SEGMENT INFORMATION - Segment Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Apr. 30, 2016 |
Oct. 31, 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Segment Reporting Information | ||
| Assets | $ 7,640 | $ 7,479 |
| Life Sciences and Applied Markets | ||
| Segment Reporting Information | ||
| Assets | 1,699 | 1,539 |
| Diagnostics and Genomics | ||
| Segment Reporting Information | ||
| Assets | 2,052 | 2,027 |
| Agilent CrossLab | ||
| Segment Reporting Information | ||
| Assets | 1,062 | 1,008 |
| Segment Total | ||
| Segment Reporting Information | ||
| Assets | $ 4,813 | $ 4,574 |