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Accounts Receivable (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
customer
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Number of customers each accounting for greater than 10% of net accounts receivable 1cien_NumberOfCustomersAccountingForGreaterThanTenPercentOfAccountsReceivable   0cien_NumberOfCustomersAccountingForGreaterThanTenPercentOfAccountsReceivable
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Abstract]      
Allowance for doubtful accounts 2.0us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent $ 2.1us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent  
Customer A and Customer B | Customer Concentration Risk | Accounts Receivable      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk, percentage 17.10%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= cien_CustomerAndCustomerBMember