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Restructuring Costs
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2011
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
RESTRUCTURING COSTS
RESTRUCTURING COSTS

Since the acquisition of the MEN Business, Ciena has undertaken a number of restructuring activities intended to reduce operating expense and better align its workforce and operating costs with market opportunities, product development and business strategies for the combined operations.
The following table displays the activity and balances of the historical restructuring liability accounts for the fiscal years indicated (in thousands):

 
Workforce
reduction
 
Consolidation
of excess
facilities
 
Total
Balance at October 31, 2008
$
982

 
$
3,243

 
$
4,225

Additional liability recorded
4,117

(a)
3,419

(a)
7,536

Adjustment to previous estimates
—

 
3,670

(a)
3,670

Cash payments
(4,929
)
 
(897
)
 
(5,826
)
Balance at October 31, 2009
170

 
9,435

 
9,605

Additional liability recorded
9,256

(b)
—

 
9,256

Adjustment to previous estimates
—

 
(742
)
(b)
(742
)
Cash payments
(7,850
)
 
(2,301
)
 
(10,151
)
Balance at October 31, 2010
1,576

 
6,392

 
7,968

Additional liability recorded
6,627

(c)
—

 
6,627

Adjustment to previous estimates
—

 
(846
)
(c)
(846
)
Cash payments
(8,043
)
 
(2,253
)
 
(10,296
)
Balance at October 31, 2011
$
160

 
$
3,293

 
$
3,453

Current restructuring liabilities
$
160

 
$
504

 
$
664

Non-current restructuring liabilities
$
—

 
$
2,789

 
$
2,789

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(a)
During fiscal 2009, Ciena recorded a charge of $4.1 million of severance and other employee-related costs associated with a workforce reduction of 200 employees, $3.4 million related to the Acton, MA facility closure and $3.7 million related to previously restructured facilities.
(b)
During fiscal 2010, Ciena recorded a charge of $2.1 million related to a workforce reduction of approximately 70 employees, principally affecting Ciena’s global product group and global field organization outside of the EMEA region and $7.1 million related to a workforce reduction of 82 employees associated with the restructuring activities in the EMEA region described above and an adjustment of $0.7 million associated with previously restructured facilities.
(c)
During fiscal 2011, Ciena recorded a charge of $6.6 million of severance and other employee-related costs associated with a workforce reduction of approximately 150 employees related to a number of restructuring activities intended to reduce operating expense and better align its workforce with market opportunities. Ciena also recorded an adjustment of $0.8 million related to its previously restructured Acton, MA facility.