Fair Value (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Assets and Liabilities Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table presents HP’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	As of January 31, 2017								As of October 31, 2016
	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	$	—	$	2,280	$	—	$	2,280	$	—	$	2,092	$	—	$	2,092
Money market funds	2,541		—		—		2,541		2,568		—		—		2,568
Marketable equity securities	5		6		—		11		5		4		—		9
Mutual funds	44		—		—		44		44		—		—		44
Other debt securities	—		—		—		—		—		2		—		2
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	—		4		—		4		—		48		—		48
Foreign currency contracts	—		166		—		166		—		266		11		277
Other derivatives	—		1		—		1		—		—		—		—
Total Assets	$	2,590	$	2,457	$	—	$	5,047	$	2,617	$	2,412	$	11	$	5,040
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	$	—	$	8	$	—	$	8	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Foreign currency contracts	—		230		9		239		—		94		1		95
Other derivatives	—		—		—		—		—		2		—		2
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	238	$	9	$	247	$	—	$	96	$	1	$	97