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Goodwill And Intangible Assets (Schedule Of Company's Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
May 02, 2015
Nov. 01, 2014
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets    
Gross Carrying Value $ 74,570us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross $ 14,560us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
Accumulated Amortization 6,562us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization 3,012us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Net Carrying Value 68,008us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet [1],[2] 11,548us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet [1],[2]
Weighted- Average Remaining Useful Life (in years) 6 years 10 months 10 days 4 years 1 month 6 days
Trade name    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets    
Gross Carrying Value 1,090us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
590us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Accumulated Amortization 306us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
227us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Net Carrying Value 784us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
363us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Weighted- Average Remaining Useful Life (in years) 4 years 7 months 28 days 3 years 0 months 0 days
Core/developed technology    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets    
Gross Carrying Value 40,530us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
12,080us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
Accumulated Amortization 4,458us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
1,964us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
Net Carrying Value 36,072us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
10,116us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
Weighted- Average Remaining Useful Life (in years) 3 years 10 months 28 days 4 years 3 months 18 days
Patent license (1)    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets    
Gross Carrying Value 7,750us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentsMember
[3]  
Accumulated Amortization 291us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentsMember
[3]  
Net Carrying Value 7,459us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentsMember
[3]  
Weighted- Average Remaining Useful Life (in years) 18 years 2 months 23 days [3]  
Customer relationships    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets    
Gross Carrying Value 23,110us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
1,080us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Accumulated Amortization 992us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
427us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Net Carrying Value 22,118us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
653us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Weighted- Average Remaining Useful Life (in years) 7 years 7 months 28 days 3 years 0 months 4 days
Non-compete agreements    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets    
Gross Carrying Value 1,050us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
810us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
Accumulated Amortization 507us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
394us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
Net Carrying Value 543us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
416us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
Weighted- Average Remaining Useful Life (in years) 1 year 8 months 1 day 2 years 0 months 4 days
Patents with broader applications    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets    
Gross Carrying Value 1,040us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= brcd_PatentswithBroaderApplicationsMember
 
Accumulated Amortization 8us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= brcd_PatentswithBroaderApplicationsMember
 
Net Carrying Value $ 1,032us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= brcd_PatentswithBroaderApplicationsMember
 
Weighted- Average Remaining Useful Life (in years) 14 years 10 months 17 days  
[1] During the six months ended May 2, 2015, the Company purchased a perpetual, non-exclusive license to certain patents for $7.8 million.
[2] During the six months ended May 2, 2015, the Company acquired $52.3 million of intangible assets related to the Company’s acquisition of two businesses. See Note 3, “Acquisitions and Divestitures,” of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
[3] The patent license was assigned an estimated useful life that reflects the Company’s consumption of the expected defensive benefits related to this intangible asset. The method of amortization for the patent license reflects the Company’s estimate of the pattern in which these expected defensive benefits will be used by the Company, and is primarily driven by a mix of expiration patterns of the individual patents included in the license.