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TRANSACTIONS WITH AGILENT Allocated Cost (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	$ 0us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty	$ 101us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	12us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount		13us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
Cost of Sales [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	0us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember	25us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
Research and Development Expense [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	0us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember	11us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	0us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember	66us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
Other income (expense) [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	$ 0us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherIncomeMember	$ (1)us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherIncomeMember

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- Definition

The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

+ References

No definition available.

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- Definition

Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 850

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864

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- Details

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X

- Details

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- Details

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