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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill balances and movements for each reportable segments during the period | The following table presents goodwill balances and the movements for each of our reportable segments during the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2020:
| Life Sciences and Applied Markets |  | Diagnostics and Genomics |  | Agilent CrossLab |  | Total
| (in millions)
Goodwill as of October 31, 2018 | $ | 803 |  |  | $ | 1,607 |  |  | $ | 563 |  |  | $ | 2,973 |
Foreign currency translation impact | (1) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (5) |
Goodwill arising from acquisitions | 636 |  |  | (11) |  |  | — |  |  | 625 |
Goodwill as of October 31, 2019 | $ | 1,438 |  |  | $ | 1,594 |  |  | $ | 561 |  |  | $ | 3,593 |
Foreign currency translation impact | 3 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 9 |
Goodwill as of October 31, 2020 | $ | 1,441 |  |  | $ | 1,599 |  |  | $ | 562 |  |  | $ | 3,602 |
Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class | The component parts of other intangible assets at October 31, 2019 and 2020 are shown in the table below:
| Other Intangible Assets
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value
| (in millions)
As of October 31, 2019: |  |  |  |  |
Purchased technology | $ | 1,413 |  |  | $ | 763 |  |  | $ | 650 |
Backlog | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |
Trademark/Tradename | 196 |  |  | 102 |  |  | 94 |
Customer relationships | 329 |  |  | 87 |  |  | 242 |
Third-party technology and licenses | 28 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 6 |
Total amortizable intangible assets | $ | 1,971 |  |  | $ | 979 |  |  | $ | 992 |
In-Process R&D | 115 |  |  | — |  |  | 115 |
Total | $ | 2,086 |  |  | $ | 979 |  |  | $ | 1,107 |
As of October 31, 2020: |  |  |  |  |
Purchased technology | $ | 1,429 |  |  | $ | 863 |  |  | $ | 566 |
Trademark/Tradename | 196 |  |  | 117 |  |  | 79 |
Customer relationships | 330 |  |  | 158 |  |  | 172 |
Third-party technology and licenses | 11 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 4 |
Total amortizable intangible assets | $ | 1,966 |  |  | $ | 1,145 |  |  | $ | 821 |
In-Process R&D | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |
Total | $ | 1,976 |  |  | $ | 1,145 |  |  | $ | 831 |
Future Amortization expense for the next five years and thereafter | Future amortization expense related to existing finite-lived purchased intangible assets associated with business combinations for the next five fiscal years and thereafter is estimated below:
Estimated future amortization expense: |
| (in millions)
2021 | $ | 174 |
2022 | $ | 151 |
2023 | $ | 109 |
2024 | $ | 87 |
2025 | $ | 70 |
Thereafter | $ | 230 |

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