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Short-Term and Long-Term Debt - Summary of Notes Due 2020 (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Oct. 31, 2014
Dec. 27, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount $ (1,173)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount  
Convertible Notes Payable | 4.0% Convertible Senior Notes due December 15, 2020    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt, Gross 193,987us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= cien_FourPercentConvertibleSeniorNotesDue2020Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayableMember
 
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (14,898)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= cien_FourPercentConvertibleSeniorNotesDue2020Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayableMember
 
Long-term Debt 179,089us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= cien_FourPercentConvertibleSeniorNotesDue2020Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayableMember
 
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Carrying Amount of Equity Component $ 43,131us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleCarryingAmountOfTheEquityComponent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= cien_FourPercentConvertibleSeniorNotesDue2020Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayableMember
$ 43,100us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleCarryingAmountOfTheEquityComponent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= cien_FourPercentConvertibleSeniorNotesDue2020Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayableMember