Segment and Entity Wide Disclosures (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment revenue

The table below (in thousands) sets forth Ciena’s segment revenue for the respective periods:

	Quarter Ended April 30,				Six Months Ended April 30,
	2011		2012		2011		2012
Revenue:
Packet-Optical Transport	$	272,635	$	318,011	$	559,116	$	584,295
Packet-Optical Switching	31,267		31,019		66,541		74,435
Carrier-Ethernet Solutions	30,931		30,640		58,559		52,553
Software and Services	83,061		97,947		166,986		183,019
Consolidated revenue	$	417,894	$	477,617	$	851,202	$	894,302

Segment profit (loss) and the reconciliation to consolidated net income (loss)

The table below (in thousands) sets forth Ciena’s segment profit (loss) and the reconciliation to consolidated net income (loss) during the respective periods:

	Quarter Ended April 30,						Six Months Ended April 30,
	2011			2012			2011			2012
Segment profit (loss):
Packet-Optical Transport	$	36,506		$	68,008		$	75,532		$	115,146
Packet-Optical Switching	8,487			6,342			21,364			23,523
Carrier-Ethernet Solutions	3,497			(4,927		)	5,890			(11,034		)
Software and Services	17,719			23,119			36,139			42,999
Total segment profit	66,209			92,542			138,925			170,634
Less: non-performance operating expenses
Selling and marketing	61,768			62,517			118,860			126,928
General and administrative	32,480			27,080			70,794			56,480
Acquisition and integration costs	10,741			(410		)	34,926			(146		)
Amortization of intangible assets	13,674			12,967			42,458			26,438
Restructuring costs	3,164			1,851			4,686			3,573
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	—			—			(3,289		)	—
Add: other non-performance financial items
Interest expense and other income (loss), net	(5,177		)	(14,033		)	(8,462		)	(28,490		)
Less: Provision for income taxes	1,891			2,284			3,770			4,304
Consolidated net loss	$	(62,686	)	$	(27,780	)	$	(141,742	)	$	(75,433	)

Ciena's geographic distribution of revenue and long-lived assets

For the periods below, Ciena’s geographic distribution of revenue was as follows (in thousands):

	Quarter Ended April 30,				Six Months Ended April 30,
	2011		2012		2011		2012
United States	$	230,801	$	252,668	$	451,150	$	485,746
Other International	187,093		224,949		400,052		408,556
Total	$	417,894	$	477,617	$	851,202	$	894,302

For the periods below, Ciena's geographic distribution of equipment, furniture and fixtures was as follows (in thousands):

	October 31, 2011		April 30, 2012
United States	$	60,848	$	54,043
Canada	47,424		50,058
Other International	14,286		11,672
Total	$	122,558	$	115,773

Customers accounting for at least 10% of Ciena's

For the periods below, customers accounting for at least 10% of Ciena’s revenue were as follows (in thousands):

	Quarter Ended April 30,				Six Months Ended April 30,
	2011		2012		2011		2012
Company A	$	66,104	$	71,839	$	126,941	$	152,425
Company B	42,159		56,671		89,981		90,827
Total	$	108,263	$	128,510	$	216,922	$	243,252