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Stock-Based Benefit Plans
 9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2022
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Benefit Plans Stock-Based Benefit Plans
We grant stock options and various types of restricted stock units to our employees and our non-employee 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):
Three months ended July 31,Nine months ended July 31,
2022202120222021
Total stock-based compensation expense recognized$2,238 $3,663 $19,258 $19,942 
Income tax benefit recognized$622 $938 $4,890 $5,105 
At July 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021, the aggregate unamortized value of unvested stock-based compensation awards was approximately $18.2 million and $14.7 million, respectively.