Net Income Per Common Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

Calculations of Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Common Share

The calculations of basic and diluted net income per common share are as follows:

	Years Ended October 31,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)	2013		2012		2011
Income from continuing operations	$	72,900	$	62,718	$	68,698
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes		—		(136)		(194)
Net income	$	72,900	$	62,582	$	68,504
Weighted-average common and common equivalent shares outstanding—Basic		54,877		53,987		53,121
Effect of dilutive securities:
RSUs		473		369		293
Performance shares		403		281		221
Stock options		314		277		468
Weighted-average common and common equivalent shares outstanding—Diluted		56,067		54,914		54,103
Net income per common share
Basic		1.33		1.16		1.29
Diluted		1.30		1.14		1.27

Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share

The diluted net income per common share excludes certain stock options, performance shares, and RSUs, since the effect of including these awards would have been anti-dilutive as follows:

	Years Ended October 31,
(in thousands)	2013		2012		2011
Stock options		765		1,317		879
Performance shares		19		—		17
RSUs		13		90		60