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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2016
Share-based Compensation [Abstract] |
Allocated Share-based compensation expense disclosure | The impact of share-based compensation on our results was as follows:
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| July 31, |  | July 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (in millions)
Cost of products and services | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 10 |
Research and development | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 8 |
Selling, general and administrative | 6 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 31 |
Total share-based compensation expense | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | 49 |
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award fair value assumptions and methodology schedule | The following assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of employee stock options and LTP Program grants.
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| July 31, |  | July 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Stock Option Plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average risk-free interest rate | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.6 | %
Dividend yield | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — | %
Weighted average volatility | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 31 | %
Expected life | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4.9 years |
LTP Program: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Volatility of Keysight shares | 25 | % |  | 26 | % |  | 25 | % |  | 26 | %
Volatility of selected peer-company shares | 14%-54% |  |  | 17%-67% |  |  | 14%-54% |  |  | 17%-67% |
Price-wise correlation with selected peers | 38 | % |  | 38 | % |  | 38 | % |  | 38 | %
The fair value of employee stock option awards was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the allocation of equity-based compensation costs to a given line item on the balance sheet and income statement for the period. This may include the reporting line for the costs and the amount capitalized and expensed. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (h)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5047-113901 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 14.F) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27013229&loc=d3e301413-122809 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 14 -Section F + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the significant assumptions used during the year to estimate the fair value of stock options, including, but not limited to: (a) expected term of share options and similar instruments, (b) expected volatility of the entity's shares, (c) expected dividends, (d) risk-free rate(s), and (e) discount for post-vesting restrictions. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (f)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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