Note 2 - Stock Compensation

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2016

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

2.	Stock Compensation

For the three and six months ended April 30, 2016, the Company’s total stock-based compensation was income of $(0.7) million and expense of $0.8 million ($0.7 million net of tax), respectively, and expense of $3.2 million and $6.7 million ($2.1 million and $4.6 million net of tax) for the three and six months ended April 30, 2015, respectively. Included in this total stock-based compensation was income of $(2.1) million

for both the three and six months ended April 30, 2016 for previously recognized expense of certain performance based stock option grants for which the performance metrics are no longer expected to be satisfied. This income was slightly offset by the vesting of stock options of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, during the three and six months ended April 30, 2016. Included in total stock based compensation expense for the three and six months ended April 30, 2015 was the vesting of stock options of $0.5 million and $1.4 million, respectively

- Definition

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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