Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014
Revenue:
Time-based license	$ 445,807	$ 431,184	$ 1,324,677	$ 1,255,515
Upfront license	48,878	31,594	139,671	101,863
Maintenance and service	61,120	59,034	190,704	161,082
Total revenue	555,805	521,812	1,655,052	1,518,460
Cost of revenue:
License	77,516	68,573	218,650	198,700
Maintenance and service	25,251	20,685	82,244	62,065
Amortization of intangible assets	26,704	26,272	78,182	74,699
Total cost of revenue	129,471	115,530	379,076	335,464
Gross margin	426,334	406,282	1,275,976	1,182,996
Operating expenses:
Research and development	197,999	182,809	567,924	528,395
Sales and marketing	116,988	112,271	343,736	332,847
General and administrative	43,925	37,438	121,254	112,246
Amortization of intangible assets	6,188	6,537	19,066	18,291
Restructuring charges	(248)	0	15,088	0
Total operating expenses	364,852	339,055	1,067,068	991,779
Operating income	61,482	67,227	208,908	191,217
Other income (expense), net	3,711	3,544	16,784	18,797
Income before income taxes	65,193	70,771	225,692	210,014
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	9,806	5,115	49,520	13,345
Net income	$ 55,387	$ 65,656	$ 176,172	$ 196,669
Net income per share:
Basic (in USD per share)	$ 0.36	$ 0.42	$ 1.14	$ 1.27
Diluted (in USD per share)	$ 0.35	$ 0.42	$ 1.12	$ 1.25
Shares used in computing per share amounts:
Basic (shares)	155,533	155,194	154,835	154,611
Diluted (shares)	158,584	157,622	157,850	157,253