Financial Assets and Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2014

Financial Assets And Liabilities [Abstract]

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments. Cash, cash equivalents and investments are detailed as follows:

	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses Less Than 12 Months		Gross Unrealized Losses 12 Months or Longer		Estimated Fair Value(1)
	(in thousands)
Balance at October 31, 2014
Classified as current assets:
Non-interest bearing cash	$	192,792	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	192,792
Cash deposits and money market funds	792,970		—		—		—		792,970
	985,762		—		—		—		985,762
Classified as other long-term assets:
Non-marketable equity securities	10,869		—		—		—		10,869
Total	$	996,631	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	996,631

	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses Less Than 12 Months		Gross Unrealized Losses 12 Months or Longer		Estimated Fair Value(1)
	(in thousands)
Balance at October 31, 2013
Classified as current assets:
Non-interest bearing cash	$	183,292	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	183,292
Cash deposits and money market funds	839,149		—		—		—		839,149
	1,022,441		—		—		—		1,022,441
Classified as other long-term assets:
Non-marketable equity securities	11,536		—		—		—		11,536
Total	$	1,033,977	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,033,977

(1) See Note 6. Fair Value Measures for further discussion on fair values of money market funds and non-marketable equity securities.

Effects on Changes in Fair Values of Non-Designated Forward Contracts

The effects of the changes in the fair values of non-designated forward contracts for fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012 are summarized as follows:

	October 31,
	2014			2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Gain (loss) recorded in other income (expense), net	$	(3,301	)	$	3,009	$	1,033

Notional Amounts of Derivative Instruments

The notional amounts in the table below for derivative instruments provide one measure of the transaction volume outstanding:

	As of October 31, 2014			As of October 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
Total gross notional amount	$	793,937		$	746,801
Net fair value	$	(2,455	)	$	7,199

Fair Values of Derivative Instrument Designated and Non-Designated as Hedging Instruments in Balance Sheet

The following represents the balance sheet location and amount of derivative instrument fair values segregated between designated and non-designated hedge instruments:

	Fair Values of derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments		Fair Values of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments
	(in thousands)
As of October 31, 2014
Other current assets	$	9,299	$	1
Accrued liabilities	$	11,656	$	99
As of October 31, 2013
Other current assets	$	12,417	$	20
Accrued liabilities	$	5,103	$	135

Income Statement Location and Amount of Gains and Losses on Derivative Instrument Fair Values for Designated Hedge Instruments, Net of Tax

The following table represents the income statement location and amount of gains and losses on derivative instrument fair values for designated hedge instruments, net of tax:

	Location of gain (loss) recognized in OCI on derivatives	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in  OCI on derivatives (effective portion)			Location of gain (loss) reclassified  from OCI	Amount of gain (loss) reclassified  from OCI (effective  portion)
	(in thousands)
Fiscal year ended October 31, 2014
Foreign exchange contracts	Revenue	$	5,395		Revenue	$	2,339
Foreign exchange contracts	Operating expenses	(10,896		)	Operating expenses	1,543
Total		$	(5,501	)		$	3,882
Fiscal year ended October 31, 2013
Foreign exchange contracts	Revenue	$	2,427		Revenue	$	7,457
Foreign exchange contracts	Operating expenses	3,680			Operating expenses	(892		)
Total		$	6,107			$	6,565
Fiscal year ended October 31, 2012
Foreign exchange contracts	Revenue	$	5,212		Revenue	$	(1,868	)
Foreign exchange contracts	Operating expenses	(7,640		)	Operating expenses	(12,367		)
Total		$	(2,428	)		$	(14,235	)

Ineffective Portion and Portion Excluded from Effectiveness Testing of Derivative Hedge Gains (Losses)

The following table represents the ineffective portions and portions excluded from effectiveness testing of the hedge gains (losses) for derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments, which are recorded in other income (expense) income, net:

Foreign exchange contracts	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income statement on derivatives (ineffective  portion)(1)			Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income statement on derivatives (excluded from effectiveness testing)(2)
	(in thousands)
Fiscal year ended October 31, 2014	$	(302	)	$	3,259
Fiscal year ended October 31, 2013	$	293		$	2,518
Fiscal year ended October 31, 2012	$	38		$	1,321

(1) The ineffective portion includes forecast inaccuracies.

(2) The portion excluded from effectiveness testing includes the discount earned or premium paid for the contracts.