CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2024	Oct. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 2,235,810	$ 1,218,125	$ 978,436
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization and depreciation	295,065	247,120	228,405
Reduction of operating lease right-of-use assets	97,273	97,705	89,541
Amortization of capitalized costs to obtain revenue contracts	73,587	82,190	73,026
Stock-based compensation	692,316	563,292	459,029
Allowance for credit losses	19,724	19,932	(3,477)
Gain on sale of strategic investments	(55,077)	0	0
Gain on divestitures, net of transaction costs	(868,830)	0	0
Amortization of bridge financing costs	33,677	0	0
Deferred income taxes	(407,649)	(211,045)	(36,913)
Other	(1,295)	13,295	10,188
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable	(103,460)	(178,432)	(251,390)
Inventories	(51,449)	(123,752)	1,320
Prepaid and other current assets	(410,432)	(106,396)	(89,983)
Other long-term assets	(168,255)	(100,618)	(15,283)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	187,564	170,496	(34,066)
Operating lease liabilities	(96,966)	(73,281)	(85,828)
Income taxes	(73,215)	198,078	1,644
Deferred revenue	8,641	(113,435)	414,251
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,407,029	1,703,274	1,738,900
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from maturities and sales of short-term investments	138,961	130,435	93,696
Purchases of short-term investments	(136,821)	(131,079)	(97,245)
Proceeds from sales of strategic investments	55,696	8,492	582
Purchases of strategic investments	(1,293)	(435)	(7,000)
Purchases of property and equipment, net	(123,161)	(189,618)	(136,589)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(156,947)	(297,692)	(422,374)
Proceeds from business divestiture, net of cash divested	1,446,578	0	0
Capitalization of software development costs	0	(2,204)	(2,493)
Other	0	0	(1,200)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	1,223,013	(482,101)	(572,623)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt	(2,607)	(2,603)	(76,838)
Payment of bridge financing and term loan costs	(72,265)	0	0
Issuances of common stock	232,212	252,986	237,956
Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards	(337,541)	(241,408)	(174,005)
Purchase of equity forward contract	0	(45,000)	0
Purchases of treasury stock	0	(1,160,724)	(1,100,000)
Other	(1,096)	(122)	(3,413)
Net cash used in financing activities	(181,297)	(1,196,871)	(1,116,300)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	8,797	(2,979)	(65,296)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	2,457,542	21,323	(15,319)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year, including cash from discontinued operations	1,441,187	1,419,864	1,435,183
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year, including cash from discontinued operations	3,898,729	1,441,187	1,419,864
Less: Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash from discontinued operations	0	4,947	4,269
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash from continuing operations	3,898,729	1,436,240	1,415,595
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes during the year:	680,064	97,956	167,768
Interest payments during the year:	814	996	1,258
Non-cash activities:
Purchase of property and equipment included in accounts payable	32,014	21,672	17,857
Conversion of notes receivable to non-marketable equity securities	0	2,000	14,280
Contingent consideration receivable in connection with divestiture	$ 22,202	$ 0	$ 0