Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

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



	October 31,
	2013			2014
Equipment, furniture and fixtures	$	364,574		$	383,059
Leasehold improvements	46,247			46,354
	410,821			429,413
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(291,092		)	(302,781		)
	$	119,729		$	126,632

During fiscal 2012, fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2014, Ciena recorded depreciation of equipment, furniture and fixtures, and amortization of leasehold improvements of $51.3 million, $48.3 million and $46.6 million, respectively.

- 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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