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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 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 |  |  | (17) |  |  | (58) |  |  | (75) |
Goodwill at July 31, 2015 |  | $ | 218 |  | $ | 498 |  | $ | 716 |
Goodwill at October 31, 2015 |  | $ | 227 |  | $ | 499 |  | $ | 726 |
Acquisitions * |  |  | 94 |  |  |  |  |  | 94 |
Translation adjustments |  |  | 3 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |
Goodwill at July 31, 2016 |  | $ | 324 |  | $ | 500 |  | $ | 824 |
* See Note 18.
Components of Other Intangible Assets | The components of other intangible assets were as follows in millions of dollars:
|  | Useful Lives * |  | July 31 |  | October 31 |  | July 31 |
|  | (Years) |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2015 |
Amortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer lists and relationships |  | 11 |  | $ | 43 |  | $ | 23 |  | $ | 19 |
Technology, patents, trademarks and other |  | 15 |  |  | 132 |  |  | 96 |  |  | 91 |
Total at cost |  |  |  |  | 175 |  |  | 119 |  |  | 110 |
Less accumulated amortization ** |  |  |  |  | 65 |  |  | 55 |  |  | 52 |
Other intangible assets - net |  |  |  | $ | 110 |  | $ | 64 |  | $ | 58 |
* Weighted-averages ** Accumulated amortization at July 31, 2016, October 31, 2015 and July 31, 2015 for customer lists and relationships totaled $11 million for each period and technology, patents, trademarks and other totaled $54 million, $45 million and $42 million, respectively.

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