Restructuring Costs (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2018

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Activity and Balance of the Restructuring Liability Accounts

The following table sets forth the restructuring activity and balance of the restructuring liability accounts for the three months ended January 31, 2018 (in thousands):



	Workforce reduction				Consolidation of excess facilities				Total
Balance at October 31, 2017	$	1,291			$	1,648			$	2,939
Additional liability recorded	4,413			⁽¹⁾	1,548			⁽²⁾	5,961
Cash payments	(4,459		)		(1,282		)		(5,741		)
Balance at January 31, 2018	$	1,245			$	1,914			$	3,159
Current restructuring liabilities	$	1,245			$	590			$	1,835
Non-current restructuring liabilities	$	—			$	1,324			$	1,324


(1)	Reflects a global workforce reduction of approximately 100 employees during the first quarter of fiscal 2018 as part of a business optimization strategy to improve gross margin, constrain operating expense and redesign certain business processes.


(2)	Reflects unfavorable lease commitments in connection with a portion of facilities located in Petaluma, California.

The following table sets forth the restructuring activity and balance of the restructuring liability accounts for the three months ended January 31, 2017 (in thousands):



	Workforce reduction			Consolidation of excess facilities			Total
Balance at October 31, 2016	$	868		$	1,970		$	2,838
Additional liability recorded	2,008			387			2,395
Cash payments	(2,512		)	(652		)	(3,164		)
Balance at January 31, 2017	$	364		$	1,705		$	2,069
Current restructuring liabilities	$	364		$	1,269		$	1,633
Non-current restructuring liabilities	$	—		$	436		$	436