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SEGMENT INFORMATION Segment Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Capital expenditures | $ 139 | $ 98 | $ 205
Total reportable segments' assets | 4,729 | 4,574 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 2,289 | 2,003 |
Short-term restricted cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 242 |
Prepaid expenses | 92 | 105 |
Investments | 135 | 86 |
Long term and other receivables | 92 | 104 |
Other | 465 | 365 |
Total assets | 7,802 | 7,479 |
Life Sciences and Applied Markets |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 53 | 28 |
Total reportable segments' assets | 1,687 | 1,539 |
Diagnostics and Genomics |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 41 | 33 |
Total reportable segments' assets | 1,960 | 2,027 |
Agilent CrossLab |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 45 | 37 |
Total reportable segments' assets | 1,082 | 1,008 |
Segment Total [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 139 | 98 |
Total reportable segments' assets | $ 4,729 | $ 4,574 |

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