Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

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



	October 31,
	2011			2012
Equipment, furniture and fixtures	$	396,310		$	422,118
Leasehold improvements	50,380			61,493
	446,690			483,611
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(324,132		)	(360,031		)
	$	122,558		$	123,580

During fiscal 2010, fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2012, Ciena recorded depreciation of equipment, furniture and fixtures, and amortization of leasehold improvements of $38.5 million, $50.5 million and $51.3 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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