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Network
2413403 - Disclosure - GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS Roll forward (Details)
(http://www.agilent.com/role/GoodwillAndOtherIntangibleAssetsRollForwardDetails)
TableSchedule of Goodwill [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0001090872 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Goodwill [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2015-11-01 - 2016-10-31
2014-11-01 - 2015-10-31
Business Segments [Axis]Business Segments [Axis]
Life Sciences and Applied MarketsDiagnostics and GenomicsAgilent CrossLabSegments [Domain]Life Sciences and Applied MarketsDiagnostics and GenomicsAgilent CrossLabSegments [Domain]
Goodwill - Rollforward
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance
650,000,000  
1,234,000,000  
482,000,000  
2,366,000,000  
668,000,000  
1,345,000,000  
494,000,000  
2,507,000,000  
Foreign currency translation impact
3,000,000  
(11,000,000) 
3,000,000  
(5,000,000) 
(18,000,000) 
(166,000,000) 
(12,000,000) 
(196,000,000) 
Goodwill arising from acquisitions
137,000,000  
0  
19,000,000  
156,000,000  
0  
55,000,000  
0  
55,000,000  
Ending Balance
790,000,000  
 
1,223,000,000  
 
504,000,000  
 
2,517,000,000  
 
650,000,000  
 
1,234,000,000  
 
482,000,000  
 
2,366,000,000