Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016
Revenue:
Time-based products	$ 489,365	$ 464,280
Upfront products	79,609	43,437
Maintenance and service	83,812	60,887
Total revenue	652,786	568,604
Cost of revenue:
Products	96,971	76,393
Maintenance and service	37,303	22,525
Amortization of intangible assets	21,472	30,526
Total cost of revenue	155,746	129,444
Gross margin	497,040	439,160
Operating expenses:
Research and development	212,648	196,705
Sales and marketing	126,511	122,620
General and administrative	40,866	39,697
Amortization of intangible assets	8,036	6,935
Restructuring charges	12,105	2,093
Total operating expenses	400,166	368,050
Operating income	96,874	71,110
Other income (expense), net	11,487	(6,768)
Income before income taxes	108,361	64,342
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	21,773	4,307
Net income	$ 86,588	$ 60,035
Net income per share:
Basic (in USD per share)	$ 0.57	$ 0.39
Diluted (in USD per share)	$ 0.56	$ 0.39
Shares used in computing per share amounts:
Basic (shares)	150,782	152,968
Diluted (shares)	154,433	155,283