SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Profitability and Segment Assets

The profitability of each of the segments is measured after excluding restructuring and asset impairment charges, investment gains and losses, interest income, interest expense, acquisition and integration costs, non-cash amortization and other items as noted in the reconciliations below:

	Three Months Ended
	January 31,
	2018		2017
	(in millions)
Net Revenue:
Life Sciences and Applied Markets	$	618	$	540
Diagnostics and Genomics	185		164
Agilent CrossLab	408		363
Total net revenue	$	1,211	$	1,067
Segment Income From Operations:
Life Sciences and Applied Markets	$	159	$	126
Diagnostics and Genomics	22		23
Agilent CrossLab	88		74
Total segment income from operations	$	269	$	223

The following table reflects segment assets under our management reporting system. Segment assets include allocations of corporate assets, goodwill, net other intangibles and other assets. Unallocated assets primarily consist of cash, cash equivalents, the valuation allowance relating to deferred tax assets and other assets.  

	January 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Segment Assets:
Life Sciences and Applied Markets	$	1,804	$	1,753
Diagnostics and Genomics	2,130		2,119
Agilent CrossLab	1,181		1,138
Total segment assets	$	5,115	$	5,010

Reconciliation of segment results to total enterprise results

The following table reconciles reportable segments’ income from operations to Agilent’s total enterprise income before taxes: 

	Three Months Ended
	January 31,
	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Total reportable segments’ income from operations	$	269		$	223
Transformational initiatives	(4		)	(2		)
Amortization of intangible assets related to business combinations	(25		)	(31		)
Acquisition and integration costs	(3		)	(14		)
Pension settlement gain	5			32
NASD site costs	(2		)	—
Special compliance costs	(1		)	—
Other	—			(2		)
Interest income	9			4
Interest expense	(20		)	(20		)
Other income (expense), net	5			3
Income before taxes, as reported	$	233		$	193