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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Schedule Of Domestic And Foreign Components Of Total Income Before Provision For Income Tax

		Year Ended October 31,
		2011				2010				2009
		(in thousands)
United States		$	40,434			$	57,795			$	72,681
Foreign			178,679				140,863				160,389
		$	219,113			$	198,658			$	233,070

Schedule Of Components Of The (Benefit) Provision For Income Taxes

		Year Ended October 31,
		2011				2010				2009
		(in thousands)
Current:
Federal		$	(6,436	)		$	(17,097	)		$	1,813
State			(2,197	)			8				8,236
Foreign			474				25,421				14,450
			(8,159	)			8,332				24,499
Deferred:
Federal			(7,160	)			(25,156	)			38,368
State			(2,456	)			(9,309	)			(2,875	)
Foreign			15,524				(12,272	)			5,397
			5,908				(46,737	)			40,890
(Benefit) provision for income taxes		$	(2,251)			$	(38,405	)		$	65,389

Rate Reconciliation Between Provision For Taxes And Taxes Computed At The Statutory Federal Rate

		Year Ended October 31,
		2011				2010				2009
		(in thousands)
Statutory federal tax		$	76,689			$	69,530			$	81,575
State tax (benefit), net of federal effect			(4,988	)			(2,491	)			2,055
Tax credits			(19,042	)			(7,451	)			(7,326	)
Tax exempt income			(354	)			(1,479	)			(2,732	)
Tax on foreign earnings less than U.S. statutory tax			(28,968	)			(11,615	)			(23,558	)
Tax settlements			(32,782	)			(73,045	)			—
Stock based compensation			7,817				5,336				13,488
Changes in valuation allowance			49				(21,612	)			—
Other			(672	)			4,422				1,887
		$	(2,251	)		$	(38,405	)		$	65,389

Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

		October 31,
		2011				2010
		(in thousands)
Net deferred tax assets:
Deferred tax assets:
Accruals and reserves		$	16,274			$	15,375
Deferred revenue			47,603				53,574
Deferred compensation			36,975				32,062
Capitalized costs			98,420				102,706
Capitalized research and development costs			45,710				30,214
Stock compensation			32,186				41,370
Tax loss carryovers			36,515				54,167
Foreign tax credit carryovers			23,759				29,549
Research and other tax credit carryovers			74,110				68,345
Capital loss carryovers			1,896				7,558
Other			1,349				2,357
Gross deferred tax assets			414,797				437,277
Valuation allowance			(13,395	)			(14,684	)
Total deferred tax assets			401,402				422,593
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangible assets			49,948				63,276
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries			12,631				17,331
Total deferred tax liabilities			62,579				80,607
Net deferred tax assets		$	338,823			$	341,986

Schedule Of Tax Loss And Credit Carryforwards

Carryforward		Amount				Expiration Date
		(in thousands)
Federal net operating loss carryforward		$	89,349				2018-2030
Federal research credit carryforward			74,388				2018-2031
Foreign tax credit carryforward			25,662				2012-2021
State research credit carryforward			67,757				Indefinite

Summary Of Reconciliation Of The Beginning And Ending Balance Of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits

		2011				2010
		(in thousands)
Beginning balance		$	213,923			$	253,861
Increases in unrecognized tax benefits related to prior year tax positions			4,188				9,243
Decreases in unrecognized tax benefits related to prior year tax positions			(44,061	)			(78,464	)
Increases in unrecognized tax benefits related to current year tax positions			19,922				38,505
Decreases in unrecognized tax benefits related to settlements with taxing authorities			(1,258	)			(14,962	)
Reductions in unrecognized tax benefits due to lapse of applicable statute of limitations			(15,200	)			(12,686	)
Increases in unrecognized tax benefits acquired			350				15,966
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits due to foreign currency translation			29				2,460
Balance as of October 31		$	177,893			$	213,923

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