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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	12 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	Oct. 30, 2021
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	SUBSEQUENT EVENTSVyatta Routing and Switching Technology Acquisition On August 31, 2021, Ciena entered into a definitive agreement with AT&T to acquire its Vyatta virtual routing and switching technology. The acquisition reflects Ciena’s continued investment in its Routing and Switching solutions roadmap and resources. Ciena plans to integrate the engineering personnel hired through this transaction into its Routing and Switching research and development (R&D) organization. The transaction closed during Ciena’s first quarter of fiscal 2022. Stock Repurchase Program and Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement On December 9, 2021, Ciena announced that its Board of Directors authorized a program to repurchase up to $1.0 billion of its common stock. On December 13, 2021, Ciena entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement (the “ASR Agreement”) with Goldman, Sachs & Co. (“Goldman”) to repurchase $250.0 million (the “Repurchase Price”) of its common stock as part of the repurchase program. Under the terms of the ASR Agreement, Ciena will pay the Repurchase Price to Goldman, and will receive an initial share delivery of approximately 2.7 million shares of its common stock from Goldman, representing approximately 80% of the expected share repurchases under the ASR agreement, based on the closing price of Ciena’s common stock of $74.12 on December 13, 2021. The exact number of shares of common stock Ciena will repurchase under the ASR Agreement will be based generally on the average of the daily volume-weighted average prices of the common stock during the repurchase period under the ASR Agreement, less a discount and subject to adjustments pursuant to the terms and conditions of the ASR Agreement. At settlement, under certain circumstances, Goldman may be required to deliver additional shares of common stock to Ciena, or, under certain circumstances, Ciena may be required to make a cash payment or to deliver shares of its common stock to Goldman. Final settlement of the transactions under the ASR Agreement is expected to occur during the fiscal quarter ending April 30, 2022. The amount and timing of the remaining repurchases are subject to a variety of factors including liquidity, cash flow, stock price and general business and market conditions. The program may be modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time. This program terminates and replaces in its entirety the previous stock repurchase program authorized in fiscal 2019. From the end of the fiscal year ending October 30, 2021 through December 17, 2021, Ciena did not repurchase shares of its common stock under this prior stock repurchase program.