Income Per Share Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Calculation of income per share

The table below provides, for the periods indicated, information pertaining to the calculation of income per share, common stock equivalents, weighted-average number of anti-dilutive options, and shares issued (amounts in thousands except per share amounts):

	Nine months ended July 31,				Three months ended July 31,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Numerator:
Net income as reported	$	208,508	$	75,701	$	97,707	$	46,595
Plus: Interest and costs attributable to 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes, net of income tax benefit	1,185		1,208		396		404
Numerator for diluted earnings per share	$	209,693	$	76,909	$	98,103	$	46,999
Denominator:
Basic weighted-average shares	177,591		169,237		178,217		169,268
Common stock equivalents (a)	2,495		2,871		2,426		2,875
Shares attributable to 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes	5,858		5,858		5,858		5,858
Diluted weighted-average shares	185,944		177,966		186,501		178,001
Other information:
Weighted-average number of anti-dilutive options and restricted stock units (b)	1,560		1,159		1,830		1,198
Shares issued under stock incentive and employee stock purchase plans	1,362		728		138		94

(a) Common stock equivalents represent the dilutive effect of outstanding in-the-money stock options using the treasury stock method, Stock Price-Based RSUs whose Target Price criteria have been met but are unpaid, and shares expected to be issued under Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units and Non-Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units.

(b) Based upon the average closing price of our common stock on the NYSE for the period.