Restructuring Costs
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2015
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
RESTRUCTURING COSTS
RESTRUCTURING COSTS
Ciena has undertaken a number of restructuring activities intended to reduce expense and better align its workforce and costs with market opportunities, product development and business strategies. The following table sets forth the restructuring activity and balance of the restructuring liability accounts for the fiscal years indicated (in thousands):

 
Workforce
reduction
 
Consolidation
of excess
facilities
 
Total
Balance at October 31, 2012
$
1,449

 
$
3,600

 
$
5,049

Additional liability recorded
5,041

(a)
2,128

(a)
7,169

Non-cash disposal
—

 
(747
)
 
(747
)
Cash payments
(6,410
)
 
(3,045
)
 
(9,455
)
Balance at October 31, 2013
80

 
1,936

 
2,016

Additional liability recorded
685

(b)
9

 
694

Adjustment to previous estimates
—

 
(345
)
 
(345
)
Cash payments
(584
)
 
(466
)
 
(1,050
)
Balance at October 31, 2014
181

 
1,134

 
1,315

Additional liability recorded
8,631

(c)
(5
)
 
8,626

Cash payments
(8,221
)
 
(441
)
 
(8,662
)
Balance at October 31, 2015
$
591

 
$
688

 
$
1,279

Current restructuring liabilities
$
591

 
$
362

 
$
953

Non-current restructuring liabilities
$
—

 
$
326

 
$
326

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(a)
During fiscal 2013, Ciena recorded a charge of $5.0 million of severance and other employee-related costs associated with a workforce reduction of approximately 100 employees. Ciena also recorded charges of $2.1 million related to its consolidation of several facilities primarily in the Linthicum, Maryland area.
(b)
During fiscal 2014, Ciena recorded a charge of $0.7 million of severance and other employee-related costs associated with a workforce reduction of approximately 25 employees.
(c)
During fiscal 2015, Ciena recorded a charge of $8.6 million of severance and other employee-related costs associated with a global workforce reduction of approximately 125 employees.