Commitments and Contingencies - Contingencies (Details)			1 Months Ended
	Oct. 05, 2018 plaintiff	Aug. 18, 2016	Dec. 31, 2013 lawsuit individual
United States Department Of The Navy v. HP Enterprise Services, LLC | Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of individuals deceased | 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		40 years
Forsyth, et al. v. HP Inc and Hewlett Packard Enterprice | Settled Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs | plaintiff	16