GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2015

The changes in amounts of goodwill by operating segments were as follows in millions of dollars:


	Agriculture and Turf		Construction and Forestry		Total
Balance October 31, 2013:
Goodwill	$	302	$	603	$	905
Less accumulated impairment losses	60				60
Goodwill-net	242		603		845

Reclassification to assets held for sale	(60)				(60)
Translation adjustments	1		(6)		(5)

Balance April 30, 2014:
Goodwill	243		597		840
Less accumulated impairment losses *
Goodwill-net	$	243	$	597	$	840

Balance October 31, 2014:
Goodwill	$	235	$	556	$	791
Less accumulated impairment losses *
Goodwill - net	235		556		791

Translation adjustments	(13)		(41)		(54)

Balance April 30, 2015:
Goodwill-net	$	222	$	515	$	737

*	Accumulated impairment losses were reduced by $60 million related to the divestiture of the Water operations, which occurred in May 2014 (see Note 18).

The components of other intangible assets were as follows in millions of dollars:

	Useful Lives *	April 30		October 31		April 30
	(Years)	2015		2014		2014
Amortized intangible assets:
Customer lists and relationships	15	$	19	$	20	$	20
Technology, patents, trademarks and other	18	90		90		87
Total at cost		109		110		107
Less accumulated amortization **		49		45		40
Total		60		65		67
Unamortized intangible assets:
Licenses ***				4		4
Other intangible assets-net		$	60	$	69	$	71

*	Weighted-averages
**	Accumulated amortization at April 30, 2015, October 31, 2014 and April 30, 2014 for customer lists and relationships totaled $10 million, $9 million and $8 million, respectively, and technology, patents, trademarks and other totaled $39 million, $36 million and $32 million, respectively.
***	Licenses were reduced by $4 million related to the divestiture of the Crop Insurance operations, which occurred in March 2015 (see Note 19).