SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]  
Allocated Share-based compensation expense disclosure
The impact on our results for share-based compensation was as follows:
 

Three Months Ended

January 31,
 
2015

2014
 
(in millions)
Cost of products and services
$
5


$
6

Research and development
2


4

Selling, general and administrative
15


14

Share-based compensation expense in continuing operations
$
22


$
24

Share-based compensation expense in discontinued operations

 
13

Total share-based compensation expense
$
22

 
$
37

 
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award fair value assumptions and methodology schedule

The following assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of the options and LTPP grants.
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
January 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Stock Option Plans:
 

 
 

Weighted average risk-free interest rate
1.8
%
 
1.7
%
Dividend yield
1
%
 
1
%
Weighted average volatility
28
%
 
39
%
Expected life
5.5 yrs

 
5.8 yrs

LTPP:
 
 
 
Volatility of Agilent shares
25
%
 
36
%
Volatility of selected peer-company shares
12%-57%

 
13%-57%

Price-wise correlation with selected peers
37
%
 
47
%