STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2014

Stock-Based Compensation

Schedule of compensation costs related to stock-based awards

Fiscal years ended October 31		2014		2013		2012
Stock option awards	$	5,142	$	4,710	$	4,200
Restricted stock and restricted stock units		1,653		1,694		1,721
Performance share awards		4,496		3,833		3,582
Total compensation cost for stock-based awards	$	11,291	$	10,237	$	9,503
Tax benefit realized for tax deductions from stock-based awards	$	12,988	$	10,614	$	13,266

Schedule of stock options activity

	Stock Option Awards			Weighted- Average Exercise Price	Weighted- Average Contractual Life(years)		Intrinsic Value
Outstanding as of October 31, 2013	3,069,778		$	25.55	5.9	$	102,493
Granted	288,832			59.45	—		—
Exercised	(302,266	)		22.19	—		—
Cancelled	(6,692	)		59.50	—		—
Outstanding as of October 31, 2014	3,049,652		$	29.04	5.4	$	99,713
Exercisable as of October 31, 2014	2,338,853		$	23.98	4.6	$	88,289

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

Fiscal years ended October 31		2014		2013		2012
Market value of stock options exercised	$	19,017	$	23,160	$	35,901
Intrinsic value of options exercised		12,311		13,875		16,061

Schedule of valuation assumptions of stock-based compensation

Fiscal years ended October 31	2014	2013	2012
Expected life of option in years	6	6	6
Expected volatility	34.28% – 34.42%	35.18% – 35.19%	34.87% – 35.02%
Weighted-average volatility	34.29%	35.19%	35.01%
Risk-free interest rate	1.92%	0.88%	1.20%
Expected dividend yield	1.25% – 1.27%	1.04% – 1.07%	1.31% – 1.40%
Weighted-average dividend yield	1.25%	1.07%	1.32%
Weighted-average fair value at date of grant	$18.69	$13.03	$8.56

Schedule of restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards granted

Fiscal years ended October 31		2014		2013		2012
Weighted-average fair value at date of grant	$	63.05	$	46.10	$	33.61
Fair value of restricted stock and restricted stock units vested		1,890		1,207		967

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

	Restricted Stock and Units			Weighted- Average Fair Value at Date of Grant
Unvested as of October 31, 2013	109,288		$	36.32
Granted	29,975			63.05
Vested	(58,047	)		32.43
Forfeited	(2,687	)		41.93
Unvested as of October 31, 2014	78,529		$	49.22

Schedule of performance share awards granted

Fiscal years ended October 31		2014		2013		2012
Weighted-average fair value at date of grant	$	59.31	$	42.06	$	28.24
Fair value of performance share awards vested		7,926		9,057		1,828

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

	Performance Shares			Weighted- Average Fair Value at Date of Grant
Unvested as of October 31, 2013	520,800		$	33.41
Granted	121,600			60.19
Vested	(133,640	)		31.76
Cancelled	(31,960	)		31.76
Unvested as of October 31, 2014	476,800		$	40.82