Preferred and Common Stock

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Preferred and Common Stock

PREFERRED AND COMMON STOCK

Preferred Stock

We are authorized to issue 500,000 shares of preferred stock. None of these preferred shares are issued.

Common Stock

On September 2, 2015, our Board of Directors authorized a program to repurchase up to $200.0 million shares of our common stock. Purchases may take place on the open market or otherwise, and all or part of the repurchases may be made pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 plans or in privately negotiated transactions. The timing of repurchases is at our discretion and will depend upon several factors, including market and business conditions, share price, and share availability. Repurchased shares are retired and returned to an authorized but unissued status. The repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time without prior notice. At October 31, 2016, authorization for $141.9 million of repurchases remained under our share repurchase program.

Repurchase Activity

	Years Ended October 31,
(in millions, except per share amounts)	2016		2015		2014
Total number of shares repurchased	1.4		1.0		0.8
Average price paid per share	$	33.48	$	30.72	$	26.20
Total cash paid for share repurchases	$	46.6	$	31.4	$	20.0