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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill balances and movements for each reportable segments during the period | The goodwill balances at October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 and the movements in 2016 and 2015 for each of our reportable segments are shown in the table below:
| Life Sciences and Applied Markets |  | Diagnostics and Genomics |  | Agilent CrossLab |  | Total
| (in millions)
Goodwill as of October 31, 2014 | $ | 668 |  |  | $ | 1,345 |  |  | $ | 494 |  |  | $ | 2,507 |
Foreign currency translation impact | (18 | ) |  | (166 | ) |  | (12 | ) |  | (196 | )
Goodwill arising from acquisitions | — |  |  | 55 |  |  | — |  |  | 55 |
Goodwill as of October 31, 2015 | $ | 650 |  |  | $ | 1,234 |  |  | $ | 482 |  |  | $ | 2,366 |
Foreign currency translation impact | 3 |  |  | (11 | ) |  | 3 |  |  | (5 | )
Goodwill arising from acquisitions | 137 |  |  | — |  |  | 19 |  |  | 156 |
Goodwill as of October 31, 2016 | $ | 790 |  |  | $ | 1,223 |  |  | $ | 504 |  |  | $ | 2,517 |
Components of other intangibles during the period | The component parts of other intangible assets at October 31, 2016 and 2015 are shown in the table below:
| Other Intangible Assets
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization and Impairments |  | Net Book Value
| (in millions)
As of October 31, 2015: |  |  |  |  |
Purchased technology | $ | 746 |  |  | $ | 476 |  |  | $ | 270 |
Trademark/Tradename | 141 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 91 |
Customer relationships | 230 |  |  | 168 |  |  | 62 |
Total amortizable intangible assets | $ | 1,117 |  |  | $ | 694 |  |  | $ | 423 |
In-Process R&D | 22 |  |  | — |  |  | 22 |
Total | $ | 1,139 |  |  | $ | 694 |  |  | $ | 445 |
As of October 31, 2016: |  |  |  |  |
Purchased technology | $ | 823 |  |  | $ | 572 |  |  | $ | 251 |
Backlog | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Trademark/Tradename | 149 |  |  | 61 |  |  | 88 |
Customer relationships | 263 |  |  | 211 |  |  | 52 |
Total amortizable intangible assets | $ | 1,236 |  |  | $ | 845 |  |  | $ | 391 |
In-Process R&D | 17 |  |  | — |  |  | 17 |
Total | $ | 1,253 |  |  | $ | 845 |  |  | $ | 408 |
Future Amortization expense for the next five years and thereafter | Future amortization expense related to existing finite-lived purchased intangible assets for the next five fiscal years and thereafter is estimated below:
Estimated future amortization expense: |
(in millions) |
2017 | $ | 112 |
2018 | $ | 82 |
2019 | $ | 58 |
2020 | $ | 47 |
2021 | $ | 35 |
Thereafter | $ | 57 |

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