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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Amortization Expense Related to Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2022 | Jul. 31, 2021 | Jul. 31, 2022 | Jul. 31, 2021
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amortization expense of intangible assets |  | $ 27,073 | $ 21,450 | $ 72,233 | $ 63,557
Core/developed technology |  |  |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amortization expense of intangible assets |  | 18,603 | 11,431 | 45,180 | 33,416
Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amortization expense of intangible assets |  | 6,322 | 7,960 | 20,819 | 23,443
Contract rights intangible |  |  |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amortization expense of intangible assets |  | 727 | 439 | 2,180 | 1,748
Trademarks and trade names |  |  |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amortization expense of intangible assets |  | 802 | 610 | 2,002 | 1,830
Capitalized software development costs |  |  |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amortization expense of intangible assets | [1] | $ 619 | $ 1,010 | $ 2,052 | $ 3,120
[1] | Amortization of capitalized software development costs is included in cost of products revenue in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income.

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- Definition The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123570139&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388964&loc=d3e16225-109274 + Details
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