Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2016

Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans

Schedule of pension and post-retirement benefit (credit) cost

	Three months ended April 30
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post- Retirement Benefit Plans
	2016			2015			2016			2015			2016			2015
	In millions
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	12		$	63		$	—		$	1
Interest cost		136			139			6			89			5			7
Expected return on plan assets		(183	)		(217	)		(12	)		(189	)		(8	)		(9	)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)		14			12			6			70			(3	)		(3	)
Prior service benefit		—			—			(1	)		(5	)		(4	)		(5	)
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost		(33	)		(66	)		11			28			(10	)		(9	)
Settlement loss		1			—			1			2			—			—
Special termination benefits		—			—			—			7			9			—
Plan (credit) expense allocation(1)		—			—			—			(7	)		—			8
Total periodic benefit (credit) cost from continuing operations		(32	)		(66	)		12			30			(1	)		(1	)
Summary of total periodic benefit (credit) cost:
Continuing operations		(32	)		(66	)		12			30			(1	)		(1	)
Discontinued operations		—			5			—			26			—			(8	)
Total periodic benefit (credit) cost	$	(32	)	$	(61	)	$	12		$	56		$	(1	)	$	(9	)

	Six months ended April 30
	U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans						Post- Retirement Benefit Plans
	2016			2015			2016			2015			2016			2015
	In millions
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	23		$	131		$	—		$	2
Interest cost		272			278			12			188			10			14
Expected return on plan assets		(366	)		(434	)		(24	)		(395	)		(16	)		(18	)
Amortization and deferrals:
Actuarial loss (gain)		28			25			12			147			(6	)		(6	)
Prior service benefit		—			—			(2	)		(10	)		(8	)		(10	)
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost		(66	)		(131	)		21			61			(20	)		(18	)
Settlement loss		1			—			1			2			—			—
Special termination benefits		—			—			—			8			9			—
Plan (credit) expense allocation(1)		—			—			—			(11	)		—			16
Total periodic benefit (credit) cost from continuing operations		(65	)		(131	)		22			60			(11	)		(2	)
Summary of total periodic benefit (credit) cost:
Continuing operations		(65	)		(131	)		22			60			(11	)		(2	)
Discontinued operations		—			10			—			53			—			(16	)
Total periodic benefit (credit) cost	$	(65	)	$	(121	)	$	22		$	113		$	(11	)	$	(18	)

(1) Plan (credit) expense allocation relates to the employees of HP covered under Hewlett Packard Enterprise plans or employees of Hewlett Packard Enterprise covered under HP plans.