Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 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			July 31, 2013
Equipment, furniture and fixtures	$	422,118		$	372,719
Leasehold improvements	61,493			42,968
	483,611			415,687
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(360,031		)	(301,646		)
	$	123,580		$	114,041

Depreciation of equipment, furniture and fixtures, and amortization of leasehold improvements was $37.5 million and $37.1 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2012 and 2013, respectively. During the first nine 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 used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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