Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets

Goodwill

	Personal Systems Group		Services			Imaging and Printing Group		Enterprise Servers, Storage and Networking			Software		HP Financial Services		Corporate Investments			Total
	In millions
Net balance at October 31, 2011	$	2,498	$	17,280		$	2,471	$	8,070		$	14,063	$	144	$	25		$	44,551
Goodwill acquired during the period		—		—			14		—			—		—		—			14
Goodwill adjustments/reclassifications		—		(40	)		—		(311	)		567		—		(15	)		201
Impairment loss		—		(7,961	)		—		—			—		—		—			(7,961	)
Net balance at July 31, 2012	$	2,498	$	9,279		$	2,485	$	7,759		$	14,630	$	144	$	10		$	36,805

Purchased Intangible Assets

	July 31, 2012										October 31, 2011
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Impairment Loss			Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Impairment Loss			Net
	In millions
Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements	$	5,942	$	(2,603	)		—		$	3,339	$	6,409	$	(2,390	)		(49	)	$	3,970
Developed and core technology and patents		6,824		(2,569	)		—			4,255		7,226		(1,944	)		—			5,282
Compaq trade name		1,422		(8	)		(1,227	)		187		1,422		—			—			1,422
Other product trademarks		314		(136	)		—			178		367		(129	)		(23	)		215
In-process research and development ("IPR&D")		7		—			—			7		9		—			—			9
Total purchased intangible assets	$	14,509	$	(5,316	)	$	(1,227	)	$	7,966	$	15,433	$	(4,463	)		(72	)	$	10,898

Finite-lived purchased intangible assets

Fiscal year:	In millions
2012 (remaining three months)	$	467
2013		1,747
2014		1,410
2015		1,221
2016		1,063
2017		621
Thereafter		1,430
Total	$	7,959