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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2016
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 |
Goodwill at October 31, 2014 |  | $ | 235 |  | $ | 556 |  | $ | 791 |
Translation adjustments and other |  |  | (8) |  |  | (57) |  |  | (65) |
Goodwill at October 31, 2015 |  |  | 227 |  |  | 499 |  |  | 726 |
Acquisitions* |  |  | 95 |  |  |  |  |  | 95 |
Translation adjustments and other |  |  | 1 |  |  | (6) |  |  | (5) |
Goodwill at October 31, 2016 |  | $ | 323 |  | $ | 493 |  | $ | 816 |
* See Note 4.
Components of Other Intangible Assets | The components of other intangible assets are as follows in millions of dollars:
|  | Useful Lives* |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | (Years) |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
Amortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer lists and relationships |  | 11 |  | $ | 42 |  | $ | 23 |
Technology, patents, trademarks and other |  | 15 |  |  | 131 |  |  | 96 |
Total at cost |  |  |  |  | 173 |  |  | 119 |
Less accumulated amortization** |  |  |  |  | 69 |  |  | 55 |
Other intangible assets – net |  |  |  | $ | 104 |  | $ | 64 |
* Weighted-averages ** Accumulated amortization at 2016 and 2015 for customer lists and relationships was $11 million and $10 million and technology, patents, trademarks and other was $58 million and $45 million, respectively.

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