Income Per Share Information

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Income per Share Information

Income per Share Information

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

	Three months ended January 31,
	2015		2014
Numerator:
Net income as reported	$	81,325	$	45,580
Plus interest and costs attributable to 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes, net of income tax benefit	394		397
Numerator for diluted earnings per share	$	81,719	$	45,977
Denominator:
Basic weighted-average shares	176,076		176,474
Common stock equivalents (a)	2,173		2,556
Shares attributable to 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes	5,858		5,858
Diluted weighted-average shares	184,107		184,888
Other information:
Weighted-average number of antidilutive options and restricted stock units (b)	2,367		1,602
Shares issued under stock incentive and employee stock purchase plans	677		1,013

(a) Common stock equivalents represent the dilutive effect of outstanding in-the-money stock options using the treasury stock method and shares expected to be issued under Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units and Nonperformance-Based Restricted Stock Units.

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