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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Amortization Expense Related to Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2018 | Oct. 31, 2017 | Oct. 31, 2016
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Amortization expense of intangible assets | $ 129,263 | $ 111,708 | $ 133,321
Core/developed technology |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Amortization expense of intangible assets | 78,820 | 65,916 | 85,331
Customer relationships |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Amortization expense of intangible assets | 37,395 | 27,340 | 24,594
Contract rights intangible |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Amortization expense of intangible assets | 4,906 | 10,886 | 16,543
Trademarks and trade names |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Amortization expense of intangible assets | 4,543 | 3,580 | 3,156
Capitalized software development costs |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Amortization expense of intangible assets | $ 3,599 | $ 3,986 | $ 3,697

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