Stock Repurchase Program

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

Stock Repurchase Program [Abstract]

Stock Repurchase Program [Text Block]

Stock Repurchase Program

On May 23, 2016, our Board of Directors terminated a prior share repurchase program and authorized, under a new repurchase program, the repurchase of 20 million shares of our common stock in open market transactions or otherwise for general corporate purposes, including to obtain shares for the Company’s equity award and other employee benefit plans. The Board of Directors did not fix any expiration date for this repurchase program.

The table below provides, for the periods indicated, information about our share repurchase programs:

	Three months ended January 31,
	2017		2016
Number of shares purchased (in thousands)	557		4,770
Average price per share	$	27.33	$	31.48
Remaining authorization at January 31 (in thousands)	15,281		13,765