Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Allocation and Changes in the Carrying Amount of Goodwill

Goodwill allocated to HP’s reportable segments and changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were as follows:  

	Personal Systems		Printing		Corporate Investments		Total
	In millions
Balance at October 31, 2020(1)	$	2,621	$	3,759	$	—	$	6,380
Acquisitions/adjustments	284		14		102		400
Foreign currency translation	—		23		—		23
Balance at October 31, 2021(1)	2,905		3,796		102		6,803
Acquisitions/adjustments	1,790		—		16		1,806
Foreign currency translation	—		(68)		—		(68)
Balance at October 31, 2022(1)	$	4,695	$	3,728	$	118	$	8,541

(1)Goodwill is net of accumulated impairment losses of $0.8 billion related to Corporate Investments.

Schedule of Acquired Intangible Assets

HP’s acquired intangible assets were composed of:

	As of October 31, 2022						As of October 31, 2021
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net
	In millions
Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements	$	815	$	283	$	532	$	526	$	212	$	314
Technology and patents	1,763		551		1,212		814		425		389
Trade name and trademarks	214		25		189		95		14		81
Total intangible assets	$	2,792	$	859	$	1,933	$	1,435	$	651	$	784

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

The weighted-average useful lives of intangible assets acquired during the period are as follows:

	Weighted-Average Useful Life (in years)
Customer contracts and customer lists	13
Technology and patents	7
Trade name and trademarks	5

Schedule of Estimated Future Amortization Expense

As of October 31, 2022, estimated future amortization expense related to intangible assets was as follows:

Fiscal year	In millions
2023	$	351
2024	318
2025	248
2026	239
2027	234
Thereafter	543
Total	$	1,933