Stock-Based Benefit Plans

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

We grant stock options and various types of restricted stock units to our employees and our nonemployee directors. Additionally, we have an employee stock purchase plan that allows employees to purchase our stock at a discount.

Information regarding the amount of total stock-based compensation expense and tax benefit recognized by us, for the periods indicated, is as follows (amounts in thousands):



	Six months ended April 30,				Three months ended April 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Total stock-based compensation expense recognized	$	15,585	$	15,081	$	6,256	$	5,858
Income tax benefit recognized	$	6,094	$	5,809	$	2,441	$	2,254

At April 30, 2017 and October 31, 2016, the aggregate unamortized value of outstanding stock-based compensation awards was approximately $37.2 million and $27.0 million, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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