Earnings Per Share Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2021

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of reconciliation of the shares used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share

The following table sets forth the shares used as the denominator for those computations: 

(in thousands)	2021	2020	2019
Basic Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding	541,114	538,007	534,578
Dilutive Potential Common Shares	6,466	8,585	10,654
Diluted Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding	547,580	546,592	545,232
Antidilutive Potential Common Shares	2,839	1,822	2,801