Liabilities and Restructuring Charges

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Liabilities and Restructuring Charges [Abstract]

During the nine months ended July 31, 2018, the Company incurred restructuring charges of approximately $1.9 million as part of a business realignment, and the charges were substantially paid prior to the end of the period. Total charges under this realignment are expected to be $8 million to $10 million consisting of severance and benefits in fiscal 2018.

In fiscal 2017, the Company recorded $36.6 million of restructuring charges for severance and benefits due to involuntary and voluntary employee termination actions. During the nine months ended July 31, 2018, the Company made payments of $17.3 million related to the 2017 actions. There was no outstanding balance as of July 31, 2018. As of October 31, 2017, the outstanding balance was $17.5 million recorded in accounts payable and accrued liabilities as payroll and related benefits in the audited consolidated balance sheets.

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of:



	July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
	(in thousands)
Payroll and related benefits	$	338,014	$	382,773
Other accrued liabilities	61,550		97,119
Accounts payable	49,473		19,954
Total	$	449,037	$	499,846

Other long-term liabilities consist of:



	July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
	(in thousands)
Deferred compensation liability	$	220,975	$	197,542
Other long-term liabilities	52,537		54,485
Total	$	273,512	$	252,027