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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 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 Turf |  | and Forestry |  | Total |
Goodwill at October 31, 2014 |  | $ | 235 |  | $ | 556 |  | $ | 791 |
Translation adjustments |  |  | (8) |  |  | (42) |  |  | (50) |
Goodwill at January 31, 2015 |  | $ | 227 |  | $ | 514 |  | $ | 741 |
Goodwill at October 31, 2015 |  | $ | 227 |  | $ | 499 |  | $ | 726 |
Translation adjustments |  |  | (3) |  |  | (4) |  |  | (7) |
Goodwill at January 31, 2016 |  | $ | 224 |  | $ | 495 |  | $ | 719 |
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) |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2015 |
Amortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer lists and relationships |  | 14 |  | $ | 22 |  | $ | 23 |  | $ | 20 |
Technology, patents, trademarks and other |  | 16 |  |  | 96 |  |  | 96 |  |  | 90 |
Total at cost |  |  |  |  | 118 |  |  | 119 |  |  | 110 |
Less accumulated amortization ** |  |  |  |  | 58 |  |  | 55 |  |  | 48 |
Other intangible assets-net |  |  |  | $ | 60 |  | $ | 64 |  | $ | 62 |
* Weighted-averages ** Accumulated amortization at January 31, 2016, October 31, 2015 and January 31, 2015 for customer lists and relationships totaled $10 million for each period and technology, patents, trademarks and other totaled $48 million, $45 million and $38 million, respectively.

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