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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

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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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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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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