Loss per Share Information

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2011

Loss per Share Information [Abstract]

9. Loss per Share Information

Information pertaining to the calculation of loss per share, common stock equivalents, weighted average number of anti-dilutive option and shares issued for the six-month and three-month periods ended April 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (amounts in thousands):


	Six months ended April 30,				Three months ended April 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Basic weighted-average shares		166,794		165,322		166,910		165,407
Common stock equivalents (a)		—		—		—		—

Diluted weighted-average shares		166,794		165,322		166,910		165,407

Common stock equivalents excluded from diluted weighted-average shares due to anti-dilutive effect (a)		1,537		2,229		1,630		2,297

Weighted average number of anti-dilutive options (b)		7,446		7,417		6,509		6,316

Shares issued under stock incentive and employee stock purchase plans		513		720		100		118


(a)		Common stock equivalents represent the dilutive effect of outstanding in-the-money stock options. For the six-month and three-month periods ended April 30, 2011 and 2010, there were no incremental shares attributed to outstanding options to purchase common stock because the Company had a net loss in the periods and any incremental shares would be anti-dilutive.

(b)		Based upon the average closing price of the Company’s common stock on the NYSE for the period.