Revenue (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 01, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue

The tables below set forth Ciena’s disaggregated revenue for the respective period (in thousands):

	Quarter Ended August 1, 2020
	Networking Platforms		Platform Software and Services		Blue Planet Automation Software and Services		Global Services		Total
Product lines:
Converged Packet Optical	$	722,512	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	722,512
Packet Networking	79,756		—		—		—		79,756
Platform Software and Services	—		46,422		—		—		46,422
Blue Planet Automation Software and Services	—		—		11,297		—		11,297
Maintenance Support and Training	—		—		—		69,099		69,099
Installation and Deployment	—		—		—		39,798		39,798
Consulting and Network Design	—		—		—		7,828		7,828
Total revenue by product line	$	802,268	$	46,422	$	11,297	$	116,725	$	976,712
Timing of revenue recognition:
Products and services at a point in time	$	802,268	$	15,838	$	410	$	3,300	$	821,816
Services transferred over time	—		30,584		10,887		113,425		154,896
Total revenue by timing of revenue recognition	$	802,268	$	46,422	$	11,297	$	116,725	$	976,712

	Quarter Ended August 3, 2019
	Networking Platforms		Platform Software and Services		Blue Planet Automation Software and Services		Global Services		Total
Product lines:
Converged Packet Optical	$	724,245	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	724,245
Packet Networking	71,823		—		—		—		71,823
Platform Software and Services	—		37,312		—		—		37,312
Blue Planet Automation Software and Services	—		—		10,530		—		10,530
Maintenance Support and Training	—		—		—		65,936		65,936
Installation and Deployment	—		—		—		39,802		39,802
Consulting and Network Design	—		—		—		10,958		10,958
Total revenue by product line	$	796,068	$	37,312	$	10,530	$	116,696	$	960,606
Timing of revenue recognition:
Products and services at a point in time	$	796,068	$	12,657	$	1,941	$	4,804	$	815,470
Services transferred over time	—		24,655		8,589		111,892		145,136
Total revenue by timing of revenue recognition	$	796,068	$	37,312	$	10,530	$	116,696	$	960,606

	Nine Months Ended August 1, 2020
	Networking Platforms		Platform Software and Services		Blue Planet Automation Software and Services		Global Services		Total
Product lines:
Converged Packet Optical	1,968,355		$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,968,355
Packet Networking	211,432		—		—		—		211,432
Platform Software and Services	—		143,295		—		—		143,295
Blue Planet Automation Software and Services	—		—		41,779		—		41,779
Maintenance Support and Training	—		—		—		202,370		202,370
Installation and Deployment	—		—		—		108,994		108,994
Consulting and Network Design	—		—		—		27,452		27,452
Total revenue by product line	$	2,179,787	$	143,295	$	41,779	$	338,816	$	2,703,677
Timing of revenue recognition:
Products and services at a point in time	$	2,179,787	$	45,930	$	8,891	$	12,174	$	2,246,782
Services transferred over time	—		97,365		32,888		326,642		456,895
Total revenue by timing of revenue recognition	$	2,179,787	$	143,295	$	41,779	$	338,816	$	2,703,677

	Nine Months Ended August 3, 2019
	Networking Platforms		Platform Software and Services		Blue Planet Automation Software and Services		Global Services		Total
Product lines:
Converged Packet Optical	$	1,897,080	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,897,080
Packet Networking	216,529		—		—		—		216,529
Platform Software and Services	—		114,139		—		—		114,139
Blue Planet Automation Software and Services	—		—		37,977		—		37,977
Maintenance Support and Training	—		—		—		196,002		196,002
Installation and Deployment	—		—		—		111,746		111,746
Consulting and Network Design	—		—		—		30,671		30,671
Total revenue by product line	$	2,113,609	$	114,139	$	37,977	$	338,419	$	2,604,144
Timing of revenue recognition:
Products and services at a point in time	$	2,113,609	$	39,801	$	11,216	$	13,945	$	2,178,571
Services transferred over time	—		74,338		26,761		324,474		425,573
Total revenue by timing of revenue recognition	$	2,113,609	$	114,139	$	37,977	$	338,419	$	2,604,144

For the periods below, Ciena’s geographic distribution of revenue was as follows (in thousands):

	Quarter Ended				Nine Months Ended
	August 1,		August 3,		August 1,		August 3,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Geographic distribution:
Americas	$	713,340	$	656,261	$	1,937,725	1,788,234
EMEA	162,465		169,532		433,861		413,715
APAC	100,907		134,813		332,091		402,195
Total revenue by geographic distribution	$	976,712	$	960,606	$	2,703,677	$	2,604,144

Contract Balances

The following table provides information about receivables, contract assets and contract liabilities (deferred revenue) from contracts with customers (in thousands):

	Balance at August 1, 2020		Balance at November 2, 2019
Accounts receivable, net	$	715,195	$	724,854
Contract assets for unbilled accounts receivable	$	97,373	$	84,046
Deferred revenue	$	136,870	$	156,873