SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Share-based Compensation [Abstract]

Allocated Share-based compensation expense disclosure

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

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 30,				April 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
	(in millions)
Cost of products and services	$	3	$	4	$	11	$	10
Research and development	3		2		7		6
Selling, general and administrative	13		12		32		29
Total share-based compensation expense	$	19	$	18	$	50	$	45

Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award fair value assumptions and methodology schedule

The following assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of the options and LTPP grants.

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 30,				April 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Stock Option Plans:
Weighted average risk-free interest rate	—		1.2	%	0.9	%	0.9	%
Dividend yield	—		1	%	1	%	0	%
Weighted average volatility	—		38	%	39	%	38	%
Expected life	—		5.8yrs		5.8yrs		5.8yrs
LTPP:
Volatility of Agilent shares	37	%	41	%	37	%	41	%
Volatility of selected peer-company shares	6%-64%		17%-75%		6%-64%		17%-75%
Price-wise correlation with selected peers	49	%	62	%	49	%	62	%