PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2017
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Prepaid expenses and other
As of the dates indicated, prepaid expenses and other are comprised of the following (in thousands):

 
April 30,
2017
 
October 31,
2016
Prepaid VAT and other taxes
$
86,572

 
$
77,474

Product demonstration equipment, net
48,897

 
42,259

Deferred deployment expense
23,482

 
19,138

Prepaid expenses
23,996

 
25,659

Other non-trade receivables
3,145

 
4,398

Financing receivable
—

 
3,740

Derivative assets
827

 
175

 
$
186,919

 
$
172,843