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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2023
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,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (in millions)
Cost of products and services | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 24 |
Research and development | 5 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 11 |
Selling, general and administrative | 16 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 65 |
Total share-based compensation expense | $ | 29 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 98 |  |  | $ | 100 |
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,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Stock Option Plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average risk-free interest rate | 3.8% |  | 3.2% |  | 3.9% |  | 1.4%
Dividend yield | 0.7% |  | 0.7% |  | 0.6% |  | 0.5%
Weighted average volatility | 29% |  | 27% |  | 28% |  | 26%
Expected life | 5.5 years |  | 5.5 years |  | 5.5 years |  | 5.5 years
LTPP: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Volatility of Agilent shares | 31% |  | 29% |  | 31% |  | 29%
Volatility of selected peer-company shares | 22%-84% |  | 23%-81% |  | 22%-84% |  | 23%-81%
Pair-wise correlation with selected peers | 42% |  | 41% |  | 42% |  | 41%
Post-vest holding restriction discount for all executive awards | 7.1% |  | 6.5% |  | 7.1% |  | 6.5%

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the significant assumptions used during the year to estimate the fair value of stock options, and long-term performance plan grants. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition 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. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (h)(1) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480429/718-10-50-2 + Details
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