Prepaid Expenses and Other (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Prepaid expenses and other

As of the dates indicated, prepaid expenses and other are comprised of the following (in thousands):

	October 31, 2014		January 31, 2015
Prepaid VAT and other taxes	$	86,464	$	79,181
Product demonstration equipment, net	42,385		44,661
Deferred deployment expense	27,991		24,229
Prepaid expenses	23,539		21,251
Other non-trade receivables	10,683		12,842
Derivative assets	1,562		654
	$	192,624	$	182,818