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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION Fair Value Assumptions (Details)
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2013
Jan. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
ESPP plan purchase price (in hundredths) 85.00% 85.00%
Stock Options [Member]
   
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Weighted average risk-free interest rate (in hundredths) 0.90% 0.90%
Dividend yield 1.00% 0.00%
Weighted average volatility (in hundredths) 39.00% 38.00%
Expected life (in years) 5 years 9 months 12 days 5 years 9 months 12 days
LTPP [Member]
   
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Volatility of Agilent shares (in hundredths) 37.00% 41.00%
Volatility of selected peer-company shares minimum (in hundredths) 6.00% 17.00%
Volatility of selected peer-company shares maximum (in hundredths) 64.00% 75.00%
Price-wise correlation with selected peers (in hundredths) 49.00% 62.00%