SEGMENT INFORMATION Revenue by product category (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Oct. 31, 2017 |
Oct. 31, 2016 |
Oct. 31, 2015 |
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||
| Revenues | $ 4,472 | $ 4,202 | $ 4,038 |
| Instrumentation [Member] | |||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||
| Revenues | 1,946 | 1,871 | 1,827 |
| Analytical Lab Services [Member] | |||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||
| Revenues | 991 | 910 | 843 |
| Analytical lab consumables [Member] | |||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||
| Revenues | 540 | 510 | 489 |
| Diagnostics and genomics solutions [Member] | |||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||
| Revenues | 772 | 709 | 662 |
| Informatics and other [Member] | |||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||
| Revenues | $ 223 | $ 202 | $ 217 |