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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2015
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET |
Changes in Goodwill by Operating Segment | 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, 2013: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ | 302 |  |  | $ | 603 |  |  | $ | 905 |  |
Less accumulated impairment losses |  | 60 |  |  |  |  |  | 60 |  |
Goodwill - net |  | 242 |  |  | 603 |  |  | 845 |  |
Translation adjustments |  | (3 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | (10 | ) |
Balance January 31, 2014: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 299 |  |  | 596 |  |  | 895 |  |
Less accumulated impairment losses |  | 60 |  |  |  |  |  | 60 |  |
Goodwill - net |  | $ | 239 |  |  | $ | 596 |  |  | $ | 835 |  |
Balance October 31, 2014: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ | 235 |  |  | $ | 556 |  |  | $ | 791 |  |
Less accumulated impairment losses * |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill - net |  | 235 |  |  | 556 |  |  | 791 |  |
Translation adjustments |  | (8 | ) |  | (42 | ) |  | (50 | ) |
Balance January 31, 2015: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill - net |  | $ | 227 |  |  | $ | 514 |  |  | $ | 741 |  |
* Accumulated impairment losses were reduced by $60 million related to the divestiture of the Water operations, which occurred in May 2014.
Components of Other Intangible Assets | The components of other intangible assets were as follows in millions of dollars:
|  | Useful Lives * |  | January 31 |  | October 31 |  | January 31 |
|  | Years |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2014 |
Amortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer lists and relationships |  | 15 |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |
Technology, patents, trademarks and other |  | 18 |  | 90 |  |  | 90 |  |  | 88 |  |
Total at cost |  |  |  | 110 |  |  | 110 |  |  | 108 |  |
Less accumulated amortization ** |  |  |  | 48 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 37 |  |
Total |  |  |  | 62 |  |  | 65 |  |  | 71 |  |
Unamortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Licenses *** |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |
Other intangible assets - net |  |  |  | $ | 62 |  |  | $ | 69 |  |  | $ | 75 |  |
* Weighted-averages ** Accumulated amortization at January 31, 2015, October 31, 2014 and January 31, 2014 for customer lists and relationships totaled $10 million, $9 million and $8 million and technology, patents, trademarks and other totaled $38 million, $36 million and $29 million, respectively. *** Licenses were reduced by $4 million related to the Crop Insurance operations reclassification to assets held for sale (see Note 18).

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