STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

Schedule of compensation costs related to stock-based awards

Fiscal years ended October 31		2013		2012		2011
Stock option awards	$	4,710	$	4,200	$	4,654
Restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards		1,694		1,721		699
Performance share awards		3,833		3,582		3,180
Total compensation cost for stock-based awards	$	10,237	$	9,503	$	8,533
Tax benefit realized for tax deductions from stock-based awards	$	10,614	$	13,266	$	4,469

Schedule of stock options activity

	Stock Option Awards		Weighted Average Exercise Price	Weighted Average Contractual Life(years)		Intrinsic Value
Outstanding as of October 31, 2012	3,199,816		$22.54	6.0	$	62,982
Granted	381,639		42.14
Exercised	(498,513	)	18.63
Cancelled	(13,164	)	35.91
Outstanding as of October 31, 2013	3,069,778		$25.55	5.9	$	102,493
Exercisable as of October 31, 2013	2,220,781		$21.97	4.9	$	82,099

Schedule of total market value and the intrinsic value of options exercised

Fiscal years ended October 31		2013		2012		2011
Market value of stock options exercised	$	23,160	$	35,901	$	25,592
Intrinsic value of options exercised		13,875		16,061		11,434

Schedule of valuation assumptions of stock-based compensation

Fiscal years ended October 31	2013	2012	2011
Expected life of option in years	6	6	6
Expected volatility	35.18% – 35.19%	34.87% – 35.02%	33.34% – 33.43%
Weighted-average volatility	35.19%	35.01%	33.42%
Risk-free interest rate	0.88%	1.20%	1.72% – 2.36%
Expected dividend yield	1.04% – 1.07%	1.31% – 1.40%	1.04% – 1.16%
Weighted-average dividend yield	1.07%	1.32%	1.05%
Weighted-average fair value at date of grant	$13.03	$8.56	$10.15

Schedule of restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards granted

Fiscal years ended October 31		2013		2012		2011
Weighted-average fair value at date of grant	$	46.10	$	33.61	$	27.17
Fair value of restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards vested		1,207		967		37

Schedule of unvested restricted stock shares and the weighted average fair value at the date of grant

	Restricted Stock and Units			Weighted- Average Fair Value at Date of Grant
Unvested as of October 31, 2012	114,914		$	30.02
Granted	41,270			46.10
Vested	(42,214	)		28.59
Forfeited	(4,682	)		37.45
Unvested as of October 31, 2013	109,288		$	36.32

Schedule of performance share awards granted

Fiscal years ended October 31		2013		2012		2011
Weighted-average fair value at date of grant	$	42.06	$	28.24	$	31.76
Fair value of performance share awards vested		9,057		1,828		1,429

Schedule of unvested performance share awards and the weighted average fair value at the date of grant

	Performance Shares			Weighted- Average Fair Value at Date of Grant
Unvested as of October 31, 2012	583,332		$	26.33
Granted	152,800			42.06
Vested	(215,332	)		20.37
Forfeited	–			–
Unvested as of October 31, 2013	520,800		$	33.41