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PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 27, 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):
| July 27, 2024 |  | October 28, 2023
Cash advances to contract manufacturers(1) | $ | 182,886 |  |  | $ | — |
Contract assets for unbilled accounts receivable, net | 142,769 |  |  | 150,312 |
Prepaid VAT and other taxes | 112,997 |  |  | 96,724 |
Prepaid expenses | 53,950 |  |  | 58,954 |
Product demonstration equipment, net(2) | 43,854 |  |  | 40,682 |
Other non-trade receivables | 42,482 |  |  | 33,408 |
Capitalized contract acquisition costs | 18,033 |  |  | 23,326 |
Deferred deployment expense | 1,805 |  |  | 1,170 |
Foreign currency forward contracts | 1,232 |  |  | 1,118 |
| $ | 600,008 |  |  | $ | 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 $6.1 million during the first nine months of fiscal 2024 and $5.9 million during the first nine months of fiscal 2023.

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