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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2021

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, 2020 and 2021:

			Life Sciences and Applied Markets						Diagnostics and Genomics						Agilent CrossLab						Total
			(in millions)
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
Foreign currency translation impact			5						—						3						8
Goodwill arising from acquisitions and adjustments			—						365						—						365
Goodwill as of October 31, 2021			$	1,446					$	1,964					$	565					$	3,975

Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class

The component parts of other intangible assets at October 31, 2020 and 2021 are shown in the table below:

			Other Intangible Assets
			Gross Carrying Amount						Accumulated Amortization						Net Book Value
			(in millions)
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
As of October 31, 2021:
Purchased technology			$	1,742					$	972					$	770
Backlog			8						3						5
Trademark/Tradename			196						133						63
Customer relationships			357						228						129
Third-party technology and licenses			11						8						3
Total amortizable intangible assets			$	2,314					$	1,344					$	970
In-Process R&D			11						—						11
Total			$	2,325					$	1,344					$	981

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)
2022			$	191
2023			$	143
2024			$	121
2025			$	96
2026			$	66
Thereafter			$	353

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