Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Changes in common stock for the three months ended January 31, 2015 are as follows.



In thousands	Shares	Amount
Balance, October 31, 2014	78,531	$	636,835
Issued to participants in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)	7	279
Issued to participants in the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan	126	4,781
Issued to participants in the Incentive Compensation Plan (ICP)	103	3,935
Costs from issuance of common stock		(137		)
Balance, January 31, 2015	78,767	$	645,693

Dividends Declared

Cash dividends paid per share of common stock for the three months ended January 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows.



	Three Months
	2015		2014
Cash dividends paid per share of common stock	$	.32	$	.31

Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Changes in each component of accumulated OCIL are presented below for the three months ended January 31, 2015 and 2014.



	Changes in Accumulated OCIL⁽¹⁾
	Three Months
In thousands	2015			2014
Accumulated OCIL beginning balance, net of tax	$	(237	)	$	(284	)
Hedging activities of equity method investments:
OCIL before reclassifications, net of tax	(944		)	174
Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCIL, net of tax	117			137
Total current period activity of hedging activities of equity method investments, net of tax	(827		)	311
Net current period benefit activities of equity method investments, net of tax	—
Accumulated OCIL ending balance, net of tax	$	(1,064	)	$	27
⁽¹⁾ Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to accumulated OCIL.

Reclassification Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

A reconciliation of the effect on certain line items of net income on amounts reclassified out of each component of accumulated OCIL is presented below for the three months ended January 31, 2015 and 2014.



	Reclassification Out of Accumulated OCIL ⁽¹⁾						Affected Line Items on Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
	Three Months
In thousands	2015			2014
Hedging activities of equity method investments	$	192		$	225		Income from equity method investments
Income tax expense	(75		)	(88		)	Income taxes
Hedging activities of equity method investments	117			137
Net benefit activities of equity method investments	—						Income from equity method investments
Income tax expense	—						Income taxes
Net benefit activities of equity method investments	—
Total reclassification for the period, net of tax	$	117		$	137
⁽¹⁾ Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to accumulated OCIL.