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OTHER BALANCE SHEET DETAILS
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2017
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]  
OTHER BALANCE SHEET DETAILS
OTHER BALANCE SHEET DETAILS
As of the dates indicated, other long-term assets are comprised of the following (in thousands):

 
January 31,
2017
 
October 31,
2016
Maintenance spares, net
$
45,529

 
$
49,535

Deferred debt issuance costs, net (1)
1,283

 
1,363

Financing receivable
2,018

 
1,870

Other
15,112

 
15,352

 
$
63,942

 
$
68,120



(1) As described in Note 2 above, in connection with Ciena's adoption of ASU 2015-03 effective January 31, 2017, deferred debt issuance costs associated with its convertible notes and term loans were retrospectively reclassified from other long-term assets to current portion of long-term debt and long-term debt, net on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The deferred debt issuance costs reflected relate to Ciena's ABL Credit Facility (described in Note 17 below). The amortization of deferred debt issuance costs for Ciena's ABL Credit Facility is included in interest expense, and was $0.1 million and $0.2 million during the first three months of fiscal 2017 and 2016, respectively.
As of the dates indicated, accrued liabilities and other short-term obligations are comprised of the following (in thousands):
 
January 31,
2017
 
October 31,
2016
Compensation, payroll related tax and benefits
$
63,251

 
$
106,687

Warranty
48,652

 
52,324

Vacation
36,187

 
36,112

Capital lease obligations
2,233

 
2,321

Interest payable
5,486

 
4,649

Other
108,746

 
108,260

 
$
264,555

 
$
310,353



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
2016
 
$
56,654

 
4,971

 
(4,989
)
 
$
56,636

2017
 
$
52,324

 
553

 
(4,225
)
 
$
48,652



The decrease in warranty provisions during fiscal 2017 were primarily due to lower failure rates and reduced costs due to efficiencies.
As of the dates indicated, deferred revenue is comprised of the following (in thousands):

 
January 31,
2017
 
October 31,
2016
Products
$
48,766

 
$
45,216

Services
143,170

 
137,647

 
191,936

 
182,863

Less current portion
(113,371
)
 
(109,009
)
Long-term deferred revenue
$
78,565

 
$
73,854



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

 
January 31,
2017
 
October 31,
2016
Construction liability
$
58,671

 
$
57,602

Capital lease obligations
24,186

 
24,298

Income tax liability
13,765

 
14,122

Deferred tenant allowance
8,913

 
9,164

Straight-line rent
7,342

 
6,406

Forward starting interest rate swap
1,475

 
5,967

Other
6,968

 
6,835

 
$
121,320

 
$
124,394


 
Ciena capitalizes construction in progress and records a corresponding long-term liability for build-to-suit lease agreements where Ciena is considered the owner during the construction period for accounting purposes. 

The following is a schedule by fiscal year of future minimum lease payments under capital leases and the present value of minimum lease payments as of January 31, 2017 (in thousands):

Period ended October 31,
 
2017 (remaining nine months)
$
3,084

2018
3,842

2019
3,420

2020
2,440

2021
2,335

Thereafter
28,210

Net minimum capital lease payments
43,331

Less: Amount representing interest
(16,912
)
Present value of minimum lease payments
26,419

Less: Current portion of present value of minimum lease payments
(2,233
)
Long-term portion of present value of minimum lease payments
$
24,186