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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2014
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET |
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET | (13) The changes in amounts of goodwill by operating segments were as follows in millions of dollars:
|  | Agriculture and Turf |  | Construction and Forestry |  | Total |
Balance October 31, 2012: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ | 686 |  | $ | 584 |  | $ | 1,270 |
Less accumulated impairment losses |  | 349 |  |  |  | 349 |
Goodwill-net |  | 337 |  | 584 |  | 921 |
Translation adjustments |  | (5) |  | 8 |  | 3 |
Balance July 31, 2013: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 681 |  | 592 |  | 1,273 |
Less accumulated impairment losses |  | 349 |  |  |  | 349 |
Goodwill-net |  | $ | 332 |  | $ | 592 |  | $ | 924 |
Balance October 31, 2013: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ | 302 |  | $ | 603 |  | $ | 905 |
Less accumulated impairment losses * |  | 60 |  |  |  | 60 |
Goodwill-net |  | 242 |  | 603 |  | 845 |
Divestitures |  | (60) |  |  |  | (60) |
Translation adjustments and other |  |  |  | (15) |  | (15) |
Balance July 31, 2014: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 242 |  | 588 |  | 830 |
Less accumulated impairment losses ** |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill-net |  | $ | 242 |  | $ | 588 |  | $ | 830 |
* Accumulated impairment losses were reduced by $289 million related to Landscapes reclassification to held for sale (see Note 18). ** Accumulated impairment losses were reduced by $60 million related to the divestiture of the Water operations (see Note 19). The components of other intangible assets were as follows in millions of dollars:
|  | Useful Lives * |  | July 31 |  | October 31 |  | July 31 |
|  | Years |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2013 |
Amortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer lists and relationships |  | 15 |  | $ | 20 |  | $ | 20 |  | $ | 73 |
Technology, patents, trademarks and other |  | 19 |  | 88 |  | 88 |  | 93 |
Total at cost |  |  |  | 108 |  | 108 |  | 166 |
Less accumulated amortization ** |  |  |  | 43 |  | 35 |  | 89 |
Total |  |  |  | 65 |  | 73 |  | 77 |
Unamortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Licenses |  |  |  | 4 |  | 4 |  | 4 |
Other intangible assets-net |  |  |  | $ | 69 |  | $ | 77 |  | $ | 81 |
* Weighted-averages ** Accumulated amortization at July 31, 2014, October 31, 2013 and July 31, 2013 for customer lists and relationships totaled $9 million, $8 million and $50 million and technology, patents, trademarks and other totaled $34 million, $27 million and $39 million, respectively. The amortization of other intangible assets in the third quarter and the first nine months of 2014 was $3 million and $8 million and for 2013 was $5 million and $17 million, respectively. The estimated amortization expense for the next five years is as follows in millions of dollars: remainder of 2014 - $3, 2015 - $10, 2016 - $9, 2017 - $9 and 2018 - $5.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16373-109275 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16265-109275 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13854-109267 + Details
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