Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 29, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Nov. 01, 2014
Net revenues:
Product	$ 1,959,596	$ 1,902,401	$ 1,852,187
Service	386,014	361,059	359,080
Total net revenues	2,345,610	2,263,460	2,211,267
Cost of revenues:
Product	657,161	587,515	592,441
Service	172,110	147,872	153,033
Total cost of revenues	829,271	735,387	745,474
Gross margin	1,516,339	1,528,073	1,465,793
Operating expenses:
Research and development	413,236	356,720	345,549
Sales and marketing	641,403	585,230	554,515
General and administrative	110,627	87,623	84,941
Amortization of intangible assets	15,661	2,556	10,280
Acquisition and integration costs	28,922	3,942	0
Restructuring, goodwill impairment, and other related costs (benefits) (Note 4, 5)	(603)	(678)	89,280
Gain on sale of network adapter business	0	0	(4,884)
Total operating expenses	1,209,246	1,035,393	1,079,681
Income from operations	307,093	492,680	386,112
Interest income	5,251	1,854	665
Other income (loss), net	(979)	95	3,601
Interest expense	(49,327)	(55,578)	(36,757)
Income before income tax	262,038	439,051	353,621
Income tax expense	48,111	98,689	115,650
Net income	213,927	340,362	237,971
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(112)	0	0
Net income attributable to Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.	$ 213,815	$ 340,362	$ 237,971
Net income per share—basic attributable to Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. stockholders	$ 0.52	$ 0.81	$ 0.55
Net income per share—diluted attributable to Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. stockholders	$ 0.51	$ 0.79	$ 0.53
Shares used in per share calculation—basic	409,058	420,331	435,258
Shares used in per share calculation—diluted	417,093	430,556	446,859
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.20	$ 0.16	$ 0.07