Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets

Goodwill

	Personal Systems Group			Services		Imaging and Printing Group			Enterprise Servers, Storage and Networking			HP Software			HP Financial Services		Corporate Investments			Total
	In millions
Balance at October 31, 2009	$	2,487		$	16,829	$	2,460		$	5,005		$	6,140		$	144	$	44		$	33,109
Goodwill acquired during the period		18			17		—			1,635			1,407			—		2,153			5,230
Goodwill adjustments		(5	)		121		(4	)		(30	)		(2	)		—		64			144
Balance at October 31, 2010	$	2,500		$	16,967	$	2,456		$	6,610		$	7,545		$	144	$	2,261		$	38,483
Goodwill acquired during the period		—			66		16			—			6,786			—		—			6,868
Goodwill adjustments/reclassifications		(2	)		247		(1	)		1,460			(268	)		—		(1,423	)		13
Impairment loss		—			—		—			—			—			—		(813	)		(813	)
Balance at October 31, 2011	$	2,498		$	17,280	$	2,471		$	8,070		$	14,063		$	144	$	25		$	44,551

Purchased Intangible Assets

	2011							2010
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net
	In millions
Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements	$	6,346	$	(2,376	)	$	3,970	$	7,075	$	(3,436	)	$	3,639
Developed and core technology and patents		7,226		(1,944	)		5,282		3,797		(1,418	)		2,379
Product trademarks		336		(121	)		215		199		(92	)		107
Total amortizable purchased intangible assets		13,908		(4,441	)		9,467		11,071		(4,946	)		6,125
IPR&D		9		—			9		301		—			301
Compaq trade name		1,422		—			1,422		1,422		—			1,422
Total purchased intangible assets	$	15,339		(4,441	)		10,898	$	12,794	$	(4,946	)	$	7,848

Finite-lived purchased intangible assets

Fiscal year:	In millions
2012	$	1,885
2013		1,732
2014		1,410
2015		1,237
2016		1,073
Thereafter		2,130
Total	$	9,467