Segment Disclosure

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Disclosure

Segment Disclosure

ASC 280, Segment Reporting, requires disclosures of certain information regarding operating segments, products and services, geographic areas of operation and major customers. Segment reporting is based upon the “management approach,” i.e., how management organizes the Company’s operating segments for which separate financial information is (1) available and (2) evaluated regularly by the Chief Operating Decision Makers (CODMs) in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Synopsys’ CODMs are the Company’s two Co-Chief Executive Officers.

The Company operates in a single segment to provide software products and consulting services in the EDA software industry. In making operating decisions, the CODMs primarily consider consolidated financial information, accompanied by disaggregated information about revenues by geographic region. Specifically, the CODMs consider where individual “seats” or licenses to the Company’s products are located in allocating revenue to particular geographic areas. Revenue is defined as revenues from external customers. Goodwill is not allocated since the Company operates in one reportable operating segment. Revenues and property and equipment, net, related to operations in the United States and other by geographic areas were:

	Year Ended October 31,
	2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Revenue:
United States	$	1,020,654	$	939,749	$	834,191
Europe	272,911		273,041		225,797
Japan	238,588		264,141		289,420
Asia Pacific and Other	525,319		485,283		406,609
Consolidated	$	2,057,472	$	1,962,214	$	1,756,017

	As of October 31,
	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Property and Equipment, net:
United States	$	181,019	$	133,310
Other countries	68,079		64,290
Total	$	249,098	$	197,600

Geographic revenue data for multi-regional, multi-product transactions reflect internal allocations and are therefore subject to certain assumptions and to the Company’s methodology.

One customer, in the aggregate, accounted for 10.5%, 11.3%, and 10.5% of the Company’s consolidated revenue in fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.