivers intelligent storage for hybrid cloud environments. Key solutions include an intelligent hyperconverged infrastructure (“HCI”) portfolio with HPE Nimble Storage dHCI, a disaggregated HCI solution for the enterprise data center and HPE SimpliVity, a hyperconverged platform for virtualization. The portfolio also includes HPE Primera, HPE Nimble Storage and HPE 3PAR Storage for mission-critical workloads and general purpose workloads, respectively, and big data solutions running on HPE Apollo Servers along with BlueData and MapR technology for expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning and analytics data management. Storage also provides comprehensive data protection with HPE StoreOnce and HPE Recovery Manager Central, solutions for secondary workloads and traditional tape, storage networking and disk products, such as HPE Modular Storage Arrays ("MSA") and HPE XP.

Advisory and Professional Services provides consultative-led services, expertise and advice, implementation services as well as complex solution engagement capabilities. A & PS experts advise their customers through their digital transformation. A & PS is also a provider of on-premises flexible consumption models, such as HPE GreenLake, that enable IT agility, simplify operations, and align cost to value.

Intelligent Edge is comprised of a portfolio of secure edge-to-cloud solutions operating under the Aruba brand that includes wired and wireless local area network "(LAN"), campus and data center switching, software-defined wide-area-networking, security, and associated services to enable secure connectivity for businesses of any size. The primary business drivers for Intelligent Edge solutions are mobility and the Internet of Things ("IoT").

The HPE Aruba product portfolio includes wired and wireless LAN hardware products such as Wi-Fi access points, switches, routers, sensors. The HPE Aruba software and services portfolio includes software products for cloud-based management, network management, network access control, analytics and assurance, location services software and professional and support services, as well as as-a Service ("aaS") and consumption models for the Intelligent Edge portfolio of products.

Financial Services provides flexible investment solutions, such as leasing, financing, IT consumption, and utility programs and asset management services, for customers that facilitate unique technology deployment models and the acquisition of complete IT solutions, including hardware, software and services from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and others. FS also supports financial solutions for on-premise flexible consumption models, such as HPE GreenLake. In order to provide flexible services and capabilities that support the entire IT life cycle, FS partners with customers globally to help build investment strategies. FS offers a wide selection of investment solution capabilities for large enterprise customers and channel partners, along with an array of financial options to SMBs and educational and governmental entities.

Corporate Investments includes Hewlett Packard Labs which is responsible for research and development and also hosts certain business incubation projects, and the Communications and Media Solutions ("CMS") business.

Segment Policy

There have been no changes to the Company's segment accounting policies disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019, except for the organizational changes described in Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies".

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expense related to corporate and certain global functions, amortization of initial direct costs, amortization of intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, transformation costs, disaster charges (recovery), acquisition, disposition and other related charges.

Segment Operating Results

Segment net revenue and segment operating results were as follows:

	Compute		HPC & MCS		Storage		A & PS		Intelligent Edge		Financial Services		Corporate Investments		Total
	In millions
Three months ended July 31, 2020
Net revenue	$	3,246	$	632	$	1,105	$	225	$	682	$	807	$	119	$	6,816
Intersegment net revenue	143		17		23		1		2		4		—		190
Total segment net revenue	$	3,389	$	649	$	1,128	$	226	$	684	$	811	$	119	$	7,006
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	$	288	$	36	$	145	$	(4)	$	59	$	65	$	(27)	$	562
Three months ended July 31, 2019
Net revenue	$	3,332	$	614	$	1,238	$	241	$	777	$	885	$	130	$	7,217
Intersegment net revenue	68		19		17		1		4		3		—		112
Total segment net revenue	$	3,400	$	633	$	1,255	$	242	$	781	$	888	$	130	$	7,329
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	$	439	$	51	$	207	$	(9)	$	53	$	77	$	(25)	$	793
Nine months ended July 31, 2020
Net revenue	$	8,743	$	2,012	$	3,400	$	703	$	2,058	$	2,494	$	364	$	19,774
Intersegment net revenue	297		49		64		3		11		9		—		433
Total segment net revenue	$	9,040	$	2,061	$	3,464	$	706	$	2,069	$	2,503	$	364	$	20,207
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	$	699	$	118	$	516	$	(4)	$	202	$	213	$	(82)	$	1,662
Nine months ended July 31, 2019
Net revenue	$	10,034	$	2,038	$	3,878	$	738	$	2,164	$	2,695	$	373	$	21,920
Intersegment net revenue	259		95		51		5		7		8		—		425
Total segment net revenue	$	10,293	$	2,133	$	3,929	$	743	$	2,171	$	2,703	$	373	$	22,345
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	$	1,086	$	241	$	705	$	(55)	$	113	$	231	$	(82)	$	2,239

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The reconciliation of segment operating results to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Condensed Consolidated Financial statements was as follows:

	Three Months Ended July 31,				Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions
Net Revenue:
Total segments	$	7,006	$	7,329	$	20,207	$	22,345
Eliminations of intersegment net revenue	(190)		(112)		(433)		(425)
Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated net revenue	$	6,816	$	7,217	$	19,774	$	21,920
(Loss) earnings before taxes:
Total segment earnings from operations	$	562	$	793	$	1,662	$	2,239
Unallocated corporate costs and eliminations	(65)		(65)		(165)		(179)
Unallocated stock-based compensation expense	(13)		(13)		(46)		(42)
Amortization of initial direct costs	(3)		—		(9)		—
Amortization of intangible assets	(95)		(58)		(299)		(199)
Impairment of goodwill	—		—		(865)		—
Transformation costs	(357)		(170)		(646)		(302)
Disaster (charges) recovery	(2)		—		(24)		7
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges	(15)		(563)		(82)		(710)
Interest and other, net	(71)		(70)		(158)		(139)
Tax indemnification adjustments	(30)		(134)		(86)		89
Non-service net periodic benefit credit	28		12		101		45
Earnings from equity interests	27		3		50		21
Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated (loss) earnings before taxes	$	(34)	$	(265)	$	(567)	$	830

Total assets by segment and the reconciliation of segment assets to Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated total assets were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Compute	$	17,742	$	14,066
HPC & MCS	6,466		6,819
Storage	7,776		7,214
A & PS	625		440
Intelligent Edge	3,918		3,318
Financial Services	14,767		14,700
Corporate Investments	580		461
Corporate and unallocated assets	6,365		4,785
Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated assets	$	58,239	$	51,803

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The Company’s net revenue by geographic region was as follows:

	Three Months Ended July 31,				Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions
Americas:
United States	$	2,362	$	2,435	$	6,586	$	7,120
Americas excluding U.S.	395		475		1,273		1,462
Total Americas	2,757		2,910		7,859		8,582
Europe, Middle East and Africa	2,448		2,614		7,206		8,251
Asia Pacific and Japan	1,611		1,693		4,709		5,087
Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated net revenue	$	6,816	$	7,217	$	19,774	$	21,920

Note 3: Transformation Programs

Transformation programs are comprised of the cost optimization and prioritization plan, and the HPE Next Initiative.

On May 19, 2020, the Board of Directors of HPE (the "Board") approved the cost optimization and prioritization plan which focuses on realigning the workforce to areas of growth while simplifying and evolving its product portfolio strategy, go-to-market configurations, supply chain structures, digital customer support model, marketing experiences, and real estate strategies. This plan is expected to be implemented through fiscal year 2022 during which time the Company expects to incur expenses as a result of changes to the Company’s workforce, business model and business process.

The HPE Next initiative is expected to be implemented through fiscal year 2021 during which time the Company expects to incur expenses predominantly related to streamlining, upgrading and simplifying back-end operations, IT infrastructure and real estate initiatives. These costs are expected to be partially offset by gains from real estate sales.

Transformation Costs

During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, the Company incurred $238 million of charges related to the cost optimization and prioritization plan which is recorded within Transformation costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings, the components of which were as follows:

	Three and nine months ended July 31,
	2020
	In millions
Program management(1)	$	14
IT Costs	4
Restructuring charges	220
Total	$	238

(1)Primarily consists of consulting fees and other direct costs attributable to the design and implementation of the cost optimization and prioritization plan.

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During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, the Company incurred $119 million and $408 million respectively, of net charges relating to HPE Next which were recorded within Transformation costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019, the Company incurred $172 million and $310 million of net charges, of which $170 million and $302 million were recorded within Transformation costs, and $2 million and $8 million were recorded within Non-service net periodic benefit credit, in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings, respectively.

	Three months ended July 31,				Nine months ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions
Program management(1)	$	10	$	3	$	28	$	23
IT costs	25		41		71		94
Restructuring charges	84		92		332		143
(Gain) loss on real estate sales	(7)		8		(44)		1
Impairment on real estate assets	—		19		—		19
Other	7		9		21		30
Total	$	119	$	172	$	408	$	310

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

Restructuring Plan

On May 19, 2020, the Company's Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan in connection with the cost optimization and prioritization plan. The changes to the workforce will vary by country, based on business needs, local legal requirements and consultations with employee works councils and other employee representatives, as appropriate.

On October 16, 2017, the Company's Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan in connection with the HPE Next initiative ("the HPE Next Plan") and on September 20, 2018, the Company's Board of Directors approved a revision to that restructuring plan. As a result of the revision to the plan, cost amounts and total headcount exits were revised and the completion of the workforce reductions was extended to fiscal year 2020. The changes to the workforce will vary by country, based on business needs, local legal requirements and consultations with employee work councils and other employee representatives, as appropriate.

	Cost Optimization and Prioritization Plan				HPE Next Plan
	Employee Severance		Infrastructure and other		Employee Severance		Infrastructure and other
	In millions				In millions
Liability as of October 31, 2019	$	—	$	—	$	178	$	42
Charges	220		—		266		66
Cash payments	—		—		(297)		(35)
Non-cash items	—		—		5		(24)
Liability as of July 31, 2020	$	220	$	—	$	152	$	49
Total costs incurred to date, as of July 31, 2020	$	220	$	—	$	1,186	$	192
Total costs expected to be incurred, as of July 31, 2020	$	800	$	180	$	1,200	$	200

As of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, the current restructuring liability related to the transformation programs, reported in Accrued restructuring in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, was $366 million and $164 million, respectively. The non-current restructuring liability related to the transformation programs, reported in Other non-current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019 was $55 million and $56 million, respectively.

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Note 4: Retirement Benefit Plans

The Company's net pension benefit cost for defined benefit plans recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings was as follows:

	Three months ended July 31,				Nine months ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions
Service cost	$	23	$	21	$	69	$	63
Interest cost(1)	35		54		106		165
Expected return on plan assets(1)	(133)		(126)		(402)		(386)
Amortization and deferrals(1):
Actuarial loss	65		59		194		176
Prior service benefit	(3)		(4)		(10)		(12)
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost	(13)		4		(43)		6
Settlement loss(1)	7		4		8		10
Special termination benefits(1)	—		1		1		2
Net benefit (credit) cost	$	(6)	$	9	$	(34)	$	18

(1)These non-service components of net periodic benefit cost were included in Non-service net periodic benefit credit in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

Note 5: Taxes on Earnings

Provision for Taxes

The Company's effective tax rate was 126.5% and 89.8% for the three months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and 15.5% and 31.4% for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020 were impacted by income tax benefits resulting from tax rate changes and differed from the statutory tax rate due to favorable tax rates associated with certain earnings from the Company’s operations in lower tax jurisdictions throughout the world. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 also included the effects of the non-deductible goodwill impairment. The effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019 were significantly impacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Tax Act”) and the settlement of certain pre-Separation tax liabilities of HP Inc. The Company's effective tax rate is based on forecasted annual results which may fluctuate significantly through the remainder of fiscal 2020 due to the uncertain economic impact of COVID-19 on the Company's operating results.

For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, the Company recorded $86 million and $253 million of net income tax benefits, respectively, related to various items discrete to the period. For the three months ended July 31, 2020, the amount primarily included $72 million of income tax benefits related to transformation costs, and acquisition, disposition and other related charges and $30 million of income tax benefits related to tax rate changes on deferred taxes. For the nine months ended July 31, 2020, the amount primarily included $120 million of income tax benefits related to transformation costs, and acquisition, disposition and other related charges, $57 million of income tax benefits related to Indian distribution tax rate changes, $56 million of income tax benefits related to the change in pre-Separation tax liabilities for which the Company shares joint and several liability with HP Inc. and for which the Company is indemnified by HP Inc., and $30 million of income tax benefits related to tax rate changes on deferred taxes.

For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019, the Company recorded $303 million of net income tax benefits and $80 million of net income tax charges, respectively, related to various items discrete to the period. For the three months ended July 31, 2019, this amount primarily included $308 million of income tax benefits predominantly related to the change in pre-Separation tax liabilities as a result of the effective settlement of the U.S. federal income tax audit of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 for HP Inc. for which the Company shared joint and several liability and $18 million of net income tax benefits on transformation costs, and acquisition, disposition and other related charges, partially offset by $19 million of income tax charges related to uncertain tax reserves pertaining to separation activities and $14 million of income tax charges related to

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changes in U.S. state valuation allowances as a result of impacts of the Tax Act. For the nine months ended July 31, 2019, the amount primarily included $365 million of income tax charges related to changes in U.S. federal and state valuation allowances as a result of impacts of the Tax Act, $40 million of income tax charges related to future withholding tax costs on distributions of earnings, and $19 million of income tax charges related to uncertain tax reserves pertaining to separation activities, partially offset by $264 million of income tax benefits related to the change in pre-Separation tax liabilities for which the Company shared joint and several liability with HP Inc., and $75 million of income tax benefits on transformation costs, and acquisition, disposition and other related charges.

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act") was enacted into law in response to COVID-19. The CARES Act, among other things, provides tax relief to businesses, including the deferral of certain payroll taxes, relief for retaining employees, and other income tax provisions. In addition to the CARES Act, governments around the world are also enacting comparable legislation to address COVID-19 economic impacts. The effects of these legislative changes were not material to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020.

Uncertain Tax Positions

As of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $2.2 billion and $2.3 billion, respectively, of which up to $711 million and $772 million, respectively, would affect the Company's effective tax rate if realized as of their respective periods.

The Company recognizes interest income from favorable settlements and interest expense and penalties accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in Benefit (provision) for taxes in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The Company recognized $13 million of interest expense and $43 million of interest income for the three months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $12 million of interest income for each of the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019. As of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, the Company had $117 million and $129 million, respectively, recorded for interest and penalties in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company engages in continuous discussions and negotiations with tax authorities regarding tax matters in various jurisdictions. The Company does not expect complete resolution of any audit cycle within the next 12 months. However, it is reasonably possible that certain federal, foreign and state tax issues may be concluded in the next 12 months, including issues involving intercompany transactions, joint and several tax liabilities and other matters. Accordingly, the Company believes it is reasonably possible that its existing unrecognized tax benefits may be reduced by an amount up to $105 million within the next 12 months.

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Deferred tax assets	$	1,705	$	1,515
Deferred tax liabilities	(282)		(311)
Deferred tax assets net of deferred tax liabilities	$	1,423	$	1,204

Tax Matters Agreement with HP Inc., and Other Income Tax Matters

On October 30, 2019, the Company and HP Inc. entered into a Termination and Mutual Release Agreement and terminated the Tax Matters Agreement. Under the Termination and Mutual Release Agreement, HP Inc. agreed to pay $300 million of which $200 million was paid in fiscal 2019 and $50 million was paid in the third quarter of fiscal 2020. The Company expects to receive the remaining $50 million in fiscal 2021.

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Note 6: Balance Sheet Details

Balance sheet details were as follows:

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Cash and cash equivalents	$	8,465	$	3,753
Restricted cash(1)	472		323
Total	$	8,937	$	4,076

(1) The Company includes restricted cash in Other current assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Inventory

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Finished goods	$	1,463	$	1,198
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies	2,006		1,189
Total	$	3,469	$	2,387

Property, Plant and Equipment

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Land	$	94	$	241
Buildings and leasehold improvements	1,948		2,196
Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease	9,719		9,464
	11,761		11,901
Accumulated depreciation	(6,052)		(5,847)
Total	$	5,709	$	6,054

Warranties

The Company's aggregate product warranty liability as of July 31, 2020, and changes were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended July 31, 2020
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	400
Charges	180
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties	1
Settlements made	(188)
Balance at end of period	$	393

Contract balances

The Company’s contract balances consist of contract assets, contract liabilities, and costs to obtain a contract with a customer.

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Contract Assets

A summary of accounts receivable, net, including unbilled receivables was as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Accounts receivable, net
Accounts receivable	$	2,700	$	2,782
Unbilled receivables	198		206
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(42)		(31)
Total	$	2,856	$	2,957

The Company has third-party revolving short-term financing arrangements intended to facilitate the working capital requirements of certain customers. During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, the Company sold $1.0 billion and $2.8 billion of trade receivables, respectively. During the twelve months ended October 31, 2019, the Company sold $4.5 billion of trade receivables. The Company recorded an obligation of $154 million and $80 million in Notes payable and short-term borrowings in its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019 respectively, related to the trade receivables sold and collected from the third-party for which the revenue recognition was deferred.

Contract Liabilities

Contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue. The aggregate balance of current and non-current deferred revenue was $6.1 billion and $6.0 billion as of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively. During the nine months ended July 31, 2020, approximately $2.7 billion of the deferred revenue as of October 31, 2019 was recognized as revenue.

Remaining Performance Obligations

Revenue allocated to remaining performance obligations represents contract work that has not yet been performed and does not include contracts where the customer is not committed. Remaining performance obligations estimates are subject to change and are affected by several factors, including contract terminations, changes in the scope of contracts, adjustments for revenue that has not materialized and adjustments for currency.

Remaining performance obligations consist of deferred revenue. As of July 31, 2020, the aggregate amount of remaining performance obligations was $6.1 billion. The Company expects to recognize approximately 21% of this amount as revenue over the remaining fiscal year.

Costs to Obtain a Contract

As of July 31, 2020, the current and non-current portions of the capitalized costs to obtain a contract were $52 million and $74 million, respectively. As of October 31, 2019, the current and non-current portions of the capitalized costs to obtain a contract were $49 million and $74 million, respectively. The current and non-current portions of the capitalized costs to obtain a contract were included in Other current assets and Long-term financing receivables and other assets, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, the Company amortized $15 million and $43 million, respectively, of capitalized costs to obtain a contract. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019, the Company amortized $12 million and $34 million, respectively, of capitalized costs to obtain a contract. The amortized capitalized costs to obtain a contract are included in Selling, general and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings.

Note 7: Accounting for Leases as a Lessee

The 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 Sheet. 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

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rate which approximates the rate at which the Company would borrow, on a secured basis, in the country where the lease was executed. The ROU asset is based on the lease 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 July 31, 2020		Nine Months Ended July 31, 2020
	In millions
Operating lease cost	$	61	$	180
Finance lease cost	2		6
Sublease rental income	(14)		(46)
Total lease cost	$	49	$	140

During the nine months ended July 31, 2020, the Company recorded $41 million of net gain from a sale and leaseback transaction. During the three months ended July 31, 2020, the Company recorded $1 million gain from a sale and leaseback transaction.

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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 July 31, 2020
		In millions
Operating Leases
ROU Assets	Long-term financing receivables and other assets	$	977
Lease Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities – current	Other accrued liabilities	$	187
Operating lease liabilities – non-current	Other non-current liabilities	902
Total operating lease liabilities		$	1,089
Finance Leases
Finance lease ROU Assets:	Property, plant and equipment
Gross finance lease ROU assets		$	52
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(3)
Net finance lease ROU assets		$	49
Lease Liabilities:
Finance lease liabilities – current	Notes payable and short-term borrowings	$	4
Finance lease liabilities – non-current	Long-term debt	54
Total finance lease liabilities		$	58
Total ROU assets		$	1,026
Total lease liabilities		$	1,147

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

	As of July 31, 2020
	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)	7.1		9.8
Weighted-average discount rate	2.7	%	3.5	%

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

	Cash Flow Statement Activity	Nine Months Ended July 31, 2020
		In millions
Cash outflows from operating leases	Net cash used in operating activities	$	178
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	Non-cash activities	$	214

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

	As of July 31, 2020
	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of fiscal 2020	$	57	$	2
2021	199		6
2022	179		6
2023	161		7
2024	138		7
Thereafter	447		41
Total future lease payments	$	1,181	$	69
Less: imputed interest	(92)		(11)
Total lease liabilities	$	1,089	$	58

As of July 31, 2020, the Company entered into $212 million of operating leases that have not yet commenced and are not yet recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. These operating leases are scheduled to commence between remainder of Fiscal 2020 and 2022 and contain lease terms of 5 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:

	As of October 31, 2019
	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
	In millions
Fiscal year
2020	$	233	$	6
2021	187		6
2022	164		7
2023	149		6
2024	127		7
Thereafter	541		41
Total	$	1,401	$	73

Note 8: Accounting for Leases as a Lessor

The Company’s lease offerings are non-cancelable and the payment schedule primarily consists of fixed payments. Variable payments that are based on an index are included in lease receivables. The Company allocates consideration amongst lease components and non-lease components on a relative standalone selling price basis, when lease arrangements include multiple performance obligations. At the end of the lease term, the Company allows the client to either return the equipment, purchase the equipment or renew the lease based on mutually agreed upon terms.

The Company retains a residual position in equipment through lease and finance agreements which is equivalent to an estimated market value. The residual amount is established prior to lease inception, based upon estimated equipment values at end of lease using product road map trends, historical analysis, future projections and remarketing experience. The Company’s residual amounts are evaluated at least annually to assess the appropriateness of our carrying values. Any anticipated declines in specific future residual values that are considered to be other-than-temporary would be recorded in current earnings. The Company is able to optimize the recovery of residual values by selling equipment in place, extending lease arrangements on a fixed term basis, entering into a monthly usage rental term beyond the initial lease term, and selling lease returned equipment in the secondary market. The contractual lease agreement also identifies return conditions that ensures the leased equipment will

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be in good operating condition upon return minus any normal wear and tear. During the residual review process, product changes, product updates, as well as market conditions are reviewed and adjustments if other than temporary are made to residual values in accordance with the impact of any such changes. The remarketing sales organization closely manages the sale of equipment lease returns to optimize the recovery of outstanding residual by product.

Financing Receivables

Financing receivables represent sales-type and direct-financing leases of the Company and third-party products. The net investment in the lease is measured as the sum of the present value of lease receivable, the estimated unguaranteed residual value of the equipment less unearned income and allowance for credit losses. These receivables typically have terms ranging from two to five years and are usually collateralized by a security interest in the underlying assets. Financing receivables also include billed receivables from operating leases. The components of financing receivables were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Minimum lease payments receivable	$	9,435	$	9,070
Unguaranteed residual value	368		336
Unearned income	(760)		(754)
Financing receivables, gross	9,043		8,652
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(142)		(131)
Financing receivables, net	8,901		8,521
Less: current portion(1)	(3,797)		(3,572)
Amounts due after one year, net(1)	$	5,104	$	4,949

(1)The Company includes the current portion in Financing receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, and amounts due after one year, net in Long-term financing receivables and other assets, in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Scheduled maturities of the Company's minimum lease payments receivable were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020
Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of fiscal 2020	$	1,547
2021	3,284
2022	2,373
2023	1,376
2024	639
Thereafter	216
Total undiscounted cash flows	$	9,435
Present value of lease payments (recognized as finance receivables)	$	8,623
Difference between undiscounted cash flows and discounted cash flows	$	812

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Prior to the adoption of the new lease standard, scheduled maturities of the Company's minimum lease payments receivable were as follows:

	As of
	October 31, 2019
Fiscal year	In millions
2020	$	3,939
2021	2,449
2022	1,555
2023	752
2024	306
Thereafter	69
Total	$	9,070

Sale of Financing Receivables

During the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company entered into arrangements to transfer the contractual payments due under certain financing receivables to third party financial institutions. During the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company sold $60 million and $153 million, respectively, of financing receivables.

Credit Quality Indicators

The credit risk profile of gross financing receivables, based on internal risk ratings, was as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Risk Rating:
Low	$	4,579	$	4,432
Moderate	4,115		3,933
High	349		287
Total	$	9,043	$	8,652

Accounts rated low risk typically have the equivalent of a Standard & Poor's rating of BBB– or higher, while accounts rated moderate risk generally have the equivalent of BB+ or lower. The Company classifies accounts as high risk when it considers the financing receivable to be impaired or when management believes there is a significant near-term risk of impairment.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The allowance for doubtful accounts for financing receivables as of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019 and the respective changes during the nine and twelve months then ended were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	131	$	120
Provision for doubtful accounts	28		33
Write-offs	(17)		(22)
Balance at end of period	$	142	$	131

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The gross financing receivables and related allowance evaluated for loss were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Gross financing receivables collectively evaluated for loss	$	8,174	$	8,255
Gross financing receivables individually evaluated for loss(1)	869		397
Total	$	9,043	$	8,652
Allowance for financing receivables collectively evaluated for loss	$	89	$	84
Allowance for financing receivables individually evaluated for loss	53		47
Total	$	142	$	131

(1)Includes billed operating lease receivables and billed and unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables.

Non-Accrual and Past-Due Financing Receivables

The following table summarizes the aging and non-accrual status of gross financing receivables:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Billed:(1)
Current 1-30 days	$	339	$	301
Past due 31-60 days	71		62
Past due 61-90 days	35		15
Past due > 90 days	162		88
Unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables	8,436		8,186
Total gross financing receivables	$	9,043	$	8,652
Gross financing receivables on non-accrual status(2)	$	569	$	276
Gross financing receivables 90 days past due and still accruing interest(2)	$	300	$	121

(1)Includes billed operating lease receivables and billed sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables.

(2)Includes billed operating lease receivables and billed and unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables.

Operating Leases

Operating lease assets included in Property, plant and equipment in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Equipment leased to customers	$	7,210	$	7,185
Accumulated depreciation	(3,184)		(3,101)
Total	$	4,026	$	4,084

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Minimum future rentals on non-cancelable operating leases related to leased equipment were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020
Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of fiscal 2020	$	521
2021	1,641
2022	894
2023	308
2024	54
Thereafter	3
Total	$	3,421

If a lease is classified as an operating lease, the Company records lease revenue on a straight line basis over the lease term. At commencement of an operating lease, initial direct costs are deferred and are expensed over the lease term on the same basis as the lease revenue is recorded.

The following table presents amounts included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings related to lessor activity:

	Three Months Ended July 31, 2020		Nine Months Ended July 31, 2020
	In millions
Sales-type leases and direct financing leases:
Interest income	$	115	$	343
Lease income - operating leases	588		1,821
Total lease income	$	703	$	2,164

Variable Interest Entities

In June 2020, February 2020 and September 2019, the Company issued asset-backed debt securities under a fixed-term securitization program to private investors. The asset-backed debt securities are collateralized by the U.S. fixed-term financing receivables and leased equipment in the offering, which is held by a Special Purpose Entity (“SPE”). The SPE meets the definition of a VIE and is consolidated, along with the associated debt, into the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as the Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIE. The SPE is a bankruptcy-remote legal entity with separate assets and liabilities. The purpose of the SPE is to facilitate the funding of customer receivables and leased equipment in the capital markets.

The Company’s risk of loss related to securitized receivables and leased equipment is limited to the amount by which the Company’s right to receive collections for assets securitized exceeds the amount required to pay interest, principal, and fees and expenses related to the asset-backed securities.

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The following table presents the assets and liabilities held by the consolidated VIE as of July 31, 2020, which are included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The assets in the table below include those that can be used to settle the obligations of the VIE. Additionally, general creditors do not have recourse to the assets of the VIE.

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
Assets held by VIE	In millions
Other current assets	$	163	$	76
Financing receivables
Short-term	$	586	$	194
Long-term	$	711	$	229
Property, plant and equipment	$	764	$	303
Liabilities held by VIE
Notes payable and short-term borrowings, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	$	1,018	$	385
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	$	1,057	$	370

Note 9: Goodwill

The following table represents the change in carrying value of goodwill, by reportable segment, for nine months ended July 31, 2020:

	Compute		HPC & MCS		Storage		Intelligent Edge		Financial Services		Total
	In millions
Balance at October 31, 2019	$	7,532	$	4,478	$	4,158	$	1,994	$	144	$	18,306
Goodwill impairment	—		(865)		—		—		—		(865)
Goodwill adjustments	—		—		1		—		—		1
Balance at July 31, 2020	$	7,532	$	3,613	$	4,159	$	1,994	$	144	$	17,442

Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company's operations were realigned into seven segments for financial reporting purposes. The Company's reporting units containing goodwill are consistent with the reportable segments identified in Note 2, "Segment Information". As a result of this realignment, the Company performed an interim quantitative goodwill impairment test for the new segments as of November 1, 2019, which did not result in any goodwill impairment charges.

On March 31, 2020, due to the macroeconomic impacts of COVID-19 on the Company's current and projected future results of operations, the Company determined that an indicator of potential impairment existed to require an interim quantitative goodwill impairment test for its reporting units.

Based on the results of this interim quantitative impairment test, the fair value of the HPC & MCS reporting unit was below the carrying value of net assets assigned to HPC & MCS. The decline in the fair value of the HPC & MCS reporting unit resulted from macroeconomic impacts of COVID-19 which lowered the projected revenue growth rates and profitability levels of the reporting unit. The fair value of the HPC & MCS reporting unit was based on a weighting of fair values derived most significantly from the income approach, and to a lesser extent, the market approach. Under the income approach, the Company estimates the fair value of a reporting unit based on the present value of estimated future cash flows which we consider to be a level 3 unobservable input in the fair value hierarchy. The Company prepares cash flow projections based on management's estimates of revenue growth rates and operating margins, taking into consideration our historical performance and the current macroeconomic industry and market conditions. The Company bases the discount rate on the weighted-average cost of capital adjusted for the relevant risk associated with business-specific characteristics and the uncertainty related to the reporting unit's ability to execute on the projected cash flows. Under the market approach, the Company estimates fair value based on market multiple earnings derived from comparable publicly traded companies with similar operating and investment characteristics as the reporting unit. The Company weights the fair value derived from the market approach depending on the level of comparability of these publicly traded companies to the reporting unit.

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Prior to the quantitative goodwill impairment test, the Company tested the recoverability of long-lived assets and other assets of the HPC & MCS reporting unit and concluded that such assets were not impaired. The quantitative goodwill impairment test indicated that the carrying value of the HPC & MCS reporting unit exceeds its fair value by $865 million. As a result, the Company recorded a partial goodwill impairment charge of $865 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2020.

While the other reporting units were negatively impacted by COVID-19, their fair values continued to exceed the carrying value of their net assets and did not result in impairment. In order to evaluate the sensitivity of the estimated fair value of other reporting units for the quantitative goodwill impairment test, the Company applied a hypothetical 10% reduction to the estimated fair value of each of these other reporting units. Based on the results of this hypothetical 10% reduction to the estimated fair value, each of these other reporting units had an excess of fair value over carrying value of their net assets. However, should economic conditions deteriorate further or remain depressed for a prolonged period of time, estimates of future cash flows for each of our reporting units may be insufficient to support the carrying value and the goodwill assigned to them, requiring impairment charges, including additional impairment charges for the HPC & MCS reporting unit. Further impairment charges, if any, may be material to our results of operations and financial position. See Part II, Item 1A, Risk Factors for a discussion of the potential impacts of COVID-19 on the fair value of our assets.

The Company will continue to evaluate the recoverability of goodwill at the reporting unit level on an annual basis as of the beginning of its fourth fiscal quarter and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate there may be a potential impairment.

Note 10: Fair Value

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

Fair Value Hierarchy

The Company uses valuation techniques that are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs are developed using market data such as publicly available information and reflect the assumptions market participants would use, while unobservable inputs are developed using the best information available about the assumptions market participants would use.

Assets and liabilities are classified in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement:

Level 1—Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2—Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and market-corroborated inputs.

Level 3—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to observable inputs and lowest priority to unobservable inputs.

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The following table presents the Company's assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	As of July 31, 2020								As of October 31, 2019
	Fair Value Measured Using								Fair Value Measured Using
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	In millions
Assets
Cash Equivalents and Investments:
Time deposits	$	—	$	4,778	$	—	$	4,778	$	—	$	803	$	—	$	803
Money market funds	1,668		—		—		1,668		859		—		—		859
Foreign bonds	—		97		—		97		7		126		—		133
Other debt securities	—		—		21		21		—		—		32		32
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	—		259		—		259		—		73		—		73
Foreign exchange contracts	—		305		—		305		—		392		—		392
Other derivatives	—		2		—		2		—		3		—		3
Total assets	$	1,668	$	5,441	$	21	$	7,130	$	866	$	1,397	$	32	$	2,295
Liabilities
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	$	—	$	4	$	—	$	4	$	—	$	11	$	—	$	11
Foreign exchange contracts	—		308		—		308		—		136		—		136
Total liabilities	$	—	$	312	$	—	$	312	$	—	$	147	$	—	$	147

During the nine months ended July 31, 2020, there were no transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy.

Other Fair Value Disclosures

Short-Term and Long-Term Debt: At July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, the estimated fair value of the Company's short-term and long-term debt was $20.6 billion and $14.6 billion, respectively. At July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, the carrying value of the Company's short-term and long-term debt was $19.5 billion and $13.8 billion, respectively.

In the second quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $865 million associated with the HPC & MCS reporting unit. The fair value of the Company's reporting units was classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy due to the significance of unobservable inputs developed using company-specific information. For more information on the goodwill impairment, see Note 9 "Goodwill".

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Note 11: Financial Instruments

Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Debt Investments

Cash equivalents and available-for-sale debt investments were as follows:

	As of July 31, 2020						As of October 31, 2019
	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Fair Value		Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Fair Value
	In millions
Cash Equivalents:
Time deposits	$	4,778	$	—	$	4,778	$	803	$	—	$	803
Money market funds	1,668		—		1,668		859		—		859
Total cash equivalents	6,446		—		6,446		1,662		—		1,662
Available-for-Sale Debt Investments:
Foreign bonds	83		14		97		110		23		133
Other debt securities	20		1		21		32		—		32
Total available-for-sale debt investments	103		15		118		142		23		165
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale debt investments	$	6,549	$	15	$	6,564	$	1,804	$	23	$	1,827

As of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, the carrying amount of cash equivalents approximated fair value due to the short period of time to maturity. Time deposits were primarily issued by institutions in the U.S. as of July 31, 2020 and outside the U.S. as of October 31, 2019. The estimated fair value of the available-for-sale debt investments may not be representative of values that will be realized in the future.

Contractual maturities of available-for-sale debt investments were as follows:

	July 31, 2020
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	In millions
Due in more than five years	$	103	$	118
	$	103	$	118

Equity securities investments in privately held companies are included in Long-term financing receivables and other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The carrying amount of those without readily determinable fair values amounted to $283 million and $190 million at July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively. The carrying amount of those marketable equity securities with readily determinable fair value amounted to $29 million as of July 31, 2020. The Company did not have any marketable equity securities with readily determinable fair value as of October 31, 2019.

Investments in equity securities that are accounted for using the equity method are included in Investments in equity interests in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These amounted to $2.3 billion at July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019.

The Company did not recognize any impairments on these equity investments during the nine months ended July 31, 2020.

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Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

The gross notional and fair value of derivative instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

	As of July 31, 2020										As of October 31, 2019
			Fair Value										Fair Value
	Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Long-Term Other Liabilities		Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Long-Term Other Liabilities
	In millions
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Fair value hedges:
Interest rate contracts	$	6,850	$	4	$	255	$	—	$	—	$	6,850	$	—	$	72	$	11	$	—
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	7,929		61		85		176		47		8,578		164		141		45		27
Interest rate contracts	500		—		—		4		—		500		—		1		—		—
Net investment hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	1,778		29		37		13		6		1,766		31		36		18		10
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	17,057		94		377		193		53		17,694		195		250		74		37
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency contracts	6,013		86		7		65		1		6,398		17		3		33		3
Other derivatives	101		2		—		—		—		97		3		—		—		—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	6,114		88		7		65		1		6,495		20		3		33		3
Total derivatives	$	23,171	$	182	$	384	$	258	$	54	$	24,189	$	215	$	253	$	107	$	40

Offsetting of Derivative Instruments

The Company recognizes all derivative instruments on a gross basis in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company's derivative instruments are subject to master netting arrangements and collateral security arrangements. The Company does not offset the fair value of its derivative instruments against the fair value of cash collateral posted under collateral security agreements. The information related to the potential effect of the Company's use of the master netting agreements and collateral security agreements were as follows:

	As of July 31, 2020
	In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v)			(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset		Net Amount Presented		Derivatives		Financial Collateral			Net Amount
	In millions
Derivative assets	$	566	$	—	$	566	$	202	$	391	(1)	$	(27)
Derivative liabilities	$	312	$	—	$	312	$	202	$	83	(2)	$	27

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	As of October 31, 2019
	In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v)			(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset		Net Amount Presented		Derivatives		Financial Collateral			Net Amount
	In millions
Derivative assets	$	468	$	—	$	468	$	123	$	263	(1)	$	82
Derivative liabilities	$	147	$	—	$	147	$	123	$	19	(2)	$	5

(1)Represents the cash collateral posted by counterparties as of the respective reporting date for the Company's asset position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.

(2)Represents the collateral posted by the Company in cash or through the re-use of counterparty cash collateral as of the respective reporting date for the Company's liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date. As of July 31, 2020, $83 million of collateral posted was entirely through re-use of counterparty collateral. As of October 31, 2019, $19 million of collateral posted was entirely by way of re-use of counterparty collateral.

The amounts recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges were as follows:

	Carrying amount of the hedged assets/ (liabilities)				Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of the hedged assets/ (liabilities)
	As of				As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019		July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions				In millions
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	$	(3,004)	$	(2,987)	$	(4)	$	11
Long-term debt	$	(4,093)	$	(3,908)	$	(255)	$	(72)

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") were as follows:

	Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives
	Three months ended July 31, 2020		Three months ended July 31, 2019		Nine months ended July 31, 2020		Nine months ended July 31, 2019
	In millions
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging relationship
Foreign exchange contracts	$	(456)	$	63	$	(79)	$	225
Interest rate contracts	—		—		(6)		—
Derivatives in Net Investment Hedging relationship
Foreign exchange contracts	(83)		(18)		50		(23)
Total	$	(539)	$	45	$	(35)	$	202

As of July 31, 2020, the Company expects to reclassify an estimated net accumulated other comprehensive loss of

approximately $99 million, net of taxes, to earnings in the next twelve months along with the earnings effects of the related

forecasted transactions associated with cash flow hedges.

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Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings were as follows:

	Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income
	Three months ended July 31, 2020				Three months ended July 31, 2019				Nine months ended July 31, 2020				Nine months ended July 31, 2019
	Net revenue		Interest and other, net		Net revenue		Interest and other, net		Net revenue		Interest and other, net		Net revenue		Interest and other, net
	In millions
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings in which the effects of fair value hedges, cash flow hedges and derivatives not designated as hedging instruments are recorded	$	6,816	$	(71)	$	7,217	$	(70)	$	19,774	$	(158)	$	21,920	$	(139)
Gains (losses) on derivatives in fair value hedging relationships
Interest rate contracts
Hedged items	$	—	$	(13)	$	—	$	(123)	$	—	$	(198)	$	—	$	(341)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments	—		13		—		123		—		198		—		341
Gains (losses) on derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
Foreign exchange contracts
Amount of gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	23		(264)		42		16		97		(55)		168		91
Interest rate contracts
Amount of gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	—		(1)		—		—		—		(1)		—		—
Gains (losses) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	—		8		—		55		—		53		—		(68)
Other derivatives	—		(6)		—		(2)		—		(1)		—		5
Total gains (losses)	$	23	$	(263)	$	42	$	69	$	97	$	(4)	$	168	$	28

Note 12: Borrowings

Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings

Notes payable and short-term borrowings, including the current portion of long-term debt, were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Current portion of long-term debt	$	4,594	$	3,441
FS commercial paper	737		698
Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other	396		286
Total	$	5,727	$	4,425

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Asset-backed Debt Securities

In June 2020, the Company issued $1.0 billion of asset-backed debt securities in six tranches at a weighted average price of 99.99% and a weighted average interest rate of 1.19%, payable monthly from August 2020 with a stated final maturity date of July 2030. As of July 31, 2020, the outstanding balance of the asset-backed debt securities was $1.0 billion.

In February 2020, the Company issued $755 million of asset-backed debt securities in six tranches at a weighted average price of 99.99% and a weighted average interest rate of 1.87%, payable monthly from April 2020 with a stated final maturity date of February 2030. As of July 31, 2020, the outstanding balance of the asset-backed debt securities was $622 million.

In September 2019, the Company issued $763 million of asset-backed debt securities in six tranches at a weighted average price of 99.99% and a weighted average interest rate of 2.31%, payable monthly from November 2019 with a stated final maturity date of September 2029. As of July 31, 2020, the outstanding balance of the asset-backed debt securities was $462 million.

The future principal payments on these asset-backed debt securities will be based on the underlying loan and lease payment streams. For more information on the asset-backed debt securities, see Note 8 “Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Variable Interest Entities”.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Senior Notes

In fiscal 2020, the Company completed its offering of the following Senior Notes

$1.0 billion issued at discount to par at a price of 99.883% in July 2020 at an interest rate of 1.45% due April 1, 2024, interest payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year beginning on April 1, 2021.

$750 million issued at discount to par at a price of 99.820% in July 2020 at an interest rate of 1.75% due April 1, 2026 interest payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year beginning on April 1, 2021.

$1.25 billion issued at discount to par at a price of 99.956% in April 2020 at an interest rate of 4.45% due October 2, 2023 interest payable semi-annually on April 2 and October 2 of each year beginning on October 2, 2020.

$1.0 billion issued at discount to par at a price of 99.817% in April 2020 at an interest rate of 4.65% due October 1, 2024 interest payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year beginning on October 1, 2020.

The net proceeds from the above Senior Notes were used for the redemption in August 2020 of the $3.0 billion outstanding principal amount of the 3.6% registered Senior Notes that were originally due in October 2020.

Commercial Paper

Hewlett Packard Enterprise maintains two commercial paper programs, "the Parent Programs", and a wholly-owned subsidiary maintains a third program. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's U.S. program provides for the issuance of U.S. dollar-denominated commercial paper up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $4.75 billion which was increased from $4.0 billion in March 2020. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's euro commercial paper program provides for the issuance of commercial paper outside of the U.S. denominated in U.S. dollars, euros or British pounds up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $3.0 billion or the equivalent in those alternative currencies. The combined aggregate principal amount of commercial paper outstanding under those two programs at any one time cannot exceed the $4.75 billion as authorized by Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Board of Directors. In addition, the Hewlett Packard Enterprise subsidiary's euro Commercial Paper/Certificate of Deposit Program provides for the issuance of commercial paper in various currencies of up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $1.0 billion. As of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, no borrowings were outstanding under the Parent Programs, and $737 million and $698 million, respectively, were outstanding under the subsidiary’s program.

Future Maturities of Long-term Debt

As of July 31, 2020, aggregate future maturities of the Company's long-term debt at face value (excluding a fair value adjustment related to hedged debt of $259 million and a net discount on debt issuance of $10 million), including capital lease obligations were as follows:

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Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of fiscal 2020	3,349
2021	2,780
2022	1,967
2023	2,483
2024	2,018
Thereafter	5,537
Total	$	18,134

Note 13: Stockholders' Equity

Taxes related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

	Three months ended July 31,				Nine months ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions
Taxes on change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges:
Tax benefit (provision) on net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	$	26	$	(6)	$	(6)	$	(24)
Tax provision (benefit) on net losses (gains) reclassified into earnings	5		7		26		31
	31		1		20		7
Taxes on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Tax benefit (provision) on net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	1		5		1		13
Tax (provision) benefit on amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit	(4)		(3)		(12)		(9)
Tax (provision) benefit on curtailments, settlements and other	—		—		—		(7)
	(3)		2		(11)		(3)
Tax (provision) benefit on change in cumulative translation adjustment	—		(1)		4		—
Tax benefit (provision) on other comprehensive (loss) income	$	28	$	2	$	13	$	4

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Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of taxes

	Three months ended July 31,				Nine months ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes:
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities:
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	$	6	$	3	$	—	$	8
(Gains) losses reclassified into earnings	(1)		—		(8)		(3)
	5		3		(8)		5
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges:
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	(430)		57		(91)		201
Net losses (gains) reclassified into earnings	247		(51)		(15)		(228)
	(183)		6		(106)		(27)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	(18)		(26)		(9)		(65)
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit	57		51		171		152
Curtailments, settlements and other	7		5		8		5
	46		30		170		92
Change in cumulative translation adjustment	1		(9)		(42)		(2)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	$	(131)	$	30	$	14	$	68

The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes as of July 31, 2020, and changes during the nine months ended July 31, 2020 were as follows:

	Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities		Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges		Unrealized components of defined benefit plans		Cumulative translation adjustment		Accumulated other comprehensive loss
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	23	$	53	$	(3,366)	$	(437)	$	(3,727)
Effect of change in accounting principle (1)	—		(10)		—		(33)		(43)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	—		(91)		(9)		(42)		(142)
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings	(8)		(15)		179		—		156
Balance at end of period	$	15	$	(63)	$	(3,196)	$	(512)	$	(3,756)

(1)Reflects the adoption of the FASB guidance on stranded tax effects. For more information, see Note 1 "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies".

Share Repurchase Program

For the nine months ended July 31, 2020, the Company repurchased and settled a total of 25.3 million shares under its share repurchase program through open market repurchases, which included 0.5 million shares that were unsettled open market repurchases as of October 31, 2019. As of July 31, 2020, the Company had no unsettled open market repurchases of shares. Shares repurchased during the nine months ended July 31, 2020 were recorded as a $346 million reduction to stockholders' equity. As of July 31, 2020, the Company had a remaining authorization of $2.1 billion for future share repurchases.

On April 6, 2020, the Company announced that it suspended purchases under its share repurchase program in response to the global economic uncertainty that resulted from the worldwide spread of COVID-19.

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Note 14: Net Earnings Per Share

The Company calculates basic net EPS using net earnings and the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net EPS includes the weighted-average dilutive effect of restricted stock units, stock options, and performance-based awards.

The reconciliations of the numerators and denominators of each of the basic and diluted net EPS calculations were as follows:

	Three Months Ended July 31,				Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions, except per share amounts
Numerator:
Net earnings (loss)	$	9	$	(27)	$	(479)	$	569
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS	1,292		1,334		1,294		1,367
Dilutive effect of employee stock plans	8		—		—		13
Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS	1,300		1,334		1,294		1,380
Net earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$	0.01	$	(0.02)	$	(0.37)	$	0.42
Diluted	$	0.01	$	(0.02)	$	(0.37)	$	0.41
Anti-dilutive weighted-average stock awards(1)	21		44		48		4

(1)The Company excludes shares potentially issuable under employee stock plans that could dilute basic net EPS in the future from the calculation of diluted net earnings per share, as their effect, if included, would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented.

Note 15: Litigation and Contingencies

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is involved in various lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings including those consisting of Intellectual Property ("IP"), commercial, securities, employment, employee benefits and environmental matters, which arise in the ordinary course of business. In addition, as part of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc. (formerly known as "Hewlett-Packard Company") agreed to cooperate with each other in managing certain existing litigation related to both parties' businesses. The Separation and Distribution Agreement included provisions that allocate liability and financial responsibility for pending litigation involving the parties, as well as provide for cross-indemnification of the parties against liabilities to one party arising out of liabilities allocated to the other party. The Separation and Distribution Agreement also included provisions that assign to the parties responsibility for managing pending and future litigation related to the general corporate matters of HP Inc. arising prior to the Separation. Hewlett Packard Enterprise records a liability when it believes that it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Significant judgment is required to determine both the probability of having incurred a liability and the estimated amount of the liability. Hewlett Packard Enterprise reviews these matters at least quarterly and adjusts these liabilities to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and other updated information and events pertaining to a particular matter. Litigation is inherently unpredictable. However, Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes it has valid defenses with respect to legal matters pending against us. Nevertheless, cash flows or results of operations could be materially affected in any particular period by the resolution of one or more of these contingencies. Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes it has recorded adequate provisions for any such matters and, as of July 31, 2020, it was not reasonably possible that a material loss had been incurred in connection with such matters in excess of the amounts recognized in its financial statements.

Litigation, Proceedings and Investigations

Ross and Rogus v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company. On November 8, 2018, a putative class action complaint was filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara alleging that HPE pays its California-based female employees “systemically lower compensation” than HPE pays male employees performing substantially similar work. The complaint alleges various California state law claims, including California’s Equal Pay Act, Fair Employment and Housing Act, and Unfair Competition Law, and seeks certification of a California-only class of female employees employed in certain “Covered Positions.” The complaint seeks damages, statutory and civil penalties, attorneys’ fees and costs. On April 2, 2019, HPE filed a

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demurrer to all causes of action and an alternative motion to strike portions of the complaint. On July 2, 2019, the court denied HPE’s demurrer as to the claims of the putative class and granted HPE’s demurrer as to the claims of the individual plaintiffs.

India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings. On April 30 and May 10, 2010, the India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (the "DRI") issued show cause notices to Hewlett-Packard India Sales Private Ltd ("HP India"), a subsidiary of HP Inc., seven HP India employees and one former HP India employee alleging that HP India underpaid customs duties while importing products and spare parts into India and seeking to recover an aggregate of approximately $370 million, plus penalties. Prior to the issuance of the show cause notices, HP India deposited approximately $16 million with the DRI and agreed to post a provisional bond in exchange for the DRI's agreement to not seize HP India products and spare parts and to not interrupt the transaction of business by HP India.

On April 11, 2012, the Bangalore Commissioner of Customs issued an order on the products-related show cause notice affirming certain duties and penalties against HP India and the named individuals of approximately $386 million, of which HP India had already deposited $9 million. On December 11, 2012, HP India voluntarily deposited an additional $10 million in connection with the products-related show cause notice. On April 20, 2012, the Commissioner issued an order on the parts-related show cause notice affirming certain duties and penalties against HP India and certain of the named individuals of approximately $17 million, of which HP India had already deposited $7 million. After the order, HP India deposited an additional $3 million in connection with the parts-related show cause notice so as to avoid certain penalties.

HP India filed appeals of the Commissioner's orders before the Customs Tribunal along with applications for waiver of the pre-deposit of remaining demand amounts as a condition for hearing the appeals. The Customs Department has also filed cross-appeals before the Customs Tribunal. On January 24, 2013, the Customs Tribunal ordered HP India to deposit an additional $24 million against the products order, which HP India deposited in March 2013. The Customs Tribunal did not order any additional deposit to be made under the parts order. In December 2013, HP India filed applications before the Customs Tribunal seeking early hearing of the appeals as well as an extension of the stay of deposit as to HP India and the individuals already granted until final disposition of the appeals. On February 7, 2014, the application for extension of the stay of deposit was granted by the Customs Tribunal until disposal of the appeals. On October 27, 2014, the Customs Tribunal commenced hearings on the cross-appeals of the Commissioner's orders. The Customs Tribunal rejected HP India's request to remand the matter to the Commissioner on procedural grounds. The hearings were scheduled to reconvene on April 6, 2015, and again on November 3, 2015 and April 11, 2016, but were canceled at the request of the Customs Tribunal. The hearing was rescheduled for January 15, 2019 but was postponed and has not yet been rescheduled.

ECT Proceedings. In January 2011, the postal service of Brazil, Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telégrafos ("ECT"), notified a former subsidiary of HP Inc. in Brazil ("HP Brazil") that it had initiated administrative proceedings to consider whether to suspend HP Brazil's right to bid and contract with ECT related to alleged improprieties in the bidding and contracting processes whereby employees of HP Brazil and employees of several other companies allegedly coordinated their bids and fixed results for three ECT contracts in 2007 and 2008. In late July 2011, ECT notified HP Brazil it had decided to apply the penalties against HP Brazil and suspend HP Brazil's right to bid and contract with ECT for five years, based upon the evidence before it. In August 2011, HP Brazil appealed ECT's decision. In April 2013, ECT rejected HP Brazil's appeal, and the administrative proceedings were closed with the penalties against HP Brazil remaining in place. In parallel, in September 2011, HP Brazil filed a civil action against ECT seeking to have ECT's decision revoked. HP Brazil also requested an injunction suspending the application of the penalties until a final ruling on the merits of the case. The court of first instance has not issued a decision on the merits of the case, but it has denied HP Brazil's request for injunctive relief. HP Brazil appealed the denial of its request for injunctive relief to the intermediate appellate court, which issued a preliminary ruling denying the request for injunctive relief but reducing the length of the sanctions from five to two years. HP Brazil appealed that decision and, in December 2011, obtained a ruling staying enforcement of ECT's sanctions until a final ruling on the merits of the case. HP Brazil expects the decision to be issued in 2020 and any subsequent appeal on the merits to last several years.

Forsyth, et al. vs. HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. This purported class and collective action was filed on August 18, 2016 and an amended complaint was filed on December 19, 2016 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, against HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise alleging defendants violated the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"), the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, California public policy and the California Business and Professions Code by terminating older workers and replacing them with younger workers. Plaintiffs seek to certify a nationwide collective action under the ADEA comprised of all individuals aged 40 and older who had their employment terminated by an HP entity pursuant to a work force reduction ("WFR") plan on or after December 9, 2014 for individuals terminated in deferral states and on or after April 8, 2015 in non-deferral states. Plaintiffs also seek to certify a Rule 23 class under California law comprised of all persons 40 years or older employed by defendants in the state of California and terminated pursuant to a WFR plan on or after August 18, 2012. On September 20, 2017, the court granted the defendants'

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motion to compel arbitration and administratively closed the case pending resolution of the arbitration proceedings. On November 30, 2017, three named plaintiffs filed a single arbitration demand. Thirteen additional plaintiffs later joined the arbitration. On December 22, 2017, defendants filed a motion to (1) stay the case pending arbitrations and (2) enjoin the demanded arbitration and require each plaintiff to file a separate arbitration demand. On February 6, 2018, the court granted the motion to stay and denied the motion to enjoin. The claims of these sixteen arbitration named plaintiffs have been resolved. Additional opt-in plaintiffs were added to the litigation and these claims also were resolved as part of the arbitration process. The stay of the Forsyth class action has been lifted and a Third Amended Complaint was filed on January 7, 2020. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Third Amended Complaint on February 6, 2020. On May 18, 2020, the court issued an order granting in part and denying in part Defendants’ motion to dismiss. The court granted Plaintiffs leave to amend their complaint. On July 9, 2020, Plaintiffs filed a Fourth Amended Complaint.

Wall v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and HP Inc. This certified California class action and Private Attorney General Act action was filed against Hewlett-Packard Company on January 17, 2012 and the fifth amended (and operative) complaint was filed against HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise on June 28, 2016 in the Superior Court of California, County of Orange. The complaint alleges that the defendants paid earned incentive compensation late and failed to timely pay final wages in violation of the California Labor Code. On August 9, 2016, the court ordered the class certified without prejudice to a future motion to amend or modify the class certification order or to decertify. The scheduled January 22, 2018 trial date was vacated following the parties’ notification to the court that they had reached a preliminary agreement to resolve the dispute. The parties subsequently finalized and executed a settlement agreement and, on May 9, 2018, plaintiff filed a motion seeking preliminary approval of the settlement. On July 2, 2018, the court issued an order granting preliminary approval of the settlement. On December 21, 2018, the court issued an order granting final approval. A Qualified Settlement Fund has been fully funded and distributed to class members. On March 5, 2020, the Court signed an Amendment to Final Approval Order and Judgment, directing that the matter be closed.

Jackson, et al. v. HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. This putative nationwide class action was filed on July 24, 2017 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division. Plaintiffs purport to bring the lawsuit on behalf of themselves and other similarly situated African-Americans and individuals over the age of forty. Plaintiffs allege that defendants engaged in a pattern and practice of racial and age discrimination in lay-offs and promotions. Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on September 29, 2017. Plaintiffs seek damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, and declaratory and injunctive relief. On January 12, 2018, defendants moved to transfer the matter to the federal district court in the Northern District of Georgia. Defendants also moved to dismiss the claims on various grounds and to strike certain aspects of the proposed class definition. On July 11, 2018, the court granted defendants' motion to dismiss this action for improper venue, and also partially dismissed and struck certain claims without prejudice to re-filing in the appropriate venue. On July 23, 2018, plaintiffs re-filed their lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. On August 9, 2018, Plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal of the dismissal of the Northern District of California action with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. On August 15, 2018, Plaintiffs filed a motion to stay their lawsuit in the Northern District of Georgia, which was granted by the court. On February 7, 2020, Defendants resolved the claims of the individual plaintiffs and the matters were dismissed.

Hewlett-Packard Company v. Oracle (Itanium). On June 15, 2011, HP Inc. filed suit against Oracle in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara in connection with Oracle's March 2011 announcement that it was discontinuing software support for HP Inc.’s Itanium-based line of mission critical servers. HP Inc. asserted, among other things, that Oracle’s actions breached the contract that was signed by the parties as part of the settlement of the litigation relating to Oracle’s hiring of Mark Hurd. Trial was bifurcated into two phases. HP Inc. prevailed in the first phase of the trial, in which the court ruled that the contract at issue required Oracle to continue to offer its software products on HP Inc.'s Itanium-based servers for as long as HP Inc. decided to sell such servers. Phase 2 of the trial was then postponed by Oracle’s appeal of the trial court’s denial of Oracle’s “anti-SLAPP” motion, in which Oracle argued that HP Inc.’s damages claim infringed on Oracle’s First Amendment rights. On August 27, 2015, the California Court of Appeal rejected Oracle’s appeal. The matter was remanded to the trial court for Phase 2 of the trial, which began on May 23, 2016, and was submitted to the jury on June 29, 2016. On June 30, 2016, the jury returned a verdict in favor of HP Inc., awarding HP Inc. approximately $3 billion in damages: $1.7 billion for past lost profits and $1.3 billion for future lost profits. On October 20, 2016, the court entered judgment for this amount with interest accruing until the judgment is paid. Oracle’s motion for a new trial was denied on December 19, 2016, and Oracle filed its notice of appeal from the trial court’s judgment on January 17, 2017. On February 2, 2017, HP Inc. filed a notice of cross-appeal challenging the trial court’s denial of prejudgment interest. On May 16, 2019, HP Inc. filed its application to renew the judgment. As of May 16, 2019, the renewed judgment is approximately $3.8 billion. Daily interest on the renewed judgment is now accruing at $1 million and will be recorded upon receipt. The parties have completed appellate briefing in the California Court of Appeal and are awaiting the scheduling of oral argument. Pursuant to the terms of the Separation and Distribution

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Agreement, HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise will share equally in any recovery from Oracle once Hewlett Packard Enterprise has been reimbursed for all costs incurred in the prosecution of the action prior to the HP Inc. /Hewlett Packard Enterprise separation on November 1, 2015.

Oracle America, Inc., et al. v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (Terix copyright matter). On March 22, 2016, Oracle filed a complaint against HPE in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging copyright infringement, interference with contract, intentional interference with prospective economic relations, and unfair competition. Oracle’s claims arise out of HPE’s prior use of a third-party maintenance provider named Terix Computer Company, Inc. (“Terix”). Oracle contends that in connection with HPE’s use of Terix as a subcontractor for certain customers of HPE’s multivendor support business, Oracle’s copyrights were infringed, and HPE is liable for vicarious and contributory infringement and related claims. The lawsuit against HPE follows a prior lawsuit brought by Oracle against Terix in 2013 relating to Terix’s alleged unauthorized provision of Solaris patches to customers on Oracle hardware. On June 14, 2018, the court heard oral argument on HPE's and Oracle's cross-motions for summary judgment. On January 29, 2019, the court granted HPE’s Motion for Summary Judgment as to all of Oracle’s claims and vacated the trial date. On February 20, 2019, the court entered judgment in favor of HPE, dismissing Oracle’s claims in their entirety. Oracle has appealed the trial court’s ruling to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. On August 20, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its ruling, affirming in part and reversing in part the trial court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of HPE. The matter will be remanded back to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California for further proceedings consistent with the ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Network-1 Technologies, Inc. v. Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., et al. This patent infringement action was filed on September 15, 2011 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging that various Hewlett Packard Enterprise switches and access points infringe Network-1’s patent relating to the 802.3af and 802.3at “Power over Ethernet” standards. Network-1 seeks damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, and declaratory and injunctive relief. The Network-1 patent at issue expires in 2020. A jury trial was conducted beginning on November 6, 2017. On November 13, 2017, the jury returned a verdict in favor of HPE, finding that HPE did not infringe Network-1’s patent and that the patent was invalid. On August 29 2018, the court denied Network-1's motion for a new trial on infringement and entered the jury's verdict finding that HPE does not infringe the relevant Network-1 patent. The court also granted Network-1's motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law on validity. Network-1 has appealed the jury verdict of non-infringement to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. HPE has cross-appealed the court’s decision to grant Network-1's motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law on validity. Appellate briefing has been completed. The Federal Circuit Court of Appeal held oral argument on November 4, 2019.

Shared Litigation with HP Inc., DXC and Micro Focus

As part of the Separation and Distribution Agreements between Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise and DXC, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Seattle SpinCo, the parties to each agreement agreed to cooperate with each other in managing certain existing litigation related to both parties' businesses. The Separation and Distribution Agreements also included provisions that assign to the parties responsibility for managing pending and future litigation related to the general corporate matters of HP Inc. (in the case of the separation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from HP Inc.) or of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (in the case of the separation of DXC from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the separation of Seattle SpinCo from Hewlett Packard Enterprise), in each case arising prior to the applicable separation.

Environmental

The Company's operations and products are or may in the future become subject to various federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations concerning environmental protection, including laws addressing the discharge of pollutants into the air and water, the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, the clean-up of contaminated sites, the substances and materials used in the Company's products, the energy consumption of products, services and operations and the operational or financial responsibility for recycling, treatment and disposal of those products. This includes legislation that makes producers of electrical goods, including servers and networking equipment, financially responsible for specified collection, recycling, treatment and disposal of past and future covered products (sometimes referred to as "product take-back legislation"). The Company could incur substantial costs, its products could be restricted from entering certain jurisdictions, and it could face other sanctions, if it were to violate or become liable under environmental laws or if its products become non-compliant with environmental laws. The Company's potential exposure includes impacts on revenue, fines and civil or criminal sanctions, third-party property damage or personal injury claims and clean-up costs. The amount and timing of costs to comply with environmental laws are difficult to predict.

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In particular, the Company may become a party to, or otherwise involved in, proceedings brought by U.S. or state environmental agencies under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), known as "Superfund," or other federal, state or foreign laws and regulations addressing the clean-up of contaminated sites, and may become a party to, or otherwise involved in, proceedings brought by private parties for contribution towards clean-up costs. The Company is also contractually obligated to make financial contributions to address actions related to certain environmental liabilities, both ongoing and arising in the future, pursuant to its Separation and Distribution Agreement with HP Inc.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

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This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") is organized as follows:

•COVID-19 Update. A discussion of our response to the novel coronavirus pandemic (“COVID-19”), including our efforts to protect the health and well-being of our workforce, community and customers.

•Overview.  A discussion of our business and summary analysis of financial and other highlights, including non-GAAP financial measures, affecting the Company in order to provide context to the remainder of the MD&A, financial statements and footnotes. The Overview analysis compares the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020 to the prior-year periods.

•Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates.  A discussion of accounting policies and estimates that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results.

•Results of Operations.  An analysis of our financial results comparing the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020 to the prior-year periods. A discussion of the results of operations at the consolidated level is followed by a discussion of the results of operations at the segment level.

•Liquidity and Capital Resources.  An analysis of changes in our cash flows and a discussion of our financial condition and liquidity.

•Contractual and Other Obligations.  An overview of contractual obligations, retirement and post-retirement benefit plan funding, restructuring plans, uncertain tax positions, cross-indemnifications with HP Inc. (formerly known as "Hewlett-Packard Company"), DXC Technology Company ("DXC"), and Micro Focus International plc ("Micro Focus") and off-balance sheet arrangements.

We intend the discussion of our financial condition and results of operations that follows to provide information that will assist the reader in understanding our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the changes in certain key items in those financial statements from year-to-year, and the primary factors that accounted for those changes, as well as how certain accounting principles, policies and estimates affect our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this document.

The following Overview, Results of Operations and Liquidity discussions and analysis compare the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020 to the prior-year periods, unless otherwise noted. The Capital Resources and Contractual and Other Obligations discussions present information as of July 31, 2020, unless otherwise noted.

        For purposes of this MD&A section, we use the terms "Hewlett Packard Enterprise", "HPE", the "Company", "we", "us" and "our" to refer to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.

COVID-19 UPDATE

COVID-19 continues to have an impact on our financial performance as the pandemic endures and affects global economic activity including ongoing worldwide travel restrictions, prohibitions of non-essential work activities in some markets, disruption and shutdown of businesses in some markets and greater uncertainty in global financial markets. We are currently unable to predict the extent to which COVID-19 may adversely impact our future business operations, financial performance and results of operations. The full extent of the impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s operational and financial performance is currently uncertain and will depend on many factors outside the Company’s control, including, without limitation, the timing, extent, trajectory and duration of the pandemic, the development and availability of effective treatments and vaccines, the imposition of protective public safety measures, and the impact of the pandemic on the global economy and

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demand for our enterprise technology solutions. For a further discussion of the risks, uncertainties and actions taken in response to COVID-19, see risks identified in the section entitled “ Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A.

The Company believes its existing balances of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, along with commercial paper and other short-term liquidity arrangements, will be sufficient to satisfy its working capital needs, capital asset purchases, dividends, debt repayments and other liquidity requirements associated with its existing operations.

The Company also believes that COVID-19 has forced fundamental changes in businesses and communities that are aligned with the Company's edge-to-cloud platform delivered as-a-service strategy. Navigating through the pandemic and planning for a post-COVID world have increased customers' needs for as-a-service offerings, secure connectivity, remote work capabilities and analytics to unlock insights from data. Our solutions are aligned to these needs, and we see opportunity to help our customers drive digital transformations as they continue to adapt to operate in a new world.

We have prioritized protecting the health and safety of our team members, supporting the global communities in which we live and work and supporting our customers and partners to help them adjust to new and emerging needs.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure the safety of our employees, we have implemented a global work-from-home policy until further notice that applies to a significant majority of our employees, with the exception of those performing essential activities. Our employees may elect to return to the office in jurisdictions where both local requirements and our own health and safety standards have been met. If such instances occur, employees would return to the office in a phased process. We have also made additional education and support resources and personal protective supplies available to team members. In the event of a confirmed or probable case of COVID-19 among our team members and contractors, we have implemented a confidential reporting process to trace and notify close contacts—including third parties—that maintains the anonymity of all involved.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2020 we announced new return-to-work solutions to help customers accelerate business recovery and reopening plans. The solutions combine expertise from HPE operational services for a fast, seamless transition, with HPE servers for the edge, Aruba AI-powered network infrastructure, and technologies from HPE’s rich ecosystem of partners. Customers that have implemented these solutions include large international airports, global food processing and packaging plants, retail stores, and corporate offices.

While we are actively working to mitigate the impact on our business and operations to address the near-term uncertainty, we have taken and are taking a number of actions to ensure HPE is well positioned to emerge stronger, more agile and digitally enabled for a post-COVID-19 world.

•On May 19, 2020, the Board of Directors of HPE (the "Board") approved a cost optimization and prioritization plan in order to focus our investments, realign our workforce to areas of growth and simplify and evolve our product portfolio strategy, go-to-market configurations, supply chain structures, digital customer support model, marketing experiences, and real estate strategies. We expect that this plan will be implemented through fiscal 2022 and estimate that it will include gross savings of at least $1.0 billion as a result of changes to our workforce, business model and business process, with this plan being expected to deliver annualized net run-rate savings of at least $800 million by the end of fiscal 2022, in both cases relative to our fiscal 2019 exit. In order to achieve this level of cost savings, we estimate related cash funding payments of $1.3 billion over the next three years of which approximately $0.8 billion will relate to labor restructuring, $0.2 billion will relate to non-labor restructuring and $0.3 billion will relate to IT investments and design and execution charges.

•On July 14, 2020, we issued $1.75 billion and on April 9, 2020, we issued $2.25 billion of aggregate principal amount of unsecured Senior Notes. The net proceeds from these offerings were used primarily for the redemption in August 2020 of the $3.0 billion outstanding principal amount of the 3.6% registered Senior Notes that were originally due in October 2020.

•On May 19, 2020, the Board approved temporary base salary adjustments or unpaid leave for certain employees beginning July 1, 2020 through the remainder of fiscal 2020. In addition, we implemented cost containment measures across the Company, including restrictions on external hiring and salary increases through the end of our fiscal year.

•On April 6, 2020, we announced that we suspended purchases under our share repurchase program in response to the global economic uncertainty that resulted from the worldwide spread of COVID-19.

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•During the first three quarters of fiscal 2020, we paid a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share to our shareholders. On August 25, 2020 we declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, payable on or about October 7, 2020, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 9, 2020.

OVERVIEW

We are a global technology leader focused on developing intelligent solutions that allow customers to capture, analyze and act upon data seamlessly from edge to cloud. We enable customers to accelerate business outcomes by driving new business models, creating new customer and employee experiences, and increasing operational efficiency today and into the future. Our legacy dates back to a partnership founded in 1939 by William R. Hewlett and David Packard, and we strive every day to uphold and enhance that legacy through our dedication to providing innovative technological solutions to our customers.

As described in Item 1, Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies", effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2020, we implemented certain organizational changes to align our segment financial reporting more closely with our current business structure. As a result, Hewlett Packard Enterprise's operations are now organized into seven segments for financial reporting purposes: Compute, High Performance Compute & Mission-Critical Systems ("HPC & MCS"), Storage, Advisory and Professional Services ("A & PS"), Intelligent Edge, Financial Services ("FS"), and Corporate Investments. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's organizational structure is based on a number of factors that the Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM"), who is the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), uses to evaluate, view and run our business operations, which include, but are not limited to, customer base and homogeneity of products and technology. The segments are based on this organizational structure and information reviewed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise's management to evaluate segment results.

The following provides an overview of our key financial metrics by segment for the three months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period:

	HPE Consolidated			Compute			HPC & MCS			Storage			A & PS			Intelligent Edge			Financial Services			Corporate Investments
	Dollars in millions, except for per share amounts
Net revenue(1)	$	6,816		$	3,389		$	649		$	1,128		$	226		$	684		$	811		$	119
Year-over-year change %	(5.6)		%	(0.3)		%	2.5		%	(10.1)		%	(6.6)		%	(12.4)		%	(8.7)		%	(8.5)		%
Earnings (loss) from operations(2)	$	12		$	288		$	36		$	145		$	(4)		$	59		$	65		$	(27)
Earnings (loss) from operations as a % of net revenue	0.2		%	8.5		%	5.5		%	12.9		%	(1.8)		%	8.6		%	8.0		%	(22.7)		%
Year-over-year change percentage points	1.3 pts			(4.4) pts			(2.6) pts			(3.6) pts			1.9 pts			1.8 pts			(0.7) pts			(3.5) pts
Net earnings	$	9
Diluted net earnings per share	$	0.01
Supplemental Non-GAAP information:
Non-GAAP earnings from operations	$	484
Non-GAAP earnings from operations as a % of net revenue	7.1		%
Non-GAAP net earnings	$	419
Non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share	$	0.32

(1)HPE consolidated net revenue excludes intersegment net revenue.

(2)Segment earnings from operations exclude certain unallocated corporate costs and eliminations, stock-based compensation expense related to corporate and certain global functions, amortization of initial direct costs, amortization of intangible assets, transformation costs, disaster charges and acquisition, disposition and other related charges.

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The following provides an overview of our key financial metrics by segment for the nine months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period:

	HPE Consolidated			Compute			HPC & MCS			Storage			A & PS			Intelligent Edge			Financial Services			Corporate Investments
	Dollars in millions, except for per share amounts
Net revenue(1)	$	19,774		$	9,040		$	2,061		$	3,464		$	706		$	2,069		$	2,503		$	364
Year-over-year change %	(9.8)		%	(12.2)		%	(3.4)		%	(11.8)		%	(5.0)		%	(4.7)		%	(7.4)		%	(2.4)		%
(Loss) earnings from operations(2)	$	(474)		$	699		$	118		$	516		$	(4)		$	202		$	213		$	(82)
(Loss) earnings from operations as a % of net revenue	(2.4)		%	7.7		%	5.7		%	14.9		%	(0.6)		%	9.8		%	8.5		%	(22.5)		%
Year-over-year change percentage points	(6.1) pts			(2.9) pts			(5.6) pts			(3.0) pts			6.8 pts			4.6 pts			— pts			(0.5) pts
Net loss	$	(479)
Diluted net loss per share	$	(0.37)
Supplemental Non-GAAP information:
Non-GAAP earnings from operations	$	1,451
Non-GAAP earnings from operations as a % of net revenue	7.3		%
Non-GAAP net earnings	$	1,279
Non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share	$	0.98

(1)HPE consolidated net revenue excludes intersegment net revenue.

(2)Segment earnings from operations exclude certain unallocated corporate costs and eliminations, stock-based compensation expense related to corporate and certain global functions, amortization of initial direct costs, amortization of intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, transformation costs, disaster (recovery) charges and acquisition, disposition and other related charges.

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The following table provides reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020.

	Three Months Ended July 31, 2020			Diluted net earnings per share		Nine Months Ended July 31, 2020			Diluted net earnings per share
	In millions					In millions
GAAP net earnings (loss)	$	9		$	0.01	$	(479)		$	(0.37)
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Amortization of initial direct costs	3			—		9			0.01
Amortization of intangible assets	95			0.07		299			0.23
Impairment of goodwill	—			—		865			0.67
Transformation costs	357			0.27		646			0.49
Disaster charges	2			—		24			0.02
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges	15			0.01		82			0.06
Tax indemnification adjustments	30			0.03		86			0.07
Non-service net periodic benefit credit	(28)			(0.02)		(101)			(0.08)
Loss from equity interests(1)	36			0.03		110			0.09
Adjustments for taxes	(100)			(0.08)		(262)			(0.21)
Non-GAAP net earnings	$	419		$	0.32	$	1,279		$	0.98
GAAP earnings (loss) from operations	$	12				$	(474)
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Amortization of initial direct costs	3					9
Amortization of intangible assets	95					299
Impairment of goodwill	—					865
Transformation costs	357					646
Disaster charges	2					24
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges	15					82
Non-GAAP earnings from operations	$	484				$	1,451
GAAP operating profit margin	0.2		%			(2.4)		%
Non-GAAP adjustments	6.9		%			9.7		%
Non-GAAP operating profit margin	7.1		%			7.3		%
GAAP Net revenue	$	6,816				$	19,774
GAAP Cost of Sales	4,749					13,511
GAAP Gross profit	$	2,067				$	6,263
Non-GAAP adjustments
Amortization of initial direct costs	$	3				$	9
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges(2)	$	—				$	27
Non-GAAP Gross Profit	$	2,070				$	6,299
GAAP gross profit margin	30.3		%			31.7		%
Non-GAAP adjustments	0.1		%			0.2		%
Non-GAAP gross profit margin	30.4		%			31.9		%

(1) Represents the amortization of basis difference adjustments related to the H3C divestiture.

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(2) For the nine months ended July 31, 2020, amounts represent Acquisition, disposition and other related charges related to a non-cash inventory fair value adjustment in connection with the acquisition of Cray, Inc., which was included in Cost of Sales.

Non-GAAP financial measures

The non-GAAP financial measures presented are net revenue on a constant currency basis, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross profit margin, non-GAAP operating profit margin (non-GAAP earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue), non-GAAP net earnings and non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share. These non-GAAP financial measures are used by management for purposes of evaluating our historical and prospective financial performance, as well as evaluating our performance relative to our competitors. These non-GAAP financial measures are not computed in accordance with, or as an alternative to, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to net revenue on a constant currency basis is net revenue. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP gross profit is gross profit. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP gross profit margin is gross profit margin. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP earnings from operations is earnings from operations. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP operating profit margin (non-GAAP earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue) is operating profit margin (Earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue). The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP net earnings is net earnings. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share is diluted net earnings per share.

Net revenue on a constant currency basis assumes no change in the foreign exchange rate from the prior-year period. Non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross profit margin is defined to exclude charges related to the amortization of initial direct costs and certain acquisition, disposition and other related charges. Non-GAAP earnings from operations and non-GAAP operating profit margin (non-GAAP earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue) consist of earnings from operations excluding any charges related to the amortization of initial direct costs, amortization of intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, transformation costs, disaster charges (recovery) and acquisition, disposition and other related charges. Non-GAAP net earnings and Non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share consist of net earnings or diluted net earnings per share excluding those same charges, as well as an adjustment to tax indemnification adjustments, non-service net periodic benefit credit, loss from equity interests, certain income tax valuation allowances and separation taxes, the impact of U.S. tax reform, structural rate adjustment and excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation. In addition, non-GAAP net earnings and non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share are adjusted by the amount of additional taxes or tax benefits associated with each non-GAAP item. We believe that excluding the items mentioned above from these non-GAAP financial measures allows management to better understand our consolidated financial performance in relation to the operating results of our segments. Management does not believe that the excluded items are reflective of ongoing operating results, and excluding them facilitates a more meaningful evaluation of our current operating performance in comparison to our peers. The excluded items can be inconsistent in amount and frequency and/or not reflective of the operational performance of the business.

These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and these measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of the limitations in relying on these non-GAAP financial measures are that they can have a material impact on the equivalent GAAP earnings measures, they may be calculated differently by other companies and may not reflect the full economic effect of the loss in value of certain assets.

We compensate for these limitations on the use of non-GAAP financial measures by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using non-GAAP financial measures only as a supplement. We also provide a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP measure. We believe that providing net revenue on a constant currency basis, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross profit margin, non-GAAP earnings from operations, non-GAAP operating profit margin, non-GAAP net earnings and non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share in addition to the related GAAP measures provides greater transparency to the information used in our financial and operational decision making and allows the reader of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements to see our financial results “through the eyes” of management.

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Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

The three months ended July 31, 2020 represented our second full quarter of operating under COVID-19. Although we significantly improved our operational and supply chain execution in the third quarter of fiscal 2020, our financial results continued to be impacted by the global pandemic on the demand side of our business operations. Manufacturing partners throughout the supply chain are operating at nominal levels of capacity and resource. To mitigate the risk caused by the pandemic to our manufacturing operations, we worked with our suppliers and manufacturing partners to maintain the assurance of supply and to fulfill orders. As a result, backlog challenges caused by both material shortages and the COVID-19 pandemic continue to show improvement with significant reduction in backlog now being sustained due to our focus on order routing, capacity, resource, and inventory management measures put in place and monitored on a continual basis. The extent to which COVID-19 related events continue to affect our operational performance will depend primarily on the duration of lockdown actions taking place across the globe and access restrictions at customer sites, along with the time it takes for the demand environment to rebound.

Net revenue decreased by $0.4 billion, or 5.6% (decreased 4.1% on a constant currency basis), for the three months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period, as many of our segments experienced a net revenue decline. The net revenue decline was primarily driven by decreases in Storage, Intelligent Edge and Financial Services partially offset by a net revenue increase in HPC & MCS. The net revenue decline in Storage was due to COVID-19 related events including a weak and uncertain global demand environment and lower revenue from the expiration of a one-time legacy contract. Net revenue declined in Intelligent Edge due to declines in switching and WLAN products due to the weak and uncertain global demand environment resulting from COVID-19 and competitive pricing pressures. Net revenue declined in Financial Services due primarily to a decrease in rental revenue due to lower average operating lease assets and a decline in end-of-lease buyout activity. COVID-19 related constraints, including weak demand resulted in lower net revenue in A & PS.

In the first half of fiscal 2020, the Compute and HPC & MCS segments experienced a variety of challenges resulting from COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions including supply chain constraints, delays meeting customer acceptance milestones, performing on-site installations and processing order fulfillment. These challenges continued but moderated to some extent in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 given the mitigation actions mentioned previously and as lockdown actions eased somewhat in select global regions. As such, net revenue in Compute was largely unchanged from the prior-year period as the impact of unfavorable currency fluctuations and competitive pricing pressures were mostly offset by improved supply chain execution and net revenue increased in HPC & MCS due to incremental revenue from the Cray acquisition and the events highlighted previously.

Our gross profit margin was 30.3% ($2.1 billion) and 33.9% ($2.4 billion) for the three months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, representing a decline of 3.6 percentage points. The decline in the gross profit margin was due to multiple factors led by higher commodity costs, competitive pricing pressures, higher supply chain costs as a result of COVID-19, and the net revenue decline which resulted in higher fixed overhead costs as a percentage of net revenue, partially offset by our continued shift to higher-margin products and services. Our operating profit margin was 0.2% and (1.1)% for the three months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, representing an increase of 1.3 percentage points. The increase in our operating profit margin was due to a decrease in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue partially offset by a decrease in gross profit margin. The decrease in operating expenses was due to the prior-year period containing higher acquisition, disposition and other related charges resulting from an arbitration settlement, along with a current year period decline in travel expenses due to cost containment measures we put in place in response to COVID-19, lower variable compensation expense and lower spend on outsourced services. These decreases were partially offset by increased costs due to our expansion of the transformation programs.

Nine months ended July 31, 2020 compared with nine months ended July 31, 2019

Net revenue decreased by $2.1 billion, or 9.8% (decreased 8.5% on a constant currency basis), for the nine months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period.

During the first nine months of fiscal 2020, we experienced a net revenue decline due to the impact of COVID-19 on our business operations and the global demand environment along with commodity and manufacturing capacity constraints in North America. The impact of COVID-19 and resulting lockdown restrictions introduced across the globe created challenges to our supply chain process with processing order fulfillment, brought delays with meeting customer acceptance milestones and limited our ability to perform and complete on-site installations. Manufacturing capacity constraints were in part due to the consolidation of certain locations in North America and also in part due to COVID-19 restrictions, both of which resulted in increased order backlog particularly during the first six months of fiscal 2020. Although we significantly improved operational and supply chain execution in the third quarter of fiscal 2020, our financial results continued to be impacted by a weak and uncertain global demand environment resulting from COVID-19 related restrictions.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of

Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

From a segment perspective, the net revenue decrease for the first nine months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior year period was primarily driven by declines in Compute, Storage, Financial Services and Intelligent Edge. The net revenue decline in Compute was pronounced as we experienced a combination of factors including the impact of COVID-19 and the resulting weak and uncertain global demand environment, competitive pricing pressures and commodity and manufacturing capacity constraints in North America. Storage net revenue was also impacted by COVID-19 and the resulting weak and uncertain global demand environment, commodity and manufacturing capacity constraints in North America and lower revenue from the expiration of a one-time legacy contract. Financial Services net revenue was impacted due to a decrease in rental revenue due to lower average operating lease assets and unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations. The decline in Intelligent Edge net revenue was primarily due to declines in switching and WLAN products due to the weak and uncertain global demand environment resulting from COVID-19. HPC & MCS experienced a net revenue decline as a result of COVID-19 related challenges, particularly with performing on-site installations and meeting customer acceptance milestones given lockdown constraints taking place across the globe, partially offset by the addition of revenue from the acquisition of Cray Inc. (“Cray”). COVID-19 related constraints also contributed to the net revenue decline in the A & PS segment.

Gross profit margin was 31.7% ($6.3 billion) and 32.4% ($7.1 billion) for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The 0.7 percentage point decrease to the gross profit margin was primarily driven by higher supply chain costs resulting from the impact of COVID-19, competitive pricing pressures, and the scale of net revenue decline, partially offset by our overall shift to higher-margin products and services along with lower variable compensation expense. Our operating profit margin was (2.4)% and 3.7% for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, representing a decrease of 6.1 percentage points. The decrease was due to an increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue coupled with a decrease in gross profit margin. The increase in operating expenses was due to the goodwill impairment charge impacting our HPC & MCS segment in the second quarter of fiscal 2020, in part due to market conditions and business trends caused by the impact of COVID-19 and higher transformation costs partially offset by the prior-year period containing higher acquisition, disposition and other related charges resulting from an arbitration settlement.

As of July 31, 2020, cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were $8.9 billion, representing an increase of approximately $4.8 billion from the October 31, 2019 balance of $4.1 billion. The increase was due primarily to the following: proceeds from debt, net of repayments and issuance costs of $5.4 billion and net cash provided by operating activities of $1.5 billion partially offset by investments in property, plant and equipment, net of sales proceeds, of $1.2 billion, and cash dividend payments and share repurchases of $0.8 billion.

In August 2020, we redeemed $3.0 billion of outstanding principal amount of the 3.6% registered Notes that were originally due in October 2020.

Trends and Uncertainties

We are in the process of addressing many challenges facing our business, a discussion of which is available in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.

For a further discussion of trends, uncertainties and other factors that could impact our operating results, see the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of Part II.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is based on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with United States ("U.S.") Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, net revenues and expenses, and disclosure of contingent liabilities. Estimates are assessed each period and updated to reflect current information, such as the economic considerations related to the impact that COVID-19 could have on our significant accounting estimates. Significant estimates that are based on a forecast include inventory reserves, provision for taxes, valuation allowance for deferred taxes, and impairment assessment of goodwill, intangible assets and other long lived assets. The Company believes that these estimates, judgements and assumptions are reasonable under the circumstances, and are subject to significant uncertainties, some of which are beyond the Company’s control. Should any of these estimates change, it could adversely affect Company’s results of operations. Additionally, as the extent and duration of the impacts from COVID-19 remain unclear, the Company’s estimates, judgements and assumptions may evolve as conditions change. Management believes that there have been no significant changes during the nine months ended July 31, 2020, with the exception of certain accounting policies that were updated resulting from our adoption of the new leasing standard (See Note 1 in Item 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies"), to the items that we disclosed as our critical accounting policies and estimates in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.

ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

For a summary of recent accounting pronouncements applicable to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, see Note 1 in Item 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies".

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Revenue from our international operations has historically represented, and we expect will continue to represent, a majority of our overall net revenue. As a result, our revenue growth has been impacted, and we expect will continue to be impacted, by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. In order to provide a framework for assessing performance excluding the impact of foreign currency fluctuations, we present the year-over-year percentage change in revenue on a constant currency basis, which assumes no change in foreign currency exchange rates from the prior-year period and doesn't adjust for any repricing or demand impacts from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. This change in revenue on a constant currency basis is calculated as the quotient of (a) current year revenue converted to U.S. dollars using the prior-year period's foreign currency exchange rates divided by (b) the prior-year period revenue. This information is provided so that revenue can be viewed without the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, which is consistent with how management evaluates our revenue results and trends. This constant currency disclosure is provided in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the year-over-year percentage change in revenue on a GAAP basis. Other companies may calculate and define similarly labeled items differently, which may limit the usefulness of this measure for comparative purposes.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of

Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

Results of operations in dollars and as a percentage of net revenue were as follows:

	Three Months Ended July 31,								Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2020				2019				2020				2019
	Dollars		% of Revenue		Dollars		% of Revenue		Dollars		% of Revenue		Dollars		% of Revenue
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	6,816	100.0	%	$	7,217	100.0	%	$	19,774	100.0	%	$	21,920	100.0	%
Cost of sales	4,749		69.7		4,768		66.1	%	13,511		68.3	%	14,820		67.6	%
Gross profit	2,067		30.3		2,449		33.9	%	6,263		31.7	%	7,100		32.4	%
Research and development	455		6.7		481		6.7	%	1,390		7.0	%	1,404		6.4	%
Selling, general and administrative	1,131		16.6		1,253		17.3	%	3,458		17.6	%	3,678		16.8	%
Amortization of intangible assets	95		1.4		58		0.9	%	299		1.4	%	199		0.9	%
Impairment of goodwill	—		—		—		—	%	865		4.4	%	—		—	%
Transformation costs	357		5.2		170		2.4	%	646		3.3	%	302		1.4	%
Disaster charges (recovery)	2		—		—		—	%	24		0.1	%	(7)		—	%
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges	15		0.2		563		7.7	%	55		0.3	%	710		3.2	%
Earnings (loss) from operations	12		0.2		(76)		(1.1)	%	(474)		(2.4)	%	814		3.7
Interest and other, net	(71)		(1.0)		(70)		(1.0)	%	(158)		(0.8)	%	(139)		(0.6)
Tax indemnification adjustments	(30)		(0.5)		(134)		(1.8)	%	(86)		(0.5)	%	89		0.4
Non-service net periodic benefit credit	28		0.4		12		0.2	%	101		0.5	%	45		0.2
Earnings from equity interests	27		0.4		3		—	%	50		0.3	%	21		0.1
(Loss) earnings before taxes	(34)		(0.5)		(265)		(3.7)	%	(567)		(2.9)	%	830		3.8
Benefit (provision) for taxes	43		0.6		238		3.3	%	88		0.5	%	(261)		(1.2)
Net earnings (loss)	$	9	0.1	%	$	(27)	(0.4)	%	$	(479)	(2.4)	%	$	569	2.6

Stock-based compensation expense is included within costs and expenses presented in the table above as follows:

	Three Months Ended July 31,				Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions
Cost of sales	$	8	$	7	$	30	$	30
Research and development	16		15		62		55
Selling, general and administrative	31		36		123		122
Transformation costs	—		—		—		2
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges	—		—		1		—
Total	$	55	$	58	$	216	$	209

Net Revenue

For the three months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period, total net revenue decreased by $401 million, or 5.6% (decreased 4.1% on a constant currency basis). U.S. net revenue decreased by $73 million, or 3.0%, to $2.4 billion, and net revenue from outside of the U.S. decreased by $328 million, or 6.9%, to $4.4 billion. For the nine months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period, total net revenue decreased by $2.1 billion, or 9.8% (decreased 8.5% on a constant currency basis). U.S. net revenue decreased by $534 million, or 7.5%, to $6.6 billion, and net revenue from outside of the U.S. decreased by $1.6 billion, or 10.9%, to $13.2 billion.

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Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

The components of the weighted net revenue change by segment were as follows:

	Three Months Ended July 31, 2020	Nine Months Ended July 31, 2020
	Percentage points
Compute	(0.2)	(5.7)
HPC & MCS	0.2	(0.3)
Storage	(1.8)	(2.1)
A & PS	(0.2)	(0.2)
Intelligent Edge	(1.3)	(0.5)
Financial Services	(1.1)	(0.9)
Corporate Investments	(0.1)	(0.1)
Total Segment	(4.5)	(9.8)
Elimination of Intersegment net revenue	(1.1)	—
Total HPE	(5.6)	(9.8)

Three Months Ended July 31, 2020 compared with three months ended July 31, 2019

From a segment perspective, the primary factors contributing to the change in total net revenue are summarized as follows:

•Compute net revenue declined due primarily to unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations and competitive pricing pressures;

•HPC & MCS net revenue increased due primarily to the addition of revenue resulting from the acquisition of Cray;

•Storage net revenue decreased due primarily to the weak and uncertain global demand environment resulting from COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions which include supply chain constraints, competitive pricing pressures, lower revenue from the expiration of a one-time legacy contract and unfavorable currency fluctuations;

•A & PS net revenue decreased due primarily to the weak and uncertain global demand environment resulting from COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions, including continued service delivery delays along with unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations;

•Intelligent Edge net revenue decreased due primarily to the weak and uncertain global demand environment resulting from COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions, lower revenue from WLAN and switching products, competitive pricing pressures, lower software net revenue and unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations; and

•Financial Services net revenue decreased due primarily to a decrease in rental revenue due to lower average operating lease assets, unfavorable currency fluctuations, along with lower asset management revenue from lease buyouts and lease extensions.

Nine Months Ended July 31, 2020 compared with nine months ended July 31, 2019

From a segment perspective, the primary factors contributing to the change in total net revenue are summarized as follows:

•Compute net revenue declined due to multiple factors including the weak and uncertain global demand environment resulting from COVID-19 related lock down restrictions, competitive pricing pressures, unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations, commodity and manufacturing capacity constraints in North America;

•HPC & MCS net revenue decreased due to challenges resulting from COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions including performing on-site product installations, meeting customer acceptance milestones, and the weak and uncertain global demand environment;

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Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

•Storage net revenue decreased due primarily to the weak and uncertain global demand environment predominantly resulting from COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions, commodity and North American manufacturing capacity constraints, and lower revenue from the expiration of a one-time legacy contract;

•A & PS net revenue decreased due primarily to the weak and uncertain global demand environment resulting from COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions, including service delivery delays along with unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations;

•Intelligent Edge net revenue decreased due primarily to lower revenue from switching and WLAN products predominantly driven by the weak and uncertain global demand environment resulting from COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions, lower software net revenue, and unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations; and

•Financial Services net revenue decreased due primarily to a decrease in rental revenue due to lower average operating lease assets, unfavorable currency fluctuation, and lower lease equipment buyout revenue.

A more detailed discussion of segment revenue is included under "Segment Information" below.

Gross Profit

For the three months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period, total gross profit margin decreased 3.6 percentage points. The decline in gross profit margin was due to multiple factors led by higher commodity costs, competitive pricing pressures, increased supply chain costs resulting from COVID-19, and the net revenue decline which resulted in higher fixed overhead costs as a percentage of net revenue, partially offset by our continued shift to higher margin products and services.

For the nine months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period, total gross margin decreased 0.7 percentage points. The gross margin decrease was primarily due to increased supply chain costs resulting from the impact of COVID-19, competitive pricing pressures, and the scale of net revenue decline, partially offset by our overall shift to higher-margin products and services along with lower variable compensation expense.

Research and Development

Research and development ("R&D") expense decreased by $26 million, or 5%, and by $14 million, or 1%, for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, respectively, as compared to the prior-year periods, due primarily to lower variable compensation expense and the impact of cost containment measures we put in place in response to COVID-19, partially offset by on-going expenses from business acquisitions.

Selling, General and Administrative

Selling, general and administrative expense decreased by $122 million, or 10%, and by $220 million, or 6%, for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, respectively, as compared to the prior-year periods, due primarily to lower variable compensation expense and the impact of cost containment measures we put in place in response to COVID-19, favorable currency fluctuations, partially offset by on-going expenses from business acquisitions.

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Amortization of intangible assets increased by $37 million, or 64%, and by $100 million, or 50%, for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, respectively, as compared to the prior-year periods, due to an increase in the amortization of intangible assets from recent acquisitions and the write-off of certain intangible assets, partially offset by certain intangible assets associated with prior acquisitions reaching the end of their amortization period.

Impairment of Goodwill

Impairment of goodwill for the nine months ended July 31, 2020, represents a partial goodwill impairment charge of $865 million recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2020, as it was determined that the fair value of the HPC & MCS reporting unit was below the carrying value of its net assets.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of

Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

While the other reporting units were negatively impacted by COVID-19, their fair values continued to exceed the carrying value of their net assets and did not result in impairment. In order to evaluate the sensitivity of the estimated fair value of other reporting units for the quantitative goodwill impairment test, the Company applied a hypothetical 10% reduction to the estimated fair value of each of these other reporting units. Based on the results of this hypothetical 10% reduction to the estimated fair value, each of these other reporting units had an excess of fair value over carrying value of their net assets. However, should economic conditions deteriorate further or remain depressed for a prolonged period of time, estimates of future cash flows for each of our reporting units may be insufficient to support the carrying value and the goodwill assigned to them, requiring impairment charges, including additional impairment charges for the HPC & MCS reporting unit. Further impairment charges, if any, may be material to our results of operations and financial position. See Part II, Item 1A, Risk Factors for a discussion of the potential impacts of COVID-19 on the fair value of our assets.

We will continue to evaluate the recoverability of goodwill at the reporting unit level on an annual basis as of the beginning of its fourth fiscal quarter and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate there may be a potential impairment.

Transformation Costs

Transformation programs are comprised of the cost optimization and prioritization plan we introduced in May 2020, and the HPE Next Initiative.

Transformation costs increased by $187 million, or 110%, for the three months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period, due primarily to the restructuring costs recorded in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 in connection with our cost optimization and prioritization plan.

Transformation costs increased by $344 million, or 114%, for the nine months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period, due primarily to the restructuring charges recorded in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 in connection with our cost optimization and prioritization plan and higher restructuring charges from our HPE Next Initiative, partially offset by higher gains from the sale of real estate.

See Note 3, "Transformation Programs", for discussion of the Transformation Costs.

Disaster charges (recovery)

Disaster charges for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, represent direct costs resulting from COVID-19 and are primarily related to HPE hosted, co-hosted, or sponsored events which had to be converted to a virtual format or in some cases cancelled.

For the nine months ended July 31, 2019, disaster recovery amounts represent insurance recoveries in relation to damage to our facilities in Houston, Texas due to Hurricane Harvey in fiscal 2017.

Acquisition, Disposition and Other Related Charges

Acquisition, disposition and other related charges decreased by $548 million, or 97%, and by $655 million, or 92%, for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, respectively, as compared with the prior-year periods, due primarily to a charge related to a one-time arbitration settlement in the prior-year period, partially offset by recent business acquisition costs related to retention bonuses and integration activities.

Interest and Other, Net

Interest and other, net expense increased by $1 million for the three months ended July 31, 2020, as compared with the prior-year period, due primarily to higher net interest expense, partially offset by favorable currency fluctuations. Interest and other, net expense increased by $19 million for the nine months ended July 31, 2020, as compared with the prior-year period, due primarily to higher net interest expense and unfavorable currency fluctuations, partially offset by a gain on the sale of certain assets in the current year.

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Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

Tax Indemnification Adjustments

We recorded tax indemnification expense of $30 million and $134 million for the three months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and tax indemnification expense of $86 million and tax indemnification income of $89 million for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, the amount included tax audit activity at HP Inc. and DXC. The activity for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 also included changes in certain pre-Separation tax liabilities for which we share joint and several liability with HP Inc. and for which we are indemnified by HP Inc. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019, the amount was due primarily to the impacts of the effective settlement of the U.S. federal income tax audit of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 for HP Inc. The activity for the nine months ended July 31, 2019 also included the effects of U.S. tax reform on tax attributes related to fiscal periods prior to the Separation.

Non-service net periodic benefit

Non-service net periodic benefit credit increased by $16 million and $56 million for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, respectively, as compared with the prior-year periods, due primarily to lower interest rates.

Earnings from Equity Interests

Earnings from equity interests primarily represents our 49% interest in H3C Technologies' ("H3C") earnings and the amortization of our interest in a basis difference. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, earnings from equity interests increased by $24 million and $29 million, respectively, as compared to the prior-year periods, due to higher net income earned by H3C.

Provision for Taxes

Our effective tax rate was 126.5% and 89.8% for the three months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and 15.5% and 31.4% for the nine months ended July 31, 2020, and 2019, respectively. The effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020 were impacted by income tax benefits resulting from tax rate changes and differed from the statutory tax rate due to favorable tax rates associated with certain earnings from our operations in lower tax jurisdictions throughout the world. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 also included the effects of the non-deductible goodwill impairment. The effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019 were significantly impacted by the Tax Act and the settlement of certain pre-Separation tax liabilities of HP Inc. Our effective tax rate is based on forecasted annual results which may fluctuate significantly through the remainder of fiscal 2020 due to the uncertain economic impact of COVID-19 on our operating results.

Segment Information

Effective in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, we implemented certain organizational changes to align our segment financial reporting more closely with our current business structure. We replaced the Hybrid IT segment with four new financial reporting segments, Compute, High Performance Compute & Mission-Critical Systems, Storage and Advisory and Professional Services as follows:

•we created the Compute segment consisting of the general purpose server and workload optimized server portfolios that were previously a part of the Hybrid IT-Compute business unit and the related operational services business that was previously a part of the Hybrid IT-HPE Pointnext business unit;

• we created the HPC & MCS segment consisting of the high performance compute, mission-critical systems and edge compute offerings that were previously a part of the Hybrid IT-Compute business unit and the related operational services business that was previously a part of the Hybrid IT-HPE Pointnext business unit;

•we created the Storage segment consisting of the former Hybrid IT-Storage business unit and the related operational services business that was previously a part of the Hybrid IT-HPE Pointnext business unit and the hyperconverged infrastructure products that were previously a part of the Hybrid IT-Compute business unit;

•we created the A & PS segment consisting of the consultative-led services that were previously a part of the Hybrid IT-HPE Pointnext business unit; and

•we transferred the DC Networking operational services business that was previously a part of the Hybrid IT-HPE Pointnext business unit to the Intelligent Edge segment.

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As a result of these realignments, our operations are now organized into seven segments for financial reporting purposes: Compute, HPC & MCS, Storage, A & PS, Intelligent Edge, FS, and Corporate Investments.

For additional information related to these realignments and for a description of the products and services for each segment, see Note 2, "Segment Information".

Compute

	Three months ended July 31,
	2020			2019			% Change
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	3,389		$	3,400		(0.3)	%
Earnings from operations	$	288		$	439		(34.4)	%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue	8.5		%	12.9		%

	Nine months ended July 31,
	2020			2019			% Change
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	9,040		$	10,293		(12.2)	%
Earnings from operations	$	699		$	1,086		(35.6)	%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue	7.7		%	10.6		%

Three months ended July 31, 2020 compared with three months ended July 31, 2019

Compute net revenue decreased by $11 million, or 0.3% (increased 1.1% on a constant currency basis), for the three months ended July 31, 2020 as compared to the prior-year period.

Net revenue in Compute decreased due primarily to unfavorable currency fluctuations and competitive pricing pressures, the effects of which were partially offset by improved supply chain performance. While Compute experienced an increase in unit shipments driven by improved supply chain execution, average unit selling prices declined due to competitive pricing pressures. Compute continues to be impacted by the weak and uncertain global demand environment resulting from COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions.

Compute earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 4.4 percentage points for the three months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period, due to an increase in cost of products as a percentage of net revenue partially offset by a decrease in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in cost of products as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to higher commodity costs, competitive pricing pressures, increased supply chain logistics costs resulting from COVID-19 and unfavorable currency fluctuations. The decrease in operating expense as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to lower variable compensation expense and lower spending due to cost containment measures put in place in response to COVID-19. These declines were partially offset by higher field selling costs.

Nine months ended July 31, 2020 compared with nine months ended July 31, 2019

Compute net revenue decreased by $1.3 billion, or 12.2% (decreased 10.9% on a constant currency basis), for the nine months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period.

Net revenue in Compute was impacted by multiple factors including the weak and uncertain global demand environment resulting from COVID-19 related lock down restrictions, competitive pricing pressures, unfavorable currency fluctuations and commodity and manufacturing capacity constraints in North America. As a result, for the first nine months of fiscal 2020, as compared to the prior-year period, Compute experienced a decline in unit shipments and average unit selling prices.

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Compute earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 2.9 percentage points for the nine months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period due primarily to an increase in costs of products as a percentage of net revenue and an increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in cost of products as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to competitive pricing pressures, increased supply chain logistics costs and unfavorable currency fluctuations which were partially offset by lower variable compensation expense. The increase in operating expense as a percentage of net revenue was due to the scale of the net revenue decline while total operating expenses declined year-over-year due primarily to lower variable compensation expense and lower spending due to cost containment measures put in place in response to COVID-19. These declines were partially offset by higher field selling costs.

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HPC & MCS

	Three Months Ended July 31,
	2020			2019			% Change
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	649		$	633		2.5	%
Earnings from operations	$	36		$	51		(29.4)	%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue	5.5		%	8.1		%

	Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2020			2019			% Change
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	2,061		$	2,133		(3.4)	%
Earnings from operations	$	118		$	241		(51.0)	%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue	5.7		%	11.3		%

Three months ended July 31, 2020 compared with three months ended July 31, 2019

HPC & MCS net revenue increased by $16 million, or 2.5% (increased 3.3% on a constant currency basis), for the three months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period.

The increase in HPC & MCS net revenue was due primarily to the addition of revenue resulting from the acquisition of Cray. This increase was partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations and challenges resulting from COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions including performing on-site product installations, meeting customer acceptance milestones and a weak and uncertain global demand environment.

HPC & MCS earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 2.6 percentage points for the three months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period, due to an increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue, partially offset by lower cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue. The decrease in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to improved mix of products and services from the acquisition of Cray along with the prior-year period containing higher excess and obsolescence charges. The increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to the addition of operating expenses from the acquisition of Cray.

Nine months ended July 31, 2020 compared with nine months ended July 31, 2019

HPC & MCS net revenue decreased by $72 million, or 3.4% (decreased 2.8% on a constant currency basis), for the nine months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period.

Net revenue in HPC & MCS decreased due to challenges resulting from COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions including performing on-site product installations, meeting customer acceptance milestones and a weak and uncertain global demand environment, partially offset by the addition of revenue resulting from Cray.

HPC & MCS earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 5.6 percentage points for the nine months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period, due to an increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue partially offset by lower cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue. The decrease in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to an improved product mix from the acquisition of Cray and lower variable compensation expense. The increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was due to the addition of operating expenses resulting from the acquisition of Cray partially offset by lower variable compensation expense.

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Storage

	Three Months Ended July 31,
	2020			2019			% Change
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	1,128		$	1,255		(10.1)	%
Earnings from operations	$	145		$	207		(30.0)	%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue	12.9		%	16.5		%

	Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2020			2019			% Change
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	3,464		$	3,929		(11.8)	%
Earnings from operations	$	516		$	705		(26.8)	%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue	14.9		%	17.9		%

Three months ended July 31, 2020 compared with three months ended July 31, 2019

Storage net revenue decreased by $127 million or 10.1% (decreased 8.8% on a constant currency basis), for the three months ended July 31, 2020 as compared to the prior-year period.

Net revenue in Storage was impacted by the weak and uncertain global demand environment resulting from COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions which include supply chain constraints, competitive pricing pressures, lower revenue from the expiration of a one-time legacy contract and unfavorable currency fluctuations. Partially offsetting the net revenue decline was higher revenue from Big Data.

Storage earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 3.6 percentage points for the three months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period, due to an increase in cost of products as a percentage of net revenue and an increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in cost of product as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to competitive pricing pressures, unfavorable currency fluctuations, and the scale of the net revenue decline which resulted in higher fixed overhead costs as a percentage of net revenue, the effects of which were partially offset by lower cost of services. The increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to the scale of the net revenue decline and increased investments in R&D, while total operating expenses declined during the period due to lower field selling costs as a result of lower spending due to cost containment measures put in place in response to COVID-19 and lower variable compensation expense.

Nine months ended July 31, 2020 compared with nine months ended July 31, 2019

Storage net revenue decreased by $465 million or 11.8% (decreased 10.6% on a constant currency basis), for the nine months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period.

Net revenue in Storage was impacted by the weak and uncertain global demand environment predominantly resulting from COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions, commodity and North American manufacturing capacity constraints in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, and lower revenue from the expiration of a one-time legacy contract. Partially offsetting the net revenue decrease was revenue growth from Big Data and Storage services.

Storage earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 3.0 percentage points for the nine months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period, due to an increase in cost of product and services as a percentage of net revenue and an increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in the cost of product and services as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to unfavorable currency fluctuations and higher fixed overhead costs as a percentage of net revenue, the effects of which were partially offset by lower variable compensation expense and lower cost of services. The increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to higher investments in R&D and to the scale of the net revenue decline, while total operating expenses declined during the period due to lower variable compensation expense and lower spending due to cost containment measures put in place in response to COVID-19.

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A & PS

	Three Months Ended July 31,
	2020			2019			% Change
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	226		$	242		(6.6)	%
Loss from operations	$	(4)		$	(9)		55.6	%
Loss from operations as a % of net revenue	(1.8)		%	(3.7)		%

	Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2020			2019			% Change
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	706		$	743		(5.0)	%
Loss from operations	$	(4)		$	(55)		92.7	%
Loss from operations as a % of net revenue	(0.6)		%	(7.4)		%

Three months ended July 31, 2020 compared with three months ended July 31, 2019

A & PS net revenue decreased by $16 million, or 6.6% (decreased 5.4% on a constant currency basis), for the three months ended July 31, 2020 as compared to the prior-year period.

The decrease in A & PS net revenue was primarily due to the weak and uncertain global demand environment resulting from COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions including continued service delivery delays along with unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations partially offset by strength in the Asia Pacific and Japan region.

A & PS earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue improved 1.9 percentage points for the three months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period, due to lower operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue partially offset by an increase in cost of services as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in cost of services as a percentage of net revenue was primarily due to the impact of fixed compensation expense partially offset by a decrease in variable compensation expense. The lower operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was primarily due to a reduction in field selling costs due to cost containment measures put in place in response to COVID-19.

Nine months ended July 31, 2020 compared with nine months ended July 31, 2019

A & PS net revenue decreased by $37 million, or 5.0% (decreased 4.3% on a constant currency basis), for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 as compared to the prior-year period.

The decrease in A & PS net revenue was primarily due to the weak and uncertain global demand environment during the second and third quarters, resulting from COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions including service delivery delays along with unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations partially offset by strength in the Asia Pacific and Japan

A & PS earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue improved 6.8 percentage points for the nine months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period, due to lower cost of services as a percentage of net revenue coupled with a decrease in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The decrease in cost of services as a percentage of net revenue was primarily due to service delivery and overhead efficiencies along with lower variable compensation expense. The decrease to operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was primarily due to lower spending due to cost containment measures put in place in response to COVID-19.

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Intelligent Edge

	Three Months Ended July 31,
	2020			2019			% Change
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	684		$	781		(12.4)	%
Earnings from operations	$	59		$	53		11.3	%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue	8.6		%	6.8		%

	Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2020			2019			% Change
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	2,069		$	2,171		(4.7)	%
Earnings from operations	$	202		$	113		78.8	%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue	9.8		%	5.2		%

Three months ended July 31, 2020 compared with three months ended July 31, 2019

Intelligent Edge net revenue decreased by $97 million, or 12.4% (decreased 11.4% on a constant currency basis), for the three months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period.

Net revenue declined in the Intelligent Edge due to the weak and uncertain global demand environment resulting from COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions. As a result, we experienced lower revenue from WLAN and switching products, with competitive pricing pressures also adding to the decline in WLAN net revenue. Lower software net revenue and unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations also added to the net revenue decline, partially offset by an increase in net revenue from service renewals.

Intelligent Edge earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased 1.8 percentage points for the three months ended July 31, 2020 as compared to the prior year period due primarily to a decrease in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue partially offset by an increase in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in cost of product and services as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to higher supply chain costs resulting from COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions partially offset by a higher mix of services. The decrease in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily lower spending due to cost containment measures put in place in response to COVID-19 and lower variable compensation expense.

Nine months ended July 31, 2020 compared with Nine months ended July 31, 2019

Intelligent Edge net revenue decreased by $102 million, or 4.7% (decreased 3.5% on a constant currency basis), for the nine months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period.

The decrease in Intelligent Edge net revenue was due primarily to lower revenue from switching and WLAN products predominantly driven by the weak and uncertain global demand environment resulting from COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions along with lower software net revenue and unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations, partially offset by higher revenue from service renewals.

Intelligent Edge earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased 4.6 percentage points for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 as compared to the prior year period due primarily to lower operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue and lower cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue. The decrease in cost of product and services as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to a higher mix of services and lower mix of high-cost switching products. The decrease in operating expense as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to lower field selling costs as a result of lower spending due to cost containment measures we put in place in response to COVID-19 and lower variable compensation expense.  

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Financial Services

	Three Months Ended July 31,
	2020			2019			% Change
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	811		$	888		(8.7)	%
Earnings from operations	$	65		$	77		(15.6)	%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue	8.0		%	8.7		%

	Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2020			2019			% Change
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	2,503		$	2,703		(7.4)	%
Earnings from operations	$	213		$	231		(7.8)	%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue	8.5		%	8.5		%

Three months ended July 31, 2020 compared with three months ended July 31, 2019

FS net revenue decreased by $77 million, or 8.7% (decreased 6.3% on a constant currency basis), for the three months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period.

The decrease in net revenue was due primarily to a decrease in rental revenue due to lower average operating lease assets, unfavorable currency fluctuations, along with lower asset management revenue from lease buyouts and lease extensions.

FS earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 0.7 percentage points for the three months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period, due primarily to lower cost of services as a percentage of net revenue, partially offset by an increase to operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The decrease to cost of services as a percentage of net revenue resulted from lower borrowing costs and depreciation expense, partially offset by higher bad debt expense. The increase to operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to lower capitalized initial direct costs as a result of adopting the new lease accounting standard, along with the overall decrease in net revenue.

Nine months ended July 31, 2020 compared with nine months ended July 31, 2019

FS net revenue decreased by $200 million, or 7.4% (decreased 5.6% on a constant currency basis), for the nine months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period.

The decrease in net revenue was due primarily to a decrease in rental revenue due to lower average operating lease assets, unfavorable currency fluctuations, along with lower lease equipment buyout revenue, partially offset by higher revenue from lease extensions.

FS earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue was flat for the nine months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period, due primarily to lower cost of services as a percentage of net revenue, offset by an increase to operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The decrease to cost of services as a percentage of net revenue resulted from lower depreciation expense and borrowing costs, partially offset by higher bad debt expense. The increase to operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to lower capitalized initial direct costs as a result of adopting the new lease accounting standard.

Financing Volume

	Three Months Ended July 31,				Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions
Financing volume	$	1,491	$	1,696	$	4,392	$	4,480

Financing volume, which represents the amount of financing provided to customers for equipment and related software and services, including intercompany activity, decreased by 12.1% and 2.0% for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020

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as compared to the prior-year periods. For the three months ended July 31, 2020, the decrease was primarily driven by lower financing associated with third-party and HPE product sales and related service offerings, along with unfavorable currency fluctuations. For the nine months ended July 31, 2020, the decrease was primarily driven by unfavorable currency fluctuations.

Portfolio Assets and Ratios

The portfolio assets and ratios derived from the segment balance sheets for FS were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020			October 31, 2019
	Dollars in millions
Financing receivables, gross	$	9,043		$	8,652
Net equipment under operating leases	4,026			4,084
Capitalized profit on intercompany equipment transactions(1)	322			382
Intercompany leases(1)	93			100
Gross portfolio assets	13,484			13,218
Allowance for doubtful accounts(2)	142			131
Operating lease equipment reserve	60			60
Total reserves	202			191
Net portfolio assets	$	13,282		$	13,027
Reserve coverage	1.5		%	1.4		%
Debt-to-equity ratio(3)	7.0x			7.0x

(1)Intercompany activity is eliminated in consolidation.

(2)Allowance for doubtful accounts for financing receivables includes both the short- and long-term portions.

(3)Debt benefiting FS consists of intercompany equity that is treated as debt for segment reporting purposes, intercompany debt, and borrowing- and funding-related activity associated with FS and its subsidiaries. Debt benefiting FS totaled $11.8 billion and $11.4 billion at July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively, and was determined by applying an assumed debt-to-equity ratio, which management believes to be comparable to that of other similar financing companies. FS equity at July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019 was $1.7 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively.

As of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, FS net cash and cash equivalents balances were approximately $677 million and $711 million, respectively.

Net portfolio assets as of July 31, 2020 increased 2.0% from October 31, 2019. The increase generally resulted from new financing volume exceeding portfolio runoff during the period, along with favorable currency fluctuations.

FS bad debt expense includes charges to general reserves, specific reserves and write-offs for sales-type, direct-financing and operating leases. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, FS recorded net bad debt expense of $25 million and $58 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019, FS recorded net bad debt expense of $19 million and $51 million, respectively.

As of July 31, 2020, FS experienced an increase in billed finance receivables compared to October 31, 2019, which included some impact to collections from customers as a result of COVID-19. We are currently unable to fully predict the extent to which COVID-19 may adversely impact future collections of our receivables.

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Corporate Investments

	Three Months Ended July 31,
	2020			2019			% Change
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	119		$	130		(8.5)	%
Loss from operations	$	(27)		$	(25)		(8.0)	%
Loss from operations as a % of net revenue	(22.7)		%	(19.2)		%

	Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2020			2019			% Change
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	364		$	373		(2.4)	%
Loss from operations	$	(82)		$	(82)		—	%
Loss from operations as a % of net revenue	(22.5)		%	(22.0)		%

Three months ended July 31, 2020 compared with three months ended July 31, 2019

Corporate Investments net revenue decreased by $11 million, or 8.5% (decreased 6.2% on a constant currency basis), for the three months ended July 31, 2020 as compared to the prior-year period. The decrease in Corporate Investments net revenue was due primarily to lower services revenue from the Communications and Media Solutions ("CMS") business due to the weak and uncertain global demand environment resulting from COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions.

Corporate Investments loss from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased 3.5 percentage points for the three months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period. The increase was due primarily to a higher legal expense, partially offset by lower cost of services.

Nine Months Ended July 31, 2020 compared with nine months ended July 31, 2019

Corporate Investments net revenue decreased by $9 million, or 2.4% (decreased 1.1% on a constant currency basis), for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 as compared to the prior-year period. The decrease in Corporate Investments net revenue was due primarily to lower services revenue from the CMS business due to the weak and uncertain global demand environment resulting from COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions.

Corporate Investments loss from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased 0.5 percentage points for the nine months ended July 31, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period. The increase was due primarily to a higher legal expense, partially offset by lower cost of services.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We use cash generated by operations as our primary source of liquidity. We believe that internally generated cash flows will be generally sufficient to support our operating businesses, capital expenditures, product development initiatives, acquisitions and disposal activities including legal settlements, restructuring activities, transformation costs, indemnifications, maturing debt, interest payments, and income tax payments, in addition to any future investments, share repurchases and stockholder dividend payments. We expect to supplement this short-term liquidity, if necessary, by accessing the capital markets, issuing commercial paper, and borrowing under credit facilities made available by various domestic and foreign financial institutions. However, our access to capital markets may be constrained and our cost of borrowing may increase under certain business, market and economic conditions. Our liquidity is subject to various risks including the risks identified in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of Part II and market risks identified in the section entitled "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk" in Item 3 of Part I.

COVID-19 has severely impacted global economic activity and caused significant volatility and negative pressure in the capital markets, which can increase the cost of capital and adversely impact access to capital. In addition, our businesses has been and may continue to be adversely affected, which may have a material adverse impact on our profitability and cash flows, and the timing and collectability of payments may be adversely affected as a result of the impact of COVID-19 on our customers.

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As a result of the continued uncertainty generated by COVID-19, in April 2020, we issued $2.25 billion and in July 2020, we issued $1.75 billion in aggregate principal amount of unsecured Senior Notes. The net proceeds from these offerings were used primarily for the redemption in August 2020 of the $3.0 billion outstanding principal amount of the 3.6% registered Senior Notes that were originally due in October 2020. The pricing on our undrawn $4.75 billion revolving credit facility, maturing in August 2024, remains unchanged. We continue to monitor the severity and duration of the pandemic and its impact on the U.S. and other global economies, consumer behavior, our businesses, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

In July 2020, we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Silver Peak Systems, Inc. ("Silver Peak"), an SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) leader for approximately $925 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close during our fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

In May 2020, our Board of Directors approved a cost optimization and prioritization plan in order to focus our investments and realign the workforce to areas of growth and measures to simplify and evolve our product portfolio strategy, go-to-market configurations, supply chain structures, digital customer support model, marketing experiences, and real estate strategies. We expect that the plan will be implemented through fiscal 2022 and we estimate related cash funding payments of $1.3 billion over the next three years of which approximately $0.8 billion will relate to labor restructuring, $0.2 billion will relate to non-labor restructuring and $0.3 billion will relate to IT investments and design and execution charges.

Our cash and cash equivalent balances are held in numerous locations throughout the world, with a majority of the amount held in the U.S. We utilize a variety of planning and financing strategies in an effort to ensure that our worldwide cash is available when and where it is needed. Our cash position is strong and we expect that our cash and cash equivalent balances, anticipated cash flow generated from operations and access to capital markets will be sufficient to cover our expected near-term cash outlays.

Amounts held outside of the U.S. are generally utilized to support non-U.S. liquidity needs. Repatriations of amounts held outside the U.S. generally will not be taxable from a U.S. federal tax perspective, but may be subject to state income or foreign withholding tax. Where local restrictions prevent an efficient intercompany transfer of funds, our intent is to keep cash balances outside of the U.S. and to meet liquidity needs through ongoing cash flows, external borrowings, or both. We do not expect restrictions or potential taxes incurred on repatriation of amounts held outside of the U.S. to have a material effect on our overall liquidity, financial condition or results of operations.

In connection with the share repurchase program previously authorized by our Board of Directors, during the first nine months of fiscal 2020, we repurchased 25.3 million shares for an aggregate amount of $355 million. As of July 31, 2020, we had a remaining authorization of $2.1 billion for future share repurchases. As a result of increased uncertainty due to COVID-19, purchases under our share repurchase program were suspended and as such, no purchases were made during the three months ended July 31, 2020.

For more information on our share repurchase program, refer to the section entitled "Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds" in Item 2 of Part II.

Liquidity

Our cash flow metrics were as follows:

	Nine months ended July 31,
	2020		2019
	In millions
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	1,493	$	2,565
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,154)		(1,399)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	4,522		(2,239)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	4,861	$	(1,073)

Operating Activities

For the nine months ended July 31, 2020, net cash from operating activities decreased by $1.1 billion, as compared to the prior-year period. The decrease was due primarily to lower earnings and higher usage of cash for working capital management, as compared to the prior-year period.

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Working capital metrics for the three months ended July 31, 2020 compared with the three months July 31, 2019

	Three months ended July 31,
	2020	2019	Change
Days of sales outstanding in accounts receivable ("DSO")	38	37	1
Days of supply in inventory ("DOS")	66	42	24
Days of purchases outstanding in accounts payable ("DPO")	(114)	(98)	(16)
Cash conversion cycle	(10)	(19)	9

The cash conversion cycle is the sum of DSO and DOS less DPO. Items which may cause the cash conversion cycle in a particular period to differ include, but are not limited to, changes in business mix, changes in payment terms (including extended payment terms from suppliers), the extent of receivables factoring, seasonal trends, the timing of the revenue recognition and inventory purchases within the period, the impact of commodity costs and acquisition activity.

DSO measures the average number of days our receivables are outstanding. DSO is calculated by dividing ending accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, by a 90-day average of net revenue. Compared to the corresponding three month period in fiscal 2019, DSO increased due primarily to extended payment terms partially offset by favorable billing linearity.

DOS measures the average number of days from procurement to sale of our products. DOS is calculated by dividing ending inventory by a 90-day average of cost of goods sold. Compared to the corresponding three month period in fiscal 2019, DOS increased due primarily to higher purchases of inventory as we position inventory to fulfill planned future shipments and longer inventory cycles in the Cray business.

DPO measures the average number of days our accounts payable balances are outstanding. DPO is calculated by dividing ending accounts payable by a 90-day average of cost of goods sold. Compared to the corresponding three month period in fiscal 2019, DPO increased due primarily to extended payment terms with our design manufacturing partners and higher inventory purchases in order to fulfill planned future shipments.

Investing Activities

For the nine months ended July 31, 2020, net cash used in investing activities decreased by $0.2 billion, as compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2019. The decrease was due primarily to lower investment in and higher sales proceeds from property, plant and equipment partially offset by lower cash generated from net financial collateral activities as compared to the prior-year period.

Financing Activities

For the nine months ended July 31, 2020, net cash provided by financing activities increased by $6.8 billion, as compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2019. The increase was due primarily to higher net cash generated from the issuance of debt, net of repayment and lower utilization of cash for share repurchases as compared to the prior-year period.

Capital Resources

We maintain debt levels that we establish through consideration of a number of factors, including cash flow expectations, cash requirements for operations, investment plans (including acquisitions), share repurchase activities, our cost of capital and targeted capital structure.

Senior Notes

In fiscal 2020, we completed the offering of the following Senior Notes:

In July we issued $1.0 billion at discount to par at a price of 99.883% at an interest rate of 1.45% due April 1, 2024, interest payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year beginning on April 1, 2021.

In July we issued $750 million at discount to par at a price of 99.820% at an interest rate of 1.75% due April 1, 2026, interest payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year beginning on April 1, 2021.

In April we issued $1.25 billion at discount to par at a price of 99.956% at an interest rate of 4.45% due October 2, 2023, interest payable semi-annually on April 2 and October 2 of each year beginning on October 2, 2020.

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Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

In April we issued $1.0 billion at discount to par at a price of 99.817% at an interest rate of 4.65% due October 1, 2024, interest payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year beginning on October 1, 2020.

The net proceeds from the above Senior Notes were used for the redemption in August 2020 of the $3.0 billion outstanding principal amount of the 3.6% registered Senior Notes that were originally due in October 2020. The remaining proceeds from the above Senior Notes will be used for general corporate purposes.

Asset-Backed Debt Securities

In June 2020, we issued $1.0 billion of asset-backed debt securities in six tranches at a weighted average price of 99.99% and a weighted average interest rate of 1.19%, payable monthly from August 2020 with a stated final maturity date of July 2030. As of July 31, 2020, the outstanding balance of the asset-backed debt securities was $1.0 billion.

In February 2020, we issued $755 million of asset-backed debt securities in six tranches at a weighted average price of 99.99% and a weighted average interest rate of 1.87%, payable monthly from April 2020 with a stated final maturity date of February 2030. As of July 31, 2020, the outstanding balance of the asset-backed debt securities was $622 million.

In December 2017, we filed a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that allows us to sell, at any time and from time to time, in one or more offerings, debt securities, preferred stock, common stock, warrants, depository shares, purchase contracts, guarantees or units consisting of any of these securities.

Commercial Paper

We maintain two commercial paper programs, "the Parent Programs", and a wholly-owned subsidiary maintains a third program. Our U.S. program provides for the issuance of U.S. dollar-denominated commercial paper up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $4.75 billion which was increased from $4.0 billion in March 2020. Our euro commercial paper program provides for the issuance of commercial paper outside of the U.S. denominated in U.S. dollars, euros or British pounds up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $3.0 billion or the equivalent in those alternative currencies. The combined aggregate principal amount of commercial paper outstanding under those programs at any one time cannot exceed $4.75 billion. In addition, our subsidiary's euro Commercial Paper/Certificate of Deposit Program provides for the issuance of commercial paper in various currencies of up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $1.0 billion. As of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, no borrowings were outstanding under the Parent Programs, and $737 million and $698 million, respectively, were outstanding under our subsidiary’s program.

During the first nine months of fiscal 2020, we issued $701 million and repaid $703 million of commercial paper.

Revolving Credit Facility

We maintain a $4.75 billion five year senior unsecured committed credit facility that was entered into in August 2019. Loans under the revolving credit facility may be used for general corporate purposes, including support of the commercial paper program. Commitments under the Credit Agreement are available for a period of five years, which period may be extended, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, by up to two, one-year periods. Commitment fees, interest rates and other terms of borrowing under the credit facility vary based on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's external credit rating. As of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, no borrowings were outstanding under the Credit Agreement.

Available Borrowing Resources

We had the following additional liquidity resources available if needed:

	As of July 31, 2020
	In millions
Commercial paper programs	$	5,013
Uncommitted lines of credit	$	1,279

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Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

CONTRACTUAL AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS

Contractual Obligations

In July 2020, we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Silver Peak Systems, Inc. ("Silver Peak"), an SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) leader for approximately $925 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close by the fourth quarter of our fiscal 2020, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

In fiscal 2020, we completed the offering of the following Senior Notes:

In July we issued $1.0 billion at discount to par at a price of 99.883% at an interest rate of 1.45% due April 1, 2024, interest payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year beginning on April 1, 2021.

In July we issued $750 million at discount to par at a price of 99.820% at an interest rate of 1.75% due April 1, 2026, interest payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year beginning on April 1, 2021.

In April we issued $1.25 billion at discount to par at a price of 99.956% at an interest rate of 4.45% due October 2, 2023, interest payable semi-annually on April 2 and October 2 of each year beginning on October 2, 2020.

In April we issued $1.0 billion at discount to par at a price of 99.817% at an interest rate of 4.65% due October 1, 2024, interest payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year beginning on October 1, 2020.

The net proceeds from the above Senior Notes were used for the August 2020 redemption of the $3.0 billion outstanding principal amount of the 3.6% registered Senior Notes that was originally due in October 2020. The remaining proceeds from the above Senior Notes will be used for general corporate purposes.

In June 2020, we issued $1.0 billion of asset-backed debt securities in six tranches at a weighted average price of 99.99% and a weighted average interest rate of 1.19%, payable monthly from August 2020 with a stated final maturity date of July 2030. As of July 31, 2020, the outstanding balance of the asset-backed debt securities was $1.0 billion.

In February 2020, we issued $755 million of asset-backed debt securities in six tranches at a weighted average price of 99.99% and a weighted average interest rate of 1.87%, payable monthly from April 2020 with a stated final maturity date of February 2030. As of July 31, 2020, the outstanding balance of the asset-backed debt securities was $622 million.

Our other contractual obligations have not changed materially since October 31, 2019. For further information see "Contractual and Other Obligations" in Item 7 of Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.

Retirement Benefit Plan Funding

For the remainder of fiscal 2020, we anticipate making contributions of approximately $43 million to our non-U.S. pension plans. Our policy is to fund our pension plans so that we meet at least the minimum contribution requirements, as established by local government, funding and tax authorities.

Restructuring Plans

As of July 31, 2020, we expect to make future cash payments of approximately $1.2 billion in connection with our approved restructuring plans, which includes $0.1 billion expected to be paid through the remainder of fiscal 2020 and $1.1 billion expected to substantially be paid through fiscal 2022. Of the expected future payments of $1.2 billion, $980 million will relate to the cost optimization and prioritization plan, $223 million will relate to the HPE Next Plan, and $26 million will relate to other restructuring plans. For more information on our restructuring activities, see Note 3, "Transformation Programs".

Uncertain Tax Positions

As of July 31, 2020, we had approximately $499 million of recorded liabilities and related interest and penalties pertaining to uncertain tax positions. These liabilities and related interest and penalties include $32 million expected to be paid within one year. For the remaining amount, we are unable to make a reasonable estimate as to when cash settlement with tax authorities might occur due to the uncertainties related to these tax matters. Payments of these obligations would result from settlements with tax authorities. For more information on our uncertain tax positions, see Note 5, "Taxes on Earnings".

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Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As part of our ongoing business, we have not participated in transactions that generate material relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.

We have third-party revolving short-term financing arrangements intended to facilitate the working capital requirements of certain customers. For more information on our third-party revolving short-term financing arrangements, see Note 6, "Balance Sheet Details", to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

For quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk affecting HPE, see "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" in Item 7A of Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019. There have been no material changes in our market risk exposures since October 31, 2019.

Item 4.    Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report (the "Evaluation Date"). Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded as of the Evaluation Date that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective such that the information related to the Company, including our consolidated subsidiaries, required to be disclosed in our SEC reports (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended July 31, 2020, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. We have not experienced any material impact to our internal controls over financial reporting even though our global workforce continues to primarily work-from-home due to COVID-19. We are continually monitoring and assessing the COVID-19 situation and its impact on our internal controls.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Information with respect to this item may be found in Note 15, "Litigation and Contingencies".

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Our operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2019, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and the trading price of our common stock, including certain risks, which have been modified as follows:

We are unable to predict the extent to which the global COVID-19 pandemic may adversely impact our business operations, financial performance and results of operations.

The COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to control its spread have significantly curtailed the movement of people, goods and services worldwide, including in most or all of the regions in which we sell our products and services and conduct our business operations. The pandemic has resulted in a global slowdown of economic activity, including travel restrictions, prohibitions of non-essential activities in some cases, disruption and shutdown of businesses and greater uncertainty in global financial markets. Our operations have been affected by a range of external factors related to the COVID-19 pandemic that are not within our control, including the various restrictions imposed by cities, counties, states and countries on our employees, customers, partners and suppliers designed to limit the spread of COVID-19. The magnitude and duration of the disruption and resulting decline in business activity is highly uncertain and cannot currently be predicted.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure the safety of our employees, we have implemented a global work-from-home policy until further notice that applies to a significant majority of our employees, with the exception of those performing essential activities. Our employees may elect to return to the office in jurisdictions where both local requirements and our own health and safety standards have been met. If such instances occur, employees would return to the office in a phased process. Moreover, certain industry and customer events that we sponsor or at which we present have been canceled, postponed or moved to virtual-only experiences and we may deem it advisable to similarly alter, postpone or cancel entirely additional events in the future. However, work-from-home and other modified business practices introduce additional operational risks, including cybersecurity risks, which may result in inefficiencies or delays, and have affected the way we conduct our product development, sales, customer support and other activities. Unanticipated disruptions in services provided through our localized physical infrastructure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic can curtail the functioning of critical components of our IT systems, and adversely affect our ability to fulfill orders, provide services, respond to customer requests and maintain our worldwide business operations.

The pandemic has adversely affected, and could continue to adversely affect, our business, by negatively impacting the demand for our products and services; restricting our operations and sales, marketing and distribution efforts; disrupting the supply chains of hardware products; and disrupting our research and development capabilities, engineering, design and manufacturing processes and other important business activities. For example, we expect the conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could affect the rate of IT spending, impact our customers’ ability or willingness to purchase our products and services, delay prospective customers’ purchasing decisions, delay the provisioning of our products and services, lengthen payment terms, reduce the value or duration of subscription contracts or affect attrition rates, all of which could adversely affect our sales, operating results and financial performance. There have been, and likely will continue to be, delays of components shipments from our vendors in China and other jurisdictions in which normal business operations are disrupted.

We expect the COVID-19 pandemic could continue to have a negative impact on our sales and our results of operations, the size and duration of which we are currently unable to predict. While such changes were factored into the forecast used to assess assets for reserves and impairment, including goodwill, and to calculate the annualized effective tax rate as of July 31, 2020, any further changes to the profitability for the remainder of the fiscal year could impact the realizability of assets and the annualized effective tax rate applied to earnings. Additionally, concerns over the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic have caused extreme volatility in financial and other capital markets which has and may continue to adversely impact our stock price, our ability to access capital markets and our ability to fund liquidity needs. In response, we announced our long-term cost optimization and prioritization plan to focus our investments and realign our workforce to areas of growth combined with short-term cost saving measures, including temporary base salary adjustments or unpaid leave for certain employees and hiring and salary freezes. Execution of the plan may not achieve the results and savings we anticipate and our temporary cost saving measures may negatively affect employee morale and our future recruiting efforts.

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To the extent the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affects our business and financial results, it may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in this “Risk Factors” section and those incorporated by reference herein, such as those related to our products and services, demand and distribution, financial performance, credit rating and debt obligations. Given that developments concerning the COVID-19 pandemic have been constantly evolving, additional impacts and risks may arise that we are not aware of or able to appropriately respond to at this time.

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

There were no unregistered sales of equity securities during the period covered by this report.

On April 6, 2020, the Company announced that it suspended purchases under its share repurchase program in response to the global economic uncertainty that resulted from the worldwide spread of the novel coronavirus. As of July 31, 2020, the Company had no unsettled open market repurchases. During the nine months ended July 31, 2020, the Company repurchased and settled 25.3 million shares of the Company's common stock, which included 0.5 million shares that were unsettled open market purchases as of October 31, 2019. Shares repurchased during the nine months ended July 31, 2020 were recorded as a $346 million reduction to stockholder's equity. As of July 31, 2020, the Company had a remaining authorization of $2.1 billion for future share repurchases.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

Item 6. Exhibits.

The Exhibit Index beginning on page 80 of this report sets forth a list of exhibits.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

		Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit(s)	Filing Date
2.1	Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2015, by and among Hewlett-Packard Company, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and the Other Parties Thereto	8-K	001-37483	2.1	November 5, 2015
2.2	Transition Services Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2015, by and between Hewlett-Packard Company and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	8-K	001-37483	2.2	November 5, 2015
2.3	Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2015, by and between Hewlett-Packard Company and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	8-K	001-37483	2.4	November 5, 2015
2.4	Real Estate Matters Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2015, by and between Hewlett-Packard Company and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	8-K	001-37483	2.5	November 5, 2015
2.5	Master Commercial Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2015, by and between Hewlett-Packard Company and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	8-K	001-37483	2.6	November 5, 2015
2.6	Information Technology Service Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2015, by and between Hewlett-Packard Company and HP Enterprise Services, LLC	8-K	001-37483	2.7	November 5, 2015
2.7	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 24, 2016, among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Computer Sciences Corporation, Everett SpinCo, Inc. and Everett Merger Sub, Inc.	8-K	001-37483	2.1	May 26, 2016
2.8	Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2016, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and Everett SpinCo, Inc.	8-K	001-37483	2.2	May 26, 2016
2.9	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 7, 2016, by and among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Micro Focus International plc, Seattle SpinCo, Inc., Seattle Holdings, Inc. and Seattle MergerSub, Inc.	8-K	001-37483	2.1	September 7, 2016
2.10	Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2016, by and between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and Seattle SpinCo, Inc.	8-K	001-37483	2.2	September 7, 2016
2.11	Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2016, by and among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Seattle SpinCo, Inc. and Micro Focus International plc	8-K	001-37483	2.3	September 7, 2016
2.12	First Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 24, 2016, among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Computer Sciences Corporation, Everett SpinCo, Inc. and Everett Merger Sub, Inc.	8-K	001-37483	2.1	November 2, 2016
2.13	First Amendment to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2016, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and Everett SpinCo, Inc.	8-K	001-37483	2.2	November 2, 2016
2.14	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 6, 2017, by and among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Nimble Storage, Inc. and Nebraska Merger Sub, Inc.	8-K	001-37483	99.1	March 7, 2017
2.15	Tender and Support Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2017, by and among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Nebraska Merger Sub, Inc. and each of the persons set forth on Schedule A thereto	8-K	001-37483	99.2	March 7, 2017

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2.16	Employee Matters Agreement, dated March 31, 2017, by and among Computer Sciences Corporation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and Everett SpinCo, Inc.	8-K	001-38033	2.1	April 6, 2017
2.17	Tax Matters Agreement, dated March 31, 2017, by and among Computer Sciences Corporation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and Everett SpinCo, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to DXC Technology Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2017.)	8-K	001-38033	2.2	April 6, 2017
2.18	Intellectual Property Matters Agreement, dated March 31, 2017, by and among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP and Everett SpinCo, Inc.	8-K	001-38033	2.3	April 6, 2017
2.19	Transition Services Agreement, dated March 31, 2017, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and Everett SpinCo, Inc.	8-K	001-38033	2.4	April 6, 2017
2.20	Real Estate Matters Agreement, dated March 31, 2017, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and Everett SpinCo, Inc.	8-K	001-38033	2.5	April 6, 2017
2.21	Fourth Amendment to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated March 31, 2017, by and between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and Everett SpinCo, Inc.	8-K	001-38033	2.6	April 6, 2017
2.22	Tax Matters Agreement, dated September 1, 2017, by and among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Seattle SpinCo, Inc., and Micro Focus International plc	8-K	001-37483	2.1	September 1, 2017
2.23	Intellectual Property Matters Agreement, dated September 1, 2017,  by and among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Seattle SpinCo, Inc., and Micro Focus International plc	8-K	001-37483	2.2	September 1, 2017
2.24	Transition Services Agreement, dated September 1, 2017,  by and among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Seattle SpinCo, Inc., and Micro Focus International plc	8-K	001-37483	2.3	September 1, 2017
2.25	Real Estate Matters Agreement, dated September 1, 2017,  by and among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Seattle SpinCo, Inc., and Micro Focus International plc	8-K	001-37483	2.4	September 1, 2017
2.26	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 16, 2019, by and among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Cray Inc. and Canopy Merger Sub, Inc.	8-K	001-37483	2.1	May 17, 2019
2.27	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 11, 2020, by and among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Santorini Merger Sub, Inc., Silver Peak Systems, Inc., and certain other parties thereto	8-K	001-37483	2.1	July 13, 2020
3.1	Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation	8-K	001-37483	3.1	November 5, 2015
3.2	Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws effective October 31, 2015	8-K	001-37483	3.2	November 5, 2015
3.3	Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock	8-K	001-37483	3.1	March 20, 2017
3.4	Certificate of Designation of Series B Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock	8-K	001-37483	3.2	March 20, 2017
4.1	Senior Indenture, dated as of October 9, 2015, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee	8-K	001-37483	4.1	October 13, 2015

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4.2	Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 9, 2015, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company's 3.600% notes due 2020	8-K	001-37483	4.4	October 13, 2015
4.3	Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 9, 2015, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company's 4.400% notes due 2022	8-K	001-37483	4.5	October 13, 2015
4.4	Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 9, 2015, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company's 4.900% notes due 2025	8-K	001-37483	4.6	October 13, 2015
4.5	Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 9, 2015, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company's 6.200% notes due 2035	8-K	001-37483	4.7	October 13, 2015
4.6	Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 9, 2015, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company's 6.350% notes due 2045	8-K	001-37483	4.8	October 13, 2015
4.7	Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 19, 2018, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company's 3.500% notes due 2021.	8-K	001-37483	4.2	September 19, 2018
4.8	Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 19, 2018, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company's floating rate notes due 2021.	8-K	001-37483	4.3	September 19, 2018
4.9	Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 13, 2019, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company's floating rate Notes due 2023	8-K	001-37483	4.2	September 13, 2019
4.10	Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 13, 2019, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company's floating rate Notes due 2021	8-K	001-37483	4.3	September 13, 2019
4.11	Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 9, 2020, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company’s 4.450% notes due 2023	8-K	001-37483	4.2	April 9, 2020
4.12	Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 9, 2020, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company’s 4.650% notes due 2024	8-K	001-37483	4.3	April 9, 2020

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4.13	Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 17, 2020, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company’s 1.450% notes due 2024	8-K	001-37483	4.2	July 17, 2020
4.14	Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 17, 2020, between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company’s 1.750% notes due 2026	8-K	001-37483	4.3	July 17, 2020
4.15	Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2015, among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Hewlett-Packard Company, and the representatives of the initial purchasers of the Notes	8-K	001-37483	4.12	October 13, 2015
4.16	Form of Indenture between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.	S-3ASR	333-222102	4.5	December 15, 2017
10.1	Amended and Restated Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2015 Stock Incentive Plan*	8-K	001-37483	10.1	January 30, 2017
10.2	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company Severance and Long-Term Incentive Change in Control Plan for Executive Officers*	10	001-37483	10.4	September 28, 2015
10.3	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Executive Deferred Compensation Plan*	S-8	333-207679	4.3	October 30, 2015
10.4	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Grandfathered Executive Deferred Compensation Plan*	S-8	333-207679	4.4	October 30, 2015
10.5	Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Agreement*	8-K	001-37483	10.4	November 5, 2015
10.6	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Launch Grant Agreement*	8-K	001-37483	10.7	November 5, 2015
10.7	Form of Performance-Contingent Non-Qualified Stock Option Launch Grant Agreement*	8-K	001-37483	10.8	November 5, 2015
10.8	Form of Non-Employee Director Stock Options Grant Agreement*	8-K	001-37483	10.9	November 5, 2015
10.9	Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement*	8-K	001-37483	10.10	November 5, 2015
10.10	Form of Restricted Stock Units Grant Agreement, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2016*	10-Q	001-37483	10.14	March 10, 2016
10.11	Form of Performance-Adjusted Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2016*	10-Q	001-37483	10.15	March 10, 2016
10.12	Description of Amendment to Equity Awards (incorporated by reference to Item 5.02 of the 8-K filed on May 26, 2016)*	8-K	001-37483	10.1	May 26, 2016
10.13	Niara, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan*	S-8	333-207679	4.3	March 6, 2017
10.14	Nimble Storage, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan*	S-8	333-217349	4.3	April 18, 2017
10.15	Nimble Storage, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan*	S-8	333-217349	4.4	April 18, 2017
10.16	SimpliVity Corporation 2009 Stock Plan*	S-8	333-217438	4.3	April 24, 2017
10.17	Silicon Graphics International Corp. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended*	10-Q	000-51333	10.1	January 29, 2016
10.18	Silicon Graphics International Corp. 2006 New Recruit Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated*	10-K	000-51333	10.48	February 28, 2007
10.19	Silicon Graphics International Corp. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended*	10-K	000-51333	10.3	September 10, 2012
10.20	Silicon Graphics International Corp. 2005 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option*	S-1	000-51333	10.10	February 4, 2005
10.21	Cloud Technology Partners, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan*	S-8	333-221254	4.3	November 1, 2017

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10.22	Amendment to the Cloud Technology Partners, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan*	S-8	333-221254	4.4	November 1, 2017
10.23	Plexxi Inc. 2011 Stock Plan*	S-8	333-226181	4.3	July 16, 2018
10.24	Amended and Restated Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan*	10-Q	001-37483	10.29	September, 4, 2018
10.25	Form of Restricted Stock Units Grant Agreement*	10-Q	001-37483	10.30	September, 4, 2018
10.26	Amendment to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Executive Deferred Compensation Plan*	10-Q	001-37483	10.27	December 12, 2018
10.27	First Amendment to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company Severance and Long-Term Incentive Change in Control Plan for Executive Officers*	10-Q	001-37483	10.29	December 12, 2018
10.28	BlueData Software Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan*	S-8	333-229449	4.3	January 31, 2019
10.29	Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2019, by and among Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Processing Agent and Co-Administrative Agent and Citibank, N.A., as Co-Administrative Agent.	8-K	001-37483	10.1	August 20, 2019
10.30	Cray Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan	S-8	333-234033	4.3	October 1, 2019
10.31	Termination and Mutual Release Agreement dated as of October 30, 2019 by and between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and HP Inc.	10-K	001-37483	10.31	December 13, 2019
10.32	Aircraft Time Sharing Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2019, by and between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and Antonio Neri*	10-Q	001-37483	10.32	March 9, 2020
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a- 14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended‡
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a- 14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended‡
32	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002†
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document‡
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document‡
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document‡
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document‡
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document‡
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document‡

* Indicates management contract or compensation plan, contract or arrangement

‡ Filed herewith

† Furnished herewith

        The registrant agrees to furnish to the Commission supplementally upon request a copy of (1) any instrument with respect to long-term debt not filed herewith as to which the total amount of securities authorized thereunder does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the registrant and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and (ii) schedules or exhibits omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K of any material plan of acquisition, disposition or reorganization set forth above.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

/s/ TAREK A. ROBBIATI

Tarek A. Robbiati

 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer and Authorized

Signatory)

Date: September 3, 2020

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Antonio F. Neri, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: September 3, 2020

/s/ ANTONIO F. NERI

Antonio F. Neri

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Tarek A. Robbiati, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures, and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: September 3, 2020

/s/ TAREK A. ROBBIATI

Tarek A. Robbiati

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION

OF

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

AND

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Antonio F. Neri, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company for the third quarter ended July 31, 2020, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.

Date: September 3, 2020

By:	/s/ ANTONIO F. NERI
	Antonio F. Neri President and Chief Executive Officer

I, Tarek A. Robbiati, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company for the third quarter ended July 31, 2020, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.

Date: September 3, 2020

By:	/s/ TAREK A. ROBBIATI
	Tarek A. Robbiati Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and will be retained by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019
Net revenue:
Financing income	$ 115		$ 343
Financing income		$ 114		$ 342
Total net revenue	6,816	7,217	19,774	21,920
Costs and expenses:
Financing interest	65	74	209	222
Research and development	455	481	1,390	1,404
Selling, general and administrative	1,131	1,253	3,458	3,678
Amortization of intangible assets	95	58	299	199
Impairment of goodwill	0	0	865	0
Transformation costs	357	170	646	302
Disaster charges (recovery)	2	0	24	(7)
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges	15	563	55	710
Total costs and expenses	6,804	7,293	20,248	21,106
Earnings (loss) from operations	12	(76)	(474)	814
Interest and other, net	(71)	(70)	(158)	(139)
Tax indemnification adjustments	(30)	(134)	(86)	89
Non-service net periodic benefit credit	28	12	101	45
Earnings from equity interests	27	3	50	21
(Loss) earnings before taxes	(34)	(265)	(567)	830
Benefit (provision) for taxes	43	238	88	(261)
Net earnings (loss)	$ 9	$ (27)	$ (479)	$ 569
Net earnings (loss) per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ (0.02)	$ (0.37)	$ 0.42
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ (0.02)	$ (0.37)	$ 0.41
Weighted-average shares used to compute net earnings (loss) per share:
Basic (in shares)	1,292	1,334	1,294	1,367
Diluted (in shares)	1,300	1,334	1,294	1,380
Products
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	$ 4,193	$ 4,508	$ 11,760	$ 13,709
Costs and expenses:
Cost of products and services	3,088	3,069	8,376	9,496
Services
Net revenue:
Total net revenue	2,508	2,595	7,671	7,869
Costs and expenses:
Cost of products and services	$ 1,596	$ 1,625	$ 4,926	$ 5,102

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net earnings (loss)	$ 9	$ (27)	$ (479)	$ 569
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities:
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	6	3	0	8
(Gains) losses reclassified into earnings	(1)	0	(8)	(3)
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	5	3	(8)	5
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges:
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	(456)	63	(85)	225
Net losses (gains) reclassified into earnings	242	(58)	(41)	(259)
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges	(214)	5	(126)	(34)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	(19)	(31)	(10)	(78)
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit	61	54	183	161
Curtailments, settlements and other	7	5	8	12
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans	49	28	181	95
Change in cumulative translation adjustment	1	(8)	(46)	(2)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before taxes	(159)	28	1	64
Benefit (provision) for taxes	28	2	13	4
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	(131)	30	14	68
Comprehensive (loss) income	$ (122)	$ 3	$ (465)	$ 637

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 8,465	$ 3,753
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	2,856	2,957
Financing receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	3,797	3,572
Inventory	3,469	2,387
Assets held for sale	3	46
Other current assets	2,793	2,428
Total current assets	21,383	15,143
Property, plant and equipment	5,709	6,054
Long-term financing receivables and other assets	10,602	8,918
Investments in equity interests	2,269	2,254
Goodwill	17,442	18,306
Intangible assets	834	1,128
Total assets	58,239	51,803
Current liabilities:
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	5,727	4,425
Accounts payable	6,001	5,595
Employee compensation and benefits	1,181	1,522
Taxes on earnings	204	186
Deferred revenue	3,343	3,234
Accrued restructuring	386	195
Other accrued liabilities	4,768	4,002
Total current liabilities	21,610	19,159
Long-term debt	13,730	9,395
Other non-current liabilities	6,693	6,100
Commitments and contingencies
HPE stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value (300 shares authorized; none issued)	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value (9,600 shares authorized; 1,286 and 1,294 shares issued and outstanding at July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively)	13	13
Additional paid-in capital	28,275	28,444
Accumulated deficit	(8,377)	(7,632)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,756)	(3,727)
Total HPE stockholders' equity	16,155	17,098
Non-controlling interests	51	51
Total stockholders' equity	16,206	17,149
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 58,239	$ 51,803

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	300,000,000	300,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	9,600,000,000	9,600,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	1,286,000,000	1,294,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	1,286,000,000	1,294,000,000

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) earnings	$ (479)	$ 569
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,973	1,919
Impairment of goodwill	865	0
Stock-based compensation expense	215	207
Provision for inventory and doubtful accounts	208	181
Restructuring charges	553	146
Deferred taxes on (loss) earnings	(214)	885
Earnings from equity interests	(50)	(21)
Dividends received from equity investees	35	71
Other, net	115	134
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	69	315
Financing receivables	(411)	(325)
Inventory	(1,253)	66
Accounts payable	431	(826)
Taxes on earnings	(85)	(1,121)
Restructuring	(350)	(261)
Other assets and liabilities	(129)	626
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,493	2,565
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment in property, plant and equipment	(1,779)	(2,153)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	623	448
Purchases of available-for-sale securities and other investments	(78)	(33)
Maturities and sales of available-for-sale securities and other investments	29	12
Financial collateral posted	(573)	(332)
Financial collateral received	637	740
Payments made in connection with business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(13)	(81)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,154)	(1,399)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Short-term borrowings with original maturities less than 90 days, net	36	25
Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs	6,745	1,010
Payment of debt	(1,399)	(872)
(Payments) proceeds related to stock-based award activities, net	(34)
(Payments) proceeds related to stock-based award activities, net		24
Repurchase of common stock	(355)	(1,965)
Cash dividends paid to non-controlling interests	(8)	0
Contributions from non-controlling interests	1	0
Cash dividends paid	(464)	(461)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	4,522	(2,239)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	4,861	(1,073)
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Deficit Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Equity Attributable to the Company	Equity Attributable to the Company Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Non-controlling Interests	Total Equity	Total Equity Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2018		1,423,303
Balance at beginning of period at Oct. 31, 2018		$ 14	$ 30,342	$ (5,899)	$ (2,183)	$ (3,218)		$ 21,239	$ (2,183)	$ 35	$ 21,274	$ (2,183)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings (loss)				569				569		12	581
Other comprehensive income	$ 68					68		68			68
Comprehensive (loss) income								637		12	649
Stock-based compensation expense			209					209			209
Tax withholding related to vesting of employee stock plans			(57)					(57)			(57)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other (in shares)		15,404
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other			80					80			80
Repurchases of common stock (in shares)		(128,822)
Repurchases of common stock		$ (1)	(1,945)					(1,946)			(1,946)
Cash dividends declared				(446)				(446)			(446)
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Jul. 31, 2019		1,309,885
Balance at end of period at Jul. 31, 2019		$ 13	28,629	(7,959)		(3,150)		17,533		47	17,580
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Apr. 30, 2019		1,346,232
Balance at beginning of period at Apr. 30, 2019		$ 13	29,130	(7,765)	(21)	(3,180)		18,198	$ (21)	43	18,241	$ (21)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings (loss)				(27)				(27)		4	(23)
Other comprehensive income	$ 30					30		30			30
Comprehensive (loss) income								3		4	7
Stock-based compensation expense			58					58			58
Tax withholding related to vesting of employee stock plans			(7)					(7)			(7)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other (in shares)		2,737
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other			23					23			23
Repurchases of common stock (in shares)		(39,084)
Repurchases of common stock			(575)					(575)			(575)
Cash dividends declared				(146)				(146)			(146)
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Jul. 31, 2019		1,309,885
Balance at end of period at Jul. 31, 2019		$ 13	28,629	(7,959)		(3,150)		17,533		47	17,580
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2019	1,294,000	1,294,369
Balance at beginning of period at Oct. 31, 2019	$ 17,149	$ 13	28,444	(7,632)	$ 43	(3,727)	$ (43)	17,098		51	17,149
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings (loss)				(479)				(479)		7	(472)
Other comprehensive income	$ 14					14		14			14
Comprehensive (loss) income								(465)		7	(458)
Stock-based compensation expense			216					216			216
Tax withholding related to vesting of employee stock plans			(85)					(85)			(85)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other (in shares)		16,393
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other			46					46		1	47
Repurchases of common stock (in shares)		(24,756)
Repurchases of common stock			(346)					(346)			(346)
Cash dividends declared				(309)				(309)		(8)	(317)
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Jul. 31, 2020	1,286,000	1,286,006
Balance at end of period at Jul. 31, 2020	$ 16,206	$ 13	28,275	(8,377)		(3,756)		16,155		51	16,206
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Apr. 30, 2020		1,282,253
Balance at beginning of period at Apr. 30, 2020		$ 13	28,207	(8,385)		(3,625)		16,210		48	16,258
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings (loss)				9				9		3	12
Other comprehensive income	$ (131)					(131)		(131)			(131)
Comprehensive (loss) income								(122)		3	(119)
Stock-based compensation expense			55					55			55
Tax withholding related to vesting of employee stock plans			(7)					(7)			(7)
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other (in shares)		3,753
Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other			20	(1)				19			19
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Jul. 31, 2020	1,286,000	1,286,006
Balance at end of period at Jul. 31, 2020	$ 16,206	$ 13	$ 28,275	$ (8,377)		$ (3,756)		$ 16,155		$ 51	$ 16,206

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019
Cash dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.1125	$ 0.24	$ 0.3375
Stockholders' equity		$ 16,206
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment | Accounting Standards Update 2019-12
Stockholders' equity	$ 2,300		$ 2,300
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09
Stockholders' equity	122		122
Accumulated Deficit
Stockholders' equity	$ (7,959)	$ (8,377)	$ (7,959)

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Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Background

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company ("Hewlett Packard Enterprise", "HPE", or the "Company") is a global technology leader focused on developing intelligent solutions that allow customers to capture, analyze and act upon data seamlessly from edge to cloud. Hewlett Packard Enterprise enables customers to accelerate business outcomes by driving new business models, creating new customer and employee experiences, and increasing operational efficiency today and into the future. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's customers range from small- and medium-sized businesses ("SMBs") to large global enterprises and governmental entities.

On November 1, 2015, the Company became an independent publicly-traded company through a pro rata distribution by HP Inc. ("former Parent" or "HPI"), formerly known as Hewlett-Packard Company ("HP Co."), of 100% of the outstanding shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company to HP Inc.'s stockholders (the "Separation").

Acquisition

On July 11, 2020, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Silver Peak Systems, Inc. ("Silver Peak"), an SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) leader for approximately $925 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of HPE’s fiscal year 2020, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Silver Peak's results of operations will be included within the Intelligent Edge segment.

Basis of Presentation

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company were prepared in accordance with United States ("U.S.") Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Hewlett Packard Enterprise contain all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company's financial position as of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, its results of operations for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, its cash flows for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, and its statements of stockholders' equity for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019.

The results of operations for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020 and the cash flows for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019, including "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations", "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" and the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in Items 7, 7A and 8, respectively.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and all subsidiaries and affiliates in which the Company has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany transactions and accounts within the consolidated businesses of the Company have been eliminated.

The Company consolidates a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) where it has been determined that the Company is the primary beneficiary of the entity’s operation. The primary beneficiary is the party that has both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. In evaluating whether the Company is the primary beneficiary, the Company evaluates its power to direct the most significant activities of the VIE by considering the purpose and design of the entity and the risks the entity was designed to create and pass through to its variable interest holders. The Company also evaluates its economic interests in the VIE.

The Company accounts for investments in companies over which it has the ability to exercise significant influence but does not hold a controlling interest under the equity method of accounting, and the Company records its proportionate share of income or losses in Earnings from equity interests in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

Non-controlling interests are presented as a separate component within Total stockholders' equity in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Net earnings attributable to non-controlling interests are recorded within Interest and other, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and are not presented separately, as they were not material for any periods presented.

Segment Realignment and Reclassifications

Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2020, HPE implemented certain organizational changes to align its segment financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. As a result of these organizational changes, HPE replaced the Hybrid IT reportable segment (and the Compute, Storage and HPE Pointnext business units within it) with four new financial reporting segments: Compute, High Performance Compute & Mission-Critical Systems ("HPC & MCS"), Storage, and Advisory and Professional Services ("A & PS").

The Compute segment combines the general purpose server and certain workload optimized server portfolios that were previously a part of the Hybrid IT-Compute business unit and the related operational services business that was previously a part of the Hybrid IT-HPE Pointnext business unit. The HPC & MCS segment consists of high performance compute, mission-critical systems, and edge compute offerings that were previously a part of the Hybrid IT-Compute business unit and the related operational services business that was previously a part of the Hybrid IT-HPE Pointnext business unit. The Storage segment combines the former Hybrid IT-Storage business unit, the related operational services business that was previously a part of the Hybrid IT-HPE Pointnext business unit and the hyperconverged infrastructure products that were previously a part of the Hybrid IT-Compute business unit. Finally, the A & PS segment consists of the consultative-led services that were previously a part of the Hybrid IT-HPE Pointnext business unit.

In addition, the Intelligent Edge segment now includes the Data Center Networking ("DC Networking") operational services business that was previously a part of the Hybrid IT-HPE Pointnext business unit. The DC Networking business, other than operational services, had been transferred to the Intelligent Edge segment in a prior realignment.

The Company reflected these changes to its segment information retrospectively to the earliest period presented, which primarily resulted in the realignment of net revenue, operating profit and total assets for each of the businesses as described above. These changes had no impact on Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s previously reported consolidated net revenue, net earnings, net earnings per share ("EPS") or total assets. See Note 2, "Segment Information", for a further discussion of the Company's segment realignment.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates, judgements and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Estimates are assessed each period and updated to reflect current information, such as the economic considerations related to the impact that the novel coronavirus pandemic ("COVID-19") could have on our significant accounting estimates. Significant estimates that are based on a forecast include inventory reserves, provision for taxes, valuation allowance for deferred taxes, and impairment assessments of goodwill, intangible assets and other long lived assets. The Company believes that these estimates, judgements and assumptions are reasonable under the circumstances, and are subject to significant uncertainties, some of which are beyond the Company’s control. Should any of these estimates change, it could adversely affect the Company’s results of operations. Additionally, as the extent and duration of the impacts from COVID-19 remain unclear, the Company’s estimates, judgements and assumptions may evolve as conditions change. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Foreign Currency Translation

The Company predominately uses the U.S. dollar as its functional currency. Assets and liabilities denominated in non-U.S. currencies are remeasured into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates for monetary assets and liabilities and at historical exchange rates for non-monetary assets and liabilities. Net revenue, costs and expenses denominated in non-U.S. currencies are recorded in U.S. dollars at the average rates of exchange prevailing during the period. The Company includes gains or losses from foreign currency remeasurement in Interest and other, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and gains and losses from cash flow hedges in Net revenue as the hedged revenue is recognized. Certain non-U.S. subsidiaries designate the local currency as their functional currency, and the Company records the translation of their assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars at the balance sheet date as translation adjustments and includes them as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents was not material for any of the periods presented.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the FASB issued guidance to provide temporary optional expedients and exceptions through December 31, 2022 to the U.S. GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR). This guidance was effective upon issuance, as a result the Company adopted the guidance in the second quarter of fiscal 2020 and there was no financial impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements upon adoption.

In February 2018, the FASB issued guidance that allows companies to reclassify stranded tax effects resulting from U.S. tax reform, from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to retained earnings. The guidance also allows the reclassification of these stranded tax effects to be recorded upon adoption of the guidance rather than at the actual cessation date. The Company adopted the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 and elected not to reclassify prior periods. As a result, $43 million of tax benefit was reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into accumulated deficit, primarily comprised of amounts related to currency translation adjustments and net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges.

In August 2017, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for hedge accounting. The amendments expand an entity’s ability to hedge non-financial and financial risk components and reduce complexity in fair value hedges of interest rate risk. The new guidance eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness and requires the entire change in the fair value of a hedging instrument to be presented in the same income statement line as the hedged item. The guidance also simplifies certain documentation and assessment requirements and modifies the accounting for components excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. In April 2019, the FASB issued certain clarifications to address partial term fair value hedges, fair value hedge basis adjustments and certain transition requirements. The Company adopted the guidance effective November 1, 2019 and there was no financial impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements upon adoption.

In February 2016, with amendments in 2018 and 2019, the FASB issued guidance which changes the accounting standards for leases. The Company adopted the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, beginning November 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective transition method whereby prior comparative periods will not be restated in the Consolidated Financial Statements. Accordingly, results and related disclosures for the reporting periods beginning after November 1, 2019 are presented under the new lease standard, while comparative prior period results and related disclosures are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the historic accounting standards. The primary objective of this update is to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring lessees to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset for the lease term. The Company elected the package of practical expedients which did not require the reassessment of prior conclusions related to contracts containing leases, lease classification and initial direct costs ("IDC"). The adoption of the new lease standard on November 1, 2019 resulted in the recognition of $1.0 billion of right-of-use assets and $1.1 billion of lease liabilities on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. As a lessor, no transition adjustments were recorded from the adoption of ASC 842.

The adoption of the accounting standard for leases had no impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows or debt-covenant compliance under its current agreements. Refer to Note 7 “Accounting for Leases as a Lessee” for accounting policy and additional information.

Recently Enacted Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the FASB issued clarifications relating to its existing guidance on financial instruments. Some clarifications included in this amendment are effective upon issuance and these do not have an impact on HPE’s current accounting practices. For those clarifications which affect the guidance as it relates to the measurement of credit losses, the Company is required to adopt them in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2020, the FASB issued guidance to clarify certain interactions between the guidance to account for equity securities, the guidance to account for investments under the equity method of accounting, and the guidance to account for derivatives and hedging. The new guidance clarifies the application of measurement alternatives and the accounting for certain forward contracts and purchased options to acquire investments. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In December 2019, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for income taxes. The amendments clarify and simplify the accounting for income taxes by eliminating certain exceptions to the general principles. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued guidance on a customer's accounting for implementation costs incurred in cloud-computing arrangements that are hosted by a vendor. Certain types of implementation costs should be capitalized and amortized over the term of the hosting arrangement. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued guidance which changes the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements and defined benefit pension plans. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments however, the Company does not expect the guidance to have an impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In June 2016, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for the measurement of credit losses. The amendments require an entity to estimate its lifetime expected credit loss for most financial instruments, including trade and financing receivables, and record an allowance for the portion of the amortized cost the entity does not expect to collect. The estimate of expected credit losses should consider historical information, current information, and reasonable and supportable forecasts, including estimates of prepayments. In April 2019, the FASB further clarified the scope of the credit losses standard and addressed issues related to accrued interest receivable balances, recoveries, variable interest rates and prepayment. In May 2019, the FASB issued further guidance to provide entities with an option to irrevocably elect the fair value option applied on an instrument-by-instrument basis for eligible financial instruments. In November 2019, the FASB issued several amendments to the new credit losses standard, including an amendment requiring entities to include certain expected recoveries of the amortized cost basis in the allowance for credit losses for purchased credit deteriorated assets. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In April 2019, the FASB amended its standards on recognizing and measuring financial instruments to address the scope of the guidance, the requirement for remeasurement when using the measurement alternative and certain disclosure requirements. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments and does not expect it to be material on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

There have been no other significant changes to the Company's accounting policies or recently adopted or enacted accounting pronouncements disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.

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Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

As described in Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies", effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company implemented certain organizational changes to align its segment financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's operations are now organized into seven segments for financial reporting purposes: Compute, HPC & MCS, Storage, A & PS, Intelligent Edge, Financial Services ("FS"), and Corporate Investments. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's organizational structure is based on a number of factors that the Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM"), who is the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), uses to evaluate, view and run the Company's business operations, which include, but are not limited to, customer base and homogeneity of products and technology. The seven segments are based on this organizational structure and information reviewed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise's management to evaluate segment results. A summary description of each segment follows.

Compute. HPE's compute portfolio offers both general purpose servers for multi-workload computing and workload optimized servers. HPE's general purpose servers include HPE ProLiant, secure and versatile rack and tower servers; HPE BladeSystem, a modular infrastructure that converges server, storage and networking; and HPE Synergy, a composable infrastructure for traditional and cloud-native applications. The Company's workload optimized server portfolio includes HPE Cloudline for cloud data centers. Compute offerings also include operational services, transformation projects, professional services and support services. The Compute support team is also a provider of on-premises flexible consumption models, such as HPE GreenLake.

High Performance Compute & Mission-Critical Systems. HPE's HPC & MCS portfolio offers workload-optimized servers designed to support specific use cases. The HPC portfolio includes the HPE Apollo and Cray products that are sold as supercomputing systems to support data-intensive workloads for high performance computing, data analytics and artificial intelligence applications. The MCS portfolio includes the HPE Superdome Flex, HPE Nonstop and HPE Integrity product lines for critical applications such as payments and transaction processing that require high availability, fault-tolerant computing infrastructure. The HPC & MCS segment also includes the Edge Compute business which consists of the HPE Moonshot and HPE Edgeline products for computing at the network edge. HPC & MCS offerings also include operational services, transformation projects, professional services and support services. HPC & MCS products can also be purchased through on-premises flexible consumption models, such as HPE GreenLake.

Storage. HPE provides workload optimized storage product and service offerings that are AI-driven and built for cloud environments with GreenLake as-a-service consumption and flexible investment options. Powered by HPE InfoSight advanced analytics and machine learning and HPE Cloud Volumes data mobility, HPE delivers intelligent storage for hybrid cloud environments. Key solutions include an intelligent hyperconverged infrastructure (“HCI”) portfolio with HPE Nimble Storage dHCI, a disaggregated HCI solution for the enterprise data center and HPE SimpliVity, a hyperconverged platform for virtualization. The portfolio also includes HPE Primera, HPE Nimble Storage and HPE 3PAR Storage for mission-critical workloads and general purpose workloads, respectively, and big data solutions running on HPE Apollo Servers along with BlueData and MapR technology for expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning and analytics data management. Storage also provides comprehensive data protection with HPE StoreOnce and HPE Recovery Manager Central, solutions for secondary workloads and traditional tape, storage networking and disk products, such as HPE Modular Storage Arrays ("MSA") and HPE XP.

Advisory and Professional Services provides consultative-led services, expertise and advice, implementation services as well as complex solution engagement capabilities. A & PS experts advise their customers through their digital transformation. A & PS is also a provider of on-premises flexible consumption models, such as HPE GreenLake, that enable IT agility, simplify operations, and align cost to value.

Intelligent Edge is comprised of a portfolio of secure edge-to-cloud solutions operating under the Aruba brand that includes wired and wireless local area network "(LAN"), campus and data center switching, software-defined wide-area-networking, security, and associated services to enable secure connectivity for businesses of any size. The primary business drivers for Intelligent Edge solutions are mobility and the Internet of Things ("IoT").

The HPE Aruba product portfolio includes wired and wireless LAN hardware products such as Wi-Fi access points, switches, routers, sensors. The HPE Aruba software and services portfolio includes software products for cloud-based management, network management, network access control, analytics and assurance, location services software and professional and support services, as well as as-a Service ("aaS") and consumption models for the Intelligent Edge portfolio of products.

Financial Services provides flexible investment solutions, such as leasing, financing, IT consumption, and utility programs and asset management services, for customers that facilitate unique technology deployment models and the acquisition of complete IT solutions, including hardware, software and services from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and others. FS also supports financial solutions for on-premise flexible consumption models, such as HPE GreenLake. In order to provide flexible services and capabilities that support the entire IT life cycle, FS partners with customers globally to help build investment strategies. FS offers a wide selection of investment solution capabilities for large enterprise customers and channel partners, along with an array of financial options to SMBs and educational and governmental entities.

Corporate Investments includes Hewlett Packard Labs which is responsible for research and development and also hosts certain business incubation projects, and the Communications and Media Solutions ("CMS") business.

Segment Policy

There have been no changes to the Company's segment accounting policies disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019, except for the organizational changes described in Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies".

Hewlett Packard Enterprise does not allocate to its segments certain operating expenses, which it manages at the corporate level. These unallocated operating costs include certain corporate costs and eliminations, stock-based compensation

expense related to corporate and certain global functions, amortization of initial direct costs, amortization of intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, transformation costs, disaster charges (recovery), acquisition, disposition and other related charges.

Segment Operating Results

Segment net revenue and segment operating results were as follows:

	Compute		HPC & MCS		Storage		A & PS		Intelligent Edge		Financial Services		Corporate Investments		Total
	In millions
Three months ended July 31, 2020
Net revenue	$	3,246	$	632	$	1,105	$	225	$	682	$	807	$	119	$	6,816
Intersegment net revenue	143		17		23		1		2		4		—		190
Total segment net revenue	$	3,389	$	649	$	1,128	$	226	$	684	$	811	$	119	$	7,006
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	$	288	$	36	$	145	$	(4)	$	59	$	65	$	(27)	$	562
Three months ended July 31, 2019
Net revenue	$	3,332	$	614	$	1,238	$	241	$	777	$	885	$	130	$	7,217
Intersegment net revenue	68		19		17		1		4		3		—		112
Total segment net revenue	$	3,400	$	633	$	1,255	$	242	$	781	$	888	$	130	$	7,329
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	$	439	$	51	$	207	$	(9)	$	53	$	77	$	(25)	$	793
Nine months ended July 31, 2020
Net revenue	$	8,743	$	2,012	$	3,400	$	703	$	2,058	$	2,494	$	364	$	19,774
Intersegment net revenue	297		49		64		3		11		9		—		433
Total segment net revenue	$	9,040	$	2,061	$	3,464	$	706	$	2,069	$	2,503	$	364	$	20,207
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	$	699	$	118	$	516	$	(4)	$	202	$	213	$	(82)	$	1,662
Nine months ended July 31, 2019
Net revenue	$	10,034	$	2,038	$	3,878	$	738	$	2,164	$	2,695	$	373	$	21,920
Intersegment net revenue	259		95		51		5		7		8		—		425
Total segment net revenue	$	10,293	$	2,133	$	3,929	$	743	$	2,171	$	2,703	$	373	$	22,345
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	$	1,086	$	241	$	705	$	(55)	$	113	$	231	$	(82)	$	2,239

The reconciliation of segment operating results to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Condensed Consolidated Financial statements was as follows:

	Three Months Ended July 31,				Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions
Net Revenue:
Total segments	$	7,006	$	7,329	$	20,207	$	22,345
Eliminations of intersegment net revenue	(190)		(112)		(433)		(425)
Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated net revenue	$	6,816	$	7,217	$	19,774	$	21,920
(Loss) earnings before taxes:
Total segment earnings from operations	$	562	$	793	$	1,662	$	2,239
Unallocated corporate costs and eliminations	(65)		(65)		(165)		(179)
Unallocated stock-based compensation expense	(13)		(13)		(46)		(42)
Amortization of initial direct costs	(3)		—		(9)		—
Amortization of intangible assets	(95)		(58)		(299)		(199)
Impairment of goodwill	—		—		(865)		—
Transformation costs	(357)		(170)		(646)		(302)
Disaster (charges) recovery	(2)		—		(24)		7
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges	(15)		(563)		(82)		(710)
Interest and other, net	(71)		(70)		(158)		(139)
Tax indemnification adjustments	(30)		(134)		(86)		89
Non-service net periodic benefit credit	28		12		101		45
Earnings from equity interests	27		3		50		21
Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated (loss) earnings before taxes	$	(34)	$	(265)	$	(567)	$	830

Total assets by segment and the reconciliation of segment assets to Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated total assets were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Compute	$	17,742	$	14,066
HPC & MCS	6,466		6,819
Storage	7,776		7,214
A & PS	625		440
Intelligent Edge	3,918		3,318
Financial Services	14,767		14,700
Corporate Investments	580		461
Corporate and unallocated assets	6,365		4,785
Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated assets	$	58,239	$	51,803

The Company’s net revenue by geographic region was as follows:

	Three Months Ended July 31,				Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions
Americas:
United States	$	2,362	$	2,435	$	6,586	$	7,120
Americas excluding U.S.	395		475		1,273		1,462
Total Americas	2,757		2,910		7,859		8,582
Europe, Middle East and Africa	2,448		2,614		7,206		8,251
Asia Pacific and Japan	1,611		1,693		4,709		5,087
Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated net revenue	$	6,816	$	7,217	$	19,774	$	21,920

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Transformations Programs

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Transformation Programs

Transformation Programs

Transformation programs are comprised of the cost optimization and prioritization plan, and the HPE Next Initiative.

On May 19, 2020, the Board of Directors of HPE (the "Board") approved the cost optimization and prioritization plan which focuses on realigning the workforce to areas of growth while simplifying and evolving its product portfolio strategy, go-to-market configurations, supply chain structures, digital customer support model, marketing experiences, and real estate strategies. This plan is expected to be implemented through fiscal year 2022 during which time the Company expects to incur expenses as a result of changes to the Company’s workforce, business model and business process.

The HPE Next initiative is expected to be implemented through fiscal year 2021 during which time the Company expects to incur expenses predominantly related to streamlining, upgrading and simplifying back-end operations, IT infrastructure and real estate initiatives. These costs are expected to be partially offset by gains from real estate sales.

Transformation Costs

During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, the Company incurred $238 million of charges related to the cost optimization and prioritization plan which is recorded within Transformation costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings, the components of which were as follows:

	Three and nine months ended July 31,
	2020
	In millions
Program management(1)	$	14
IT Costs	4
Restructuring charges	220
Total	$	238

(1)Primarily consists of consulting fees and other direct costs attributable to the design and implementation of the cost optimization and prioritization plan.

During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, the Company incurred $119 million and $408 million respectively, of net charges relating to HPE Next which were recorded within Transformation costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019, the Company incurred $172 million and $310 million of net charges, of which $170 million and $302 million were recorded within Transformation costs, and $2 million and $8 million were recorded within Non-service net periodic benefit credit, in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings, respectively.

	Three months ended July 31,				Nine months ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions
Program management(1)	$	10	$	3	$	28	$	23
IT costs	25		41		71		94
Restructuring charges	84		92		332		143
(Gain) loss on real estate sales	(7)		8		(44)		1
Impairment on real estate assets	—		19		—		19
Other	7		9		21		30
Total	$	119	$	172	$	408	$	310

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

Restructuring Plan

On May 19, 2020, the Company's Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan in connection with the cost optimization and prioritization plan. The changes to the workforce will vary by country, based on business needs, local legal requirements and consultations with employee works councils and other employee representatives, as appropriate.

On October 16, 2017, the Company's Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan in connection with the HPE Next initiative ("the HPE Next Plan") and on September 20, 2018, the Company's Board of Directors approved a revision to that restructuring plan. As a result of the revision to the plan, cost amounts and total headcount exits were revised and the completion of the workforce reductions was extended to fiscal year 2020. The changes to the workforce will vary by country, based on business needs, local legal requirements and consultations with employee work councils and other employee representatives, as appropriate.

	Cost Optimization and Prioritization Plan				HPE Next Plan
	Employee Severance		Infrastructure and other		Employee Severance		Infrastructure and other
	In millions				In millions
Liability as of October 31, 2019	$	—	$	—	$	178	$	42
Charges	220		—		266		66
Cash payments	—		—		(297)		(35)
Non-cash items	—		—		5		(24)
Liability as of July 31, 2020	$	220	$	—	$	152	$	49
Total costs incurred to date, as of July 31, 2020	$	220	$	—	$	1,186	$	192
Total costs expected to be incurred, as of July 31, 2020	$	800	$	180	$	1,200	$	200

As of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, the current restructuring liability related to the transformation programs, reported in Accrued restructuring in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, was $366 million and $164 million, respectively. The non-current restructuring liability related to the transformation programs, reported in Other non-current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019 was $55 million and $56 million, respectively.

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Retirement Benefit Plans

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Retirement Benefit Plans

Retirement Benefit Plans

The Company's net pension benefit cost for defined benefit plans recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings was as follows:

	Three months ended July 31,				Nine months ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions
Service cost	$	23	$	21	$	69	$	63
Interest cost(1)	35		54		106		165
Expected return on plan assets(1)	(133)		(126)		(402)		(386)
Amortization and deferrals(1):
Actuarial loss	65		59		194		176
Prior service benefit	(3)		(4)		(10)		(12)
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost	(13)		4		(43)		6
Settlement loss(1)	7		4		8		10
Special termination benefits(1)	—		1		1		2
Net benefit (credit) cost	$	(6)	$	9	$	(34)	$	18

(1)These non-service components of net periodic benefit cost were included in Non-service net periodic benefit credit in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

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Taxes on Earnings

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Taxes on Earnings

Taxes on Earnings

Provision for Taxes

The Company's effective tax rate was 126.5% and 89.8% for the three months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and 15.5% and 31.4% for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020 were impacted by income tax benefits resulting from tax rate changes and differed from the statutory tax rate due to favorable tax rates associated with certain earnings from the Company’s operations in lower tax jurisdictions throughout the world. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 also included the effects of the non-deductible goodwill impairment. The effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019 were significantly impacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Tax Act”) and the settlement of certain pre-Separation tax liabilities of HP Inc. The Company's effective tax rate is based on forecasted annual results which may fluctuate significantly through the remainder of fiscal 2020 due to the uncertain economic impact of COVID-19 on the Company's operating results.

For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, the Company recorded $86 million and $253 million of net income tax benefits, respectively, related to various items discrete to the period. For the three months ended July 31, 2020, the amount primarily included $72 million of income tax benefits related to transformation costs, and acquisition, disposition and other related charges and $30 million of income tax benefits related to tax rate changes on deferred taxes. For the nine months ended July 31, 2020, the amount primarily included $120 million of income tax benefits related to transformation costs, and acquisition, disposition and other related charges, $57 million of income tax benefits related to Indian distribution tax rate changes, $56 million of income tax benefits related to the change in pre-Separation tax liabilities for which the Company shares joint and several liability with HP Inc. and for which the Company is indemnified by HP Inc., and $30 million of income tax benefits related to tax rate changes on deferred taxes.

For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019, the Company recorded $303 million of net income tax benefits and $80 million of net income tax charges, respectively, related to various items discrete to the period. For the three months ended July 31, 2019, this amount primarily included $308 million of income tax benefits predominantly related to the change in pre-Separation tax liabilities as a result of the effective settlement of the U.S. federal income tax audit of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 for HP Inc. for which the Company shared joint and several liability and $18 million of net income tax benefits on transformation costs, and acquisition, disposition and other related charges, partially offset by $19 million of income tax charges related to uncertain tax reserves pertaining to separation activities and $14 million of income tax charges related to

changes in U.S. state valuation allowances as a result of impacts of the Tax Act. For the nine months ended July 31, 2019, the amount primarily included $365 million of income tax charges related to changes in U.S. federal and state valuation allowances as a result of impacts of the Tax Act, $40 million of income tax charges related to future withholding tax costs on distributions of earnings, and $19 million of income tax charges related to uncertain tax reserves pertaining to separation activities, partially offset by $264 million of income tax benefits related to the change in pre-Separation tax liabilities for which the Company shared joint and several liability with HP Inc., and $75 million of income tax benefits on transformation costs, and acquisition, disposition and other related charges.

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act") was enacted into law in response to COVID-19. The CARES Act, among other things, provides tax relief to businesses, including the deferral of certain payroll taxes, relief for retaining employees, and other income tax provisions. In addition to the CARES Act, governments around the world are also enacting comparable legislation to address COVID-19 economic impacts. The effects of these legislative changes were not material to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020.

Uncertain Tax Positions

As of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $2.2 billion and $2.3 billion, respectively, of which up to $711 million and $772 million, respectively, would affect the Company's effective tax rate if realized as of their respective periods.

The Company recognizes interest income from favorable settlements and interest expense and penalties accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in Benefit (provision) for taxes in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The Company recognized $13 million of interest expense and $43 million of interest income for the three months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $12 million of interest income for each of the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019. As of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, the Company had $117 million and $129 million, respectively, recorded for interest and penalties in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company engages in continuous discussions and negotiations with tax authorities regarding tax matters in various jurisdictions. The Company does not expect complete resolution of any audit cycle within the next 12 months. However, it is reasonably possible that certain federal, foreign and state tax issues may be concluded in the next 12 months, including issues involving intercompany transactions, joint and several tax liabilities and other matters. Accordingly, the Company believes it is reasonably possible that its existing unrecognized tax benefits may be reduced by an amount up to $105 million within the next 12 months.

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Deferred tax assets	$	1,705	$	1,515
Deferred tax liabilities	(282)		(311)
Deferred tax assets net of deferred tax liabilities	$	1,423	$	1,204

Tax Matters Agreement with HP Inc., and Other Income Tax Matters

On October 30, 2019, the Company and HP Inc. entered into a Termination and Mutual Release Agreement and terminated the Tax Matters Agreement. Under the Termination and Mutual Release Agreement, HP Inc. agreed to pay $300 million of which $200 million was paid in fiscal 2019 and $50 million was paid in the third quarter of fiscal 2020. The Company expects to receive the remaining $50 million in fiscal 2021.

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Balance Sheet Details

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Balance Sheet Details

Balance Sheet Details

Balance sheet details were as follows:

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Cash and cash equivalents	$	8,465	$	3,753
Restricted cash(1)	472		323
Total	$	8,937	$	4,076

(1) The Company includes restricted cash in Other current assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Inventory

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Finished goods	$	1,463	$	1,198
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies	2,006		1,189
Total	$	3,469	$	2,387

Property, Plant and Equipment

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Land	$	94	$	241
Buildings and leasehold improvements	1,948		2,196
Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease	9,719		9,464
	11,761		11,901
Accumulated depreciation	(6,052)		(5,847)
Total	$	5,709	$	6,054

Warranties

The Company's aggregate product warranty liability as of July 31, 2020, and changes were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended July 31, 2020
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	400
Charges	180
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties	1
Settlements made	(188)
Balance at end of period	$	393

Contract balances

The Company’s contract balances consist of contract assets, contract liabilities, and costs to obtain a contract with a customer.

Contract Assets

A summary of accounts receivable, net, including unbilled receivables was as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Accounts receivable, net
Accounts receivable	$	2,700	$	2,782
Unbilled receivables	198		206
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(42)		(31)
Total	$	2,856	$	2,957

The Company has third-party revolving short-term financing arrangements intended to facilitate the working capital requirements of certain customers. During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, the Company sold $1.0 billion and $2.8 billion of trade receivables, respectively. During the twelve months ended October 31, 2019, the Company sold $4.5 billion of trade receivables. The Company recorded an obligation of $154 million and $80 million in Notes payable and short-term borrowings in its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019 respectively, related to the trade receivables sold and collected from the third-party for which the revenue recognition was deferred.

Contract Liabilities

Contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue. The aggregate balance of current and non-current deferred revenue was $6.1 billion and $6.0 billion as of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively. During the nine months ended July 31, 2020, approximately $2.7 billion of the deferred revenue as of October 31, 2019 was recognized as revenue.

Remaining Performance Obligations

Revenue allocated to remaining performance obligations represents contract work that has not yet been performed and does not include contracts where the customer is not committed. Remaining performance obligations estimates are subject to change and are affected by several factors, including contract terminations, changes in the scope of contracts, adjustments for revenue that has not materialized and adjustments for currency.

Remaining performance obligations consist of deferred revenue. As of July 31, 2020, the aggregate amount of remaining performance obligations was $6.1 billion. The Company expects to recognize approximately 21% of this amount as revenue over the remaining fiscal year.

Costs to Obtain a Contract

As of July 31, 2020, the current and non-current portions of the capitalized costs to obtain a contract were $52 million and $74 million, respectively. As of October 31, 2019, the current and non-current portions of the capitalized costs to obtain a contract were $49 million and $74 million, respectively. The current and non-current portions of the capitalized costs to obtain a contract were included in Other current assets and Long-term financing receivables and other assets, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, the Company amortized $15 million and $43 million, respectively, of capitalized costs to obtain a contract. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2019, the Company amortized $12 million and $34 million, respectively, of capitalized costs to obtain a contract. The amortized capitalized costs to obtain a contract are included in Selling, general and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings.

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessee

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 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 Sheet. 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 where the lease was executed. The ROU asset is based on the lease 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 July 31, 2020		Nine Months Ended July 31, 2020
	In millions
Operating lease cost	$	61	$	180
Finance lease cost	2		6
Sublease rental income	(14)		(46)
Total lease cost	$	49	$	140

During the nine months ended July 31, 2020, the Company recorded $41 million of net gain from a sale and leaseback transaction. During the three months ended July 31, 2020, the Company recorded $1 million gain from a sale and leaseback transaction.

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 July 31, 2020
		In millions
Operating Leases
ROU Assets	Long-term financing receivables and other assets	$	977
Lease Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities – current	Other accrued liabilities	$	187
Operating lease liabilities – non-current	Other non-current liabilities	902
Total operating lease liabilities		$	1,089
Finance Leases
Finance lease ROU Assets:	Property, plant and equipment
Gross finance lease ROU assets		$	52
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(3)
Net finance lease ROU assets		$	49
Lease Liabilities:
Finance lease liabilities – current	Notes payable and short-term borrowings	$	4
Finance lease liabilities – non-current	Long-term debt	54
Total finance lease liabilities		$	58
Total ROU assets		$	1,026
Total lease liabilities		$	1,147

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

	As of July 31, 2020
	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)	7.1		9.8
Weighted-average discount rate	2.7	%	3.5	%

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

	Cash Flow Statement Activity	Nine Months Ended July 31, 2020
		In millions
Cash outflows from operating leases	Net cash used in operating activities	$	178
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	Non-cash activities	$	214

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

	As of July 31, 2020
	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of fiscal 2020	$	57	$	2
2021	199		6
2022	179		6
2023	161		7
2024	138		7
Thereafter	447		41
Total future lease payments	$	1,181	$	69
Less: imputed interest	(92)		(11)
Total lease liabilities	$	1,089	$	58

As of July 31, 2020, the Company entered into $212 million of operating leases that have not yet commenced and are not yet recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. These operating leases are scheduled to commence between remainder of Fiscal 2020 and 2022 and contain lease terms of 5 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:

	As of October 31, 2019
	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
	In millions
Fiscal year
2020	$	233	$	6
2021	187		6
2022	164		7
2023	149		6
2024	127		7
Thereafter	541		41
Total	$	1,401	$	73

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 Sheet. 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 where the lease was executed. The ROU asset is based on the lease 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 July 31, 2020		Nine Months Ended July 31, 2020
	In millions
Operating lease cost	$	61	$	180
Finance lease cost	2		6
Sublease rental income	(14)		(46)
Total lease cost	$	49	$	140

During the nine months ended July 31, 2020, the Company recorded $41 million of net gain from a sale and leaseback transaction. During the three months ended July 31, 2020, the Company recorded $1 million gain from a sale and leaseback transaction.

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 July 31, 2020
		In millions
Operating Leases
ROU Assets	Long-term financing receivables and other assets	$	977
Lease Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities – current	Other accrued liabilities	$	187
Operating lease liabilities – non-current	Other non-current liabilities	902
Total operating lease liabilities		$	1,089
Finance Leases
Finance lease ROU Assets:	Property, plant and equipment
Gross finance lease ROU assets		$	52
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(3)
Net finance lease ROU assets		$	49
Lease Liabilities:
Finance lease liabilities – current	Notes payable and short-term borrowings	$	4
Finance lease liabilities – non-current	Long-term debt	54
Total finance lease liabilities		$	58
Total ROU assets		$	1,026
Total lease liabilities		$	1,147

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

	As of July 31, 2020
	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)	7.1		9.8
Weighted-average discount rate	2.7	%	3.5	%

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

	Cash Flow Statement Activity	Nine Months Ended July 31, 2020
		In millions
Cash outflows from operating leases	Net cash used in operating activities	$	178
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	Non-cash activities	$	214

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

	As of July 31, 2020
	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of fiscal 2020	$	57	$	2
2021	199		6
2022	179		6
2023	161		7
2024	138		7
Thereafter	447		41
Total future lease payments	$	1,181	$	69
Less: imputed interest	(92)		(11)
Total lease liabilities	$	1,089	$	58

As of July 31, 2020, the Company entered into $212 million of operating leases that have not yet commenced and are not yet recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. These operating leases are scheduled to commence between remainder of Fiscal 2020 and 2022 and contain lease terms of 5 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:

	As of October 31, 2019
	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
	In millions
Fiscal year
2020	$	233	$	6
2021	187		6
2022	164		7
2023	149		6
2024	127		7
Thereafter	541		41
Total	$	1,401	$	73

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

Accounting for Leases as a Lessor

Accounting for Leases as a Lessor

The Company’s lease offerings are non-cancelable and the payment schedule primarily consists of fixed payments. Variable payments that are based on an index are included in lease receivables. The Company allocates consideration amongst lease components and non-lease components on a relative standalone selling price basis, when lease arrangements include multiple performance obligations. At the end of the lease term, the Company allows the client to either return the equipment, purchase the equipment or renew the lease based on mutually agreed upon terms.

The Company retains a residual position in equipment through lease and finance agreements which is equivalent to an estimated market value. The residual amount is established prior to lease inception, based upon estimated equipment values at end of lease using product road map trends, historical analysis, future projections and remarketing experience. The Company’s residual amounts are evaluated at least annually to assess the appropriateness of our carrying values. Any anticipated declines in specific future residual values that are considered to be other-than-temporary would be recorded in current earnings. The Company is able to optimize the recovery of residual values by selling equipment in place, extending lease arrangements on a fixed term basis, entering into a monthly usage rental term beyond the initial lease term, and selling lease returned equipment in the secondary market. The contractual lease agreement also identifies return conditions that ensures the leased equipment will

be in good operating condition upon return minus any normal wear and tear. During the residual review process, product changes, product updates, as well as market conditions are reviewed and adjustments if other than temporary are made to residual values in accordance with the impact of any such changes. The remarketing sales organization closely manages the sale of equipment lease returns to optimize the recovery of outstanding residual by product.

Financing Receivables

Financing receivables represent sales-type and direct-financing leases of the Company and third-party products. The net investment in the lease is measured as the sum of the present value of lease receivable, the estimated unguaranteed residual value of the equipment less unearned income and allowance for credit losses. These receivables typically have terms ranging from two to five years and are usually collateralized by a security interest in the underlying assets. Financing receivables also include billed receivables from operating leases. The components of financing receivables were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Minimum lease payments receivable	$	9,435	$	9,070
Unguaranteed residual value	368		336
Unearned income	(760)		(754)
Financing receivables, gross	9,043		8,652
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(142)		(131)
Financing receivables, net	8,901		8,521
Less: current portion(1)	(3,797)		(3,572)
Amounts due after one year, net(1)	$	5,104	$	4,949

(1)The Company includes the current portion in Financing receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, and amounts due after one year, net in Long-term financing receivables and other assets, in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Scheduled maturities of the Company's minimum lease payments receivable were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020
Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of fiscal 2020	$	1,547
2021	3,284
2022	2,373
2023	1,376
2024	639
Thereafter	216
Total undiscounted cash flows	$	9,435
Present value of lease payments (recognized as finance receivables)	$	8,623
Difference between undiscounted cash flows and discounted cash flows	$	812

Prior to the adoption of the new lease standard, scheduled maturities of the Company's minimum lease payments receivable were as follows:

	As of
	October 31, 2019
Fiscal year	In millions
2020	$	3,939
2021	2,449
2022	1,555
2023	752
2024	306
Thereafter	69
Total	$	9,070

Sale of Financing Receivables

During the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company entered into arrangements to transfer the contractual payments due under certain financing receivables to third party financial institutions. During the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company sold $60 million and $153 million, respectively, of financing receivables.

Credit Quality Indicators

The credit risk profile of gross financing receivables, based on internal risk ratings, was as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Risk Rating:
Low	$	4,579	$	4,432
Moderate	4,115		3,933
High	349		287
Total	$	9,043	$	8,652

Accounts rated low risk typically have the equivalent of a Standard & Poor's rating of BBB– or higher, while accounts rated moderate risk generally have the equivalent of BB+ or lower. The Company classifies accounts as high risk when it considers the financing receivable to be impaired or when management believes there is a significant near-term risk of impairment.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The allowance for doubtful accounts for financing receivables as of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019 and the respective changes during the nine and twelve months then ended were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	131	$	120
Provision for doubtful accounts	28		33
Write-offs	(17)		(22)
Balance at end of period	$	142	$	131

The gross financing receivables and related allowance evaluated for loss were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Gross financing receivables collectively evaluated for loss	$	8,174	$	8,255
Gross financing receivables individually evaluated for loss(1)	869		397
Total	$	9,043	$	8,652
Allowance for financing receivables collectively evaluated for loss	$	89	$	84
Allowance for financing receivables individually evaluated for loss	53		47
Total	$	142	$	131

(1)Includes billed operating lease receivables and billed and unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables.

Non-Accrual and Past-Due Financing Receivables

The following table summarizes the aging and non-accrual status of gross financing receivables:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Billed:(1)
Current 1-30 days	$	339	$	301
Past due 31-60 days	71		62
Past due 61-90 days	35		15
Past due > 90 days	162		88
Unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables	8,436		8,186
Total gross financing receivables	$	9,043	$	8,652
Gross financing receivables on non-accrual status(2)	$	569	$	276
Gross financing receivables 90 days past due and still accruing interest(2)	$	300	$	121

(1)Includes billed operating lease receivables and billed sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables.

(2)Includes billed operating lease receivables and billed and unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables.

Operating Leases

Operating lease assets included in Property, plant and equipment in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Equipment leased to customers	$	7,210	$	7,185
Accumulated depreciation	(3,184)		(3,101)
Total	$	4,026	$	4,084

Minimum future rentals on non-cancelable operating leases related to leased equipment were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020
Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of fiscal 2020	$	521
2021	1,641
2022	894
2023	308
2024	54
Thereafter	3
Total	$	3,421

If a lease is classified as an operating lease, the Company records lease revenue on a straight line basis over the lease term. At commencement of an operating lease, initial direct costs are deferred and are expensed over the lease term on the same basis as the lease revenue is recorded.

The following table presents amounts included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings related to lessor activity:

	Three Months Ended July 31, 2020		Nine Months Ended July 31, 2020
	In millions
Sales-type leases and direct financing leases:
Interest income	$	115	$	343
Lease income - operating leases	588		1,821
Total lease income	$	703	$	2,164

Variable Interest Entities

In June 2020, February 2020 and September 2019, the Company issued asset-backed debt securities under a fixed-term securitization program to private investors. The asset-backed debt securities are collateralized by the U.S. fixed-term financing receivables and leased equipment in the offering, which is held by a Special Purpose Entity (“SPE”). The SPE meets the definition of a VIE and is consolidated, along with the associated debt, into the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as the Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIE. The SPE is a bankruptcy-remote legal entity with separate assets and liabilities. The purpose of the SPE is to facilitate the funding of customer receivables and leased equipment in the capital markets.

The Company’s risk of loss related to securitized receivables and leased equipment is limited to the amount by which the Company’s right to receive collections for assets securitized exceeds the amount required to pay interest, principal, and fees and expenses related to the asset-backed securities.

The following table presents the assets and liabilities held by the consolidated VIE as of July 31, 2020, which are included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The assets in the table below include those that can be used to settle the obligations of the VIE. Additionally, general creditors do not have recourse to the assets of the VIE.

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
Assets held by VIE	In millions
Other current assets	$	163	$	76
Financing receivables
Short-term	$	586	$	194
Long-term	$	711	$	229
Property, plant and equipment	$	764	$	303
Liabilities held by VIE
Notes payable and short-term borrowings, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	$	1,018	$	385
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	$	1,057	$	370

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Goodwill

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill

Goodwill

The following table represents the change in carrying value of goodwill, by reportable segment, for nine months ended July 31, 2020:

	Compute		HPC & MCS		Storage		Intelligent Edge		Financial Services		Total
	In millions
Balance at October 31, 2019	$	7,532	$	4,478	$	4,158	$	1,994	$	144	$	18,306
Goodwill impairment	—		(865)		—		—		—		(865)
Goodwill adjustments	—		—		1		—		—		1
Balance at July 31, 2020	$	7,532	$	3,613	$	4,159	$	1,994	$	144	$	17,442

Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company's operations were realigned into seven segments for financial reporting purposes. The Company's reporting units containing goodwill are consistent with the reportable segments identified in Note 2, "Segment Information". As a result of this realignment, the Company performed an interim quantitative goodwill impairment test for the new segments as of November 1, 2019, which did not result in any goodwill impairment charges.

On March 31, 2020, due to the macroeconomic impacts of COVID-19 on the Company's current and projected future results of operations, the Company determined that an indicator of potential impairment existed to require an interim quantitative goodwill impairment test for its reporting units.

Based on the results of this interim quantitative impairment test, the fair value of the HPC & MCS reporting unit was below the carrying value of net assets assigned to HPC & MCS. The decline in the fair value of the HPC & MCS reporting unit resulted from macroeconomic impacts of COVID-19 which lowered the projected revenue growth rates and profitability levels of the reporting unit. The fair value of the HPC & MCS reporting unit was based on a weighting of fair values derived most significantly from the income approach, and to a lesser extent, the market approach. Under the income approach, the Company estimates the fair value of a reporting unit based on the present value of estimated future cash flows which we consider to be a level 3 unobservable input in the fair value hierarchy. The Company prepares cash flow projections based on management's estimates of revenue growth rates and operating margins, taking into consideration our historical performance and the current macroeconomic industry and market conditions. The Company bases the discount rate on the weighted-average cost of capital adjusted for the relevant risk associated with business-specific characteristics and the uncertainty related to the reporting unit's ability to execute on the projected cash flows. Under the market approach, the Company estimates fair value based on market multiple earnings derived from comparable publicly traded companies with similar operating and investment characteristics as the reporting unit. The Company weights the fair value derived from the market approach depending on the level of comparability of these publicly traded companies to the reporting unit.

Prior to the quantitative goodwill impairment test, the Company tested the recoverability of long-lived assets and other assets of the HPC & MCS reporting unit and concluded that such assets were not impaired. The quantitative goodwill impairment test indicated that the carrying value of the HPC & MCS reporting unit exceeds its fair value by $865 million. As a result, the Company recorded a partial goodwill impairment charge of $865 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2020.

While the other reporting units were negatively impacted by COVID-19, their fair values continued to exceed the carrying value of their net assets and did not result in impairment. In order to evaluate the sensitivity of the estimated fair value of other reporting units for the quantitative goodwill impairment test, the Company applied a hypothetical 10% reduction to the estimated fair value of each of these other reporting units. Based on the results of this hypothetical 10% reduction to the estimated fair value, each of these other reporting units had an excess of fair value over carrying value of their net assets. However, should economic conditions deteriorate further or remain depressed for a prolonged period of time, estimates of future cash flows for each of our reporting units may be insufficient to support the carrying value and the goodwill assigned to them, requiring impairment charges, including additional impairment charges for the HPC & MCS reporting unit. Further impairment charges, if any, may be material to our results of operations and financial position. See Part II, Item 1A, Risk Factors for a discussion of the potential impacts of COVID-19 on the fair value of our assets.

The Company will continue to evaluate the recoverability of goodwill at the reporting unit level on an annual basis as of the beginning of its fourth fiscal quarter and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate there may be a potential impairment.

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Fair Value

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value

Fair Value

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

Fair Value Hierarchy

The Company uses valuation techniques that are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs are developed using market data such as publicly available information and reflect the assumptions market participants would use, while unobservable inputs are developed using the best information available about the assumptions market participants would use.

Assets and liabilities are classified in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement:

Level 1—Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2—Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and market-corroborated inputs.

Level 3—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to observable inputs and lowest priority to unobservable inputs.

The following table presents the Company's assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	As of July 31, 2020								As of October 31, 2019
	Fair Value Measured Using								Fair Value Measured Using
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	In millions
Assets
Cash Equivalents and Investments:
Time deposits	$	—	$	4,778	$	—	$	4,778	$	—	$	803	$	—	$	803
Money market funds	1,668		—		—		1,668		859		—		—		859
Foreign bonds	—		97		—		97		7		126		—		133
Other debt securities	—		—		21		21		—		—		32		32
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	—		259		—		259		—		73		—		73
Foreign exchange contracts	—		305		—		305		—		392		—		392
Other derivatives	—		2		—		2		—		3		—		3
Total assets	$	1,668	$	5,441	$	21	$	7,130	$	866	$	1,397	$	32	$	2,295
Liabilities
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	$	—	$	4	$	—	$	4	$	—	$	11	$	—	$	11
Foreign exchange contracts	—		308		—		308		—		136		—		136
Total liabilities	$	—	$	312	$	—	$	312	$	—	$	147	$	—	$	147

During the nine months ended July 31, 2020, there were no transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy.

Other Fair Value Disclosures

Short-Term and Long-Term Debt: At July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, the estimated fair value of the Company's short-term and long-term debt was $20.6 billion and $14.6 billion, respectively. At July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, the carrying value of the Company's short-term and long-term debt was $19.5 billion and $13.8 billion, respectively.

In the second quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $865 million associated with the HPC & MCS reporting unit. The fair value of the Company's reporting units was classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy due to the significance of unobservable inputs developed using company-specific information. For more information on the goodwill impairment, see Note 9 "Goodwill".

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Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]

Financial Instruments

Financial Instruments

Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Debt Investments

Cash equivalents and available-for-sale debt investments were as follows:

	As of July 31, 2020						As of October 31, 2019
	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Fair Value		Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Fair Value
	In millions
Cash Equivalents:
Time deposits	$	4,778	$	—	$	4,778	$	803	$	—	$	803
Money market funds	1,668		—		1,668		859		—		859
Total cash equivalents	6,446		—		6,446		1,662		—		1,662
Available-for-Sale Debt Investments:
Foreign bonds	83		14		97		110		23		133
Other debt securities	20		1		21		32		—		32
Total available-for-sale debt investments	103		15		118		142		23		165
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale debt investments	$	6,549	$	15	$	6,564	$	1,804	$	23	$	1,827

As of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, the carrying amount of cash equivalents approximated fair value due to the short period of time to maturity. Time deposits were primarily issued by institutions in the U.S. as of July 31, 2020 and outside the U.S. as of October 31, 2019. The estimated fair value of the available-for-sale debt investments may not be representative of values that will be realized in the future.

Contractual maturities of available-for-sale debt investments were as follows:

	July 31, 2020
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	In millions
Due in more than five years	$	103	$	118
	$	103	$	118

Equity securities investments in privately held companies are included in Long-term financing receivables and other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The carrying amount of those without readily determinable fair values amounted to $283 million and $190 million at July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively. The carrying amount of those marketable equity securities with readily determinable fair value amounted to $29 million as of July 31, 2020. The Company did not have any marketable equity securities with readily determinable fair value as of October 31, 2019.

Investments in equity securities that are accounted for using the equity method are included in Investments in equity interests in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These amounted to $2.3 billion at July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019.

The Company did not recognize any impairments on these equity investments during the nine months ended July 31, 2020.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

The gross notional and fair value of derivative instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

	As of July 31, 2020										As of October 31, 2019
			Fair Value										Fair Value
	Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Long-Term Other Liabilities		Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Long-Term Other Liabilities
	In millions
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Fair value hedges:
Interest rate contracts	$	6,850	$	4	$	255	$	—	$	—	$	6,850	$	—	$	72	$	11	$	—
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	7,929		61		85		176		47		8,578		164		141		45		27
Interest rate contracts	500		—		—		4		—		500		—		1		—		—
Net investment hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	1,778		29		37		13		6		1,766		31		36		18		10
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	17,057		94		377		193		53		17,694		195		250		74		37
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency contracts	6,013		86		7		65		1		6,398		17		3		33		3
Other derivatives	101		2		—		—		—		97		3		—		—		—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	6,114		88		7		65		1		6,495		20		3		33		3
Total derivatives	$	23,171	$	182	$	384	$	258	$	54	$	24,189	$	215	$	253	$	107	$	40

Offsetting of Derivative Instruments

The Company recognizes all derivative instruments on a gross basis in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company's derivative instruments are subject to master netting arrangements and collateral security arrangements. The Company does not offset the fair value of its derivative instruments against the fair value of cash collateral posted under collateral security agreements. The information related to the potential effect of the Company's use of the master netting agreements and collateral security agreements were as follows:

	As of July 31, 2020
	In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v)			(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset		Net Amount Presented		Derivatives		Financial Collateral			Net Amount
	In millions
Derivative assets	$	566	$	—	$	566	$	202	$	391	(1)	$	(27)
Derivative liabilities	$	312	$	—	$	312	$	202	$	83	(2)	$	27

	As of October 31, 2019
	In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v)			(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset		Net Amount Presented		Derivatives		Financial Collateral			Net Amount
	In millions
Derivative assets	$	468	$	—	$	468	$	123	$	263	(1)	$	82
Derivative liabilities	$	147	$	—	$	147	$	123	$	19	(2)	$	5

(1)Represents the cash collateral posted by counterparties as of the respective reporting date for the Company's asset position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.

(2)Represents the collateral posted by the Company in cash or through the re-use of counterparty cash collateral as of the respective reporting date for the Company's liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date. As of July 31, 2020, $83 million of collateral posted was entirely through re-use of counterparty collateral. As of October 31, 2019, $19 million of collateral posted was entirely by way of re-use of counterparty collateral.

The amounts recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges were as follows:

	Carrying amount of the hedged assets/ (liabilities)				Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of the hedged assets/ (liabilities)
	As of				As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019		July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions				In millions
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	$	(3,004)	$	(2,987)	$	(4)	$	11
Long-term debt	$	(4,093)	$	(3,908)	$	(255)	$	(72)

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") were as follows:

	Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives
	Three months ended July 31, 2020		Three months ended July 31, 2019		Nine months ended July 31, 2020		Nine months ended July 31, 2019
	In millions
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging relationship
Foreign exchange contracts	$	(456)	$	63	$	(79)	$	225
Interest rate contracts	—		—		(6)		—
Derivatives in Net Investment Hedging relationship
Foreign exchange contracts	(83)		(18)		50		(23)
Total	$	(539)	$	45	$	(35)	$	202

As of July 31, 2020, the Company expects to reclassify an estimated net accumulated other comprehensive loss of

approximately $99 million, net of taxes, to earnings in the next twelve months along with the earnings effects of the related

forecasted transactions associated with cash flow hedges.

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings were as follows:

	Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income
	Three months ended July 31, 2020				Three months ended July 31, 2019				Nine months ended July 31, 2020				Nine months ended July 31, 2019
	Net revenue		Interest and other, net		Net revenue		Interest and other, net		Net revenue		Interest and other, net		Net revenue		Interest and other, net
	In millions
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings in which the effects of fair value hedges, cash flow hedges and derivatives not designated as hedging instruments are recorded	$	6,816	$	(71)	$	7,217	$	(70)	$	19,774	$	(158)	$	21,920	$	(139)
Gains (losses) on derivatives in fair value hedging relationships
Interest rate contracts
Hedged items	$	—	$	(13)	$	—	$	(123)	$	—	$	(198)	$	—	$	(341)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments	—		13		—		123		—		198		—		341
Gains (losses) on derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
Foreign exchange contracts
Amount of gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	23		(264)		42		16		97		(55)		168		91
Interest rate contracts
Amount of gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	—		(1)		—		—		—		(1)		—		—
Gains (losses) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	—		8		—		55		—		53		—		(68)
Other derivatives	—		(6)		—		(2)		—		(1)		—		5
Total gains (losses)	$	23	$	(263)	$	42	$	69	$	97	$	(4)	$	168	$	28

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Borrowings

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Borrowings

Borrowings

Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings

Notes payable and short-term borrowings, including the current portion of long-term debt, were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Current portion of long-term debt	$	4,594	$	3,441
FS commercial paper	737		698
Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other	396		286
Total	$	5,727	$	4,425

Asset-backed Debt Securities

In June 2020, the Company issued $1.0 billion of asset-backed debt securities in six tranches at a weighted average price of 99.99% and a weighted average interest rate of 1.19%, payable monthly from August 2020 with a stated final maturity date of July 2030. As of July 31, 2020, the outstanding balance of the asset-backed debt securities was $1.0 billion.

In February 2020, the Company issued $755 million of asset-backed debt securities in six tranches at a weighted average price of 99.99% and a weighted average interest rate of 1.87%, payable monthly from April 2020 with a stated final maturity date of February 2030. As of July 31, 2020, the outstanding balance of the asset-backed debt securities was $622 million.

In September 2019, the Company issued $763 million of asset-backed debt securities in six tranches at a weighted average price of 99.99% and a weighted average interest rate of 2.31%, payable monthly from November 2019 with a stated final maturity date of September 2029. As of July 31, 2020, the outstanding balance of the asset-backed debt securities was $462 million.

The future principal payments on these asset-backed debt securities will be based on the underlying loan and lease payment streams. For more information on the asset-backed debt securities, see Note 8 “Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Variable Interest Entities”.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Senior Notes

In fiscal 2020, the Company completed its offering of the following Senior Notes

$1.0 billion issued at discount to par at a price of 99.883% in July 2020 at an interest rate of 1.45% due April 1, 2024, interest payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year beginning on April 1, 2021.

$750 million issued at discount to par at a price of 99.820% in July 2020 at an interest rate of 1.75% due April 1, 2026 interest payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year beginning on April 1, 2021.

$1.25 billion issued at discount to par at a price of 99.956% in April 2020 at an interest rate of 4.45% due October 2, 2023 interest payable semi-annually on April 2 and October 2 of each year beginning on October 2, 2020.

$1.0 billion issued at discount to par at a price of 99.817% in April 2020 at an interest rate of 4.65% due October 1, 2024 interest payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year beginning on October 1, 2020.

The net proceeds from the above Senior Notes were used for the redemption in August 2020 of the $3.0 billion outstanding principal amount of the 3.6% registered Senior Notes that were originally due in October 2020.

Commercial Paper

Hewlett Packard Enterprise maintains two commercial paper programs, "the Parent Programs", and a wholly-owned subsidiary maintains a third program. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's U.S. program provides for the issuance of U.S. dollar-denominated commercial paper up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $4.75 billion which was increased from $4.0 billion in March 2020. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's euro commercial paper program provides for the issuance of commercial paper outside of the U.S. denominated in U.S. dollars, euros or British pounds up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $3.0 billion or the equivalent in those alternative currencies. The combined aggregate principal amount of commercial paper outstanding under those two programs at any one time cannot exceed the $4.75 billion as authorized by Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Board of Directors. In addition, the Hewlett Packard Enterprise subsidiary's euro Commercial Paper/Certificate of Deposit Program provides for the issuance of commercial paper in various currencies of up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $1.0 billion. As of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, no borrowings were outstanding under the Parent Programs, and $737 million and $698 million, respectively, were outstanding under the subsidiary’s program.

Future Maturities of Long-term Debt

As of July 31, 2020, aggregate future maturities of the Company's long-term debt at face value (excluding a fair value adjustment related to hedged debt of $259 million and a net discount on debt issuance of $10 million), including capital lease obligations were as follows:

Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of fiscal 2020	3,349
2021	2,780
2022	1,967
2023	2,483
2024	2,018
Thereafter	5,537
Total	$	18,134

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Stockholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' Equity

Taxes related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

	Three months ended July 31,				Nine months ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions
Taxes on change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges:
Tax benefit (provision) on net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	$	26	$	(6)	$	(6)	$	(24)
Tax provision (benefit) on net losses (gains) reclassified into earnings	5		7		26		31
	31		1		20		7
Taxes on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Tax benefit (provision) on net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	1		5		1		13
Tax (provision) benefit on amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit	(4)		(3)		(12)		(9)
Tax (provision) benefit on curtailments, settlements and other	—		—		—		(7)
	(3)		2		(11)		(3)
Tax (provision) benefit on change in cumulative translation adjustment	—		(1)		4		—
Tax benefit (provision) on other comprehensive (loss) income	$	28	$	2	$	13	$	4

Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of taxes

	Three months ended July 31,				Nine months ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes:
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities:
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	$	6	$	3	$	—	$	8
(Gains) losses reclassified into earnings	(1)		—		(8)		(3)
	5		3		(8)		5
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges:
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	(430)		57		(91)		201
Net losses (gains) reclassified into earnings	247		(51)		(15)		(228)
	(183)		6		(106)		(27)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	(18)		(26)		(9)		(65)
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit	57		51		171		152
Curtailments, settlements and other	7		5		8		5
	46		30		170		92
Change in cumulative translation adjustment	1		(9)		(42)		(2)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	$	(131)	$	30	$	14	$	68

The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes as of July 31, 2020, and changes during the nine months ended July 31, 2020 were as follows:

	Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities		Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges		Unrealized components of defined benefit plans		Cumulative translation adjustment		Accumulated other comprehensive loss
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	23	$	53	$	(3,366)	$	(437)	$	(3,727)
Effect of change in accounting principle (1)	—		(10)		—		(33)		(43)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	—		(91)		(9)		(42)		(142)
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings	(8)		(15)		179		—		156
Balance at end of period	$	15	$	(63)	$	(3,196)	$	(512)	$	(3,756)

(1)Reflects the adoption of the FASB guidance on stranded tax effects. For more information, see Note 1 "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies".

Share Repurchase Program

For the nine months ended July 31, 2020, the Company repurchased and settled a total of 25.3 million shares under its share repurchase program through open market repurchases, which included 0.5 million shares that were unsettled open market repurchases as of October 31, 2019. As of July 31, 2020, the Company had no unsettled open market repurchases of shares. Shares repurchased during the nine months ended July 31, 2020 were recorded as a $346 million reduction to stockholders' equity. As of July 31, 2020, the Company had a remaining authorization of $2.1 billion for future share repurchases.

On April 6, 2020, the Company announced that it suspended purchases under its share repurchase program in response to the global economic uncertainty that resulted from the worldwide spread of COVID-19.

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Net Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Earnings Per Share

Net Earnings Per Share

The Company calculates basic net EPS using net earnings and the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net EPS includes the weighted-average dilutive effect of restricted stock units, stock options, and performance-based awards.

The reconciliations of the numerators and denominators of each of the basic and diluted net EPS calculations were as follows:

	Three Months Ended July 31,				Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions, except per share amounts
Numerator:
Net earnings (loss)	$	9	$	(27)	$	(479)	$	569
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS	1,292		1,334		1,294		1,367
Dilutive effect of employee stock plans	8		—		—		13
Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS	1,300		1,334		1,294		1,380
Net earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$	0.01	$	(0.02)	$	(0.37)	$	0.42
Diluted	$	0.01	$	(0.02)	$	(0.37)	$	0.41
Anti-dilutive weighted-average stock awards(1)	21		44		48		4

(1)The Company excludes shares potentially issuable under employee stock plans that could dilute basic net EPS in the future from the calculation of diluted net earnings per share, as their effect, if included, would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented.

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Litigation and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Litigation and Contingencies

Litigation and Contingencies

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is involved in various lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings including those consisting of Intellectual Property ("IP"), commercial, securities, employment, employee benefits and environmental matters, which arise in the ordinary course of business. In addition, as part of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc. (formerly known as "Hewlett-Packard Company") agreed to cooperate with each other in managing certain existing litigation related to both parties' businesses. The Separation and Distribution Agreement included provisions that allocate liability and financial responsibility for pending litigation involving the parties, as well as provide for cross-indemnification of the parties against liabilities to one party arising out of liabilities allocated to the other party. The Separation and Distribution Agreement also included provisions that assign to the parties responsibility for managing pending and future litigation related to the general corporate matters of HP Inc. arising prior to the Separation. Hewlett Packard Enterprise records a liability when it believes that it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Significant judgment is required to determine both the probability of having incurred a liability and the estimated amount of the liability. Hewlett Packard Enterprise reviews these matters at least quarterly and adjusts these liabilities to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and other updated information and events pertaining to a particular matter. Litigation is inherently unpredictable. However, Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes it has valid defenses with respect to legal matters pending against us. Nevertheless, cash flows or results of operations could be materially affected in any particular period by the resolution of one or more of these contingencies. Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes it has recorded adequate provisions for any such matters and, as of July 31, 2020, it was not reasonably possible that a material loss had been incurred in connection with such matters in excess of the amounts recognized in its financial statements.

Litigation, Proceedings and Investigations

Ross and Rogus v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company. On November 8, 2018, a putative class action complaint was filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara alleging that HPE pays its California-based female employees “systemically lower compensation” than HPE pays male employees performing substantially similar work. The complaint alleges various California state law claims, including California’s Equal Pay Act, Fair Employment and Housing Act, and Unfair Competition Law, and seeks certification of a California-only class of female employees employed in certain “Covered Positions.” The complaint seeks damages, statutory and civil penalties, attorneys’ fees and costs. On April 2, 2019, HPE filed a

demurrer to all causes of action and an alternative motion to strike portions of the complaint. On July 2, 2019, the court denied HPE’s demurrer as to the claims of the putative class and granted HPE’s demurrer as to the claims of the individual plaintiffs.

India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings. On April 30 and May 10, 2010, the India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (the "DRI") issued show cause notices to Hewlett-Packard India Sales Private Ltd ("HP India"), a subsidiary of HP Inc., seven HP India employees and one former HP India employee alleging that HP India underpaid customs duties while importing products and spare parts into India and seeking to recover an aggregate of approximately $370 million, plus penalties. Prior to the issuance of the show cause notices, HP India deposited approximately $16 million with the DRI and agreed to post a provisional bond in exchange for the DRI's agreement to not seize HP India products and spare parts and to not interrupt the transaction of business by HP India.

On April 11, 2012, the Bangalore Commissioner of Customs issued an order on the products-related show cause notice affirming certain duties and penalties against HP India and the named individuals of approximately $386 million, of which HP India had already deposited $9 million. On December 11, 2012, HP India voluntarily deposited an additional $10 million in connection with the products-related show cause notice. On April 20, 2012, the Commissioner issued an order on the parts-related show cause notice affirming certain duties and penalties against HP India and certain of the named individuals of approximately $17 million, of which HP India had already deposited $7 million. After the order, HP India deposited an additional $3 million in connection with the parts-related show cause notice so as to avoid certain penalties.

HP India filed appeals of the Commissioner's orders before the Customs Tribunal along with applications for waiver of the pre-deposit of remaining demand amounts as a condition for hearing the appeals. The Customs Department has also filed cross-appeals before the Customs Tribunal. On January 24, 2013, the Customs Tribunal ordered HP India to deposit an additional $24 million against the products order, which HP India deposited in March 2013. The Customs Tribunal did not order any additional deposit to be made under the parts order. In December 2013, HP India filed applications before the Customs Tribunal seeking early hearing of the appeals as well as an extension of the stay of deposit as to HP India and the individuals already granted until final disposition of the appeals. On February 7, 2014, the application for extension of the stay of deposit was granted by the Customs Tribunal until disposal of the appeals. On October 27, 2014, the Customs Tribunal commenced hearings on the cross-appeals of the Commissioner's orders. The Customs Tribunal rejected HP India's request to remand the matter to the Commissioner on procedural grounds. The hearings were scheduled to reconvene on April 6, 2015, and again on November 3, 2015 and April 11, 2016, but were canceled at the request of the Customs Tribunal. The hearing was rescheduled for January 15, 2019 but was postponed and has not yet been rescheduled.

ECT Proceedings. In January 2011, the postal service of Brazil, Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telégrafos ("ECT"), notified a former subsidiary of HP Inc. in Brazil ("HP Brazil") that it had initiated administrative proceedings to consider whether to suspend HP Brazil's right to bid and contract with ECT related to alleged improprieties in the bidding and contracting processes whereby employees of HP Brazil and employees of several other companies allegedly coordinated their bids and fixed results for three ECT contracts in 2007 and 2008. In late July 2011, ECT notified HP Brazil it had decided to apply the penalties against HP Brazil and suspend HP Brazil's right to bid and contract with ECT for five years, based upon the evidence before it. In August 2011, HP Brazil appealed ECT's decision. In April 2013, ECT rejected HP Brazil's appeal, and the administrative proceedings were closed with the penalties against HP Brazil remaining in place. In parallel, in September 2011, HP Brazil filed a civil action against ECT seeking to have ECT's decision revoked. HP Brazil also requested an injunction suspending the application of the penalties until a final ruling on the merits of the case. The court of first instance has not issued a decision on the merits of the case, but it has denied HP Brazil's request for injunctive relief. HP Brazil appealed the denial of its request for injunctive relief to the intermediate appellate court, which issued a preliminary ruling denying the request for injunctive relief but reducing the length of the sanctions from five to two years. HP Brazil appealed that decision and, in December 2011, obtained a ruling staying enforcement of ECT's sanctions until a final ruling on the merits of the case. HP Brazil expects the decision to be issued in 2020 and any subsequent appeal on the merits to last several years.

Forsyth, et al. vs. HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. This purported class and collective action was filed on August 18, 2016 and an amended complaint was filed on December 19, 2016 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, against HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise alleging defendants violated the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"), the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, California public policy and the California Business and Professions Code by terminating older workers and replacing them with younger workers. Plaintiffs seek to certify a nationwide collective action under the ADEA comprised of all individuals aged 40 and older who had their employment terminated by an HP entity pursuant to a work force reduction ("WFR") plan on or after December 9, 2014 for individuals terminated in deferral states and on or after April 8, 2015 in non-deferral states. Plaintiffs also seek to certify a Rule 23 class under California law comprised of all persons 40 years or older employed by defendants in the state of California and terminated pursuant to a WFR plan on or after August 18, 2012. On September 20, 2017, the court granted the defendants'

motion to compel arbitration and administratively closed the case pending resolution of the arbitration proceedings. On November 30, 2017, three named plaintiffs filed a single arbitration demand. Thirteen additional plaintiffs later joined the arbitration. On December 22, 2017, defendants filed a motion to (1) stay the case pending arbitrations and (2) enjoin the demanded arbitration and require each plaintiff to file a separate arbitration demand. On February 6, 2018, the court granted the motion to stay and denied the motion to enjoin. The claims of these sixteen arbitration named plaintiffs have been resolved. Additional opt-in plaintiffs were added to the litigation and these claims also were resolved as part of the arbitration process. The stay of the Forsyth class action has been lifted and a Third Amended Complaint was filed on January 7, 2020. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Third Amended Complaint on February 6, 2020. On May 18, 2020, the court issued an order granting in part and denying in part Defendants’ motion to dismiss. The court granted Plaintiffs leave to amend their complaint. On July 9, 2020, Plaintiffs filed a Fourth Amended Complaint.

Wall v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and HP Inc. This certified California class action and Private Attorney General Act action was filed against Hewlett-Packard Company on January 17, 2012 and the fifth amended (and operative) complaint was filed against HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise on June 28, 2016 in the Superior Court of California, County of Orange. The complaint alleges that the defendants paid earned incentive compensation late and failed to timely pay final wages in violation of the California Labor Code. On August 9, 2016, the court ordered the class certified without prejudice to a future motion to amend or modify the class certification order or to decertify. The scheduled January 22, 2018 trial date was vacated following the parties’ notification to the court that they had reached a preliminary agreement to resolve the dispute. The parties subsequently finalized and executed a settlement agreement and, on May 9, 2018, plaintiff filed a motion seeking preliminary approval of the settlement. On July 2, 2018, the court issued an order granting preliminary approval of the settlement. On December 21, 2018, the court issued an order granting final approval. A Qualified Settlement Fund has been fully funded and distributed to class members. On March 5, 2020, the Court signed an Amendment to Final Approval Order and Judgment, directing that the matter be closed.

Jackson, et al. v. HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. This putative nationwide class action was filed on July 24, 2017 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division. Plaintiffs purport to bring the lawsuit on behalf of themselves and other similarly situated African-Americans and individuals over the age of forty. Plaintiffs allege that defendants engaged in a pattern and practice of racial and age discrimination in lay-offs and promotions. Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on September 29, 2017. Plaintiffs seek damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, and declaratory and injunctive relief. On January 12, 2018, defendants moved to transfer the matter to the federal district court in the Northern District of Georgia. Defendants also moved to dismiss the claims on various grounds and to strike certain aspects of the proposed class definition. On July 11, 2018, the court granted defendants' motion to dismiss this action for improper venue, and also partially dismissed and struck certain claims without prejudice to re-filing in the appropriate venue. On July 23, 2018, plaintiffs re-filed their lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. On August 9, 2018, Plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal of the dismissal of the Northern District of California action with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. On August 15, 2018, Plaintiffs filed a motion to stay their lawsuit in the Northern District of Georgia, which was granted by the court. On February 7, 2020, Defendants resolved the claims of the individual plaintiffs and the matters were dismissed.

Hewlett-Packard Company v. Oracle (Itanium). On June 15, 2011, HP Inc. filed suit against Oracle in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara in connection with Oracle's March 2011 announcement that it was discontinuing software support for HP Inc.’s Itanium-based line of mission critical servers. HP Inc. asserted, among other things, that Oracle’s actions breached the contract that was signed by the parties as part of the settlement of the litigation relating to Oracle’s hiring of Mark Hurd. Trial was bifurcated into two phases. HP Inc. prevailed in the first phase of the trial, in which the court ruled that the contract at issue required Oracle to continue to offer its software products on HP Inc.'s Itanium-based servers for as long as HP Inc. decided to sell such servers. Phase 2 of the trial was then postponed by Oracle’s appeal of the trial court’s denial of Oracle’s “anti-SLAPP” motion, in which Oracle argued that HP Inc.’s damages claim infringed on Oracle’s First Amendment rights. On August 27, 2015, the California Court of Appeal rejected Oracle’s appeal. The matter was remanded to the trial court for Phase 2 of the trial, which began on May 23, 2016, and was submitted to the jury on June 29, 2016. On June 30, 2016, the jury returned a verdict in favor of HP Inc., awarding HP Inc. approximately $3 billion in damages: $1.7 billion for past lost profits and $1.3 billion for future lost profits. On October 20, 2016, the court entered judgment for this amount with interest accruing until the judgment is paid. Oracle’s motion for a new trial was denied on December 19, 2016, and Oracle filed its notice of appeal from the trial court’s judgment on January 17, 2017. On February 2, 2017, HP Inc. filed a notice of cross-appeal challenging the trial court’s denial of prejudgment interest. On May 16, 2019, HP Inc. filed its application to renew the judgment. As of May 16, 2019, the renewed judgment is approximately $3.8 billion. Daily interest on the renewed judgment is now accruing at $1 million and will be recorded upon receipt. The parties have completed appellate briefing in the California Court of Appeal and are awaiting the scheduling of oral argument. Pursuant to the terms of the Separation and Distribution

Agreement, HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise will share equally in any recovery from Oracle once Hewlett Packard Enterprise has been reimbursed for all costs incurred in the prosecution of the action prior to the HP Inc. /Hewlett Packard Enterprise separation on November 1, 2015.

Oracle America, Inc., et al. v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (Terix copyright matter). On March 22, 2016, Oracle filed a complaint against HPE in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging copyright infringement, interference with contract, intentional interference with prospective economic relations, and unfair competition. Oracle’s claims arise out of HPE’s prior use of a third-party maintenance provider named Terix Computer Company, Inc. (“Terix”). Oracle contends that in connection with HPE’s use of Terix as a subcontractor for certain customers of HPE’s multivendor support business, Oracle’s copyrights were infringed, and HPE is liable for vicarious and contributory infringement and related claims. The lawsuit against HPE follows a prior lawsuit brought by Oracle against Terix in 2013 relating to Terix’s alleged unauthorized provision of Solaris patches to customers on Oracle hardware. On June 14, 2018, the court heard oral argument on HPE's and Oracle's cross-motions for summary judgment. On January 29, 2019, the court granted HPE’s Motion for Summary Judgment as to all of Oracle’s claims and vacated the trial date. On February 20, 2019, the court entered judgment in favor of HPE, dismissing Oracle’s claims in their entirety. Oracle has appealed the trial court’s ruling to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. On August 20, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its ruling, affirming in part and reversing in part the trial court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of HPE. The matter will be remanded back to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California for further proceedings consistent with the ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Network-1 Technologies, Inc. v. Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., et al. This patent infringement action was filed on September 15, 2011 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging that various Hewlett Packard Enterprise switches and access points infringe Network-1’s patent relating to the 802.3af and 802.3at “Power over Ethernet” standards. Network-1 seeks damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, and declaratory and injunctive relief. The Network-1 patent at issue expires in 2020. A jury trial was conducted beginning on November 6, 2017. On November 13, 2017, the jury returned a verdict in favor of HPE, finding that HPE did not infringe Network-1’s patent and that the patent was invalid. On August 29 2018, the court denied Network-1's motion for a new trial on infringement and entered the jury's verdict finding that HPE does not infringe the relevant Network-1 patent. The court also granted Network-1's motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law on validity. Network-1 has appealed the jury verdict of non-infringement to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. HPE has cross-appealed the court’s decision to grant Network-1's motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law on validity. Appellate briefing has been completed. The Federal Circuit Court of Appeal held oral argument on November 4, 2019.

Shared Litigation with HP Inc., DXC and Micro Focus

As part of the Separation and Distribution Agreements between Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise and DXC, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Seattle SpinCo, the parties to each agreement agreed to cooperate with each other in managing certain existing litigation related to both parties' businesses. The Separation and Distribution Agreements also included provisions that assign to the parties responsibility for managing pending and future litigation related to the general corporate matters of HP Inc. (in the case of the separation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from HP Inc.) or of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (in the case of the separation of DXC from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the separation of Seattle SpinCo from Hewlett Packard Enterprise), in each case arising prior to the applicable separation.

Environmental

The Company's operations and products are or may in the future become subject to various federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations concerning environmental protection, including laws addressing the discharge of pollutants into the air and water, the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, the clean-up of contaminated sites, the substances and materials used in the Company's products, the energy consumption of products, services and operations and the operational or financial responsibility for recycling, treatment and disposal of those products. This includes legislation that makes producers of electrical goods, including servers and networking equipment, financially responsible for specified collection, recycling, treatment and disposal of past and future covered products (sometimes referred to as "product take-back legislation"). The Company could incur substantial costs, its products could be restricted from entering certain jurisdictions, and it could face other sanctions, if it were to violate or become liable under environmental laws or if its products become non-compliant with environmental laws. The Company's potential exposure includes impacts on revenue, fines and civil or criminal sanctions, third-party property damage or personal injury claims and clean-up costs. The amount and timing of costs to comply with environmental laws are difficult to predict.

In particular, the Company may become a party to, or otherwise involved in, proceedings brought by U.S. or state environmental agencies under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), known as "Superfund," or other federal, state or foreign laws and regulations addressing the clean-up of contaminated sites, and may become a party to, or otherwise involved in, proceedings brought by private parties for contribution towards clean-up costs. The Company is also contractually obligated to make financial contributions to address actions related to certain environmental liabilities, both ongoing and arising in the future, pursuant to its Separation and Distribution Agreement with HP Inc.

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Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Acquisition

Acquisition

On July 11, 2020, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Silver Peak Systems, Inc. ("Silver Peak"), an SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) leader for approximately $925 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of HPE’s fiscal year 2020, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Silver Peak's results of operations will be included within the Intelligent Edge segment.

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company were prepared in accordance with United States ("U.S.") Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Hewlett Packard Enterprise contain all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company's financial position as of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, its results of operations for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, its cash flows for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, and its statements of stockholders' equity for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019.

The results of operations for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020 and the cash flows for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019, including "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations", "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" and the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in Items 7, 7A and 8, respectively.

Principles of Consolidation

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and all subsidiaries and affiliates in which the Company has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany transactions and accounts within the consolidated businesses of the Company have been eliminated.

The Company consolidates a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) where it has been determined that the Company is the primary beneficiary of the entity’s operation. The primary beneficiary is the party that has both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. In evaluating whether the Company is the primary beneficiary, the Company evaluates its power to direct the most significant activities of the VIE by considering the purpose and design of the entity and the risks the entity was designed to create and pass through to its variable interest holders. The Company also evaluates its economic interests in the VIE.

The Company accounts for investments in companies over which it has the ability to exercise significant influence but does not hold a controlling interest under the equity method of accounting, and the Company records its proportionate share of income or losses in Earnings from equity interests in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

Non-controlling interests are presented as a separate component within Total stockholders' equity in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Net earnings attributable to non-controlling interests are recorded within Interest and other, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and are not presented separately, as they were not material for any periods presented.

Segment Realignment and Reclassifications

Segment Realignment and Reclassifications

Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2020, HPE implemented certain organizational changes to align its segment financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. As a result of these organizational changes, HPE replaced the Hybrid IT reportable segment (and the Compute, Storage and HPE Pointnext business units within it) with four new financial reporting segments: Compute, High Performance Compute & Mission-Critical Systems ("HPC & MCS"), Storage, and Advisory and Professional Services ("A & PS").

The Compute segment combines the general purpose server and certain workload optimized server portfolios that were previously a part of the Hybrid IT-Compute business unit and the related operational services business that was previously a part of the Hybrid IT-HPE Pointnext business unit. The HPC & MCS segment consists of high performance compute, mission-critical systems, and edge compute offerings that were previously a part of the Hybrid IT-Compute business unit and the related operational services business that was previously a part of the Hybrid IT-HPE Pointnext business unit. The Storage segment combines the former Hybrid IT-Storage business unit, the related operational services business that was previously a part of the Hybrid IT-HPE Pointnext business unit and the hyperconverged infrastructure products that were previously a part of the Hybrid IT-Compute business unit. Finally, the A & PS segment consists of the consultative-led services that were previously a part of the Hybrid IT-HPE Pointnext business unit.

In addition, the Intelligent Edge segment now includes the Data Center Networking ("DC Networking") operational services business that was previously a part of the Hybrid IT-HPE Pointnext business unit. The DC Networking business, other than operational services, had been transferred to the Intelligent Edge segment in a prior realignment.

The Company reflected these changes to its segment information retrospectively to the earliest period presented, which primarily resulted in the realignment of net revenue, operating profit and total assets for each of the businesses as described above. These changes had no impact on Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s previously reported consolidated net revenue, net earnings, net earnings per share ("EPS") or total assets.

Segment Policy

There have been no changes to the Company's segment accounting policies disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019, except for the organizational changes described in Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies".

Hewlett Packard Enterprise does not allocate to its segments certain operating expenses, which it manages at the corporate level. These unallocated operating costs include certain corporate costs and eliminations, stock-based compensation

expense related to corporate and certain global functions, amortization of initial direct costs, amortization of intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, transformation costs, disaster charges (recovery), acquisition, disposition and other related charges.

Use of Estimates

Use of EstimatesThe preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates, judgements and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Estimates are assessed each period and updated to reflect current information, such as the economic considerations related to the impact that the novel coronavirus pandemic ("COVID-19") could have on our significant accounting estimates. Significant estimates that are based on a forecast include inventory reserves, provision for taxes, valuation allowance for deferred taxes, and impairment assessments of goodwill, intangible assets and other long lived assets. The Company believes that these estimates, judgements and assumptions are reasonable under the circumstances, and are subject to significant uncertainties, some of which are beyond the Company’s control. Should any of these estimates change, it could adversely affect the Company’s results of operations. Additionally, as the extent and duration of the impacts from COVID-19 remain unclear, the Company’s estimates, judgements and assumptions may evolve as conditions change. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Foreign Currency Translation

Foreign Currency Translation

The Company predominately uses the U.S. dollar as its functional currency. Assets and liabilities denominated in non-U.S. currencies are remeasured into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates for monetary assets and liabilities and at historical exchange rates for non-monetary assets and liabilities. Net revenue, costs and expenses denominated in non-U.S. currencies are recorded in U.S. dollars at the average rates of exchange prevailing during the period. The Company includes gains or losses from foreign currency remeasurement in Interest and other, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and gains and losses from cash flow hedges in Net revenue as the hedged revenue is recognized. Certain non-U.S. subsidiaries designate the local currency as their functional currency, and the Company records the translation of their assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars at the balance sheet date as translation adjustments and includes them as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents was not material for any of the periods presented.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements and Recently Enacted Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the FASB issued guidance to provide temporary optional expedients and exceptions through December 31, 2022 to the U.S. GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR). This guidance was effective upon issuance, as a result the Company adopted the guidance in the second quarter of fiscal 2020 and there was no financial impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements upon adoption.

In February 2018, the FASB issued guidance that allows companies to reclassify stranded tax effects resulting from U.S. tax reform, from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to retained earnings. The guidance also allows the reclassification of these stranded tax effects to be recorded upon adoption of the guidance rather than at the actual cessation date. The Company adopted the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 and elected not to reclassify prior periods. As a result, $43 million of tax benefit was reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into accumulated deficit, primarily comprised of amounts related to currency translation adjustments and net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges.

In August 2017, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for hedge accounting. The amendments expand an entity’s ability to hedge non-financial and financial risk components and reduce complexity in fair value hedges of interest rate risk. The new guidance eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness and requires the entire change in the fair value of a hedging instrument to be presented in the same income statement line as the hedged item. The guidance also simplifies certain documentation and assessment requirements and modifies the accounting for components excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. In April 2019, the FASB issued certain clarifications to address partial term fair value hedges, fair value hedge basis adjustments and certain transition requirements. The Company adopted the guidance effective November 1, 2019 and there was no financial impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements upon adoption.

In February 2016, with amendments in 2018 and 2019, the FASB issued guidance which changes the accounting standards for leases. The Company adopted the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, beginning November 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective transition method whereby prior comparative periods will not be restated in the Consolidated Financial Statements. Accordingly, results and related disclosures for the reporting periods beginning after November 1, 2019 are presented under the new lease standard, while comparative prior period results and related disclosures are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the historic accounting standards. The primary objective of this update is to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring lessees to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset for the lease term. The Company elected the package of practical expedients which did not require the reassessment of prior conclusions related to contracts containing leases, lease classification and initial direct costs ("IDC"). The adoption of the new lease standard on November 1, 2019 resulted in the recognition of $1.0 billion of right-of-use assets and $1.1 billion of lease liabilities on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. As a lessor, no transition adjustments were recorded from the adoption of ASC 842.

The adoption of the accounting standard for leases had no impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows or debt-covenant compliance under its current agreements. Refer to Note 7 “Accounting for Leases as a Lessee” for accounting policy and additional information.

Recently Enacted Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the FASB issued clarifications relating to its existing guidance on financial instruments. Some clarifications included in this amendment are effective upon issuance and these do not have an impact on HPE’s current accounting practices. For those clarifications which affect the guidance as it relates to the measurement of credit losses, the Company is required to adopt them in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2020, the FASB issued guidance to clarify certain interactions between the guidance to account for equity securities, the guidance to account for investments under the equity method of accounting, and the guidance to account for derivatives and hedging. The new guidance clarifies the application of measurement alternatives and the accounting for certain forward contracts and purchased options to acquire investments. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In December 2019, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for income taxes. The amendments clarify and simplify the accounting for income taxes by eliminating certain exceptions to the general principles. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued guidance on a customer's accounting for implementation costs incurred in cloud-computing arrangements that are hosted by a vendor. Certain types of implementation costs should be capitalized and amortized over the term of the hosting arrangement. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued guidance which changes the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements and defined benefit pension plans. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021, though early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments however, the Company does not expect the guidance to have an impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In June 2016, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for the measurement of credit losses. The amendments require an entity to estimate its lifetime expected credit loss for most financial instruments, including trade and financing receivables, and record an allowance for the portion of the amortized cost the entity does not expect to collect. The estimate of expected credit losses should consider historical information, current information, and reasonable and supportable forecasts, including estimates of prepayments. In April 2019, the FASB further clarified the scope of the credit losses standard and addressed issues related to accrued interest receivable balances, recoveries, variable interest rates and prepayment. In May 2019, the FASB issued further guidance to provide entities with an option to irrevocably elect the fair value option applied on an instrument-by-instrument basis for eligible financial instruments. In November 2019, the FASB issued several amendments to the new credit losses standard, including an amendment requiring entities to include certain expected recoveries of the amortized cost basis in the allowance for credit losses for purchased credit deteriorated assets. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In April 2019, the FASB amended its standards on recognizing and measuring financial instruments to address the scope of the guidance, the requirement for remeasurement when using the measurement alternative and certain disclosure requirements. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments and does not expect it to be material on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

There have been no other significant changes to the Company's accounting policies or recently adopted or enacted accounting pronouncements disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.

Fair Value

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

Fair Value Hierarchy

The Company uses valuation techniques that are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs are developed using market data such as publicly available information and reflect the assumptions market participants would use, while unobservable inputs are developed using the best information available about the assumptions market participants would use.

Assets and liabilities are classified in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement:

Level 1—Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2—Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and market-corroborated inputs.

Level 3—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to observable inputs and lowest priority to unobservable inputs.

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Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Operating Results from Continuing Operations

Segment Operating Results

Segment net revenue and segment operating results were as follows:

	Compute		HPC & MCS		Storage		A & PS		Intelligent Edge		Financial Services		Corporate Investments		Total
	In millions
Three months ended July 31, 2020
Net revenue	$	3,246	$	632	$	1,105	$	225	$	682	$	807	$	119	$	6,816
Intersegment net revenue	143		17		23		1		2		4		—		190
Total segment net revenue	$	3,389	$	649	$	1,128	$	226	$	684	$	811	$	119	$	7,006
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	$	288	$	36	$	145	$	(4)	$	59	$	65	$	(27)	$	562
Three months ended July 31, 2019
Net revenue	$	3,332	$	614	$	1,238	$	241	$	777	$	885	$	130	$	7,217
Intersegment net revenue	68		19		17		1		4		3		—		112
Total segment net revenue	$	3,400	$	633	$	1,255	$	242	$	781	$	888	$	130	$	7,329
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	$	439	$	51	$	207	$	(9)	$	53	$	77	$	(25)	$	793
Nine months ended July 31, 2020
Net revenue	$	8,743	$	2,012	$	3,400	$	703	$	2,058	$	2,494	$	364	$	19,774
Intersegment net revenue	297		49		64		3		11		9		—		433
Total segment net revenue	$	9,040	$	2,061	$	3,464	$	706	$	2,069	$	2,503	$	364	$	20,207
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	$	699	$	118	$	516	$	(4)	$	202	$	213	$	(82)	$	1,662
Nine months ended July 31, 2019
Net revenue	$	10,034	$	2,038	$	3,878	$	738	$	2,164	$	2,695	$	373	$	21,920
Intersegment net revenue	259		95		51		5		7		8		—		425
Total segment net revenue	$	10,293	$	2,133	$	3,929	$	743	$	2,171	$	2,703	$	373	$	22,345
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	$	1,086	$	241	$	705	$	(55)	$	113	$	231	$	(82)	$	2,239

Reconciliation of Segment Operating Results

The reconciliation of segment operating results to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Condensed Consolidated Financial statements was as follows:

	Three Months Ended July 31,				Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions
Net Revenue:
Total segments	$	7,006	$	7,329	$	20,207	$	22,345
Eliminations of intersegment net revenue	(190)		(112)		(433)		(425)
Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated net revenue	$	6,816	$	7,217	$	19,774	$	21,920
(Loss) earnings before taxes:
Total segment earnings from operations	$	562	$	793	$	1,662	$	2,239
Unallocated corporate costs and eliminations	(65)		(65)		(165)		(179)
Unallocated stock-based compensation expense	(13)		(13)		(46)		(42)
Amortization of initial direct costs	(3)		—		(9)		—
Amortization of intangible assets	(95)		(58)		(299)		(199)
Impairment of goodwill	—		—		(865)		—
Transformation costs	(357)		(170)		(646)		(302)
Disaster (charges) recovery	(2)		—		(24)		7
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges	(15)		(563)		(82)		(710)
Interest and other, net	(71)		(70)		(158)		(139)
Tax indemnification adjustments	(30)		(134)		(86)		89
Non-service net periodic benefit credit	28		12		101		45
Earnings from equity interests	27		3		50		21
Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated (loss) earnings before taxes	$	(34)	$	(265)	$	(567)	$	830

Schedule of Reconciliation of Assets from Segments to Consolidated

Total assets by segment and the reconciliation of segment assets to Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated total assets were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Compute	$	17,742	$	14,066
HPC & MCS	6,466		6,819
Storage	7,776		7,214
A & PS	625		440
Intelligent Edge	3,918		3,318
Financial Services	14,767		14,700
Corporate Investments	580		461
Corporate and unallocated assets	6,365		4,785
Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated assets	$	58,239	$	51,803

Net Revenue by Geographic Areas

The Company’s net revenue by geographic region was as follows:

	Three Months Ended July 31,				Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions
Americas:
United States	$	2,362	$	2,435	$	6,586	$	7,120
Americas excluding U.S.	395		475		1,273		1,462
Total Americas	2,757		2,910		7,859		8,582
Europe, Middle East and Africa	2,448		2,614		7,206		8,251
Asia Pacific and Japan	1,611		1,693		4,709		5,087
Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise consolidated net revenue	$	6,816	$	7,217	$	19,774	$	21,920

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Transformation Programs (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Related Costs

During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2020, the Company incurred $238 million of charges related to the cost optimization and prioritization plan which is recorded within Transformation costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings, the components of which were as follows:

	Three and nine months ended July 31,
	2020
	In millions
Program management(1)	$	14
IT Costs	4
Restructuring charges	220
Total	$	238

(1)Primarily consists of consulting fees and other direct costs attributable to the design and implementation of the cost optimization and prioritization plan.

	Three months ended July 31,				Nine months ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions
Program management(1)	$	10	$	3	$	28	$	23
IT costs	25		41		71		94
Restructuring charges	84		92		332		143
(Gain) loss on real estate sales	(7)		8		(44)		1
Impairment on real estate assets	—		19		—		19
Other	7		9		21		30
Total	$	119	$	172	$	408	$	310

(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

	Cost Optimization and Prioritization Plan				HPE Next Plan
	Employee Severance		Infrastructure and other		Employee Severance		Infrastructure and other
	In millions				In millions
Liability as of October 31, 2019	$	—	$	—	$	178	$	42
Charges	220		—		266		66
Cash payments	—		—		(297)		(35)
Non-cash items	—		—		5		(24)
Liability as of July 31, 2020	$	220	$	—	$	152	$	49
Total costs incurred to date, as of July 31, 2020	$	220	$	—	$	1,186	$	192
Total costs expected to be incurred, as of July 31, 2020	$	800	$	180	$	1,200	$	200

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Retirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Summary of Net Benefit Cost

The Company's net pension benefit cost for defined benefit plans recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings was as follows:

	Three months ended July 31,				Nine months ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions
Service cost	$	23	$	21	$	69	$	63
Interest cost(1)	35		54		106		165
Expected return on plan assets(1)	(133)		(126)		(402)		(386)
Amortization and deferrals(1):
Actuarial loss	65		59		194		176
Prior service benefit	(3)		(4)		(10)		(12)
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost	(13)		4		(43)		6
Settlement loss(1)	7		4		8		10
Special termination benefits(1)	—		1		1		2
Net benefit (credit) cost	$	(6)	$	9	$	(34)	$	18

(1)These non-service components of net periodic benefit cost were included in Non-service net periodic benefit credit in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

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Taxes on Earnings (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Deferred tax assets	$	1,705	$	1,515
Deferred tax liabilities	(282)		(311)
Deferred tax assets net of deferred tax liabilities	$	1,423	$	1,204

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Balance Sheet Details (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Cash and cash equivalents	$	8,465	$	3,753
Restricted cash(1)	472		323
Total	$	8,937	$	4,076

(1) The Company includes restricted cash in Other current assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Schedule of Inventory

Inventory

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Finished goods	$	1,463	$	1,198
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies	2,006		1,189
Total	$	3,469	$	2,387

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Land	$	94	$	241
Buildings and leasehold improvements	1,948		2,196
Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease	9,719		9,464
	11,761		11,901
Accumulated depreciation	(6,052)		(5,847)
Total	$	5,709	$	6,054

Changes in Aggregate Product Warranty Liabilities

The Company's aggregate product warranty liability as of July 31, 2020, and changes were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended July 31, 2020
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	400
Charges	180
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties	1
Settlements made	(188)
Balance at end of period	$	393

Summary of Accounts Receivable, Net

A summary of accounts receivable, net, including unbilled receivables was as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Accounts receivable, net
Accounts receivable	$	2,700	$	2,782
Unbilled receivables	198		206
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(42)		(31)
Total	$	2,856	$	2,957

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessee (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

Operating Lease Cost

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

	Three Months Ended July 31, 2020		Nine Months Ended July 31, 2020
	In millions
Operating lease cost	$	61	$	180
Finance lease cost	2		6
Sublease rental income	(14)		(46)
Total lease cost	$	49	$	140

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

	As of July 31, 2020
	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)	7.1		9.8
Weighted-average discount rate	2.7	%	3.5	%

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

	Cash Flow Statement Activity	Nine Months Ended July 31, 2020
		In millions
Cash outflows from operating leases	Net cash used in operating activities	$	178
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	Non-cash activities	$	214

Supplemental Balance Sheet Information

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 July 31, 2020
		In millions
Operating Leases
ROU Assets	Long-term financing receivables and other assets	$	977
Lease Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities – current	Other accrued liabilities	$	187
Operating lease liabilities – non-current	Other non-current liabilities	902
Total operating lease liabilities		$	1,089
Finance Leases
Finance lease ROU Assets:	Property, plant and equipment
Gross finance lease ROU assets		$	52
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(3)
Net finance lease ROU assets		$	49
Lease Liabilities:
Finance lease liabilities – current	Notes payable and short-term borrowings	$	4
Finance lease liabilities – non-current	Long-term debt	54
Total finance lease liabilities		$	58
Total ROU assets		$	1,026
Total lease liabilities		$	1,147

Operating Lease Liability Maturity

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

	As of July 31, 2020
	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of fiscal 2020	$	57	$	2
2021	199		6
2022	179		6
2023	161		7
2024	138		7
Thereafter	447		41
Total future lease payments	$	1,181	$	69
Less: imputed interest	(92)		(11)
Total lease liabilities	$	1,089	$	58

Finance Lease Liability Maturity

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

	As of July 31, 2020
	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of fiscal 2020	$	57	$	2
2021	199		6
2022	179		6
2023	161		7
2024	138		7
Thereafter	447		41
Total future lease payments	$	1,181	$	69
Less: imputed interest	(92)		(11)
Total lease liabilities	$	1,089	$	58

Operating Lease Liability Prior to Adoption of New Standard

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

	As of October 31, 2019
	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
	In millions
Fiscal year
2020	$	233	$	6
2021	187		6
2022	164		7
2023	149		6
2024	127		7
Thereafter	541		41
Total	$	1,401	$	73

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

Components of Financing Receivables

The components of financing receivables were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Minimum lease payments receivable	$	9,435	$	9,070
Unguaranteed residual value	368		336
Unearned income	(760)		(754)
Financing receivables, gross	9,043		8,652
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(142)		(131)
Financing receivables, net	8,901		8,521
Less: current portion(1)	(3,797)		(3,572)
Amounts due after one year, net(1)	$	5,104	$	4,949

(1)The Company includes the current portion in Financing receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, and amounts due after one year, net in Long-term financing receivables and other assets, in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Sales-type and Direct Financing Leases, Lease Receivable, Maturity

Scheduled maturities of the Company's minimum lease payments receivable were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020
Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of fiscal 2020	$	1,547
2021	3,284
2022	2,373
2023	1,376
2024	639
Thereafter	216
Total undiscounted cash flows	$	9,435
Present value of lease payments (recognized as finance receivables)	$	8,623
Difference between undiscounted cash flows and discounted cash flows	$	812

Minimum Lease Payments Receivable

Prior to the adoption of the new lease standard, scheduled maturities of the Company's minimum lease payments receivable were as follows:

	As of
	October 31, 2019
Fiscal year	In millions
2020	$	3,939
2021	2,449
2022	1,555
2023	752
2024	306
Thereafter	69
Total	$	9,070

Credit Risk Profile of Gross Financing Receivables

The credit risk profile of gross financing receivables, based on internal risk ratings, was as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Risk Rating:
Low	$	4,579	$	4,432
Moderate	4,115		3,933
High	349		287
Total	$	9,043	$	8,652

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for Financing Receivables

The allowance for doubtful accounts for financing receivables as of July 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019 and the respective changes during the nine and twelve months then ended were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	131	$	120
Provision for doubtful accounts	28		33
Write-offs	(17)		(22)
Balance at end of period	$	142	$	131

Gross Financing Receivables and Related Allowance Evaluated for Loss

The gross financing receivables and related allowance evaluated for loss were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Gross financing receivables collectively evaluated for loss	$	8,174	$	8,255
Gross financing receivables individually evaluated for loss(1)	869		397
Total	$	9,043	$	8,652
Allowance for financing receivables collectively evaluated for loss	$	89	$	84
Allowance for financing receivables individually evaluated for loss	53		47
Total	$	142	$	131

(1)Includes billed operating lease receivables and billed and unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables.

Summary of the Aging and Non-accrual Status of Gross Financing Receivables

The following table summarizes the aging and non-accrual status of gross financing receivables:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Billed:(1)
Current 1-30 days	$	339	$	301
Past due 31-60 days	71		62
Past due 61-90 days	35		15
Past due > 90 days	162		88
Unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables	8,436		8,186
Total gross financing receivables	$	9,043	$	8,652
Gross financing receivables on non-accrual status(2)	$	569	$	276
Gross financing receivables 90 days past due and still accruing interest(2)	$	300	$	121

(1)Includes billed operating lease receivables and billed sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables.

(2)Includes billed operating lease receivables and billed and unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables.

Operating Lease Assets Included in Machinery and Equipment

Operating lease assets included in Property, plant and equipment in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Equipment leased to customers	$	7,210	$	7,185
Accumulated depreciation	(3,184)		(3,101)
Total	$	4,026	$	4,084

Lessor Operating Lease Payments Maturity

Minimum future rentals on non-cancelable operating leases related to leased equipment were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020
Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of fiscal 2020	$	521
2021	1,641
2022	894
2023	308
2024	54
Thereafter	3
Total	$	3,421

Lessor Lease Activity

The following table presents amounts included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings related to lessor activity:

	Three Months Ended July 31, 2020		Nine Months Ended July 31, 2020
	In millions
Sales-type leases and direct financing leases:
Interest income	$	115	$	343
Lease income - operating leases	588		1,821
Total lease income	$	703	$	2,164

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities

The assets in the table below include those that can be used to settle the obligations of the VIE. Additionally, general creditors do not have recourse to the assets of the VIE.

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
Assets held by VIE	In millions
Other current assets	$	163	$	76
Financing receivables
Short-term	$	586	$	194
Long-term	$	711	$	229
Property, plant and equipment	$	764	$	303
Liabilities held by VIE
Notes payable and short-term borrowings, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	$	1,018	$	385
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	$	1,057	$	370

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Goodwill (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Allocation and Changes in the Carrying Amount of Goodwill

The following table represents the change in carrying value of goodwill, by reportable segment, for nine months ended July 31, 2020:

	Compute		HPC & MCS		Storage		Intelligent Edge		Financial Services		Total
	In millions
Balance at October 31, 2019	$	7,532	$	4,478	$	4,158	$	1,994	$	144	$	18,306
Goodwill impairment	—		(865)		—		—		—		(865)
Goodwill adjustments	—		—		1		—		—		1
Balance at July 31, 2020	$	7,532	$	3,613	$	4,159	$	1,994	$	144	$	17,442

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Fair Value (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table presents the Company's assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	As of July 31, 2020								As of October 31, 2019
	Fair Value Measured Using								Fair Value Measured Using
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	In millions
Assets
Cash Equivalents and Investments:
Time deposits	$	—	$	4,778	$	—	$	4,778	$	—	$	803	$	—	$	803
Money market funds	1,668		—		—		1,668		859		—		—		859
Foreign bonds	—		97		—		97		7		126		—		133
Other debt securities	—		—		21		21		—		—		32		32
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	—		259		—		259		—		73		—		73
Foreign exchange contracts	—		305		—		305		—		392		—		392
Other derivatives	—		2		—		2		—		3		—		3
Total assets	$	1,668	$	5,441	$	21	$	7,130	$	866	$	1,397	$	32	$	2,295
Liabilities
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	$	—	$	4	$	—	$	4	$	—	$	11	$	—	$	11
Foreign exchange contracts	—		308		—		308		—		136		—		136
Total liabilities	$	—	$	312	$	—	$	312	$	—	$	147	$	—	$	147

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Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]

Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments

Cash equivalents and available-for-sale debt investments were as follows:

	As of July 31, 2020						As of October 31, 2019
	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Fair Value		Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Fair Value
	In millions
Cash Equivalents:
Time deposits	$	4,778	$	—	$	4,778	$	803	$	—	$	803
Money market funds	1,668		—		1,668		859		—		859
Total cash equivalents	6,446		—		6,446		1,662		—		1,662
Available-for-Sale Debt Investments:
Foreign bonds	83		14		97		110		23		133
Other debt securities	20		1		21		32		—		32
Total available-for-sale debt investments	103		15		118		142		23		165
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale debt investments	$	6,549	$	15	$	6,564	$	1,804	$	23	$	1,827

Contractual Maturities of Investments in Available-for-Sale Debt Securities

Contractual maturities of available-for-sale debt investments were as follows:

	July 31, 2020
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	In millions
Due in more than five years	$	103	$	118
	$	103	$	118

Gross Notional and Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

The gross notional and fair value of derivative instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

	As of July 31, 2020										As of October 31, 2019
			Fair Value										Fair Value
	Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Long-Term Other Liabilities		Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Long-Term Other Liabilities
	In millions
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Fair value hedges:
Interest rate contracts	$	6,850	$	4	$	255	$	—	$	—	$	6,850	$	—	$	72	$	11	$	—
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	7,929		61		85		176		47		8,578		164		141		45		27
Interest rate contracts	500		—		—		4		—		500		—		1		—		—
Net investment hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	1,778		29		37		13		6		1,766		31		36		18		10
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	17,057		94		377		193		53		17,694		195		250		74		37
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency contracts	6,013		86		7		65		1		6,398		17		3		33		3
Other derivatives	101		2		—		—		—		97		3		—		—		—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	6,114		88		7		65		1		6,495		20		3		33		3
Total derivatives	$	23,171	$	182	$	384	$	258	$	54	$	24,189	$	215	$	253	$	107	$	40

Offsetting Assets

The information related to the potential effect of the Company's use of the master netting agreements and collateral security agreements were as follows:

	As of July 31, 2020
	In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v)			(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset		Net Amount Presented		Derivatives		Financial Collateral			Net Amount
	In millions
Derivative assets	$	566	$	—	$	566	$	202	$	391	(1)	$	(27)
Derivative liabilities	$	312	$	—	$	312	$	202	$	83	(2)	$	27

	As of October 31, 2019
	In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v)			(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset		Net Amount Presented		Derivatives		Financial Collateral			Net Amount
	In millions
Derivative assets	$	468	$	—	$	468	$	123	$	263	(1)	$	82
Derivative liabilities	$	147	$	—	$	147	$	123	$	19	(2)	$	5

(1)Represents the cash collateral posted by counterparties as of the respective reporting date for the Company's asset position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.

(2)Represents the collateral posted by the Company in cash or through the re-use of counterparty cash collateral as of the respective reporting date for the Company's liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date. As of July 31, 2020, $83 million of collateral posted was entirely through re-use of counterparty collateral. As of October 31, 2019, $19 million of collateral posted was entirely by way of re-use of counterparty collateral.

Offsetting Liabilities

The information related to the potential effect of the Company's use of the master netting agreements and collateral security agreements were as follows:

	As of July 31, 2020
	In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v)			(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset		Net Amount Presented		Derivatives		Financial Collateral			Net Amount
	In millions
Derivative assets	$	566	$	—	$	566	$	202	$	391	(1)	$	(27)
Derivative liabilities	$	312	$	—	$	312	$	202	$	83	(2)	$	27

	As of October 31, 2019
	In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v)			(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset		Net Amount Presented		Derivatives		Financial Collateral			Net Amount
	In millions
Derivative assets	$	468	$	—	$	468	$	123	$	263	(1)	$	82
Derivative liabilities	$	147	$	—	$	147	$	123	$	19	(2)	$	5

(1)Represents the cash collateral posted by counterparties as of the respective reporting date for the Company's asset position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.

(2)Represents the collateral posted by the Company in cash or through the re-use of counterparty cash collateral as of the respective reporting date for the Company's liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date. As of July 31, 2020, $83 million of collateral posted was entirely through re-use of counterparty collateral. As of October 31, 2019, $19 million of collateral posted was entirely by way of re-use of counterparty collateral.

Pre-tax Effect of Derivative Instruments and Related Hedged Items in a Fair Value Hedging Relationship

The amounts recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges were as follows:

	Carrying amount of the hedged assets/ (liabilities)				Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of the hedged assets/ (liabilities)
	As of				As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019		July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions				In millions
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	$	(3,004)	$	(2,987)	$	(4)	$	11
Long-term debt	$	(4,093)	$	(3,908)	$	(255)	$	(72)

Pre-tax Effect of Derivative Instruments in Net Investment Hedging Relationships

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") were as follows:

	Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives
	Three months ended July 31, 2020		Three months ended July 31, 2019		Nine months ended July 31, 2020		Nine months ended July 31, 2019
	In millions
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging relationship
Foreign exchange contracts	$	(456)	$	63	$	(79)	$	225
Interest rate contracts	—		—		(6)		—
Derivatives in Net Investment Hedging relationship
Foreign exchange contracts	(83)		(18)		50		(23)
Total	$	(539)	$	45	$	(35)	$	202

Pre-tax Effect of Derivative Instruments in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") were as follows:

	Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives
	Three months ended July 31, 2020		Three months ended July 31, 2019		Nine months ended July 31, 2020		Nine months ended July 31, 2019
	In millions
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging relationship
Foreign exchange contracts	$	(456)	$	63	$	(79)	$	225
Interest rate contracts	—		—		(6)		—
Derivatives in Net Investment Hedging relationship
Foreign exchange contracts	(83)		(18)		50		(23)
Total	$	(539)	$	45	$	(35)	$	202

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Earnings

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings were as follows:

	Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income
	Three months ended July 31, 2020				Three months ended July 31, 2019				Nine months ended July 31, 2020				Nine months ended July 31, 2019
	Net revenue		Interest and other, net		Net revenue		Interest and other, net		Net revenue		Interest and other, net		Net revenue		Interest and other, net
	In millions
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings in which the effects of fair value hedges, cash flow hedges and derivatives not designated as hedging instruments are recorded	$	6,816	$	(71)	$	7,217	$	(70)	$	19,774	$	(158)	$	21,920	$	(139)
Gains (losses) on derivatives in fair value hedging relationships
Interest rate contracts
Hedged items	$	—	$	(13)	$	—	$	(123)	$	—	$	(198)	$	—	$	(341)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments	—		13		—		123		—		198		—		341
Gains (losses) on derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
Foreign exchange contracts
Amount of gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	23		(264)		42		16		97		(55)		168		91
Interest rate contracts
Amount of gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	—		(1)		—		—		—		(1)		—		—
Gains (losses) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts	—		8		—		55		—		53		—		(68)
Other derivatives	—		(6)		—		(2)		—		(1)		—		5
Total gains (losses)	$	23	$	(263)	$	42	$	69	$	97	$	(4)	$	168	$	28

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Borrowings (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of notes payable and short-term borrowings, including the current portion of long-term debt

Notes payable and short-term borrowings, including the current portion of long-term debt, were as follows:

	As of
	July 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
	In millions
Current portion of long-term debt	$	4,594	$	3,441
FS commercial paper	737		698
Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other	396		286
Total	$	5,727	$	4,425

Schedule of aggregate future maturities of long-term debt at face value

As of July 31, 2020, aggregate future maturities of the Company's long-term debt at face value (excluding a fair value adjustment related to hedged debt of $259 million and a net discount on debt issuance of $10 million), including capital lease obligations were as follows:

Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of fiscal 2020	3,349
2021	2,780
2022	1,967
2023	2,483
2024	2,018
Thereafter	5,537
Total	$	18,134

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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

Taxes Related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Taxes related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

	Three months ended July 31,				Nine months ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions
Taxes on change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges:
Tax benefit (provision) on net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	$	26	$	(6)	$	(6)	$	(24)
Tax provision (benefit) on net losses (gains) reclassified into earnings	5		7		26		31
	31		1		20		7
Taxes on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Tax benefit (provision) on net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	1		5		1		13
Tax (provision) benefit on amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit	(4)		(3)		(12)		(9)
Tax (provision) benefit on curtailments, settlements and other	—		—		—		(7)
	(3)		2		(11)		(3)
Tax (provision) benefit on change in cumulative translation adjustment	—		(1)		4		—
Tax benefit (provision) on other comprehensive (loss) income	$	28	$	2	$	13	$	4

Changes and Reclassifications Related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Taxes

Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of taxes

	Three months ended July 31,				Nine months ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes:
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities:
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	$	6	$	3	$	—	$	8
(Gains) losses reclassified into earnings	(1)		—		(8)		(3)
	5		3		(8)		5
Change in net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges:
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	(430)		57		(91)		201
Net losses (gains) reclassified into earnings	247		(51)		(15)		(228)
	(183)		6		(106)		(27)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	(18)		(26)		(9)		(65)
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit	57		51		171		152
Curtailments, settlements and other	7		5		8		5
	46		30		170		92
Change in cumulative translation adjustment	1		(9)		(42)		(2)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	$	(131)	$	30	$	14	$	68

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Taxes

The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes as of July 31, 2020, and changes during the nine months ended July 31, 2020 were as follows:

	Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities		Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges		Unrealized components of defined benefit plans		Cumulative translation adjustment		Accumulated other comprehensive loss
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	23	$	53	$	(3,366)	$	(437)	$	(3,727)
Effect of change in accounting principle (1)	—		(10)		—		(33)		(43)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	—		(91)		(9)		(42)		(142)
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings	(8)		(15)		179		—		156
Balance at end of period	$	15	$	(63)	$	(3,196)	$	(512)	$	(3,756)

(1)Reflects the adoption of the FASB guidance on stranded tax effects. For more information, see Note 1 "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies".

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Net Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Reconciliations of the Numerators and Denominators of the Basic and Diluted Net EPS Calculations

The reconciliations of the numerators and denominators of each of the basic and diluted net EPS calculations were as follows:

	Three Months Ended July 31,				Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	In millions, except per share amounts
Numerator:
Net earnings (loss)	$	9	$	(27)	$	(479)	$	569
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS	1,292		1,334		1,294		1,367
Dilutive effect of employee stock plans	8		—		—		13
Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS	1,300		1,334		1,294		1,380
Net earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$	0.01	$	(0.02)	$	(0.37)	$	0.42
Diluted	$	0.01	$	(0.02)	$	(0.37)	$	0.41
Anti-dilutive weighted-average stock awards(1)	21		44		48		4

(1)The Company excludes shares potentially issuable under employee stock plans that could dilute basic net EPS in the future from the calculation of diluted net earnings per share, as their effect, if included, would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented.

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Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Jul. 11, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($) segment	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Number of new reportable segments | segment		4
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Stockholders' equity		$ 16,206				$ 17,149
ROU Assets		977
Total lease liabilities		1,089
Silver Peak
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Payments to business	$ 925
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
ROU Assets					$ 1,000
Total lease liabilities					$ 1,100
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Stockholders' equity		(3,756)	$ (3,625)			(3,727)	$ (3,150)	$ (3,180)	$ (3,218)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Stockholders' equity						(43)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Accounting Standards Update 2018-02 | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Stockholders' equity				$ 43
Accumulated Deficit
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Stockholders' equity		$ (8,377)	$ (8,385)			(7,632)	$ (7,959)	(7,765)	(5,899)
Accumulated Deficit | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Stockholders' equity						$ 43		$ (21)	$ (2,183)
Accumulated Deficit | Accounting Standards Update 2018-02 | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Stockholders' equity				$ (43)

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Segment Information - Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020 segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of segments	7

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Segment Information - Segment Operating Results from Continuing Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	$ 6,816	$ 7,217	$ 19,774	$ 21,920
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	12	(76)	(474)	814
Intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	(190)	(112)	(433)	(425)
Operating Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	7,006	7,329	20,207	22,345
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	562	793	1,662	2,239
Compute
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	3,246	3,332	8,743	10,034
Compute | Intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	(143)	(68)	(297)	(259)
Compute | Operating Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	3,389	3,400	9,040	10,293
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	288	439	699	1,086
HPC & MCS
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	632	614	2,012	2,038
HPC & MCS | Intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	(17)	(19)	(49)	(95)
HPC & MCS | Operating Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	649	633	2,061	2,133
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	36	51	118	241
Storage
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	1,105	1,238	3,400	3,878
Storage | Intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	(23)	(17)	(64)	(51)
Storage | Operating Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	1,128	1,255	3,464	3,929
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	145	207	516	705
A & PS
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	225	241	703	738
A & PS | Intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	(1)	(1)	(3)	(5)
A & PS | Operating Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	226	242	706	743
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	(4)	(9)	(4)	(55)
Intelligent Edge
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	682	777	2,058	2,164
Intelligent Edge | Intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	(2)	(4)	(11)	(7)
Intelligent Edge | Operating Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	684	781	2,069	2,171
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	59	53	202	113
Financial Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	807	885	2,494	2,695
Financial Services | Intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	(4)	(3)	(9)	(8)
Financial Services | Operating Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	811	888	2,503	2,703
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	65	77	213	231
Corporate Investments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	119	130	364	373
Corporate Investments | Intersegment net revenue and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	0	0	0	0
Corporate Investments | Operating Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue	119	130	364	373
Segment earnings (loss) from operations	$ (27)	$ (25)	$ (82)	$ (82)

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Segment Information - Reconciliation of Segment Operating Results (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019
Net revenue:
Net revenue	$ 6,816		$ 7,217	$ 19,774	$ 21,920
(Loss) earnings before taxes:
Total segment earnings from operations	12		(76)	(474)	814
Amortization of intangible assets	(95)		(58)	(299)	(199)
Impairment of goodwill	0		0	(865)	0
Transformation costs	(357)		(170)	(646)	(302)
Disaster (charges) recovery	(2)		0	(24)	7
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges	(15)		(563)	(55)	(710)
Interest and other, net	(71)		(70)	(158)	(139)
Tax indemnification adjustments	(30)		(134)	(86)	89
Non-service net periodic benefit credit	28		12	101	45
Earnings from equity interests	27		3	50	21
(Loss) earnings before taxes	(34)		(265)	(567)	830
HPC & MCS
Net revenue:
Net revenue	632		614	2,012	2,038
(Loss) earnings before taxes:
Impairment of goodwill	(865)	$ (865)		(865)
Operating Segment
Net revenue:
Net revenue	7,006		7,329	20,207	22,345
(Loss) earnings before taxes:
Total segment earnings from operations	562		793	1,662	2,239
Operating Segment | HPC & MCS
Net revenue:
Net revenue	649		633	2,061	2,133
(Loss) earnings before taxes:
Total segment earnings from operations	36		51	118	241
Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other
Net revenue:
Net revenue	(190)		(112)	(433)	(425)
Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other | HPC & MCS
Net revenue:
Net revenue	(17)		(19)	(49)	(95)
Segment Reconciling Items
(Loss) earnings before taxes:
Unallocated corporate costs and eliminations	(65)		(65)	(165)	(179)
Unallocated stock-based compensation expense	(13)		(13)	(46)	(42)
Amortization of initial direct costs	(3)		0	(9)	0
Amortization of intangible assets	(95)		(58)	(299)	(199)
Impairment of goodwill	0		0	(865)	0
Transformation costs	(357)		(170)	(646)	(302)
Disaster (charges) recovery	(2)		0	(24)	7
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges	(15)		(563)	(82)	(710)
Interest and other, net	(71)		(70)	(158)	(139)
Tax indemnification adjustments	(30)		(134)	(86)	89
Non-service net periodic benefit credit	28		12	101	45
Earnings from equity interests	$ 27		$ 3	$ 50	$ 21

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Segment Information - Reconciliation of Segment Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ 58,239	$ 51,803
Operating Segment | Compute
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	17,742	14,066
Operating Segment | HPC & MCS
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	6,466	6,819
Operating Segment | Storage
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	7,776	7,214
Operating Segment | A & PS
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	625	440
Operating Segment | Intelligent Edge
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	3,918	3,318
Operating Segment | Financial Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	14,767	14,700
Operating Segment | Corporate Investments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	580	461
Corporate and unallocated assets
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ 6,365	$ 4,785

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Segment Information - Revenue by Geographic Region (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	$ 6,816	$ 7,217	$ 19,774	$ 21,920
Total Americas
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	2,757	2,910	7,859	8,582
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	2,362	2,435	6,586	7,120
Americas excluding U.S.
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	395	475	1,273	1,462
Europe, Middle East and Africa
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	2,448	2,614	7,206	8,251
Asia Pacific and Japan
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net revenue	$ 1,611	$ 1,693	$ 4,709	$ 5,087

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Transformation Programs - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2019
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Transformation costs	$ 357	$ 170	$ 646	$ 302
Current restructuring liability reported in Accrued restructuring	386		386		$ 195
HPE Next
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Transformation costs	119	172	408	310
Current restructuring liability reported in Accrued restructuring	366		366		164
Long-term portion of restructuring reserve, recorded in Other liabilities	55		55		$ 56
Cost optimization and prioritization plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Transformation costs	$ 238		$ 238
Transformation Costs | HPE Next
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Transformation costs		170		302
Non-Service Net Periodic Benefit Credit | HPE Next
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Transformation costs		$ 2		$ 8

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Transformation Programs - Transformation Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Total	$ 357	$ 170	$ 646	$ 302
HPE Next
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Program management	10	3	28	23
IT costs	25	41	71	94
Restructuring charges	84	92	332	143
(Gain) loss on real estate sales	(7)	8	(44)	1
Impairment of Real Estate	0	19		19
Other	7	9	21	30
Total	119	$ 172	408	$ 310
Cost optimization and prioritization plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Program management			14
IT costs			4
Restructuring charges			220
Total	$ 238		$ 238

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Transformation Programs - Schedule of Restructuring Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019
HPE Next
Restructuring Reserve
Charges	$ 84	$ 92	$ 332	$ 143
HPE Next | Employee Severance
Restructuring Reserve
Balance at the beginning of the period			178
Charges			266
Cash payments			(297)
Non-cash items			5
Balance at the end of the period	152		152
Total costs incurred to date, as of July 31, 2020	1,186		1,186
Total costs expected to be incurred, as of July 31, 2020	1,200		1,200
HPE Next | Infrastructure and other
Restructuring Reserve
Balance at the beginning of the period			42
Charges			66
Cash payments			(35)
Non-cash items			(24)
Balance at the end of the period	49		49
Total costs incurred to date, as of July 31, 2020	192		192
Total costs expected to be incurred, as of July 31, 2020	200		200
Cost optimization and prioritization plan
Restructuring Reserve
Charges			220
Cost optimization and prioritization plan | Employee Severance
Restructuring Reserve
Balance at the beginning of the period			0
Charges			220
Cash payments			0
Non-cash items			0
Balance at the end of the period	220		220
Total costs incurred to date, as of July 31, 2020	220		220
Total costs expected to be incurred, as of July 31, 2020	800		800
Cost optimization and prioritization plan | Infrastructure and other
Restructuring Reserve
Balance at the beginning of the period			0
Charges			0
Cash payments			0
Non-cash items			0
Balance at the end of the period	0		0
Total costs incurred to date, as of July 31, 2020	0		0
Total costs expected to be incurred, as of July 31, 2020	$ 180		$ 180

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Retirement Benefit Plans (Details) - Benefit Plans - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 23	$ 21	$ 69	$ 63
Interest cost	35	54	106	165
Expected return on plan assets	(133)	(126)	(402)	(386)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss	65	59	194	176
Prior service benefit	(3)	(4)	(10)	(12)
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost	(13)	4	(43)	6
Settlement loss	7	4	8	10
Special termination benefits	0	1	1	2
Net benefit (credit) cost	$ (6)	$ 9	$ (34)	$ 18

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Taxes on Earnings - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 30, 2019
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Effective tax rate (as a percent)	126.50%	89.80%	15.50%	31.40%
Net income tax charges (benefits)	$ (86)	$ (303)	$ (253)	$ 80
Income tax (benefit) on restructuring charges, separation costs, transformation costs and acquisition and other related charges	(72)	(18)	(120)	(75)
Tax rate changes	30		30
Pre-Separation tax matters	(308)		(56)	(264)
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits from separation activities		19		19
Income tax (benefit) charges from U.S. tax reform		14		365
Income tax charges related to future withholding costs on intercompany distributions				$ 40
Unrecognized tax benefits	2,200		2,200		$ 2,300
Unrecognized tax benefits that would affect effective tax rate if realized	711		711		772
Interest (income) expense	13	$ (43)	(12)
Accrued income tax for interest and penalties	117		$ 117		129
Likelihood of no resolution period			12 months
Reasonably possible reduction in existing unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months	105		$ 105
Likelihood of conclusion period for certain federal, foreign and state tax issues			12 months
Amount awarded to other party							$ 300
Cash received during period	$ 50				$ 200
Forecast
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Tax Matter Agreement receivable						$ 50
Foreign Tax Authority | India
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Tax rate changes			$ 57

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Taxes on Earnings - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Deferred tax assets	$ 1,705	$ 1,515
Deferred tax liabilities	(282)	(311)
Deferred tax assets net of deferred tax liabilities	$ 1,423	$ 1,204

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Balance Sheet Details - Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 8,465	$ 3,753
Restricted cash	472	323
Total	$ 8,937	$ 4,076	$ 4,011	$ 5,084

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Balance Sheet Details - Schedule of Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Finished goods	$ 1,463	$ 1,198
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies	2,006	1,189
Total	$ 3,469	$ 2,387

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Balance Sheet Details - Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment and Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease	$ 9,719	$ 9,464
Property, plant and equipment before accumulated depreciation	11,761	11,901
Accumulated depreciation	(6,052)	(5,847)
Total	5,709	6,054
Land
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Equipment leased to customers	94	241
Buildings and leasehold improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Equipment leased to customers	$ 1,948	$ 2,196

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Balance Sheet Details - Changes in Aggregate Product Warranty Liabilities (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Changes in aggregated product warranty liabilities
Balance at beginning of period	$ 400
Charges	180
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties	1
Settlements made	(188)
Balance at end of period	$ 393

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Balance Sheet Details - Summary of Accounts Receivable, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Accounts receivable	$ 2,700	$ 2,782
Unbilled receivables	198	206
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(42)	(31)
Total	$ 2,856	$ 2,957

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Balance Sheet Details - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2019
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Trade receivables sold	$ 1,000		$ 2,800		$ 4,500
Deferred revenue	3,343		3,343		3,234
Contract liabilities		$ 6,100		$ 6,100	6,000
Unearned revenue recognized			2,700
Unsatisfied performance obligations	6,100		6,100
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Current portion of capitalized costs	52		52		49
Non-current portion of capitalized costs	74		74		74
Amortization of capitalized costs to obtain a contract	$ 15	$ 12	$ 43	$ 34
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2020-08-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Unsatisfied performance obligation expected to be recognized over the remainder of the year	21.00%		21.00%
Expected timing of satisfaction	3 months		3 months
Notes payable and short-term borrowings
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Deferred revenue	$ 154		$ 154		$ 80

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessee - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
Net gain from sale and leaseback transaction	$ 1	$ 41
Amount of operating leases that have not yet commenced	$ 212	$ 212
Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Term of operating leases not yet commenced	5 years	5 years
Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Term of operating leases not yet commenced	15 years	15 years

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessee - Components of Lease Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract]
Operating lease cost	$ 61	$ 180
Finance lease cost	2	6
Sublease rental income	(14)	(46)
Total lease cost	$ 49	$ 140

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessee - Leases included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet (Details) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Operating Leases
ROU Assets	$ 977
Operating lease liabilities – current	187
Operating lease liabilities – non-current	902
Total operating lease liabilities	1,089
Finance Leases
Gross finance lease ROU assets	52
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(3)
Net finance lease ROU assets	49
Finance lease liabilities – current	4
Finance lease liabilities – non-current	54
Total finance lease liabilities	58
Total ROU assets	1,026
Total lease liabilities	$ 1,147

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessee - Additional Lease Information (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
Operating Leases, Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)	7 years 1 month 6 days
Operating Leases, Weighted-average discount rate	2.70%
Finance Leases, Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)	9 years 9 months 18 days
Finance Leases, Weighted-average discount rate	3.50%
Cash outflows from operating leases	$ 178
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$ 214

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessee - Future Minimum Lease Commitments (Details) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Operating Leases
Remainder of fiscal 2020	$ 57
2021	199
2022	179
2023	161
2024	138
Thereafter	447
Total future lease payments	1,181
Less: imputed interest	(92)
Total lease liabilities	1,089
Finance Leases
Remainder of 2020	2
2021	6
2022	6
2023	7
2024	7
Thereafter	41
Total future lease payments	69
Less: imputed interest	(11)
Total lease liability balance	$ 58

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessee - Future Minimum Lease Commitments Prior to Adoption (Details) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Operating Leases
2020	$ 233
2021	187
2022	164
2023	149
2024	127
Thereafter	541
Total	1,401
Finance Leases
2020	6
2021	6
2022	7
2023	6
2024	7
Thereafter	41
Total	$ 73

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Financing receivable term, low end of range	2 years
Financing receivable term, high end of range	5 years
Financing receivable sold	$ 60	$ 153

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Components of Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018
Leases [Abstract]
Minimum lease payments receivable	$ 9,435	$ 9,070
Unguaranteed residual value	368	336
Unearned income	(760)	(754)
Financing receivables, gross	9,043	8,652
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(142)	(131)	$ (120)
Financing receivables, net	8,901	8,521
Less: current portion	(3,797)	(3,572)
Amounts due after one year, net	$ 5,104	$ 4,949

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Finance Lease Receivable Maturity (Details) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
Remainder of fiscal 2020	$ 1,547
2021	3,284
2022	2,373
2023	1,376
2024	639
Thereafter	216
Total undiscounted cash flows	9,435
Present value of lease payments (recognized as finance receivables)	8,623
Difference between undiscounted cash flows and discounted cash flows	$ 812

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Minimum Finance Lease Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
2020		$ 3,939
2021		2,449
2022		1,555
2023		752
2024		306
Thereafter		69
Total	$ 9,435	$ 9,070

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Credit Risk Profile of Gross Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Gross financing receivables
Gross financing receivables	$ 9,043	$ 8,652
Low
Gross financing receivables
Gross financing receivables	4,579	4,432
Moderate
Gross financing receivables
Gross financing receivables	4,115	3,933
High
Gross financing receivables
Gross financing receivables	$ 349	$ 287

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Balance at beginning of period	$ 131	$ 120
Provision for doubtful accounts	28	33
Write-offs	(17)	(22)
Balance at end of period	$ 142	$ 131

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Gross Financing Receivables and Related Allowance Evaluated for Loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018
Leases [Abstract]
Gross financing receivables collectively evaluated for loss	$ 8,174	$ 8,255
Gross financing receivables individually evaluated for loss	869	397
Financing receivables, gross	9,043	8,652
Allowance for financing receivables collectively evaluated for loss	89	84
Allowance for financing receivables individually evaluated for loss	53	47
Total	$ 142	$ 131	$ 120

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Summary of the Aging and Non-accrual Status of Gross Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Billed:
Current 1-30 days	$ 339	$ 301
Past due 31-60 days	71	62
Past due 61-90 days	35	15
Past due > 90 days	162	88
Unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables	8,436	8,186
Financing receivables, gross	9,043	8,652
Gross financing receivables on non-accrual status	569	276
Gross financing receivables 90 days past due and still accruing interest	$ 300	$ 121

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Operating Lease Assets Included in Machinery and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Equipment leased to customers		$ 7,185
Accumulated depreciation		(3,101)
Total		4,084
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Total	$ 5,709	$ 6,054
Equipment Leased to Customers
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Equipment leased to customers	7,210
Accumulated depreciation	(3,184)
Total	$ 4,026

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Operating Lease Payments Maturity (Details) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
Remainder of fiscal 2020	$ 521
2021	1,641
2022	894
2023	308
2024	54
Thereafter	3
Total	$ 3,421

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Lessor Activity Included in Income Statement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract]
Interest income	$ 115	$ 343
Lease income - operating leases	588	1,821
Total lease income	$ 703	$ 2,164

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Accounting for Leases as a Lessor - Assets and Liabilities of VIE (Details) - VIE Primary Beneficiary - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Other current assets	$ 163	$ 76
Short-term	586	194
Long-term	711	229
Property, plant and equipment	764	303
Notes payable and short-term borrowings, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	1,018	385
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	$ 1,057	$ 370

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Goodwill (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($) segment	Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill beginning balance				$ 18,306
Goodwill impairment	$ 0		$ 0	(865)	$ 0
Goodwill adjustments				1
Goodwill ending balance	17,442			17,442
Goodwill	17,442			$ 17,442
Number of segments | segment				7
Compute
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill beginning balance				$ 7,532
Goodwill impairment				0
Goodwill adjustments				0
Goodwill ending balance	7,532			7,532
Goodwill	7,532			7,532
HPC & MCS
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill beginning balance				4,478
Goodwill impairment	(865)	$ (865)		(865)
Goodwill adjustments				0
Goodwill ending balance	3,613			3,613
Goodwill	3,613			3,613
Storage
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill beginning balance				4,158
Goodwill impairment				0
Goodwill adjustments				1
Goodwill ending balance	4,159			4,159
Goodwill	4,159			4,159
Intelligent Edge
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill beginning balance				1,994
Goodwill impairment				0
Goodwill adjustments				0
Goodwill ending balance	1,994			1,994
Goodwill	1,994			1,994
Financial Services
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill beginning balance				144
Goodwill impairment				0
Goodwill adjustments				0
Goodwill ending balance	144			144
Goodwill	$ 144			$ 144

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Fair Value - Schedule of Assets and Liabilities on a Recurring Basis (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Assets
Total assets	$ 7,130	$ 2,295
Liabilities
Total liabilities	312	147
Time deposits
Assets
Total assets	4,778	803
Money market funds
Assets
Total assets	1,668	859
Foreign bonds
Assets
Total assets	97	133
Other debt securities
Assets
Total assets	21	32
Interest rate contracts
Assets
Total assets	259	73
Liabilities
Total liabilities	4	11
Foreign exchange contracts
Assets
Total assets	305	392
Liabilities
Total liabilities	308	136
Other derivatives
Assets
Total assets	2	3
Level 1
Assets
Total assets	1,668	866
Liabilities
Total liabilities	0	0
Level 1 | Time deposits
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Level 1 | Money market funds
Assets
Total assets	1,668	859
Level 1 | Foreign bonds
Assets
Total assets	0	7
Level 1 | Other debt securities
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Level 1 | Interest rate contracts
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Liabilities
Total liabilities	0	0
Level 1 | Foreign exchange contracts
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Liabilities
Total liabilities	0	0
Level 1 | Other derivatives
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Level 2
Assets
Total assets	5,441	1,397
Liabilities
Total liabilities	312	147
Level 2 | Time deposits
Assets
Total assets	4,778	803
Level 2 | Money market funds
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Level 2 | Foreign bonds
Assets
Total assets	97	126
Level 2 | Other debt securities
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Level 2 | Interest rate contracts
Assets
Total assets	259	73
Liabilities
Total liabilities	4	11
Level 2 | Foreign exchange contracts
Assets
Total assets	305	392
Liabilities
Total liabilities	308	136
Level 2 | Other derivatives
Assets
Total assets	2	3
Level 3
Assets
Total assets	21	32
Liabilities
Total liabilities	0	0
Level 3 | Time deposits
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Level 3 | Money market funds
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Level 3 | Foreign bonds
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Level 3 | Other debt securities
Assets
Total assets	21	32
Level 3 | Interest rate contracts
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Liabilities
Total liabilities	0	0
Level 3 | Foreign exchange contracts
Assets
Total assets	0	0
Liabilities
Total liabilities	0	0
Level 3 | Other derivatives
Assets
Total assets	$ 0	$ 0

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Fair Value - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2019
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Impairment of goodwill	$ 0		$ 0	$ 865	$ 0
HPC & MCS
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Impairment of goodwill	865	$ 865		865
HPC & MCS | Level 3
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Impairment of goodwill		$ 865
Fair Value
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Fair value, short-term and long-term debt	20,600			20,600		$ 14,600
Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Fair value, short-term and long-term debt	$ 19,500			$ 19,500		$ 13,800

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Financial Instruments - Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Debt securities, Amortized Cost	$ 103
Debt securities, Gross Unrealized Gain	15	$ 23
Debt securities, Fair Value	118
Total cash and equivalents and available-for-sale investments, Cost basis	6,549	1,804
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale debt investments	6,564	1,827
Cost
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Total cash equivalents	6,446	1,662
Cost | Time deposits
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Total cash equivalents	4,778	803
Cost | Money market funds
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Total cash equivalents	1,668	859
Fair Value
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Total cash equivalents	6,446	1,662
Fair Value | Time deposits
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Total cash equivalents	4,778	803
Fair Value | Money market funds
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Total cash equivalents	1,668	859
Debt securities
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Debt securities, Amortized Cost	103	142
Debt securities, Gross Unrealized Gain	15	23
Debt securities, Fair Value	118	165
Foreign bonds
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Debt securities, Amortized Cost	83	110
Debt securities, Gross Unrealized Gain	14	23
Debt securities, Fair Value	97	133
Other debt securities
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Debt securities, Amortized Cost	20	32
Debt securities, Gross Unrealized Gain	1	0
Debt securities, Fair Value	$ 21	$ 32

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Financial Instruments - Contractual Maturities of Investments in Available-for-Sale Debt Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Amortized Cost
Due in more than five years	$ 103
Debt securities, Amortized Cost	103
Fair Value
Due in more than five years	118
Debt securities, Fair Value	118
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Investments in equity interests	2,269	$ 2,254
Equity Securities in Privately Held Companies | Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Equity securities without readily determinable fair value	283	190
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value	$ 29	$ 0

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Financial Instruments - Gross Notional and Fair Value of Instruments in the Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	$ 23,171	$ 24,189
Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	182	215
Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	384	253
Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	258	107
Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	54	40
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	17,057	17,694
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	94	195
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	377	250
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	193	74
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	53	37
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Fair value hedges | Interest rate contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	6,850	6,850
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Fair value hedges | Interest rate contracts | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	4	0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Fair value hedges | Interest rate contracts | Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	255	72
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Fair value hedges | Interest rate contracts | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	0	11
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Fair value hedges | Interest rate contracts | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Interest rate contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	500	500
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Interest rate contracts | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Interest rate contracts | Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	0	1
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Interest rate contracts | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	4	0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Interest rate contracts | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	7,929	8,578
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	61	164
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	85	141
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	176	45
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	47	27
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Net investment hedges | Foreign exchange contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	1,778	1,766
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Net investment hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	29	31
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Net investment hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	37	36
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Net investment hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	13	18
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Net investment hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	6	10
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	6,114	6,495
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	88	20
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	7	3
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	65	33
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	1	3
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	6,013	6,398
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	86	17
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	7	3
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	65	33
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	1	3
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	101	97
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	2	3
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives | Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative asset, fair value	0	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	0	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives | Long-Term Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liability, fair value	$ 0	$ 0

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Financial Instruments - Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (Details) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($) business_day	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($) business_day
Derivative assets
Gross Amount Recognized	$ 566	$ 468
Gross Amount Offset	0	0
Net Amount Presented	566	468
Gross Amounts Not Offset
Derivatives	202	123
Financial Collateral	391	263
Net Amount	(27)	82
Derivative liabilities
Gross Amount Recognized	312	147
Gross Amount Offset	0	0
Net Amount Presented	312	147
Gross Amounts Not Offset
Derivatives	202	123
Financial Collateral	83	19
Net Amount	$ 27	$ 5
Business days prior to respective reporting date | business_day	2	2
Cash collateral	$ 83
Counterparty collateral		$ 19

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Financial Instruments - Amounts Recorded in the Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Notes payable and short-term borrowings
Derivatives, Fair Value
Carrying amount of the hedged assets/ (liabilities)	$ (3,004)	$ (2,987)
Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of the hedged assets	(4)	11
Long-term debt
Derivatives, Fair Value
Carrying amount of the hedged assets/ (liabilities)	(4,093)	(3,908)
Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of the hedged (liabilities)	$ (255)	$ (72)

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Financial Instruments - Pre-tax Effect of Derivative Instruments in Hedging Relationships on OCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationship	$ (456)	$ 63	$ (85)	$ 225
Total	(539)	45	(35)	202
Expected amount of AOCI expected to be reclassified in the next 12 months	99		99
Foreign currency contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationship	(456)	63	(79)	225
Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives in Net Investment Hedging Relationship	(83)	(18)	50	(23)
Interest rate contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationship	$ 0	$ 0	$ (6)	$ 0

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Financial Instruments - Pre-tax Effect of Derivative Instruments on Statement of Earnings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net revenue	$ 6,816	$ 7,217	$ 19,774	$ 21,920
Interest and other, net	(71)	(70)	(158)	(139)
Net revenue
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Total gains (losses)	23	42	97	168
Interest and other, net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Total gains (losses)	(263)	69	(4)	28
Interest rate contracts | Net revenue
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gains (losses) on derivatives in fair value hedging relationships	0	0	0	0
Amount of gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	0	0	0	0
Interest rate contracts | Interest and other, net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gains (losses) on derivatives in fair value hedging relationships	(13)	(123)	(198)	(341)
Amount of gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	(1)	0	(1)	0
Foreign currency contracts | Net revenue
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	23	42	97	168
Gains (losses) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	0	0	0	0
Foreign currency contracts | Interest and other, net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	(264)	16	(55)	91
Gains (losses) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	8	55	53	(68)
Other derivatives | Net revenue
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gains (losses) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	0	0	0	0
Other derivatives | Interest and other, net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gains (losses) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	(6)	(2)	(1)	5
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts | Net revenue
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gains (losses) on derivatives in fair value hedging relationships	0	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts | Interest and other, net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gains (losses) on derivatives in fair value hedging relationships	$ 13	$ 123	$ 198	$ 341

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Borrowings - Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Current portion of long-term debt	$ 4,594	$ 3,441
FS commercial paper	737	698
Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other	396	286
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	$ 5,727	$ 4,425

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Borrowings - Narrative (Details)		1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) tranche	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) tranche	Feb. 29, 2020 USD ($) tranche	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($) tranche	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Fair value adjustment related to hedged debt					$ 259,000,000
Discount on debt issuance					10,000,000
June 2020 Asset Backed Securities | Asset-backed Debt Securities
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount issued			$ 1,000,000,000.0
Number of tranches | tranche			6
Discount rate at issuance			99.99%
Weighted-average interest rate			1.19%
Outstanding balance					1,000,000,000.0
February 2020 Asset Backed Securities | Asset-backed Debt Securities
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount issued				$ 755,000,000
Number of tranches | tranche				6
Discount rate at issuance				99.99%
Weighted-average interest rate				1.87%
Outstanding balance					622,000,000
September 2019 Asset Backed Securities | Asset-backed Debt Securities
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount issued	$ 763,000,000
Number of tranches | tranche	6
Discount rate at issuance	99.99%
Weighted-average interest rate	2.31%
Outstanding balance					462,000,000
1.45% Senior Notes Due April 2024 | Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount issued					$ 1,000,000,000.0
Discount rate at issuance					99.883%
Stated interest rate					1.45%
1.75% Senior Notes Due April 2026 | Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount issued					$ 750,000,000
Discount rate at issuance					99.82%
Stated interest rate					1.75%
4.45% Senior Notes Due October 2023 | Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount issued						$ 1,250,000,000
Discount rate at issuance						99.956%
Stated interest rate						4.45%
4.65% Senior Notes Due October 2024 | Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount issued						$ 1,000,000,000.0
Discount rate at issuance						99.817%
Stated interest rate						4.65%
3.6% Senior Notes Due October 2020 | Senior Notes | Subsequent Event
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		3.60%
Repayments of senior debt		$ 3,000,000,000.0
Commercial Paper
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Number of commercial paper programs | tranche					2
Maximum borrowing capacity under commercial paper program				$ 4,000,000,000.0			$ 4,750,000,000
Amount outstanding					$ 0			$ 0
Commercial Paper | Euro Commercial Paper Program
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under commercial paper program					3,000,000,000.0
Commercial Paper | Euro Commercial Paper Certificate of Deposit Programme
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under commercial paper program					1,000,000,000.0
Commercial Paper | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | Euro Commercial Paper Certificate of Deposit Programme
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount outstanding					$ 737,000,000			$ 698,000,000

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Borrowings - Future Maturities of Long-term Debt (Details) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Remainder of fiscal 2020	$ 3,349
2021	2,780
2022	1,967
2023	2,483
2024	2,018
Thereafter	5,537
Total	$ 18,134

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Stockholders' Equity - Taxes Related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Tax benefit (provision)	$ 28	$ 2	$ 13	$ 4
Change in Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Tax (provision) on net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	26	(6)	(6)	(24)
Tax provision (benefit) on net losses (gains) reclassified into earnings	5	7	26	31
Tax benefit (provision)	31	1	20	7
Unrealized components of defined benefit plans
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Tax benefit (provision)	(3)	2	(11)	(3)
Unrealized Losses Arising During the Period
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Tax (provision) on net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	1	5	1	13
Actuarial Loss and Net Prior Service Benefit
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Tax provision (benefit) on net losses (gains) reclassified into earnings	(4)	(3)	(12)	(9)
Curtailments, settlements and other
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Tax provision (benefit) on net losses (gains) reclassified into earnings	0	0	0	(7)
Change in cumulative translation adjustment
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Tax benefit (provision)	$ 0	$ (1)	$ 4	$ 0

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Stockholders' Equity - Changes and Reclassifications Of OCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	$ (131)	$ 30	$ 14	$ 68
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	6	3	0	8
(Gains) losses reclassified into earnings	(1)	0	(8)	(3)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	5	3	(8)	5
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(430)	57	(91)	201
(Gains) losses reclassified into earnings	247	(51)	(15)	(228)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	(183)	6	(106)	(27)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications			(9)
(Gains) losses reclassified into earnings			179
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	46	30	170	92
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
(Gains) losses reclassified into earnings	(18)	(26)	(9)	(65)
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
(Gains) losses reclassified into earnings	57	51	171	152
Curtailments, settlements and other
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	7	5	8	5
Change in cumulative translation adjustment
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications			(42)
(Gains) losses reclassified into earnings			0
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes	$ 1	$ (9)	$ (42)	$ (2)

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Stockholders' Equity - Components of AOCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period			$ 17,149
Balance at end of period	$ 16,206		16,206
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period			23
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	6	$ 3	0	$ 8
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings	(1)	0	(8)	(3)
Balance at end of period	15		15
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period			0
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period			53
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(430)	57	(91)	201
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings	247	(51)	(15)	(228)
Balance at end of period	(63)		(63)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period			(10)
Unrealized components of defined benefit plans
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period			(3,366)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications			(9)
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings			179
Balance at end of period	(3,196)		(3,196)
Unrealized components of defined benefit plans | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period			0
Cumulative translation adjustment
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period			(437)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications			(42)
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings			0
Balance at end of period	(512)		(512)
Cumulative translation adjustment | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period			(33)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period	(3,625)	(3,180)	(3,727)	(3,218)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications			(142)
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings			156
Balance at end of period	$ (3,756)	$ (3,150)	(3,756)	$ (3,150)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period			$ (43)

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Stockholders' Equity - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Remaining authorized repurchase amount	$ 2,100
Share Repurchase program
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Common stock retired (in shares)	25.3
Open share repurchases during period (in shares)		0.5
Repurchases of common stock recorded as a reduction to stockholders' equity	$ 346

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Net Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019
Numerator:
Net earnings (loss)	$ 9	$ (27)	$ (479)	$ 569
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS (in shares)	1,292	1,334	1,294	1,367
Dilutive effect of employee stock plans (in shares)	8	0	0	13
Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS (in shares)	1,300	1,334	1,294	1,380
Net earnings (loss) per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ (0.02)	$ (0.37)	$ 0.42
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ (0.02)	$ (0.37)	$ 0.41
Anti-dilutive weighted-average stock awards (in shares)	21	44	48	4

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Litigation and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions												1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	24 Months Ended
	May 16, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 06, 2018 plaintiff	Nov. 30, 2017 plaintiff	Jul. 24, 2017	Dec. 19, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 24, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 11, 2012 USD ($)	Apr. 21, 2012 USD ($)	May 10, 2010 USD ($) employee	Apr. 29, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 21, 2017 plaintiff	Jul. 31, 2011	Jul. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2008 contract	Apr. 20, 2012 USD ($)	Apr. 11, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 15, 2011 phase
Litigation and Contingencies
Damages sought										$ 370
Forsyth, et al. vs HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Litigation and Contingencies
Number of plaintiffs | plaintiff		16	3									13
Judicial ruling | Oracle
Litigation and Contingencies
Number of phases | phase																		2
Amount awarded						$ 3,000
Judicial ruling | Oracle - past lost profits
Litigation and Contingencies
Amount awarded						1,700
Judicial ruling | Oracle - future lost profits
Litigation and Contingencies
Amount awarded						$ 1,300
Renewed judgement | Oracle
Litigation and Contingencies
Amount awarded	$ 3,800
Daily interest accrual on renewed judgement	$ 1
Minimum | Forsyth, et al. vs HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Litigation and Contingencies
Age of terminated employees					40 years
Minimum | Jackson, et al. vs HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Litigation and Contingencies
Age of terminated employees				40 years
India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings
Litigation and Contingencies
Number of HP India employees alleging underpaid customs | employee										7
Number of former HP India employees alleging underpaid customs | employee										1
Loss contingency deposit to prevent interruption of business											$ 16
Bangalore Commissioner of Customs
Litigation and Contingencies
Duties and penalties under show cause notices																$ 17	$ 386
Amount deposited under show cause notice prior to order																$ 7	$ 9
Additional amount deposited against products-related show cause notice								$ 10
Additional amount deposited against parts-related show cause notice									$ 3
Additional amount deposited against product order							$ 24
ECT proceedings
Litigation and Contingencies
Number of ECT contracts related to alleged improprieties | contract															3
Bid and contract term													5 years
ECT proceedings | Maximum
Litigation and Contingencies
Length of sanctions														5 years
ECT proceedings | Minimum
Litigation and Contingencies
Length of sanctions														2 years