Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2016

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Changes in common stock for the nine months ended July 31, 2016 are as follows.



In thousands	Shares	Amount
Balance, October 31, 2015	80,883	$	721,419
Issued to participants in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)	17	962
Issued to participants in the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (DRIP)	253	14,352
Issued to participants in the ICP	130	7,486
Costs from issuance of common stock		(88		)
Balance, July 31, 2016	81,283	$	744,131

Dividends Paid

Cash dividends paid per share of common stock for the three months and nine months ended July 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows.



	Three Months				Nine Months
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Cash dividends paid per share of common stock	$	0.34	$	0.33	$	1.01	$	0.98

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Changes in each component of accumulated OCIL are presented below for the three months and nine months ended July 31, 2016 and 2015.



	Changes in Accumulated OCIL⁽¹⁾
	Three Months						Nine Months
In thousands	2016			2015			2016			2015
Accumulated OCIL beginning balance, net of tax	$	(640	)	$	(970	)	$	(855	)	$	(237	)
Hedging activities of equity method investments:
OCIL before reclassifications, net of tax	102			33			(360		)	(1,227		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCIL, net of tax	206			307			881			872
Total current period activity of hedging activities of equity method investments, net of tax	308			340			521			(355		)
Net current period benefit activities of equity method investments, net of tax	(12		)	2			(10		)	(36		)
Accumulated OCIL ending balance, net of tax	$	(344	)	$	(628	)	$	(344	)	$	(628	)

⁽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 and nine months ended July 31, 2016 and 2015.



	Reclassification Out of Accumulated OCIL ⁽¹⁾												Affected Line Items on Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
	Three Months						Nine Months
In thousands	2016			2015			2016			2015
Hedging activities of equity method investments	$	330		$	505		$	1,438		$	1,430		Income from equity method investments
Income tax expense	(124		)	(198		)	(557		)	(558		)	Income taxes
Hedging activities of equity method investments	206			307			881			872
Net benefit activities of equity method investments	(19		)	3			(15		)	(60		)	Income from equity method investments
Income tax expense	7			(1		)	5			24			Income taxes
Net benefit activities of equity method investments	(12		)	2			(10		)	(36		)
Total reclassification for the period, net of tax	$	194		$	309		$	871		$	836

⁽¹⁾ Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to accumulated OCIL.