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Note 2 - Stock Compensation

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2014

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

2.	Stock Compensation

For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2014, the Company’s total stock-based compensation expense was $2.7 million and $7.7 million, respectively, and $2.7 million and $5.2 million for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2013, respectively. Included in this total stock-based compensation expense was the vesting of stock options of $1.0 million and $3.0 million for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2014, respectively, and $1.6 million and $3.0 million for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2013, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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