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