Segment and Entity Wide Disclosures (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

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,
	2012		2013		2012		2013
Revenue:
Converged Packet Optical	$	264,646	$	294,325	$	466,690	$	534,285
Packet Networking	29,922		54,190		51,423		100,027
Optical Transport	84,384		57,371		192,040		114,968
Software and Services	98,665		101,826		184,149		211,525
Consolidated revenue	$	477,617	$	507,712	$	894,302	$	960,805

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,
	2012			2013			2012			2013
Segment profit (loss):
Converged Packet Optical	$	45,200		$	57,528		$	75,488		$	104,646
Packet Networking	(3,114		)	2,556			(7,402		)	7,639
Optical Transport	29,150			21,413			63,181			42,000
Software and Services	21,306			27,229			39,367			61,111
Total segment profit	92,542			108,726			170,634			215,396
Less: non-performance operating expenses
Selling and marketing	62,517			74,475			126,928			141,063
General and administrative	26,670			30,883			56,334			59,091
Amortization of intangible assets	12,967			12,439			26,438			24,892
Restructuring costs	1,851			1,509			3,573			6,539
Add: other non-performance financial items
Interest expense and other income (loss), net	(14,033		)	(14,108		)	(28,490		)	(24,977		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			—			—			(28,630		)
Less: Provision for income taxes	2,284			2,391			4,304			4,607
Consolidated net loss	$	(27,780	)	$	(27,079	)	$	(75,433	)	$	(74,403	)

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,
	2012		2013		2012		2013
United States	$	252,668	$	287,572	$	485,746	$	551,807
International	224,949		220,140		408,556		408,998
Total	$	477,617	$	507,712	$	894,302	$	960,805

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

	October 31, 2012		April 30, 2013
United States	$	64,653	$	62,720
Canada	48,376		43,964
Other International	10,551		10,869
Total	$	123,580	$	117,553

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,
	2012		2013		2012		2013
Company A	$	71,839	$	101,531	$	152,425	$	173,210
Company B	56,671		57,293		90,827		105,356
Total	$	128,510	$	158,824	$	243,252	$	278,566

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