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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment | The profitability of each of the segments is measured after excluding share-based compensation expense, restructuring and related costs, amortization of acquisition-related balances, acquisition and integration costs, acquisition-related compensation expense, separation and related costs, pension curtailment and settlement loss (gain), northern California wildfire-related costs, goodwill impairment, legal settlement, gain on divestitures, interest income, interest expense and other items as noted in the reconciliations below.
| Communications Solutions Group |  | Electronic Industrial Solutions Group |  | Ixia Solutions Group |  | Total Segments
| (in millions)
Year ended October 31, 2019: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net revenue | $ | 2,688 |  |  | $ | 1,135 |  |  | $ | 480 |  |  | $ | 4,303 |
Amortization of acquisition-related balances | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |  |  | 9 |
Total segment revenue | $ | 2,688 |  |  | $ | 1,135 |  |  | $ | 489 |  |  | $ | 4,312 |
Segment income from operations | $ | 714 |  |  | $ | 294 |  |  | $ | 29 |  |  | $ | 1,037 |
Depreciation expense | $ | 55 |  |  | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 96 |
Year ended October 31, 2018: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net revenue | $ | 2,391 |  |  | $ | 1,071 |  |  | $ | 416 |  |  | $ | 3,878 |
Amortization of acquisition-related balances | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 35 |  |  | 36 |
Total segment revenue | $ | 2,392 |  |  | $ | 1,071 |  |  | $ | 451 |  |  | $ | 3,914 |
Segment income from operations | $ | 474 |  |  | $ | 245 |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 735 |
Depreciation expense | $ | 64 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 103 |
Year ended October 31, 2017: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net revenue | $ | 2,063 |  |  | $ | 929 |  |  | $ | 197 |  |  | $ | 3,189 |
Amortization of acquisition-related balances | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 59 |  |  | 60 |
Total segment revenue | $ | 2,064 |  |  | $ | 929 |  |  | $ | 256 |  |  | $ | 3,249 |
Segment income from operations | $ | 347 |  |  | $ | 209 |  |  | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 598 |
Depreciation expense | $ | 62 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 92 |
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated | The following table reconciles reportable segments' income from operations to our total enterprise income before taxes:
| Year Ended October 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
| (in millions)
Total reportable segments' income from operations | $ | 1,037 |  |  | $ | 735 |  |  | $ | 598 |
Share-based compensation expense | (82 | ) |  | (59 | ) |  | (56 | )
Restructuring and related costs | (9 | ) |  | (17 | ) |  | (11 | )
Amortization of acquisition-related balances | (224 | ) |  | (265 | ) |  | (256 | )
Acquisition and integration costs | (9 | ) |  | (49 | ) |  | (57 | )
Acquisition-related compensation expense | — |  |  | — |  |  | (28 | )
Separation and related costs | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (20 | )
Northern California wildfire-related costs | — |  |  | (7 | ) |  | (16 | )
Goodwill impairment | — |  |  | (709 | ) |  | — |
Legal settlement | — |  |  | (25 | ) |  | — |
Gain on divestitures | 1 |  |  | 20 |  |  | — |
Other | (3 | ) |  | (16 | ) |  | (6 | )
Income (loss) from operations, as reported | 711 |  |  | (394 | ) |  | 148 |
Interest income | 23 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 7 |
Interest expense | (80 | ) |  | (83 | ) |  | (80 | )
Other income (expense), net | 61 |  |  | 54 |  |  | 104 |
Income (loss) before taxes, as reported | $ | 715 |  |  | $ | (411 | ) |  | $ | 179 |
Assets And Capital Expenditures Directly Managed By Each Segment | The following table presents assets and capital expenditures directly managed by each segment. Unallocated assets primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, prepaid expenses, investments, long-term and other receivables and other assets.
| Communications Solutions Group |  | Electronic Industrial Solutions Group |  | Ixia Solutions Group |  | Total Segments
| (in millions)
As of and for the year ended October 31, 2019: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | $ | 2,267 |  |  | $ | 928 |  |  | $ | 1,404 |  |  | $ | 4,599 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 71 |  |  | $ | 29 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 120 |
As of and for the year ended October 31, 2018: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | $ | 2,115 |  |  | $ | 888 |  |  | $ | 1,327 |  |  | $ | 4,330 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 90 |  |  | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 132 |
The following table reconciles segment assets to our total assets:
| October 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018
| (in millions)
Total reportable segments' assets | $ | 4,599 |  |  | $ | 4,330 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,598 |  |  | 913 |
Prepaid expenses | 130 |  |  | 106 |
Other current assets | 3 |  |  | 9 |
Investments | 46 |  |  | 46 |
Long-term and other receivables | 94 |  |  | 118 |
Other | 153 |  |  | 302 |
Total assets | $ | 6,623 |  |  | $ | 5,824 |
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas | The following table presents summarized information for net revenue and long-lived assets by geographic region. Revenues from external customers are generally attributed to countries based upon the location of the Keysight sales representative. Long lived assets consist of property, plant, and equipment, long-term receivables and other long-term assets excluding intangible assets. The rest of the world primarily consists of rest of Asia and Europe.
| United States |  | China |  | Japan |  | Rest of the World |  | Total
| (in millions)
Net revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year ended October 31, 2019 | $ | 1,584 |  |  | $ | 822 |  |  | $ | 389 |  |  | $ | 1,508 |  |  | $ | 4,303 |
Year ended October 31, 2018 | $ | 1,398 |  |  | $ | 710 |  |  | $ | 342 |  |  | $ | 1,428 |  |  | $ | 3,878 |
Year ended October 31, 2017 | $ | 1,054 |  |  | $ | 608 |  |  | $ | 338 |  |  | $ | 1,189 |  |  | $ | 3,189 |
| United States |  | Japan |  | Malaysia |  | UK | Rest of the World |  | Total
| (in millions)
Long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
October 31, 2019 | $ | 314 |  |  | $ | 245 |  |  | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | 177 |  | $ | 129 |  |  | $ | 940 |
October 31, 2018 | $ | 310 |  |  | $ | 222 |  |  | $ | 72 |  |  | $ | 145 |  | $ | 121 |  |  | $ | 870 |

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