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Business Combinations (Details) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Business Combinations (Details) - USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2018	Jul. 02, 2018	Feb. 01, 2016	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition-related costs					$ 5,111,000	$ 0	$ 4,613,000
DonRiver Holdings, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition-related costs				$ 3,500,000
Undiscounted contingent consideration, maximum	$ 28,500,000.0
Contingent consideration agreement term	3 years
Contingent consideration revenue measurement term	25 months
Contingent consideration	$ 10,900,000
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	$ 43,283,000
DonRiver Holdings, LLC \| Customer relationships and contracts
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life	7 years
DonRiver Holdings, LLC \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life	7 years
Packet Design, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition-related costs					$ 1,600,000
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired		$ 41,100,000
Packet Design, LLC \| Customer relationships and contracts
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life		3 years
Packet Design, LLC \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life		5 years
TeraXion Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired			$ 32,000,000
TeraXion Inc. \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful life			5 years
Contingent Consideration \| DonRiver Holdings, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Undiscounted contingent consideration, maximum	$ 15,000,000.0
Undiscounted contingent consideration, minimum	0
Contingent Compensation \| DonRiver Holdings, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Undiscounted contingent consideration, maximum	13,500,000.0
Undiscounted contingent consideration, minimum	$ 0