Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

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



	October 31, 2012			April 30, 2013
Equipment, furniture and fixtures	$	422,118		$	380,240
Leasehold improvements	61,493			63,133
	483,611			443,373
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(360,031		)	(325,820		)
	$	123,580		$	117,553

Depreciation of equipment, furniture and fixtures, and amortization of leasehold improvements was $24.9 million and $25.4 million for the first six months of fiscal 2012 and 2013, respectively. During the first six months of fiscal 2013, in connection with the restructuring activities described above, Ciena disposed of equipment, furniture and fixtures with an original cost of $38.6 million and related accumulated depreciation of $37.9 million.

- 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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