| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2411402 - Disclosure - GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS Roll forward (Details) (http://www.agilent.com/role/GoodwillAndOtherIntangibleAssetsRollForwardDetails) |
| Table | Schedule of Goodwill [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001090872 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Goodwill [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012-11-01 - 2013-10-31 | 2011-11-01 - 2012-10-31 | |||||||
| Segments [Axis] | Segments [Axis] | |||||||
| Life Sciences and Diagnostics [Member] | Chemical Analysis [Member] | Electronic Measurement [Member] | Segments [Domain] | Life Sciences and Diagnostics [Member] | Chemical Analysis [Member] | Electronic Measurement [Member] | Segments [Domain] | |
goodwill transferred from one segment to other | 4,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||
Goodwill - Rollforward | ||||||||
Beginning Balance | 1,807,000,000 | 751,000,000 | 467,000,000 | 3,025,000,000 | 363,000,000 | 760,000,000 | 444,000,000 | 1,567,000,000 |
Foreign currency translation impact | 63,000,000 | (10,000,000) | (47,000,000) | 6,000,000 | 25,000,000 | (10,000,000) | (9,000,000) | 6,000,000 |
Goodwill arising from acquisitions | 13,000,000 | 4,000,000 | (1,000,000) | 16,000,000 | 1,419,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 32,000,000 | 1,452,000,000 |
Ending Balance | 1,883,000,000 | 745,000,000 | 419,000,000 | 3,047,000,000 | 1,807,000,000 | 751,000,000 | 467,000,000 | 3,025,000,000 |