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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2020
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |
Segment profitability | The profitability of each of the segments is measured after excluding items such as asset impairment charges, transformational initiatives, acquisition and integration costs, non-cash amortization of intangible assets related to business combinations, interest income, interest expense, 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, 2020: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net revenue | $ | 2,392 |  |  | $ | 1,047 |  |  | $ | 1,900 |  |  | $ | 5,339 |
Income from operations | $ | 548 |  |  | $ | 192 |  |  | $ | 516 |  |  | $ | 1,256 |
Depreciation expense | $ | 43 |  |  | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | 37 |  |  | $ | 119 |
Share-based compensation expense (1) | $ | 35 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 29 |  |  | $ | 81 |
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 |
(1) Share-based compensation expense in 2020 excludes amounts not allocated to the segments related to accelerated share-based compensation expense from workforce reduction and from our acquisition of BioTek.
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,
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
| (in millions)
Total reportable segments' income from operations | $ | 1,256 |  |  | $ | 1,202 |  |  | $ | 1,104 |
Amortization of intangible assets related to business combinations | (184) |  |  | (125) |  |  | (105) |
Acquisition and integration costs | (41) |  |  | (48) |  |  | (23) |
Transformational initiatives | (53) |  |  | (44) |  |  | (25) |
Acceleration of share-based compensation expense related to workforce reduction | (2) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Asset impairments | (99) |  |  | — |  |  | (21) |
Business exit and divestiture costs | (2) |  |  | — |  |  | (9) |
NASD site costs | — |  |  | (12) |  |  | (8) |
Special compliance costs | — |  |  | (2) |  |  | (4) |
Other (1) | (29) |  |  | (30) |  |  | (5) |
Interest Income | 8 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 38 |
Interest Expense | (78) |  |  | (74) |  |  | (75) |
Other income (expense), net (2) | 66 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 79 |
Income before taxes, as reported | $ | 842 |  |  | $ | 919 |  |  | $ | 946 |
(1) For the years ended October 31, 2020 and 2019, the other category primarily includes legal costs related to a claim we pursued against Twist Bioscience Corporation in addition to other miscellaneous adjustments. (2) For the year ended October 31, 2020, other income (expense), net includes the settlement of a legal claim against Twist Bioscience Corporation.
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, 2020: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | $ | 3,143 |  |  | $ | 2,515 |  |  | $ | 1,375 |  |  | $ | 7,033 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | 119 |
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 |
The following table reconciles segment assets to Agilent's total assets:
| October 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019
| (in millions)
Total reportable segments' assets | $ | 7,033 |  |  | $ | 7,153 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,441 |  |  | 1,382 |
Prepaid expenses | 106 |  |  | 94 |
Investments | 158 |  |  | 102 |
Long-term and other receivables | 114 |  |  | 100 |
Deferred tax assets | 380 |  |  | 410 |
Right of use assets | 175 |  |  | — |
Other | 220 |  |  | 211 |
Total assets | $ | 9,627 |  |  | $ | 9,452 |
The other category primarily includes 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 customers' location.
| United States |  | China(1) |  |  |  | Rest of the World |  | Total
| (in millions)
Net revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year Ended October 31, 2020 | $ | 1,752 |  |  | $ | 1,087 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,500 |  |  | $ | 5,339 |
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 |
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, right-of-use assets, 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, 2020 | $ | 727 |  |  |  |  | $ | 126 |  |  | $ | 538 |  |  | $ | 1,391 |
October 31, 2019 | $ | 621 |  |  |  |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 404 |  |  | $ | 1,147 |

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