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Business Combinations and Acquisition of Non-controlling Interest (Acquisition of Coverity, Inc. (Coverity)) - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
acquisition
Mar. 24, 2014
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member]    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Number of acquisitions completed 4us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesOfIndividuallyImmaterialBusinessAcquisitionsMember
 
Coverity Inc    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Date of acquisition   Mar. 24, 2014
Total cash consideration   $ 375,500,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= snps_CoverityIncMember
Acquired deferred revenue 68,500,000snps_BusinessCombinationIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedDeferredRevenueGrossAmount
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= snps_CoverityIncMember
 
Deferred revenue 21,270,000snps_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedDeferredRevenueCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= snps_CoverityIncMember
21,270,000snps_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedDeferredRevenueCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= snps_CoverityIncMember
Goodwill, not deductible for tax purposes 266,400,000snps_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillNontaxDeductibleAmount
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= snps_CoverityIncMember
 
Identifiable intangibles assets acquired 101,900,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= snps_CoverityIncMember
101,900,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= snps_CoverityIncMember
Fair value of stock options assumed 15,000,000snps_BusinessAcquisitionFairValueOfStockAwardAllocatedForFutureServices
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= snps_CoverityIncMember
 
Minimum | Coverity Inc    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Definite lived intangible asset amortization period 2 years  
Maximum | Coverity Inc    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Definite lived intangible asset amortization period 8 years