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SEGMENT AND ENTITY WIDE DISCLOSURES
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 30, 2021
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENT AND ENTITY WIDE DISCLOSURES SEGMENT AND ENTITY WIDE DISCLOSURES
Segment Reporting
Ciena has the following operating segments for reporting purposes: (i) Networking Platforms; (ii) Platform Software and Services; (iii) Blue Planet Automation Software and Services; and (iv) Global Services.
Ciena’s long-lived assets, including equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, operating ROU assets, finite-lived intangible assets, and maintenance spares, are not reviewed by Ciena’s chief operating decision maker for purposes of evaluating performance and allocating resources. As of October 30, 2021, equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net, totaled $285.0 million, and operating ROU assets totaled $44.3 million both of which support asset groups within Ciena’s four operating segments and unallocated selling and general and administrative activities. As of October 30, 2021, finite-lived intangible assets, goodwill and maintenance spares are assigned to asset groups within the following segments (in thousands):
October 30, 2021
Networking PlatformsPlatform Software and ServicesBlue Planet Automation Software and ServicesGlobal ServicesTotal
Other intangible assets, net$8,336 $— $56,978 $— $65,314 
Goodwill$66,405 $156,191 $89,049 $— $311,645 
Maintenance spares, net$— $— $— $55,696 $55,696 
Segment Profit (Loss)
Segment profit (loss) is determined based on internal performance measures used by Ciena’s chief executive officer to assess the performance of each operating segment in a given period. In connection with that assessment, the chief executive officer excludes the following items: selling and marketing costs; general and administrative costs; significant asset impairments and restructuring costs; amortization of intangible assets; acquisition and integration costs; interest and other income (loss), net; interest expense; loss on extinguishment and modification of debt and provision (benefit) for income taxes.
The table below sets forth Ciena’s segment profit (loss) and the reconciliation to consolidated net income for the respective periods indicated (in thousands):
 Year Ended
 October 30, 2021October 31, 2020November 2, 2019
Segment profit (loss): 
Networking Platforms$850,901 $827,105 $759,244 
Platform Software and Services136,602 105,609 64,210 
Blue Planet Automation Software and Services(711)(12,446)(17,769)
Global Services198,521 202,735 188,242 
Total segment profit1,185,313 1,123,003 993,927 
Less: non-performance operating expenses 
  Selling and marketing452,214 416,425 423,046 
  General and administrative181,874 169,548 174,399 
  Significant asset impairments and restructuring costs29,565 22,652 24,538 
  Amortization of intangible assets23,732 23,383 21,808 
  Acquisition and integration costs2,572 4,031 3,370 
Add: other non-performance financial items
  Interest and other income (loss), net(1,768)964 3,876 
  Interest expense(30,837)(31,321)(37,452)
  Loss on extinguishment and modification of debt— (646)— 
Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes(37,445)94,670 59,756 
Consolidated net income$500,196 $361,291 $253,434 
Entity Wide Reporting

The following table reflects Ciena’s geographic distribution of equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net, and operating ROU assets, with any country accounting for at least 10% of total equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net, and operating ROU assets specifically identified. Equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net, and operating ROU assets attributable to geographic regions outside of the United States and Canada are reflected as “Other International.” For the periods below, Ciena’s geographic distribution of equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net, and operating ROU assets was as follows (in thousands):
 October 30, 2021October 31, 2020
Canada$240,968 $214,188 
United States50,744 65,321 
Other International37,541 49,894 
Total$329,253 $329,403