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2011 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000093639511000009 Filed on December 22, 2011

Income Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2010 Q4	2009 Q4
Revenue	$455.5M	$417.6M	$176.3M
YoY Change	9.08%	136.87%	-1.89%
Cost Of Revenue	$265.5M	$249.2M	$98.70M
YoY Change	6.54%	152.48%	0.2%
Gross Profit	$189.9M	$168.4M	$77.60M
YoY Change	12.77%	117.01%	-4.32%
Gross Profit Margin	41.69%	40.33%	44.02%
Selling, General & Admin	$98.50M	$97.60M	$47.70M
YoY Change	0.92%	104.61%	-13.27%
% of Gross Profit	51.87%	57.96%	61.47%
Research & Development	$91.20M	$105.6M	$49.70M
YoY Change	-13.64%	112.47%	5.52%
% of Gross Profit	48.03%	62.71%	64.05%
Depreciation & Amortization	$34.70M	$59.20M	$13.20M
YoY Change	-41.39%	348.48%	-14.29%
% of Gross Profit	18.27%	35.15%	17.01%
Operating Expenses	$203.4M	$226.9M	$103.4M
YoY Change	-10.36%	119.44%	-6.43%
Operating Profit	-$13.50M	-$58.50M	-$25.80M
YoY Change	-76.92%	126.74%	-12.24%
Interest Expense	-$3.600M	-$3.100M	-$1.500M
YoY Change	16.13%	106.67%	-175.0%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	-$19.90M	-$79.30M	-$28.10M
YoY Change	-74.91%	182.21%	2.18%
Income Tax	$2.500M	$1.000M	-$1.500M
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$22.30M	-$80.30M	-$26.70M
YoY Change	-72.23%	200.75%	5.12%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-4.9%	-19.23%	-15.14%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$229.4K	-$861.6K	-$290.8K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	97.44M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept	2011 Q4	2010 Q4	2009 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$541.9M	$688.7M	$1.049B
YoY Change	-21.32%	-34.34%	14.38%
Cash & Equivalents	$541.9M	$688.7M	$485.7M
Short-Term Investments	$0.00	$0.00	$563.2M
Other Short-Term Assets	$137.1M	$141.0M	$47.60M
YoY Change	-2.77%	196.22%	49.22%
Inventory	$230.1M	$261.6M	$88.10M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$417.5M	$343.6M	$118.3M
Other Receivables	$6.300M	$6.700M	$2.900M
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.333B	$1.442B	$1.306B
YoY Change	-7.54%	10.4%	10.21%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$122.6M	$120.3M	$61.87M
YoY Change	1.88%	94.44%	3.11%
Goodwill	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Intangibles	$331.6M	$426.4M
YoY Change	-22.23%
Long-Term Investments	$50.30M	$0.00	$8.900M
YoY Change		-100.0%	-94.53%
Other Assets	$114.1M	$129.8M	$67.00M
YoY Change	-12.09%	93.76%	-3.04%
Total Long-Term Assets	$618.6M	$676.5M	$198.6M
YoY Change	-8.57%	240.65%	-76.35%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.333B	$1.442B	$1.306B
Total Long-Term Assets	$618.6M	$676.5M	$198.6M
Total Assets	$1.951B	$2.118B	$1.504B
YoY Change	-7.87%	40.79%	-25.69%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$157.1M	$200.6M	$53.10M
YoY Change	-21.68%	277.81%	18.53%
Accrued Expenses	$197.0M	$194.0M	$105.2M
YoY Change	1.55%	84.4%	7.57%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$453.5M	$469.9M	$198.8M
YoY Change	-3.5%	136.39%	10.88%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.442B	$1.443B	$798.0M
YoY Change	-0.02%	80.79%	0.0%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$17.26M	$16.44M	$51.70M
YoY Change	5.04%	-68.21%	7.04%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$17.26M	$16.44M	$849.7M
YoY Change	5.04%	-98.07%	0.4%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$453.5M	$469.9M	$198.8M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$17.26M	$16.44M	$849.7M
Total Liabilities	$1.938B	$1.959B	$1.049B
YoY Change	-1.09%	86.82%	2.23%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$5.740B	-$5.545B
YoY Change	3.53%
Common Stock	$5.754B	$5.703B
YoY Change	0.9%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$13.87M	$159.3M	$455.8M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$1.951B	$2.118B	$1.504B
YoY Change	-7.87%	40.79%	-25.69%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2010 Q4	2009 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$22.30M	-$80.30M	-$26.70M
YoY Change	-72.23%	200.75%	5.12%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$34.70M	$59.20M	$13.20M
YoY Change	-41.39%	348.48%	-14.29%
Cash From Operating Activities	$42.00M	-$25.80M	$1.900M
YoY Change	-262.79%	-1457.89%	-141.3%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$11.30M	-$16.60M	-$6.500M
YoY Change	-31.93%	155.38%	-8.45%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$26.00M	-$5.500M	$33.70M
YoY Change	-572.73%	-116.32%	-110.88%
Cash From Investing Activities	$14.80M	-$22.10M	$27.30M
YoY Change	-166.97%	-180.95%	-108.62%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	0.000	265.0M	600.0K
YoY Change	-100.0%	44066.67%	-400.0%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	42.00M	-25.80M	1.900M
Cash From Investing Activities	14.80M	-22.10M	27.30M
Cash From Financing Activities	0.000	265.0M	600.0K
Net Change In Cash	56.80M	217.1M	29.80M
YoY Change	-73.84%	628.52%	-109.27%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$42.00M	-$25.80M	$1.900M
Capital Expenditures	-$11.30M	-$16.60M	-$6.500M
Free Cash Flow	$53.30M	-$9.200M	$8.400M
YoY Change	-679.35%	-209.52%	236.0%

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CY2010	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	682000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	700000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.0023
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	-0.0059
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	-0.0408
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.35
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.35
CY2009	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.35
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	-0.3207
CY2009	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	-0.0660
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	-0.4874
CY2009	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	0.0005
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-0.0456
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	0.0232
CY2009	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Impairment Losses EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseImpairmentLosses	-0.2738
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Impairment Losses EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseImpairmentLosses	0.0000
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Impairment Losses EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseImpairmentLosses	0.0000
CY2009	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	-0.0002
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	-0.0007
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.0027
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits Research EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch	0.1103
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits Research EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch	0.0254
CY2009	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits Research EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch	0.0060
CY2010	us-gaap	Embedded Derivative Gain Loss On Embedded Derivative Net EmbeddedDerivativeGainLossOnEmbeddedDerivativeNet	2510000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs Capitalized Amount EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount	-524000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs Capitalized Amount EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount	142000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs Capitalized Amount EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount	1000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized	59400000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Earnings FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInEarnings	2800000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Issues FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetIssues	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Settlements FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSettlements	30195000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Into Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersIntoLevel3	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Out Of Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersOutOfLevel3	0	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue	7020000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue	34415000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	360382000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	456309000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpense	31429000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpense	95927000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpense	127018000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Future Amortization Expense FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFutureAmortizationExpense	331635000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	786794000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	787944000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	426412000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	331635000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Useful Life Maximum FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsUsefulLifeMaximum	7	years
CY2011	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Useful Life Minimum FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsUsefulLifeMinimum	9	months
CY2011	us-gaap	Fiscal Period FiscalPeriod	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Fiscal Year</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;text-indent:20px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Ciena has a </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">52 or 53 week</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> fiscal year, which ends on the Saturday nearest to the last day of October in each year (October 31, 2009, October 30, 2010 and October 29, 2011 for the periods reported). For purposes of financial statement presentation, each fiscal year is described as having ended on October 31.</font></div></div>
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Fixtures And Equipment Gross FixturesAndEquipmentGross	360908000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Fixtures And Equipment Gross FixturesAndEquipmentGross	396310000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Future Amortization Expense After Year Five FutureAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive	22920000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Future Amortization Expense Year Five FutureAmortizationExpenseYearFive	52879000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Future Amortization Expense Year Four FutureAmortizationExpenseYearFour	52879000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Future Amortization Expense Year One FutureAmortizationExpenseYearOne	74497000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Future Amortization Expense Year Three FutureAmortizationExpenseYearThree	57151000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Future Amortization Expense Year Two FutureAmortizationExpenseYearTwo	71309000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	0	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	4948000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	General And Administrative Expense GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	102692000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	General And Administrative Expense GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	47509000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	General And Administrative Expense GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	126242000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	0	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	0	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	455673000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0	USD
CY2009Q2	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	455700000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Restricted Cash IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash	-10751000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Restricted Cash IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash	4116000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	284830000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	709146000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	497501000	USD
CY2009Q2	us-gaap	Impairment Of Long Lived Assets Held For Use ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse	0	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Impairment Of Long Lived Assets Held For Use ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	-240244000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	-317899000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	-591637000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	9159000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	-13674000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	52396000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	-331573000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	-187848000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	-582478000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-1324000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	7673000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1941000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	1705000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	584000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	3204000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	2943000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	-59285000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	180814000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	75623000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	-20097000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	218196000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue	18749000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue	1506000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue	1030000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	-14209000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	40957000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	10353000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	34908000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	9678000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	18302000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Restricted Cash IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash	24521000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	426412000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	331635000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	37926000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	18619000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	7406000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	12248000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	4748000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	32931000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Interest Payable Current InterestPayableCurrent	4345000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Interest Payable Current InterestPayableCurrent	4248000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Finished Goods InventoryFinishedGoods	177994000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Finished Goods InventoryFinishedGoods	134998000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Gross InventoryGross	292386000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Gross InventoryGross	261847000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	230076000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	261619000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Raw Materials InventoryRawMaterials	45333000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Raw Materials InventoryRawMaterials	30569000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Valuation Reserves InventoryValuationReserves	30767000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Valuation Reserves InventoryValuationReserves	31771000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Valuation Reserves InventoryValuationReserves	24002000	USD
CY2008Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Valuation Reserves InventoryValuationReserves	23257000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Work In Process InventoryWorkInProcess	13851000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Work In Process InventoryWorkInProcess	6993000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Inventory Write Down InventoryWriteDown	15719000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Inventory Write Down InventoryWriteDown	17334000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Inventory Write Down InventoryWriteDown	13696000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	22200000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	14700000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	25500000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Leasehold Improvements Gross LeaseholdImprovementsGross	49595000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Leasehold Improvements Gross LeaseholdImprovementsGross	50380000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	1958800000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	1937545000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	1951418000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	2118093000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Current LiabilitiesCurrent	469945000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Current LiabilitiesCurrent	453493000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Marketable Securities Noncurrent MarketableSecuritiesNoncurrent	0	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Marketable Securities Noncurrent MarketableSecuritiesNoncurrent	50264000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	1107000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	630204000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	13202000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-68570000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-198894000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-74192000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	7421000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	-90485000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	-229010000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-333514000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-195521000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-581154000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Nontrade Receivables Current NontradeReceivablesCurrent	6685000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Nontrade Receivables Current NontradeReceivablesCurrent	6251000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Cycle OperatingCycle	52 or 53 week
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Expenses OperatingExpenses	819320000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Operating Expenses OperatingExpenses	864061000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Expenses OperatingExpenses	872339000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	-163193000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	-579231000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	-321819000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	99477000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	29884000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	4924000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	10969000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	21757000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	26683000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	5260000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Loss Carryforwards OperatingLossCarryforwards	2700000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Accrued Liabilities Current OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	65194000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Accrued Liabilities Current OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	72690000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous Noncurrent OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent	5673000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous Noncurrent OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent	5296000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	129819000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	114123000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-458000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	393000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	1404000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-1424000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	297000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	1094000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Inventory Capitalized Costs OtherInventoryCapitalizedCosts	76830000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Inventory Capitalized Costs OtherInventoryCapitalizedCosts	67665000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	17263000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	16435000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-5396000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-2044000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Classified Current ProductWarrantyAccrualClassifiedCurrent	54372000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Classified Current ProductWarrantyAccrualClassifiedCurrent	40196000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-2296000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Prepaid Expense Current OtherPrepaidExpenseCurrent	14769000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Prepaid Expense Current OtherPrepaidExpenseCurrent	15087000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	20301000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	0	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	63591000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	1214218000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	49892000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Gross PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Gross PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross	693247000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Gross PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross	0	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	24114000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	51207000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	52367000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Authorized PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	20000000	shares
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Authorized PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	20000000	shares
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Issued PreferredStockSharesIssued	0	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Issued PreferredStockSharesIssued	0	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Outstanding PreferredStockSharesOutstanding	0	shares
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Outstanding PreferredStockSharesOutstanding	0	shares
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Value PreferredStockValue	0	USD
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2011 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000093639511000009 Filed on December 22, 2011

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Balance Sheet

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Files In Submission

$CIEN CIENA CORP Stock $cien

2011 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000093639511000009 Filed on December 22, 2011

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

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Files In Submission

$CIEN
CIENA CORP Stock $cien