Commitments and Contingencies - Contingencies (Details)		1 Months Ended
	Oct. 05, 2018 plaintiff	Dec. 31, 2013 lawsuit individual	Aug. 18, 2016 age
United States Department of The Navy v. HP Enterprise Services, LLC | Pending litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of individuals deceased in shooting | individual		12
Number of lawsuits | lawsuit		15
Forsyth, et al. v. HP Inc and Hewlett Packard Enterprice | Pending litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Age of plaintiff at time of termination | age			40
Subsequent event | Forsyth, et al. v. HP Inc and Hewlett Packard Enterprice | Settled litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs | plaintiff	16