Schedule Of Goodwill Activity By Reportable Segment | The following table summarizes goodwill activity by reportable segment during the fiscal years ended October 27, 2012 and October 29, 2011 (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SAN Products | | IP Networking Products | | Global Services | | Total | Balance at October 30, 2010 | | | | | | | | Goodwill | $ | 176,989 |
| | $ | 1,356,704 |
| | $ | 157,089 |
| | $ | 1,690,782 |
| Accumulated impairment losses | — |
| | (45,832 | ) | | — |
| | (45,832 | ) | | 176,989 |
| | 1,310,872 |
| | 157,089 |
| | 1,644,950 |
| Goodwill disposed (1) | — |
| | — |
| | (1,673 | ) | | (1,673 | ) | Tax and other adjustments (2) | (21 | ) | | (12,289 | ) | | — |
| | (12,310 | ) | Balance at October 29, 2011 | | | | | | | | Goodwill | 176,968 |
| | 1,344,415 |
| | 155,416 |
| | 1,676,799 |
| Accumulated impairment losses | — |
| | (45,832 | ) | | — |
| | (45,832 | ) | | 176,968 |
| | 1,298,583 |
| | 155,416 |
| | 1,630,967 |
| Tax and other adjustments (2) | (12 | ) | | (6,866 | ) | | — |
| | (6,878 | ) | Balance at October 27, 2012 | | | | | | | | Goodwill | 176,956 |
| | 1,337,549 |
| | 155,416 |
| | 1,669,921 |
| Accumulated impairment losses | — |
| | (45,832 | ) | | — |
| | (45,832 | ) | | $ | 176,956 |
| | $ | 1,291,717 |
| | $ | 155,416 |
| | $ | 1,624,089 |
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| | (1) | Goodwill disposed relates to sale of Strategic Business Systems, Inc. (“SBS”), a wholly owned subsidiary, see Note 17, “Loss on Sale of Subsidiary,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. |
| | (2) | The goodwill adjustments were primarily a result of tax benefit from the exercise of stock awards of acquired companies. |
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Schedule Of Company's Intangible Assets | The following tables present details of the Company’s intangible assets (in thousands, except for weighted-average remaining useful life): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gross Carrying Value | | Accumulated Amortization | | Net Carrying Value | | Weighted- Average Remaining Useful Life (in years) | October 27, 2012 | | | | | | | | Trade name | $ | 10,441 |
| | $ | 10,438 |
| | $ | 3 |
| | 0.17 | Core/developed technology | 337,858 |
| | 292,083 |
| | 45,775 |
| | 1.14 | Customer relationships | 352,581 |
| | 289,094 |
| | 63,487 |
| | 1.16 | Total intangible assets | $ | 700,880 |
| | $ | 591,615 |
| | $ | 109,265 |
| | 1.16 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gross Carrying Value | | Accumulated Amortization | | Net Carrying Value | | Weighted- Average Remaining Useful Life (in years) | October 29, 2011 | | | | | | | | Trade name | $ | 10,441 |
| | $ | 10,422 |
| | $ | 19 |
| | 1.17 | Core/developed technology | 337,858 |
| | 245,855 |
| | 92,003 |
| | 2.04 | Customer relationships | 352,581 |
| | 229,906 |
| | 122,675 |
| | 2.12 | Total intangible assets | $ | 700,880 |
| | $ | 486,183 |
| | $ | 214,697 |
| | 2.08 |
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Schedule Of Amortization Of Intangible Assets Included On Consolidated Statements Of Operations | The following table presents the amortization of intangible assets included on the Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fiscal Year Ended | | October 27,
2012 | | October 29,
2011 | | October 30,
2010 | Cost of revenues | $ | 46,229 |
| | $ | 57,489 |
| | $ | 61,249 |
| Operating expenses | $ | 59,204 |
| | $ | 60,713 |
| | $ | 65,623 |
| Total | $ | 105,433 |
| | $ | 118,202 |
| | $ | 126,872 |
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