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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET |
Changes in Goodwill by Operating Segments | The changes in amounts of goodwill by operating segments were as follows in millions of dollars:
|  | Agriculture |  | Construction |  |  |
|  | and |  | and |  |  |
|  | Turf |  | Forestry |  | Total |
Balance at October 31, 2012 |  |  | $ | 686 |  |  |  | $ | 584 |  |  | $ | 1,270 |
Less accumulated impairment losses |  |  | 349 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 349 |
Net balance |  |  | 337 |  |  |  | 584 |  |  | 921 |
Reclassification to assets held for sale** |  |  | (395) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (395) |
Acquisition* |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 |
Translation adjustments and other |  |  | (2) |  |  |  | 19 |  |  | 17 |
Balance at October 31, 2013 |  |  | 302 |  |  |  | 603 |  |  | 905 |
Less accumulated impairment losses** |  |  | 60 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 |
Net balance |  |  | 242 |  |  |  | 603 |  |  | 845 |
Divestiture*** |  |  | (60) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (60) |
Translation adjustments and other |  |  | (7) |  |  |  | (47) |  |  | (54) |
Balance at October 31, 2014 |  |  | 235 |  |  |  | 556 |  |  | 791 |
Less accumulated impairment losses*** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | $ | 235 |  |  |  | $ | 556 |  |  | $ | 791 |
* See Note 4. ** Accumulated impairment losses were also reduced by $289 million related to Landscapes reclassification to held for sale (see Note 4). *** Accumulated impairment losses were also reduced by $60 million related to the sale of the Water operations (see Note 4).
Components of Other Intangible Assets | The components of other intangible assets are as follows in millions of dollars:
|  | Useful Lives* (Years) |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Amortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer lists and relationships |  | 15 |  | $ | 20 |  | $ | 20 |
Technology, patents, trademarks and other |  | 19 |  | 90 |  | 88 |
Total at cost |  |  |  | 110 |  | 108 |
Less accumulated amortization** |  |  |  | 45 |  | 35 |
Total |  |  |  | 65 |  | 73 |
Unamortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Licenses |  |  |  | 4 |  | 4 |
Other intangible assets-net |  |  |  | $ | 69 |  | $ | 77 |
* Weighted-averages ** Accumulated amortization at 2014 and 2013 for customer lists and relationships was $9 million and $8 million and technology, patents, trademarks and other was $36 million and $27 million, respectively.

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