Net Income per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2012

Reconciliation Of Weighted-Average Common Shares Used To Calculate Net Income Per Share

The table below reconciles the weighted-average common shares used to calculate basic net income per share with the weighted-average common shares used to calculate diluted net income per share.

	Three Months Ended July 31,				Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Numerator:
Net income	$	75,656	$	52,082	$	153,321	$	181,422
Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares for basic net income per share		147,801		144,960		145,827		147,479
Dilutive effect of potential common shares from equity-based compensation		2,843		3,085		3,268		4,119
Weighted-average common shares for diluted net income per share		150,644		148,045		149,095		151,598
Anti-dilutive employee stock-based awards excluded(1)		3,995		5,469		3,522		3,593

(1) These stock options and unvested restricted stock units and restricted stock awards were anti-dilutive for the respective periods and are excluded in calculating diluted net income per share. While such awards were anti-dilutive for the respective periods, they could be dilutive in the future.