Income Per Share Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2015

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 antidilutive options, and shares issued (amounts in thousands):

	Nine months ended July 31,				Three months ended July 31,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Numerator:
Net income as reported	$	216,004	$	208,508	$	66,749	$	97,707
Plus interest and costs attributable to 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes, net of income tax benefit	1,179		1,185		393		396
Numerator for diluted earnings per share	$	217,183	$	209,693	$	67,142	$	98,103
Denominator:
Basic weighted-average shares	176,443		177,591		176,797		178,217
Common stock equivalents (a)	2,391		2,495		2,478		2,426
Shares attributable to 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes	5,858		5,858		5,858		5,858
Diluted weighted-average shares	184,692		185,944		185,133		186,501
Other information:
Weighted-average number of antidilutive options and restricted stock units (b)	1,918		1,560		1,572		1,830
Shares issued under stock incentive and employee stock purchase plans	1,320		1,362		55		138

(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) Weighted-average number of antidilutive options and restricted stock units are based upon the average closing price of our common stock on the NYSE for the period.