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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
ý	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended: July 31, 2018
Or
o	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 1-4423

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HP INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	94-1081436
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, California	94304
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)
(650) 857-1501 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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 ý No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ý No o

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 ý Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting companyo Emerging growth companyo

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. o

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

The number of shares of HP common stock outstanding as of July 31, 2018 was 1,582,408,508 shares.

HP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Form 10-Q

For the Quarterly Period ended July 31, 2018

Table of Contents

		Page
Forward-Looking Statements		3
Part I.    Financial Information
Item 1.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	4
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	43
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	54
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	54
Part II.    Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	55
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	55
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	55
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	56
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	56
Item 5.	Other Information	56
Item 6.	Exhibits	56
Signature		57
Exhibit Index		58

In this report on Form 10-Q, for all periods presented, “we”, “us”, “our”, “company”, “HP” and “HP Inc.” refer to HP Inc. (formerly Hewlett-Packard Company) and its consolidated subsidiaries.

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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 that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If the risks or uncertainties ever materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (“HP”) may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, any projections of net revenue, margins, expenses, effective tax rates, net earnings, net earnings per share, cash flows, benefit plan funding, deferred taxes, share repurchases, foreign currency exchange rates or other financial items; any projections of the amount, timing or impact of cost savings or restructuring and other charges; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, including, but not limited to, our sustainability goals, the execution of restructuring plans and any resulting cost savings, net 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 HP and its financial performance; any statements regarding pending investigations, claims or disputes; any statements of expectation or belief, including with respect to the timing and expected benefits of acquisitions and other business combination and investment transactions; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the need to address the many challenges facing HP’s businesses; the competitive pressures faced by HP’s businesses; risks associated with executing HP’s strategy; the impact of macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the need to manage third-party suppliers and the distribution of HP’s products and the delivery of HP’s services effectively; the protection of HP’s intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties; risks associated with HP’s international operations; 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 HP and its suppliers, customers, clients and partners; the hiring and retention of key employees; integration and other risks associated with business combination and investment transactions; the results of the restructuring plans, including estimates and assumptions related to the cost (including any possible disruption of HP’s business) and the anticipated benefits of the restructuring plans; the impact of changes in tax laws, including uncertainties related to the interpretation and application of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 on HP’s tax obligations and effective tax rate; the resolution of pending investigations, claims and disputes; and other risks that are described herein, including, but not limited to, those discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and in particular, the risks discussed in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017, and that are otherwise described or updated from time to time in HP’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

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Part I. Financial Information

ITEM 1. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Index

	Page
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)	5
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)	6
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of July 31, 2018 and as of October 31, 2017 (Unaudited)	7
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)	8
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)	9
Note 1: Basis of Presentation	9
Note 2: Segment Information	11
Note 3: Restructuring and Other Charges	13
Note 4: Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans	15
Note 5: Stock-Based Compensation	16
Note 6: Taxes on Earnings	18
Note 7: Supplementary Financial Information	21
Note 8: Fair Value	24
Note 9: Financial Instruments	26
Note 10: Borrowings	31
Note 11: Stockholders’ Deficit	33
Note 12: Net Earnings Per Share	35
Note 13: Litigation and Contingencies	36
Note 14: Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties	40
Note 15: Acquisitions	41
Note 16: Intangibles	41

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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings

(Unaudited)

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions, except per share amounts
Net revenue	$	14,586		$	13,060		$	43,106		$	38,129
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue	11,898			10,633			35,134			31,071
Research and development	347			289			1,050			899
Selling, general and administrative	1,227			1,097			3,656			3,204
Restructuring and other charges	4			46			92			249
Acquisition-related charges	10			40			97			76
Amortization of intangible assets	20			—			60			1
Total costs and expenses	13,506			12,105			40,089			35,500
Earnings from operations	1,080			955			3,017			2,629
Interest and other, net	(62		)	(56		)	(1,011		)	(201		)
Earnings before taxes	1,018			899			2,006			2,428
(Provision for) benefit from taxes	(138		)	(203		)	1,870			(562		)
Net earnings	$	880		$	696		$	3,876		$	1,866
Net earnings per share:
Basic	0.55			$	0.41		2.38			$	1.10
Diluted	0.54			$	0.41		2.36			$	1.09
Cash dividends declared per share	$	0.28		$	0.26		$	0.56		$	0.53
Weighted-average shares used to compute net earnings per share:
Basic	1,601			1,681			1,627			1,694
Diluted	1,618			1,695			1,645			1,705

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

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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Net earnings	$	880		$	696		$	3,876		$	1,866
Other comprehensive income (loss) before taxes:
Change in unrealized components of available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	2			1			(3		)	5
Gains reclassified into earnings	—			—			(5		)	—
	2			1			(8		)	5
Change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	273			(519		)	19			(758		)
Losses (gains) reclassified into earnings	17			38			363			(49		)
	290			(481		)	382			(807		)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Gains arising during the period	2			—			2			13
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit	11			19			36			56
Curtailments, settlements and other	1			—			2			3
	14			19			40			72
Other comprehensive income (loss) before taxes	306			(461		)	414			(730		)
(Provision for) benefit from taxes	(31		)	57			(35		)	50
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	275			(404		)	379			(680		)
Comprehensive income	$	1,155		$	292		$	4,255		$	1,186

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

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Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

	As of
	July 31, 2018			October 31, 2017
	In millions, except par value
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,195		$	6,997
Accounts receivable	4,615			4,414
Inventory	6,091			5,786
Other current assets	4,875			5,121
Total current assets	21,776			22,318
Property, plant and equipment	2,112			1,878
Goodwill	5,930			5,622
Other non-current assets	4,436			3,095
Total assets	$	34,254		$	32,913
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	$	2,681		$	1,072
Accounts payable	14,245			13,279
Employee compensation and benefits	1,008			894
Taxes on earnings	265			214
Deferred revenue	1,099			1,012
Other accrued liabilities	6,208			5,941
Total current liabilities	25,506			22,412
Long-term debt	4,503			6,747
Other non-current liabilities	6,012			7,162
Stockholders’ deficit:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value (300 shares authorized; none issued)	—			—
Common stock, $0.01 par value (9,600 shares authorized; 1,582 and 1,650 shares issued and outstanding at July 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017, respectively)	16			16
Additional paid in capital	586			380
Retained deficit	(1,039		)	(2,386		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,330		)	(1,418		)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(1,767		)	(3,408		)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$	34,254		$	32,913

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

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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

	Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017
	In millions
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$	3,876		$	1,866
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	388			263
Stock-based compensation expense	203			169
Restructuring and other charges	92			249
Deferred taxes on earnings	(3,167		)	412
Other, net	234			69
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:
Accounts receivable	23			(215		)
Inventory	(121		)	(731		)
Accounts payable	910			1,738
Taxes on earnings	801			(245		)
Restructuring and other	(207		)	(155		)
Other assets and liabilities	528			(423		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	3,560			2,997
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment in property, plant and equipment	(359		)	(237		)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	110			69
Purchases of available-for-sale securities and other investments	(320		)	(1,038		)
Maturities and sales of available-for-sale securities and other investments	588			2
Collateral posted for derivative instruments	(1,141		)	(798		)
Collateral returned for derivative instruments	1,355			279
Payment made in connection with business acquisition, net of cash acquired	(1,036		)	—
Net cash used in investing activities	(803		)	(1,723		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from short-term borrowings with original maturities less than 90 days, net	1,577			1,046
Proceeds from short-term borrowings with original maturities greater than 90 days	712			—
Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs	—			5
Payment of short-term borrowings with original maturities greater than 90 days	(1,184		)	(3		)
Payment of debt	(2,059		)	(62		)
Settlement of cash flow hedges	—			(9		)
Net proceeds related to stock-based award activities	34			12
Repurchase of common stock	(1,959		)	(911		)
Cash dividends paid	(680		)	(673		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(3,559		)	(595		)
(Decrease) Increase in cash and cash equivalents	(802		)	679
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	6,997			6,288
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	6,195		$	6,967
Supplemental schedule of non-cash activities:
Purchase of assets under capital leases	$	183		$	147

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

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1: Basis of Presentation

Separation Transaction

On November 1, 2015, Hewlett-Packard Company completed the separation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (“Hewlett Packard Enterprise”), Hewlett-Packard Company’s former enterprise technology infrastructure, software, services and financing businesses (the “Separation”). In connection with the Separation, Hewlett-Packard Company changed its name to HP Inc. (“HP”) and entered into a separation and distribution agreement as well as various other agreements with Hewlett Packard Enterprise that provide a framework for the relationships between the parties, including among others a tax matters agreement, an employee matters agreement, a transition service agreement, a real estate matters agreement, a master commercial agreement and an information technology service agreement. For more information on the impacts of these agreements, see Note 7, “Supplementary Financial Information”, Note 13, “Litigation and Contingencies” and Note 14, “Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties”.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements of HP and its wholly-owned subsidiaries are prepared in conformity with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The interim financial information is unaudited but reflects all normal adjustments that are necessary to provide a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented. This interim information should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017 in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on December 14, 2017. The Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet for October 31, 2017 was derived from audited financial statements.

Principles of Consolidation

The Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements include the accounts of HP and its subsidiaries and affiliates in which HP has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Reclassifications

HP implemented an organizational change to align its segment and business unit financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. HP reflected this change to its segment and business unit information in prior reporting periods on an as-if basis. The reporting changes had no impact on previously reported consolidated net revenue, earnings from operations, net earnings or net earnings per share (“EPS”). See Note 2, “Segment Information”, for a further discussion of HP’s segment and business unit realignments.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in HP’s Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In February 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance, which eliminates the stranded tax effects in other comprehensive income resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”). Because the amendments only relate to the reclassification of the income tax effects of the TCJA, the underlying guidance that requires that the effect of a change in tax laws or rates be included in income from continuing operations is not affected. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In August 2017, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for derivatives and hedging. The amendment improves the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better represent the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements and made certain targeted improvements to simplify the application of the hedge accounting guidance in current U.S. GAAP. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for business combinations. The amendments clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP currently expects to early adopt this guidance in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018. HP expects that the implementation of this guidance will not have a material impact on its Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

Note 1: Basis of Presentation (Continued)

In November 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which addresses the presentation of restricted cash in the statement of cash flows. The guidance requires entities to present the changes in the total of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. As a result, entities will no longer present transfers between cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. HP is required to adopt the guidance retrospectively in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP will adopt this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. HP expects that the implementation of this guidance will not have a material impact on its Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting for Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory. The guidance requires an entity to recognize the income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers, other than inventory, when the transfer occurs. It also requires modified retrospective transition with a cumulative catch-up adjustment to opening retained earnings in the period of adoption. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP will adopt this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. HP expects that the implementation of this guidance will not have a material impact on its Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for the classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments on the statement of cash flows. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP will adopt this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. HP expects that the implementation of this guidance will not have a material impact on its Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which requires credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected, not based on incurred losses. Further, credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities should be recorded through an allowance for credit losses limited to the amount by which fair value is below amortized cost. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for leases. Consistent with current guidance, the recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee primarily will depend on its classification. Under the new guidance, a lessee will be required to recognize assets and liabilities for all leases with lease terms of more than twelve months. HP will adopt the new lease standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 using a modified retrospective approach. HP is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements. 

In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for the recognition and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities. The guidance primarily addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. The amendments should be applied by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption, with other amendments related specifically to equity securities without readily determinable fair values applied prospectively. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP will adopt this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. HP expects that the implementation of this guidance will not have a material impact on its Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition. The amendments (Topic 606) are based on the principle that revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The amendments may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented (“full retrospective method”) or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of initial application (“modified retrospective method”). HP will adopt the new revenue standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 and intends to apply the modified retrospective method. Based on the assessment, it is not anticipated that the adoption will have a material impact on the amount or timing of revenue recognized in the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements. We continue to make progress on assessing the overall impact of adoption of the standard on our business processes, systems and controls.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

Note 2. Segment Information

HP is a leading global provider of personal computing and other access devices, imaging and printing products, and related technologies, solutions and services. HP sells to individual consumers, small and medium-sized businesses (“SMBs”) and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health and education sectors.

HP’s operations are organized into three segments for financial reporting purposes: Personal Systems, Printing and Corporate Investments. HP’s organizational structure is based on a number of factors that the chief operating decision maker uses to evaluate, view and run its 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 HP’s chief operating decision maker to evaluate segment results. The chief operating decision maker uses several metrics to evaluate the performance of the overall business, including earnings from operations, and uses these results to allocate resources to each of the segments.

A summary description of each segment is as follows:

Personal Systems provides Commercial and Consumer desktop and notebook personal computers (“PCs”), workstations, thin clients, Commercial mobility devices, retail point-of-sale systems, displays and other related accessories, software, support and services for the commercial and consumer markets. HP groups Commercial notebooks, Commercial desktops, Commercial services, Commercial mobility devices, Commercial detachables and convertibles, Workstations, retail point-of-sale systems and thin clients into Commercial PCs and Consumer notebooks, Consumer desktops, Consumer services and Consumer detachables into Consumer PCs when describing performance in these markets. Described below are HP’s global business capabilities within Personal Systems:

• Commercial PCs are optimized for use by customers, including enterprise and SMBs, with a focus on robust designs, security, serviceability, connectivity, reliability and manageability in networked environments. Additionally, HP offers a range of services and solutions to enterprise and SMBs to help them manage the lifecycle of their PC and mobility installed base.

• Consumer PCs are optimized for consumer usage, focusing on multi-media consumption, online browsing, gaming and light productivity.

Personal Systems groups its global business capabilities into Notebooks, Desktops, Workstations and Other when reporting business performance.

• Notebooks consists of Consumer notebooks, Commercial notebooks, Mobile workstations and Commercial mobility devices;

• Desktops includes Consumer desktops, Commercial desktops, thin clients, and retail point-of-sale systems;

• Workstations consists of Desktop Workstations and accessories; and

• Other consists of Consumer and Commercial services as well as other Personal Systems capabilities.

Printing provides Consumer and Commercial printer hardware, Supplies, solutions and services, as well as scanning devices. Printing is also focused on imaging solutions in the commercial and industrial markets. Described below are HP’s global business capabilities within Printing:

• Office Printing Solutions delivers HP’s office printers, supplies, services, and solutions to SMBs and large enterprises. It also includes Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd (“Samsung”)-branded and Original Equipment Manufacturer (“OEM”) hardware, supplies and solutions. HP goes to market through its extensive channel network and directly with HP sales. Ongoing key initiatives include design and deployment of A3 products and solutions for the copier and multifunction printer market, printer security solutions, PageWide solutions and award-winning JetIntelligence LaserJet products.

• Home Printing Solutions delivers innovative printing products and solutions for the home and home business or small and micro business customers utilizing both HP’s Ink and Laser technologies. Initiatives such as Instant Ink and Continuous Ink Supply System provide business model innovation to benefit and expand HP’s existing customer base, while new technologies like Photo Lifestyle products drive print relevance for a mobile generation.

• Graphics Solutions deliverslarge-format, commercial and industrial solutions to print service providers and packaging converters through the largest portfolio of printers and presses (HP DesignJet, HP Latex, HP Scitex, HP Indigo and HP PageWide Web Presses).

• 3D Printing delivers HP’s Multi-Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solution designed for prototyping and production of functional parts and functioning on an open platform facilitating the development of new 3D printing materials.

Printing groups its global business capabilities into the following business units when reporting business performance:

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

Note 2: Segment Information (Continued)

• Commercial Hardware consists of Office Printing Solutions, Graphics Solutions and 3D Printing, excluding supplies;

• Consumer Hardware includes Home Printing Solutions, excluding supplies; and

• Supplies comprises a set of highly innovative consumable products, ranging from Ink and Laser cartridges to media, graphics supplies, 3D Printing supplies and Samsung-branded A4 and A3 supplies and OEM supplies, for recurring use in Consumer and Commercial Hardware.

Corporate Investments includes HP Labs and certain business incubation projects.

The accounting policies HP uses to derive segment results are substantially the same as those used in preparing these financial statements. HP derives the results of the business segments directly from its internal management reporting system.

HP does not allocate certain operating expenses, which it manages at the corporate level, to its segments. These unallocated amounts include certain corporate governance costs and market-related retirement credits, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring and other charges, acquisition-related charges, amortization of intangible assets, defined benefit plan settlement charges.

Realignment

Effective at the beginning of its first quarter of fiscal year 2018, HP implemented an organizational change to align its segment and business unit financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. The organizational change resulted in the transfer of long life consumables from Commercial to Supplies within the Printing segment. Certain revenues related to service arrangements, which are being eliminated for the purposes of reporting HP’s consolidated net revenue, have now been reclassified from Other to segments. HP has reflected this change to its segment and business unit information in prior reporting periods on an as-if basis. The reporting change had no impact on previously reported consolidated net revenue, earnings from operations, net earnings or net earnings per share.

Segment Operating Results from Operations

	Personal Systems		Printing		Corporate Investments			Total Segments		Other			Total
	In millions
Three months ended July 31, 2018
Net revenue	$	9,395	$	5,188	$	1		$	14,584	$	2		$	14,586
Earnings (loss) from operations	$	365	$	832	$	(22	)	$	1,175
Three months ended July 31, 2017
Net revenue	$	8,385	$	4,677	$	2		$	13,064	$	(4	)	$	13,060
Earnings (loss) from operations	$	313	$	807	$	(20	)	$	1,100
Nine months ended July 31, 2018
Net revenue	$	27,597	$	15,505	$	3		$	43,105	$	1		$	43,106
Earnings (loss) from operations	$	1,033	$	2,472	$	(62	)	$	3,443
Nine months ended July 31, 2017
Net revenue	$	24,254	$	13,869	$	7		$	38,130	$	(1	)	$	38,129
Earnings (loss) from operations	$	869	$	2,341	$	(69	)	$	3,141

The reconciliation of segment operating results to HP consolidated results was as follows:

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(Unaudited)

Note 2: Segment Information (Continued)

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Net Revenue:
Total segments	$	14,584		$	13,064		$	43,105		$	38,130
Other	2			(4		)	1			(1		)
Total net revenue	$	14,586		$	13,060		$	43,106		$	38,129
Earnings before taxes:
Total segment earnings from operations	$	1,175		$	1,100		$	3,443		$	3,141
Corporate and unallocated costs and other	(6		)	(13		)	26			(17		)
Stock-based compensation expense	(55		)	(46		)	(203		)	(169		)
Restructuring and other charges	(4		)	(46		)	(92		)	(249		)
Acquisition-related charges	(10		)	(40		)	(97		)	(76		)
Amortization of intangible assets	(20		)	—			(60		)	(1		)
Interest and other, net	(62		)	(56		)	(1,011		)	(201		)
Total earnings before taxes	$	1,018		$	899		$	2,006		$	2,428

Net revenue by segment and business unit was as follows:

	Three months ended July 31					Nine months ended July 31
	2018		2017			2018		2017
	In millions
Notebooks	$	5,634	$	5,008		$	16,382	$	14,391
Desktops	2,869		2,566			8,576		7,477
Workstations	588		530			1,669		1,516
Other	304		281			970		870
Personal Systems	9,395		8,385			27,597		24,254
Supplies	3,405		3,145			10,190		9,368
Commercial Hardware	1,170		940			3,426		2,715
Consumer Hardware	613		592			1,889		1,786
Printing	5,188		4,677			15,505		13,869
Corporate Investments	1		2			3		7
Total segment net revenue	14,584		13,064			43,105		38,130
Other	2		(4		)	1		(1		)
Total net revenue	$	14,586	$	13,060		$	43,106	$	38,129

Note 3: Restructuring and Other Charges

Summary of Restructuring Plans

HP’s restructuring activities for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017 summarized by the plans outlined below were as follows:

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(Unaudited)

Note 3: Restructuring and Other Charges (Continued)

	Fiscal 2017 Plan						Fiscal 2015 Plan						Fiscal 2012 Plan
	Severance			Infrastructure and other(1)			Severance and PRP(2)			Infrastructure and other			Severance and EER(3)			Infrastructure and other		Total
	In millions
Accrued balance as of October 31, 2017	$	76		$	19		$	6		$	2		$	3		$	2	$	108
Charges (reversals)	72			(16		)	—			—			—			—		56
Cash payments	(110		)	(32		)	(2		)	(2		)	—			—		(146		)
Non-cash and other adjustments	(2		)	29			1			—			—			—		28
Accrued balance as of July 31, 2018	$	36		$	—		$	5		$	—		$	3		$	2	$	46
Total costs incurred to date as of July 31, 2018	$	213		$	78		$	171		$	27		$	1,075		$	44	$	1,608
Reflected in Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
Other accrued liabilities	$	36		$	—		$	5		$	—		$	3		$	1	$	45
Other non-current liabilities	—			—			—			—			—			1		1
Accrued balance as of October 31, 2016	$	24		$	—		$	21		$	4		$	7		$	2	$	58
Charges	95			60			15			—			1			—		171
Cash payments	(46		)	(6		)	(35		)	(2		)	(4		)	—		(93		)
Non-cash and other adjustments	4			(52		)	6			—			—			—		(42		)
Accrued balance as of July 31, 2017	$	77		$	2		$	7		$	2		$	4		$	2	$	94

HP’s restructuring charges for the three months ended July 31, 2018 summarized by the plans outlined below were as follows:

	Fiscal 2017 Plan					Fiscal 2015 Plan				Fiscal 2012 Plan
	Severance		Infrastructure and other			Severance and PRP(2)		Infrastructure and other		Severance and EER(3)		Infrastructure and other		Total
	In millions
For the three months ended July 31, 2018	$	20	$	(28	)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(8	)

⁽¹⁾  Infrastructure and other includes adjustment of carrying amount of held for sale assets of $52 million for the nine months ended July 31, 2017 and reversal of adjustments of $29 million for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 associated with the consolidation of manufacturing into global hubs.

⁽²⁾  PRP represents Phased Retirement Program.

⁽³⁾  EER represents Enhanced Early Retirement.

Fiscal 2017 Plan

On October 10, 2016, HP’s Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan (the “Fiscal 2017 Plan”), which HP expected would be implemented through fiscal year 2019.

On May 26, 2018, HP’s Board of Directors approved amending the Fiscal 2017 Plan. HP now expects approximately 4,500 to 5,000 employees to exit by the end of fiscal year 2019, subject to certain jurisdictional labor law requirements. HP estimates that it will now incur aggregate pre-tax charges of approximately $700 million relating to labor and non-labor actions. HP estimates that approximately half of the expected cumulative pre-tax costs will relate to severance and the remaining costs will relate to infrastructure, non-labor actions and other charges.

Fiscal 2015 Plan

In connection with the Separation, on September 14, 2015, HP’s Board of Directors approved a cost savings plan (the “Fiscal 2015 Plan”), which includes labor and non-labor actions. The Fiscal 2015 Plan was considered substantially complete as of October 31, 2016 and HP does not expect any further activity associated with this plan.

Fiscal 2012 Plan

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(Unaudited)

Note 3: Restructuring and Other Charges (Continued)

HP initiated a restructuring plan in fiscal year 2012 (the “Fiscal 2012 Plan”), which includes severance and infrastructure costs. The Fiscal 2012 Plan was considered substantially complete as of October 31, 2016 and HP does not expect any further activity associated with this plan.

Other Charges

Other charges include non-recurring costs, including those as a result of Separation, and are distinct from ongoing operational costs. These costs primarily relate to information technology costs such as advisory, consulting and non-recurring labor costs. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018, HP incurred $12 million and $36 million of other charges, respectively. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2017, HP incurred $25 million and $78 million of other charges, respectively.

Note 4: Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans

The components of HP’s pension and post-retirement (credit) benefit cost recognized in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings were as follows:

	Three months ended July 31
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	2018			2017			2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	14		$	12		$	—		$	1
Interest cost	113			117			6			4			4			4
Expected return on plan assets	(180		)	(168		)	(10		)	(8		)	(6		)	(7		)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)	14			19			7			10			(4		)	(5		)
Prior service benefit	—			—			(1		)	(1		)	(5		)	(4		)
Net periodic (credit) benefit cost	(53		)	(32		)	16			17			(11		)	(11		)
Settlement loss	1			—			—			1			—			—
Total periodic (credit) benefit cost	$	(52	)	$	(32	)	$	16		$	18		$	(11	)	$	(11	)

	Nine months ended July 31
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post- Retirement Benefit Plans
	2018			2017			2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	42		$	36		$	—		$	1
Interest cost	339			351			18			12			12			13
Expected return on plan assets	(540		)	(507		)	(30		)	(24		)	(18		)	(19		)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)	45			55			21			30			(12		)	(12		)
Prior service benefit	—			—			(3		)	(3		)	(15		)	(14		)
Net periodic (credit) benefit cost	(156		)	(101		)	48			51			(33		)	(31		)
Settlement loss	2			3			—			1			—			—
Total periodic (credit) benefit cost	$	(154	)	$	(98	)	$	48		$	52		$	(33	)	$	(31	)

Employer Contributions and Funding Policy

HP’s policy is to fund its pension plans so that it makes at least the minimum contribution required by local government, funding and taxing authorities.

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(Unaudited)

Note 4: Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (Continued)

During fiscal year 2018, HP anticipates making contributions of approximately $33 million to its non-U.S. pension plans, approximately $33 million to its U.S. non-qualified plan participants and approximately $7 million to cover benefit claims under HP’s post-retirement benefit plans. During the nine months endedJuly 31, 2018, HP contributed $21 million to its non-U.S. pension plans, paid $25 million to cover benefit payments to U.S. non-qualified plan participants and paid $3 millionto cover benefit claims under HP’s post-retirement benefit plans.

HP’s pension and other post-retirement benefit costs and obligations depend on various assumptions. Differences between expected and actual returns on investments and changes in discount rates and other actuarial assumptions are reflected as unrecognized gains or losses, and such gains or losses are amortized to earnings in future periods. A deterioration in the funded status of a plan could result in a need for additional company contributions or an increase in net pension and post-retirement benefit costs in future periods. Actuarial gains or losses are determined at the measurement date and amortized over the remaining service life for active plans or the life expectancy of plan participants for frozen plans.

Note 5: Stock-Based Compensation

HP’s stock-based compensation plans permit the issuance of restricted stock awards, stock options and performance-based awards.

Stock-based compensation expense and the resulting tax benefits were as follows:

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Stock-based compensation expense	$	55		$	46		$	203		$	169
Income tax benefit	(12		)	(15		)	(45		)	(54		)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$	43		$	31		$	158		$	115

Restricted Stock Awards

Restricted stock awards are non-vested stock awards that may include grants of restricted stock or restricted stock units. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017, HP granted only restricted stock units. HP uses the closing stock price on the grant date to estimate the fair value of service-based restricted stock units. HP did not grant any restricted stock units subject to performance-adjusted vesting conditions for the three months ended July 31, 2017. HP estimates the fair value of restricted stock units subject to performance-adjusted vesting conditions using a combination of the closing stock price on the grant date and a Monte Carlo simulation model. The weighted-average fair value and the assumptions used to measure the fair value of restricted stock units subject to performance-adjusted vesting conditions in the Monte Carlo simulation model were as follows:

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Weighted-average grant date fair value(1)	$	28		$	—		$	24		$	20
Expected volatility(2)	24.8		%	—		%	29.5		%	30.5		%
Risk-free interest rate(3)	2.5		%	—		%	1.9		%	1.4		%
Expected performance period in years(4)	2.3			0.0			2.9			2.9

⁽¹⁾  The weighted-average grant date fair value was based on performance-adjusted restricted stock units granted during the period.

⁽²⁾  The expected volatility was estimated using the historical volatility derived from HP’s common stock.

⁽³⁾  The risk-free interest rate was estimated based on the yield on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues.

⁽⁴⁾  The expected performance period was estimated based on the length of the remaining performance period from the grant date.

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(Unaudited)

Note 5: Stock-Based Compensation (Continued)

A summary of restricted stock unit activity was as follows:

	Nine months ended July 31, 2018
	Shares		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
	In thousands
Outstanding at beginning of period	31,822		$	14
Granted	15,014		$	21
Vested	(14,080	)	$	14
Forfeited	(1,436	)	$	17
Outstanding at end of period	31,320		$	17

As of July 31, 2018, there was $258 million of unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock units, which HP expects to recognize over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 1.4 years.

Stock Options

HP utilizes the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock options subject to service-based vesting conditions. HP estimates the fair value of stock options subject to performance-contingent vesting conditions using a combination of a Monte Carlo simulation model and a lattice model, as these awards contain market conditions. HP did not grant any stock options for the three months ended July 31, 2018. The weighted-average fair value and the assumptions used to measure the fair value of stock options for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Weighted-average grant date fair value (1)	$	—		$	4		$	5		$	4
Expected volatility (2)	—		%	28.0		%	29.4		%	28.0		%
Risk-free interest rate (3)	—		%	1.9		%	2.5		%	1.9		%
Expected dividend yield (4)	—		%	2.8		%	2.6		%	2.8		%
Expected term in years (5)	0.0			5.5			5.0			5.5

⁽¹⁾  The weighted-average grant date fair value was based on stock options granted during the period.

⁽²⁾  The expected volatility was estimated based on a blended volatility (50% historical volatility and 50% implied volatility from traded options on HP's common stock).

⁽³⁾  The risk-free interest rate was estimated based on the yield on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues.

⁽⁴⁾  The expected dividend yield represents a constant dividend yield applied for the duration of the expected term of the award.

⁽⁵⁾  Due to the lack of historical exercise and post-vesting termination patterns of the post-Separation employee base, the expected term was estimated using the simplified method; and for the performance-contingent awards, the expected term represents an output from the lattice model.

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(Unaudited)

Note 5: Stock-Based Compensation (Continued)

A summary of stock option activity was as follows:

	Nine months ended July 31, 2018
	Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
	In thousands				In years	In millions
Outstanding at beginning of period	18,067		$	13
Granted	54		$	21
Exercised	(8,593	)	$	12
Forfeited and expired	(278	)	$	16
Outstanding at end of period	9,250		$	14	4.2	$	86
Vested and expected to vest	9,204		$	14	4.2	$	85
Exercisable	6,555		$	14	3.7	$	61

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value that option holders would have realized had all option holders exercised their options on the last trading day of the third quarter of fiscal year 2018. The aggregate intrinsic value is the difference between HP’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the third quarter of fiscal year 2018 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options. The total intrinsic value of options exercised for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 was $16 million and $86 million, respectively.

As of July 31, 2018, there was $1 million of unrecognized pre-tax, stock-based compensation expense related to unvested stock options, which HP expects to recognize over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 0.3 years.

In January 2018, the Board approved an amendment and restatement of HP’s 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, which included retiring 80 million shares from the plan’s share reserves.

Note 6: Taxes on Earnings

Provision for Taxes

On December 22, 2017, the TCJA was signed by the President of the United States and enacted into law. The law includes significant changes to the U.S. corporate income tax system, including a federal corporate rate reduction from 35% to 21%, limitations on the deductibility of interest expense and executive compensation, and the transition of U.S. international taxation from a worldwide tax system to a territorial tax system. ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes, requires companies to recognize the effect of tax law changes in the period of enactment even though the effective date for most provisions is for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017 (the “Effective Date”), or in the case of certain other provisions, January 1, 2018.

When a U.S. federal tax rate change occurs during a fiscal year, taxpayers are required to compute a weighted daily average rate for the fiscal year of enactment. As a result of the TCJA, HP has calculated a blended U.S. federal statutory corporate income tax rate of 23% for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2018 and applied this rate in computing the first, second and third quarters’ income tax provision for fiscal year 2018. The blended U.S. federal statutory corporate income tax rate of 23% is the weighted daily average rate between the pre-enactment U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 35% applicable to HP’s 2018 fiscal year prior to the Effective Date and the post-enactment U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21% applicable to the 2018 fiscal year thereafter. HP expects the U.S. federal statutory rate to be 21% for fiscal years beginning after October 31, 2018.

Given the significance of the legislation, the SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (SAB 118), which allows registrants to record provisional amounts during a one year “measurement period”. During the measurement period, impacts of the TCJA are expected to be recorded at the time a reasonable estimate for all or a portion of the effects can be made, and provisional amounts can be recognized and adjusted as information becomes available, prepared or analyzed.

SAB 118 summarizes a three-step process to be applied at each reporting period to account for and qualitatively disclose: (1) the effects of the change in tax law for which accounting is complete; (2) provisional amounts (or adjustments to provisional amounts) for the effects of the tax law where accounting is not complete, but that a reasonable estimate has been determined; and (3) a reasonable estimate cannot yet be made and therefore taxes are reflected in accordance with law prior to the enactment of the TCJA.

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(Unaudited)

Note 6: Taxes on Earnings (Continued)

As of July 31, 2018, HP has not completed its accounting for the tax effects of the TCJA, however, in certain cases HP has made a reasonable estimate of the effects for remeasurement on its existing deferred tax balances and the one-time transition tax. With respect to the Global Intangible Low Taxed Income (“Global Minimum Tax”) provisions, further discussed below, HP has not been able to make a reasonable estimate and continues to account for this item based on its existing accounting under ASC 740, Income Taxes, and the provisions of the tax laws that were in effect immediately prior to enactment. The impact of the TCJA may differ materially from this estimate due to changes in interpretations and assumptions HP has made, additional guidance that may be issued and actions HP may take as a result of the TCJA. The impacts of HP's estimates are described further below.

While HP has not yet completed its analysis to the impact on its deferred tax balances, in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 HP recorded provisional income tax expense of $1.2 billion related to the remeasurement of its deferred tax assets and liabilities at the new statutory rate. In addition, in the second quarter of fiscal year 2018, due to additional information and a subsequent refinement of its analysis HP recorded provisional tax expense of $379 million related to remeasurement of its U.S. deferred tax assets that are expected to be realized at a lower rate by recording a valuation allowance. HP is still analyzing certain aspects of the TCJA and refining its calculations, which could potentially affect the measurement of these balances or potentially give rise to new deferred tax amounts.

The TCJA also includes a one-time mandatory deemed repatriation transition tax on the net accumulated post-1986 earnings and profits (“E&P”) of a U.S. taxpayer’s foreign subsidiaries. HP has computed a provisional deemed repatriation tax of approximately $3.1 billion, of which more than half is expected to be offset with existing and future tax attributes, reducing HP’s cash outlay. The U.S. Treasury Department recently issued proposed regulations related to this one-time mandatory deemed repatriation. While HP has not yet completed its analysis of these proposed regulations, it believes there will be no material changes to its provisional amount reported earlier in the year. Once the regulations are in effect or HP completes its evaluation of the potential impact of the proposed regulations, HP may update its provisional amount accordingly within the measurement period. Companies may elect to pay this tax over 8 years, and HP intends to make this election. HP has not yet completed its calculation of the total post-1986 E&P for its foreign subsidiaries. Further, the transition tax is based, in part, on the amount of those earnings held in cash and other specified assets. This amount may change when HP finalizes the calculation of post-1986 E&P previously deferred from U.S. federal taxation and finalizes the amounts held in cash or other specified assets. No additional income taxes have been provided for any remaining undistributed foreign earnings not subject to the transition tax, or any additional outside basis difference inherent in these entities, as these amounts continue to be indefinitely reinvested in foreign operations.

As a result of the deemed repatriation tax noted above, which is based on HP’s total post-1986 deferred foreign income, HP redetermined $5.5 billion of its U.S. deferred tax liability on those unremitted earnings with a provisional tax payable of $3.1 billion, as noted above. This resulted in a net benefit. This tax benefit is provisional as HP is still analyzing certain aspects of the legislation and refining calculations, which could potentially materially affect the measurement of these amounts.

Upon further analysis of certain aspects of the TCJA and refinement of the calculations during the three months ended July 31, 2018, HP has made certain immaterial adjustments to its provisional estimate due to additional tax charges resulting from state legislation updates. During the nine months ended July 31, 2018, HP remeasured its deferred taxes to reflect the reduced rate that will likely apply when these deferred taxes are settled or realized in future periods. HP has not yet completed the accounting for the remeasurement of deferred taxes. To calculate the remeasurement of deferred taxes, HP has estimated when the existing deferred taxes will be settled or realized. The remeasurement of deferred taxes included in the financial statements will be subject to further revisions if the current estimates are different from the actual future operating results.

In January 2018, the FASB released guidance on the accounting for tax on the Global Minimum Tax provisions of TCJA. The Global Minimum Tax provisions impose a tax on foreign income in excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of foreign corporations. The guidance indicates that either accounting for deferred taxes related to Global Minimum Tax inclusions or to treat any taxes on Global Minimum Tax inclusions as period cost are both acceptable methods subject to an accounting policy election. HP is still evaluating whether to make a policy election to treat the Global Minimum Tax as a period cost or to provide U.S. deferred taxes on foreign temporary differences that are expected to generate Global Minimum Tax income when they reverse in future years. There could be additional changes to HP's deferred taxes once it completes its evaluations.

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(Unaudited)

Note 6: Taxes on Earnings (Continued)

As a result of U.S. tax reform, HP revised its estimated annual effective tax rate to reflect the change in the U.S. federal statutory tax rate from 35% to 21%. Since HP has a fiscal year ending October 31, it is subject to transitional tax rate rules. Therefore, a blended rate of 23% was computed as effective for the current fiscal year. HP’s effective tax rate was 13.6% and 22.5% for the three months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and (93.2%) and 23.1% for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The difference between the current fiscal year blended U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 23% and HP’s effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 is primarily due to favorable tax rates associated with certain earnings from HP’s operations in lower-tax jurisdictions throughout the world and, for the nine month period only, transitional impacts of U.S. tax reform and resolution of various audits and tax litigation. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2017, HP’s effective tax rate generally differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% due to favorable tax rates associated with certain earnings from HP’s operations in lower-tax jurisdictions throughout the world. HP has not provided U.S. taxes for all foreign earnings because HP plans to reinvest some of those earnings indefinitely outside the United States.

During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018, HP recorded $7.0 million and $2.2 billion, respectively, of net tax benefits related to discrete items in the provision for taxes. As noted above, HP has not yet completed its analysis of the full impact of TCJA. However, for the three months ended January 31, 2018, HP recorded a provisional tax benefit of $1.1 billion related to $5.5 billion net benefit for the decrease in its deferred tax liability on unremitted foreign earnings, partially offset by $3.2 billion net expense for the deemed repatriation tax payable in installments over eight years and $1.2 billion net expense for the remeasurement of its deferred assets and liabilities to the new U.S. statutory tax rate. For the three months ended April 30, 2018, HP recorded provisional tax expense of $379 million related to remeasurement of its U.S. deferred tax assets that are expected to be realized at a lower rate and a $43 million tax benefit as an adjustment to the provisional deemed repatriation tax amount due to further analysis and additional guidance. For the three months ended July 31, 2018, HP recorded net tax benefits of $12 million related to acquisition costs offset by other charges of $5 million. The nine months ended July 31, 2018 also included tax benefits related to audit settlements of $1.5 billion, loss on debt extinguishment of $33 million, acquisition costs of $13 million and other tax benefits of $10 million. These tax benefits were offset by uncertain tax position charges of $56 million. During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018, in addition to the discrete items mentioned above, HP recorded excess tax benefits of $2 million and $36 million, respectively, on stock options, restricted stock units and performance-adjusted restricted stock units.

During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2017, HP recorded $27 million and $31 million, respectively, of net tax benefit related to discrete items in the provision for taxes for continuing operations. These amounts included a tax benefit of $14 million and $45 million related to restructuring and other charges, and a tax benefit of $15 million and $28 million related to acquisition-related charges, offset by uncertain tax position charges of $19 million and $25 million, for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2017, respectively. The three months and nine months ended July 31, 2017 included a net tax benefit of $12 million related to provision to return adjustments due to the filing of HP’s U.S. Federal tax return. The nine months ended July 31, 2017 also included a tax charge of $26 million related to state provision to return adjustments.

Uncertain Tax Positions

As of July 31, 2018, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $8.0 billion, of which up to $1.7 billion would affect HP’s effective tax rate if realized. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits decreased by $2.8 billion for the nine months ended July 31, 2018, primarily related to the resolution of various audits. HP recognizes interest income from favorable settlements and interest expense and penalties accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for taxes in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings. As of July 31, 2018, HP had accrued $149 million for interest and penalties.

HP engages in continuous discussions and negotiations with taxing authorities regarding tax matters in various jurisdictions. HP expects to complete resolution of certain tax years with various tax authorities within the next 12 months. It is also possible that other federal, foreign and state tax issues may be concluded within the next 12 months. HP believes it is reasonably possible that its existing unrecognized tax benefits may be reduced by up to $6.4 billion within the next 12 months. These unrecognized tax benefits have associated gain contingencies which will be settled in the same period resulting in a net release of $822 million.    

HP is subject to income tax in the United States and approximately 58 other countries and is subject to routine corporate income tax audits in many of these jurisdictions. In addition, HP is subject to numerous ongoing audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is conducting an audit of HP’s 2013, 2014 and 2015 income tax returns.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 7: Supplementary Financial Information

Accounts Receivable

	As of
	July 31, 2018			October 31, 2017
	In millions
Accounts receivable	$	4,741		$	4,515
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(126		)	(101		)
	$	4,615		$	4,414

The allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable and changes was as follows:

	Nine months ended July 31, 2018
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	101
Provision for doubtful accounts	39
Deductions, net of recoveries	(14		)
Balance at end of period	$	126

HP has third-party arrangements, consisting of revolving short-term financing, which provide liquidity to certain partners in order to facilitate their working capital requirements. These financing arrangements, which in certain circumstances may contain partial recourse, result in a transfer of HP’s receivables and risk to the third party. As these transfers qualify as true sales under the applicable accounting guidance, the receivables are derecognized from the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets upon transfer, and HP receives a payment for the receivables from the third party within a mutually agreed upon time period. For arrangements involving an element of recourse, the recourse obligation is measured using market data from the similar transactions and reported as a current liability in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. The recourse obligations as of July 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017 were not material. The costs associated with the sales of trade receivables for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017 were not material.

The following is a summary of the activity under these arrangements:

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period(1)	$	171		$	123		$	147		$	149
Trade receivables sold	2,404			2,268			7,773			6,969
Cash receipts	(2,427		)	(2,269		)	(7,778		)	(6,997		)
Foreign currency and other	(5		)	8			1			9
Balance at end of period(1)	$	143		$	130		$	143		$	130

⁽¹⁾  Amounts outstanding from third parties reported in Accounts Receivable in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.

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(Unaudited)

Note 7: Supplementary Financial Information (Continued)

Inventory

	As of
	July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
	In millions
Finished goods	$	4,009	$	3,857
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies	2,082		1,929
	$	6,091	$	5,786

Other Current Assets

	As of
	July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
	In millions
Value-added taxes receivable	$	821	$	857
Available-for-sale investments(1)	886		1,149
Supplier and other receivables	1,910		1,891
Prepaid and other current assets	1,258		1,224
	$	4,875	$	5,121

⁽¹⁾  See Note 8, “Fair Value” and Note 9, “Financial Instruments” for detailed information.

Property, Plant and Equipment

	As of
	July 31, 2018			October 31, 2017
	In millions
Land, buildings and leasehold improvements	$	1,888		$	2,082
Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease	4,197			3,876
	6,085			5,958
Accumulated depreciation	(3,973		)	(4,080		)
	$	2,112		$	1,878

Other Non-Current Assets

	As of
	July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
	In millions
Tax indemnifications receivable(1)	$	908	$	1,695
Deferred tax assets(2)	1,992		342
Other(3)	1,536		1,058
	$	4,436	$	3,095

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(Unaudited)

Note 7: Supplementary Financial Information (Continued)

⁽¹⁾  During the nine months ended July 31, 2018, HP adjusted $676 million of indemnification receivable, pursuant to resolution of various audit settlements. See Note 14, “Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties” for further information.

⁽²⁾  See Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings” for detailed information.

⁽³⁾  Includes marketable equity securities and mutual funds classified as available-for-sale investments of $57 million and $61 million as of July 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017, respectively.

Other Accrued Liabilities

	As of
	July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
	In millions
Other accrued taxes	$	898	$	895
Warranty	655		660
Sales and marketing programs	2,613		2,441
Other	2,042		1,945
	$	6,208	$	5,941

Other Non-Current Liabilities

	As of
	July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
	In millions
Pension, post-retirement, and post-employment liabilities	$	1,755	$	1,999
Deferred tax liability(1)	92		1,410
Tax liability(1)	2,371		2,005
Deferred revenue	981		921
Other	813		827
	$	6,012	$	7,162

⁽¹⁾  See Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings” for detailed information.

Interest and other, net

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$	—		$	—		$	(126	)	$	—
Tax indemnifications(1)	(3		)	10			(676		)	24
Interest expense on borrowings	(66		)	(79		)	(241		)	(225		)
Other, net	7			13			32			—
	$	(62	)	$	(56	)	$	(1,011	)	$	(201	)

⁽¹⁾  For the nine months ended July 31, 2018, includes an adjustment of $676 million of indemnification receivable, pursuant to resolution of various audit settlements. See Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings” and Note 14, “Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties” for further information.

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(Unaudited)

Note 8: 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

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

	As of July 31, 2018								As of October 31, 2017
	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:
Corporate debt	$	—	$	1,493	$	—	$	1,493	$	—	$	1,390	$	—	$	1,390
Financial institution instruments	—		—		—		—		—		6		—		6
Government debt(1)	3,397		145		—		3,542		3,902		100		—		4,002
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Corporate debt	—		434		—		434		—		629		—		629
Financial institution instruments	—		39		—		39		—		78		—		78
Government debt(1)	—		413		—		413		—		442		—		442
Mutual funds	50		—		—		50		49		—		—		49
Marketable equity securities	7		—		—		7		6		6		—		12
Derivative Instruments:
Foreign currency contracts	—		314		7		321		—		110		10		120
Other derivatives	—		2		—		2		—		1		—		1
Total Assets	$	3,454	$	2,840	$	7	$	6,301	$	3,957	$	2,762	$	10	$	6,729
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	$	—	$	23	$	—	$	23	$	—	$	12	$	—	$	12
Foreign currency contracts	—		192		—		192		—		358		2		360
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	215	$	—	$	215	$	—	$	370	$	2	$	372

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⁽¹⁾  Government debt includes instruments such as U.S. Treasury notes, U.S. agency securities and non-U.S. government bonds. Money market funds invested in government debt and traded in active markets are included in Level 1.

There were no transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy during the nine months endedJuly 31, 2018.

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(Unaudited)

Note 8: Fair Value (Continued)

Valuation Techniques

Cash Equivalents and Investments: HP holds time deposits, money market funds, mutual funds, other debt securities primarily consisting of corporate and government notes and bonds, and common stock and equivalents. HP values cash equivalents and equity investments using quoted market prices, alternative pricing sources, including net asset value, or models utilizing market observable inputs. The fair value of debt investments is based on quoted market prices or model-driven valuations using inputs primarily derived from or corroborated by observable market data, and, in certain instances, valuation models that utilize assumptions which cannot be corroborated with observable market data.

Derivative Instruments: From time to time, HP uses forward contracts, interest rate and total return swaps and option contracts to hedge certain foreign currency and interest rate exposures. HP uses industry standard valuation models to measure fair value. Where applicable, these models project future cash flows and discount the future amounts to present value using market-based observable inputs, including interest rate curves, HP and counterparty credit risk, foreign exchange rates, and forward and spot prices for currencies and interest rates. See Note 9, “Financial Instruments” for a further discussion of HP’s use of derivative instruments.

Other Fair Value Disclosures

Short- and Long-Term Debt: HP estimates the fair value of its debt primarily using an expected present value technique, which is based on observable market inputs using interest rates currently available to companies of similar credit standing for similar terms and remaining maturities, and considering its own credit risk. The portion of HP’s debt that is hedged is reflected in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as an amount equal to the debt’s carrying amount and a fair value adjustment representing changes in the fair value of the hedged debt obligations arising from movements in benchmark interest rates. The fair value of HP’s short- and long-term debt was $7.3 billion as of July 31, 2018, compared to its carrying amount of $7.2 billion at that date. The fair value of HP’s short- and long-term debt was $8.1 billion as of October 31, 2017, compared to its carrying value of $7.8 billion at that date. If measured at fair value in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, short and long-term debt would be classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Other Financial Instruments: For the balance of HP’s financial instruments, primarily accounts receivable, accounts payable and financial liabilities included in Other accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short maturities. If measured at fair value in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, these other financial instruments would be classified in Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Non-Marketable Equity Investments and Non-Financial Assets: HP’s non-marketable equity investments and non-financial assets, such as goodwill, intangible assets and property, plant and equipment, are recorded at fair value in the period of acquisition and a subsequent impairment charge is recognized. If measured at fair value in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, non-marketable equity investments and non-financial assets would generally be classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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(Unaudited)

Note 9: Financial Instruments

Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments

	As of July 31, 2018									As of October 31, 2017
	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Gross Unrealized Loss			Fair Value		Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Gross Unrealized Loss			Fair Value
	In millions
Cash Equivalents:
Corporate debt	$	1,493	$	—	$	—		$	1,493	$	1,390	$	—	$	—		$	1,390
Financial institution instruments	—		—		—			—		6		—		—			6
Government debt	3,542		—		—			3,542		4,002		—		—			4,002
Total cash equivalents	5,035		—		—			5,035		5,398		—		—			5,398
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Corporate debt (1)	436		—		(2		)	434		629		—		—			629
Financial institution instruments (1)	39		—		—			39		78		—		—			78
Government debt (1)	415		—		(2		)	413		443		—		(1		)	442
Marketable equity securities	4		3		—			7		5		7		—			12
Mutual funds	41		9		—			50		39		10		—			49
Total available-for-sale investments	935		12		(4		)	943		1,194		17		(1		)	1,210
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments	$	5,970	$	12	$	(4	)	$	5,978	$	6,592	$	17	$	(1	)	$	6,608

⁽¹⁾ HP classifies its marketable debt securities as available-for-sale investments within Other current assets on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, including those with maturity dates beyond one year, based on their highly liquid nature and availability for use in current operations.

All highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of acquisition are considered cash equivalents. As of July 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017, the carrying amount of cash equivalents approximated fair value due to the short period of time to maturity. The estimated fair value of the available-for-sale investments may not be representative of values that will be realized in the future.

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

	As of July 31, 2018
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	In millions
Due in one year or less	$	742	$	740
Due in one to five years	$	148	$	146

Equity securities in privately held companies include cost basis and equity method investments and are included in Other non-current assets on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. These amounted to $36 million and $37 million as of July 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017, respectively.

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(Unaudited)

Note 9: Financial Instruments (Continued)

Derivative Instruments

HP uses derivatives to offset business exposure to foreign currency and interest rate risk on expected future cash flows and on certain existing assets and liabilities. As part of its risk management strategy, HP uses derivative instruments, primarily forward contracts, interest rate swaps, total return swaps and, at times, option contracts to hedge certain foreign currency, interest rate and, to a lesser extent, equity exposures. HP may designate its derivative contracts as fair value hedges or cash flow hedges and classifies the cash flows with the activities that correspond to the underlying hedged items. Additionally, for derivatives not designated as hedging instruments, HP categorizes those economic hedges as other derivatives. HP recognizes all derivative instruments at fair value in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.

As a result of its use of derivative instruments, HP is exposed to the risk that its counterparties will fail to meet their contractual obligations. Master netting agreements mitigate credit exposure to counterparties by permitting HP to net amounts due from HP to counterparty against amounts due to HP from the same counterparty under certain conditions. To further limit credit risk, HP has collateral security agreements that allow HP to hold collateral from, or require HP to post collateral to, counterparties when aggregate derivative fair values exceed contractually established thresholds which are generally based on the credit ratings of HP and its counterparties. If HP’s or the counterparty’s credit rating falls below a specified credit rating, either party has the right to request full collateralization of the derivatives’ net liability position. The fair value of derivatives with credit contingent features in a net liability position was $108 million and $258 million as of July 31, 2018 and as of October 31, 2017, respectively, all of which were fully collateralized within two business days.

Under HP’s derivative contracts, the counterparty can terminate all outstanding trades following a covered change of control event affecting HP that results in the surviving entity being rated below a specified credit rating. This credit contingent provision did not affect HP’s financial position or cash flows as of July 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017.

Fair Value Hedges

HP enters into fair value hedges, such as interest rate swaps, to reduce the exposure of its debt portfolio to changes in fair value resulting from changes in interest rates by achieving a primarily U.S. dollar London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”)-based floating interest expense.

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges, HP recognizes the change in fair value of the derivative instrument, as well as the offsetting change in the fair value of the hedged item, in Interest and other, net on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings in the period of change.

Cash Flow Hedges

HP uses forward contracts and at times, option contracts designated as cash flow hedges to protect against the foreign currency exchange rate risks inherent in its forecasted net revenue and, to a lesser extent, cost of revenue, operating expenses, and intercompany loans denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. HP’s foreign currency cash flow hedges mature generally within twelve months. However, hedges related to longer-term procurement arrangements extend several years and forward contracts associated with intercompany loans extend for the duration of the loan term, which typically range from two to five years.

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, HP initially records changes in fair value for the effective portion of the derivative instrument in accumulated other comprehensive loss as a separate component of stockholders’ deficit on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets and subsequently reclassifies these amounts into earnings in the period during which the hedged transaction is recognized in earnings. HP reports the effective portion of its cash flow hedges in the same financial statement line item as the hedged transaction.

Other Derivatives

Other derivatives not designated as hedging instruments consist primarily of forward contracts used to hedge foreign currency-denominated balance sheet exposures. HP uses total return swaps to hedge its executive deferred compensation plan liability.

For derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments, HP recognizes changes in fair value of the derivative instrument in Interest and other, net in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings in the period of change.

Hedge Effectiveness

For interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges, HP measures hedge effectiveness by offsetting the change in fair value of the hedged item with the change in fair value of the derivative. For foreign currency options and forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges, HP measures hedge effectiveness by comparing the cumulative change in fair value of the hedge contract with the cumulative change in fair value of the hedged item, both of which are based on forward rates. HP recognizes any ineffective portion of the hedge in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings in the same period in

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(Unaudited)

Note 9: Financial Instruments (Continued)

which ineffectiveness occurs. Amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings in the period they arise.

As of July 31, 2018 and July 31, 2017, no portion of the hedging instruments’ gain or loss was excluded from the assessment of effectiveness for fair value and cash flow hedges. Hedge ineffectiveness for fair value and cash flow hedges recognized in earnings were not material for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets

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

	As of July 31, 2018										As of October 31, 2017
	Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Other Non-Current Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Other Non-Current Liabilities		Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Other Non-Current Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Other Non-Current Liabilities
	In millions
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Fair value hedges:
Interest rate contracts	$	1,000	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	22	$	2,500	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	12
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	18,782		258		54		115		59		16,149		92		12		245		100
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	19,782		258		54		116		81		18,649		92		12		245		112
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency contracts	4,645		9		—		18		—		5,801		16		—		15		—
Other derivatives	68		2		—		—		—		123		1		—		—		—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	4,713		11		—		18		—		5,924		17		—		15		—
Total derivatives	$	24,495	$	269	$	54	$	134	$	81	$	24,573	$	109	$	12	$	260	$	112

In March 2018, HP terminated several interest rate swaps with a notional amount of $1.5 billion that were de-designated as fair value hedges of certain fixed rate debt securities.

Offsetting of Derivative Instruments

HP recognizes all derivative instruments on a gross basis in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. HP does not offset the fair value of its derivative instruments against the fair value of cash collateral posted under its collateral security agreements. As of July 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017, information related to the potential effect of HP’s master netting agreements and collateral security agreements was as follows:

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(Unaudited)

Note 9: Financial Instruments (Continued)

	In the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized (i)		Gross Amount Offset (ii)		Net Amount Presented (iii) = (i)–(ii)		Derivatives (iv)		Financial Collateral (v)			Net Amount (vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
	In millions
As of July 31, 2018
Derivative assets	$	323	$	—	$	323	$	104	$	186	(1)	$	33
Derivative liabilities	$	215	$	—	$	215	$	104	$	91	(2)	$	20
As of October 31, 2017
Derivative assets	$	121	$	—	$	121	$	108	$	4	(1)	$	9
Derivative liabilities	$	372	$	—	$	372	$	108	$	219	(2)	$	45

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⁽¹⁾  Represents the cash collateral posted by counterparties as of the respective reporting date for HP’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 HP through re-use of counterparty cash collateral as of the respective reporting date for HP’s liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.

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(Unaudited)

Note 9: Financial Instruments (Continued)

Effect of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments and related hedged items in a fair value hedging relationship for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:

Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative and Related Hedged Item

Derivative Instrument

Location

Three months ended July 31, 2018

Nine months ended July 31, 2018

Hedged Item

Location

Three months ended July 31, 2018

Nine months ended July 31, 2018

In millions

In millions

Interest rate contracts

Interest and other, net

$

—

$

(11

)

Fixed-rate debt

Interest and other, net

$

—

$

11

	Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative and Related Hedged Item
Derivative Instrument	Location	Three months ended July 31, 2017		Nine months ended July 31, 2017			Hedged Item	Location	Three months ended July 31, 2017			Nine months ended July 31, 2017
		In millions							In millions
Interest rate contracts	Interest and other, net	$	5	$	(43	)	Fixed-rate debt	Interest and other, net	$	(5	)	$	43

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 was as follows:

	(Loss) Gain Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) on Derivatives (Effective Portion)				(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)
	Three months ended July 31, 2018		Nine months ended July 31, 2018		Location	Three months ended July 31, 2018			Nine months ended July 31, 2018
	In millions					In millions
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	$	273	$	19	Net revenue	$	(20	)	$	(349	)
					Cost of revenue	4			(14		)
					Operating expenses	(1		)	—
					Interest and other, net	—			—
Total	$	273	$	19		$	(17	)	$	(363	)

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Note 9: Financial Instruments (Continued)

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2017 was as follows:

	Loss Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) on Derivatives (Effective Portion)						(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)
	Three months ended July 31, 2017			Nine months ended July 31, 2017			Location	Three months ended July 31, 2017			Nine months ended July 31, 2017
	In millions							In millions
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	$	(519	)	$	(758	)	Net revenue	$	(26	)	$	89
							Cost of revenue	(13		)	(32		)
							Operating expenses	1			1
							Interest and other, net	—			(9		)
Total	$	(519	)	$	(758	)		$	(38	)	$	49

As of July 31, 2018, HP expects to reclassify an estimated gain of $122 million from accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”), net of taxes, to earnings within the next twelve months associated with cash flow hedges along with the earnings effects of the related forecasted transactions. The amounts ultimately reclassified into earnings could be different from the amounts previously included in AOCI based on the change of market rate, and therefore could have a different impact on earnings.

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017 was as follows:

	Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivatives
	Location	Three months ended July 31, 2018		Three months ended July 31, 2017		Nine months ended July 31, 2018			Nine months ended July 31, 2017
		In millions
Foreign currency contracts	Interest and other, net	$	5	$	16	$	(4	)	$	(33	)
Other derivatives	Interest and other, net	1		1		1			5
Total		$	6	$	17	$	(3	)	$	(28	)

Note 10: Borrowings

Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings

	As of July 31, 2018				As of October 31, 2017
	Amount Outstanding		Weighted-Average Interest Rate		Amount Outstanding		Weighted-Average Interest Rate
	In millions				In millions
Commercial paper	$	2,092	2.6	%	$	943	1.8	%
Current portion of long-term debt	547		3.1	%	96		3.5	%
Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other	42		1.1	%	33		1.5	%
	$	2,681			$	1,072

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Long-Term Debt

	As of
	July 31, 2018			October 31, 2017
	In millions
U.S. Dollar Global Notes(1)
2009 Shelf Registration Statement:
$1,350 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.827% in December 2010 at 3.75%, due December 2020	$	648		$	648
$1,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.799% in May 2011 at 4.3%, due June 2021	666			1,249
$1,000 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.816% in September 2011 at 4.375%, due September 2021	537			999
$1,500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.707% in December 2011 at 4.65%, due December 2021	694			1,498
$500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.771% in March 2012 at 4.05%, due September 2022	499			499
$1,200 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.863% in September 2011 at 6.0%, due September 2041	1,199			1,199
2012 Shelf Registration Statement:
$750 issued at par in January 2014 at three-month USD LIBOR plus 0.94%, due January 2019	102			102
$1,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.954% in January 2014 at 2.75%, due January 2019	300			300
	4,645			6,494
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.51%-8.47%, due in calendar years 2018-2025	448			360
Fair value adjustment related to hedged debt	(26		)	8
Unamortized debt issuance cost	(17		)	(19		)
Current portion of long-term debt	(547		)	(96		)
Total long-term debt	$	4,503		$	6,747

⁽¹⁾  HP may redeem some or all of the fixed-rate U.S. Dollar Global Notes at any time in accordance with the terms thereof. The U.S. Dollar Global Notes are senior unsecured debt.

In December 2016, HP filed a shelf registration statement (the “2016 Shelf Registration Statement”) with the SEC to enable the company to offer for sale, from time to time, in one or more offerings, an unspecified amount of debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares and warrants.

As disclosed in Note 9, “Financial Instruments”, HP uses interest rate swaps to mitigate some of the exposure of its debt portfolio to changes in fair value resulting from changes in interest rates by achieving a primarily U.S. dollar LIBOR-based floating interest expense. Interest rates shown in the table of long-term debt have not been adjusted to reflect the impact of any interest rate swaps.

Extinguishment of Debt

In March 2018, HP commenced and completed a cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer") to purchase approximately $1.85 billion in aggregate principal amount of outstanding U.S. Dollar 4.650% Global Notes due December 9, 2021, 4.375% Global Notes due September 15, 2021 and 4.300% Global Notes due June 1, 2021. In connection with the Tender Offer, HP also solicited consents from holders of its 4.650% Notes due December 2021, (the “4.650% Notes”) to amend the indenture under which the 4.650% Notes were issued to, among other things, eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants of the indenture (the “Proposed Amendments”). Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding 4.650% Notes consented to the Proposed Amendments, and as a result, a supplemental indenture was executed on March 26, 2018 to effect the Proposed Amendments. This extinguishment of debt resulted in a loss of $126 million, which was recorded as "Interest and other, net" on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings during the nine months ended July 31, 2018.

Commercial Paper

On November 1, 2015, HP’s Board of Directors authorized HP to borrow up to a total outstanding principal balance of $4.0 billion, or the equivalent in foreign currencies, for the use and benefit of HP and HP’s subsidiaries, by the issuance of commercial paper or through the execution of promissory notes, loan agreements, letters of credit, agreements for lines of credit or overdraft facilities. HP increased the issuance authorization under its commercial paper program from $4.0 billion to $6.0 billion in November 2017. As of July 31, 2018, HP maintained two commercial paper programs. HP’s U.S. program provides for the issuance of U.S. dollar-denominated commercial paper up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $6.0 billion. HP’s Euro program provides for the issuance of commercial paper outside of the United States denominated in U.S. dollars, Euros or British pounds up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $6.0 billion or the equivalent in those alternative

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currencies. The combined aggregate principal amount of commercial paper outstanding under those programs at any one time cannot exceed the $6.0 billion authorized by HP’s Board of Directors.

Credit Facility

As of July 31, 2018, HP maintains a $4.0 billion, senior unsecured committed revolving credit facility to support the issuance of commercial paper or for general corporate purposes. Commitments under the revolving credit facility will be available until March 30, 2023. Commitment fees, interest rates and other terms of borrowing under the credit facilities vary based on HP’s external credit ratings. As of July 31, 2018, HP was in compliance with the financial covenants in the credit agreement governing the revolving credit facility.

In December 2017, HP also entered into an additional revolving credit facility with certain institutional lenders that provided HP with $1.5 billion of available borrowings until November 30, 2018. HP elected to terminate this $1.5 billion revolving credit facility early, effective August 17, 2018.

Available Borrowing Resources

As of July 31, 2018, HP and its subsidiaries had available borrowing resources of $783 million from uncommitted lines of credit in addition to the commercial paper and revolving credit facilities discussed above.

Note 11: Stockholders’ Deficit

Share Repurchase Program

HP’s share repurchase program authorizes both open market and private repurchase transactions. During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018, HP executed share repurchases of 31 million shares and 86 million shares and settled total shares for $0.7 billion and $2.0 billion, respectively. During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2017, HP executed share repurchases of 16 million shares and 55 million shares and settled total shares for $0.3 billion and $0.9 billion, respectively. Share repurchases executed during the three months ended July 31, 2018 and July 31, 2017 included 0.8 million and 0.4 million shares settled in August 2018 and August 2017, respectively.

The shares repurchased during the nine months endedJuly 31, 2018 and 2017 were all open market repurchase transactions. On June 19, 2018, HP’s Board of Directors authorized an additional $4.0 billion for future repurchases of its outstanding shares of common stock. As of July 31, 2018, HP had approximately $4.5 billion remaining under the share repurchase authorizations approved by HP’s Board of Directors.

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Tax effects related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of available-for-sale securities:
Tax benefit (provision) on unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	$	—		$	—		$	1		$	(1	)
	—			—			1			(1		)
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges:
Tax (provision) benefit on unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	(26		)	63			7			70
Tax (benefit) provision on losses (gains) reclassified into earnings	(2		)	(2		)	(34		)	9
	(28		)	61			(27		)	79
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Tax provision on gains arising during the period	(1		)	—			(1		)	(4		)
Tax provision on amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit	(2		)	(5		)	(8		)	(16		)
Tax benefit (provision) on curtailments, settlements and other	—			1			—			(8		)
	(3		)	(4		)	(9		)	(28		)
Tax (provision) benefit on other comprehensive income	$	(31	)	$	57		$	(35	)	$	50

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

	Three months ended July 31					Nine months ended July 31
	2018		2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:
Change in unrealized components of available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	$	2	$	1		$	(2	)	$	4
Gains reclassified into earnings	—		—			(5		)	—
	2		1			(7		)	4
Change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	247		(456		)	26			(688		)
Losses (gains) reclassified into earnings(1)	15		36			329			(40		)
	262		(420		)	355			(728		)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Gains arising during the period	1		—			1			9
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit(2)	9		14			28			40
Curtailments, settlements and other	1		1			2			(5		)
	11		15			31			44
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	$	275	$	(404	)	$	379		$	(680	)

⁽¹⁾  Reclassification of pre-tax losses (gains) on cash flow hedges into the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings was as follows:

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	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018		2017
	In millions
Net revenue	$	20		$	26		$	349	$	(89	)
Cost of revenue	(4		)	13			14		32
Operating expenses	1			(1		)	—		(1		)
Interest and other, net	—			—			—		9
Total	$	17		$	38		$	363	$	(49	)

⁽²⁾  These components are included in the computation of net pension and post-retirement (credit) benefit charges in Note 4, “Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans.”

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes and changes were as follows:

	Nine months ended July 31, 2018
	Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities			Net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges			Unrealized components of defined benefit plans			Accumulated other comprehensive loss
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	12		$	(240	)	$	(1,190	)	$	(1,418	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(2		)	26			1			25
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings	(5		)	329			28			352
Reclassifications of curtailments, settlements and other into earnings	—			—			2			2
Balance at end of period	$	5		$	115		$	(1,159	)	$	(1,039	)

Note 12: Net Earnings Per Share

HP calculates basic net EPS using net earnings and the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net EPS includes any dilutive effect of restricted stock awards, stock options, performance-based awards and shares purchased under the 2011 employee stock purchase plan.

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A reconciliation of the number of shares used for basic and diluted net EPS calculations is as follows:

	Three months ended July 31				Nine months ended July 31
	2018		2017		2018		2017
	In millions, except per share amounts
Numerator:
Net earnings	$	880	$	696	$	3,876	$	1,866
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS	1,601		1,681		1,627		1,694
Dilutive effect of employee stock plans	17		14		18		11
Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS	1,618		1,695		1,645		1,705
Basic	$	0.55	$	0.41	$	2.38	$	1.10
Diluted	$	0.54	$	0.41	2.36		1.09
Anti-dilutive weighted-average stock-based compensation awards(1)	—		1		—		3

⁽¹⁾  HP excludes stock options and restricted stock units where the assumed proceeds exceed the average market price from the calculation of diluted net EPS because their effect would be anti-dilutive. The assumed proceeds of a stock option include the sum of its exercise price, and average unrecognized compensation cost. The assumed proceeds of a restricted stock unit represent unrecognized compensation cost.

Note 13: Litigation and Contingencies

HP is involved in lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings, including those identified below, consisting of intellectual property, commercial, securities, employment, employee benefits and environmental matters that arise in the ordinary course of business. HP accrues a liability when management believes that it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. HP believes it has recorded adequate provisions for any such matters and, as of July 31, 2018, it was not reasonably possible that a material loss had been incurred in excess of the amounts recognized in HP’s financial statements. HP reviews these matters at least quarterly and adjusts its accruals to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular case. Pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement, HP shares responsibility with Hewlett Packard Enterprise for certain matters, as indicated below, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise has agreed to indemnify HP in whole or in part with respect to certain matters. Based on its experience, HP believes that any damage amounts claimed in the specific matters discussed below are not a meaningful indicator of HP’s potential liability. Litigation is inherently unpredictable. However, HP believes it has valid defenses with respect to legal matters pending against it. 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.

Litigation, Proceedings and Investigations

Copyright Levies.   Proceedings are ongoing or have been concluded involving HP in certain European countries, including litigation in Belgium and other countries, seeking to impose or modify levies upon IT equipment (such as multifunction devices (“MFDs”) and PCs), alleging that these devices enable the production of private copies of copyrighted materials. The levies are generally based upon the number of products sold and the per-product amounts of the levies, which vary. Some European countries that do not yet have levies on digital devices are expected to implement similar legislation to enable them to extend existing levy schemes, while other European countries have phased out levies or are expected to limit the scope of levy schemes and applicability in the digital hardware environment, particularly with respect to sales to business users. HP, other companies and various industry associations have opposed the extension of levies to the digital environment and have advocated alternative models of compensation to rights holders.

Reprobel, a collecting society administering the remuneration for reprography to Belgian copyright holders, requested by extrajudicial means that HP amend certain copyright levy declarations submitted for inkjet MFDs sold in Belgium from January 2005 to December 2009 to enable it to collect copyright levies calculated based on the generally higher copying speed when the MFDs are operated in draft print mode rather than when operated in normal print mode. In March 2010, HP filed a lawsuit against Reprobel in the Court of First Instance of Brussels seeking a declaratory judgment that no copyright levies are payable

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on sales of MFDs in Belgium or, alternatively, that payments already made by HP are sufficient to comply with its obligations. The Court of Appeal in Brussels (the “Court of Appeal”) stayed the proceedings and referred several questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”). On November 12, 2015, the CJEU published its judgment providing that a national legislation such as the Belgian one at issue in the main proceedings is incompatible with EU law on multiple legal points, as argued by HP, and returned the proceedings to the referring court. On May 12, 2017, the Court of Appeal held that (1) reprographic copyright levies are due notwithstanding the lack of conformity of the Belgian system with EU law in certain aspects and (2) the applicable levies are to be calculated based on the objective speed of each MFD as established by an expert appointed by the Court of Appeal. HP appealed this decision before the Belgian Supreme Court on January 18, 2018.

Based on industry opposition to the extension of levies to digital products, HP’s assessments of the merits of various proceedings and HP’s estimates of the number of units impacted and the amounts of the levies, HP has accrued amounts that it believes are adequate to address the ongoing disputes.

Hewlett-Packard Company v. Oracle Corporation.  On June 15, 2011, HP filed suit against Oracle Corporation (“Oracle”) in California Superior Court in Santa Clara County in connection with Oracle’s March 2011 announcement that it was discontinuing software support for HP’s Itanium-based line of mission-critical servers. HP 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. The matter eventually progressed to trial, which was bifurcated into two phases. HP 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’s Itanium-based servers for as long as HP decided to sell such servers. The second phase 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’s damages claim infringed on Oracle’s First Amendment rights. On August 27, 2015, the California Court of Appeals rejected Oracle’s appeal. The matter was remanded to the trial court for the second phase 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, awarding HP approximately $3.0 billion in damages, which included approximately $1.7 billion for past lost profits and $1.3 billion for future lost profits. On October 20, 2016, the court entered judgment for HP 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 filed a notice of cross-appeal challenging the trial court’s denial of prejudgment interest. The schedule for appellate briefing and argument has not yet been established. HP expects that the appeals process could take several years to complete. Litigation is unpredictable, and there can be no assurance that HP will recover damages, or that any award of damages will be for the amount awarded by the jury’s verdict. The amount ultimately awarded, if any, would be recorded in the period received. No adjustment has been recorded in the financial statements in relation to this potential award. Pursuant to the terms of the separation and distribution agreement, HP 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 Separation.

Forsyth, et al. v. HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. This is a purported class and collective action filed on August 18, 2016 in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, against HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise alleging the 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 class action under the ADEA comprised of all U.S. residents employed by defendants who had their employment terminated pursuant to a workforce reduction (“WFR”) plan on or after May 23, 2012 and who were 40 years of age or older. Plaintiffs also seek to represent 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 May 23, 2012. Following a partial motion to dismiss, a motion to strike and a motion to compel arbitration that the defendants filed in November 2016, the plaintiffs amended their complaint.  New plaintiffs were added, but the plaintiffs agreed that the class period for the nationwide collective action should be shortened and now starts on December 9, 2014. On January 30, 2017, the defendants filed another partial motion to dismiss and motions to compel arbitration as to several of the plaintiffs. On March 20, 2017, the defendants filed additional motions to compel arbitration as to a number of the opt-in plaintiffs. On September 20, 2017, the Court granted the motions to compel arbitration as to the plaintiffs and opt-ins who signed WFR release agreements (17 individuals), and also stayed the entire case until the arbitrations are completed. On November 30, 2017, three named plaintiffs and twelve opt-in plaintiffs filed a single arbitration demand.  On December 22, 2017, the 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 portion of the case not stayed is proceeding through the mediation and arbitration process.

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Jackson, et al. v. HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. This putative nationwide class action was filed on July 24, 2017 in federal district court in San Jose, California. The plaintiffs purport to bring the lawsuit on behalf of themselves and other similarly situated African-Americans and individuals over the age of forty. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants engaged in a pattern and practice of racial and age discrimination in lay-offs and promotions. The plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on September 29, 2017. On January 12, 2018, the defendants moved to transfer the matter to the federal district court in the Northern District of Georgia. The defendants also moved to dismiss the claims on various grounds and to strike certain aspects of the proposed class definition. The Court dismissed the action on the basis of improper venue.  On July 23, 2018, the plaintiffs refiled the case in the Northern District of Georgia. On August 9, 2018, the plaintiffs also filed a notice of appeal of the dismissal order with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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 Limited (“HP India”), a subsidiary of HP, 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. The differential duty demand is subject to interest. 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 scheduled to reconvene on April 6, 2015 and again on November 3, 2015 and April 11, 2016 were canceled at the request of the Customs Tribunal. Pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has agreed to indemnify HP in part, based on the extent to which any liability arises from the products and spare parts of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s businesses.

Class Actions re Authentication of Supplies

Five purported consumer class actions were filed against HP, arising out of the supplies authentication protocol in certain OfficeJet printers.  This authentication protocol rejects some third-party ink cartridges that use non-HP security chips.  Two of the cases were dismissed, and the remaining cases were consolidated in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, captioned In re HP Printer Firmware Update Litigation. The remaining plaintiffs’ consolidated amended complaint was filed on February 15, 2018, alleging eleven causes of action: (1) unfair and unlawful business practices in violation of the Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200, et seq.; (2) fraudulent business practices in violation of the Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200, et seq.; (3) violations of the False Advertising Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17500, et seq.; (4) violations of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 1750, et seq.; (5) violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices ‒ Consumer Protection Act, Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Ann. § 17.01, et seq.; (6) violations of the Washington Consumer Protection Act, Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 19.86.010, et seq.; (7) violations of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, New Jersey Statutes Ann. 56:8-1, et seq.; (8) violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1030, et seq.; (9) violations of the California Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, Cal. Penal Code § 502; (10) Trespass to Chattels; and (11) Tortious Interference with Contractual Relations and/or Prospective Economic Advantage. On February 7, 2018, the plaintiffs moved to certify an injunctive relief class of “[a]ll persons in California who own a Class Printer” under the “unfair” prong of the California unfair competition statute and a class of “[a]ll persons in the United States

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who purchased a Class Printer and experienced a print failure while using a non-HP aftermarket cartridge during the period between March 1, 2015 and December 31, 2017” under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and common law trespass to chattels. On March 29, 2018, the court granted in part and denied in part HP’s motion to dismiss. The court dismissed the plaintiffs’ claim under the “unfair” prong of the California unfair competition statute, claims under the non-California consumer protection statutes, and claim for tortious interference with contractual relations and/or prospective economic advantage. The court also dismissed in part the plaintiffs’ fraud-based claims under the California consumer protection statutes and computer hacking claims under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and California Computer Data Access and Fraud Act. The court denied HP’s motion to dismiss with respect to the plaintiffs’ claim for trespass to chattels and claim under the “unlawful” prong of the California unfair competition statute. The court granted the plaintiffs leave to amend on all of the dismissed claims, except the California Computer Data Access and Fraud Act claim to the extent it was based on two specific subsections of that statute. The parties have since reached a settlement in principle. On July 13, 2018, the court vacated the remaining dates on the case schedule and ordered that the plaintiffs file their motion for preliminary approval of the class settlement within 60 days.

Autonomy-Related Legal Matters

Investigations.  As a result of the findings of an ongoing investigation, HP has provided information to the U.K. Serious Fraud Office, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the SEC related to the accounting improprieties, disclosure failures and misrepresentations at Autonomy that occurred prior to and in connection with HP’s acquisition of Autonomy. On January 19, 2015, the U.K. Serious Fraud Office notified HP that it was closing its investigation and had decided to cede jurisdiction of the investigation to the U.S. authorities. On November 14, 2016, the DOJ announced that a federal grand jury indicted Sushovan Hussain, the former CFO of Autonomy. Mr. Hussain was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, securities fraud, and multiple counts of wire fraud.  The indictment alleged that Mr. Hussain engaged in a scheme to defraud purchasers and sellers of securities of Autonomy and HP about the true performance of Autonomy’s business, its financial condition, and its prospects for growth.  A jury trial commenced on February 26, 2018. On April 30, 2018, the jury found Mr. Hussain guilty of all charges against him. On November 15, 2016, the SEC announced that Stouffer Egan, the former CEO of Autonomy’s U.S.-based operations, settled charges relating to his participation in an accounting scheme to meet internal sales targets and analyst revenue expectations.  HP is continuing to cooperate with the ongoing enforcement actions.

Autonomy Corporation Limited v. Michael Lynch and Sushovan Hussain. On April 17, 2015, four former-HP subsidiaries that became subsidiaries of Hewlett Packard Enterprise at the time of the Separation (Autonomy Corporation Limited, Hewlett Packard Vision BV, Autonomy Systems, Limited, and Autonomy, Inc.) initiated civil proceedings in the U.K. High Court of Justice against two members of Autonomy’s former management, Michael Lynch and Sushovan Hussain. The Particulars of Claim seek damages in excess of $5 billion from Messrs. Lynch and Hussain for breach of their fiduciary duties by causing Autonomy group companies to engage in improper transactions and accounting practices. On October 1, 2015, Messrs. Lynch and Hussain filed their defenses. Mr. Lynch also filed a counterclaim against Autonomy Corporation Limited seeking $160 million in damages, among other things, for alleged misstatements regarding Lynch. The Hewlett Packard Enterprise subsidiary claimants filed their replies to the defenses and the asserted counter-claim on March 11, 2016. The parties are actively engaged in the disclosure process. A six-month trial is scheduled to begin on March 25, 2019. 

Environmental

HP’s operations and products are 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 cleanup of contaminated sites, the content of HP’s products and the recycling, treatment and disposal of those products. In particular, HP faces increasing complexity in its product design and procurement operations as it adjusts to new and future requirements relating to the chemical and materials composition of its products, their safe use, and the energy consumption associated with those products, including requirements relating to climate change. HP is also subject to legislation in an increasing number of jurisdictions that makes producers of electrical goods, including computers and printers, financially responsible for specified collection, recycling, treatment and disposal of past and future covered products (sometimes referred to as “product take-back legislation”). HP 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 noncompliant with environmental laws. HP’s potential exposure includes 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.

HP is 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 state laws similar to CERCLA, and may become a party to, or otherwise involved in, proceedings brought by private parties for

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Note 13: Litigations and Contingencies (Continued)

contribution towards clean-up costs. HP is also conducting environmental investigations or remediations at several current or former operating sites pursuant to administrative orders or consent agreements with state environmental agencies.

The separation and distribution agreement includes provisions that provide for the allocation of environmental liabilities between HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise including certain remediation obligations; responsibilities arising from the chemical and materials composition of their respective products, their safe use and their energy consumption; obligations under product take back legislation that addresses the collection, recycling, treatment and disposal of products; and other environmental matters. HP will generally be responsible for environmental liabilities related to the properties and other assets, including products, allocated to HP under the separation and distribution agreement and other ancillary agreements. Under these agreements, HP will indemnify Hewlett Packard Enterprise for liabilities for specified ongoing remediation projects, subject to certain limitations, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a payment obligation for a specified portion of the cost of those remediation projects. In addition, HP will share with Hewlett Packard Enterprise other environmental liabilities as set forth in the separation and distribution agreement. HP is indemnified in whole or in part by Hewlett Packard Enterprise for liabilities arising from the assets assigned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise and for certain environmental matters as detailed in the separation and distribution agreement.

Note 14: Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties

Guarantees

In the ordinary course of business, HP may issue performance guarantees to certain of its clients, customers and other parties pursuant to which HP has guaranteed the performance obligations of third parties. Some of those guarantees may be backed by standby letters of credit or surety bonds. In general, HP would be obligated to perform over the term of the guarantee in the event a specified triggering event occurs as defined by the guarantee. HP believes the likelihood of having to perform under a material guarantee is remote.

Cross-Indemnifications with Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Under the separation and distribution agreement, HP agreed to indemnify Hewlett Packard Enterprise, each of its subsidiaries and each of their respective directors, officers and employees from and against all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, among other matters, the liabilities allocated to HP as part of the Separation. Hewlett Packard Enterprise similarly agreed to indemnify HP, each of its subsidiaries and each of their respective directors, officers and employees from and against all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, among other matters, the liabilities allocated to Hewlett Packard Enterprise as part of the Separation. HP expects Hewlett Packard Enterprise to fully perform under the terms of the separation and distribution agreement.

In connection with the Separation, HP entered into the tax matters agreement (“TMA”) with Hewlett Packard Enterprise, effective on November 1, 2015. The TMA provides that HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise will share certain pre-Separation income tax liabilities. In addition, if the distribution of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s common shares to the HP stockholders is determined to be taxable, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP would share the tax liability equally, unless the taxability of the distribution is the direct result of action taken by either Hewlett Packard Enterprise or HP subsequent to the distribution, in which case the party causing the distribution to be taxable would be responsible for any taxes imposed on the distribution.

Indemnifications

In the ordinary course of business, HP enters into contractual arrangements under which HP may agree to indemnify a third party to such arrangement from any losses incurred relating to the services they perform on behalf of HP or for losses arising from certain events as defined within the particular contract, which may include, for example, litigation or claims relating to past performance. HP also provides indemnifications to certain vendors and customers against claims of intellectual property infringement made by third parties arising from the vendors’ and customers’ use of HP’s software products and services and certain other matters. Some indemnifications may not be subject to maximum loss clauses. Historically, payments made related to these indemnifications have been immaterial.

HP records tax indemnification receivables from various third parties for certain tax liabilities that HP is jointly and severally liable for, but for which it is indemnified by those same third parties under existing legal agreements. The actual amount that the third parties pay may be obligated to pay HP could vary depending on the outcome of certain unresolved tax matters, which may not be resolved for several years. The net receivable as of July 31, 2018 was $953 million.

For information on the cross indemnifications related to litigations effective upon the Separation on November 1, 2015, see Note 13, “Litigation and Contingencies”, respectively.

Warranties

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Note 14: Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties (Continued)

HP accrues the estimated cost of product warranties at the time it recognizes revenue. HP engages in extensive product quality programs and processes, including actively monitoring and evaluating the quality of its component suppliers; however, contractual warranty terms, repair costs, product call rates, average cost per call, current period product shipments and ongoing product failure rates, as well as specific product class failures outside of HP’s baseline experience, affect the estimated warranty obligation.

HP’s aggregate product warranty liabilities and changes were as follows:

	Nine months ended July 31, 2018
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	898
Accruals for warranties issued	758
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties (including changes in estimates)	(14		)
Settlements made (in cash or in kind)	(747		)
Balance at end of period	$	895

Note 15: Acquisitions

On November 1, 2017, HP completed the acquisition of Samsung’s printer business. With this acquisition, HP now offers the industry’s strongest portfolio of A3 multifunction printers that deliver the simplicity of printers with the high performance of copiers. The fully integrated portfolio, including next-generation PageWide technologies, offers opportunities to grow managed print and document services as sales models shift from transactional to contractual. HP reports the financial results of the above business in the Printing segment.

The table below presents the preliminary purchase price allocation for HP's acquisition as of November 1, 2017 and reflects various preliminary fair value estimates and analyses, including preliminary work performed by third-party valuation specialists, which are subject to change within the measurement period as valuations are finalized. The primary areas of the preliminary purchase price allocation that are not yet finalized relate to the fair values of certain tangible assets and liabilities acquired, the valuation of intangible assets acquired, certain legal matters, income and non-income based taxes, and residual goodwill. HP expects to continue to obtain information to assist it in determining the fair value of the net assets acquired at the acquisition date during the measurement period.

	In millions
Goodwill	$	301
Amortizable intangible assets	520
Net assets assumed	202
Total fair value of consideration	$	1,023

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Note 16: Intangibles

HP’s acquired intangible assets were composed of:

	Weighted-Average Useful Lives	As of July 31, 2018						As of October 31, 2017
		Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net
	In years	In millions
Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements	8	$	112	$	87	$	25	$	85	$	84	$	1
Technology and patents	7	601		153		448		98		96		2
Total intangible assets		$	713	$	240	$	473	$	183	$	180	$	3

During the nine months ended July 31, 2018, the increase in gross intangible assets was primarily due to intangible assets resulting from the acquisition of Samsung’s printer business. The reported amounts are based on preliminary fair value estimates of the assets acquired.

As of July 31, 2018, estimated future amortization expense related to intangible assets was as follows:

Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of 2018	$	20
2019	81
2020	81
2021	80
2022	79
Thereafter	132
Total	$	473

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HP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of

Financial Condition and Results of Operations

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

• Overview.  A discussion of our business and other highlights affecting the company to provide context for the remainder of this MD&A.

• 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 operations financial results comparing the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 to the prior-year period. A discussion of the results of operations is followed by a more detailed discussion of the results of operations by segment.

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

• Contractual and Other Obligations.  An overview of contractual obligations, retirement and post-retirement benefit plan contributions, cost-saving plans, uncertain tax positions and off-balance sheet arrangements of our operations.

The discussion of financial condition and results of our operations that follows provides information that will assist the reader in understanding our Consolidated Condensed 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 Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this document.

OVERVIEW

We are a leading global provider of personal computing and other access devices, imaging and printing products, and related technologies, solutions, and services. We sell to individual consumers, SMBs and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health, and education sectors. We have three segments for financial reporting purposes: Personal Systems, Printing and Corporate Investments. The Personal Systems segment offers Commercial and Consumer desktop and notebook PCs, workstations, thin clients, Commercial mobility devices, retail point-of-sale systems, displays and other related accessories, software, support, and services for the commercial and consumer markets. The Printing segment provides Consumer and Commercial printer hardware, Supplies, solutions and services, as well as scanning devices. Corporate Investments include HP Labs and certain business incubation projects.

• In Personal Systems, our strategic focus is on profitable growth through hyper market segmentation with respect to enhanced innovation in multi-operating systems, multi-architecture, geography, customer segments and other key attributes. Additionally, we are investing in premium form factors such as convertible notebooks and detachable notebooks, in order to meet customer preference for mobile, thinner and lighter devices. The beginning of a market shift to contractual solutions includes an increased focus on Device as a Service. We believe that we are well positioned due to our competitive product lineup.

• In Printing, our strategic focus is on business printing, a shift to contractual solutions and Graphics, as well as expanding our footprint in the 3D printing marketplace. Business printing includes delivering solutions to SMBs and enterprise customers, such as multi-function and PageWide printers, including our JetIntelligence lineup of LaserJet printers. The shift to contractual solutions includes an increased focus on Managed Print Services and Instant Ink, which presents strong after-market supplies opportunities. In the Graphics space, we are focused on innovations such as our Indigo and Latex product offerings. We plan to continue to focus on shifting the mix in the installed base to higher value units and expanding our innovative Ink, Laser, Graphics and 3D printing programs. We continue to execute on our key initiatives of focusing on high-value products targeted at high usage categories and introducing new revenue delivery models. Our focus is on placing higher value printer units which offer strong annuity of toner and ink, the design and deployment of A3 products and solutions, accelerating growth in Graphic solutions and 3D printing.

We continue to experience challenges that are representative of trends and uncertainties that may affect our business and results of operations. One set of challenges relates to dynamic market trends, such as forecasted declining PC Client markets

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and flat home printing markets. A second set of challenges relates to changes in the competitive landscape. Our primary competitors are exerting competitive pressure in targeted areas and are entering new markets, our emerging competitors are introducing new technologies and business models, and our alliance partners in some businesses are increasingly becoming our competitors in others. A third set of challenges relates to business model changes and our go-to-market execution.

• In Personal Systems, we face challenges with the uncertainty of the market’s ability to absorb increased prices and industry component availability.

• In Printing, we are seeing signs of stabilization of demand in consumer and commercial markets, but are still experiencing an overall competitive pricing environment. We obtain a number of components from single sources due to technology, availability, price, quality or other considerations. For instance, we source the majority of our A4 and a portion of our A3 portfolio of laser printer engines and laser toner cartridges from Canon. Any decision by either party to not renew our agreement with Canon or to limit or reduce the scope of the agreement could adversely affect our net revenue from LaserJet products; however, we have a long-standing business relationship with Canon and anticipate renewal of this agreement. We are also seeing increases in commodity costs impacting our bill of materials.

Our business and financial performance also depend significantly on worldwide economic conditions. Accordingly, we face global macroeconomic challenges, uncertainty in the markets, volatility in exchange rates, weaker macroeconomic conditions and evolving dynamics in the global trade environment. The impact of these and other global macroeconomic challenges on our business cannot be known at this time.

To address these challenges, we continue to pursue innovation with a view towards developing new products and services aligned with generating market demand and meeting the needs of our customers and partners. In addition, we need to continue to improve our operations, with a particular focus on enhancing our end-to-end processes and efficiencies. We also need to continue to optimize our sales coverage models, align our sales incentives with our strategic goals, improve channel execution, strengthen our capabilities in our areas of strategic focus, and develop and capitalize on market opportunities.

We typically experience higher net revenues in our first and fourth quarters compared to other quarters in our fiscal year due in part to seasonal holiday demand. Historical seasonal patterns should not be considered reliable indicators of our future net revenues or financial performance.

For a further discussion of trends, uncertainties and other factors that could impact our operating results, see the sections entitled “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part II of this report, Item 1A of Part II of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2018 and Item 1A of Part I in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

The MD&A is based on our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. 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. Our management believes that, other than with respect to Taxes on Earnings, there have been no significant changes during the nine months endedJuly 31, 2018 to the items that we disclosed as our critical accounting policies and estimates in MD&A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017.

Taxes on Earnings

The TCJA made significant changes to the U.S. tax law. The TCJA lowered our U.S. statutory federal income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018, while also imposing a one-time transition tax on accumulated foreign earnings. For the three months ended January 31, 2018, we recorded a provisional tax benefit of $1.1 billion and for the three months ended April 30, 2018, we recorded a provisional tax expense of $379 million, which are considered provisional estimates under the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 118.

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In December 2017, the SEC staff issued SAB No. 118, which addresses how a company recognizes provisional estimates when a company does not have the necessary information available, prepared or analyzed (including computations) in reasonable detail to complete its accounting for the effect of the changes in the TCJA. The measurement period ends when a company has obtained, prepared, and analyzed the information necessary to finalize its accounting, but cannot extend beyond one year. The final impact of the TCJA may differ from the provisional estimates due to changes in interpretations of the TCJA, legislative action to address questions that arise because of the TCJA, changes in accounting standard for income taxes and related interpretations in response to the TCJA, and updates or changes to estimates used in the provisional amounts. For the three months ended January 31, 2018, we recorded a provisional tax benefit of $1.1 billion related to the $5.5 billion net benefit for the decrease in our deferred tax liability on unremitted foreign earnings, partially offset by a $3.2 billion net expense for the deemed repatriation tax payable in installments over eight years and a $1.2 billion net expense for the remeasurement of our deferred tax assets and liabilities to the new U.S. statutory tax rate and for the three months ended April 30, 2018, we recorded provisional tax expense of $379 million related to realization on U.S. deferred taxes that are expected to be realized at a lower rate and a $43 million tax benefit as an adjustment to the provisional deemed repatriation tax amount. Resolution of the provisional estimates of the TCJA effects that are different from the assumptions made by us could have a material impact on our financial condition and operating results.

Prior to the enactment of the TCJA, our effective tax rate included the impact of certain undistributed foreign earnings for which we have not provided U.S. federal taxes because we had planned to reinvest such earnings indefinitely outside the United States. We plan distributions of foreign earnings based on projected cash flow needs as well as the working capital and long-term investment requirements of our foreign subsidiaries and our domestic operations. Based on these assumptions, we estimate the amount we expect to indefinitely invest outside the United States and the amounts we expect to distribute to the United States and provide the U.S. federal taxes due on amounts expected to be distributed to the United States. Further, as a result of certain employment actions and capital investments we have undertaken, income from manufacturing activities in certain jurisdictions is subject to reduced tax rates and, in some cases, is wholly exempt from taxes for fiscal years through 2027. Material changes in our estimates of cash, working capital and long-term investment requirements in the various jurisdictions in which we do business could impact how future earnings are repatriated to the United States, and our related future effective tax rate. The effects of the TCJA related to these policies are referenced and discussed in detail in Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings” to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

For a summary of recent accounting pronouncements applicable to our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements see Note 1, “Basis of Presentation”, to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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 net revenue growth has been impacted, and we expect it 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 supplement the year-over-year percentage change in net revenue with the year-over-year percentage change in net revenue on a constant currency basis, which excludes the effect of foreign currency exchange fluctuations calculated by translating current period revenues using monthly average exchange rates from the comparative period and hedging activities from the prior-year period and does not adjust for any repricing or demand impacts from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. This information is provided so that net revenue can be viewed with and without the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, which is consistent with how management evaluates our net revenue results and trends, as management does not believe that the excluded items are reflective of ongoing operating results. The constant currency measures are provided in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the year-over-year percentage change in net 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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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
	2018					2017					2018					2017
	Dollars			% of Net Revenue		Dollars			% of Net Revenue		Dollars			% of Net Revenue		Dollars			% of Net Revenue
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	14,586		100.0	%	$	13,060		100.0	%	$	43,106		100.0	%	$	38,129		100.0	%
Cost of revenue	(11,898		)	(81.6	)%	(10,633		)	(81.4	)%	(35,134		)	(81.5	)%	(31,071		)	(81.5	)%
Gross profit	2,688			18.4	%	2,427			18.6	%	7,972			18.5	%	7,058			18.5	%
Research and development	(347		)	(2.4	)%	(289		)	(2.2	)%	(1,050		)	(2.4	)%	(899		)	(2.4	)%
Selling, general and administrative	(1,227		)	(8.4	)%	(1,097		)	(8.4	)%	(3,656		)	(8.6	)%	(3,204		)	(8.5	)%
Restructuring and other charges	(4		)	—	%	(46		)	(0.4	)%	(92		)	(0.2	)%	(249		)	(0.7	)%
Acquisition-related charges	(10		)	(0.1	)%	(40		)	(0.3	)%	(97		)	(0.2	)%	(76		)	(0.2	)%
Amortization of intangible assets	(20		)	(0.1	)%	—			—	%	(60		)	(0.1	)%	(1		)	—	%
Earnings from operations	1,080			7.4	%	955			7.3	%	3,017			7.0	%	2,629			6.9	%
Interest and other, net	(62		)	(0.4	)%	(56		)	(0.4	)%	(1,011		)	(2.3	)%	(201		)	(0.5	)%
Earnings before taxes	1,018			7.0	%	899			6.9	%	2,006			4.7	%	2,428			6.4	%
(Provision for) Benefit from taxes	(138		)	(1.0	)%	(203		)	(1.6	)%	1,870			4.3	%	(562		)	(1.5	)%
Net earnings	$	880		6.0	%	$	696		5.3	%	$	3,876		9.0	%	$	1,866		4.9	%

Net Revenue

For the three months ended July 31, 2018, total net revenue increased 11.7% (increased 8.8% on a constant currency basis) as compared to the prior-year period. U.S. net revenue increased 5.1% to $5.4 billion, while net revenue from international operations increased 15.9% to $9.2 billion. For the nine months ended July 31, 2018, total net revenue increased 13.1% (increased 10.5% on a constant currency basis) as compared to the prior-year period. U.S. net revenue increased 6.4% to $15.0 billion, while net revenue from international operations increased 16.9% to $28.1 billion. The increase in net revenue was primarily driven by growth in Notebooks, Desktops, Commercial Printing Hardware and Supplies revenue and favorable foreign currency impacts.

A detailed discussion of the factors contributing to the changes in segment net revenue is included in “Segment Information” below.

Gross Margin

For the three months ended July 31, 2018, our gross margin decreased by 0.2 percentage points as compared to the prior-year period. The decrease was primarily driven by higher Commercial Hardware unit placements in Printing and higher commodity costs, partially offset by higher average selling prices (“ASPs”) in Personal Systems. For the nine months ended July 31, 2018, our gross margin remained flat, as compared to the prior-year period.

A detailed discussion of the factors contributing to the changes in segment gross margins is included under “Segment Information” below.

Operating Expenses

Research and Development

Research and development (“R&D”) expense increased 20.1% and 16.8% for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018, respectively, as compared to the prior-year periods, primarily due to continuing investment in Printing, including the acquisition of Samsung’s printer business.

Selling, General and Administrative

Selling, general and administrative expense increased 11.9% and 14.1% for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018, respectively, as compared to the prior-year periods, primarily driven by incremental go-to-market investments to support revenue growth, including the acquisition of Samsung’s printer business.

Restructuring and Other Charges

Restructuring and other charges for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 relate primarily to the Fiscal 2017 Plan and certain non-recurring costs, including those as a result of the Separation. The amounts for the three and nine months

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ended July 31, 2018 include an adjustment to the carrying amount of certain held for sale assets of $29 million associated with the consolidation of manufacturing into global hubs.

Acquisition-related charges

Acquisition-related charges for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 relate primarily to third-party professional and legal fees, and integration-related costs, as well as fair value adjustments of certain acquired assets such as inventory.

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Amortization of intangible assets for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 relate to intangible assets resulting primarily from the acquisition of Samsung’s printer business.

Interest and Other, Net

Interest and other, net expense increased by $6 million and $810 million for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018, respectively, as compared to the prior-year periods. The increase for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 is primarily due to reversal of indemnification receivables from Hewlett Packard Enterprise pertaining to various audit settlements, and loss on extinguishment of debt.

(Provision for) benefit from Taxes

As a result of U.S. tax reform, we revised our estimated annual effective tax rate to reflect the change in the U.S. federal statutory tax rate from 35% to 21%. Since we have a fiscal year ending October 31, we are subject to transitional tax rate rules. Therefore, a blended rate of 23% was computed as effective for the current fiscal year. Our effective tax rate was 13.6% and 22.5% for the three months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively and (93.2%) and 23.1% for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The difference between the current fiscal year blended U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 23% and our effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 is primarily due to favorable tax rates associated with certain earnings from our operations in lower-tax jurisdictions throughout the world and, for the nine month period only, transitional impacts of U.S. tax reform and resolution of various audits and tax litigation. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2017 our effective tax rate generally differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% due to favorable tax rates associated with certain earnings from our operations in lower-tax jurisdictions throughout the world. We have not provided U.S. taxes for all foreign earnings because we plan to reinvest some of those earnings indefinitely outside the United States.

During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018, we recorded $7.0 million and $2.2 billion, respectively, of net tax benefits related to discrete items in the provision for taxes. As discussed in the Note 6 “Taxes on Earnings” to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, we have not yet completed our analysis of the full impact of TCJA. However, for the three months January 31, 2018, we recorded a provisional tax benefit of $1.1 billion related to $5.5 billion net benefit for the decrease in our deferred tax liability on unremitted foreign earnings, partially offset by $3.2 billion net expense for the deemed repatriation tax payable in installments over eight years and $1.2 billion net expense for the revaluation of our deferred assets and liabilities to the new U.S. statutory tax rate. For the three months ended April 30, 2018, we recorded provisional tax expense of $379 million related to remeasurement of our U.S. deferred taxes that are expected to be realized at a lower rate and a $43 million tax benefit as an adjustment to the provisional deemed repatriation tax amount due to further analysis and additional guidance. For the three months ended July 31, 2018, we recorded net tax benefits of $12 million related to acquisition costs offset by other charges of $5 million. The nine months ended July 31, 2018 also included tax benefits related to audit settlements of $1.5 billion, loss on debt extinguishment of $33 million, acquisition costs of $13 million and other tax benefits of $10 million. These tax benefits were offset by uncertain tax position charges of $56 million. During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018, in addition to the discrete items mentioned above, we recorded excess tax benefits of $2 million and $36 million, respectively, on stock options, restricted stock units and performance-adjusted restricted stock units.

During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2017, we recorded $27 million and $31 million, respectively, of net tax benefits related to discrete items in the provision for taxes for continuing operations. These amounts included a tax benefit of $14 million and $45 million related to restructuring and other charges, and a tax benefit of $15 million and $28 million related to acquisition-related charges, offset by uncertain tax position charges of $19 million and $25 million, for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2017, respectively. The three and nine months ended July 31, 2017 also included a tax benefit of $12 million related to provision to return adjustments due to the filing of it’s U.S. Federal tax return. The nine months ended July 31, 2017 also included a tax charge of $26 million related to state provision to return adjustments.

Segment Information

A description of the products and services for each segment can be found in Note 2, “Segment Information” to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference. Future changes to this organizational structure may result in changes to the segments disclosed.

Realignment

Effective at the beginning of its first quarter of fiscal year 2018, HP implemented an organizational change to align its segment and business unit financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. The organizational change

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of

Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

resulted in the transfer of long-life consumables from Commercial to Supplies within the Printing segment. Certain revenues related to service arrangements, which are being eliminated for the purposes of reporting HP’s consolidated net revenue, have

now been reclassified from Other to segments. HP has reflected this change to its segment and business unit information in prior reporting periods on an as-if basis. The reporting change had no impact on previously reported consolidated net revenue, earnings from operations, net earnings or net earnings per share.

Personal Systems

	Three months ended July 31								Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			% Change		2018			2017			% Change
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	9,395		$	8,385		12.0	%	$	27,597		$	24,254		13.8	%
Earnings from operations	$	365		$	313		16.6	%	$	1,033		$	869		18.9	%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue	3.9		%	3.7		%			3.7		%	3.6		%

The components of net revenue and the weighted net revenue change by business unit were as follows:

	Three months ended July 31					Nine months ended July 31
	Net Revenue				Weighted Net Revenue Change	Net Revenue				Weighted Net Revenue Change
	2018		2017			2018		2017
	Dollars in millions				Percentage Points	Dollars in millions				Percentage Points
Notebooks	$	5,634	$	5,008	7.4	$	16,382	$	14,391	8.3
Desktops	2,869		2,566		3.6	8,576		7,477		4.5
Workstations	588		530		0.7	1,669		1,516		0.6
Other	304		281		0.3	970		870		0.4
Total Personal Systems	$	9,395	$	8,385	12.0	$	27,597	$	24,254	13.8

Three months ended July 31, 2018 compared with three months ended July 31, 2017

Personal Systems net revenue increased 12.0% (increased 8.6% on a constant currency basis) for the three months ended July 31, 2018 as compared to the prior-year period. The net revenue increase was primarily due to growth in Notebooks, Desktops and favorable foreign currency impacts. The net revenue increase was driven by a 6.3% and 5.4% increase in unit volume and ASPs, respectively, as compared to the prior-year period. The increase in unit volume was primarily due to growth in Notebooks and Desktops. The increase in ASPs was due to favorable foreign currency impacts and positive mix shifts.

Consumer revenue increased 10.2% for the three months ended July 31, 2018 as compared to the prior-year period, driven by growth in Notebooks and Desktops as a result of higher unit volume combined with higher ASPs. Commercial revenue increased 12.9% as compared to the prior-year period, driven by growth in Notebooks, Desktops and Workstations.

Net revenue increased 11.8% in Desktops, 12.5% in Notebooks and 10.9% in Workstations as compared to the prior-year period.

Personal Systems earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased by 0.2 percentage points for the three months ended July 31, 2018 as compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to an increase in gross margin partially offset by an increase in operating expenses. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to higher ASPs, partially offset by an increase in logistics and commodity costs. The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to increased investments in key growth initiatives and go-to-market.

Nine months ended July 31, 2018 compared with nine months ended July 31, 2017

Personal Systems net revenue increased 13.8% (increased 10.8% on a constant currency basis) for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 as compared to the prior-year period. The net revenue increase was primarily due to growth in Notebooks and Desktops and favorable foreign currency impacts. The net revenue increase was driven by a 6.8% and 6.5% increase in unit volume and ASPs, respectively, as compared to the prior-year period. The increase in unit volume was primarily due to growth in Notebooks and Desktops. The increase in ASPs was due to favorable pricing rate, foreign currency impacts and positive mix shifts.

Consumer revenue increased 11.2% for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 as compared to the prior-year period, driven by growth in Notebooks and Desktops as a result of higher unit volume combined with higher ASPs. Commercial revenue increased 15.1% as compared to the prior-year period, driven by growth in Notebooks, Desktops and Workstations.

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Net revenue increased 14.7% in Desktops, 13.8% in Notebooks and 10.1% in Workstations as compared to the prior-year period.

Personal Systems earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased by 0.1 percentage points for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 as compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to an increase in gross margin, driven by higher ASPs partially offset by an increase in logistics and commodity costs.

Printing

	Three months ended July 31								Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			% Change		2018			2017			% Change
	Dollars in millions
Net revenue	$	5,188		$	4,677		10.9	%	$	15,505		$	13,869		11.8	%
Earnings from operations	$	832		$	807		3.1	%	$	2,472		$	2,341		5.6	%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue	16.0		%	17.3		%			15.9		%	16.9		%

The components of net revenue and the weighted net revenue change by business unit were as follows:

	Three months ended July 31					Nine months ended July 31
	Net Revenue					Net Revenue
	2018		2017		Weighted Net Revenue Change	2018		2017		Weighted Net Revenue Change
	Dollars in millions				Percentage Points	Dollars in millions				Percentage Points
Supplies	$	3,405	$	3,145	5.6	$	10,190	$	9,368	5.9
Commercial Hardware	1,170		940		4.9	3,426		2,715		5.1
Consumer Hardware	613		592		0.4	1,889		1,786		0.8
Total Printing	$	5,188	$	4,677	10.9	$	15,505	$	13,869	11.8

Three months ended July 31, 2018 compared with three months ended July 31, 2017

Printing net revenue increased 10.9% (increased 9.0% on a constant currency basis) for the three months ended July 31, 2018 as compared to the prior-year period. The increase in net revenue was driven by increases in both Supplies and     Hardware revenue, and favorable foreign currency impacts. Net revenue for Supplies increased 8.3% as compared to the prior-year period, including the acquisition of Samsung’s printer business. Printer unit volume increased 12.1% while ASPs was flat as compared to the prior-year period. The increase in printer unit volume was primarily driven by unit increases in Commercial Hardware, including the Samsung-branded printers. Printer ASPs remained flat due to favorable foreign currency offset by dilution impact from Samsung-branded low-end A4 products.

Net revenue for Commercial Hardware increased by 24.5% as compared to the prior-year period, including revenue from Samsung-branded printers, LaserJet and PageWide printers. The unit volume in Commercial Hardware increased primarily due to Samsung-branded printers. The ASP decrease in Commercial Hardware was primarily due to dilution impact from Samsung-branded low-end A4 products.

Net revenue for Consumer Hardware increased 3.5% as compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to a 2.1% increase in printer unit volume, and nominal increase in ASPs. The unit volume increase was primarily driven by the LaserJet and InkJet Home business. The ASPs increase was primarily due to favorable foreign currency impacts, partially offset by mix shift to low-end printers.

Printing earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased by 1.3 percentage points for the three months ended July 31, 2018 as compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to a decline in overall gross margin and an increase in operating expenses. The gross margin decrease was primarily driven by dilution impact from Samsung-branded low-end products and increase in commodity costs. Operating expenses increased primarily driven by the acquisition of Samsung’s printer business and increases in investments in key growth initiatives and go-to-market.

Nine months ended July 31, 2018 compared with nine months ended July 31, 2017

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Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

Printing net revenue increased 11.8% (increased 10.0% on a constant currency basis) for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 as compared to the prior-year period. The increase in net revenue was primarily driven by increase in Supplies and Hardware revenue, and favorable foreign currency impacts. Net revenue for Supplies increased by 8.8% as compared to the prior-year period, including the acquisition of Samsung’s printer business. Printer unit volume increased 13.2% while ASPs increased 2.5% as compared to the prior-year period. The increase in printer unit volume was primarily driven by unit increases in Commercial and Consumer Hardware, including the Samsung-branded printers. Printer ASPs increased primarily due to favorable foreign currency impacts, partially offset by the dilution impact from Samsung-branded low-end A4 products.

Net revenue for Commercial Hardware increased 26.2% as compared to the prior-year period, including revenue from Samsung-branded printers, LaserJet and PageWide printers. The unit volume in Commercial Hardware increased primarily due to Samsung-branded printers. The ASP decrease in Commercial Hardware was primarily due to the dilution impact from Samsung-branded low-end A4 products.

Net revenue for Consumer Hardware increased 5.8% as compared to the prior-year period due to a 4.2% increase in printer unit volume and a 1.9% increase in ASPs. The unit volume increase was primarily driven by InkJet and LaserJet Home business. The ASP increase was primarily driven by favorable foreign currency impacts.

Printing earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased by 1.0 percentage points for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 as compared to the prior-year period primarily due to an increase in operating expenses. The gross margin remained flat due to operational improvements and favorable foreign currency impacts, offset by the dilution impact of Samsung-branded low-end products. Operating expenses increased primarily driven by the acquisition of Samsung’s printer business and increases in investments in key growth initiatives and go-to-market.

Corporate Investments

The loss from operations in Corporate Investments for the three months and nine months ended July 31, 2018 was primarily due to expenses associated with our incubation projects.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We use cash generated by operations as our primary source of liquidity. We believe that internally generated cash flows are generally sufficient to support our operating businesses, capital expenditures, restructuring activities, maturing debt, income tax payments and the payment of stockholder dividends, in addition to investments and share repurchases. We are able to supplement this short-term liquidity, if necessary, with broad access to capital markets and credit facilities made available by various domestic and foreign financial institutions. While our access to capital markets may be constrained and our cost of borrowing may increase under certain business, market and economic conditions, our access to a variety of funding sources to meet our liquidity needs is designed to facilitate continued access to capital resources under all such conditions. Our liquidity is subject to various risks including the risks identified in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part I in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017 and the market risks identified in the section entitled “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in Item 3 of Part I of this report, which are incorporated herein by reference.

Our cash balances are held in numerous locations throughout the world, with the majority of those amounts held outside of the United States. 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 remains strong, and we expect that our cash balances, anticipated cash flow generated from operations and access to capital markets will be sufficient to cover our expected near-term cash outlays.

On August 1, 2018, we announced a definitive agreement to acquire Apogee Corporation, a U.K. based office equipment dealer (“OED”) and provider of print, outsourced services, and document and process technology for approximately £380M. The transaction is expected to close by the end of calendar year 2018, pending regulatory review and other customary closing conditions.

Amounts held outside of the United States are generally utilized to support non-U.S. liquidity needs,and may from time to time be distributed to the United States. The TCJA made significant changes to the U.S. tax law, including a one-time transition tax on accumulated foreign earnings. The payments associated with this one-time transition tax will be paid over eight years beginning 2019. We expect a significant portion of the cash and cash equivalents held by our foreign subsidiaries will no longer be subject to U.S. income tax consequences upon a subsequent repatriation to the United States as a result of the transition tax on accumulated foreign earnings. However, a portion of this cash may still be subject to foreign income tax or withholding tax consequences upon repatriation. As we evaluate the impact of the TCJA and the future cash needs of our operations, we may revise the amount of foreign earnings considered to be permanently reinvested in our foreign subsidiaries and how to utilize such funds, including reducing our gross debt level, returning capital to shareholders with a focus on incremental share repurchase or other uses.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of

Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

Liquidity

Our key cash flow metrics were as follows:

	Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017
	In millions
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	3,560		$	2,997
Net cash used in investing activities	(803		)	(1,723		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(3,559		)	(595		)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	$	(802	)	$	679

Operating Activities

Compared to the corresponding period in fiscal year 2017, net cash provided by operating activities increased by $0.6 billion for the nine months endedJuly 31, 2018, primarily driven by higher earnings from operations.

Working Capital Metrics

Management utilizes current cash conversion cycle information to manage HP’s working capital levels. Our working capital metrics and cash conversion cycle impacts were as follows:

	As of						As of
	July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017		Change		July 31, 2017		October 31, 2016		Change		Y/Y Change
Days of sales outstanding in accounts receivable (“DSO”)	28		29		(1	)	29		30		(1	)	(1	)
Days of supply in inventory (“DOS”)	46		46		—		44		39		5		2
Days of purchases outstanding in accounts payable (“DPO”)	(108	)	(105	)	(3	)	(108	)	(98	)	(10	)	—
Cash conversion cycle	(34	)	(30	)	(4	)	(35	)	(29	)	(6	)	1

July 31, 2018 as compared to July 31, 2017

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 from a long-term sustainable rate include, but are not limited to, changes in business mix, changes in payment terms, extent of receivables factoring, seasonal trends and the timing of revenue recognition and inventory purchases within the period.

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 net revenue. The decrease in DSO was primarily due to favorable foreign currency impacts.

DOS measures the average number of days from procurement to sale of our product. DOS is calculated by dividing ending inventory by a 90-day average cost of revenue. The increase in DOS was primarily due to leveraging our balance sheet, particularly through strategic inventory investments, in transit and sea shipments.

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 cost of revenue. The DPO remained flat as of July 31, 2018 as compared to the prior-year period.

Investing Activities

Compared to the corresponding period in fiscal year 2017, net cash used in investing activities decreased by $0.9 billion for the nine months endedJuly 31, 2018, primarily due to a decrease in investments classified as available-for-sale investments within Other current assets by $1.2 billion and collateral related to our derivatives of $0.7 billion, partially offset by the payment of $1.0 billion for the acquisition of Samsung’s printer business.

Financing Activities

Compared to the corresponding period in fiscal year 2017, net cash used in financing activities increased by $3.0 billion for the nine months endedJuly 31, 2018, primarily due to the payment for the repurchase of debt of $2.0 billion and a higher share repurchase settlement amount of $1.0 billion.

Capital Resources

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Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

Debt Levels

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. Outstanding borrowings decreased to $7.2 billion as of July 31, 2018 as compared to $7.8 billion as of October 31,2017, bearing weighted-average interest rates of 4.0% for July 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017, primarily due to the payment for the repurchase of approximately $1.85 billion in aggregate principal amount of U.S. Dollar Global Notes, partially offset by issuance of commercial paper of $1.2 billion.

Our weighted-average interest rate reflects the average effective rate on our borrowings prevailing during the period and reflects the impact of interest rate swaps. For more information on our interest rate swaps, see Note 9, “Financial Instruments”, to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

As of July 31, 2018, we maintain a senior unsecured committed revolving credit facility with aggregate lending commitments of $4.0 billion, which will be available until March 30, 2023 and is primarily to support the issuance of commercial paper. Funds borrowed under this revolving credit facility may also be used for general corporate purposes. As of July 31, 2018, we had $2.1 billion of commercial paper outstanding.

We increased our issuance authorization under our commercial paper program from $4.0 billion to $6.0 billion in November 2017. In December 2017, we also entered into an additional revolving credit facility with certain institutional lenders that provided us with $1.5 billion of available borrowings until November 30, 2018. We elected to terminate this $1.5 billion revolving credit facility early, effective August 17, 2018.

Available Borrowing Resources

We had the following resources available to obtain short or long-term financing in addition to the commercial paper and revolving credit facilities discussed above:

	As of July 31, 2018
	In millions
2016 Shelf Registration Statement	Unspecified
Uncommitted lines of credit	$	783

For more information on our borrowings, see Note 10, “Borrowings”, to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Credit Ratings

Our credit risk is evaluated by major independent rating agencies based upon publicly available information as well as information obtained in our ongoing discussions with them. While we do not have any rating downgrade triggers that would accelerate the maturity of a material amount of our debt, previous downgrades have increased the cost of borrowing under our credit facilities, have reduced market capacity for our commercial paper and have required the posting of additional collateral under some of our derivative contracts. In addition, any further downgrade to our credit ratings by any rating agencies may further impact us in a similar manner, and, depending on the extent of any such downgrade, could have a negative impact on our liquidity and capital position. We can access alternative sources of funding, including drawdowns under our credit facilities, if necessary, to offset potential reductions in the market capacity for our commercial paper.

CONTRACTUAL AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS

Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan Contributions

As of July 31, 2018, we anticipate making contributions for the remainder of fiscal year 2018 of approximately $12 million to our non-U.S. pension plans, $8 million to cover benefit payments to U.S. non-qualified pension plan participants and $4 million to cover benefit claims for our post-retirement benefit 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 taxing authorities. For more information on our retirement and post-retirement benefit plans, see Note 4, “Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans”, to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Cost Savings Plan

We expect to make future cash payments of approximately $316 million in connection with our cost savings plans through fiscal year 2019. For more information on our restructuring activities that are part of our cost improvements, see Note 3, “Restructuring and Other Charges”, to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Uncertain Tax Positions

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Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

As of July 31, 2018, we had approximately $1.4 billion of recorded liabilities and related interest and penalties pertaining to uncertain tax positions. We are unable to make a reasonable estimate as to when cash settlement with the tax authorities might occur due to the uncertainties related to these tax matters. Payments of these obligations would result from settlements with taxing authorities. For more information on our uncertain tax positions, see Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings”, to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Payment of one-time transition taxes under the TCJA

The TCJA made significant changes to U.S. tax law resulting in a one-time gross transition tax on accumulated foreign earnings of $3.1 billion. We expect the actual cash payments for the tax to be much lower as we expect to reduce the overall liability by more than half once existing and future credits and other balance sheet attributes are used.

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, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.

We have third-party short-term financing arrangements intended to facilitate the working capital requirements of certain customers. For more information on our third-party short-term financing arrangements, see Note 7, “Supplementary Financial Information”, to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, 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 HP, 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, 2017, which is incorporated herein by reference. Our exposure to market risk has not changed materially since October 31, 2017.

Item 4. 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 relating to HP, 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 HP’s management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during our most recently completed fiscal quarter. Based on that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that there has not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting during that quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Information with respect to this item may be found in Note 13, “Litigation and Contingencies” to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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 year ended October 31, 2017 and Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2018, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and the trading price of our common and capital stock. Other than the risk factor set forth below, there have been no material changes in our risk factors since our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2018.

System security risks, data protection breaches, cyberattacks and systems integration issues could disrupt our internal operations or services provided to customers, and any such disruption could reduce our revenue, increase our expenses, damage our reputation and adversely affect our stock price.

Experienced computer programmers and hackers, including state-sponsored organizations or nation-states, may be able to penetrate our network security and misappropriate or compromise our confidential information or that of third parties, create system disruptions or cause shutdowns. Computer programmers and hackers also may be able to develop and deploy viruses, worms, ransomware and other malicious software programs that attack our products or otherwise exploit any security vulnerabilities of our products, or attempt to fraudulently induce our employees, customers, or others to disclose passwords or other sensitive information or unwittingly provide access to our systems or data. In addition, sophisticated hardware and operating system software and applications that we produce or procure from third-parties may contain defects in design or manufacture, including “bugs” and other problems that could unexpectedly interfere with the operation of the system. The costs to us to eliminate or alleviate cyber or other security problems, including bugs, viruses, worms, malicious software programs and other security vulnerabilities, could be significant, and our efforts to address these problems may not be successful and could result in interruptions, delays, cessation of service and loss of existing or potential customers that may impede our sales, manufacturing, distribution or other critical functions. Media or other reports of perceived security vulnerabilities in our network security, even if nothing has actually been attempted or occurred, could also adversely impact our brand and reputation and materially affect our business. While we have developed and implemented security measures and internal controls designed to protect against cyber and other security problems, such measures cannot provide absolute security and may not be successful in preventing future security breaches. In the past, we have experienced data security incidents resulting from unauthorized use of our systems or those of third parties, which to date have not had a material impact on our operations; however, there is no assurance that such impacts will not be material in the future.

We manage and store various proprietary information and sensitive or confidential data relating to our business and our customers. Breaches of our security measures or the accidental loss, inadvertent disclosure or unapproved dissemination of proprietary information or sensitive or confidential data about us, our clients or our customers, including the potential loss or disclosure of such information or data as a result of fraud, trickery or other forms of deception, could expose us, our customers or the individuals affected to a risk of loss or misuse of this information, result in litigation and potential liability for us, damage our brand and reputation or otherwise harm our business. We also could lose existing or potential customers or incur significant expenses in connection with our customers’ system failures or any actual or perceived security vulnerabilities in our products and services. In addition, the cost and operational consequences of implementing further data protection measures could be significant.

Portions of our IT infrastructure also may experience interruptions, delays or cessations of service or produce errors in connection with systems integration or migration work that takes place from time to time. We may not be successful in implementing new systems and transitioning data, which could cause business disruptions and be more expensive, time-consuming, disruptive and resource intensive. Such disruptions could adversely impact our ability to fulfill orders and respond to customer requests and interrupt other processes. Delayed sales, lower margins or lost customers resulting from these disruptions could reduce our revenue, increase our expenses, damage our reputation and adversely affect our stock price.

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

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Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

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

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased under the Plans or Programs
	In thousands, except per share amounts
May 2018	9,286	$	21.96	9,286	$	994,046
June 2018	13,065	$	23.38	13,065	$	4,688,536
July 2018	8,061	$	23.20	8,061	$	4,501,558
Total	30,412			30,412

On October 10, 2016, HP’s Board of Directors authorized $3.0 billion for future repurchases of its outstanding shares of common stock. On June 19, 2018, HP’s Board of Directors authorized an additional $4.0 billion for future repurchases of its outstanding shares of common stock. This program, which does not have a specific expiration date, authorizes repurchases in the open market or in private transactions. HP intends to use repurchases from time to time to offset the dilution created by shares issued under employee stock plans and to repurchase shares opportunistically. All share repurchases settled in the third quarter of fiscal year 2018 were open market transactions. As of July 31, 2018, HP had approximately $4.5 billion remaining under the share repurchase authorizations.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Exhibits.

The Exhibit Index beginning on page 57 of this report sets forth a list of exhibits.

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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.

HP INC.

/s/ STEVE FIELER

Steve Fieler

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer and

Authorized Signatory)

Date: August 28, 2018

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Incorporated by Reference
	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit(s)	Filing Date
2(a)	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	001-04423	2.1	November 5, 2015
2(b)	Transition Services Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2015, by and between Hewlett-Packard Company and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.**	8-K	001-04423	2.2	November 5, 2015
2(c)	Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2015, by and between Hewlett-Packard Company and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.**	8-K	001-04423	2.3	November 5, 2015
2(d)	Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2015, by and between Hewlett-Packard Company and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.**	8-K	001-04423	2.4	November 5, 2015
2(e)	Real Estate Matters Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2015, by and between Hewlett-Packard Company and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.**	8-K	001-04423	2.5	November 5, 2015
3(a)	Registrant’s Certificate of Incorporation.	10-Q	001-04423	3(a)	June 12, 1998
3(b)	Registrant’s Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation.	10-Q	001-04423	3(b)	March 16, 2001

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Exhibit Number		Incorporated by Reference
	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit(s)	Filing Date
3(c)	Registrant’s Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation.	8-K	001-04423	3.2	October 22, 2015
3(d)	Registrant’s Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation.	8-K	001-04423	3.1	April 7, 2016
3(e)	Registrant’s Amended and Restated Bylaws.	8-K	001-04423	3.1	July 26, 2017
4(a)	Form of Senior Indenture	S-3	333-215116	4.1	December 15, 2016
4(b)	Form of Subordinated Indenture.	S-3	333-21516	4.2	December 15, 2016
4(c)	Form of Registrant’s 3.750% Global Note due December 1, 2020 and form of related Officers’ Certificate.	8-K	001-04423	4.2 and 4.3	December 2, 2010
4(d)	Form of Registrant’s 4.300% Global Note due June 1, 2021 and form of related Officers’ Certificate.	8-K	001-04423	4.5 and 4.6	June 1, 2011
4(e)	Form of Registrant’s 4.375% Global Note due September 15, 2021 and 6.000% Global Note due September 15, 2041 and form of related Officers’ Certificate.	8-K	001-04423	4.4, 4.5 and 4.6	September 19, 2011
4(f)	Form of Registrant’s 4.650% Global Note due December 9, 2021 and related Officers’ Certificate.	8-K	001-04423	4.3 and 4.4	December 12, 2011
4(g)	Form of Registrant’s 4.050% Global Note due September 15, 2022 and related Officers’ Certificate.	8-K	001-04423	4.2 and 4.3	March 12, 2012

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Exhibit Number		Incorporated by Reference
	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit(s)	Filing Date
4(h)	Form of Registrant’s 2.750% Global Note due January 14, 2019 and Floating Rate Global Note due January 14, 2019 and related Officers’ Certificate.	8-K	001-04423	4.1, 4.2 and 4.3	January 14, 2014
4(i)	Specimen certificate for the Registrant’s common stock.	8-K/A	001-04423	4.1	June 23, 2006
4(j)	First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 26, 2018, to the Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2000, by and between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.	10-Q	001-04423	4(j)	June 5, 2018
10(a)	Registrant’s 2004 Stock Incentive Plan.*	S-8	333-114253	4.1	April 7, 2004
10(b)	Registrant’s Excess Benefit Retirement Plan, amended and restated as of January 1, 2006.*	8-K	001-04423	10.2	September 21, 2006
10(c)	Hewlett-Packard Company Cash Account Restoration Plan, amended and restated as of January 1, 2005.*	8-K	001-04423	99.3	November 23, 2005
10(d)	Registrant’s 2005 Pay-for-Results Plan, as amended.*	10-K	001-04423	10(h)	December 14, 2011
10(e)	Registrant’s Executive Severance Agreement.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(u)(u)	June 13, 2002
10(f)	Registrant’s Executive Officers Severance Agreement.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(v)(v)	June 13, 2002
10(g)	Form letter regarding severance offset for restricted stock and restricted units.*	8-K	001-04423	10.2	March 22, 2005
10(h)	Form of Agreement Regarding Confidential Information and Proprietary Developments (California).*	8-K	001-04423	10.2	January 24, 2008
10(i)	Form of Agreement Regarding Confidential Information and Proprietary Developments (Texas).*	10-Q	001-04423	10(o)(o)	March 10, 2008
10(j)	Form of Stock Option Agreement for Registrant’s 2004 Stock Incentive Plan.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(p)(p)	March 10, 2008
10(k)	Form of Option Agreement for Registrant’s 2000 Stock Plan.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(t)(t)	June 6, 2008
10(1)	Form of Common Stock Payment Agreement for Registrant’s 2000 Stock Plan.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(u)(u)	June 6, 2008
10(m)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for awards of non-qualified stock options.*	10-K	001-04423	10(y)(y)	December 18, 2008

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Exhibit Number		Incorporated by Reference
	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit(s)	Filing Date
10(n)	First Amendment to the Hewlett-Packard Company Excess Benefit Retirement Plan.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(b)(b)(b)	March 10, 2009
10(o)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for awards of non-qualified stock options.*	10-K	001-04423	10(i)(i)(i)	December 15, 2010
10(p)	Form of Agreement Regarding Confidential Information and Proprietary Developments (California—new hires).*	10-K	001-04423	10(j)(j)(j)	December 15, 2010
10(q)	Form of Agreement Regarding Confidential Information and Proprietary Developments (California—current employees).*	10-K	001-04423	10(k)(k)(k)	December 15, 2010
10(r)	Second Amended and Restated Hewlett-Packard Company 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended effective February 28, 2013.*	8-K	001-04423	10.2	March 21, 2013
10(s)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for awards of restricted stock units.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(u)(u)	March 11, 2014
10(t)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for awards of foreign stock appreciation rights.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(v)(v)	March 11, 2014
10(u)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for long-term cash awards.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(w)(w)	March 11, 2014
10(v)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for awards of non-qualified stock options.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(x)(x)	March 11, 2014
10(w)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of performance-adjusted restricted stock units.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(y)(y)	March 11, 2014
10(x)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for awards of restricted stock.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(z)(z)	March 11, 2014
10(y)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for awards of performance-contingent non-qualified stock options.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(a)(a)(a)	March 11, 2014

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Exhibit Number		Incorporated by Reference
	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit(s)	Filing Date
10(z)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of performance-contingent non-qualified stock options.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(b)(b)(b)	March 11, 2014
10(a)(a)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of restricted stock units.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(c)(c)(c)	March 11, 2015
10(b)(b)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of foreign stock appreciation rights.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(d)(d)(d)	March 11, 2015
10(c)(c)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of long-term cash awards.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(e)(e)(e)	March 11, 2015
10(d)(d)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of non-qualified stock options.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(f)(f)(f)	March 11, 2015
10(e)(e)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of performance-adjusted restricted stock units.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(g)(g)(g)	March 11, 2015
10(f)(f)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of restricted stock awards.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(h)(h)(h)	March 11, 2015
10(g)(g)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of performance-contingent non-qualified stock options.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(i)(i)(i)	March 11, 2015
10(h)(h)	Term Loan Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2015, among the Registrant, the lenders named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.	10-Q	001-04423	10(b)(b)(b)	June 8, 2015
10(i)(i)	Amendment, dated as of June 1, 2015, to the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2015, among the Registrant, the lenders named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.	10-Q	001-04423	10(c)(c)(c)	June 8, 2015
10(j)(j)	Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2014, as Amended and Restated as of November 1, 2015, as further Amended and Restated as of March 30, 2018, among the Registrant, the lenders named therein and Citibank, N.A., as administrative processing agent and co-administrative agent, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as co-administrative agent.	10-Q	001-04423	10(j)(j)	June 5, 2018

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Exhibit Number		Incorporated by Reference
	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit(s)	Filing Date
10(k)(k)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of foreign stock appreciation rights.*	10-K	001-04423	10(e)(e)(e)	December 16, 2015
10(l)(l)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of performance-contingent non-qualified stock options.*	10-K	001-04423	10(f)(f)(f)	December16, 2015
10(m)(m)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of non-qualified stock options.*	10-K	001-04423	10(g)(g)(g)	December 16, 2015
10(n)(n)	Registrant’s 2005 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, amended and restated effective November 1, 2015.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(n)(n)	March 3, 2016
10(o)(o)	Registrant’s Severance and Long-Term Incentive Change in Control Plan for Executive Officers, amended and restated effective November 1, 2015.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(o)(o)	March 3, 2016
10(p)(p)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for awards of performance-contingent non-qualified stock options (launch grant).*	10-Q	001-04423	10(p)(p)	March 3, 2016
10(q)(q)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for awards of restricted stock units (launch grant).*	10-Q	001-04423	10(q)(q)	March 3, 2016
10(r)(r)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for awards of restricted stock units.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(r)(r)	March 3, 2016
10(s)(s)	Form of Stock Notification and Award Agreement for awards of performance-adjusted restricted stock units.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(s)(s)	March 3, 2016
10(t)(t)	Form of Amendment to Award Agreements for awards of restricted stock units or performance-adjusted restricted stock units, effective January 1, 2016.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(t)(t)	March 3, 2016
10(u)(u)	First Amendment to Severance and Long-Term Incentive Change in Control Plan for Executive Officers, as amended and restated effective November 1, 2015.*	10-K	001-04423	10(u)(u)	December 15, 2016
10(v)(v)	Second Amendment to Severance and Long-Term Incentive Change in Control Plan for Executive Officers, as amended and restated effective November 1, 2015.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(v)(v)	March 2, 2017
10(w)(w)	2017 Amendment to the Hewlett-Packard Company Cash Account Restoration Plan.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(w)(w)	March 2, 2017
10(x)(x)	Second Amendment to the Hewlett-Packard Company Excess Benefit Retirement Plan.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(x)(x)	March 2, 2017
10(y)(y)	Second Amended and Restated HP Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective January 23, 2017.*	10-Q	001-04423	10(y)(y)	March 2, 2017
10(z)(z)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of performance-adjusted restricted stock units (for use from November 1, 2016).*	10-Q	001-04423	10(z)(z)	March 2, 2017
10(a)(a)(a)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of restricted stock units (for use from November 1, 2016).*	10-Q	001-04423	10(a)(a)(a)	March 2, 2017
10(b)(b)(b)	Second Amended and Restated HP Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended effective January 29, 2018).*	10-Q	001-04423	10(b)(b)(b)	March 1, 2018
10(c)(c)(c)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of restricted stock units (for use from November 1, 2017).*	10-Q	001-04423	10(c)(c)(c)	March 1, 2018

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10(d)(d)(d)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of performance-adjusted restricted stock units (for use from November 1, 2017).*	10-Q	001-04423	10(d)(d)(d)	March 1, 2018
10(e)(e)(e)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of restricted stock units for directors (for use from November 1, 2017).*	10-Q	001-04423	10(e)(e)(e)	March 1, 2018
10(f)(f)(f)	Form of Grant Agreement for grants of stock options for directors (for use from November 1, 2017).*	10-Q	001-04423	10(f)(f)(f)	March 1, 2018
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.‡

64

Exhibit Number		Incorporated by Reference
	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit(s)	Filing Date
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 compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.

**    Certain schedules and exhibits to this agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Registration S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the SEC upon request.

‡    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 (2) any omitted schedules to any material plan of acquisition, disposition or reorganization set forth above.

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Dion J. Weisler, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of HP Inc.;

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: August 28, 2018

 /s/ DION J. WEISLER

Dion J. Weisler

President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Steve Fieler, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of HP Inc.;

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: August 28, 2018

/s/ STEVE FIELER

Steve Fieler

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, Dion J. Weisler, 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 HP Inc. for the third quarter ended July 31, 2018 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 HP Inc.

August 28, 2018

	/s/ DION J. WEISLER
By:	Dion J. Weisler President and Chief Executive Officer

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I, Steve Fieler, 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 HP Inc. for the third quarter ended July 31, 2018 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 HP Inc.

August 28, 2018

	/s/ STEVE FIELER
By:	Steve Fieler Chief Financial Officer (Principle Financial Officer)

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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

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	Jul. 31, 2018 shares
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	HP Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000047217
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jul. 31, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	1,582,408,508
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3

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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 14,586	$ 13,060	$ 43,106	$ 38,129
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue	11,898	10,633	35,134	31,071
Research and development	347	289	1,050	899
Selling, general and administrative	1,227	1,097	3,656	3,204
Restructuring and other charges	4	46	92	249
Acquisition-related charges	10	40	97	76
Amortization of intangible assets	20	0	60	1
Total costs and expenses	13,506	12,105	40,089	35,500
Earnings from operations	1,080	955	3,017	2,629
Interest and other, net	(62)	(56)	(1,011)	(201)
Earnings before taxes	1,018	899	2,006	2,428
(Provision for) benefit from taxes	(138)	(203)	1,870	(562)
Net earnings	$ 880	$ 696	$ 3,876	$ 1,866
Net earnings per share:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.55	$ 0.41	$ 2.38	$ 1.10
Diluted (usd per share)	0.54	0.41	2.36	1.09
Cash dividends declared per share (usd per share)	$ 0.28	$ 0.26	$ 0.56	$ 0.53
Weighted-average shares used to compute net earnings per share:
Basic (shares)	1,601	1,681	1,627	1,694
Diluted (shares)	1,618	1,695	1,645	1,705

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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net earnings	$ 880	$ 696	$ 3,876	$ 1,866
Change in unrealized components of available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	2	1	(3)	5
Gains reclassified into earnings	0	0	(5)	0
Change in unrealized components of available-for-sale securities	2	1	(8)	5
Change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	273	(519)	19	(758)
Losses (gains) reclassified into earnings	17	38	363	(49)
Change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges	290	(481)	382	(807)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Gains arising during the period	2	0	2	13
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit	11	19	36	56
Curtailments, settlements and other	1	0	2	3
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans	14	19	40	72
Other comprehensive income (loss) before taxes	306	(461)	414	(730)
(Provision for) benefit from taxes	(31)	57	(35)	50
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	275	(404)	379	(680)
Comprehensive income	$ 1,155	$ 292	$ 4,255	$ 1,186

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Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 6,195	$ 6,997
Accounts receivable	4,615	4,414
Inventory	6,091	5,786
Other current assets	4,875	5,121
Total current assets	21,776	22,318
Property, plant and equipment	2,112	1,878
Goodwill	5,930	5,622
Other non-current assets	4,436	3,095
Total assets	34,254	32,913
Current liabilities:
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	2,681	1,072
Accounts payable	14,245	13,279
Employee compensation and benefits	1,008	894
Taxes on earnings	265	214
Deferred revenue	1,099	1,012
Other accrued liabilities	6,208	5,941
Total current liabilities	25,506	22,412
Long-term debt	4,503	6,747
Other non-current liabilities	6,012	7,162
Stockholders’ deficit:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value (300 shares authorized; none issued)	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value (9,600 shares authorized; 1,582 and 1,650 shares issued and outstanding at July 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017, respectively)	16	16
Additional paid in capital	586	380
Retained deficit	(1,039)	(2,386)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,330)	(1,418)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(1,767)	(3,408)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$ 34,254	$ 32,913

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Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Jul. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value (usd 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 (usd per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	9,600,000,000	9,600,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	1,582,000,000	1,650,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	1,582,000,000	1,650,000,000

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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 3,876	$ 1,866
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	388	263
Stock-based compensation expense	203	169
Restructuring and other charges	92	249
Deferred taxes on earnings	(3,167)	412
Other, net	234	69
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:
Accounts receivable	23	(215)
Inventory	(121)	(731)
Accounts payable	910	1,738
Taxes on earnings	801	(245)
Restructuring and other	(207)	(155)
Other assets and liabilities	528	(423)
Net cash provided by operating activities	3,560	2,997
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment in property, plant and equipment	(359)	(237)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	110	69
Purchases of available-for-sale securities and other investments	(320)	(1,038)
Maturities and sales of available-for-sale securities and other investments	588	2
Collateral posted for derivative instruments	(1,141)	(798)
Collateral returned for derivative instruments	1,355	279
Payment made in connection with business acquisition, net of cash acquired	(1,036)	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(803)	(1,723)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from short-term borrowings with original maturities less than 90 days, net	1,577	1,046
Proceeds from short-term borrowings with original maturities greater than 90 days	712	0
Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs	0	5
Payment of short-term borrowings with original maturities greater than 90 days	(1,184)	(3)
Payment of debt	(2,059)	(62)
Settlement of cash flow hedges	0	(9)
Net proceeds related to stock-based award activities	34	12
Repurchase of common stock	(1,959)	(911)
Cash dividends paid	(680)	(673)
Net cash used in financing activities	(3,559)	(595)
(Decrease) Increase in cash and cash equivalents	(802)	679
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	6,997	6,288
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	6,195	6,967
Supplemental schedule of non-cash activities:
Purchase of assets under capital leases	$ 183	$ 147

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Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

Separation Transaction

On November 1, 2015, Hewlett-Packard Company completed the separation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (“Hewlett Packard Enterprise”), Hewlett-Packard Company’s former enterprise technology infrastructure, software, services and financing businesses (the “Separation”). In connection with the Separation, Hewlett-Packard Company changed its name to HP Inc. (“HP”) and entered into a separation and distribution agreement as well as various other agreements with Hewlett Packard Enterprise that provide a framework for the relationships between the parties, including among others a tax matters agreement, an employee matters agreement, a transition service agreement, a real estate matters agreement, a master commercial agreement and an information technology service agreement. For more information on the impacts of these agreements, see Note 7, “Supplementary Financial Information”, Note 13, “Litigation and Contingencies” and Note 14, “Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties”.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements of HP and its wholly-owned subsidiaries are prepared in conformity with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The interim financial information is unaudited but reflects all normal adjustments that are necessary to provide a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented. This interim information should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017 in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on December 14, 2017. The Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet for October 31, 2017 was derived from audited financial statements.

Principles of Consolidation

The Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements include the accounts of HP and its subsidiaries and affiliates in which HP has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Reclassifications

HP implemented an organizational change to align its segment and business unit financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. HP reflected this change to its segment and business unit information in prior reporting periods on an as-if basis. The reporting changes had no impact on previously reported consolidated net revenue, earnings from operations, net earnings or net earnings per share (“EPS”). See Note 2, “Segment Information”, for a further discussion of HP’s segment and business unit realignments.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in HP’s Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In February 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance, which eliminates the stranded tax effects in other comprehensive income resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”). Because the amendments only relate to the reclassification of the income tax effects of the TCJA, the underlying guidance that requires that the effect of a change in tax laws or rates be included in income from continuing operations is not affected. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In August 2017, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for derivatives and hedging. The amendment improves the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better represent the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements and made certain targeted improvements to simplify the application of the hedge accounting guidance in current U.S. GAAP. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for business combinations. The amendments clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP currently expects to early adopt this guidance in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018. HP expects that the implementation of this guidance will not have a material impact on its Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which addresses the presentation of restricted cash in the statement of cash flows. The guidance requires entities to present the changes in the total of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. As a result, entities will no longer present transfers between cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. HP is required to adopt the guidance retrospectively in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP will adopt this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. HP expects that the implementation of this guidance will not have a material impact on its Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting for Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory. The guidance requires an entity to recognize the income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers, other than inventory, when the transfer occurs. It also requires modified retrospective transition with a cumulative catch-up adjustment to opening retained earnings in the period of adoption. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP will adopt this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. HP expects that the implementation of this guidance will not have a material impact on its Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for the classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments on the statement of cash flows. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP will adopt this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. HP expects that the implementation of this guidance will not have a material impact on its Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which requires credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected, not based on incurred losses. Further, credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities should be recorded through an allowance for credit losses limited to the amount by which fair value is below amortized cost. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for leases. Consistent with current guidance, the recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee primarily will depend on its classification. Under the new guidance, a lessee will be required to recognize assets and liabilities for all leases with lease terms of more than twelve months. HP will adopt the new lease standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 using a modified retrospective approach. HP is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements. 

In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for the recognition and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities. The guidance primarily addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. The amendments should be applied by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption, with other amendments related specifically to equity securities without readily determinable fair values applied prospectively. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP will adopt this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. HP expects that the implementation of this guidance will not have a material impact on its Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition. The amendments (Topic 606) are based on the principle that revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The amendments may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented (“full retrospective method”) or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of initial application (“modified retrospective method”). HP will adopt the new revenue standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 and intends to apply the modified retrospective method. Based on the assessment, it is not anticipated that the adoption will have a material impact on the amount or timing of revenue recognized in the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements. We continue to make progress on assessing the overall impact of adoption of the standard on our business processes, systems and controls.

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Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

HP is a leading global provider of personal computing and other access devices, imaging and printing products, and related technologies, solutions and services. HP sells to individual consumers, small and medium-sized businesses (“SMBs”) and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health and education sectors.

HP’s operations are organized into three segments for financial reporting purposes: Personal Systems, Printing and Corporate Investments. HP’s organizational structure is based on a number of factors that the chief operating decision maker uses to evaluate, view and run its 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 HP’s chief operating decision maker to evaluate segment results. The chief operating decision maker uses several metrics to evaluate the performance of the overall business, including earnings from operations, and uses these results to allocate resources to each of the segments.

A summary description of each segment is as follows:

Personal Systems provides Commercial and Consumer desktop and notebook personal computers (“PCs”), workstations, thin clients, Commercial mobility devices, retail point-of-sale systems, displays and other related accessories, software, support and services for the commercial and consumer markets. HP groups Commercial notebooks, Commercial desktops, Commercial services, Commercial mobility devices, Commercial detachables and convertibles, Workstations, retail point-of-sale systems and thin clients into Commercial PCs and Consumer notebooks, Consumer desktops, Consumer services and Consumer detachables into Consumer PCs when describing performance in these markets. Described below are HP’s global business capabilities within Personal Systems:

• Commercial PCs are optimized for use by customers, including enterprise and SMBs, with a focus on robust designs, security, serviceability, connectivity, reliability and manageability in networked environments. Additionally, HP offers a range of services and solutions to enterprise and SMBs to help them manage the lifecycle of their PC and mobility installed base.

• Consumer PCs are optimized for consumer usage, focusing on multi-media consumption, online browsing, gaming and light productivity.

Personal Systems groups its global business capabilities into Notebooks, Desktops, Workstations and Other when reporting business performance.

• Notebooks consists of Consumer notebooks, Commercial notebooks, Mobile workstations and Commercial mobility devices;

• Desktops includes Consumer desktops, Commercial desktops, thin clients, and retail point-of-sale systems;

• Workstations consists of Desktop Workstations and accessories; and

• Other consists of Consumer and Commercial services as well as other Personal Systems capabilities.

Printing provides Consumer and Commercial printer hardware, Supplies, solutions and services, as well as scanning devices. Printing is also focused on imaging solutions in the commercial and industrial markets. Described below are HP’s global business capabilities within Printing:

• Office Printing Solutions delivers HP’s office printers, supplies, services, and solutions to SMBs and large enterprises. It also includes Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd (“Samsung”)-branded and Original Equipment Manufacturer (“OEM”) hardware, supplies and solutions. HP goes to market through its extensive channel network and directly with HP sales. Ongoing key initiatives include design and deployment of A3 products and solutions for the copier and multifunction printer market, printer security solutions, PageWide solutions and award-winning JetIntelligence LaserJet products.

• Home Printing Solutions delivers innovative printing products and solutions for the home and home business or small and micro business customers utilizing both HP’s Ink and Laser technologies. Initiatives such as Instant Ink and Continuous Ink Supply System provide business model innovation to benefit and expand HP’s existing customer base, while new technologies like Photo Lifestyle products drive print relevance for a mobile generation.

• Graphics Solutions deliverslarge-format, commercial and industrial solutions to print service providers and packaging converters through the largest portfolio of printers and presses (HP DesignJet, HP Latex, HP Scitex, HP Indigo and HP PageWide Web Presses).

• 3D Printing delivers HP’s Multi-Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solution designed for prototyping and production of functional parts and functioning on an open platform facilitating the development of new 3D printing materials.

Printing groups its global business capabilities into the following business units when reporting business performance:

• Commercial Hardware consists of Office Printing Solutions, Graphics Solutions and 3D Printing, excluding supplies;

• Consumer Hardware includes Home Printing Solutions, excluding supplies; and

• Supplies comprises a set of highly innovative consumable products, ranging from Ink and Laser cartridges to media, graphics supplies, 3D Printing supplies and Samsung-branded A4 and A3 supplies and OEM supplies, for recurring use in Consumer and Commercial Hardware.

Corporate Investments includes HP Labs and certain business incubation projects.

The accounting policies HP uses to derive segment results are substantially the same as those used in preparing these financial statements. HP derives the results of the business segments directly from its internal management reporting system.

HP does not allocate certain operating expenses, which it manages at the corporate level, to its segments. These unallocated amounts include certain corporate governance costs and market-related retirement credits, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring and other charges, acquisition-related charges, amortization of intangible assets, defined benefit plan settlement charges.

Realignment

Effective at the beginning of its first quarter of fiscal year 2018, HP implemented an organizational change to align its segment and business unit financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. The organizational change resulted in the transfer of long life consumables from Commercial to Supplies within the Printing segment. Certain revenues related to service arrangements, which are being eliminated for the purposes of reporting HP’s consolidated net revenue, have now been reclassified from Other to segments. HP has reflected this change to its segment and business unit information in prior reporting periods on an as-if basis. The reporting change had no impact on previously reported consolidated net revenue, earnings from operations, net earnings or net earnings per share.

Segment Operating Results from Operations

	Personal Systems		Printing		Corporate Investments			Total Segments		Other			Total
	In millions
Three months ended July 31, 2018
Net revenue	$	9,395	$	5,188	$	1		$	14,584	$	2		$	14,586
Earnings (loss) from operations	$	365	$	832	$	(22	)	$	1,175
Three months ended July 31, 2017
Net revenue	$	8,385	$	4,677	$	2		$	13,064	$	(4	)	$	13,060
Earnings (loss) from operations	$	313	$	807	$	(20	)	$	1,100
Nine months ended July 31, 2018
Net revenue	$	27,597	$	15,505	$	3		$	43,105	$	1		$	43,106
Earnings (loss) from operations	$	1,033	$	2,472	$	(62	)	$	3,443
Nine months ended July 31, 2017
Net revenue	$	24,254	$	13,869	$	7		$	38,130	$	(1	)	$	38,129
Earnings (loss) from operations	$	869	$	2,341	$	(69	)	$	3,141

The reconciliation of segment operating results to HP consolidated results was as follows:

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Net Revenue:
Total segments	$	14,584		$	13,064		$	43,105		$	38,130
Other	2			(4		)	1			(1		)
Total net revenue	$	14,586		$	13,060		$	43,106		$	38,129
Earnings before taxes:
Total segment earnings from operations	$	1,175		$	1,100		$	3,443		$	3,141
Corporate and unallocated costs and other	(6		)	(13		)	26			(17		)
Stock-based compensation expense	(55		)	(46		)	(203		)	(169		)
Restructuring and other charges	(4		)	(46		)	(92		)	(249		)
Acquisition-related charges	(10		)	(40		)	(97		)	(76		)
Amortization of intangible assets	(20		)	—			(60		)	(1		)
Interest and other, net	(62		)	(56		)	(1,011		)	(201		)
Total earnings before taxes	$	1,018		$	899		$	2,006		$	2,428

Net revenue by segment and business unit was as follows:

	Three months ended July 31					Nine months ended July 31
	2018		2017			2018		2017
	In millions
Notebooks	$	5,634	$	5,008		$	16,382	$	14,391
Desktops	2,869		2,566			8,576		7,477
Workstations	588		530			1,669		1,516
Other	304		281			970		870
Personal Systems	9,395		8,385			27,597		24,254
Supplies	3,405		3,145			10,190		9,368
Commercial Hardware	1,170		940			3,426		2,715
Consumer Hardware	613		592			1,889		1,786
Printing	5,188		4,677			15,505		13,869
Corporate Investments	1		2			3		7
Total segment net revenue	14,584		13,064			43,105		38,130
Other	2		(4		)	1		(1		)
Total net revenue	$	14,586	$	13,060		$	43,106	$	38,129

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Restructuring and Other Charges

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Other Charges

Restructuring and Other Charges

Summary of Restructuring Plans

HP’s restructuring activities for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017 summarized by the plans outlined below were as follows:

	Fiscal 2017 Plan						Fiscal 2015 Plan						Fiscal 2012 Plan
	Severance			Infrastructure and other(1)			Severance and PRP(2)			Infrastructure and other			Severance and EER(3)			Infrastructure and other		Total
	In millions
Accrued balance as of October 31, 2017	$	76		$	19		$	6		$	2		$	3		$	2	$	108
Charges (reversals)	72			(16		)	—			—			—			—		56
Cash payments	(110		)	(32		)	(2		)	(2		)	—			—		(146		)
Non-cash and other adjustments	(2		)	29			1			—			—			—		28
Accrued balance as of July 31, 2018	$	36		$	—		$	5		$	—		$	3		$	2	$	46
Total costs incurred to date as of July 31, 2018	$	213		$	78		$	171		$	27		$	1,075		$	44	$	1,608
Reflected in Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
Other accrued liabilities	$	36		$	—		$	5		$	—		$	3		$	1	$	45
Other non-current liabilities	—			—			—			—			—			1		1
Accrued balance as of October 31, 2016	$	24		$	—		$	21		$	4		$	7		$	2	$	58
Charges	95			60			15			—			1			—		171
Cash payments	(46		)	(6		)	(35		)	(2		)	(4		)	—		(93		)
Non-cash and other adjustments	4			(52		)	6			—			—			—		(42		)
Accrued balance as of July 31, 2017	$	77		$	2		$	7		$	2		$	4		$	2	$	94

HP’s restructuring charges for the three months ended July 31, 2018 summarized by the plans outlined below were as follows:

	Fiscal 2017 Plan					Fiscal 2015 Plan				Fiscal 2012 Plan
	Severance		Infrastructure and other			Severance and PRP(2)		Infrastructure and other		Severance and EER(3)		Infrastructure and other		Total
	In millions
For the three months ended July 31, 2018	$	20	$	(28	)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(8	)

⁽¹⁾  Infrastructure and other includes adjustment of carrying amount of held for sale assets of $52 million for the nine months ended July 31, 2017 and reversal of adjustments of $29 million for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 associated with the consolidation of manufacturing into global hubs.

⁽²⁾  PRP represents Phased Retirement Program.

⁽³⁾  EER represents Enhanced Early Retirement.

Fiscal 2017 Plan

On October 10, 2016, HP’s Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan (the “Fiscal 2017 Plan”), which HP expected would be implemented through fiscal year 2019.

On May 26, 2018, HP’s Board of Directors approved amending the Fiscal 2017 Plan. HP now expects approximately 4,500 to 5,000 employees to exit by the end of fiscal year 2019, subject to certain jurisdictional labor law requirements. HP estimates that it will now incur aggregate pre-tax charges of approximately $700 million relating to labor and non-labor actions. HP estimates that approximately half of the expected cumulative pre-tax costs will relate to severance and the remaining costs will relate to infrastructure, non-labor actions and other charges.

Fiscal 2015 Plan

In connection with the Separation, on September 14, 2015, HP’s Board of Directors approved a cost savings plan (the “Fiscal 2015 Plan”), which includes labor and non-labor actions. The Fiscal 2015 Plan was considered substantially complete as of October 31, 2016 and HP does not expect any further activity associated with this plan.

Fiscal 2012 Plan

HP initiated a restructuring plan in fiscal year 2012 (the “Fiscal 2012 Plan”), which includes severance and infrastructure costs. The Fiscal 2012 Plan was considered substantially complete as of October 31, 2016 and HP does not expect any further activity associated with this plan.

Other Charges

Other charges include non-recurring costs, including those as a result of Separation, and are distinct from ongoing operational costs. These costs primarily relate to information technology costs such as advisory, consulting and non-recurring labor costs. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018, HP incurred $12 million and $36 million of other charges, respectively. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2017, HP incurred $25 million and $78 million of other charges, respectively.

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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans

Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans

The components of HP’s pension and post-retirement (credit) benefit cost recognized in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings were as follows:

	Three months ended July 31
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	2018			2017			2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	14		$	12		$	—		$	1
Interest cost	113			117			6			4			4			4
Expected return on plan assets	(180		)	(168		)	(10		)	(8		)	(6		)	(7		)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)	14			19			7			10			(4		)	(5		)
Prior service benefit	—			—			(1		)	(1		)	(5		)	(4		)
Net periodic (credit) benefit cost	(53		)	(32		)	16			17			(11		)	(11		)
Settlement loss	1			—			—			1			—			—
Total periodic (credit) benefit cost	$	(52	)	$	(32	)	$	16		$	18		$	(11	)	$	(11	)

	Nine months ended July 31
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post- Retirement Benefit Plans
	2018			2017			2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	42		$	36		$	—		$	1
Interest cost	339			351			18			12			12			13
Expected return on plan assets	(540		)	(507		)	(30		)	(24		)	(18		)	(19		)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)	45			55			21			30			(12		)	(12		)
Prior service benefit	—			—			(3		)	(3		)	(15		)	(14		)
Net periodic (credit) benefit cost	(156		)	(101		)	48			51			(33		)	(31		)
Settlement loss	2			3			—			1			—			—
Total periodic (credit) benefit cost	$	(154	)	$	(98	)	$	48		$	52		$	(33	)	$	(31	)

Employer Contributions and Funding Policy

HP’s policy is to fund its pension plans so that it makes at least the minimum contribution required by local government, funding and taxing authorities.

During fiscal year 2018, HP anticipates making contributions of approximately $33 million to its non-U.S. pension plans, approximately $33 million to its U.S. non-qualified plan participants and approximately $7 million to cover benefit claims under HP’s post-retirement benefit plans. During the nine months endedJuly 31, 2018, HP contributed $21 million to its non-U.S. pension plans, paid $25 million to cover benefit payments to U.S. non-qualified plan participants and paid $3 millionto cover benefit claims under HP’s post-retirement benefit plans.

HP’s pension and other post-retirement benefit costs and obligations depend on various assumptions. Differences between expected and actual returns on investments and changes in discount rates and other actuarial assumptions are reflected as unrecognized gains or losses, and such gains or losses are amortized to earnings in future periods. A deterioration in the funded status of a plan could result in a need for additional company contributions or an increase in net pension and post-retirement benefit costs in future periods. Actuarial gains or losses are determined at the measurement date and amortized over the remaining service life for active plans or the life expectancy of plan participants for frozen plans.

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Stock-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation

HP’s stock-based compensation plans permit the issuance of restricted stock awards, stock options and performance-based awards.

Stock-based compensation expense and the resulting tax benefits were as follows:

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Stock-based compensation expense	$	55		$	46		$	203		$	169
Income tax benefit	(12		)	(15		)	(45		)	(54		)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$	43		$	31		$	158		$	115

Restricted Stock Awards

Restricted stock awards are non-vested stock awards that may include grants of restricted stock or restricted stock units. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017, HP granted only restricted stock units. HP uses the closing stock price on the grant date to estimate the fair value of service-based restricted stock units. HP did not grant any restricted stock units subject to performance-adjusted vesting conditions for the three months ended July 31, 2017. HP estimates the fair value of restricted stock units subject to performance-adjusted vesting conditions using a combination of the closing stock price on the grant date and a Monte Carlo simulation model. The weighted-average fair value and the assumptions used to measure the fair value of restricted stock units subject to performance-adjusted vesting conditions in the Monte Carlo simulation model were as follows:

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Weighted-average grant date fair value(1)	$	28		$	—		$	24		$	20
Expected volatility(2)	24.8		%	—		%	29.5		%	30.5		%
Risk-free interest rate(3)	2.5		%	—		%	1.9		%	1.4		%
Expected performance period in years(4)	2.3			0.0			2.9			2.9

⁽¹⁾  The weighted-average grant date fair value was based on performance-adjusted restricted stock units granted during the period.

⁽²⁾  The expected volatility was estimated using the historical volatility derived from HP’s common stock.

⁽³⁾  The risk-free interest rate was estimated based on the yield on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues.

⁽⁴⁾  The expected performance period was estimated based on the length of the remaining performance period from the grant date.

A summary of restricted stock unit activity was as follows:

	Nine months ended July 31, 2018
	Shares		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
	In thousands
Outstanding at beginning of period	31,822		$	14
Granted	15,014		$	21
Vested	(14,080	)	$	14
Forfeited	(1,436	)	$	17
Outstanding at end of period	31,320		$	17

As of July 31, 2018, there was $258 million of unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock units, which HP expects to recognize over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 1.4 years.

Stock Options

HP utilizes the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock options subject to service-based vesting conditions. HP estimates the fair value of stock options subject to performance-contingent vesting conditions using a combination of a Monte Carlo simulation model and a lattice model, as these awards contain market conditions. HP did not grant any stock options for the three months ended July 31, 2018. The weighted-average fair value and the assumptions used to measure the fair value of stock options for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Weighted-average grant date fair value (1)	$	—		$	4		$	5		$	4
Expected volatility (2)	—		%	28.0		%	29.4		%	28.0		%
Risk-free interest rate (3)	—		%	1.9		%	2.5		%	1.9		%
Expected dividend yield (4)	—		%	2.8		%	2.6		%	2.8		%
Expected term in years (5)	0.0			5.5			5.0			5.5

⁽¹⁾  The weighted-average grant date fair value was based on stock options granted during the period.

⁽²⁾  The expected volatility was estimated based on a blended volatility (50% historical volatility and 50% implied volatility from traded options on HP's common stock).

⁽³⁾  The risk-free interest rate was estimated based on the yield on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues.

⁽⁴⁾  The expected dividend yield represents a constant dividend yield applied for the duration of the expected term of the award.

⁽⁵⁾  Due to the lack of historical exercise and post-vesting termination patterns of the post-Separation employee base, the expected term was estimated using the simplified method; and for the performance-contingent awards, the expected term represents an output from the lattice model.

A summary of stock option activity was as follows:

	Nine months ended July 31, 2018
	Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
	In thousands				In years	In millions
Outstanding at beginning of period	18,067		$	13
Granted	54		$	21
Exercised	(8,593	)	$	12
Forfeited and expired	(278	)	$	16
Outstanding at end of period	9,250		$	14	4.2	$	86
Vested and expected to vest	9,204		$	14	4.2	$	85
Exercisable	6,555		$	14	3.7	$	61

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value that option holders would have realized had all option holders exercised their options on the last trading day of the third quarter of fiscal year 2018. The aggregate intrinsic value is the difference between HP’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the third quarter of fiscal year 2018 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options. The total intrinsic value of options exercised for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 was $16 million and $86 million, respectively.

As of July 31, 2018, there was $1 million of unrecognized pre-tax, stock-based compensation expense related to unvested stock options, which HP expects to recognize over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 0.3 years.

In January 2018, the Board approved an amendment and restatement of HP’s 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, which included retiring 80 million shares from the plan’s share reserves.

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Taxes on Earnings

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Taxes on Earnings

Taxes on Earnings

Provision for Taxes

On December 22, 2017, the TCJA was signed by the President of the United States and enacted into law. The law includes significant changes to the U.S. corporate income tax system, including a federal corporate rate reduction from 35% to 21%, limitations on the deductibility of interest expense and executive compensation, and the transition of U.S. international taxation from a worldwide tax system to a territorial tax system. ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes, requires companies to recognize the effect of tax law changes in the period of enactment even though the effective date for most provisions is for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017 (the “Effective Date”), or in the case of certain other provisions, January 1, 2018.

When a U.S. federal tax rate change occurs during a fiscal year, taxpayers are required to compute a weighted daily average rate for the fiscal year of enactment. As a result of the TCJA, HP has calculated a blended U.S. federal statutory corporate income tax rate of 23% for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2018 and applied this rate in computing the first, second and third quarters’ income tax provision for fiscal year 2018. The blended U.S. federal statutory corporate income tax rate of 23% is the weighted daily average rate between the pre-enactment U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 35% applicable to HP’s 2018 fiscal year prior to the Effective Date and the post-enactment U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21% applicable to the 2018 fiscal year thereafter. HP expects the U.S. federal statutory rate to be 21% for fiscal years beginning after October 31, 2018.

Given the significance of the legislation, the SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (SAB 118), which allows registrants to record provisional amounts during a one year “measurement period”. During the measurement period, impacts of the TCJA are expected to be recorded at the time a reasonable estimate for all or a portion of the effects can be made, and provisional amounts can be recognized and adjusted as information becomes available, prepared or analyzed.

SAB 118 summarizes a three-step process to be applied at each reporting period to account for and qualitatively disclose: (1) the effects of the change in tax law for which accounting is complete; (2) provisional amounts (or adjustments to provisional amounts) for the effects of the tax law where accounting is not complete, but that a reasonable estimate has been determined; and (3) a reasonable estimate cannot yet be made and therefore taxes are reflected in accordance with law prior to the enactment of the TCJA.

As of July 31, 2018, HP has not completed its accounting for the tax effects of the TCJA, however, in certain cases HP has made a reasonable estimate of the effects for remeasurement on its existing deferred tax balances and the one-time transition tax. With respect to the Global Intangible Low Taxed Income (“Global Minimum Tax”) provisions, further discussed below, HP has not been able to make a reasonable estimate and continues to account for this item based on its existing accounting under ASC 740, Income Taxes, and the provisions of the tax laws that were in effect immediately prior to enactment. The impact of the TCJA may differ materially from this estimate due to changes in interpretations and assumptions HP has made, additional guidance that may be issued and actions HP may take as a result of the TCJA. The impacts of HP's estimates are described further below.

While HP has not yet completed its analysis to the impact on its deferred tax balances, in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 HP recorded provisional income tax expense of $1.2 billion related to the remeasurement of its deferred tax assets and liabilities at the new statutory rate. In addition, in the second quarter of fiscal year 2018, due to additional information and a subsequent refinement of its analysis HP recorded provisional tax expense of $379 million related to remeasurement of its U.S. deferred tax assets that are expected to be realized at a lower rate by recording a valuation allowance. HP is still analyzing certain aspects of the TCJA and refining its calculations, which could potentially affect the measurement of these balances or potentially give rise to new deferred tax amounts.

The TCJA also includes a one-time mandatory deemed repatriation transition tax on the net accumulated post-1986 earnings and profits (“E&P”) of a U.S. taxpayer’s foreign subsidiaries. HP has computed a provisional deemed repatriation tax of approximately $3.1 billion, of which more than half is expected to be offset with existing and future tax attributes, reducing HP’s cash outlay. The U.S. Treasury Department recently issued proposed regulations related to this one-time mandatory deemed repatriation. While HP has not yet completed its analysis of these proposed regulations, it believes there will be no material changes to its provisional amount reported earlier in the year. Once the regulations are in effect or HP completes its evaluation of the potential impact of the proposed regulations, HP may update its provisional amount accordingly within the measurement period. Companies may elect to pay this tax over 8 years, and HP intends to make this election. HP has not yet completed its calculation of the total post-1986 E&P for its foreign subsidiaries. Further, the transition tax is based, in part, on the amount of those earnings held in cash and other specified assets. This amount may change when HP finalizes the calculation of post-1986 E&P previously deferred from U.S. federal taxation and finalizes the amounts held in cash or other specified assets. No additional income taxes have been provided for any remaining undistributed foreign earnings not subject to the transition tax, or any additional outside basis difference inherent in these entities, as these amounts continue to be indefinitely reinvested in foreign operations.

As a result of the deemed repatriation tax noted above, which is based on HP’s total post-1986 deferred foreign income, HP redetermined $5.5 billion of its U.S. deferred tax liability on those unremitted earnings with a provisional tax payable of $3.1 billion, as noted above. This resulted in a net benefit. This tax benefit is provisional as HP is still analyzing certain aspects of the legislation and refining calculations, which could potentially materially affect the measurement of these amounts.

Upon further analysis of certain aspects of the TCJA and refinement of the calculations during the three months ended July 31, 2018, HP has made certain immaterial adjustments to its provisional estimate due to additional tax charges resulting from state legislation updates. During the nine months ended July 31, 2018, HP remeasured its deferred taxes to reflect the reduced rate that will likely apply when these deferred taxes are settled or realized in future periods. HP has not yet completed the accounting for the remeasurement of deferred taxes. To calculate the remeasurement of deferred taxes, HP has estimated when the existing deferred taxes will be settled or realized. The remeasurement of deferred taxes included in the financial statements will be subject to further revisions if the current estimates are different from the actual future operating results.

In January 2018, the FASB released guidance on the accounting for tax on the Global Minimum Tax provisions of TCJA. The Global Minimum Tax provisions impose a tax on foreign income in excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of foreign corporations. The guidance indicates that either accounting for deferred taxes related to Global Minimum Tax inclusions or to treat any taxes on Global Minimum Tax inclusions as period cost are both acceptable methods subject to an accounting policy election. HP is still evaluating whether to make a policy election to treat the Global Minimum Tax as a period cost or to provide U.S. deferred taxes on foreign temporary differences that are expected to generate Global Minimum Tax income when they reverse in future years. There could be additional changes to HP's deferred taxes once it completes its evaluations.

As a result of U.S. tax reform, HP revised its estimated annual effective tax rate to reflect the change in the U.S. federal statutory tax rate from 35% to 21%. Since HP has a fiscal year ending October 31, it is subject to transitional tax rate rules. Therefore, a blended rate of 23% was computed as effective for the current fiscal year. HP’s effective tax rate was 13.6% and 22.5% for the three months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and (93.2%) and 23.1% for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The difference between the current fiscal year blended U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 23% and HP’s effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 is primarily due to favorable tax rates associated with certain earnings from HP’s operations in lower-tax jurisdictions throughout the world and, for the nine month period only, transitional impacts of U.S. tax reform and resolution of various audits and tax litigation. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2017, HP’s effective tax rate generally differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% due to favorable tax rates associated with certain earnings from HP’s operations in lower-tax jurisdictions throughout the world. HP has not provided U.S. taxes for all foreign earnings because HP plans to reinvest some of those earnings indefinitely outside the United States.

During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018, HP recorded $7.0 million and $2.2 billion, respectively, of net tax benefits related to discrete items in the provision for taxes. As noted above, HP has not yet completed its analysis of the full impact of TCJA. However, for the three months ended January 31, 2018, HP recorded a provisional tax benefit of $1.1 billion related to $5.5 billion net benefit for the decrease in its deferred tax liability on unremitted foreign earnings, partially offset by $3.2 billion net expense for the deemed repatriation tax payable in installments over eight years and $1.2 billion net expense for the remeasurement of its deferred assets and liabilities to the new U.S. statutory tax rate. For the three months ended April 30, 2018, HP recorded provisional tax expense of $379 million related to remeasurement of its U.S. deferred tax assets that are expected to be realized at a lower rate and a $43 million tax benefit as an adjustment to the provisional deemed repatriation tax amount due to further analysis and additional guidance. For the three months ended July 31, 2018, HP recorded net tax benefits of $12 million related to acquisition costs offset by other charges of $5 million. The nine months ended July 31, 2018 also included tax benefits related to audit settlements of $1.5 billion, loss on debt extinguishment of $33 million, acquisition costs of $13 million and other tax benefits of $10 million. These tax benefits were offset by uncertain tax position charges of $56 million. During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018, in addition to the discrete items mentioned above, HP recorded excess tax benefits of $2 million and $36 million, respectively, on stock options, restricted stock units and performance-adjusted restricted stock units.

During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2017, HP recorded $27 million and $31 million, respectively, of net tax benefit related to discrete items in the provision for taxes for continuing operations. These amounts included a tax benefit of $14 million and $45 million related to restructuring and other charges, and a tax benefit of $15 million and $28 million related to acquisition-related charges, offset by uncertain tax position charges of $19 million and $25 million, for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2017, respectively. The three months and nine months ended July 31, 2017 included a net tax benefit of $12 million related to provision to return adjustments due to the filing of HP’s U.S. Federal tax return. The nine months ended July 31, 2017 also included a tax charge of $26 million related to state provision to return adjustments.

Uncertain Tax Positions

As of July 31, 2018, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $8.0 billion, of which up to $1.7 billion would affect HP’s effective tax rate if realized. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits decreased by $2.8 billion for the nine months ended July 31, 2018, primarily related to the resolution of various audits. HP recognizes interest income from favorable settlements and interest expense and penalties accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for taxes in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings. As of July 31, 2018, HP had accrued $149 million for interest and penalties.

HP engages in continuous discussions and negotiations with taxing authorities regarding tax matters in various jurisdictions. HP expects to complete resolution of certain tax years with various tax authorities within the next 12 months. It is also possible that other federal, foreign and state tax issues may be concluded within the next 12 months. HP believes it is reasonably possible that its existing unrecognized tax benefits may be reduced by up to $6.4 billion within the next 12 months. These unrecognized tax benefits have associated gain contingencies which will be settled in the same period resulting in a net release of $822 million.    

HP is subject to income tax in the United States and approximately 58 other countries and is subject to routine corporate income tax audits in many of these jurisdictions. In addition, HP is subject to numerous ongoing audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is conducting an audit of HP’s 2013, 2014 and 2015 income tax returns.

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Supplementary Financial Information

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Supplementary Financial Information

s Receivable

	As of
	July 31, 2018			October 31, 2017
	In millions
Accounts receivable	$	4,741		$	4,515
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(126		)	(101		)
	$	4,615		$	4,414

The allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable and changes was as follows:

	Nine months ended July 31, 2018
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	101
Provision for doubtful accounts	39
Deductions, net of recoveries	(14		)
Balance at end of period	$	126

HP has third-party arrangements, consisting of revolving short-term financing, which provide liquidity to certain partners in order to facilitate their working capital requirements. These financing arrangements, which in certain circumstances may contain partial recourse, result in a transfer of HP’s receivables and risk to the third party. As these transfers qualify as true sales under the applicable accounting guidance, the receivables are derecognized from the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets upon transfer, and HP receives a payment for the receivables from the third party within a mutually agreed upon time period. For arrangements involving an element of recourse, the recourse obligation is measured using market data from the similar transactions and reported as a current liability in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. The recourse obligations as of July 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017 were not material. The costs associated with the sales of trade receivables for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017 were not material.

The following is a summary of the activity under these arrangements:

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period(1)	$	171		$	123		$	147		$	149
Trade receivables sold	2,404			2,268			7,773			6,969
Cash receipts	(2,427		)	(2,269		)	(7,778		)	(6,997		)
Foreign currency and other	(5		)	8			1			9
Balance at end of period(1)	$	143		$	130		$	143		$	130

⁽¹⁾  Amounts outstanding from third parties reported in Accounts Receivable in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.

Inventory

	As of
	July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
	In millions
Finished goods	$	4,009	$	3,857
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies	2,082		1,929
	$	6,091	$	5,786

Other Current Assets

	As of
	July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
	In millions
Value-added taxes receivable	$	821	$	857
Available-for-sale investments(1)	886		1,149
Supplier and other receivables	1,910		1,891
Prepaid and other current assets	1,258		1,224
	$	4,875	$	5,121

⁽¹⁾  See Note 8, “Fair Value” and Note 9, “Financial Instruments” for detailed information.

Property, Plant and Equipment

	As of
	July 31, 2018			October 31, 2017
	In millions
Land, buildings and leasehold improvements	$	1,888		$	2,082
Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease	4,197			3,876
	6,085			5,958
Accumulated depreciation	(3,973		)	(4,080		)
	$	2,112		$	1,878

Other Non-Current Assets

	As of
	July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
	In millions
Tax indemnifications receivable(1)	$	908	$	1,695
Deferred tax assets(2)	1,992		342
Other(3)	1,536		1,058
	$	4,436	$	3,095

⁽¹⁾  During the nine months ended July 31, 2018, HP adjusted $676 million of indemnification receivable, pursuant to resolution of various audit settlements. See Note 14, “Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties” for further information.

⁽²⁾  See Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings” for detailed information.

⁽³⁾  Includes marketable equity securities and mutual funds classified as available-for-sale investments of $57 million and $61 million as of July 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017, respectively.

Other Accrued Liabilities

	As of
	July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
	In millions
Other accrued taxes	$	898	$	895
Warranty	655		660
Sales and marketing programs	2,613		2,441
Other	2,042		1,945
	$	6,208	$	5,941

Other Non-Current Liabilities

	As of
	July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
	In millions
Pension, post-retirement, and post-employment liabilities	$	1,755	$	1,999
Deferred tax liability(1)	92		1,410
Tax liability(1)	2,371		2,005
Deferred revenue	981		921
Other	813		827
	$	6,012	$	7,162

⁽¹⁾  See Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings” for detailed information.

Interest and other, net

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$	—		$	—		$	(126	)	$	—
Tax indemnifications(1)	(3		)	10			(676		)	24
Interest expense on borrowings	(66		)	(79		)	(241		)	(225		)
Other, net	7			13			32			—
	$	(62	)	$	(56	)	$	(1,011	)	$	(201	)

⁽¹⁾  For the nine months ended July 31, 2018, includes an adjustment of $676 million of indemnification receivable, pursuant to resolution of various audit settlements. See Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings” and Note 14, “Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties” for further information.

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Fair Value

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

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

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

	As of July 31, 2018								As of October 31, 2017
	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:
Corporate debt	$	—	$	1,493	$	—	$	1,493	$	—	$	1,390	$	—	$	1,390
Financial institution instruments	—		—		—		—		—		6		—		6
Government debt(1)	3,397		145		—		3,542		3,902		100		—		4,002
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Corporate debt	—		434		—		434		—		629		—		629
Financial institution instruments	—		39		—		39		—		78		—		78
Government debt(1)	—		413		—		413		—		442		—		442
Mutual funds	50		—		—		50		49		—		—		49
Marketable equity securities	7		—		—		7		6		6		—		12
Derivative Instruments:
Foreign currency contracts	—		314		7		321		—		110		10		120
Other derivatives	—		2		—		2		—		1		—		1
Total Assets	$	3,454	$	2,840	$	7	$	6,301	$	3,957	$	2,762	$	10	$	6,729
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	$	—	$	23	$	—	$	23	$	—	$	12	$	—	$	12
Foreign currency contracts	—		192		—		192		—		358		2		360
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	215	$	—	$	215	$	—	$	370	$	2	$	372

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⁽¹⁾  Government debt includes instruments such as U.S. Treasury notes, U.S. agency securities and non-U.S. government bonds. Money market funds invested in government debt and traded in active markets are included in Level 1.

There were no transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy during the nine months endedJuly 31, 2018.

Valuation Techniques

Cash Equivalents and Investments: HP holds time deposits, money market funds, mutual funds, other debt securities primarily consisting of corporate and government notes and bonds, and common stock and equivalents. HP values cash equivalents and equity investments using quoted market prices, alternative pricing sources, including net asset value, or models utilizing market observable inputs. The fair value of debt investments is based on quoted market prices or model-driven valuations using inputs primarily derived from or corroborated by observable market data, and, in certain instances, valuation models that utilize assumptions which cannot be corroborated with observable market data.

Derivative Instruments: From time to time, HP uses forward contracts, interest rate and total return swaps and option contracts to hedge certain foreign currency and interest rate exposures. HP uses industry standard valuation models to measure fair value. Where applicable, these models project future cash flows and discount the future amounts to present value using market-based observable inputs, including interest rate curves, HP and counterparty credit risk, foreign exchange rates, and forward and spot prices for currencies and interest rates. See Note 9, “Financial Instruments” for a further discussion of HP’s use of derivative instruments.

Other Fair Value Disclosures

Short- and Long-Term Debt: HP estimates the fair value of its debt primarily using an expected present value technique, which is based on observable market inputs using interest rates currently available to companies of similar credit standing for similar terms and remaining maturities, and considering its own credit risk. The portion of HP’s debt that is hedged is reflected in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as an amount equal to the debt’s carrying amount and a fair value adjustment representing changes in the fair value of the hedged debt obligations arising from movements in benchmark interest rates. The fair value of HP’s short- and long-term debt was $7.3 billion as of July 31, 2018, compared to its carrying amount of $7.2 billion at that date. The fair value of HP’s short- and long-term debt was $8.1 billion as of October 31, 2017, compared to its carrying value of $7.8 billion at that date. If measured at fair value in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, short and long-term debt would be classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Other Financial Instruments: For the balance of HP’s financial instruments, primarily accounts receivable, accounts payable and financial liabilities included in Other accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short maturities. If measured at fair value in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, these other financial instruments would be classified in Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Non-Marketable Equity Investments and Non-Financial Assets: HP’s non-marketable equity investments and non-financial assets, such as goodwill, intangible assets and property, plant and equipment, are recorded at fair value in the period of acquisition and a subsequent impairment charge is recognized. If measured at fair value in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, non-marketable equity investments and non-financial assets would generally be classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]

Financial Instruments

Financial Instruments

Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments

	As of July 31, 2018									As of October 31, 2017
	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Gross Unrealized Loss			Fair Value		Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Gross Unrealized Loss			Fair Value
	In millions
Cash Equivalents:
Corporate debt	$	1,493	$	—	$	—		$	1,493	$	1,390	$	—	$	—		$	1,390
Financial institution instruments	—		—		—			—		6		—		—			6
Government debt	3,542		—		—			3,542		4,002		—		—			4,002
Total cash equivalents	5,035		—		—			5,035		5,398		—		—			5,398
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Corporate debt (1)	436		—		(2		)	434		629		—		—			629
Financial institution instruments (1)	39		—		—			39		78		—		—			78
Government debt (1)	415		—		(2		)	413		443		—		(1		)	442
Marketable equity securities	4		3		—			7		5		7		—			12
Mutual funds	41		9		—			50		39		10		—			49
Total available-for-sale investments	935		12		(4		)	943		1,194		17		(1		)	1,210
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments	$	5,970	$	12	$	(4	)	$	5,978	$	6,592	$	17	$	(1	)	$	6,608

⁽¹⁾ HP classifies its marketable debt securities as available-for-sale investments within Other current assets on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, including those with maturity dates beyond one year, based on their highly liquid nature and availability for use in current operations.

All highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of acquisition are considered cash equivalents. As of July 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017, the carrying amount of cash equivalents approximated fair value due to the short period of time to maturity. The estimated fair value of the available-for-sale investments may not be representative of values that will be realized in the future.

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

	As of July 31, 2018
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	In millions
Due in one year or less	$	742	$	740
Due in one to five years	$	148	$	146

Equity securities in privately held companies include cost basis and equity method investments and are included in Other non-current assets on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. These amounted to $36 million and $37 million as of July 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017, respectively.

Derivative Instruments

HP uses derivatives to offset business exposure to foreign currency and interest rate risk on expected future cash flows and on certain existing assets and liabilities. As part of its risk management strategy, HP uses derivative instruments, primarily forward contracts, interest rate swaps, total return swaps and, at times, option contracts to hedge certain foreign currency, interest rate and, to a lesser extent, equity exposures. HP may designate its derivative contracts as fair value hedges or cash flow hedges and classifies the cash flows with the activities that correspond to the underlying hedged items. Additionally, for derivatives not designated as hedging instruments, HP categorizes those economic hedges as other derivatives. HP recognizes all derivative instruments at fair value in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.

As a result of its use of derivative instruments, HP is exposed to the risk that its counterparties will fail to meet their contractual obligations. Master netting agreements mitigate credit exposure to counterparties by permitting HP to net amounts due from HP to counterparty against amounts due to HP from the same counterparty under certain conditions. To further limit credit risk, HP has collateral security agreements that allow HP to hold collateral from, or require HP to post collateral to, counterparties when aggregate derivative fair values exceed contractually established thresholds which are generally based on the credit ratings of HP and its counterparties. If HP’s or the counterparty’s credit rating falls below a specified credit rating, either party has the right to request full collateralization of the derivatives’ net liability position. The fair value of derivatives with credit contingent features in a net liability position was $108 million and $258 million as of July 31, 2018 and as of October 31, 2017, respectively, all of which were fully collateralized within two business days.

Under HP’s derivative contracts, the counterparty can terminate all outstanding trades following a covered change of control event affecting HP that results in the surviving entity being rated below a specified credit rating. This credit contingent provision did not affect HP’s financial position or cash flows as of July 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017.

Fair Value Hedges

HP enters into fair value hedges, such as interest rate swaps, to reduce the exposure of its debt portfolio to changes in fair value resulting from changes in interest rates by achieving a primarily U.S. dollar London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”)-based floating interest expense.

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges, HP recognizes the change in fair value of the derivative instrument, as well as the offsetting change in the fair value of the hedged item, in Interest and other, net on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings in the period of change.

Cash Flow Hedges

HP uses forward contracts and at times, option contracts designated as cash flow hedges to protect against the foreign currency exchange rate risks inherent in its forecasted net revenue and, to a lesser extent, cost of revenue, operating expenses, and intercompany loans denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. HP’s foreign currency cash flow hedges mature generally within twelve months. However, hedges related to longer-term procurement arrangements extend several years and forward contracts associated with intercompany loans extend for the duration of the loan term, which typically range from two to five years.

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, HP initially records changes in fair value for the effective portion of the derivative instrument in accumulated other comprehensive loss as a separate component of stockholders’ deficit on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets and subsequently reclassifies these amounts into earnings in the period during which the hedged transaction is recognized in earnings. HP reports the effective portion of its cash flow hedges in the same financial statement line item as the hedged transaction.

Other Derivatives

Other derivatives not designated as hedging instruments consist primarily of forward contracts used to hedge foreign currency-denominated balance sheet exposures. HP uses total return swaps to hedge its executive deferred compensation plan liability.

For derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments, HP recognizes changes in fair value of the derivative instrument in Interest and other, net in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings in the period of change.

Hedge Effectiveness

For interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges, HP measures hedge effectiveness by offsetting the change in fair value of the hedged item with the change in fair value of the derivative. For foreign currency options and forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges, HP measures hedge effectiveness by comparing the cumulative change in fair value of the hedge contract with the cumulative change in fair value of the hedged item, both of which are based on forward rates. HP recognizes any ineffective portion of the hedge in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings in the same period in which ineffectiveness occurs. Amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings in the period they arise.

As of July 31, 2018 and July 31, 2017, no portion of the hedging instruments’ gain or loss was excluded from the assessment of effectiveness for fair value and cash flow hedges. Hedge ineffectiveness for fair value and cash flow hedges recognized in earnings were not material for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets

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

	As of July 31, 2018										As of October 31, 2017
	Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Other Non-Current Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Other Non-Current Liabilities		Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Other Non-Current Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Other Non-Current Liabilities
	In millions
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Fair value hedges:
Interest rate contracts	$	1,000	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	22	$	2,500	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	12
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	18,782		258		54		115		59		16,149		92		12		245		100
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	19,782		258		54		116		81		18,649		92		12		245		112
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency contracts	4,645		9		—		18		—		5,801		16		—		15		—
Other derivatives	68		2		—		—		—		123		1		—		—		—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	4,713		11		—		18		—		5,924		17		—		15		—
Total derivatives	$	24,495	$	269	$	54	$	134	$	81	$	24,573	$	109	$	12	$	260	$	112

In March 2018, HP terminated several interest rate swaps with a notional amount of $1.5 billion that were de-designated as fair value hedges of certain fixed rate debt securities.

Offsetting of Derivative Instruments

HP recognizes all derivative instruments on a gross basis in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. HP does not offset the fair value of its derivative instruments against the fair value of cash collateral posted under its collateral security agreements. As of July 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017, information related to the potential effect of HP’s master netting agreements and collateral security agreements was as follows:

	In the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized (i)		Gross Amount Offset (ii)		Net Amount Presented (iii) = (i)–(ii)		Derivatives (iv)		Financial Collateral (v)			Net Amount (vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
	In millions
As of July 31, 2018
Derivative assets	$	323	$	—	$	323	$	104	$	186	(1)	$	33
Derivative liabilities	$	215	$	—	$	215	$	104	$	91	(2)	$	20
As of October 31, 2017
Derivative assets	$	121	$	—	$	121	$	108	$	4	(1)	$	9
Derivative liabilities	$	372	$	—	$	372	$	108	$	219	(2)	$	45

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⁽¹⁾  Represents the cash collateral posted by counterparties as of the respective reporting date for HP’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 HP through re-use of counterparty cash collateral as of the respective reporting date for HP’s liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.

Effect of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments and related hedged items in a fair value hedging relationship for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:

Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative and Related Hedged Item

Derivative Instrument

Location

Three months ended July 31, 2018

Nine months ended July 31, 2018

Hedged Item

Location

Three months ended July 31, 2018

Nine months ended July 31, 2018

In millions

In millions

Interest rate contracts

Interest and other, net

$

—

$

(11

)

Fixed-rate debt

Interest and other, net

$

—

$

11

	Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative and Related Hedged Item
Derivative Instrument	Location	Three months ended July 31, 2017		Nine months ended July 31, 2017			Hedged Item	Location	Three months ended July 31, 2017			Nine months ended July 31, 2017
		In millions							In millions
Interest rate contracts	Interest and other, net	$	5	$	(43	)	Fixed-rate debt	Interest and other, net	$	(5	)	$	43

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 was as follows:

	(Loss) Gain Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) on Derivatives (Effective Portion)				(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)
	Three months ended July 31, 2018		Nine months ended July 31, 2018		Location	Three months ended July 31, 2018			Nine months ended July 31, 2018
	In millions					In millions
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	$	273	$	19	Net revenue	$	(20	)	$	(349	)
					Cost of revenue	4			(14		)
					Operating expenses	(1		)	—
					Interest and other, net	—			—
Total	$	273	$	19		$	(17	)	$	(363	)

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2017 was as follows:

	Loss Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) on Derivatives (Effective Portion)						(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)
	Three months ended July 31, 2017			Nine months ended July 31, 2017			Location	Three months ended July 31, 2017			Nine months ended July 31, 2017
	In millions							In millions
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	$	(519	)	$	(758	)	Net revenue	$	(26	)	$	89
							Cost of revenue	(13		)	(32		)
							Operating expenses	1			1
							Interest and other, net	—			(9		)
Total	$	(519	)	$	(758	)		$	(38	)	$	49

As of July 31, 2018, HP expects to reclassify an estimated gain of $122 million from accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”), net of taxes, to earnings within the next twelve months associated with cash flow hedges along with the earnings effects of the related forecasted transactions. The amounts ultimately reclassified into earnings could be different from the amounts previously included in AOCI based on the change of market rate, and therefore could have a different impact on earnings.

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017 was as follows:

	Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivatives
	Location	Three months ended July 31, 2018		Three months ended July 31, 2017		Nine months ended July 31, 2018			Nine months ended July 31, 2017
		In millions
Foreign currency contracts	Interest and other, net	$	5	$	16	$	(4	)	$	(33	)
Other derivatives	Interest and other, net	1		1		1			5
Total		$	6	$	17	$	(3	)	$	(28	)

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Borrowings

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Borrowings

Borrowings

Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings

	As of July 31, 2018				As of October 31, 2017
	Amount Outstanding		Weighted-Average Interest Rate		Amount Outstanding		Weighted-Average Interest Rate
	In millions				In millions
Commercial paper	$	2,092	2.6	%	$	943	1.8	%
Current portion of long-term debt	547		3.1	%	96		3.5	%
Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other	42		1.1	%	33		1.5	%
	$	2,681			$	1,072

Long-Term Debt

	As of
	July 31, 2018			October 31, 2017
	In millions
U.S. Dollar Global Notes(1)
2009 Shelf Registration Statement:
$1,350 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.827% in December 2010 at 3.75%, due December 2020	$	648		$	648
$1,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.799% in May 2011 at 4.3%, due June 2021	666			1,249
$1,000 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.816% in September 2011 at 4.375%, due September 2021	537			999
$1,500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.707% in December 2011 at 4.65%, due December 2021	694			1,498
$500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.771% in March 2012 at 4.05%, due September 2022	499			499
$1,200 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.863% in September 2011 at 6.0%, due September 2041	1,199			1,199
2012 Shelf Registration Statement:
$750 issued at par in January 2014 at three-month USD LIBOR plus 0.94%, due January 2019	102			102
$1,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.954% in January 2014 at 2.75%, due January 2019	300			300
	4,645			6,494
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.51%-8.47%, due in calendar years 2018-2025	448			360
Fair value adjustment related to hedged debt	(26		)	8
Unamortized debt issuance cost	(17		)	(19		)
Current portion of long-term debt	(547		)	(96		)
Total long-term debt	$	4,503		$	6,747

⁽¹⁾  HP may redeem some or all of the fixed-rate U.S. Dollar Global Notes at any time in accordance with the terms thereof. The U.S. Dollar Global Notes are senior unsecured debt.

In December 2016, HP filed a shelf registration statement (the “2016 Shelf Registration Statement”) with the SEC to enable the company to offer for sale, from time to time, in one or more offerings, an unspecified amount of debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares and warrants.

As disclosed in Note 9, “Financial Instruments”, HP uses interest rate swaps to mitigate some of the exposure of its debt portfolio to changes in fair value resulting from changes in interest rates by achieving a primarily U.S. dollar LIBOR-based floating interest expense. Interest rates shown in the table of long-term debt have not been adjusted to reflect the impact of any interest rate swaps.

Extinguishment of Debt

In March 2018, HP commenced and completed a cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer") to purchase approximately $1.85 billion in aggregate principal amount of outstanding U.S. Dollar 4.650% Global Notes due December 9, 2021, 4.375% Global Notes due September 15, 2021 and 4.300% Global Notes due June 1, 2021. In connection with the Tender Offer, HP also solicited consents from holders of its 4.650% Notes due December 2021, (the “4.650% Notes”) to amend the indenture under which the 4.650% Notes were issued to, among other things, eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants of the indenture (the “Proposed Amendments”). Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding 4.650% Notes consented to the Proposed Amendments, and as a result, a supplemental indenture was executed on March 26, 2018 to effect the Proposed Amendments. This extinguishment of debt resulted in a loss of $126 million, which was recorded as "Interest and other, net" on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings during the nine months ended July 31, 2018.

Commercial Paper

On November 1, 2015, HP’s Board of Directors authorized HP to borrow up to a total outstanding principal balance of $4.0 billion, or the equivalent in foreign currencies, for the use and benefit of HP and HP’s subsidiaries, by the issuance of commercial paper or through the execution of promissory notes, loan agreements, letters of credit, agreements for lines of credit or overdraft facilities. HP increased the issuance authorization under its commercial paper program from $4.0 billion to $6.0 billion in November 2017. As of July 31, 2018, HP maintained two commercial paper programs. HP’s U.S. program provides for the issuance of U.S. dollar-denominated commercial paper up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $6.0 billion. HP’s Euro program provides for the issuance of commercial paper outside of the United States denominated in U.S. dollars, Euros or British pounds up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $6.0 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 the $6.0 billion authorized by HP’s Board of Directors.

Credit Facility

As of July 31, 2018, HP maintains a $4.0 billion, senior unsecured committed revolving credit facility to support the issuance of commercial paper or for general corporate purposes. Commitments under the revolving credit facility will be available until March 30, 2023. Commitment fees, interest rates and other terms of borrowing under the credit facilities vary based on HP’s external credit ratings. As of July 31, 2018, HP was in compliance with the financial covenants in the credit agreement governing the revolving credit facility.

In December 2017, HP also entered into an additional revolving credit facility with certain institutional lenders that provided HP with $1.5 billion of available borrowings until November 30, 2018. HP elected to terminate this $1.5 billion revolving credit facility early, effective August 17, 2018.

Available Borrowing Resources

As of July 31, 2018, HP and its subsidiaries had available borrowing resources of $783 million from uncommitted lines of credit in addition to the commercial paper and revolving credit facilities discussed above.

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Stockholders' Deficit

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders' Deficit

Stockholders’ Deficit

Share Repurchase Program

HP’s share repurchase program authorizes both open market and private repurchase transactions. During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018, HP executed share repurchases of 31 million shares and 86 million shares and settled total shares for $0.7 billion and $2.0 billion, respectively. During the three and nine months ended July 31, 2017, HP executed share repurchases of 16 million shares and 55 million shares and settled total shares for $0.3 billion and $0.9 billion, respectively. Share repurchases executed during the three months ended July 31, 2018 and July 31, 2017 included 0.8 million and 0.4 million shares settled in August 2018 and August 2017, respectively.

The shares repurchased during the nine months endedJuly 31, 2018 and 2017 were all open market repurchase transactions. On June 19, 2018, HP’s Board of Directors authorized an additional $4.0 billion for future repurchases of its outstanding shares of common stock. As of July 31, 2018, HP had approximately $4.5 billion remaining under the share repurchase authorizations approved by HP’s Board of Directors.

Tax effects related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of available-for-sale securities:
Tax benefit (provision) on unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	$	—		$	—		$	1		$	(1	)
	—			—			1			(1		)
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges:
Tax (provision) benefit on unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	(26		)	63			7			70
Tax (benefit) provision on losses (gains) reclassified into earnings	(2		)	(2		)	(34		)	9
	(28		)	61			(27		)	79
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Tax provision on gains arising during the period	(1		)	—			(1		)	(4		)
Tax provision on amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit	(2		)	(5		)	(8		)	(16		)
Tax benefit (provision) on curtailments, settlements and other	—			1			—			(8		)
	(3		)	(4		)	(9		)	(28		)
Tax (provision) benefit on other comprehensive income	$	(31	)	$	57		$	(35	)	$	50

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

	Three months ended July 31					Nine months ended July 31
	2018		2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:
Change in unrealized components of available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	$	2	$	1		$	(2	)	$	4
Gains reclassified into earnings	—		—			(5		)	—
	2		1			(7		)	4
Change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	247		(456		)	26			(688		)
Losses (gains) reclassified into earnings(1)	15		36			329			(40		)
	262		(420		)	355			(728		)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Gains arising during the period	1		—			1			9
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit(2)	9		14			28			40
Curtailments, settlements and other	1		1			2			(5		)
	11		15			31			44
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	$	275	$	(404	)	$	379		$	(680	)

⁽¹⁾  Reclassification of pre-tax losses (gains) on cash flow hedges into the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings was as follows:

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018		2017
	In millions
Net revenue	$	20		$	26		$	349	$	(89	)
Cost of revenue	(4		)	13			14		32
Operating expenses	1			(1		)	—		(1		)
Interest and other, net	—			—			—		9
Total	$	17		$	38		$	363	$	(49	)

⁽²⁾  These components are included in the computation of net pension and post-retirement (credit) benefit charges in Note 4, “Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans.”

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes and changes were as follows:

	Nine months ended July 31, 2018
	Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities			Net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges			Unrealized components of defined benefit plans			Accumulated other comprehensive loss
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	12		$	(240	)	$	(1,190	)	$	(1,418	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(2		)	26			1			25
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings	(5		)	329			28			352
Reclassifications of curtailments, settlements and other into earnings	—			—			2			2
Balance at end of period	$	5		$	115		$	(1,159	)	$	(1,039	)

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Net Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Earnings Per Share

Net Earnings Per Share

HP calculates basic net EPS using net earnings and the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net EPS includes any dilutive effect of restricted stock awards, stock options, performance-based awards and shares purchased under the 2011 employee stock purchase plan.

A reconciliation of the number of shares used for basic and diluted net EPS calculations is as follows:

	Three months ended July 31				Nine months ended July 31
	2018		2017		2018		2017
	In millions, except per share amounts
Numerator:
Net earnings	$	880	$	696	$	3,876	$	1,866
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS	1,601		1,681		1,627		1,694
Dilutive effect of employee stock plans	17		14		18		11
Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS	1,618		1,695		1,645		1,705
Basic	$	0.55	$	0.41	$	2.38	$	1.10
Diluted	$	0.54	$	0.41	2.36		1.09
Anti-dilutive weighted-average stock-based compensation awards(1)	—		1		—		3

⁽¹⁾  HP excludes stock options and restricted stock units where the assumed proceeds exceed the average market price from the calculation of diluted net EPS because their effect would be anti-dilutive. The assumed proceeds of a stock option include the sum of its exercise price, and average unrecognized compensation cost. The assumed proceeds of a restricted stock unit represent unrecognized compensation cost.

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Litigation and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Litigation and Contingencies

Litigation and Contingencies

HP is involved in lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings, including those identified below, consisting of intellectual property, commercial, securities, employment, employee benefits and environmental matters that arise in the ordinary course of business. HP accrues a liability when management believes that it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. HP believes it has recorded adequate provisions for any such matters and, as of July 31, 2018, it was not reasonably possible that a material loss had been incurred in excess of the amounts recognized in HP’s financial statements. HP reviews these matters at least quarterly and adjusts its accruals to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular case. Pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement, HP shares responsibility with Hewlett Packard Enterprise for certain matters, as indicated below, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise has agreed to indemnify HP in whole or in part with respect to certain matters. Based on its experience, HP believes that any damage amounts claimed in the specific matters discussed below are not a meaningful indicator of HP’s potential liability. Litigation is inherently unpredictable. However, HP believes it has valid defenses with respect to legal matters pending against it. 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.

Litigation, Proceedings and Investigations

Copyright Levies.   Proceedings are ongoing or have been concluded involving HP in certain European countries, including litigation in Belgium and other countries, seeking to impose or modify levies upon IT equipment (such as multifunction devices (“MFDs”) and PCs), alleging that these devices enable the production of private copies of copyrighted materials. The levies are generally based upon the number of products sold and the per-product amounts of the levies, which vary. Some European countries that do not yet have levies on digital devices are expected to implement similar legislation to enable them to extend existing levy schemes, while other European countries have phased out levies or are expected to limit the scope of levy schemes and applicability in the digital hardware environment, particularly with respect to sales to business users. HP, other companies and various industry associations have opposed the extension of levies to the digital environment and have advocated alternative models of compensation to rights holders.

Reprobel, a collecting society administering the remuneration for reprography to Belgian copyright holders, requested by extrajudicial means that HP amend certain copyright levy declarations submitted for inkjet MFDs sold in Belgium from January 2005 to December 2009 to enable it to collect copyright levies calculated based on the generally higher copying speed when the MFDs are operated in draft print mode rather than when operated in normal print mode. In March 2010, HP filed a lawsuit against Reprobel in the Court of First Instance of Brussels seeking a declaratory judgment that no copyright levies are payable on sales of MFDs in Belgium or, alternatively, that payments already made by HP are sufficient to comply with its obligations. The Court of Appeal in Brussels (the “Court of Appeal”) stayed the proceedings and referred several questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”). On November 12, 2015, the CJEU published its judgment providing that a national legislation such as the Belgian one at issue in the main proceedings is incompatible with EU law on multiple legal points, as argued by HP, and returned the proceedings to the referring court. On May 12, 2017, the Court of Appeal held that (1) reprographic copyright levies are due notwithstanding the lack of conformity of the Belgian system with EU law in certain aspects and (2) the applicable levies are to be calculated based on the objective speed of each MFD as established by an expert appointed by the Court of Appeal. HP appealed this decision before the Belgian Supreme Court on January 18, 2018.

Based on industry opposition to the extension of levies to digital products, HP’s assessments of the merits of various proceedings and HP’s estimates of the number of units impacted and the amounts of the levies, HP has accrued amounts that it believes are adequate to address the ongoing disputes.

Hewlett-Packard Company v. Oracle Corporation.  On June 15, 2011, HP filed suit against Oracle Corporation (“Oracle”) in California Superior Court in Santa Clara County in connection with Oracle’s March 2011 announcement that it was discontinuing software support for HP’s Itanium-based line of mission-critical servers. HP 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. The matter eventually progressed to trial, which was bifurcated into two phases. HP 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’s Itanium-based servers for as long as HP decided to sell such servers. The second phase 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’s damages claim infringed on Oracle’s First Amendment rights. On August 27, 2015, the California Court of Appeals rejected Oracle’s appeal. The matter was remanded to the trial court for the second phase 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, awarding HP approximately $3.0 billion in damages, which included approximately $1.7 billion for past lost profits and $1.3 billion for future lost profits. On October 20, 2016, the court entered judgment for HP 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 filed a notice of cross-appeal challenging the trial court’s denial of prejudgment interest. The schedule for appellate briefing and argument has not yet been established. HP expects that the appeals process could take several years to complete. Litigation is unpredictable, and there can be no assurance that HP will recover damages, or that any award of damages will be for the amount awarded by the jury’s verdict. The amount ultimately awarded, if any, would be recorded in the period received. No adjustment has been recorded in the financial statements in relation to this potential award. Pursuant to the terms of the separation and distribution agreement, HP 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 Separation.

Forsyth, et al. v. HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. This is a purported class and collective action filed on August 18, 2016 in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, against HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise alleging the 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 class action under the ADEA comprised of all U.S. residents employed by defendants who had their employment terminated pursuant to a workforce reduction (“WFR”) plan on or after May 23, 2012 and who were 40 years of age or older. Plaintiffs also seek to represent 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 May 23, 2012. Following a partial motion to dismiss, a motion to strike and a motion to compel arbitration that the defendants filed in November 2016, the plaintiffs amended their complaint.  New plaintiffs were added, but the plaintiffs agreed that the class period for the nationwide collective action should be shortened and now starts on December 9, 2014. On January 30, 2017, the defendants filed another partial motion to dismiss and motions to compel arbitration as to several of the plaintiffs. On March 20, 2017, the defendants filed additional motions to compel arbitration as to a number of the opt-in plaintiffs. On September 20, 2017, the Court granted the motions to compel arbitration as to the plaintiffs and opt-ins who signed WFR release agreements (17 individuals), and also stayed the entire case until the arbitrations are completed. On November 30, 2017, three named plaintiffs and twelve opt-in plaintiffs filed a single arbitration demand.  On December 22, 2017, the 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 portion of the case not stayed is proceeding through the mediation and arbitration process.

Jackson, et al. v. HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. This putative nationwide class action was filed on July 24, 2017 in federal district court in San Jose, California. The plaintiffs purport to bring the lawsuit on behalf of themselves and other similarly situated African-Americans and individuals over the age of forty. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants engaged in a pattern and practice of racial and age discrimination in lay-offs and promotions. The plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on September 29, 2017. On January 12, 2018, the defendants moved to transfer the matter to the federal district court in the Northern District of Georgia. The defendants also moved to dismiss the claims on various grounds and to strike certain aspects of the proposed class definition. The Court dismissed the action on the basis of improper venue.  On July 23, 2018, the plaintiffs refiled the case in the Northern District of Georgia. On August 9, 2018, the plaintiffs also filed a notice of appeal of the dismissal order with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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 Limited (“HP India”), a subsidiary of HP, 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. The differential duty demand is subject to interest. 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 scheduled to reconvene on April 6, 2015 and again on November 3, 2015 and April 11, 2016 were canceled at the request of the Customs Tribunal. Pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has agreed to indemnify HP in part, based on the extent to which any liability arises from the products and spare parts of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s businesses.

Class Actions re Authentication of Supplies

Five purported consumer class actions were filed against HP, arising out of the supplies authentication protocol in certain OfficeJet printers.  This authentication protocol rejects some third-party ink cartridges that use non-HP security chips.  Two of the cases were dismissed, and the remaining cases were consolidated in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, captioned In re HP Printer Firmware Update Litigation. The remaining plaintiffs’ consolidated amended complaint was filed on February 15, 2018, alleging eleven causes of action: (1) unfair and unlawful business practices in violation of the Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200, et seq.; (2) fraudulent business practices in violation of the Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200, et seq.; (3) violations of the False Advertising Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17500, et seq.; (4) violations of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 1750, et seq.; (5) violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices ‒ Consumer Protection Act, Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Ann. § 17.01, et seq.; (6) violations of the Washington Consumer Protection Act, Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 19.86.010, et seq.; (7) violations of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, New Jersey Statutes Ann. 56:8-1, et seq.; (8) violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1030, et seq.; (9) violations of the California Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, Cal. Penal Code § 502; (10) Trespass to Chattels; and (11) Tortious Interference with Contractual Relations and/or Prospective Economic Advantage. On February 7, 2018, the plaintiffs moved to certify an injunctive relief class of “[a]ll persons in California who own a Class Printer” under the “unfair” prong of the California unfair competition statute and a class of “[a]ll persons in the United States who purchased a Class Printer and experienced a print failure while using a non-HP aftermarket cartridge during the period between March 1, 2015 and December 31, 2017” under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and common law trespass to chattels. On March 29, 2018, the court granted in part and denied in part HP’s motion to dismiss. The court dismissed the plaintiffs’ claim under the “unfair” prong of the California unfair competition statute, claims under the non-California consumer protection statutes, and claim for tortious interference with contractual relations and/or prospective economic advantage. The court also dismissed in part the plaintiffs’ fraud-based claims under the California consumer protection statutes and computer hacking claims under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and California Computer Data Access and Fraud Act. The court denied HP’s motion to dismiss with respect to the plaintiffs’ claim for trespass to chattels and claim under the “unlawful” prong of the California unfair competition statute. The court granted the plaintiffs leave to amend on all of the dismissed claims, except the California Computer Data Access and Fraud Act claim to the extent it was based on two specific subsections of that statute. The parties have since reached a settlement in principle. On July 13, 2018, the court vacated the remaining dates on the case schedule and ordered that the plaintiffs file their motion for preliminary approval of the class settlement within 60 days.

Autonomy-Related Legal Matters

Investigations.  As a result of the findings of an ongoing investigation, HP has provided information to the U.K. Serious Fraud Office, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the SEC related to the accounting improprieties, disclosure failures and misrepresentations at Autonomy that occurred prior to and in connection with HP’s acquisition of Autonomy. On January 19, 2015, the U.K. Serious Fraud Office notified HP that it was closing its investigation and had decided to cede jurisdiction of the investigation to the U.S. authorities. On November 14, 2016, the DOJ announced that a federal grand jury indicted Sushovan Hussain, the former CFO of Autonomy. Mr. Hussain was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, securities fraud, and multiple counts of wire fraud.  The indictment alleged that Mr. Hussain engaged in a scheme to defraud purchasers and sellers of securities of Autonomy and HP about the true performance of Autonomy’s business, its financial condition, and its prospects for growth.  A jury trial commenced on February 26, 2018. On April 30, 2018, the jury found Mr. Hussain guilty of all charges against him. On November 15, 2016, the SEC announced that Stouffer Egan, the former CEO of Autonomy’s U.S.-based operations, settled charges relating to his participation in an accounting scheme to meet internal sales targets and analyst revenue expectations.  HP is continuing to cooperate with the ongoing enforcement actions.

Autonomy Corporation Limited v. Michael Lynch and Sushovan Hussain. On April 17, 2015, four former-HP subsidiaries that became subsidiaries of Hewlett Packard Enterprise at the time of the Separation (Autonomy Corporation Limited, Hewlett Packard Vision BV, Autonomy Systems, Limited, and Autonomy, Inc.) initiated civil proceedings in the U.K. High Court of Justice against two members of Autonomy’s former management, Michael Lynch and Sushovan Hussain. The Particulars of Claim seek damages in excess of $5 billion from Messrs. Lynch and Hussain for breach of their fiduciary duties by causing Autonomy group companies to engage in improper transactions and accounting practices. On October 1, 2015, Messrs. Lynch and Hussain filed their defenses. Mr. Lynch also filed a counterclaim against Autonomy Corporation Limited seeking $160 million in damages, among other things, for alleged misstatements regarding Lynch. The Hewlett Packard Enterprise subsidiary claimants filed their replies to the defenses and the asserted counter-claim on March 11, 2016. The parties are actively engaged in the disclosure process. A six-month trial is scheduled to begin on March 25, 2019. 

Environmental

HP’s operations and products are 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 cleanup of contaminated sites, the content of HP’s products and the recycling, treatment and disposal of those products. In particular, HP faces increasing complexity in its product design and procurement operations as it adjusts to new and future requirements relating to the chemical and materials composition of its products, their safe use, and the energy consumption associated with those products, including requirements relating to climate change. HP is also subject to legislation in an increasing number of jurisdictions that makes producers of electrical goods, including computers and printers, financially responsible for specified collection, recycling, treatment and disposal of past and future covered products (sometimes referred to as “product take-back legislation”). HP 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 noncompliant with environmental laws. HP’s potential exposure includes 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.

HP is 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 state laws similar to CERCLA, and may become a party to, or otherwise involved in, proceedings brought by private parties for contribution towards clean-up costs. HP is also conducting environmental investigations or remediations at several current or former operating sites pursuant to administrative orders or consent agreements with state environmental agencies.

The separation and distribution agreement includes provisions that provide for the allocation of environmental liabilities between HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise including certain remediation obligations; responsibilities arising from the chemical and materials composition of their respective products, their safe use and their energy consumption; obligations under product take back legislation that addresses the collection, recycling, treatment and disposal of products; and other environmental matters. HP will generally be responsible for environmental liabilities related to the properties and other assets, including products, allocated to HP under the separation and distribution agreement and other ancillary agreements. Under these agreements, HP will indemnify Hewlett Packard Enterprise for liabilities for specified ongoing remediation projects, subject to certain limitations, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a payment obligation for a specified portion of the cost of those remediation projects. In addition, HP will share with Hewlett Packard Enterprise other environmental liabilities as set forth in the separation and distribution agreement. HP is indemnified in whole or in part by Hewlett Packard Enterprise for liabilities arising from the assets assigned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise and for certain environmental matters as detailed in the separation and distribution agreement.

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Guarantees [Abstract]

Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties

Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties

Guarantees

In the ordinary course of business, HP may issue performance guarantees to certain of its clients, customers and other parties pursuant to which HP has guaranteed the performance obligations of third parties. Some of those guarantees may be backed by standby letters of credit or surety bonds. In general, HP would be obligated to perform over the term of the guarantee in the event a specified triggering event occurs as defined by the guarantee. HP believes the likelihood of having to perform under a material guarantee is remote.

Cross-Indemnifications with Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Under the separation and distribution agreement, HP agreed to indemnify Hewlett Packard Enterprise, each of its subsidiaries and each of their respective directors, officers and employees from and against all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, among other matters, the liabilities allocated to HP as part of the Separation. Hewlett Packard Enterprise similarly agreed to indemnify HP, each of its subsidiaries and each of their respective directors, officers and employees from and against all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, among other matters, the liabilities allocated to Hewlett Packard Enterprise as part of the Separation. HP expects Hewlett Packard Enterprise to fully perform under the terms of the separation and distribution agreement.

In connection with the Separation, HP entered into the tax matters agreement (“TMA”) with Hewlett Packard Enterprise, effective on November 1, 2015. The TMA provides that HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise will share certain pre-Separation income tax liabilities. In addition, if the distribution of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s common shares to the HP stockholders is determined to be taxable, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP would share the tax liability equally, unless the taxability of the distribution is the direct result of action taken by either Hewlett Packard Enterprise or HP subsequent to the distribution, in which case the party causing the distribution to be taxable would be responsible for any taxes imposed on the distribution.

Indemnifications

In the ordinary course of business, HP enters into contractual arrangements under which HP may agree to indemnify a third party to such arrangement from any losses incurred relating to the services they perform on behalf of HP or for losses arising from certain events as defined within the particular contract, which may include, for example, litigation or claims relating to past performance. HP also provides indemnifications to certain vendors and customers against claims of intellectual property infringement made by third parties arising from the vendors’ and customers’ use of HP’s software products and services and certain other matters. Some indemnifications may not be subject to maximum loss clauses. Historically, payments made related to these indemnifications have been immaterial.

HP records tax indemnification receivables from various third parties for certain tax liabilities that HP is jointly and severally liable for, but for which it is indemnified by those same third parties under existing legal agreements. The actual amount that the third parties pay may be obligated to pay HP could vary depending on the outcome of certain unresolved tax matters, which may not be resolved for several years. The net receivable as of July 31, 2018 was $953 million.

For information on the cross indemnifications related to litigations effective upon the Separation on November 1, 2015, see Note 13, “Litigation and Contingencies”, respectively.

Warranties

HP accrues the estimated cost of product warranties at the time it recognizes revenue. HP engages in extensive product quality programs and processes, including actively monitoring and evaluating the quality of its component suppliers; however, contractual warranty terms, repair costs, product call rates, average cost per call, current period product shipments and ongoing product failure rates, as well as specific product class failures outside of HP’s baseline experience, affect the estimated warranty obligation.

HP’s aggregate product warranty liabilities and changes were as follows:

	Nine months ended July 31, 2018
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	898
Accruals for warranties issued	758
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties (including changes in estimates)	(14		)
Settlements made (in cash or in kind)	(747		)
Balance at end of period	$	895

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Acquisitions

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Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

On November 1, 2017, HP completed the acquisition of Samsung’s printer business. With this acquisition, HP now offers the industry’s strongest portfolio of A3 multifunction printers that deliver the simplicity of printers with the high performance of copiers. The fully integrated portfolio, including next-generation PageWide technologies, offers opportunities to grow managed print and document services as sales models shift from transactional to contractual. HP reports the financial results of the above business in the Printing segment.

The table below presents the preliminary purchase price allocation for HP's acquisition as of November 1, 2017 and reflects various preliminary fair value estimates and analyses, including preliminary work performed by third-party valuation specialists, which are subject to change within the measurement period as valuations are finalized. The primary areas of the preliminary purchase price allocation that are not yet finalized relate to the fair values of certain tangible assets and liabilities acquired, the valuation of intangible assets acquired, certain legal matters, income and non-income based taxes, and residual goodwill. HP expects to continue to obtain information to assist it in determining the fair value of the net assets acquired at the acquisition date during the measurement period.

	In millions
Goodwill	$	301
Amortizable intangible assets	520
Net assets assumed	202
Total fair value of consideration	$	1,023

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangibles

Intangibles

HP’s acquired intangible assets were composed of:

	Weighted-Average Useful Lives	As of July 31, 2018						As of October 31, 2017
		Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net
	In years	In millions
Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements	8	$	112	$	87	$	25	$	85	$	84	$	1
Technology and patents	7	601		153		448		98		96		2
Total intangible assets		$	713	$	240	$	473	$	183	$	180	$	3

During the nine months ended July 31, 2018, the increase in gross intangible assets was primarily due to intangible assets resulting from the acquisition of Samsung’s printer business. The reported amounts are based on preliminary fair value estimates of the assets acquired.

As of July 31, 2018, estimated future amortization expense related to intangible assets was as follows:

Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of 2018	$	20
2019	81
2020	81
2021	80
2022	79
Thereafter	132
Total	$	473

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Basis of Presentation (Policies)

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Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements of HP and its wholly-owned subsidiaries are prepared in conformity with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The interim financial information is unaudited but reflects all normal adjustments that are necessary to provide a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented. This interim information should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017 in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on December 14, 2017. The Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet for October 31, 2017 was derived from audited financial statements.

Principles of Consolidation

Principles of Consolidation

The Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements include the accounts of HP and its subsidiaries and affiliates in which HP has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications

HP implemented an organizational change to align its segment and business unit financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. HP reflected this change to its segment and business unit information in prior reporting periods on an as-if basis. The reporting changes had no impact on previously reported consolidated net revenue, earnings from operations, net earnings or net earnings per share (“EPS”). See Note 2, “Segment Information”, for a further discussion of HP’s segment and business unit realignments.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in HP’s Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In February 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance, which eliminates the stranded tax effects in other comprehensive income resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”). Because the amendments only relate to the reclassification of the income tax effects of the TCJA, the underlying guidance that requires that the effect of a change in tax laws or rates be included in income from continuing operations is not affected. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In August 2017, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for derivatives and hedging. The amendment improves the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better represent the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements and made certain targeted improvements to simplify the application of the hedge accounting guidance in current U.S. GAAP. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for business combinations. The amendments clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP currently expects to early adopt this guidance in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018. HP expects that the implementation of this guidance will not have a material impact on its Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which addresses the presentation of restricted cash in the statement of cash flows. The guidance requires entities to present the changes in the total of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. As a result, entities will no longer present transfers between cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. HP is required to adopt the guidance retrospectively in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP will adopt this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. HP expects that the implementation of this guidance will not have a material impact on its Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting for Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory. The guidance requires an entity to recognize the income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers, other than inventory, when the transfer occurs. It also requires modified retrospective transition with a cumulative catch-up adjustment to opening retained earnings in the period of adoption. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP will adopt this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. HP expects that the implementation of this guidance will not have a material impact on its Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for the classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments on the statement of cash flows. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP will adopt this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. HP expects that the implementation of this guidance will not have a material impact on its Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which requires credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected, not based on incurred losses. Further, credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities should be recorded through an allowance for credit losses limited to the amount by which fair value is below amortized cost. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for leases. Consistent with current guidance, the recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee primarily will depend on its classification. Under the new guidance, a lessee will be required to recognize assets and liabilities for all leases with lease terms of more than twelve months. HP will adopt the new lease standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 using a modified retrospective approach. HP is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements. 

In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for the recognition and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities. The guidance primarily addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. HP is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. The amendments should be applied by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption, with other amendments related specifically to equity securities without readily determinable fair values applied prospectively. Earlier adoption is permitted. HP will adopt this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. HP expects that the implementation of this guidance will not have a material impact on its Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition. The amendments (Topic 606) are based on the principle that revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The amendments may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented (“full retrospective method”) or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of initial application (“modified retrospective method”). HP will adopt the new revenue standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 and intends to apply the modified retrospective method. Based on the assessment, it is not anticipated that the adoption will have a material impact on the amount or timing of revenue recognized in the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements. We continue to make progress on assessing the overall impact of adoption of the standard on our business processes, systems and controls.

Segment Information

The accounting policies HP uses to derive segment results are substantially the same as those used in preparing these financial statements. HP derives the results of the business segments directly from its internal management reporting system.

HP does not allocate certain operating expenses, which it manages at the corporate level, to its segments. These unallocated amounts include certain corporate governance costs and market-related retirement credits, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring and other charges, acquisition-related charges, amortization of intangible assets, defined benefit plan settlement charges

Employer Contributions and Funding Policy

Employer Contributions and Funding Policy

HP’s policy is to fund its pension plans so that it makes at least the minimum contribution required by local government, funding and taxing authorities.

Stock-Based Compensation

HP uses the closing stock price on the grant date to estimate the fair value of service-based restricted stock units. HP did not grant any restricted stock units subject to performance-adjusted vesting conditions for the three months ended July 31, 2017. HP estimates the fair value of restricted stock units subject to performance-adjusted vesting conditions using a combination of the closing stock price on the grant date and a Monte Carlo simulation model.

Stock Options

HP utilizes the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock options subject to service-based vesting conditions. HP estimates the fair value of stock options subject to performance-contingent vesting conditions using a combination of a Monte Carlo simulation model and a lattice model, as these awards contain market conditions.

Taxes on Earnings

HP recognizes interest income from favorable settlements and interest expense and penalties accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for taxes in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings.

Transfers and Servicing Trade Receivables Policy

HP has third-party arrangements, consisting of revolving short-term financing, which provide liquidity to certain partners in order to facilitate their working capital requirements. These financing arrangements, which in certain circumstances may contain partial recourse, result in a transfer of HP’s receivables and risk to the third party. As these transfers qualify as true sales under the applicable accounting guidance, the receivables are derecognized from the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets upon transfer, and HP receives a payment for the receivables from the third party within a mutually agreed upon time period. For arrangements involving an element of recourse, the recourse obligation is measured using market data from the similar transactions and reported as a current liability in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.

Fair Value

Valuation Techniques

Cash Equivalents and Investments: HP holds time deposits, money market funds, mutual funds, other debt securities primarily consisting of corporate and government notes and bonds, and common stock and equivalents. HP values cash equivalents and equity investments using quoted market prices, alternative pricing sources, including net asset value, or models utilizing market observable inputs. The fair value of debt investments is based on quoted market prices or model-driven valuations using inputs primarily derived from or corroborated by observable market data, and, in certain instances, valuation models that utilize assumptions which cannot be corroborated with observable market data.

Derivative Instruments: From time to time, HP uses forward contracts, interest rate and total return swaps and option contracts to hedge certain foreign currency and interest rate exposures. HP uses industry standard valuation models to measure fair value. Where applicable, these models project future cash flows and discount the future amounts to present value using market-based observable inputs, including interest rate curves, HP and counterparty credit risk, foreign exchange rates, and forward and spot prices for currencies and interest rates. See Note 9, “Financial Instruments” for a further discussion of HP’s use of derivative instruments.

Other Fair Value Disclosures

Short- and Long-Term Debt: HP estimates the fair value of its debt primarily using an expected present value technique, which is based on observable market inputs using interest rates currently available to companies of similar credit standing for similar terms and remaining maturities, and considering its own credit risk. The portion of HP’s debt that is hedged is reflected in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as an amount equal to the debt’s carrying amount and a fair value adjustment representing changes in the fair value of the hedged debt obligations arising from movements in benchmark interest rates. The fair value of HP’s short- and long-term debt was $7.3 billion as of July 31, 2018, compared to its carrying amount of $7.2 billion at that date. The fair value of HP’s short- and long-term debt was $8.1 billion as of October 31, 2017, compared to its carrying value of $7.8 billion at that date. If measured at fair value in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, short and long-term debt would be classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Other Financial Instruments: For the balance of HP’s financial instruments, primarily accounts receivable, accounts payable and financial liabilities included in Other accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short maturities. If measured at fair value in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, these other financial instruments would be classified in Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Non-Marketable Equity Investments and Non-Financial Assets: HP’s non-marketable equity investments and non-financial assets, such as goodwill, intangible assets and property, plant and equipment, are recorded at fair value in the period of acquisition and a subsequent impairment charge is recognized. If measured at fair value in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, non-marketable equity investments and non-financial assets would generally be classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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

HP 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.

Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments

All highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of acquisition are considered cash equivalents.

Debt and Marketable Equity Securities

Equity securities in privately held companies include cost basis and equity method investments and are included in Other non-current assets on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.

Financial Instruments

Derivative Instruments

HP uses derivatives to offset business exposure to foreign currency and interest rate risk on expected future cash flows and on certain existing assets and liabilities. As part of its risk management strategy, HP uses derivative instruments, primarily forward contracts, interest rate swaps, total return swaps and, at times, option contracts to hedge certain foreign currency, interest rate and, to a lesser extent, equity exposures. HP may designate its derivative contracts as fair value hedges or cash flow hedges and classifies the cash flows with the activities that correspond to the underlying hedged items. Additionally, for derivatives not designated as hedging instruments, HP categorizes those economic hedges as other derivatives. HP recognizes all derivative instruments at fair value in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.

As a result of its use of derivative instruments, HP is exposed to the risk that its counterparties will fail to meet their contractual obligations. Master netting agreements mitigate credit exposure to counterparties by permitting HP to net amounts due from HP to counterparty against amounts due to HP from the same counterparty under certain conditions. To further limit credit risk, HP has collateral security agreements that allow HP to hold collateral from, or require HP to post collateral to, counterparties when aggregate derivative fair values exceed contractually established thresholds which are generally based on the credit ratings of HP and its counterparties. If HP’s or the counterparty’s credit rating falls below a specified credit rating, either party has the right to request full collateralization of the derivatives’ net liability position. The fair value of derivatives with credit contingent features in a net liability position was $108 million and $258 million as of July 31, 2018 and as of October 31, 2017, respectively, all of which were fully collateralized within two business days.

Under HP’s derivative contracts, the counterparty can terminate all outstanding trades following a covered change of control event affecting HP that results in the surviving entity being rated below a specified credit rating. This credit contingent provision did not affect HP’s financial position or cash flows as of July 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017.

Fair Value Hedges

HP enters into fair value hedges, such as interest rate swaps, to reduce the exposure of its debt portfolio to changes in fair value resulting from changes in interest rates by achieving a primarily U.S. dollar London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”)-based floating interest expense.

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges, HP recognizes the change in fair value of the derivative instrument, as well as the offsetting change in the fair value of the hedged item, in Interest and other, net on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings in the period of change.

Cash Flow Hedges

HP uses forward contracts and at times, option contracts designated as cash flow hedges to protect against the foreign currency exchange rate risks inherent in its forecasted net revenue and, to a lesser extent, cost of revenue, operating expenses, and intercompany loans denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. HP’s foreign currency cash flow hedges mature generally within twelve months. However, hedges related to longer-term procurement arrangements extend several years and forward contracts associated with intercompany loans extend for the duration of the loan term, which typically range from two to five years.

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, HP initially records changes in fair value for the effective portion of the derivative instrument in accumulated other comprehensive loss as a separate component of stockholders’ deficit on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets and subsequently reclassifies these amounts into earnings in the period during which the hedged transaction is recognized in earnings. HP reports the effective portion of its cash flow hedges in the same financial statement line item as the hedged transaction.

Other Derivatives

Other derivatives not designated as hedging instruments consist primarily of forward contracts used to hedge foreign currency-denominated balance sheet exposures. HP uses total return swaps to hedge its executive deferred compensation plan liability.

For derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments, HP recognizes changes in fair value of the derivative instrument in Interest and other, net in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings in the period of change.

Hedge Effectiveness

For interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges, HP measures hedge effectiveness by offsetting the change in fair value of the hedged item with the change in fair value of the derivative. For foreign currency options and forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges, HP measures hedge effectiveness by comparing the cumulative change in fair value of the hedge contract with the cumulative change in fair value of the hedged item, both of which are based on forward rates. HP recognizes any ineffective portion of the hedge in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings in the same period in which ineffectiveness occurs. Amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings in the period they arise.

Offsetting of Derivatives Instruments

Offsetting of Derivative Instruments

HP recognizes all derivative instruments on a gross basis in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. HP does not offset the fair value of its derivative instruments against the fair value of cash collateral posted under its collateral security agreements.

Net Earnings Per Share

HP calculates basic net EPS using net earnings and the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net EPS includes any dilutive effect of restricted stock awards, stock options, performance-based awards and shares purchased under the 2011 employee stock purchase plan.

Litigation and Contingencies

HP is involved in lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings, including those identified below, consisting of intellectual property, commercial, securities, employment, employee benefits and environmental matters that arise in the ordinary course of business. HP accrues a liability when management believes that it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. HP believes it has recorded adequate provisions for any such matters and, as of July 31, 2018, it was not reasonably possible that a material loss had been incurred in excess of the amounts recognized in HP’s financial statements. HP reviews these matters at least quarterly and adjusts its accruals to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular case. Pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement, HP shares responsibility with Hewlett Packard Enterprise for certain matters, as indicated below, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise has agreed to indemnify HP in whole or in part with respect to certain matters. Based on its experience, HP believes that any damage amounts claimed in the specific matters discussed below are not a meaningful indicator of HP’s potential liability. Litigation is inherently unpredictable. However, HP believes it has valid defenses with respect to legal matters pending against it. 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.

Warranties

Warranties

HP accrues the estimated cost of product warranties at the time it recognizes revenue. HP engages in extensive product quality programs and processes, including actively monitoring and evaluating the quality of its component suppliers; however, contractual warranty terms, repair costs, product call rates, average cost per call, current period product shipments and ongoing product failure rates, as well as specific product class failures outside of HP’s baseline experience, affect the estimated warranty obligation.

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Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Operating Results from Continuing Operations

Segment Operating Results from Operations

	Personal Systems		Printing		Corporate Investments			Total Segments		Other			Total
	In millions
Three months ended July 31, 2018
Net revenue	$	9,395	$	5,188	$	1		$	14,584	$	2		$	14,586
Earnings (loss) from operations	$	365	$	832	$	(22	)	$	1,175
Three months ended July 31, 2017
Net revenue	$	8,385	$	4,677	$	2		$	13,064	$	(4	)	$	13,060
Earnings (loss) from operations	$	313	$	807	$	(20	)	$	1,100
Nine months ended July 31, 2018
Net revenue	$	27,597	$	15,505	$	3		$	43,105	$	1		$	43,106
Earnings (loss) from operations	$	1,033	$	2,472	$	(62	)	$	3,443
Nine months ended July 31, 2017
Net revenue	$	24,254	$	13,869	$	7		$	38,130	$	(1	)	$	38,129
Earnings (loss) from operations	$	869	$	2,341	$	(69	)	$	3,141

Schedule of Reconciliation of Segment Operating Results to HP Consolidated Results

The reconciliation of segment operating results to HP consolidated results was as follows:

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Net Revenue:
Total segments	$	14,584		$	13,064		$	43,105		$	38,130
Other	2			(4		)	1			(1		)
Total net revenue	$	14,586		$	13,060		$	43,106		$	38,129
Earnings before taxes:
Total segment earnings from operations	$	1,175		$	1,100		$	3,443		$	3,141
Corporate and unallocated costs and other	(6		)	(13		)	26			(17		)
Stock-based compensation expense	(55		)	(46		)	(203		)	(169		)
Restructuring and other charges	(4		)	(46		)	(92		)	(249		)
Acquisition-related charges	(10		)	(40		)	(97		)	(76		)
Amortization of intangible assets	(20		)	—			(60		)	(1		)
Interest and other, net	(62		)	(56		)	(1,011		)	(201		)
Total earnings before taxes	$	1,018		$	899		$	2,006		$	2,428

Schedule of Net Revenue by Segment and Business Unit

Net revenue by segment and business unit was as follows:

	Three months ended July 31					Nine months ended July 31
	2018		2017			2018		2017
	In millions
Notebooks	$	5,634	$	5,008		$	16,382	$	14,391
Desktops	2,869		2,566			8,576		7,477
Workstations	588		530			1,669		1,516
Other	304		281			970		870
Personal Systems	9,395		8,385			27,597		24,254
Supplies	3,405		3,145			10,190		9,368
Commercial Hardware	1,170		940			3,426		2,715
Consumer Hardware	613		592			1,889		1,786
Printing	5,188		4,677			15,505		13,869
Corporate Investments	1		2			3		7
Total segment net revenue	14,584		13,064			43,105		38,130
Other	2		(4		)	1		(1		)
Total net revenue	$	14,586	$	13,060		$	43,106	$	38,129

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Restructuring and Other Charges (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Summary of Restructuring Plans

HP’s restructuring activities for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017 summarized by the plans outlined below were as follows:

	Fiscal 2017 Plan						Fiscal 2015 Plan						Fiscal 2012 Plan
	Severance			Infrastructure and other(1)			Severance and PRP(2)			Infrastructure and other			Severance and EER(3)			Infrastructure and other		Total
	In millions
Accrued balance as of October 31, 2017	$	76		$	19		$	6		$	2		$	3		$	2	$	108
Charges (reversals)	72			(16		)	—			—			—			—		56
Cash payments	(110		)	(32		)	(2		)	(2		)	—			—		(146		)
Non-cash and other adjustments	(2		)	29			1			—			—			—		28
Accrued balance as of July 31, 2018	$	36		$	—		$	5		$	—		$	3		$	2	$	46
Total costs incurred to date as of July 31, 2018	$	213		$	78		$	171		$	27		$	1,075		$	44	$	1,608
Reflected in Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
Other accrued liabilities	$	36		$	—		$	5		$	—		$	3		$	1	$	45
Other non-current liabilities	—			—			—			—			—			1		1
Accrued balance as of October 31, 2016	$	24		$	—		$	21		$	4		$	7		$	2	$	58
Charges	95			60			15			—			1			—		171
Cash payments	(46		)	(6		)	(35		)	(2		)	(4		)	—		(93		)
Non-cash and other adjustments	4			(52		)	6			—			—			—		(42		)
Accrued balance as of July 31, 2017	$	77		$	2		$	7		$	2		$	4		$	2	$	94

HP’s restructuring charges for the three months ended July 31, 2018 summarized by the plans outlined below were as follows:

	Fiscal 2017 Plan					Fiscal 2015 Plan				Fiscal 2012 Plan
	Severance		Infrastructure and other			Severance and PRP(2)		Infrastructure and other		Severance and EER(3)		Infrastructure and other		Total
	In millions
For the three months ended July 31, 2018	$	20	$	(28	)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(8	)

⁽¹⁾  Infrastructure and other includes adjustment of carrying amount of held for sale assets of $52 million for the nine months ended July 31, 2017 and reversal of adjustments of $29 million for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 associated with the consolidation of manufacturing into global hubs.

⁽²⁾  PRP represents Phased Retirement Program.

⁽³⁾  EER represents Enhanced Early Retirement.

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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule of Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit (Credit) Cost

The components of HP’s pension and post-retirement (credit) benefit cost recognized in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings were as follows:

	Three months ended July 31
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	2018			2017			2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	14		$	12		$	—		$	1
Interest cost	113			117			6			4			4			4
Expected return on plan assets	(180		)	(168		)	(10		)	(8		)	(6		)	(7		)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)	14			19			7			10			(4		)	(5		)
Prior service benefit	—			—			(1		)	(1		)	(5		)	(4		)
Net periodic (credit) benefit cost	(53		)	(32		)	16			17			(11		)	(11		)
Settlement loss	1			—			—			1			—			—
Total periodic (credit) benefit cost	$	(52	)	$	(32	)	$	16		$	18		$	(11	)	$	(11	)

	Nine months ended July 31
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post- Retirement Benefit Plans
	2018			2017			2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	42		$	36		$	—		$	1
Interest cost	339			351			18			12			12			13
Expected return on plan assets	(540		)	(507		)	(30		)	(24		)	(18		)	(19		)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)	45			55			21			30			(12		)	(12		)
Prior service benefit	—			—			(3		)	(3		)	(15		)	(14		)
Net periodic (credit) benefit cost	(156		)	(101		)	48			51			(33		)	(31		)
Settlement loss	2			3			—			1			—			—
Total periodic (credit) benefit cost	$	(154	)	$	(98	)	$	48		$	52		$	(33	)	$	(31	)

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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Stock Based Compensation Expense and the Resulting Tax Benefits from Continuing Operations

Stock-based compensation expense and the resulting tax benefits were as follows:

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Stock-based compensation expense	$	55		$	46		$	203		$	169
Income tax benefit	(12		)	(15		)	(45		)	(54		)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$	43		$	31		$	158		$	115

Schedule of Weighted-Average Fair Value and the Assumptions Used to Measure Fair Value

The weighted-average fair value and the assumptions used to measure the fair value of restricted stock units subject to performance-adjusted vesting conditions in the Monte Carlo simulation model were as follows:

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Weighted-average grant date fair value(1)	$	28		$	—		$	24		$	20
Expected volatility(2)	24.8		%	—		%	29.5		%	30.5		%
Risk-free interest rate(3)	2.5		%	—		%	1.9		%	1.4		%
Expected performance period in years(4)	2.3			0.0			2.9			2.9

⁽¹⁾  The weighted-average grant date fair value was based on performance-adjusted restricted stock units granted during the period.

⁽²⁾  The expected volatility was estimated using the historical volatility derived from HP’s common stock.

⁽³⁾  The risk-free interest rate was estimated based on the yield on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues.

⁽⁴⁾  The expected performance period was estimated based on the length of the remaining performance period from the grant date.

The weighted-average fair value and the assumptions used to measure the fair value of stock options for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Weighted-average grant date fair value (1)	$	—		$	4		$	5		$	4
Expected volatility (2)	—		%	28.0		%	29.4		%	28.0		%
Risk-free interest rate (3)	—		%	1.9		%	2.5		%	1.9		%
Expected dividend yield (4)	—		%	2.8		%	2.6		%	2.8		%
Expected term in years (5)	0.0			5.5			5.0			5.5

⁽¹⁾  The weighted-average grant date fair value was based on stock options granted during the period.

⁽²⁾  The expected volatility was estimated based on a blended volatility (50% historical volatility and 50% implied volatility from traded options on HP's common stock).

⁽³⁾  The risk-free interest rate was estimated based on the yield on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues.

⁽⁴⁾  The expected dividend yield represents a constant dividend yield applied for the duration of the expected term of the award.

⁽⁵⁾  Due to the lack of historical exercise and post-vesting termination patterns of the post-Separation employee base, the expected term was estimated using the simplified method; and for the performance-contingent awards, the expected term represents an output from the lattice model.

Schedule of Restricted Stock Award Activity

A summary of restricted stock unit activity was as follows:

	Nine months ended July 31, 2018
	Shares		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
	In thousands
Outstanding at beginning of period	31,822		$	14
Granted	15,014		$	21
Vested	(14,080	)	$	14
Forfeited	(1,436	)	$	17
Outstanding at end of period	31,320		$	17

Schedule of Stock Option Activity

A summary of stock option activity was as follows:

	Nine months ended July 31, 2018
	Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
	In thousands				In years	In millions
Outstanding at beginning of period	18,067		$	13
Granted	54		$	21
Exercised	(8,593	)	$	12
Forfeited and expired	(278	)	$	16
Outstanding at end of period	9,250		$	14	4.2	$	86
Vested and expected to vest	9,204		$	14	4.2	$	85
Exercisable	6,555		$	14	3.7	$	61

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Supplementary Financial Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable

	As of
	July 31, 2018			October 31, 2017
	In millions
Accounts receivable	$	4,741		$	4,515
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(126		)	(101		)
	$	4,615		$	4,414

Schedule of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Related to Accounts Receivable

The allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable and changes was as follows:

	Nine months ended July 31, 2018
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	101
Provision for doubtful accounts	39
Deductions, net of recoveries	(14		)
Balance at end of period	$	126

Schedule of Transferred Trade Receivables Not Collected from Third Parties

The following is a summary of the activity under these arrangements:

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period(1)	$	171		$	123		$	147		$	149
Trade receivables sold	2,404			2,268			7,773			6,969
Cash receipts	(2,427		)	(2,269		)	(7,778		)	(6,997		)
Foreign currency and other	(5		)	8			1			9
Balance at end of period(1)	$	143		$	130		$	143		$	130

⁽¹⁾  Amounts outstanding from third parties reported in Accounts Receivable in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.

Inventory

Inventory

	As of
	July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
	In millions
Finished goods	$	4,009	$	3,857
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies	2,082		1,929
	$	6,091	$	5,786

Other Current Assets

Other Current Assets

	As of
	July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
	In millions
Value-added taxes receivable	$	821	$	857
Available-for-sale investments(1)	886		1,149
Supplier and other receivables	1,910		1,891
Prepaid and other current assets	1,258		1,224
	$	4,875	$	5,121

⁽¹⁾  See Note 8, “Fair Value” and Note 9, “Financial Instruments” for detailed information.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment

	As of
	July 31, 2018			October 31, 2017
	In millions
Land, buildings and leasehold improvements	$	1,888		$	2,082
Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease	4,197			3,876
	6,085			5,958
Accumulated depreciation	(3,973		)	(4,080		)
	$	2,112		$	1,878

Other Non-Current Assets

Other Non-Current Assets

	As of
	July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
	In millions
Tax indemnifications receivable(1)	$	908	$	1,695
Deferred tax assets(2)	1,992		342
Other(3)	1,536		1,058
	$	4,436	$	3,095

⁽¹⁾  During the nine months ended July 31, 2018, HP adjusted $676 million of indemnification receivable, pursuant to resolution of various audit settlements. See Note 14, “Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties” for further information.

⁽²⁾  See Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings” for detailed information.

⁽³⁾  Includes marketable equity securities and mutual funds classified as available-for-sale investments of $57 million and $61 million as of July 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017, respectively.

Other Accrued Liabilities

Other Accrued Liabilities

	As of
	July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
	In millions
Other accrued taxes	$	898	$	895
Warranty	655		660
Sales and marketing programs	2,613		2,441
Other	2,042		1,945
	$	6,208	$	5,941

Other Non-Current Liabilities

Other Non-Current Liabilities

	As of
	July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
	In millions
Pension, post-retirement, and post-employment liabilities	$	1,755	$	1,999
Deferred tax liability(1)	92		1,410
Tax liability(1)	2,371		2,005
Deferred revenue	981		921
Other	813		827
	$	6,012	$	7,162

⁽¹⁾  See Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings” for detailed information.

Interest and Other, Net

Interest and other, net

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$	—		$	—		$	(126	)	$	—
Tax indemnifications(1)	(3		)	10			(676		)	24
Interest expense on borrowings	(66		)	(79		)	(241		)	(225		)
Other, net	7			13			32			—
	$	(62	)	$	(56	)	$	(1,011	)	$	(201	)

⁽¹⁾  For the nine months ended July 31, 2018, includes an adjustment of $676 million of indemnification receivable, pursuant to resolution of various audit settlements. See Note 6, “Taxes on Earnings” and Note 14, “Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties” for further information.

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Fair Value (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

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 July 31, 2018								As of October 31, 2017
	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:
Corporate debt	$	—	$	1,493	$	—	$	1,493	$	—	$	1,390	$	—	$	1,390
Financial institution instruments	—		—		—		—		—		6		—		6
Government debt(1)	3,397		145		—		3,542		3,902		100		—		4,002
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Corporate debt	—		434		—		434		—		629		—		629
Financial institution instruments	—		39		—		39		—		78		—		78
Government debt(1)	—		413		—		413		—		442		—		442
Mutual funds	50		—		—		50		49		—		—		49
Marketable equity securities	7		—		—		7		6		6		—		12
Derivative Instruments:
Foreign currency contracts	—		314		7		321		—		110		10		120
Other derivatives	—		2		—		2		—		1		—		1
Total Assets	$	3,454	$	2,840	$	7	$	6,301	$	3,957	$	2,762	$	10	$	6,729
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments:
Interest rate contracts	$	—	$	23	$	—	$	23	$	—	$	12	$	—	$	12
Foreign currency contracts	—		192		—		192		—		358		2		360
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	215	$	—	$	215	$	—	$	370	$	2	$	372

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⁽¹⁾  Government debt includes instruments such as U.S. Treasury notes, U.S. agency securities and non-U.S. government bonds. Money market funds invested in government debt and traded in active markets are included in Level 1.

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Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]

Schedule of Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments

Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments

	As of July 31, 2018									As of October 31, 2017
	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Gross Unrealized Loss			Fair Value		Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Gross Unrealized Loss			Fair Value
	In millions
Cash Equivalents:
Corporate debt	$	1,493	$	—	$	—		$	1,493	$	1,390	$	—	$	—		$	1,390
Financial institution instruments	—		—		—			—		6		—		—			6
Government debt	3,542		—		—			3,542		4,002		—		—			4,002
Total cash equivalents	5,035		—		—			5,035		5,398		—		—			5,398
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Corporate debt (1)	436		—		(2		)	434		629		—		—			629
Financial institution instruments (1)	39		—		—			39		78		—		—			78
Government debt (1)	415		—		(2		)	413		443		—		(1		)	442
Marketable equity securities	4		3		—			7		5		7		—			12
Mutual funds	41		9		—			50		39		10		—			49
Total available-for-sale investments	935		12		(4		)	943		1,194		17		(1		)	1,210
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments	$	5,970	$	12	$	(4	)	$	5,978	$	6,592	$	17	$	(1	)	$	6,608

⁽¹⁾ HP classifies its marketable debt securities as available-for-sale investments within Other current assets on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, including those with maturity dates beyond one year, based on their highly liquid nature and availability for use in current operations.

Schedule of Contractual Maturities of Available for-sale Debt Securities

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

	As of July 31, 2018
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	In millions
Due in one year or less	$	742	$	740
Due in one to five years	$	148	$	146

Schedule of Gross Notional and Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets

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

	As of July 31, 2018										As of October 31, 2017
	Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Other Non-Current Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Other Non-Current Liabilities		Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Other Non-Current Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Other Non-Current Liabilities
	In millions
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Fair value hedges:
Interest rate contracts	$	1,000	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	22	$	2,500	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	12
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	18,782		258		54		115		59		16,149		92		12		245		100
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	19,782		258		54		116		81		18,649		92		12		245		112
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency contracts	4,645		9		—		18		—		5,801		16		—		15		—
Other derivatives	68		2		—		—		—		123		1		—		—		—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	4,713		11		—		18		—		5,924		17		—		15		—
Total derivatives	$	24,495	$	269	$	54	$	134	$	81	$	24,573	$	109	$	12	$	260	$	112

Schedule of Offsetting Assets

As of July 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017, information related to the potential effect of HP’s master netting agreements and collateral security agreements was as follows:

	In the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized (i)		Gross Amount Offset (ii)		Net Amount Presented (iii) = (i)–(ii)		Derivatives (iv)		Financial Collateral (v)			Net Amount (vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
	In millions
As of July 31, 2018
Derivative assets	$	323	$	—	$	323	$	104	$	186	(1)	$	33
Derivative liabilities	$	215	$	—	$	215	$	104	$	91	(2)	$	20
As of October 31, 2017
Derivative assets	$	121	$	—	$	121	$	108	$	4	(1)	$	9
Derivative liabilities	$	372	$	—	$	372	$	108	$	219	(2)	$	45

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⁽¹⁾  Represents the cash collateral posted by counterparties as of the respective reporting date for HP’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 HP through re-use of counterparty cash collateral as of the respective reporting date for HP’s liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.

Schedule of Offsetting Liabilities

As of July 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017, information related to the potential effect of HP’s master netting agreements and collateral security agreements was as follows:

	In the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized (i)		Gross Amount Offset (ii)		Net Amount Presented (iii) = (i)–(ii)		Derivatives (iv)		Financial Collateral (v)			Net Amount (vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
	In millions
As of July 31, 2018
Derivative assets	$	323	$	—	$	323	$	104	$	186	(1)	$	33
Derivative liabilities	$	215	$	—	$	215	$	104	$	91	(2)	$	20
As of October 31, 2017
Derivative assets	$	121	$	—	$	121	$	108	$	4	(1)	$	9
Derivative liabilities	$	372	$	—	$	372	$	108	$	219	(2)	$	45

_______________________________________________________________________________

⁽¹⁾  Represents the cash collateral posted by counterparties as of the respective reporting date for HP’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 HP through re-use of counterparty cash collateral as of the respective reporting date for HP’s liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.

Schedule of Pre-Tax Effect of Derivative Instruments and Related Hedged Items in a Fair Value Hedging Relationship

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments and related hedged items in a fair value hedging relationship for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:

Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative and Related Hedged Item

Derivative Instrument

Location

Three months ended July 31, 2018

Nine months ended July 31, 2018

Hedged Item

Location

Three months ended July 31, 2018

Nine months ended July 31, 2018

In millions

In millions

Interest rate contracts

Interest and other, net

$

—

$

(11

)

Fixed-rate debt

Interest and other, net

$

—

$

11

	Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative and Related Hedged Item
Derivative Instrument	Location	Three months ended July 31, 2017		Nine months ended July 31, 2017			Hedged Item	Location	Three months ended July 31, 2017			Nine months ended July 31, 2017
		In millions							In millions
Interest rate contracts	Interest and other, net	$	5	$	(43	)	Fixed-rate debt	Interest and other, net	$	(5	)	$	43

Schedule of Pre-Tax Effect of Derivative Instruments in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 was as follows:

	(Loss) Gain Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) on Derivatives (Effective Portion)				(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)
	Three months ended July 31, 2018		Nine months ended July 31, 2018		Location	Three months ended July 31, 2018			Nine months ended July 31, 2018
	In millions					In millions
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	$	273	$	19	Net revenue	$	(20	)	$	(349	)
					Cost of revenue	4			(14		)
					Operating expenses	(1		)	—
					Interest and other, net	—			—
Total	$	273	$	19		$	(17	)	$	(363	)

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2017 was as follows:

	Loss Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) on Derivatives (Effective Portion)						(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)
	Three months ended July 31, 2017			Nine months ended July 31, 2017			Location	Three months ended July 31, 2017			Nine months ended July 31, 2017
	In millions							In millions
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	$	(519	)	$	(758	)	Net revenue	$	(26	)	$	89
							Cost of revenue	(13		)	(32		)
							Operating expenses	1			1
							Interest and other, net	—			(9		)
Total	$	(519	)	$	(758	)		$	(38	)	$	49

Schedule of Pre-Tax Effect of Derivative Instruments not Designated as Hedging Instruments on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017 was as follows:

	Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivatives
	Location	Three months ended July 31, 2018		Three months ended July 31, 2017		Nine months ended July 31, 2018			Nine months ended July 31, 2017
		In millions
Foreign currency contracts	Interest and other, net	$	5	$	16	$	(4	)	$	(33	)
Other derivatives	Interest and other, net	1		1		1			5
Total		$	6	$	17	$	(3	)	$	(28	)

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Borrowings (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings

Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings

	As of July 31, 2018				As of October 31, 2017
	Amount Outstanding		Weighted-Average Interest Rate		Amount Outstanding		Weighted-Average Interest Rate
	In millions				In millions
Commercial paper	$	2,092	2.6	%	$	943	1.8	%
Current portion of long-term debt	547		3.1	%	96		3.5	%
Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other	42		1.1	%	33		1.5	%
	$	2,681			$	1,072

Schedule of Long-Term Debt

Long-Term Debt

	As of
	July 31, 2018			October 31, 2017
	In millions
U.S. Dollar Global Notes(1)
2009 Shelf Registration Statement:
$1,350 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.827% in December 2010 at 3.75%, due December 2020	$	648		$	648
$1,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.799% in May 2011 at 4.3%, due June 2021	666			1,249
$1,000 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.816% in September 2011 at 4.375%, due September 2021	537			999
$1,500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.707% in December 2011 at 4.65%, due December 2021	694			1,498
$500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.771% in March 2012 at 4.05%, due September 2022	499			499
$1,200 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.863% in September 2011 at 6.0%, due September 2041	1,199			1,199
2012 Shelf Registration Statement:
$750 issued at par in January 2014 at three-month USD LIBOR plus 0.94%, due January 2019	102			102
$1,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.954% in January 2014 at 2.75%, due January 2019	300			300
	4,645			6,494
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.51%-8.47%, due in calendar years 2018-2025	448			360
Fair value adjustment related to hedged debt	(26		)	8
Unamortized debt issuance cost	(17		)	(19		)
Current portion of long-term debt	(547		)	(96		)
Total long-term debt	$	4,503		$	6,747

⁽¹⁾  HP may redeem some or all of the fixed-rate U.S. Dollar Global Notes at any time in accordance with the terms thereof. The U.S. Dollar Global Notes are senior unsecured debt.

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Stockholders' Deficit (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of Tax Effects Related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Tax effects related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of available-for-sale securities:
Tax benefit (provision) on unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period	$	—		$	—		$	1		$	(1	)
	—			—			1			(1		)
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges:
Tax (provision) benefit on unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	(26		)	63			7			70
Tax (benefit) provision on losses (gains) reclassified into earnings	(2		)	(2		)	(34		)	9
	(28		)	61			(27		)	79
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Tax provision on gains arising during the period	(1		)	—			(1		)	(4		)
Tax provision on amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit	(2		)	(5		)	(8		)	(16		)
Tax benefit (provision) on curtailments, settlements and other	—			1			—			(8		)
	(3		)	(4		)	(9		)	(28		)
Tax (provision) benefit on other comprehensive income	$	(31	)	$	57		$	(35	)	$	50

Schedule of Changes and Reclassifications Related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Taxes

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

	Three months ended July 31					Nine months ended July 31
	2018		2017			2018			2017
	In millions
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:
Change in unrealized components of available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	$	2	$	1		$	(2	)	$	4
Gains reclassified into earnings	—		—			(5		)	—
	2		1			(7		)	4
Change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	247		(456		)	26			(688		)
Losses (gains) reclassified into earnings(1)	15		36			329			(40		)
	262		(420		)	355			(728		)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
Gains arising during the period	1		—			1			9
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit(2)	9		14			28			40
Curtailments, settlements and other	1		1			2			(5		)
	11		15			31			44
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	$	275	$	(404	)	$	379		$	(680	)

⁽¹⁾  Reclassification of pre-tax losses (gains) on cash flow hedges into the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings was as follows:

	Three months ended July 31						Nine months ended July 31
	2018			2017			2018		2017
	In millions
Net revenue	$	20		$	26		$	349	$	(89	)
Cost of revenue	(4		)	13			14		32
Operating expenses	1			(1		)	—		(1		)
Interest and other, net	—			—			—		9
Total	$	17		$	38		$	363	$	(49	)

⁽²⁾  These components are included in the computation of net pension and post-retirement (credit) benefit charges in Note 4, “Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans.”

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Taxes

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes and changes were as follows:

	Nine months ended July 31, 2018
	Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities			Net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges			Unrealized components of defined benefit plans			Accumulated other comprehensive loss
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	12		$	(240	)	$	(1,190	)	$	(1,418	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(2		)	26			1			25
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings	(5		)	329			28			352
Reclassifications of curtailments, settlements and other into earnings	—			—			2			2
Balance at end of period	$	5		$	115		$	(1,159	)	$	(1,039	)

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Net Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Basic and Diluted Net Earnings Per Share Calculations

A reconciliation of the number of shares used for basic and diluted net EPS calculations is as follows:

	Three months ended July 31				Nine months ended July 31
	2018		2017		2018		2017
	In millions, except per share amounts
Numerator:
Net earnings	$	880	$	696	$	3,876	$	1,866
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS	1,601		1,681		1,627		1,694
Dilutive effect of employee stock plans	17		14		18		11
Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS	1,618		1,695		1,645		1,705
Basic	$	0.55	$	0.41	$	2.38	$	1.10
Diluted	$	0.54	$	0.41	2.36		1.09
Anti-dilutive weighted-average stock-based compensation awards(1)	—		1		—		3

⁽¹⁾  HP excludes stock options and restricted stock units where the assumed proceeds exceed the average market price from the calculation of diluted net EPS because their effect would be anti-dilutive. The assumed proceeds of a stock option include the sum of its exercise price, and average unrecognized compensation cost. The assumed proceeds of a restricted stock unit represent unrecognized compensation cost.

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Guarantees, Indemnifications, and Warranties (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Guarantees [Abstract]

Changes in Aggregate Product Warranty Liabilities and Changes

HP’s aggregate product warranty liabilities and changes were as follows:

	Nine months ended July 31, 2018
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period	$	898
Accruals for warranties issued	758
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties (including changes in estimates)	(14		)
Settlements made (in cash or in kind)	(747		)
Balance at end of period	$	895

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Acquisitions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation

The table below presents the preliminary purchase price allocation for HP's acquisition as of November 1, 2017 and reflects various preliminary fair value estimates and analyses, including preliminary work performed by third-party valuation specialists, which are subject to change within the measurement period as valuations are finalized. The primary areas of the preliminary purchase price allocation that are not yet finalized relate to the fair values of certain tangible assets and liabilities acquired, the valuation of intangible assets acquired, certain legal matters, income and non-income based taxes, and residual goodwill. HP expects to continue to obtain information to assist it in determining the fair value of the net assets acquired at the acquisition date during the measurement period.

	In millions
Goodwill	$	301
Amortizable intangible assets	520
Net assets assumed	202
Total fair value of consideration	$	1,023

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Intangibles (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Intangible Assets

HP’s acquired intangible assets were composed of:

	Weighted-Average Useful Lives	As of July 31, 2018						As of October 31, 2017
		Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net
	In years	In millions
Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements	8	$	112	$	87	$	25	$	85	$	84	$	1
Technology and patents	7	601		153		448		98		96		2
Total intangible assets		$	713	$	240	$	473	$	183	$	180	$	3

Schedule of Estimated Future Amortization Expense

As of July 31, 2018, estimated future amortization expense related to intangible assets was as follows:

Fiscal year	In millions
Remainder of 2018	$	20
2019	81
2020	81
2021	80
2022	79
Thereafter	132
Total	$	473

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Segment Information - Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018 segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments	3

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Segment Information - Segment Operating Results from Continuing Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Segment Information
Net revenue	$ 14,586	$ 13,060	$ 43,106	$ 38,129
Earnings (loss) from operations	1,080	955	3,017	2,629
Operating segments
Segment Information
Net revenue	14,584	13,064	43,105	38,130
Earnings (loss) from operations	1,175	1,100	3,443	3,141
Operating segments | Personal Systems
Segment Information
Net revenue	9,395	8,385	27,597	24,254
Earnings (loss) from operations	365	313	1,033	869
Operating segments | Printing
Segment Information
Net revenue	5,188	4,677	15,505	13,869
Earnings (loss) from operations	832	807	2,472	2,341
Operating segments | Corporate Investments
Segment Information
Net revenue	1	2	3	7
Earnings (loss) from operations	(22)	(20)	(62)	(69)
Other
Segment Information
Net revenue	$ 2	$ (4)	$ 1	$ (1)

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Segment Information - Schedule of Reconciliation of Segment Operating Results to HP Consolidated Results (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Segment Information
Net revenue	$ 14,586	$ 13,060	$ 43,106	$ 38,129
Total segment earnings from operations	1,080	955	3,017	2,629
Stock-based compensation expense	(55)	(46)	(203)	(169)
Restructuring and other charges	(4)	(46)	(92)	(249)
Acquisition-related charges	(10)	(40)	(97)	(76)
Amortization of intangible assets	(20)	0	(60)	(1)
Interest and other, net	(62)	(56)	(1,011)	(201)
Earnings before taxes	1,018	899	2,006	2,428
Operating segments
Segment Information
Net revenue	14,584	13,064	43,105	38,130
Total segment earnings from operations	1,175	1,100	3,443	3,141
Other
Segment Information
Net revenue	2	(4)	1	(1)
Corporate and unallocated costs and other	(6)	(13)	26	(17)
Stock-based compensation expense	(55)	(46)	(203)	(169)
Restructuring and other charges	(4)	(46)	(92)	(249)
Acquisition-related charges	(10)	(40)	(97)	(76)
Amortization of intangible assets	(20)	0	(60)	(1)
Interest and other, net	$ (62)	$ (56)	$ (1,011)	$ (201)

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Segment Information - Schedule of Net Revenue by Segment and Business Unit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Segment Information
Total net revenue	$ 14,586	$ 13,060	$ 43,106	$ 38,129
Total segment net revenue
Segment Information
Total net revenue	14,584	13,064	43,105	38,130
Total segment net revenue | Personal Systems
Segment Information
Total net revenue	9,395	8,385	27,597	24,254
Total segment net revenue | Personal Systems | Notebooks
Segment Information
Total net revenue	5,634	5,008	16,382	14,391
Total segment net revenue | Personal Systems | Desktops
Segment Information
Total net revenue	2,869	2,566	8,576	7,477
Total segment net revenue | Personal Systems | Workstations
Segment Information
Total net revenue	588	530	1,669	1,516
Total segment net revenue | Personal Systems | Other
Segment Information
Total net revenue	304	281	970	870
Total segment net revenue | Printing
Segment Information
Total net revenue	5,188	4,677	15,505	13,869
Total segment net revenue | Printing | Supplies
Segment Information
Total net revenue	3,405	3,145	10,190	9,368
Total segment net revenue | Printing | Commercial Hardware
Segment Information
Total net revenue	1,170	940	3,426	2,715
Total segment net revenue | Printing | Consumer Hardware
Segment Information
Total net revenue	613	592	1,889	1,786
Total segment net revenue | Corporate Investments
Segment Information
Total net revenue	1	2	3	7
Other
Segment Information
Total net revenue	$ 2	$ (4)	$ 1	$ (1)

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Restructuring and Other Charges - Summary of Cost Saving Plan Activities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued balance, beginning of the period		$ 108	$ 58
Charges (reversals)	$ (8)	56	171
Cash payments		(146)	(93)
Non-cash and other adjustments		28	(42)
Accrued balance, beginning of the period	46	46	94
Total costs incurred to date as of July 31, 2018	1,608	1,608
Reflected in Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
Other accrued liabilities	45	45
Other non-current liabilities	1	1
Fiscal 2017 Plan | Severance
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued balance, beginning of the period		76	24
Charges (reversals)	20	72	95
Cash payments		(110)	(46)
Non-cash and other adjustments		(2)	4
Accrued balance, beginning of the period	36	36	77
Total costs incurred to date as of July 31, 2018	213	213
Reflected in Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
Other accrued liabilities	36	36
Other non-current liabilities	0	0
Fiscal 2017 Plan | Infrastructure and other
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued balance, beginning of the period		19	0
Charges (reversals)	(28)	(16)	60
Cash payments		(32)	(6)
Non-cash and other adjustments		29	(52)
Accrued balance, beginning of the period	0	0	2
Total costs incurred to date as of July 31, 2018	78	78
Reflected in Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
Other accrued liabilities	0	0
Other non-current liabilities	0	0
Asset impairment charges	(29)	(29)	52
Fiscal 2015 Plan | Infrastructure and other
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued balance, beginning of the period		2	4
Charges (reversals)	0	0	0
Cash payments		(2)	(2)
Non-cash and other adjustments		0	0
Accrued balance, beginning of the period	0	0	2
Total costs incurred to date as of July 31, 2018	27	27
Reflected in Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
Other accrued liabilities	0	0
Other non-current liabilities	0	0
Fiscal 2015 Plan | Severance and PRP
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued balance, beginning of the period		6	21
Charges (reversals)	0	0	15
Cash payments		(2)	(35)
Non-cash and other adjustments		1	6
Accrued balance, beginning of the period	5	5	7
Total costs incurred to date as of July 31, 2018	171	171
Reflected in Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
Other accrued liabilities	5	5
Other non-current liabilities	0	0
Fiscal 2012 Plan | Infrastructure and other
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued balance, beginning of the period		2	2
Charges (reversals)	0	0	0
Cash payments		0	0
Non-cash and other adjustments		0	0
Accrued balance, beginning of the period	2	2	2
Total costs incurred to date as of July 31, 2018	44	44
Reflected in Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
Other accrued liabilities	1	1
Other non-current liabilities	1	1
Fiscal 2012 Plan | Severance and EER
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Accrued balance, beginning of the period		3	7
Charges (reversals)	0	0	1
Cash payments		0	(4)
Non-cash and other adjustments		0	0
Accrued balance, beginning of the period	3	3	$ 4
Total costs incurred to date as of July 31, 2018	1,075	1,075
Reflected in Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
Other accrued liabilities	3	3
Other non-current liabilities	$ 0	$ 0

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Restructuring and Other Charges - Fiscal 2017 Plan (Details) - Fiscal 2017 Plan $ in Millions	May 26, 2018 USD ($) employee
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected aggregate pre-tax charges | $	$ 700
Minimum
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected positions to be eliminated	4,500
Maximum
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected positions to be eliminated	5,000

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Restructuring and Other Charges - Other Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Other charges	$ 12	$ 25	$ 36	$ 78

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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans - Schedule of Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit (Credit) Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Retirement and post-retirement benefit plans
Service cost	$ 0	$ 1	$ 0	$ 1
Interest cost	4	4	12	13
Expected return on plan assets	(6)	(7)	(18)	(19)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)	(4)	(5)	(12)	(12)
Prior service benefit	(5)	(4)	(15)	(14)
Net periodic (credit) benefit cost	(11)	(11)	(33)	(31)
Settlement loss	0	0	0	0
Total periodic benefit (credit) cost	(11)	(11)	(33)	(31)
U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans
Retirement and post-retirement benefit plans
Service cost	0	0	0	0
Interest cost	113	117	339	351
Expected return on plan assets	(180)	(168)	(540)	(507)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)	14	19	45	55
Prior service benefit	0	0	0	0
Net periodic (credit) benefit cost	(53)	(32)	(156)	(101)
Settlement loss	1	0	2	3
Total periodic benefit (credit) cost	(52)	(32)	(154)	(98)
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans
Retirement and post-retirement benefit plans
Service cost	14	12	42	36
Interest cost	6	4	18	12
Expected return on plan assets	(10)	(8)	(30)	(24)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)	7	10	21	30
Prior service benefit	(1)	(1)	(3)	(3)
Net periodic (credit) benefit cost	16	17	48	51
Settlement loss	0	1	0	1
Total periodic benefit (credit) cost	$ 16	$ 18	$ 48	$ 52

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Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Retirement and post-retirement benefit plans
Anticipated contributions	$ 7
Contributions to benefit plans	3
Non-U.S. | Defined Benefit Plans
Retirement and post-retirement benefit plans
Anticipated contributions	33
Contributions to benefit plans	21
U.S. | Non-qualified plan
Retirement and post-retirement benefit plans
Anticipated contributions	33
Contributions to benefit plans	$ 25

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Stock-Based Compensation - Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation Expense and the Resulting Tax Benefits from Continuing Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 55	$ 46	$ 203	$ 169
Income tax benefit	(12)	(15)	(45)	(54)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$ 43	$ 31	$ 158	$ 115

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Stock-Based Compensation - Schedule of Weighted-Average Fair Value and the Assumptions Used to Measure Fair Value (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted-average grant date fair value (usd per share)	$ 28	$ 0	$ 24	$ 20
Expected volatility	24.80%	0.00%	29.50%	30.50%
Risk-free interest rate	2.50%	0.00%	1.90%	1.40%
Expected performance period in years	2 years 3 months 18 days	0 days	2 years 10 months 24 days	2 years 10 months 24 days
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted-average grant date fair value (usd per share)	$ 0	$ 4	$ 5	$ 4
Expected volatility	0.00%	28.00%	29.40%	28.00%
Risk-free interest rate	0.00%	1.90%	2.50%	1.90%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	2.80%	2.60%	2.80%
Expected term in years	0 days	5 years 6 months	5 years	5 years 6 months
Historical volatility	50.00%
Implied volatility	50.00%

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Stock-Based Compensation - Schedule of Restricted Stock Award Activity (Details) - Restricted Stock Awards shares in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018 $ / shares shares
Shares
Outstanding at beginning of period (shares) | shares	31,822
Granted (shares) | shares	15,014
Vested (shares) | shares	(14,080)
Forfeited (shares) | shares	(1,436)
Outstanding at end of period (shares) | shares	31,320
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Outstanding at beginning of period (usd per share) | $ / shares	$ 14
Granted (usd per share) | $ / shares	21
Vested (usd per share) | $ / shares	14
Forfeited (usd per share) | $ / shares	17
Outstanding at end of period (usd per share) | $ / shares	$ 17

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Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018
Stock-Based Compensation
Intrinsic value of options exercised		$ 16	$ 86
Unrecognized pre-tax, stock-based compensation expense		1	1
Stock retired (shares)	80,000,000
Restricted Stock Awards
Stock-Based Compensation
Unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense		$ 258	$ 258
Remaining weighted-average vesting period over which pre-tax stock-based compensation expense is expected to be recognized			1 year 5 months
Stock Options
Stock-Based Compensation
Remaining weighted-average vesting period over which pre-tax stock-based compensation expense is expected to be recognized			3 months

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Stock-Based Compensation - Schedule of Stock Options Activity (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Shares
Outstanding at beginning of period (shares) | shares	18,067
Granted (shares) | shares	54
Exercised (shares) | shares	(8,593)
Forfeited and expired (shares) | shares	(278)
Outstanding at end of period (shares) | shares	9,250
Vested and expected to vest at end of period (shares) | shares	9,204
Exercisable at end of period (shares) | shares	6,555
Weighted- Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at beginning of period (usd per share) | $ / shares	$ 13
Granted (usd per share) | $ / shares	21
Exercised (usd per share) | $ / shares	12
Forfeited and expired (usd per share) | $ / shares	16
Outstanding at end of period (usd per share) | $ / shares	14
Vested and expected to vest at end of period (usd per share) | $ / shares	14
Exercisable at end of period (usd per share) | $ / shares	$ 14
Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term
Outstanding at end of period	4 years 2 months
Vested and expected to vest	4 years 2 months
Exercisable	3 years 8 months 1 day
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at end of period | $	$ 86
Vested and expected to vest | $	85
Exercisable | $	$ 61

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Taxes on Earnings (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($) country	Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($) country	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Remeasurement of deferred assets and liabilities	$ 1,200.0	$ 1,200.0
Provisional tax expense	379.0
Provisional deemed repatriation tax	3,200.0			$ 3,100.0
Deferred tax liability on unremitted earnings	$ 5,500.0			$ 5,500.0
Effective tax rate (percent)	13.60%		22.50%	93.20%	23.10%
Net tax benefit	$ 7.0		$ 27.0	$ 2,200.0	$ 31.0
Provisional tax benefit	1,100.0
Adjustment to the provisional deemed repatriation tax	43.0
Tax benefits from acquisition charges	(12.0)		15.0	(13.0)	28.0
Various other items	5.0			10.0
Tax benefits related to audit settlements				1,500.0
Tax effect of loss on extinguishment of debt	33.0
Uncertain tax position charges	56.0
Excess tax benefits from stock options, restricted stock and performance share units	2.0			36.0
Tax benefits from restructuring charge			14.0		45.0
Uncertain tax position charges			19.0		25.0
Provision to return U.S. Federal adjustments			$ 12.0
State tax provision					$ 26.0
Unrecognized tax benefits	8,000.0			8,000.0
Unrecognized tax benefits that would affect effective tax rate if realized	1,700.0			1,700.0
Unrecognized tax benefits change	2,800.0
Accrued income tax payable for interest and penalties	149.0			$ 149.0
Likelihood of no resolution period				12 months
Conclusion of federal, foreign and state tax issues, period				12 months
Reasonably possible decrease in existing unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months	6,400.0			$ 6,400.0
Reasonably possible decrease in associated gain contingencies within the next 12 months	$ 822.0			$ 822.0
Other countries subject to routine corporate income tax audits | country	58			58
Forecast
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate (percent)						23.00%

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Supplementary Financial Information - Accounts Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Accounts receivable	$ 4,741	$ 4,515
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(126)	(101)
Accounts receivable, net	$ 4,615	$ 4,414

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Supplementary Financial Information - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 101
Provision for doubtful accounts	39
Deductions, net of recoveries	(14)
Balance at end of period	$ 126

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Supplementary Financial Information - Schedule of Transferred Trade Receivables Not Collected from Third Parties (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Trade Receivables Sold and Cash Received Roll Forward
Balance at beginning of period	$ 171	$ 123	$ 147	$ 149
Trade receivables sold	2,404	2,268	7,773	6,969
Cash receipts	(2,427)	(2,269)	(7,778)	(6,997)
Foreign currency and other	(5)	8	1	9
Balance at end of period	$ 143	$ 130	$ 143	$ 130

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Supplementary Financial Information - Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Finished goods	$ 4,009	$ 3,857
Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies	2,082	1,929
Inventory	$ 6,091	$ 5,786

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Supplementary Financial Information - Other Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Value-added taxes receivable	$ 821	$ 857
Available-for-sale-investments	886	1,149
Supplier and other receivables	1,910	1,891
Prepaid and other current assets	1,258	1,224
Other current assets	$ 4,875	$ 5,121

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Supplementary Financial Information - Property Plant & Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 6,085	$ 5,958
Accumulated depreciation	(3,973)	(4,080)
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,112	1,878
Land, buildings and leasehold improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	1,888	2,082
Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 4,197	$ 3,876

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Supplementary Financial Information - Other Non-Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Tax indemnifications receivable	$ 908	$ 908	$ 1,695
Deferred tax assets	1,992	1,992	342
Other	1,536	1,536	1,058
Other non-current assets	4,436	4,436	3,095
Adjustment to indemnification receivable	676	671
Available-for-sale Securities, Equity Securities, Noncurrent	$ 57	$ 57	$ 61

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Supplementary Financial Information - Other Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Other accrued taxes	$ 898	$ 895
Warranty	655	660
Sales and marketing programs	2,613	2,441
Other	2,042	1,945
Other accrued liabilities	$ 6,208	$ 5,941

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Supplementary Financial Information - Other Non-Current Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Pension, post-retirement, and post-employment liabilities	$ 1,755	$ 1,999
Deferred tax liability	92	1,410
Tax liability	2,371	2,005
Deferred revenue	981	921
Other	813	827
Other non-current liabilities	$ 6,012	$ 7,162

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Supplementary Financial Information - Interest and Other, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ 0	$ 0	$ (126)	$ 0
Tax indemnifications	(3)	10	(676)	24
Interest expense on borrowings	(66)	(79)	(241)	(225)
Other, net	7	13	32	0
Interest and other, net	(62)	$ (56)	(1,011)	$ (201)
Adjustment to indemnification receivable	$ 676		$ 671

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Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	$ 5,035	$ 5,398
Derivative Instruments	323	121
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	215	372
Fair value, short- and long-term debt	7,300	8,100
Carrying value, short- and long-term debt	7,200	7,800
Corporate debt
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	1,493	1,390
Financial institution instruments
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	0	6
Government debt
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	3,542	4,002
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis
Assets:
Total Assets	6,301	6,729
Liabilities:
Total Liabilities	215	372
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Corporate debt
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	1,493	1,390
Available-for-Sale Investments	434	629
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Financial institution instruments
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	0	6
Available-for-Sale Investments	39	78
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Government debt
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	3,542	4,002
Available-for-Sale Investments	413	442
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Mutual funds
Assets:
Available-for-Sale Investments	50	49
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Marketable equity securities
Assets:
Available-for-Sale Investments	7	12
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Foreign currency contracts
Assets:
Derivative Instruments	321	120
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	192	360
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Other derivatives
Assets:
Derivative Instruments	2	1
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Interest rate contracts
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	23	12
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 1
Assets:
Total Assets	3,454	3,957
Liabilities:
Total Liabilities	0	0
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Corporate debt
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	0	0
Available-for-Sale Investments	0	0
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Financial institution instruments
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	0	0
Available-for-Sale Investments	0	0
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Government debt
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	3,397	3,902
Available-for-Sale Investments	0	0
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Mutual funds
Assets:
Available-for-Sale Investments	50	49
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Marketable equity securities
Assets:
Available-for-Sale Investments	7	6
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Foreign currency contracts
Assets:
Derivative Instruments	0	0
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	0	0
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Other derivatives
Assets:
Derivative Instruments	0	0
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Interest rate contracts
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	0	0
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 2
Assets:
Total Assets	2,840	2,762
Liabilities:
Total Liabilities	215	370
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Corporate debt
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	1,493	1,390
Available-for-Sale Investments	434	629
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Financial institution instruments
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	0	6
Available-for-Sale Investments	39	78
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Government debt
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	145	100
Available-for-Sale Investments	413	442
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Mutual funds
Assets:
Available-for-Sale Investments	0	0
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Marketable equity securities
Assets:
Available-for-Sale Investments	0	6
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Foreign currency contracts
Assets:
Derivative Instruments	314	110
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	192	358
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Other derivatives
Assets:
Derivative Instruments	2	1
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Interest rate contracts
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	23	12
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 3
Assets:
Total Assets	7	10
Liabilities:
Total Liabilities	0	2
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Corporate debt
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	0	0
Available-for-Sale Investments	0	0
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Financial institution instruments
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	0	0
Available-for-Sale Investments	0	0
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Government debt
Assets:
Cash Equivalents	0	0
Available-for-Sale Investments	0	0
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Mutual funds
Assets:
Available-for-Sale Investments	0	0
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Marketable equity securities
Assets:
Available-for-Sale Investments	0	0
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Foreign currency contracts
Assets:
Derivative Instruments	7	10
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	0	2
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Other derivatives
Assets:
Derivative Instruments	0	0
Fair Value Measured on a Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Interest rate contracts
Liabilities:
Derivative Instruments	$ 0	$ 0

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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Cash Equivalents:
Cost	$ 5,035	$ 5,398
Fair Value	5,035	5,398
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Cost	935	1,194
Gross Unrealized Gain	12	17
Gross Unrealized Loss	(4)	(1)
Gross Unrealized Gain	12	17
Gross Unrealized Loss	(4)	(1)
Fair Value	943	1,210
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments, Cost	5,970	6,592
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments, Fair Value	5,978	6,608
Corporate debt
Cash Equivalents:
Cost	1,493	1,390
Fair Value	1,493	1,390
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Cost	436	629
Gross Unrealized Gain	0	0
Gross Unrealized Loss	(2)	0
Fair Value	434	629
Financial institution instruments
Cash Equivalents:
Cost	0	6
Fair Value	0	6
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Cost	39	78
Gross Unrealized Gain	0	0
Gross Unrealized Loss	0	0
Fair Value	39	78
Government debt
Cash Equivalents:
Cost	3,542	4,002
Fair Value	3,542	4,002
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Cost	415	443
Gross Unrealized Gain	0	0
Gross Unrealized Loss	(2)	(1)
Fair Value	413	442
Marketable equity securities
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Cost	4	5
Gross Unrealized Gain	3	7
Gross Unrealized Loss	0	0
Fair Value	7	12
Mutual funds
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Cost	41	39
Gross Unrealized Gain	9	10
Gross Unrealized Loss	0	0
Fair Value	$ 50	$ 49

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Financial Instruments - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]
Carrying value of equity securities in privately-held companies	$ 36		$ 37
Fair value of derivatives with credit contingent features in a net liability position	$ 108		258
Period to collateralize	2 days
Derivatives, Fair Value
Notional amount	$ 24,495		$ 24,573
Gain expected to be reclassified from Accumulated OCI into earnings in next 12 months	$ 122
Cash flow hedges | Minimum
Derivatives, Fair Value
Duration of the loan term (period)	2 years
Cash flow hedges | Maximum
Derivatives, Fair Value
Duration of the loan term (period)	5 years
Interest rate swap | Fair value hedges
Derivatives, Fair Value
Notional amount		$ 1,500

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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Contractual Maturities of Available for-sale Debt Securities (Details) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Amortized Cost
Due in one year or less	$ 742
Due in one to five years	148
Fair Value
Due in one year or less	740
Due in one to five years	$ 146

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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Gross Notional and Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	$ 24,495	$ 24,573
Gross Amount Recognized	323	121
Derivative Liabilities	215	372
Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Gross Amount Recognized	269	109
Other Non-Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Gross Amount Recognized	54	12
Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Liabilities	134	260
Other Non-Current Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Liabilities	81	112
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	19,782	18,649
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Gross Amount Recognized	258	92
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Other Non-Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Gross Amount Recognized	54	12
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Liabilities	116	245
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Other Non-Current Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Liabilities	81	112
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Fair value hedges | Interest rate contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	1,000	2,500
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Fair value hedges | Interest rate contracts | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Gross Amount Recognized	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Fair value hedges | Interest rate contracts | Other Non-Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Gross Amount Recognized	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Fair value hedges | Interest rate contracts | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Liabilities	1	0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Fair value hedges | Interest rate contracts | Other Non-Current Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Liabilities	22	12
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Foreign currency contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	18,782	16,149
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Foreign currency contracts | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Gross Amount Recognized	258	92
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Foreign currency contracts | Other Non-Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Gross Amount Recognized	54	12
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Foreign currency contracts | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Liabilities	115	245
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Cash flow hedges | Foreign currency contracts | Other Non-Current Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Liabilities	59	100
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	4,713	5,924
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Gross Amount Recognized	11	17
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other Non-Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Gross Amount Recognized	0	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Liabilities	18	15
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other Non-Current Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Liabilities	0	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	4,645	5,801
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Gross Amount Recognized	9	16
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Other Non-Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Gross Amount Recognized	0	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Liabilities	18	15
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign currency contracts | Other Non-Current Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Liabilities	0	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives
Derivatives, Fair Value
Outstanding Gross Notional	68	123
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives | Other Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Gross Amount Recognized	2	1
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives | Other Non-Current Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Gross Amount Recognized	0	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives | Other Accrued Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Liabilities	0	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivatives | Other Non-Current Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Liabilities	$ 0	$ 0

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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Information Related to the Potential Effect of Entity's Master Netting Agreements and Collateral Security Agreements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Derivative assets
Gross Amount Recognized	$ 323	$ 121
Gross Amount Offset	0	0
Net Amount Presented	323	121
Gross Amounts Not Offset
Derivatives	104	108
Financial Collateral	186	4
Net Amount	33	9
Derivative liabilities
Gross Amount Recognized	215	372
Gross Amount Offset	0	0
Net Amount Presented	215	372
Gross Amounts Not Offset
Derivatives	104	108
Financial Collateral	91	219
Net Amount	$ 20	$ 45
Period to collateralize	2 days

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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Pre-Tax Effect of Derivative Instruments and Related Hedged Items in a Fair Value Hedging Relationship (Details) - Interest rate contracts - Interest and other, net - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative	$ 0	$ 5	$ (11)	$ (43)
Gain (Loss) Recognized on Related Hedged Item	$ 0	$ (5)	$ 11	$ 43

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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Pre-Tax Effect of Derivative Instruments in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships
Loss Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	$ 273	$ (519)	$ 19	$ (758)
Foreign currency contracts | Cash flow hedges
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships
Loss Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	273	(519)	19	(758)
(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)	(17)	(38)	(363)	49
Foreign currency contracts | Cash flow hedges | Net revenue
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships
(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)	(20)	(26)	(349)	89
Foreign currency contracts | Cash flow hedges | Cost of revenue
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships
(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)	4	(13)	(14)	(32)
Foreign currency contracts | Cash flow hedges | Operating expenses
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships
(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)	(1)	1	0	1
Foreign currency contracts | Cash flow hedges | Interest and other, net
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships
(Loss) Gain Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (9)

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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Pre-Tax Effect of Derivative Instruments not Designated as Hedging Instruments on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivatives	$ 6	$ 17	$ (3)	$ (28)
Interest and other, net | Foreign currency contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivatives	5	16	(4)	(33)
Interest and other, net | Other derivatives
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivatives	$ 1	$ 1	$ 1	$ 5

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Borrowings - Schedule of Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Amount Outstanding
Current portion of long-term debt	$ 547	$ 96
Amount outstanding	$ 2,681	$ 1,072
Weighted-Average Interest Rate
Current portion of long-term debt	3.10%	3.50%
Commercial paper
Amount Outstanding
Commercial paper	$ 2,092	$ 943
Weighted-Average Interest Rate
Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other	2.60%	1.80%
Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other
Amount Outstanding
Amount outstanding	$ 42	$ 33
Weighted-Average Interest Rate
Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other	1.10%	1.50%

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Borrowings - Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	May 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Long-term debt
Fair value adjustment related to hedged debt		$ (26,000,000)		$ 8,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance cost		(17,000,000)		(19,000,000)
Current portion of long-term debt		(547,000,000)		(96,000,000)
Total long-term debt		4,503,000,000		6,747,000,000
U.S. Dollar Global Notes
Long-term debt
Long-term debt		4,645,000,000		6,494,000,000
2009 Shelf Registration Statement- $1,350 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.827% in December 2010 at 3.75%, due December 2020
Long-term debt
Long-term debt		648,000,000		648,000,000
Face amount of debt instrument									$ 1,350,000,000
Discount to par (percent)									99.827%
Interest rate (percent)									3.75%
2009 Shelf Registration Statement- $1,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.799% in May 2011 at 4.3%, due June 2021
Long-term debt
Long-term debt		666,000,000		1,249,000,000
Face amount of debt instrument								$ 1,250,000,000
Discount to par (percent)								99.799%
Interest rate (percent)								4.30%
2009 Shelf Registration Statement- $1,000 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.816% in September 2011 at 4.375%, due September 2021
Long-term debt
Long-term debt		537,000,000		999,000,000
Face amount of debt instrument							$ 1,000,000,000
Discount to par (percent)							99.816%
Interest rate (percent)							4.375%
2009 Shelf Registration Statement- $1,500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.707% in December 2011 at 4.65%, due December 2021
Long-term debt
Long-term debt		694,000,000		1,498,000,000
Face amount of debt instrument						$ 1,500,000,000
Discount to par (percent)						99.707%
Interest rate (percent)			4.65%			4.65%
2009 Shelf Registration Statement- $500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.771% in March 2012 at 4.05%, due September 2022
Long-term debt
Long-term debt		499,000,000		499,000,000
Face amount of debt instrument					$ 500,000,000
Discount to par (percent)					99.771%
Interest rate (percent)					4.05%
2009 Shelf Registration Statement- $1,200 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.863% in September 2011 at 6.0%, due September 2041
Long-term debt
Long-term debt		1,199,000,000		1,199,000,000
Face amount of debt instrument							$ 1,200,000,000
Discount to par (percent)							99.863%
Interest rate (percent)							6.00%
2012 Shelf Registration Statement- $750 issued at par in January 2014 at three-month USD LIBOR plus 0.94%, due January 2019
Long-term debt
Long-term debt		102,000,000		102,000,000
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 750,000,000
Spread on reference interest rate (percent)	0.94%
2012 Shelf Registration Statement- $1,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.954% in January 2014 at 2.75%, due January 2019
Long-term debt
Long-term debt		300,000,000		300,000,000
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 1,250,000,000
Discount to par (percent)	99.954%
Interest rate (percent)	2.75%
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.51%-8.47%, due in calendar years 2018-2025
Long-term debt
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.51%-8.47%, due in calendar years 2018-2025		$ 448,000,000		$ 360,000,000
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.51%-8.47%, due in calendar years 2018-2025 | Minimum
Long-term debt
Interest rate (percent)		0.51%
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.51%-8.47%, due in calendar years 2018-2025 | Maximum
Long-term debt
Interest rate (percent)		8.47%

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Borrowings - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Aug. 17, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Nov. 30, 2017	Nov. 01, 2015	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	May 31, 2011
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		$ 0	$ 0	$ 126,000,000	$ 0
Commercial paper
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility		6,000,000,000.0		6,000,000,000.0				$ 6,000,000,000.0	$ 4,000,000,000
Revolving credit facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility		4,000,000,000.0		4,000,000,000.0			$ 1,500,000,000.0
Revolving credit facility | Subsequent event
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Terminated revolving credit agreement						$ 1,500,000,000
Credit facilities
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Available borrowing resources		$ 783,000,000		$ 783,000,000
U.S. Dollar Global Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt extinguished	$ 1,850,000,000
4.65% notes due December 2021
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate (percent)	4.65%									4.65%
4.375% notes due September 2021
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate (percent)											4.375%
4.300% notes due June 2021
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate (percent)												4.30%

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Stockholders' Deficit - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 19, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Repurchases of common stock (shares)		31.0	16.0	86.0	55.0
Payment in connection with repurchases of shares		$ 700	$ 300	$ 1,959	$ 911
Share repurchases that will be settled in subsequent period (shares)		0.8	0.4
Share repurchase increase in authorization	$ 4,000
Share repurchase authorization remaining		$ 4,500		$ 4,500

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Stockholders' Deficit - Schedule of Tax Effects Related to Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Tax (provision) benefit on other comprehensive income	$ (31)	$ 57	$ (35)	$ 50
Tax effects on change in unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Tax effects on change arising during the period	0	0	1	(1)
Tax (provision) benefit on other comprehensive income	0	0	1	(1)
Tax effects on change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Tax effects on change arising during the period	(26)	63	7	70
Tax effects on reclassification into earnings	(2)	(2)	(34)	9
Tax (provision) benefit on other comprehensive income	(28)	61	(27)	79
Tax provision on gains arising during the period
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Tax effects on change arising during the period	(1)	0	(1)	(4)
Tax provision on amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Tax effects on reclassification into earnings	(2)	(5)	(8)	(16)
Tax benefit (provision) on curtailments, settlements and other
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Tax effects on reclassification into earnings	0	1	0	(8)
Tax effects on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Tax (provision) benefit on other comprehensive income	$ (3)	$ (4)	$ (9)	$ (28)

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Stockholders' Deficit - Schedule of Changes and Reclassifications Related to Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period			$ 25
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings			352
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	$ 275	$ (404)	379	$ (680)
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	2	1	(2)	4
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings	0	0	(5)	0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	2	1	(7)	4
Change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	247	(456)	26	(688)
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings	15	36	329	(40)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	262	(420)	355	(728)
Gains arising during the period
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	1	0	1	9
Tax provision on amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings	9	14	28	40
Curtailments, settlements and other
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings	1	1	2	(5)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period			1
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings			28
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	$ 11	$ 15	$ 31	$ 44

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Stockholders' Deficit - Schedule of Changes and Reclassifications Related to Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Taxes Footnotes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Net revenue	$ 14,586	$ 13,060	$ 43,106	$ 38,129
Cost of revenue	11,898	10,633	35,134	31,071
Interest and other, net	(62)	(56)	(1,011)	(201)
Net earnings	880	696	3,876	1,866
Net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges | Reclassifications of losses (gains) into earnings
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Net revenue	20	26	349	(89)
Cost of revenue	(4)	13	14	32
Operating expenses	1	(1)	0	(1)
Interest and other, net	0	0	0	9
Net earnings	$ 17	$ 38	$ 363	$ (49)

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Stockholders' Deficit - Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period			$ (3,408)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications			25
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings			352
Reclassifications of curtailments, settlements and other into earnings			2
Balance at end of period	$ (1,767)		(1,767)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period			(1,418)
Balance at end of period	(1,039)		(1,039)
Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period			12
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	2	$ 1	(2)	$ 4
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings	0	0	(5)	0
Reclassifications of curtailments, settlements and other into earnings			0
Balance at end of period	5		5
Net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period			(240)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	247	(456)	26	(688)
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings	15	$ 36	329	$ (40)
Reclassifications of curtailments, settlements and other into earnings			0
Balance at end of period	115		115
Unrealized components of defined benefit plans
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Balance at beginning of period			(1,190)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications			1
Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings			28
Reclassifications of curtailments, settlements and other into earnings			2
Balance at end of period	$ (1,159)		$ (1,159)

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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, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Numerator:
Net earnings	$ 880	$ 696	$ 3,876	$ 1,866
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS (shares)	1,601	1,681	1,627	1,694
Dilutive effect of employee stock plans (shares)	17	14	18	11
Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS (shares)	1,618	1,695	1,645	1,705
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.55	$ 0.41	$ 2.38	$ 1.10
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.54	$ 0.41	$ 2.36	$ 1.09
Anti-dilutive weighted average stock-based compensation awards (shares)	0	1	0	3

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Litigation and Contingencies (Details)										3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 20, 2017 plaintiff	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 17, 2015 USD ($) employee subsidiary	Jan. 24, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 11, 2012 USD ($)	May 23, 2012	Apr. 21, 2012 USD ($)	May 10, 2010 USD ($) employee	Jul. 31, 2018 case	Jul. 31, 2018 case	Apr. 20, 2012 USD ($)	Apr. 11, 2012 USD ($)
Forsyth, et al. v. HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Litigation and Contingencies
Minimum age of plaintiff							40 years
Number of plaintiffs | plaintiff	17
Number of named plaintiffs | plaintiff	3
Number of opt-in plaintiffs | plaintiff	12
India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings
Litigation and Contingencies
Number of current employees | employee									7
Number of former employee | employee									1
Aggregate damages sought									$ 370,000,000
Loss contingency deposit to prevent interruption of business									$ 16,000,000
Bangalore Commissioner of Customs
Litigation and Contingencies
Duties and penalties under show cause notices												$ 17,000,000	$ 386,000,000
Amount deposited under show cause notice prior to order												$ 7,000,000	$ 9,000,000
Additional amount deposited against products-related show cause notice						$ 10,000,000
Additional amount deposited against parts-related show cause notice								$ 3,000,000
Additional amount deposited against product order					$ 24,000,000
Supplies authentication protocol class action
Litigation and Contingencies
Consumer class actions | case											5
Cases dismissed | case										2
Autonomy-Related Legal Matters | Autonomy
Litigation and Contingencies
Aggregate damages sought				$ 5,000,000,000
Number of subsidiaries | subsidiary				4
Number of members | employee				2
Autonomy-Related Legal Matters | Autonomy | Mr. Lynch
Litigation and Contingencies
Aggregate damages sought			$ 160,000,000
Expected trial period			6 months
Oracle Corporation v. HP
Litigation and Contingencies
Damages awarded		$ 3,000,000,000
Adjustment recorded		0
Oracle Corporation v. HP | Past lost profits
Litigation and Contingencies
Damages awarded		1,700,000,000
Oracle Corporation v. HP | Future lost profits
Litigation and Contingencies
Damages awarded		$ 1,300,000,000

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Guarantees, Indemnifications, and Warranties (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Guarantees [Abstract]
Tax Indemnified Receivable, Net	$ 953
Changes in aggregated product warranty liabilities
Balance at beginning of period	898
Accruals for warranties issued	758
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties (including changes in estimates)	(14)
Settlements made (in cash or in kind)	(747)
Balance at end of period	$ 895

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Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Nov. 01, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Goodwill	$ 301	$ 5,930	$ 5,622
Amortizable intangible assets	520
Net assets assumed	202
Total fair value of consideration	$ 1,023

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Intangibles - Schedule of Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	$ 713	$ 183
Accumulated Amortization	240	180
Total	$ 473	3
Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Useful Lives	8 years
Gross	$ 112	85
Accumulated Amortization	87	84
Total	$ 25	1
Technology and patents
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Useful Lives	7 years
Gross	$ 601	98
Accumulated Amortization	153	96
Total	$ 448	$ 2

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Intangibles - Schedule of Estimated Future Amortization Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Remainder of 2018	$ 20
2019	81
2020	81
2021	80
2022	79
Thereafter	132
Total	$ 473	$ 3