Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Share-based Payment Arrangement [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   July 31,						Nine Months Ended   July 31,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
	(in thousands)
Cost of products	$	6,478		$	4,493		$	18,174		$	12,684
Cost of maintenance and service	1,959			1,694			6,109			4,675
Research and development expense	31,367			19,383			86,469			55,802
Sales and marketing expense	10,863			7,360			29,483			21,790
General and administrative expense	11,170			6,523			29,920			19,876
Stock-based compensation expense before taxes	61,837			39,453			170,155			114,827
Income tax benefit	(10,562		)	(6,593		)	(29,062		)	(19,188		)
Stock-based compensation expense after taxes	$	51,275		$	32,860		$	141,093		$	95,639

Schedule of Intrinsic Value of Equity Awards Exercised

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

	Three Months Ended   July 31,				Nine Months Ended   July 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(in thousands)
Intrinsic value of awards exercised	$	50,087	$	37,436	$	152,397	$	96,014