Stock Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2019

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

Stock Compensation Arrangements

The compensation cost recognized in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the Company’s stock compensation arrangements was as follows:

	Three Months Ended   April 30,						Six Months Ended   April 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
	(in thousands)
Cost of products	$	4,065		$	3,460		$	8,191		$	6,843
Cost of maintenance and service	1,522			1,290			2,981			2,537
Research and development expense	18,115			15,150			36,419			30,546
Sales and marketing expense	7,158			6,875			14,430			13,496
General and administrative expense	6,054			6,190			13,353			11,866
Stock compensation expense before taxes	36,914			32,965			75,374			65,288
Income tax benefit	(6,214		)	(6,336		)	(12,688		)	(12,548		)
Stock compensation expense after taxes	$	30,700		$	26,629		$	62,686		$	52,740

Schedule of Intrinsic Value of Equity Awards Exercised

The intrinsic values of equity awards exercised during the periods are as follows:

	Three Months Ended   April 30,				Six Months Ended   April 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(in thousands)
Intrinsic value of awards exercised	$	50,426	$	12,017	$	58,578	$	30,792