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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 29, 2018
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 30, 2016 |  | $ | 323 |  | $ | 493 |  | $ | 816 |
Translation adjustments and other |  |  | (10) |  |  |  |  |  | (10) |
Goodwill at April 30, 2017 |  | $ | 313 |  | $ | 493 |  | $ | 806 |
Goodwill at October 29, 2017 |  | $ | 521 |  | $ | 512 |  | $ | 1,033 |
Acquisitions * |  |  | 25 |  |  | 2,060 |  |  | 2,085 |
Divestitures ** |  |  |  |  |  | (10) |  |  | (10) |
Translation adjustments |  |  | 5 |  |  | 76 |  |  | 81 |
Goodwill at April 29, 2018 |  | $ | 551 |  | $ | 2,638 |  | $ | 3,189 |
*  See Note 18. ** See Note 19. There were no accumulated impairment losses in the reported periods.
Components of Other Intangible Assets | The components of other intangible assets were as follows in millions of dollars:
|  | Useful Lives * |  | April 29 |  | October 29 |  | April 30 |
|  | (Years) |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2017 |
Amortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer lists and relationships |  | 16 |  | $ | 590 |  | $ | 42 |  | $ | 39 |
Technology, patents, trademarks, and other |  | 18 |  |  | 1,109 |  |  | 139 |  |  | 129 |
Total at cost |  |  |  |  | 1,699 |  |  | 181 |  |  | 168 |
Less accumulated amortization ** |  |  |  |  | 130 |  |  | 86 |  |  | 77 |
Total |  |  |  |  | 1,569 |  |  | 95 |  |  | 91 |
Unamortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
In-process research and development |  |  |  |  | 123 |  |  | 123 |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets – net |  |  |  | $ | 1,692 |  | $ | 218 |  | $ | 91 |
* Weighted-averages ** Accumulated amortization at April 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and April 30, 2017 for customer lists and relationships totaled $30 million, $17 million, and $15 million and technology, patents, trademarks, and other totaled $100 million, $69 million, and $62 million, respectively.

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