Share-Based Compensation Expense (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2012

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Summary of stock option activity

The following table is a summary of Ciena’s stock option activity for the period indicated (shares in thousands):

	Shares Underlying Options Outstanding		Weighted Average Exercise Price
Balance at October 31, 2011	3,690		$	30.01
Granted	—		—
Exercised	(14	)	4.44
Canceled	(22	)	57.81
Balance at January 31, 2012	3,654		$	29.95

Summarizes information with respect to stock options outstanding

The following table summarizes information with respect to stock options outstanding at January 31, 2012, based on Ciena’s closing stock price on the last trading day of Ciena’s first fiscal quarter of 2012 (shares and intrinsic value in thousands):

					Options Outstanding at						Vested Options at
					January 31, 2012						January 31, 2012
					Number	Weighted Average Remaining	Weighted				Number	Weighted Average Remaining	Weighted
Range of					of	Contractual	Average		Aggregate		of	Contractual	Average		Aggregate
Exercise					Underlying	Life	Exercise		Intrinsic		Underlying	Life	Exercise		Intrinsic
Price					Shares	(Years)	Price		Value		Shares	(Years)	Price		Value
$	0.94	—	$	16.31	363	5.87	$	8.34	$	2,431	278	5.40	$	7.75	$	2,027
$	16.52	—	$	17.29	401	3.43	16.69		—		394	3.38	16.68		—
$	17.43	—	$	24.50	554	3.32	20.49		—		548	3.28	20.49		—
$	24.69	—	$	28.28	419	4.72	26.97		—		418	4.72	26.98		—
$	28.61	—	$	31.43	284	3.58	29.78		—		279	3.54	29.77		—
$	31.71	—	$	32.55	523	1.08	31.72		—		521	1.06	31.72		—
$	33.00	—	$	37.10	349	5.27	35.17		—		347	5.26	35.18		—
$	37.31	—	$	47.32	508	2.68	44.72		—		508	2.68	44.72		—
$	47.53	—	$	167.09	251	0.33	65.60		—		251	0.33	65.60		—
$	267.52	—	$	267.52	2	0.65	267.52		—		2	0.65	267.52		—
$	0.94	—	$	267.52	3,654	3.34	$	29.95	$	2,431	3,546	3.22	$	30.46	$	2,027

Summary of restricted stock unit activity

The following table is a summary of Ciena’s restricted stock unit activity for the period indicated, with the aggregate fair value of the balance outstanding at the end of each period, based on Ciena’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the relevant period (shares and aggregate fair value in thousands):

	Restricted Stock Units Outstanding		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share		Aggregate Fair Value
Balance at October 31, 2011	4,298		$	16.28	$	59,399
Granted	2,090
Vested	(629	)
Canceled or forfeited	(178	)
Balance at January 31, 2012	5,581		19.30		$	83,879

Share-based compensation expense

The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense for the periods indicated (in thousands):

	Quarter Ended January 31,
	2011		2012
Product costs	$	574	$	485
Service costs	503		437
Share-based compensation expense included in cost of sales	1,077		922
Research and development	2,571		2,134
Sales and marketing	2,991		3,101
General and administrative	3,001		2,797
Acquisition and integration costs	160		6
Share-based compensation expense included in operating expense	8,723		8,038
Share-based compensation expense capitalized in inventory, net	64		(72		)
Total share-based compensation	$	9,864	$	8,888