Discontinued Operations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of Operating Results of Discontinued Operations

The following table presents the financial results of HP’s discontinued operations:

	Three months ended January 31
	2017			2016
	In millions
Expenses(1)	$	—		$	87
Interest and other, net(2)	(29		)	—
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations before taxes	29			(87		)
(Provision for) benefit from taxes	(29		)	29
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes	$	—		$	(58	)

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⁽¹⁾  Expenses for the three months ended January 31, 2016 were primarily related to separation costs.

⁽²⁾  In connection with the TMA, Interest and other, net for the three months ended January 31, 2017 includes $29 million of net tax indemnification amounts and Provision for taxes for the three months ended January 31, 2017 includes $29 million of the tax impact relating to the above amounts. For more information on tax indemnifications and the TMA, see Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings”.