Prepaid Expenses and Other (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 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		2015
Prepaid VAT and other taxes	$	86,464	$	74,754
Product demonstration equipment, net	42,385		41,611
Deferred deployment expense	27,991		26,193
Prepaid expenses	23,539		25,074
Financing receivable	—		19,869
Other non-trade receivables	10,683		8,588
Derivative assets	1,562		89
	$	192,624	$	196,178