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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Domestic and Foreign Components of Total Income Before Provision for Income Tax | The domestic and foreign components of our total income before provision for income taxes are as follows:
| Year Ended October 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (in thousands)
United States | $ | 1,333,132 |  |  | $ | 1,144,410 |  |  | $ | 1,028,829 |
Foreign | 180,726 |  |  | 161,060 |  |  | 74,623 |
Total income before provision for income taxes | $ | 1,513,858 |  |  | $ | 1,305,470 |  |  | $ | 1,103,452 |
Schedule of Components of Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes | The components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes are as follows:
| Year Ended October 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (in thousands)
Current: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | 345,859 |  |  | $ | 252,186 |  |  | $ | 109,030 |
State | 19,808 |  |  | 23,042 |  |  | 23,593 |
Foreign | 110,021 |  |  | 22,869 |  |  | 43,076 |
| 475,688 |  |  | 298,097 |  |  | 175,699 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | (312,677) |  |  | (191,249) |  |  | (38,901) |
State | (39,164) |  |  | (219) |  |  | (1,067) |
Foreign | (24,129) |  |  | (16,441) |  |  | 3,654 |
| (375,970) |  |  | (207,909) |  |  | (36,314) |
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | $ | 99,718 |  |  | $ | 90,188 |  |  | $ | 139,385 |
Schedule of Rate Reconciliation Between Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes and Taxes Computed at Statutory Federal Rate | The provision (benefit) for income taxes differs from the taxes computed with the statutory federal income tax rate as follows:
| Year Ended October 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (in thousands)
Statutory federal tax | $ | 317,912 |  |  | $ | 274,149 |  |  | $ | 231,723 |
State tax (benefit), net of federal effect | 48,393 |  |  | 438 |  |  | (2,870) |
Federal tax credits | (70,119) |  |  | (60,500) |  |  | (55,708) |
Tax (benefit) on foreign earnings | 3,316 |  |  | (17,571) |  |  | 23,709 |
Foreign-derived intangible income deduction | (104,835) |  |  | (80,034) |  |  | (38,816) |
Tax settlements | — |  |  | (23,752) |  |  | — |
Stock-based compensation | (43,419) |  |  | (39,995) |  |  | (50,469) |
Changes in valuation allowance | (57,371) |  |  | 29,631 |  |  | 19,794 |
Other | 5,841 |  |  | 7,822 |  |  | 12,022 |
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | $ | 99,718 |  |  | $ | 90,188 |  |  | $ | 139,385 |
Schedule of Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | The significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
| As of October 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023
| (in thousands)
Net deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Deferred revenue | $ | 37,849 |  |  | $ | 37,641 |
Deferred compensation | 73,869 |  |  | 69,824 |
Intangible and depreciable assets | 65,489 |  |  | 94,299 |
Capitalized research and development costs | 978,085 |  |  | 591,617 |
Stock-based compensation | 74,934 |  |  | 64,326 |
Tax loss carryovers | 37,787 |  |  | 36,804 |
Foreign tax credit carryovers | 42,534 |  |  | 41,584 |
Research and other tax credit carryovers | 107,643 |  |  | 178,416 |
Operating Lease Liabilities | 108,235 |  |  | 118,679 |
Accruals and reserves | 49,935 |  |  | 27,636 |
Gross deferred tax assets | 1,576,360 |  |  | 1,260,826 |
Valuation allowance | (170,672) |  |  | (221,713) |
Total deferred tax assets | 1,405,688 |  |  | 1,039,113 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Intangible assets | 80,034 |  |  | 98,305 |
Operating lease Right-of-Use-Assets | 84,512 |  |  | 94,068 |
Accruals and reserves | — |  |  | 602 |
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries | 8,800 |  |  | 8,900 |
Other | 21,641 |  |  | 19,169 |
Total deferred tax liabilities | 194,987 |  |  | 221,044 |
Net deferred tax assets | $ | 1,210,701 |  |  | $ | 818,069 |
Schedule of Tax Loss and Credit Carryforwards Available to Offset Future Income Tax Liabilities | We have the following tax loss and credit carryforwards available to offset future income tax liabilities:
Carryforward | Amount |  | Expiration Date
| (in thousands) |  |
Federal net operating loss carryforward | $ | 69,062 |  |  | 2025-2043
Federal research credit carryforward | 6,214 |  |  | 2025-2035
Federal foreign tax credit carryforward | 34,217 |  |  | 2034
International foreign tax credit carryforward | 5,337 |  |  | Indefinite
International net operating loss carryforward | 51,326 |  |  | 2027-Indefinite
California research credit carryforward | 151,380 |  |  | Indefinite
Other state research credit carryforward | 25,621 |  |  | 2027-2044
State net operating loss carryforward | 138,482 |  |  | 2028-2045
Schedule of Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Balance of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefit | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits is summarized as follows:
| As of October 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023
| (in thousands)
Beginning balance | $ | 64,880 |  |  | $ | 71,898 |
Increases in unrecognized tax benefits related to prior year tax positions | 1,106 |  |  | 211 |
Decreases in unrecognized tax benefits related to prior year tax positions | (8,639) |  |  | (25,678) |
Increases in unrecognized tax benefits related to current year tax positions | 8,036 |  |  | 8,029 |
Reductions in unrecognized tax benefits due to lapse of applicable statute of limitations | (4,380) |  |  | (249) |
Increases in unrecognized tax benefits acquired | 161 |  |  | 165 |
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits due to foreign currency translation | 690 |  |  | 10,504 |
Ending balance | $ | 61,854 |  |  | $ | 64,880 |
Schedule of Subsidiaries Remain Subject to Tax Examination | We and/or our subsidiaries remain subject to tax examination in the following jurisdictions:
Jurisdiction | Year(s) Subject to Examination
United States | Fiscal years after 2020
California | Fiscal years after 2019
Ireland | Fiscal years after 2019
Japan | Fiscal years after 2019
Korea | Fiscal years after 2020
Taiwan | Fiscal years after 2022
China | Fiscal years after 2014
India | Fiscal years after 2019

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