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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2025
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, 2024 and 2025:
| Life Sciences and Diagnostics Markets |  | Agilent Crosslab |  | Applied Markets |  | Total
| (in millions)
Goodwill as of October 31, 2023 | $ | 2,489 |  |  | $ | 1,166 |  |  | $ | 305 |  |  | $ | 3,960 |
Foreign currency translation impact | (15) |  |  | 2 |  |  | 4 |  |  | (9) |
Goodwill arising from acquisitions and adjustments | 526 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 526 |
Goodwill as of October 31, 2024 | $ | 3,000 |  |  | $ | 1,168 |  |  | $ | 309 |  |  | $ | 4,477 |
Foreign currency translation impact | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Goodwill arising from acquisitions and adjustments | (5) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (5) |
Goodwill as of October 31, 2025 | $ | 2,996 |  |  | $ | 1,168 |  |  | $ | 309 |  |  | $ | 4,473 |
Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class | The component parts of other intangible assets at October 31, 2024 and 2025 are shown in the table below:
| Other Intangible Assets
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value
| (in millions)
As of October 31, 2024: |  |  |  |  |
Purchased technology | $ | 1,484 |  |  | $ | 1,169 |  |  | $ | 315 |
Backlog | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |
Trademark/Trade name | 199 |  |  | 174 |  |  | 25 |
Customer relationships | 291 |  |  | 107 |  |  | 184 |
Third-party technology and licenses | 33 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 14 |
Total amortizable intangible assets | $ | 2,016 |  |  | $ | 1,469 |  |  | $ | 547 |
As of October 31, 2025: |  |  |  |  |
Purchased technology | $ | 1,484 |  |  | $ | 1,235 |  |  | $ | 249 |
Backlog | 9 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 7 |
Trademark/Trade name | 199 |  |  | 181 |  |  | 18 |
Customer relationships | 289 |  |  | 129 |  |  | 160 |
Third-party technology and licenses | 34 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 11 |
Total amortizable intangible assets | $ | 2,015 |  |  | $ | 1,570 |  |  | $ | 445 |
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)
2026 | $ | 75 |
2027 | $ | 72 |
2028 | $ | 65 |
2029 | $ | 61 |
2030 | $ | 52 |
Thereafter | $ | 120 |

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