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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION Fair Value Assumptions (Details)
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate 0.20% 0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate 0.70% 0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Weighted Average Volatility Rate 26.00% 0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term 5 years 6 months  
LTPP    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award    
Volatility of Agilent shares 30.00% 23.00%
Volatility of selected peer-company shares - Minimum 24.00% 15.00%
Volatility of selected peer-company shares - Maximum 57.00% 44.00%
Pair-wise correlation with selected peers (in hundredths) 45.00% 29.00%
LTPP & RSU    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award    
Discount for post-vesting restrictions 6.80% 5.30%