Earnings Per Share Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Information pertaining to the calculation of earnings per share for each of the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, is as follows (amounts in thousands):



	2019		2018		2017
Numerator:
Net income as reported	$	590,007	$	748,151	$	535,495
Plus: Interest and costs attributable to 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes, net of income tax benefit (a)					1,434
Numerator for diluted earnings per share	$	590,007	$	748,151	$	536,929

Denominator:
Basic weighted-average shares	145,008		151,984		162,222
Common stock equivalents (b)	1,493		2,217		2,147
Shares attributable to 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes (a)					5,118
Diluted weighted-average shares	146,501		154,201		169,487
Other information:
Weighted-average number of antidilutive options and restricted stock units (c)	1,156		813		1,966
Shares issued under stock incentive and employee stock purchase plans	1,394		1,066		3,116


(a)	On September 15, 2017, we redeemed these notes.


(b)	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 our restricted stock units programs.

(c)

Weighted-average number of antidilutive options and restricted stock units are based upon the average of the average quarterly closing prices of our common stock on the NYSE for the year.