STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2012

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

Schedule of compensation costs related to stock-based awards

  The compensation costs related to stock-based awards were as follows:

Fiscal years ended October 31		2012		2011		2010
Stock option awards	$	4,200	$	4,654	$	4,117
Restricted stock awards		1,721		699		68
Performance share awards		3,582		3,180		2,257
Total compensation cost for stock-based awards	$	9,503	$	8,533	$	6,442
Tax benefit realized for tax deductions from stock-based awards	$	13,266	$	4,469	$	4,933

Schedule of stock options activity

  The table below presents stock option activity for fiscal 2012:

	Stock Option Awards			Weighted Average Exercise Price	Weighted Average Contractual Life(years)		Intrinsic Value
Outstanding as of October 31, 2011	3,763,384		$	20.92	5.6	$	25,117
Granted	493,088			28.14
Exercised	(1,032,742	)		19.21
Cancelled	(23,914	)		26.37
Outstanding as of October 31, 2012	3,199,816		$	22.54	6.0	$	62,982
Exercisable as of October 31, 2012	2,177,910		$	20.38	5.0	$	47,561

Schedule of total market value and the intrinsic value of options exercised

  The following table presents the total market value of stock options exercised and the total intrinsic value of options exercised during the following fiscal years:

Fiscal years ended October 31		2012		2011		2010
Market value of stock options exercised	$	35,901	$	25,592	$	24,588
Intrinsic value of options exercised		16,061		11,434		8,198

Schedule of valuation assumptions of stock-based compensation

  The following table illustrates the valuation assumptions of stock-based compensation for the following fiscal years:

Fiscal years ended October 31	2012	2011	2010
Expected life of option in years	6	6	6
Expected volatility	34.87% – 35.02%	33.34% – 33.43%	33.00% – 33.10%
Weighted-average volatility	35.01%	33.42%	33.00%
Risk-free interest rate	1.20%	1.72% – 2.36%	2.51% – 2.87%
Expected dividend yield	1.31% – 1.40%	1.04% – 1.16%	1.52% – 1.68%
Weighted-average dividend yield	1.32%	1.05%	1.54%
Weighted-average fair value at date of grant	$8.56	$10.15	$6.16

Schedule of restricted stock shares granted

   The company granted restricted stock awards during the following fiscal years as follows:

Fiscal years ended October 31		2012		2011		2010
Weighted-average fair value at date of grant	$	33.61	$	27.17	$	28.25
Fair value of restricted stock awards vested		967		37		–

Schedule of unvested restricted stock shares and the weighted average fair value at the date of grant

  The table below summarizes the activity during fiscal 2012 for unvested restricted share awards:

	Restricted Stock			Weighted- Average Fair Value at Date of Grant
Unvested as of October 31, 2011	107,438		$	26.52
Granted	48,524			33.61
Vested	(38,950	)		24.84
Forfeited	(2,098	)		29.81
Unvested as of October 31, 2012	114,914		$	30.02

Schedule of performance share awards granted

  The company granted performance share awards as follows:

Fiscal years ended October 31		2012		2011		2010
Weighted-average fair value at date of grant	$	28.24	$	31.76	$	20.37
Fair value of performance share awards vested		1,828		1,429		798

Schedule of unvested performance share awards and the weighted average fair value at the date of grant

   The table below summarizes the activity during fiscal 2012 for unvested performance share awards:

	Performance Shares			Weighted- Average Fair Value at Date of Grant
Unvested as of October 31, 2011	637,996		$	20.88
Granted	202,400			28.24
Vested	(64,268	)		14.31
Forfeited	(192,796	)		14.31
Unvested as of October 31, 2012	583,332		$	26.33