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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION-Fair Value Assumptions (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2016
Oct. 31, 2015
Oct. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Share-based compensation expense $ 60 $ 55 $ 98
Employee Stock Option [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Weighted average risk-free interest rate (in hundredths) 0.00% 1.75% 1.69%
Dividend yield (in hundredths) 0.00% 1.00% 1.00%
Weighted average volatility (in hundredths) 0.00% 28.00% 39.00%
Expected life (in years) 0 years 5 years 6 months 5 years 9 months 19 days
LTPP [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Volatility of Agilent shares (in hundreths) 24.00% 25.00% 36.00%
Volatility of selected peer-company shares, Minimum (in hundreths) 14.00% 12.00% 13.00%
Volatility of selected peer-company shares, Maximum (in hundreths) 50.00% 57.00% 57.00%
Price-wise correlation with selected peers (in hundredths) 35.00% 37.00% 47.00%