CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended |
Jan. 31, 2017 |
Jan. 31, 2016 |
| Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract] |
|
|
| Consolidated net income (loss) |
$ (17,724)
|
$ 23,733
|
| Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax |
(2,102)
|
(38,229)
|
| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, Tax |
678
|
1,162
|
| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period, Tax |
1,722
|
0
|
| Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges |
2,815
|
(525)
|
| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period, before Tax |
3,859
|
(1,687)
|
| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, for Net Gain (Loss), Net of Tax |
26
|
26
|
| Other comprehensive income (loss) |
739
|
(38,728)
|
| Total comprehensive loss |
(16,985)
|
(14,995)
|
| Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |
(1,101)
|
232
|
| Comprehensive loss attributable to VeriFone Systems, Inc. stockholders |
$ (15,884)
|
$ (15,227)
|