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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jan. 31, 2022 | Oct. 31, 2021
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | $ 1,603,777 | $ 1,598,984
Accumulated Amortization | 1,342,967 | 1,319,852
Intangible Assets, Net | 260,810 | 279,132
Core/developed technology |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 916,202 | 911,903
Accumulated Amortization | 761,605 | 748,759
Intangible Assets, Net | 154,597 | 163,144
Customer relationships |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 404,571 | 404,571
Accumulated Amortization | 316,544 | 308,355
Intangible Assets, Net | 88,027 | 96,216
Contract rights intangible |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 193,317 | 193,317
Accumulated Amortization | 188,958 | 188,231
Intangible Assets, Net | 4,359 | 5,086
Trademarks and trade names |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 43,095 | 43,095
Accumulated Amortization | 31,755 | 31,155
Intangible Assets, Net | 11,340 | 11,940
Capitalized software development costs |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 46,592 | 46,098
Accumulated Amortization | 44,105 | 43,352
Intangible Assets, Net | $ 2,487 | $ 2,746

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