Segments and Entity-Wide Disclosures

3 Months Ended

Jan. 30, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segments and Entity-Wide Disclosures

SEGMENTS AND ENTITY-WIDE DISCLOSURES

Segment Reporting

Ciena has the following operating segments for reporting purposes: (i) Networking Platforms; (ii) Platform Software and Services; (iii) Blue Planet Automation Software and Services; and (iv) Global Services.

Ciena's long-lived assets, including equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, ROU assets, finite-lived intangible assets and maintenance spares, are not reviewed by Ciena's chief operating decision maker for purposes of evaluating performance and allocating resources. As of January 30, 2021, equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net, totaled $281.2 million, and operating ROU assets totaled $54.2 million both of which support asset groups within Ciena’s four operating segments and unallocated selling and general and administrative activities. As of January 30, 2021, finite-lived intangible assets, goodwill and maintenance spares are assigned to asset groups within the following segments (in thousands):

	January 30, 2021
	Networking Platforms		Platform Software and Services		Blue Planet Automation Software and Services		Global Services		Total
Other intangible assets, net	$	12,924	$	—	$	78,592	$	—	$	91,516
Goodwill	$	66,054	$	156,191	$	89,049	$	—	$	311,294
Maintenance spares, net	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	63,008	$	63,008

Segment Profit (Loss)

Segment profit (loss) is determined based on internal performance measures used by Ciena’s chief executive officer to assess the performance of each operating segment in a given period. In connection with that assessment, the chief executive officer excludes the following items: selling and marketing costs; general and administrative costs; amortization of intangible assets; significant asset impairments and restructuring costs; acquisition and integration costs; interest and other income (loss), net; interest expense; loss on extinguishment and modification of debt and provision for income taxes.

The table below sets forth Ciena’s segment profit (loss) and the reconciliation to consolidated net income during the respective periods indicated (in thousands):

	Quarter Ended
	January 30,		February 1,
	2021		2020
Segment profit (loss):
Networking Platforms	$	156,431	$	168,270
Platform Software and Services	27,660		28,951
Blue Planet Automation Software and Services	(2,434)		(3,113)
Global Services	43,493		45,527
Total segment profit	225,150		239,635
Less: Non-performance operating expenses
Selling and marketing	97,278		107,066
General and administrative	39,993		42,468
Amortization of intangible assets	5,910		5,853
Significant asset impairments and restructuring costs	5,867		4,472
Acquisition and integration costs	307		1,819
Add: Other non-performance financial items
Interest expense and other income (loss), net	(8,481)		(5,169)
Loss on extinguishment and modification of debt	—		(646)
Less: Provision for income taxes	11,966		9,814
Consolidated net income	$	55,348	$	62,328

Entity-Wide Reporting

The following table reflects Ciena’s geographic distribution of equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net, and operating ROU assets, with any country accounting for at least 10% of total equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net, and operating ROU assets specifically identified. Equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net, and operating ROU assets attributable to geographic regions outside of the U.S. and Canada are reflected as “Other International.” For the periods below, Ciena’s geographic distribution of equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net, and operating ROU assets was as follows (in thousands):

	January 30, 2021		October 31, 2020
Canada	$	226,331	$	214,188
United States	62,980		65,321
Other International	46,161		49,894
Total	$	335,472	$	329,403