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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
6 Months Ended
May 02, 2015
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]  
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired $ 52,260us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life 5 years 10 months 27 days
Trade name  
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]  
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired 500us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life 6 years 0 months 0 days
Core/developed technology  
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]  
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired 28,450us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life 4 years 0 months 14 days
Customer relationships  
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]  
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired 22,030us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life 7 years 11 months 6 days
Non-compete agreements  
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]  
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired 240us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life 2 years 0 months 0 days
Patents with broader applications  
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]  
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired $ 1,040us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= brcd_PatentswithBroaderApplicationsMember
[1]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life 15 years 0 months 0 days [1]
[1] These are patents acquired by the Company as part of an acquisition during the three months ended May 2, 2015. The potential use of these patents extends beyond their use in the core/developed technology acquired in the acquisition.