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Stockholders' Equity
 6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2018
Equity [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity
Stockholders’ Equity
Analysis of Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income:
(In millions)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment
 
Minimum Pension Liability
 
Total
Balance at October 31, 2016
$
(461.4
)
 
$
(28.2
)
 
$
(489.6
)
Gross change in value during the year ended October 31, 2017
107.7

 
10.8

 
118.5

Tax effect for the period
—

 
(4.2
)
 
(4.2
)
Balance at October 31, 2017
$
(353.7
)
 
$
(21.6
)
 
$
(375.3
)
Gross change in value during the six months ended April 30, 2018
59.3

 
—

 
59.3

Balance at April 30, 2018
$
(294.4
)
 
$
(21.6
)
 
$
(316.0
)

Share Repurchases
In December 2011, our Board of Directors authorized the 2012 Share Repurchase Program. In March 2017, the program was amended and approved by the Company's Board of Directors for an increase of $500.0 million providing authorization for a total of $1.0 billion of the Company’s common stock. This program has no expiration date and may be discontinued at any time. Purchases under the 2012 Share Repurchase Program are subject to a review of the circumstances in place at the time and may be made from time to time as permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements. We did not repurchase shares in the first half of fiscal 2018. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017, we repurchased 258 thousand shares of our common stock for $55.0 million. At April 30, 2018, $563.5 million remains authorized for repurchase under the program.
Dividends
We paid a semiannual dividend of approximately $1.5 million or 3 cents per share on February 9, 2018, to stockholders of record on January 23, 2018.