OTHER BALANCE SHEET DETAILS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2016

Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]

Other long-term assets

As of the dates indicated, other long-term assets are comprised of the following (in thousands):

	January 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
Maintenance spares, net	$	56,217	$	55,259
Deferred debt issuance costs, net	10,722		10,820
Financing receivable	—		10,107
Other	8,134		8,470
	$	75,073	$	84,656

Accrued liabilities

As of the dates indicated, accrued liabilities and other short-term obligations are comprised of the following (in thousands):

	January 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
Compensation, payroll related tax and benefits	$	63,860	$	109,466
Warranty	56,636		56,654
Vacation	32,963		34,189
Capital lease obligations	3,784		4,923
Interest payable	5,656		5,389
Other	99,314		105,662
	$	262,213	$	316,283

Accrued warranty

The following table summarizes the activity in Ciena’s accrued warranty for the fiscal periods indicated (in thousands):

Three months ended	Beginning					Ending
January 31,	Balance		Provisions	Settlements		Balance
2015	$	55,997	2,293	(4,908	)	$	53,382
2016	$	56,654	4,971	(4,989	)	$	56,636

Deferred revenue

As of the dates indicated, deferred revenue is comprised of the following (in thousands):

	January 31, 2016			October 31, 2015
Products	$	54,177		$	66,527
Services	119,514			122,546
	173,691			189,073
Less current portion	(106,664		)	(126,111		)
Long-term deferred revenue	$	67,027		$	62,962

Other liabilities

As of the dates indicated, other long-term obligations are comprised of the following (in thousands):

	January 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
Construction liability	$	28,989	$	18,663
Capital lease obligations	13,639		13,794
Income tax liability	12,164		13,308
Deferred tenant allowance	9,557		9,807
Straight-line rent	6,479		6,237
Forward starting interest rate swap	5,851		5,522
Other	5,037		5,209
	$	81,716	$	72,540

Future minimum lease payments under capital leases

The following is a schedule by fiscal years of future minimum lease payments under capital leases and the present value of minimum lease payments as of January 31, 2016 (in thousands):

Period ended October 31,
2016 (remaining nine months)	$	4,328
2017	1,884
2018	1,547
2019	1,547
2020	1,357
Thereafter	17,263
Net minimum capital lease payments	27,926
Less: Amount representing interest	(10,503		)
Present value of minimum lease payments	17,423
Less: Current portion of present value of minimum lease payments	(3,784		)
Long-term portion of present value of minimum lease payments	$	13,639