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Financial Instruments
6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2020
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]  
Financial Instruments Financial Instruments
Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments
 
As of April 30, 2020
 
As of October 31, 2019
 
Cost
 
Gross Unrealized Gain
 
Gross Unrealized Loss
 
Fair Value
 
Cost
 
Gross Unrealized Gain
 
Gross Unrealized Loss
 
Fair Value
 
In millions
Cash Equivalents:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Corporate debt
$
622

 
$

 
$

 
$
622

 
$
1,283

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,283

Government debt
2,207

 

 

 
2,207

 
2,422

 

 

 
2,422

Total cash equivalents
2,829

 

 

 
2,829

 
3,705

 

 

 
3,705

Available-for-Sale Investments:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Marketable equity securities and Mutual funds
39

 
13

 

 
52

 
40

 
16

 

 
56

Total available-for-sale investments
39

 
13

 

 
52

 
40

 
16

 

 
56

Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
$
2,868

 
$
13

 
$

 
$
2,881

 
$
3,745

 
$
16

 
$

 
$
3,761


All highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of acquisition are considered cash equivalents. As of April 30, 2020 and October 31, 2019, 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.
Equity securities in privately held companies are included in Other non-current assets in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. These amounted to $40 million and $46 million as of April 30, 2020 and October 31, 2019, 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, treasury rate locks and, at times, option contracts to hedge certain foreign currency, interest rate and, return on certain investment 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’s custodian 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 $29 million and $45 million as of April 30, 2020 and as of October 31, 2019, 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 April 30, 2020 and October 31, 2019.



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 in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings in the period of change.
Cash Flow Hedges
HP uses forward contracts, treasury rate locks and, at times, option contracts designated as cash flow hedges to protect against the foreign currency exchange and interest rate risks inherent in its forecasted net revenue, cost of revenue, operating expenses and debt issuance. HP’s foreign currency cash flow hedges mature predominantly within twelve months; however, hedges related to long-term procurement arrangements extend several years.
For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, HP initially records changes in fair value of the derivative instrument in accumulated other comprehensive income/loss (“AOCI”) as a separate component of stockholders’ deficit in 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 changes in the fair value of the derivative instrument in the same financial statement line item as changes in the fair value of the hedged item.
In March 2020, HP entered into a series of treasury rate lock agreements with notional amounts totaling $750 million to hedge the exposure to variability in future cash flows resulting from changes in interest rate related to an anticipated issuance of long-term debt. These agreements were designated as cash flow hedges.
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, as well as the offsetting change in the fair value of the hedged item, 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.
As of April 30, 2020 and 2019, no portion of the hedging instruments’ gain or loss was excluded from the assessment of effectiveness for fair value and cash flow hedges.
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 April 30, 2020
 
As of October 31, 2019
 
Outstanding Gross Notional
 
Other Current Assets
 
Other Non-Current Assets
 
Other Current Liabilities
 
Other Non-Current Liabilities
 
Outstanding Gross Notional
 
Other Current Assets
 
Other Non-Current Assets
 
Other Current Liabilities
 
Other Non-Current Liabilities
 
In millions
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Fair value hedges:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest rate contracts
$
750

 
$

 
$
14

 
$

 
$

 
$
750

 
$

 
$
4

 
$

 
$




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Cash flow hedges:


 


 


 


 


 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Foreign currency contracts
15,530

 
388

 
131

 
81

 
21

 
15,639

 
260

 
111

 
123

 
28

Interest rate contracts
750

 

 

 
8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments
17,030

 
388

 
145

 
89

 
21

 
16,389

 
260

 
115

 
123

 
28

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Foreign currency contracts
4,666

 
19

 

 
33

 

 
7,146

 
10

 

 
14

 

Other derivatives
119

 
12

 

 
1

 

 
134

 
7

 

 
1

 

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
4,785

 
31

 

 
34

 

 
7,280

 
17

 

 
15

 

Total derivatives
$
21,815

 
$
419

 
$
145

 
$
123

 
$
21

 
$
23,669

 
$
277

 
$
115

 
$
138

 
$
28

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 April 30, 2020 and October 31, 2019, 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 April 30, 2020
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

Derivative assets
$
564

 
$

 
$
564

 
$
112

 
$
497

(1) 
 
$
(45
)
Derivative liabilities
$
144

 
$

 
$
144

 
$
112

 
$
29

(2) 
 
$
3

As of October 31, 2019
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

Derivative assets
$
392

 
$

 
$
392

 
$
113

 
$
259

(1) 
 
$
20

Derivative liabilities
$
166

 
$

 
$
166

 
$
113

 
$
43

(2) 
 
$
10

(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 six months ended April 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
 
 
 
 
Total amounts of income/ (expense) line items presented in the statement of financial performance in which the effects of fair value hedges are recorded
 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative Instrument
 
 
 
 
 
 Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative and Related Hedged Item
Derivative Instrument
 
Location
 
Three months ended April 30, 2020
 
Three months ended April 30, 2020
 
Hedged Item
 
Location
 
Three months ended April 30, 2020
 
 
 
 
In millions
 
 
 
 
 
In millions
Interest rate contracts
 
Interest and other, net
 
$

 
$
10

 
Fixed-rate debt
 
Interest and other, net
 
$
(10
)
 
 
 
 
Total amounts of income/ (expense) line items presented in the statement of financial performance in which the effects of fair value hedges are recorded
 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative Instrument
 
 
 
 
 
 Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative and Related Hedged Item
Derivative Instrument
 
Location
 
Six months ended April 30, 2020
 
Six months ended April 30, 2020
 
Hedged Item
 
Location
 
Six months ended April 30, 2020
 
 
 
 
In millions
 
 
 
 
 
In millions
Interest rate contracts
 
Interest and other, net
 
$
13

 
$
10

 
Fixed-rate debt
 
Interest and other, net
 
$
(10
)
 
 
 
 
Total amounts of income/ (expense) line items presented in the statement of financial performance in which the effects of fair value hedges are recorded
 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative Instrument
 
 
 
 
 
 Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative and Related Hedged Item
Derivative Instrument
 
Location
 
Three months ended April 30, 2019
 
Three months ended April 30, 2019
 
Hedged Item
 
Location
 
Three months ended April 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
In millions
 
 
 
 
 
In millions
Interest rate contracts
 
Interest and other, net
 
$
(45
)
 
$
4

 
Fixed-rate debt
 
Interest and other, net
 
$
(4
)
 
 
 
 
Total amounts of income/ (expense) line items presented in the statement of financial performance in which the effects of fair value hedges are recorded
 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative Instrument
 
 
 
 
 
 Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative and Related Hedged Item
Derivative Instrument
 
Location
 
Six months ended April 30, 2019
 
Six months ended April 30, 2019
 
Hedged Item
 
Location
 
Six months ended April 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
In millions
 
 
 
 
 
In millions
Interest rate contracts
 
Interest and other, net
 
$
(71
)
 
$
16

 
Fixed-rate debt
 
Interest and other, net
 
$
(16
)



The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships for the three and six months ended April 30, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:
 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives
 
 
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the statement of financial performance in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded
 
Gain /(Loss) Reclassified from AOCI Into
Earnings
 
Three months ended April 30, 2020
 
Location
 
Three months ended April 30, 2020
 
In millions
 
 
In millions
Cash flow hedges:
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

Foreign currency contracts
$
239

 
Net revenue
 
$
12,469

 
$
62

Interest rate contracts
(8
)
 
Cost of revenue
 
(9,976
)
 
(10
)

 

 
Operating expenses
 
(1,667
)
 
1

Total
$
231

 
 
 

 
$
53


 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives
 
 
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the statement of financial performance in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded
 
Gain /(Loss) Reclassified from AOCI Into
Earnings
 
Six months ended April 30, 2020
 
Location
 
Six months ended April 30, 2020
 
In millions
 

In millions
Cash flow hedges:
 

 
 

 

 
 

Foreign currency contracts
$
299

 
Net revenue

$
27,087

 
$
123

Interest rate contracts
(8
)
 
Cost of revenue

(21,722
)
 
(11
)

 

 
Operating expenses

(3,674
)
 

Total
$
291

 
 

 
 
$
112

 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives
 
 
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the statement of financial performance in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded
 
Gain /(Loss) Reclassified from AOCI Into
Earnings
 
Three months ended April 30, 2019
 
Location
 
Three months ended April 30, 2019
 
In millions
 

In millions
Cash flow hedges:
 

 
 

 

 
 

Foreign currency contracts
$
198

 
Net revenue

$
14,036

 
$

 
 

 
Cost of revenue

(11,307
)
 
(6
)

 

 
Operating expenses

(1,801
)
 

Total
$
198

 
 

 
 
$
(6
)

 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives
 
 
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the statement of financial performance in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded
 
Gain /(Loss) Reclassified from AOCI Into
Earnings
 
Six months ended April 30, 2019
 
Location
 
Six months ended April 30, 2019
 
In millions
 

In millions
Cash flow hedges:
 

 
 

 

 
 

Foreign currency contracts
$
91

 
Net revenue

$
28,746

 
$
191

 
 

 
Cost of revenue

(23,405
)
 
(16
)

 

 
Operating expenses

(3,487
)
 
(2
)
Total
$
91

 
 

 
 
$
173


As of April 30, 2020, HP expects to reclassify an estimated accumulated other comprehensive gain of $236 million, 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 different impact on earnings.
The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments recognized in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings for the three and six months ended April 30, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:
 
Three months ended April 30
 
Six months ended April 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
In millions
Foreign currency contracts
$
25

 
$
(18
)
 
$
17

 
$
(58
)
Other derivatives

 
5

 
5

 
19

Total
$
25

 
$
(13
)
 
$
22

 
$
(39
)