SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Profitability and Segment Assets
The profitability of each of the segments is measured after excluding restructuring and asset impairment charges, investment gains and losses, interest income, interest expense, acquisition and integration costs, non-cash amortization and other items as noted in the reconciliations below.
 
Life Sciences and Applied Markets
 
Diagnostics and Genomics
 
Agilent CrossLab
 
Total
 
(in millions)
Three months ended January 31, 2015:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Total net revenue
$
547

 
$
148

 
$
331

 
$
1,026

Income from operations
$
107

 
$
1

 
$
68

 
$
176

Three months ended January 31, 2014:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Total net revenue
$
537

 
$
157

 
$
314

 
$
1,008

Income from operations
$
105

 
$
19

 
$
69

 
$
193

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The following table reflects segment assets under our management reporting system. Segment assets include allocations of corporate assets, including deferred tax assets, goodwill, other intangibles and other assets. Unallocated assets primarily consist of cash, cash equivalents, accumulated amortization of other intangibles, the valuation allowance relating to deferred tax assets and other assets.
 
 
Life Sciences and Applied Markets
 
Diagnostics and Genomics
 
Agilent CrossLab
 
Total
 
(in millions)
Assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

As of January 31, 2015
$
2,407

 
$
2,893

 
$
1,065

 
$
6,365

As of October 31, 2014
$
2,209

 
$
2,887

 
$
1,031

 
$
6,127


 
Reconciliation of segment results to total enterprise results
The following table reconciles reportable segments’ income from operations to Agilent’s total enterprise income before taxes:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
January 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(in millions)
Total reportable segments’ income from operations
$
176

 
$
193

 
Restructuring (expense) reversals and business exit costs
(3
)
 
2

 
Acceleration of share-based compensation related to workforce reduction
(1
)
 
—

 
Transformational initiatives
(12
)
 
(3
)
 
Amortization of intangibles
(43
)
 
(49
)
 
Acquisition and integration costs
(1
)
 
(6
)
 
Pre-separation costs
—

 
(2
)
 
Other
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
Interest income
2

 
2

 
Interest expense
(16
)
 
(29
)
 
Other income (expense), net
12

 
—

 
Unallocated corporate charges
—

 
(10
)
 
Income from continuing operations before taxes, as reported
$
113

 
$
97