Segments and Entity-Wide Disclosures (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Revenue

The table below (in thousands) sets forth Ciena’s segment revenue for the respective periods:

	Quarter Ended July 31,				Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Revenue:
Networking Platforms
Converged Packet Optical	$	724,245	$	592,892	$	1,897,080	$	1,548,189
Packet Networking	71,823		84,559		216,529		216,977
Total Networking Platforms	796,068		677,451		2,113,609		1,765,166
Software and Software-Related Services
Platform Software and Services	37,312		36,818		114,139		117,347
Blue Planet Automation Software and Services	10,530		4,365		37,977		16,068
Total Software and Software-Related Services	47,842		41,183		152,116		133,415
Global Services
Maintenance Support and Training	65,936		60,897		196,002		177,759
Installation and Deployment	39,802		31,262		111,746		89,487
Consulting and Network Design	10,958		8,024		30,671		29,103
Total Global Services	116,696		100,183		338,419		296,349
Consolidated revenue	$	960,606	$	818,817	$	2,604,144	$	2,194,930

Schedule of Segment Profit (Loss) and the Reconciliation to Consolidated Net Income (Loss)

The table below (in thousands) sets forth Ciena’s segment profit and the reconciliation to consolidated net income (loss) during the respective periods indicated:

	Quarter Ended July 31,						Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Segment profit:
Networking Platforms	$	230,610		$	181,603		$	542,391		$	396,995
Software and Software-Related Services	6,029			9,305			30,982			41,216
Global Services	47,833			39,502			142,515			121,823
Total segment profit	284,472			230,410			715,888			560,034
Less: Non-performance operating expenses
Selling and marketing	104,230			95,395			305,845			281,269
General and administrative	42,695			38,212			124,092			115,594
Amortization of intangible assets	5,529			3,837			16,586			11,083
Significant asset impairments and restructuring costs	5,355			6,359			11,696			16,679
Acquisition and integration costs	1,362			1,333			4,105			1,333
Add: Other non-performance financial items
Interest expense and other income (loss), net	(8,354		)	(15,154		)	(23,257		)	(39,048		)
Less: Provision for income taxes	30,198			19,280			57,204			503,695
Consolidated net income (loss)	$	86,749		$	50,840		$	173,103		$	(408,667	)

Schedule of Ciena's Geographic Distribution of Revenue and Long-Lived Assets

For the periods below, Ciena’s geographic distribution of equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net, was as follows (in thousands):

	July 31, 2019		October 31, 2018
Canada	$	201,126	$	198,028
United States	62,231		75,479
Other International	17,273		18,560
Total	$	280,630	$	292,067

Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments

For the periods below, as applicable, AT&T, Verizon and a Web-scale provider were the only customers that accounted for at least 10% of Ciena’s revenue as follows (in thousands):

	Quarter Ended July 31,				Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
AT&T	n/a		$	87,389	$	297,049	$	263,453
Verizon	118,875		97,103		314,000		221,475
Web-scale provider	123,253		86,364		298,106		n/a
Total	$	242,128	$	270,856	$	909,155	$	484,928

n/a Denotes revenue representing less than 10% of total revenue for the period