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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2022

Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense [Abstract]

Allocated share-based compensation expense disclosure

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

			Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended
			July 31,												July 31,
			2022						2021						2022						2021
			(in millions)
Cost of products and services			$	7					$	6					$	24					$	21
Research and development			3						3						11						9
Selling, general and administrative			18						14						65						60
Total share-based compensation expense			$	28					$	23					$	100					$	90

Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions And Methodology [Text Block]

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

			Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended
			July 31,												July 31,
			2022						2021						2022						2021
Stock Option Plans:
Weighted average risk-free interest rate			3.2%						0.9%						1.4%						0.5		%
Dividend yield			0.7%						0.6%						0.5%						0.7		%
Weighted average volatility			27%						26%						26%						26		%
Expected life			5.5 years						5.5 years						5.5 years						5.5 years
LTPP:
Volatility of Agilent shares			29%						30%						29%						30%
Volatility of selected peer-company shares			23%-81%						24%-57%						23%-81%						24%-57%
Pair-wise correlation with selected peers			41%						45%						41%						45%
Post-vest holding restriction discount for all executive awards			6.5%						6.8%						6.5%						6.8%

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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 allocation of amount expensed and capitalized for award under share-based payment arrangement to statement of income or comprehensive income and statement of financial position. Includes, but is not limited to, corresponding line item in financial statement.

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