RESTRUCTURING COSTS

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2016

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

RESTRUCTURING COSTS

RESTRUCTURING COSTS

Ciena has undertaken a number of restructuring activities intended to reduce expense and better align its workforce and costs with market opportunities, product development and business strategies. The following table sets forth the restructuring activity and balance of the restructuring liability accounts for the three months ended January 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	Workforce reduction			Consolidation of excess facilities			Total
Balance at October 31, 2015	$	591		$	688		$	1,279
Additional liability recorded	393			—			393
Adjustments to previous estimates	—			(9		)	(9		)
Cash payments	(613		)	(148		)	(761		)
Balance at January 31, 2016	$	371		$	531		$	902
Current restructuring liabilities	$	371		$	336		$	707
Non-current restructuring liabilities	$	—		$	195		$	195

The following table sets forth the restructuring activity and balance of the restructuring liability accounts for the three months ended January 31, 2015 (in thousands):

	Workforce reduction				Consolidation of excess facilities			Total
Balance at October 31, 2014	$	181			$	1,134		$	1,315
Additional liability recorded	8,081			(a)	4			8,085
Cash payments	(4,768		)		(206		)	(4,974		)
Balance at January 31, 2015	$	3,494			$	932		$	4,426
Current restructuring liabilities	$	3,494			$	446		$	3,940
Non-current restructuring liabilities	$	—			$	486		$	486

(a) During the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2015, Ciena recorded a charge of $8.1 million of severance and other employee-related costs associated with a global workforce reduction of approximately 125 employees.