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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]

Segment profitability

The profitability of each of the segments is measured after excluding restructuring and asset impairment charges, transformational initiatives, investment gains and losses, interest income, interest expense, acquisition and integration costs, non-cash amortization and other items as noted in the reconciliations below.

	Life Sciences and Applied Markets				Diagnostics and Genomics				Agilent CrossLab				Total Segments
	(in millions)
Year Ended October 31, 2019:
Total net revenue	$	2,302			$	1,021			$	1,840			$	5,163
Income from operations	$	542			$	185			$	475			$	1,202
Depreciation expense	$	41			$	35			$	35			$	111
Share-based compensation expense	$	33			$	14			$	25			$	72
Year Ended October 31, 2018:
Total net revenue	$	2,270			$	943			$	1,701			$	4,914
Income from operations	$	543			$	173			$	388			$	1,104
Depreciation expense	$	38			$	33			$	31			$	102
Share-based compensation expense	$	33			$	14			$	24			$	71
Year Ended October 31, 2017:
Total net revenue	$	2,081			$	860			$	1,531			$	4,472
Income from operations	$	470			$	167			$	336			$	973
Depreciation expense	$	35			$	30			$	29			$	94
Share-based compensation expense	$	30			$	10			$	21			$	61

Reconciliation of segment results to total enterprise results

The following table reconciles reportable segments' income from operations to Agilent's total enterprise income before taxes:

	Years Ended October 31,
	2019				2018				2017
	(in millions)
Total reportable segments' income from operations	$	1,202			$	1,104			$	973
Amortization of intangible assets related to business combinations	(125		)		(105		)		(117		)
Acquisition and integration costs	(48		)		(23		)		(30		)
Transformational initiatives	(44		)		(25		)		(12		)
Asset impairments	—				(21		)		—
Business exit and divestiture costs (primarily our NMR business)	—				(9		)		—
NASD site costs	(12		)		(8		)		—
Special compliance costs	(2		)		(4		)		—
Other (1)	(30		)		(5		)		(7		)
Interest Income	36				38				22
Interest Expense	(74		)		(75		)		(79		)
Other income (expense), net	16				79				53
Income before taxes, as reported	$	919			$	946			$	803

(1) The other category primarily includes legal costs related to our pursuing our claim against a third party in addition to other miscellaneous adjustments and settlements.

Assets and capital expenditures directly managed by each segment

The following table reflects segment assets and capital expenditures under our management reporting system. Segment assets include allocations of corporate assets, goodwill, net other intangibles and other assets. Unallocated assets primarily consist of cash, cash equivalents, the valuation allowance relating to deferred tax assets and other assets.

	Life Sciences and Applied Markets				Diagnostics and Genomics				Agilent CrossLab				Total Segments
	(in millions)
As of and for the Year Ended October 31, 2019:
Assets	$	3,202			$	2,620			$	1,331			$	7,153
Capital expenditures	$	59			$	48			$	48			$	155
As of and for the Year Ended October 31, 2018:
Assets	$	1,744			$	2,679			$	1,267			$	5,690
Capital expenditures	$	47			$	92			$	38			$	177

The following table reconciles segment assets to Agilent's total assets:

	October 31,
	2019				2018
	(in millions)
Total reportable segments' assets	$	7,153			$	5,690
Cash, cash equivalents	1,382				2,247
Prepaid expenses	94				80
Investments	102				68
Long-term and other receivables	100				102
Other	621				354
Total assets	$	9,452			$	8,541

The other category primarily includes deferred tax assets and overfunded pension assets which are not allocated to the segments.

Revenue and assets by geographic areas

The following table presents summarized information for net revenue by geographic region. Revenues from external customers are generally attributed to countries based upon the customer's location.

	United States				China(1)				Rest of the World				Total
	(in millions)
Net revenue:
Year Ended October 31, 2019	$	1,619			$	1,019			$	2,525			$	5,163
Year Ended October 31, 2018	$	1,414			$	1,015			$	2,485			$	4,914
Year Ended October 31, 2017	$	1,314			$	900			$	2,258			$	4,472

1. China also includes Hong Kong net revenue.

The following table presents summarized information for long-lived assets by geographic region. Long lived assets consist of property, plant, and equipment, long-term receivables and other long-term assets excluding intangible assets. The rest of the world primarily consists of Asia and the rest of Europe.

	United States				Germany				Rest of the World				Total
	(in millions)
Long-lived assets:
October 31, 2019	$	621			$	122			$	404			$	1,147
October 31, 2018	$	565			$	117			$	362			$	1,044

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