CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 693,853	$ 777,615
Short-term investments	250,056	275,248
Accounts receivable, net	595,706	576,235
Inventories	284,595	211,251
Prepaid expenses and other	173,842	172,843
Total current assets	1,998,052	2,013,192
Long-term investments	109,934	90,172
Equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net	293,150	288,406
Goodwill	267,169	266,974
Other intangible assets, net	127,847	146,711
Other long-term assets	63,942	68,120
Total assets	2,860,094	2,873,575
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	273,513	235,942
Accrued liabilities and other short-term obligations	264,555	310,353
Deferred revenue	113,371	109,009
Current portion of long-term debt	190,122	236,241
Total current liabilities	841,561	891,545
Long-term deferred revenue	78,565	73,854
Other long-term obligations	121,320	124,394
Long-term debt, net	1,019,755	1,017,441
Total liabilities	2,061,201	2,107,234
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock – par value $0.01; 20,000,000 shares authorized; zero shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock – par value $0.01; 290,000,000 shares authorized; 141,262,606 and 139,767,627 shares issued and outstanding	1,413	1,398
Additional paid-in capital	6,737,996	6,715,478
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(18,171)	(24,329)
Accumulated deficit	(5,922,345)	(5,926,206)
Total stockholders’ equity	798,893	766,341
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 2,860,094	$ 2,873,575