Common Stock

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

Common Stock Disclosure [Abstract]

Common Stock

12.Common Stock Repurchases

The Company's current Non-Voting Common Stock share repurchase programwas announced on January 11, 2017. The Board authorized management to repurchase and retire up to 8.0million shares of its Non-Voting Common Stock on the open market and in private transactions in accordance with applicable securities laws. The timing and amount of share purchases are subject to management's discretion. The Company's share repurchase program is not subject to an expiration date.

In the first three monthsof fiscal 2017, the Company purchased and retired approximately 0.4million shares of its Non-Voting Common Stock under the current repurchase authorization and approximately 0.9million shares under a previous repurchase authorization.Approximately 7.6 million additional shares may be repurchased under the current authorization as of January 31, 2017.