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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Share-based Compensation [Abstract]

Allocated share-based compensation expense disclosure

The impact on our results for share-based compensation was as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	January 31,
	2019				2018
	(in millions)
Cost of products and services	$	5			$	7
Research and development	2				3
Selling, general and administrative	17				21
Total share-based compensation expense	$	24			$	31

Assumptions used to estimate fair value for LTPP

The following assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of awards granted.

	Three Months Ended
	January 31,
	2019		2018
LTPP:
Volatility of Agilent shares	22%		21%
Volatility of selected peer-company shares	15%-66%		14%-66%
Pair-wise correlation with selected peers	30%		32%
Post-vest holding restriction discount for all executive awards	5.0%		4.8%

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Tabular disclosure of the significant assumptions used during the year to estimate the fair value of stock options, and long-term performance plan grants.

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Tabular disclosure of the allocation of equity-based compensation costs to a given line item on the balance sheet and income statement for the period. This may include the reporting line for the costs and the amount capitalized and expensed.

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