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Segment Information
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information Segment Information
HP’s operations are organized into three reportable segments: Personal Systems, Printing, and Corporate Investments. HP’s organizational structure is based on many factors that the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) uses to evaluate, view and run the 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 CODM to evaluate segment results. The CODM 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.
Personal Systems groups its global business capabilities into the following business units when reporting business performance:
•Commercial PS consist of endpoint computing devices and hybrid systems, for use by enterprise, public sector (which includes education), and SMB customers, with a focus on robust designs, security, serviceability, connectivity, reliability and manageability in the customer’s environment. Additionally, HP offers a range of services and solutions to enterprise, public sector (which includes education), and SMB customers to help them manage the lifecycle of their personal computers (“PCs”) and mobility installed base. 
•Consumer PS consist of devices, accessories and services which are optimized for consumer usage, focusing on gaming, learning and working remotely, consuming multi-media for entertainment, managing personal life activities, staying connected, sharing information, getting things done for work including creating content and staying informed and secure.
Printing groups its global business capabilities into the following business units when reporting business performance:
•Commercial Printing consists of office printing solutions, graphics solutions and 3D printing and personalization, excluding supplies;
•Consumer Printing consists of 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 and 3D printing and digital manufacturing supplies, for recurring use in consumer and commercial hardware.
Corporate Investments includes certain business incubation and investment projects.
The accounting policies HP uses to derive segment results are substantially the same as those used by HP 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 expenses such as certain corporate governance costs and infrastructure investments, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring and other charges, acquisition and divestiture charges, amortization of intangible assets and Russia exit charges.
Segment Operating Results from Operations and the reconciliation to HP consolidated results were as follows:
 For the fiscal years ended October 31
 202320222021
 In millions
Net revenue:   
Commercial PS$24,712 $29,616 $26,822 
Consumer PS
10,972 14,395 16,510 
Personal Systems35,684 44,011 43,332 
Supplies11,452 11,761 12,632 
Commercial Printing4,183 4,225 4,209 
Consumer Printing2,394 2,916 3,287 
Printing18,029 18,902 20,128 
Corporate Investments7 2 3 
Total segment net revenue53,720 62,915 63,463 
Other(2)(5)(3)
Total net revenue$53,718 $62,910 $63,460 
Earnings before taxes:  
Personal Systems$2,129 $2,761 $3,152 
Printing3,399 3,619 3,647 
Corporate Investments(142)(230)(96)
Total segment earnings from operations$5,386 $6,150 $6,703 
Corporate and unallocated costs and other(375)(461)(541)
Stock-based compensation expense(438)(343)(330)
Restructuring and other charges(527)(218)(251)
Acquisition and divestiture charges(240)(318)(68)
Amortization of intangible assets(350)(228)(154)
Russia exit charges— (23)— 
Interest and other, net(519)(235)2,209 
Total earnings before taxes$2,937 $4,324 $7,568 

Realignment
Effective the first quarter of fiscal 2023, HP realigned the Personal Systems business units reporting structure into Commercial PS and Consumer PS to align with its customer market segmentation. Additionally, in connection with certain other organizational realignments, some costs which were earlier reflected under “Corporate and unallocated cost and other”, have now been reclassified to the Personal Systems and Printing segments.
Segment Assets
HP allocates assets to its business segments based on the segments primarily benefiting from the assets. Total assets by segment and the reconciliation of segment assets to HP consolidated assets were as follows:
 As of October 31
 20232022
 In millions
Personal Systems$18,791 $19,633 
Printing15,955 14,507 
Corporate Investments176 191 
Corporate and unallocated assets2,082 4,163 
Total assets$37,004 $38,494 
Major Customers
No single customer represented 10% or more of HP’s net revenue in any fiscal year presented.
Geographic Information
Net revenue by country is based upon the sales location that predominately represents the customer location. For each of the fiscal years of 2023, 2022 and 2021, other than the United States, no country represented more than 10% of HP net revenue.
Net revenue by country was as follows:
 For the fiscal years ended October 31
 202320222021
  In millions 
United States$18,829 $21,626 $22,420 
Other countries34,889 41,284 41,040 
Total net revenue$53,718 $62,910 $63,460 

Net property, plant and equipment by country in which HP operates was as follows:
 As of October 31
 20232022
 In millions
United States$1,351 $1,264 
Singapore341 329 
South Korea307 320 
Malaysia
287 265 
Other countries541 596 
Total property, plant and equipment, net$2,827 $2,774 
 
No single country other than those represented above exceeds 10% or more of HP’s total net property, plant and equipment in any fiscal year presented.