Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Financial Instruments

Schedule of cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments

	As of October 31, 2015									As of October 31, 2014
	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Gross Unrealized Loss			Fair Value		Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Gross Unrealized Loss			Fair Value
	In millions
Cash Equivalents:
Time deposits	$	3,478	$	—	$	—		$	3,478	$	2,720	$	—	$	—		$	2,720
Money market funds		8,895		—		—			8,895		9,857		—		—			9,857
Mutual funds		173		—		—			173		110		—		—			110
Total cash equivalents		12,546		—		—			12,546		12,687		—		—			12,687
Available-for-Sale Investments:
Debt securities:
Time deposits		106		—		—			106		145		—		—			145
Foreign bonds		276		79		—			355		286		90		—			376
Other debt securities		55		—		(13	)		42		61		—		(14	)		47
Total debt securities		437		79		(13	)		503		492		90		(14	)		568
Equity securities:
Mutual funds		73		—		—			73		134		—		—			134
Equity securities in public companies		58		9		(9	)		58		8		7		—			15
Total equity securities		131		9		(9	)		131		142		7		—			149
Total available-for-sale investments		568		88		(22	)		634		634		97		(14	)		717
Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments	$	13,114	$	88	$	(22	)	$	13,180	$	13,321	$	97	$	(14	)	$	13,404

Schedule of contractual maturities of investments in available-for-sale debt securities

	As of October 31, 2015
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	In millions
Due in one year	$	104	$	104
Due in one to five years		14		14
Due in more than five years		319		385
	$	437	$	503

Schedule of gross notional and fair value of derivative financial instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets

	As of October 31, 2015										As of October 31, 2014
	Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Long-Term Other Liabilities		Outstanding Gross Notional		Other Current Assets		Long-Term Financing Receivables and Other Assets		Other Accrued Liabilities		Long-Term Other Liabilities
	In millions
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Fair value hedges:
Interest rate contracts	$	12,675	$	1	$	37	$	—	$	55	$	10,800	$	3	$	102	$	—	$	55
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts		19,551		467		216		193		87		20,196		539		124		131		94
Net investment hedges:
Foreign currency contracts		1,860		114		66		7		4		1,952		44		47		10		8
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		34,086		582		319		200		146		32,948		586		273		141		157
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency contracts		18,238		79		89		87		63		21,384		82		32		82		25
Other derivatives		300		8		—		—		—		361		6		1		—		—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments		18,538		87		89		87		63		21,745		88		33		82		25
Total derivatives	$	52,624	$	669	$	408	$	287	$	209	$	54,693	$	674	$	306	$	223	$	182

Schedule of information related to the potential effect of entity's master netting agreements and collateral security agreements

	As of October 31, 2015
	In the Consolidated Balance Sheets
												(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v)
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset		Net Amount Presented		Derivatives		Financial Collateral			Net Amount
	In millions
Derivative assets	$	1,077	$	—	$	1,077	$	315	$	640	(1)	$	122
Derivative liabilities	$	496	$	—	$	496	$	315	$	19	(2)	$	162

	As of October 31, 2014
	In the Consolidated Balance Sheets
												(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
	(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i)–(ii)		(iv)		(v)
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amount Offset		Net Amount Presented		Derivatives		Financial Collateral			Net Amount
	In millions
Derivative assets	$	980	$	—	$	980	$	361	$	452	(1)	$	167
Derivative liabilities	$	405	$	—	$	405	$	361	$	29	(2)	$	15

(1)	Represents the cash collateral posted by counterparties as of the respective reporting date for HP's asset position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.
(2)	Represents the collateral posted by HP through re-use of counterparty cash collateral as of the respective reporting date for HP's liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.

Schedule of pre-tax effect of derivative instruments and related hedged items in a fair value hedging relationship

	(Loss) Gain Recognized in Income on Derivative Instruments and Related Hedged Items
Derivative Instrument	Location	2015			2014		2013			Hedged Item	Location	2015		2014			2013
		In millions										In millions
Interest rate contracts	Interest and other, net	$	(67	)	$	1	$	(270	)	Fixed-rate debt	Interest and other, net	$	67	$	(1	)	$	270

Schedule of pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships

	Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)									Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)
	2015			2014			2013			Location	2015			2014			2013
				In millions							In millions
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	$	1,067		$	593		$	(53	)	Net revenue	$	1,271		$	(21	)	$	48
Foreign currency contracts		(176	)		(203	)		(192	)	Cost of products		(150	)		(71	)		(165	)
Foreign currency contracts		(3	)		7			(19	)	Other operating expenses		(7	)		(9	)		1
Foreign currency contracts		203			(60	)		21		Interest and other, net		198			(50	)		10
Total currency hedges	$	1,091		$	337		$	(243	)		$	1,312		$	(151	)	$	(106	)
Net investment hedges:
Foreign currency contracts	$	228		$	57		$	38		Interest and other, net	$	—		$	—		$	—

Schedule of pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings

	Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives
	Location	2015		2014		2013
		In millions
Foreign currency contracts	Interest and other, net	$	304	$	106	$	156
Other derivatives	Interest and other, net		—		—		11
Interest rate contracts	Interest and other, net		—		—		3
Total		$	304	$	106	$	170