Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

As of the dates indicated, equipment, furniture and fixtures are comprised of the following (in thousands):



	October 31,
	2010			2011
Equipment, furniture and fixtures	$	360,908		$	396,310
Leasehold improvements	49,595			50,380
	410,503			446,690
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(290,209		)	(324,132		)
	$	120,294		$	122,558

During fiscal 2009, fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2011, Ciena recorded depreciation of equipment, furniture and fixtures, and amortization of leasehold improvements of $21.9 million, $38.5 million and $50.5 million, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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