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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2026
Jul. 31, 2025
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net income $ 627,290 $ 884,798
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Amortization and depreciation 1,362,021 211,307
Reduction of operating lease right-of-use assets 109,254 80,789
Amortization of capitalized costs to obtain revenue contracts 70,835 38,920
Stock-based compensation 712,631 655,909
Allowance for credit losses 21,847 23,559
Loss on sale of strategic investments 0 3,635
Gain on sale of building 0 (51,385)
(Gain) loss on divestitures, net of transaction costs (380,527) 8,299
Deferred income taxes (121,720) (326,610)
Other 21 (737)
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:    
Accounts receivable 165,337 (27,989)
Inventories (133,944) (34,068)
Prepaid and other current assets (70,709) 120,348
Other long-term assets (125,304) (427,793)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 90,610 31,384
Operating lease liabilities (109,757) (78,360)
Income taxes (56,728) (140,347)
Deferred revenue 116,166 (19,932)
Unrealized loss on settlement of interest rate treasury lock 0 (121,643)
Net cash provided by operating activities 2,298,603 878,870
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments 20,995 53,630
Proceeds from sales of short-term investments 68,761 148,809
Purchases of short-term investments (18,524) (47,558)
Proceeds from sales of strategic investments 0 3,470
Purchases of strategic investments (1,402) (4,086)
Purchases of property and equipment, net (156,089) (134,908)
Proceeds from sale of building 0 74,279
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired 0 (16,681,257)
Proceeds from business divestiture, net of cash divested 440,022 142,546
Other 0 (611)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 353,763 (16,445,686)
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs 0 14,329,340
Repayment of debt (3,463,726) (2,579)
Issuances of common stock 124,585 138,101
Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards (262,761) (242,791)
Common stock issuance for private placement 2,000,000 0
Purchases of treasury stock (300,000) 0
Redemption of redeemable non-controlling interest 0 (30,000)
Other 0 (463)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (1,901,902) 14,191,608
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (33,409) 8,649
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 717,055 (1,366,559)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year 2,893,721 3,898,729
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period 3,610,776 2,532,170
Bridge Commitment    
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Amortization of bridge financing costs/debt issuance costs 0 41,996
Other Debt Instruments    
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Amortization of bridge financing costs/debt issuance costs $ 21,280 $ 6,790