Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Schedule of allocation and changes in the carrying amount of goodwill

	Nine months ended July 31, 2015
	Personal Systems		Printing			Enterprise Group			Enterprise Services(2)			Software			HP Financial Services		Corporate Investments		Total
	In millions
Balance at beginning of period(1)	$	2,588	$	2,591		$	16,867		$	97		$	8,852		$	144	$	—	$	31,139
Goodwill acquired during period		—		—			1,863			—			96			—		—		1,959
Goodwill adjustments		—		(11	)		(20	)		(3	)		(39	)		—		—		(73	)
Balance at end of period(1)	$	2,588	$	2,580		$	18,710		$	94		$	8,909		$	144	$	—	$	33,025

(1)	Goodwill at July 31, 2015 and October 31, 2014 is net of accumulated impairment losses of $14.5 billion. Of that amount, $8.0 billion relates to the ES segment, $5.7 billion relates to Software, and the remaining $0.8 billion relates to Corporate Investments.
(2)	Goodwill relates to the MphasiS Limited reporting unit.

Schedule of intangible assets

	As of July 31, 2015										As of October 31, 2014
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Accumulated Impairment Loss			Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Accumulated Impairment Loss			Net
	In millions
Customer contracts, customer lists and distribution agreements	$	5,376	$	(3,596	)	$	(856	)	$	924	$	5,289	$	(3,228	)	$	(856	)	$	1,205
Developed and core technology and patents		4,485		(1,262	)		(2,138	)		1,085		4,266		(1,301	)		(2,138	)		827
Trade name and trade marks		1,664		(243	)		(1,336	)		85		1,693		(261	)		(1,336	)		96
In-process research and development		155		—			—			155		—		—			—			—
Total intangible assets	$	11,680	$	(5,101	)	$	(4,330	)	$	2,249	$	11,248	$	(4,790	)	$	(4,330	)	$	2,128

Schedule of estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived purchased intangible assets

        As of July 31, 2015, the estimated future amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets was as follows:

Fiscal year	In millions
2015 (remaining 3 months)	$	245
2016		773
2017		352
2018		252
2019		213
2020		179
Thereafter		80
Total	$	2,094