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SIGNIFICANT ASSET IMPAIRMENT AND RESTRUCTURING COSTS (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 29, 2023
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Schedule of Activity and Balance of the Restructuring Liability Accounts | The following table sets forth the restructuring activity and balance of the restructuring liability accounts, which are included in accrued liabilities and other short-term obligations on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, for the six months ended April 29, 2023 (in thousands):
| Workforce reduction |  | Other restructuring activities |  | Total
Balance at October 29, 2022 | $ | 1,215 |  |  | $ | 4,620 |  |  | $ | 5,835 |
Charges | 2,863 |  | (1) | 9,588 |  | (2) | 12,451 |
Cash payments | (1,783) |  |  | (14,208) |  |  | (15,991) |
Balance at April 29, 2023 | $ | 2,295 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,295 |
Current restructuring liabilities | $ | 2,295 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,295 |
(1) Reflects employee costs associated with workforce reductions during the six months ended April 29, 2023 as part of a business optimization strategy to improve gross margin, constrain operating expense, and redesign certain business processes. (2) Primarily represents costs related to restructured real estate facilities and the redesign of certain business processes associated with Ciena’s supply chain and distribution structure reorganization. The following table sets forth the restructuring activity and balance of the restructuring liability accounts, which are included in accrued liabilities and other short-term obligations on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for the six months ended April 30, 2022 (in thousands):
| Workforce reduction |  | Other restructuring activities |  | Total
Balance at October 30, 2021 | $ | 781 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 781 |
Charges | 1,413 |  | (1) | 7,018 |  | (2) | 8,431 |
Cash payments | (1,388) |  |  | (7,018) |  |  | (8,406) |
Balance at April 30, 2022 | $ | 806 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 806 |
Current restructuring liabilities | $ | 806 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 806 |
(1) Reflects employee costs associated with workforce reductions during the six months ended April 30, 2022 as part of a business optimization strategy to improve gross margin, constrain operating expense, and redesign certain business processes. (2) Primarily represents the redesign of certain business processes associated with Ciena’s supply chain and distribution structure reorganization and costs related to restructured real estate facilities.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(2) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.4(b)(2)) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=115931487&loc=d3e140904-122747 + Details
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