CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 559,540	$ 777,615
Short-term investments	234,743	275,248
Accounts receivable, net	653,242	576,235
Inventories	276,421	211,251
Prepaid expenses and other	199,189	172,843
Total current assets	1,923,135	2,013,192
Long-term investments	59,874	90,172
Equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net	314,850	288,406
Goodwill	267,841	266,974
Other intangible assets, net	106,990	146,711
Other long-term assets	63,970	68,120
Total assets	2,736,660	2,873,575
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	258,358	235,942
Accrued liabilities and other short-term obligations	284,629	310,353
Deferred revenue	110,629	109,009
Current portion of long-term debt	4,000	236,241
Total current liabilities	657,616	891,545
Long-term deferred revenue	86,898	73,854
Other long-term obligations	116,534	124,394
Long-term debt, net	931,302	1,017,441
Total liabilities	1,792,350	2,107,234
Commitments and contingencies (Note 21)
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; 142,672,784 and 139,767,627 shares issued and outstanding	1,427	1,398
Additional paid-in capital	6,772,687	6,715,478
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(5,495)	(24,329)
Accumulated deficit	(5,824,309)	(5,926,206)
Total stockholders’ equity	944,310	766,341
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 2,736,660	$ 2,873,575

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.