GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS Goodwill Roll forward (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Goodwill Roll Forward
Goodwill beginning balance	$ 2,366
Foreign currency translation impact	(28)
Goodwill arising from acquisitions	140
Goodwill ending balance	2,478
Life Sciences and Applied Markets
Goodwill Roll Forward
Goodwill beginning balance	650
Foreign currency translation impact	0
Goodwill arising from acquisitions	140
Goodwill ending balance	790
Diagnostics and Genomics
Goodwill Roll Forward
Goodwill beginning balance	1,234
Foreign currency translation impact	(27)
Goodwill arising from acquisitions	0
Goodwill ending balance	1,207
Agilent CrossLab
Goodwill Roll Forward
Goodwill beginning balance	482
Foreign currency translation impact	(1)
Goodwill arising from acquisitions	0
Goodwill ending balance	$ 481