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NET INCOME PER SHARE (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2015
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
Nov. 01, 2014
Numerator:        
Net income $ 513 $ 392 $ 457  
Denominator:        
Basic weighted-average shares [1] 169,000,000 167,000,000 167,000,000  
Potential common shares— stock options and other employee stock plans 2,000,000 0 0  
Diluted weighted average shares [1] 171,000,000 167,000,000 167,000,000  
Stock issued during period shares issued in connection with separation       167,000,000
Total number of share-based awards issued (in shares) 2,000,000      
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, number 46,300      
[1] On November 1, 2014, Agilent Technologies, Inc. distributed 167 million shares of Keysight common stock to existing holders of Agilent common stock. Basic and diluted net income per share for all periods through October 31, 2014 is calculated using the shares distributed on November 1, 2014.