Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 27, 2013

Share-based Compensation, Allocation and Classification in Financial Statements [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation Expense Included In Line Items Of Consolidated Statements Of Operations

Stock-based compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, was included in the following line items of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2013		July 28, 2012		July 27, 2013		July 28, 2012
Cost of revenues	$	3,858	$	3,074	$	11,345	$	12,045
Research and development	4,020		3,110		13,205		13,741
Sales and marketing	7,164		4,483		23,321		24,946
General and administrative	3,727		2,402		9,220		8,014
Total stock-based compensation	$	18,769	$	13,069	$	57,091	$	58,746

Stock-Based Compensation Expense By Grant Type

The following table presents stock-based compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, by grant type (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2013		July 28, 2012		July 27, 2013		July 28, 2012
Stock options, including variable options	$	828	$	169	$	1,818	$	899
Restricted stock awards and restricted stock units (“RSUs”)	11,202		7,720		38,351		44,441
Employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”)	6,739		5,180		16,922		13,406
Total stock-based compensation	$	18,769	$	13,069	$	57,091	$	58,746

Stock-Based Compensation, Unrecognized Compensation Expense And Weighted-Average Period

The following table presents unrecognized compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, of the Company’s equity compensation plans as of July 27, 2013, which is expected to be recognized over the following weighted-average periods (in thousands, except for weighted-average period):

	Unrecognized Compensation Expense		Weighted- Average Period (in years)
Stock options	$	4,493	1.60
RSUs	$	100,627	2.13
ESPP	$	9,862	0.97

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Activity

The following table presents details on grants made by the Company for the following periods:

	Nine Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
	July 27, 2013			July 28, 2012
	Granted (in thousands)	Weighted-Average Grant Date  Fair Value		Granted (in thousands)	Weighted-Average Grant Date  Fair Value
Stock options	2,875	$	2.34	160	$	2.39
RSUs	11,519	$	5.70	8,582	$	4.84

The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised for the nine months ended July 27, 2013, and July 28, 2012, was $19.5 million and $23.1 million, respectively.