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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Apr. 30, 2022 | Oct. 31, 2021
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | $ 1,696,605 | $ 1,598,984
Accumulated Amortization | 1,363,284 | 1,319,852
Net Amount | 333,321 | 279,132
Core/developed technology |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 1,010,204 | 911,903
Accumulated Amortization | 775,334 | 748,759
Net Amount | 234,870 | 163,144
Customer relationships |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 404,083 | 404,571
Accumulated Amortization | 322,380 | 308,355
Net Amount | 81,703 | 96,216
Contract rights intangible |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 192,061 | 193,317
Accumulated Amortization | 188,429 | 188,231
Net Amount | 3,632 | 5,086
Trademarks and trade names |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 43,095 | 43,095
Accumulated Amortization | 32,355 | 31,155
Net Amount | 10,740 | 11,940
Capitalized software development costs |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | 47,162 | 46,098
Accumulated Amortization | 44,786 | 43,352
Net Amount | $ 2,376 | $ 2,746

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