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Segment Disclosure - Additional information (Detail) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2015 Segment Customer | Apr. 30, 2014 Customer Segment | Apr. 30, 2015 Customer Segment | Apr. 30, 2014 Customer Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of reportable operating segment | 1 us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments | 1 us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments | 1 us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments | 1 us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Number of major customers | 1 snps_NumberOfMajorCustomers | 1 snps_NumberOfMajorCustomers | 1 snps_NumberOfMajorCustomers | 1 snps_NumberOfMajorCustomers
Customer concentration risk | Revenues |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenues contributed by major customers | 12.30%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember | 10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember | 11.80%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember | 10.80%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember

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