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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION Fair Value Assumptions (Details)
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2018
Jan. 31, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award    
ESPP plan purchase price (in hundredths) 85.00% 85.00%
LTPP    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award    
Volatility of Agilent shares (in hundredths) 21.00% 23.00%
Volatility of selected peer-company shares minimum (in hundredths) 14.00% 15.00%
Volatility of selected peer-company shares maximum (in hundredths) 66.00% 63.00%
Price-wise correlation with selected peers (in hundredths) 32.00% 36.00%
LTPP & RSU    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award    
Discount for postvesting restrictions 4.80% 5.30%