| Cover | 12 Months Ended |
| Oct. 28, 2023 | |
| Document Information [Line Items] | |
| Document Type | PRE 14A |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Entity Information [Line Items] | |
| Entity Registrant Name | Ciena Corp |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0000936395 |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended | ||
| Oct. 28, 2023 | Oct. 29, 2022 | Oct. 30, 2021 | |
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table | Pay versus performance table Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based On: (3) Fiscal Year (1) Summary Compensation Table (SCT) Total for PEO Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) to PEO (2) Average SCT Total for Non- PEO NEOs Average Non-PEO Ciena Total Shareholder Return (TSR) Peer Group TSR Net Income (in thousands) Ciena (in thousands) 2023 $ 15,431,410 $ 10,723,553 $ 3,956,502 $ 2,964,564 $ 88.69 $ 79.54 $ 254,827 $ 4,386,549 2022 $ 12,017,980 $ 9,173,522 $ 3,200,888 $ 2,399,994 $ 88.93 $ 105.69 $ 152,902 $ 3,632,661 2021 $ 11,450,851 $ 18,988,477 $ 3,082,875 $ 4,548,624 $ 114.00 $ 142.96 $ 500,196 $ 3,620,684 (1) Mr. Smith was the principal executive officer (“PEO”) and Messrs. Moylan, McFeely, Phipps, and Rothenstein were the Non-PEO (2) The dollar amounts reported represent the amount of “compensation actually paid” (“CAP”), as calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K S-K: Fiscal 2023 Fiscal 2022 Fiscal 2021 PEO Average PEO Average PEO Average Summary Compensation Table (SCT) Total $ 15,431,410 $ 3,956,502 $ 12,017,980 $ 3,200,888 $ 11,450,851 $ 3,082,875 Deduction for Amounts Reported as “Stock Awards” in SCT (12,933,210 ) (2,871,987 ) (11,005,780 ) (2,644,856 ) (8,589,251 ) (1,849,692 ) Increase for Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in the Year and Unvested as of Year End 7,444,016 1,696,980 5,808,224 1,396,651 10,365,414 2,141,480 Increase for Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in the Year 857,427 247,599 486,233 148,357 718,030 193,519 Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards, Year-Over-Year (162,590 ) (77,851 ) (2,182,578 ) (430,921 ) 1,117,044 310,239 Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Vested, Granted in a Previous Year 86,500 13,321 4,049,443 729,875 3,926,389 670,203 Compensation Actually Paid $ 10,723,553 $ 2,964,564 $ 9,173,522 $ 2,399,994 $ 18,988,477 $ 4,548,624 (3) Ciena and Peer Group total shareholder return (“TSR”) is determined based on the value of an initial fixed investment through the end of the listed fiscal year. The Peer Group TSR set forth in this table was determined using the S&P North American Technology-Multimedia Networking Index, a published industry or line-of-business S-K (4) We have determined that revenue is the financial performance measure that, in Ciena’s assessment, represents the most important financial performance measure used to link “compensation actually paid” to our NEOs for fiscal 2023 to company performance. | ||
| Company Selected Measure Name | Revenue | ||
| Named Executive Officers, Footnote | Messrs. Moylan, McFeely, Phipps, and Rothenstein were the Non-PEO | ||
| Peer Group Issuers, Footnote | (3) Ciena and Peer Group total shareholder return (“TSR”) is determined based on the value of an initial fixed investment through the end of the listed fiscal year. The Peer Group TSR set forth in this table was determined using the S&P North American Technology-Multimedia Networking Index, a published industry or line-of-business S-K | ||
| PEO Total Compensation Amount | $ 15,431,410 | $ 12,017,980 | $ 11,450,851 |
| PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount | $ 10,723,553 | 9,173,522 | 18,988,477 |
| Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote | (2) The dollar amounts reported represent the amount of “compensation actually paid” (“CAP”), as calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K S-K: Fiscal 2023 Fiscal 2022 Fiscal 2021 PEO Average PEO Average PEO Average Summary Compensation Table (SCT) Total $ 15,431,410 $ 3,956,502 $ 12,017,980 $ 3,200,888 $ 11,450,851 $ 3,082,875 Deduction for Amounts Reported as “Stock Awards” in SCT (12,933,210 ) (2,871,987 ) (11,005,780 ) (2,644,856 ) (8,589,251 ) (1,849,692 ) Increase for Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in the Year and Unvested as of Year End 7,444,016 1,696,980 5,808,224 1,396,651 10,365,414 2,141,480 Increase for Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in the Year 857,427 247,599 486,233 148,357 718,030 193,519 Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards, Year-Over-Year (162,590 ) (77,851 ) (2,182,578 ) (430,921 ) 1,117,044 310,239 Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Vested, Granted in a Previous Year 86,500 13,321 4,049,443 729,875 3,926,389 670,203 Compensation Actually Paid $ 10,723,553 $ 2,964,564 $ 9,173,522 $ 2,399,994 $ 18,988,477 $ 4,548,624 | ||
| Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount | $ 3,956,502 | 3,200,888 | 3,082,875 |
| Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount | $ 2,964,564 | 2,399,994 | 4,548,624 |
| Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote | (2) The dollar amounts reported represent the amount of “compensation actually paid” (“CAP”), as calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K S-K: Fiscal 2023 Fiscal 2022 Fiscal 2021 PEO Average PEO Average PEO Average Summary Compensation Table (SCT) Total $ 15,431,410 $ 3,956,502 $ 12,017,980 $ 3,200,888 $ 11,450,851 $ 3,082,875 Deduction for Amounts Reported as “Stock Awards” in SCT (12,933,210 ) (2,871,987 ) (11,005,780 ) (2,644,856 ) (8,589,251 ) (1,849,692 ) Increase for Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in the Year and Unvested as of Year End 7,444,016 1,696,980 5,808,224 1,396,651 10,365,414 2,141,480 Increase for Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in the Year 857,427 247,599 486,233 148,357 718,030 193,519 Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards, Year-Over-Year (162,590 ) (77,851 ) (2,182,578 ) (430,921 ) 1,117,044 310,239 Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Vested, Granted in a Previous Year 86,500 13,321 4,049,443 729,875 3,926,389 670,203 Compensation Actually Paid $ 10,723,553 $ 2,964,564 $ 9,173,522 $ 2,399,994 $ 18,988,477 $ 4,548,624 | ||
| Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return | |||
| Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income | |||
| Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure | |||
| Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group | |||
| Tabular List, Table | Tabular list of financial performance measures The table below lists the financial performance measures that the Compensation Committee believes represent the most important financial performance measures used to link “compensation actually paid” to our NEOs to Ciena’s performance for fiscal 2023. Revenue and Adjusted Operating Income are the financial performance measures used to determine performance-based cash bonuses under the Annual Cash Incentive Bonus Plan, aggregate sales orders and adjusted earnings per share are the financial performance measures used to determine the earning of PSU awards, and total stockholder return is the financial performance measure used to determine the earning of MSU awards. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” above for a further description of our executive compensation program. The performance measures included in this table are not ranked by relative importance. Revenue (Company Selected Measure) Adjusted Operating Income Aggregate Sales Orders Adjusted Earnings Per Share Total Stockholder Return | ||
| Total Shareholder Return Amount | $ 88.69 | 88.93 | 114 |
| Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount | 79.54 | 105.69 | 142.96 |
| Net Income (Loss) | $ 254,827,000 | $ 152,902,000 | $ 500,196,000 |
| Company Selected Measure Amount | 4,386,549,000 | 3,632,661,000 | 3,620,684,000 |
| PEO Name | Mr. Smith | ||
| Measure:: 1 | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure | |||
| Name | Revenue | ||
| Measure:: 2 | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure | |||
| Name | Adjusted Operating Income | ||
| Measure:: 3 | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure | |||
| Name | Aggregate Sales Orders | ||
| Measure:: 4 | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure | |||
| Name | Adjusted Earnings Per Share | ||
| Measure:: 5 | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure | |||
| Name | Total Stockholder Return | ||
| PEO | Amounts Reported as Stock Awards [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | $ (12,933,210) | $ (11,005,780) | $ (8,589,251) |
| PEO | Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in the Year and Unvested as of Year End [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 7,444,016 | 5,808,224 | 10,365,414 |
| PEO | Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in the Year [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 857,427 | 486,233 | 718,030 |
| PEO | Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards, YearOverYear [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | (162,590) | (2,182,578) | 1,117,044 |
| PEO | Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Vested, Granted in a Previous Year [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 86,500 | 4,049,443 | 3,926,389 |
| Non-PEO NEO | Amounts Reported as Stock Awards [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | (2,871,987) | (2,644,856) | (1,849,692) |
| Non-PEO NEO | Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in the Year and Unvested as of Year End [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 1,696,980 | 1,396,651 | 2,141,480 |
| Non-PEO NEO | Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in the Year [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 247,599 | 148,357 | 193,519 |
| Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards, YearOverYear [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | (77,851) | (430,921) | 310,239 |
| Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Vested, Granted in a Previous Year [Member] | |||
| Pay vs Performance Disclosure | |||
| Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | $ 13,321 | $ 729,875 | $ 670,203 |
