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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Oct. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Assets | $ 1,068,428 | $ 1,030,594
Accumulated Amortization | 801,767 | 666,935
Net Assets | 266,661 | 363,659
Core-developed technology |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Assets | 610,812 | 584,293
Accumulated Amortization | 460,722 | 375,395
Net Assets | 150,090 | 208,898
Customer relationships |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Assets | 235,997 | 231,908
Accumulated Amortization | 139,932 | 115,170
Net Assets | 96,065 | 116,738
Contract rights intangible |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Assets | 171,248 | 168,153
Accumulated Amortization | 162,183 | 144,293
Net Assets | 9,065 | 23,860
Trademarks and trade names |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Assets | 20,729 | 20,729
Accumulated Amortization | 13,821 | 10,665
Net Assets | 6,908 | 10,064
Capitalized software development costs |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Assets | 29,642 | 25,511
Accumulated Amortization | 25,109 | 21,412
Net Assets | $ 4,533 | $ 4,099

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