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PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2024
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Prepaid Expenses and Other
As of the dates indicated, prepaid expenses and other are comprised of the following (in thousands):
 November 2, 2024October 28, 2023
Cash advances to contract manufacturers (1)
$167,337 $— 
Contract assets for unbilled accounts receivable, net127,919 150,312 
Prepaid VAT and other taxes106,095 96,724 
Prepaid expenses50,597 58,954 
Other non-trade receivables45,935 33,408 
Product demonstration equipment, net (2)
43,245 40,682 
Capitalized contract acquisition costs20,310 23,326 
Foreign currency forward contracts2,149 1,118 
Deferred deployment expense596 1,170 
 $564,183 $405,694 
(1) Amount reflects refundable cash advances to a third-party contract manufacturer for potential future inventory purchases and transition and logistic costs for future asset relocation. Ciena has initiated a strategic reengineering and realignment of its supply chain, including changes to its systems, processes, partners and people, and this cash advance assists in facilitating such activities.
(2) Depreciation of product demonstration equipment was $8.3 million, $8.0 million and $8.7 million for fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.