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Financial Assets and Liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2011
Financial Assets And Liabilities [Abstract] |
Summary Of Cash, Cash Equivalents And Investments |
|  | Cost |  |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  |  | Gross Unrealized Losses Less Than 12 Months |  |  | Gross Unrealized Losses 12 Months or Longer |  |  | Estimated Fair Value(1) |
|  | (in thousands) |
Balance at October 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Classified as current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-interest bearing cash (U.S. and International) |  | $ | 149,998 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 149,998 |
Money market funds (U.S.) |  |  | 55,267 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 55,267 |
Cash deposits and money market funds (International) |  |  | 649,812 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 649,812 |
Municipal securities |  |  | 148,850 |  |  |  | 296 |  |  |  | (149 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 148,997 |
|  |  | 1,003,927 |  |  |  | 296 |  |  |  | (149 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,004,074 |
Classified as non-current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Strategic investments |  |  | 3,982 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,982 |
Total |  | $ | 1,007,909 |  |  | $ | 296 |  |  | $ | (149 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,008,056 |
|  | Cost |  |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  |  | Gross Unrealized Losses Less Than 12 Months |  |  | Gross Unrealized Losses 12 Months or Longer |  |  | Estimated Fair Value(1) |
|  | (in thousands) |
Balance at October 31, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Classified as current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-interest bearing cash (U.S. and International) |  | $ | 45,687 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 45,687 |
Money market funds (U.S.) |  |  | 68,099 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 68,099 |
Cash deposits and money market funds (International) |  |  | 661,621 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 661,621 |
Municipal securities |  |  | 162,440 |  |  |  | 723 |  |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 163,154 |
|  |  | 937,847 |  |  |  | 723 |  |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 938,561 |
Classified as non-current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Strategic investments |  |  | 7,360 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,360 |
Total |  | $ | 945,207 |  |  | $ | 723 |  |  | $ | (9 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 945,921 |
(1) | See Note 6 for further discussion on fair values of money market funds, municipal securities, and strategic investments.
Schedule Of Stated Maturities Of Short-Term Investments |
|  | Fair Value |
|  | (in thousands) |
Due in 1 year or less |  | $ | 89,791 |
Due in 1–5 years |  |  | 28,413 |
Due in 6–10 years |  |  | 11,409 |
Due after 10 years |  |  | 19,384 |
Total |  | $ | 148,997 |
Summary Of Effect On Changes In Fair Values Of Non-Designated Forward Contracts |
|  | October 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Gain (loss) recorded in other income (expense), net |  | $ | 889 |  |  | $ | (2,815) |
Summary Of Outstanding Foreign Currency Forward Contracts |
|  | As of October 31, 2011 |  |  | As of October 31, 2010 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Total gross notional amount |  | $ | 599,844 |  |  | $ | 691,343 |
Net fair value |  | $ | (14,695 | ) |  | $ | (7,500 | )
Fair Values Of Derivative Instruments Designated And Non-Designated As Hedging Instruments |
|  | Fair Values of derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments |  |  | Fair Values of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments |
|  | (in thousands) |
As of October 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other current assets |  | $ | 2,161 |  |  | $ | — |
Other current liabilities |  | $ | 16,827 |  |  | $ | 29 |
As of October 31, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other current assets |  | $ | 5,680 |  |  | $ | — |
Other current liabilities |  | $ | 11,626 |  |  | $ | 1,554 |
Gains And (Losses) On Derivative Instruments Recognized In Statement Of Operations |
|  | Location of gain (loss) recognized in OCI on derivatives |  | Amount of gain (loss) recognized in OCI on derivatives (effective portion) |  |  | Location of gain (loss) reclassified from OCI |  | Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from OCI (effective portion) |
|  | (in thousands) |
Fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | Revenue |  | $ | (5,647 | ) |  | Revenue |  | $ | (8,561 | )
Foreign exchange contracts |  | Operating expenses |  |  | (3,225 | ) |  | Operating expenses |  |  | 6,572 |
Total |  |  |  | $ | (8,872 | ) |  |  |  | $ | (1,989 | )
Fiscal year ended October 31, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | Revenue |  | $ | (9,747 | ) |  | Revenue |  | $ | 1,689 |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | Operating expenses |  |  | (1,961 | ) |  | Operating expenses |  |  | 1,754 |
Total |  |  |  | $ | (11,708 | ) |  |  |  | $ | 3,443 |
Ineffective Portion And Portion Excluded From Effectiveness Testing Of Derivative Hedge Gains (Losses) |
|  | Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income statement on derivatives (ineffective portion)(1) |  |  | Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income statement on derivatives (excluded from effectiveness testing)(2) |
|  | (in thousands) |
Fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | $ | 74 |  |  | $ | 241 |
Fiscal year ended October 31, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | $ | 788 |  |  | $ | (1,051 | )
(1) | The ineffective portion includes forecast inaccuracies.
(2) | The portion excluded from effectiveness includes the discount earned or premium paid for the contracts.

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