Capital Stock & Accelerated Share Repurchase (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2012

Capital Stock Accelerated Stock Repurchase Tables [Abstract]

Schedule Of Capital Stock And Accelerated Share Repurchases [Table Text Block]

Changes in common stock for the years ended October 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 are as follows.

In thousands	Shares	Amount
Balance, October 31, 2009	73,266	$	471,569
Issued to participants in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)	35		899
Issued to the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (DRIP)	676		17,663
Issued to participants in the Incentive Compensation Plan (ICP)	106		2,804
Shares repurchased under Accelerated Share Repurchase (ASR) agreement	(1,800)		(47,276)
Shares repurchased under rescission offer	(1)		(19)
Balance, October 31, 2010	72,282		445,640
Issued to ESPP	30		870
Issued to DRIP	657		18,834
Issued to ICP	149		4,451
Shares repurchased under ASR agreement	(800)		(23,004)
Balance, October 31, 2011	72,318		446,791
Issued to ESPP	30		894
Issued to DRIP	677		20,508
Issued to ICP	25		796
Shares repurchased under ASR agreement	(800)		(26,528)
Balance, October 31, 2012	72,250	$	442,461

Schedule Shares Reserved For Issuance [Table Text Block]

As of October 31, 2012, our shares of common stock were reserved for issuance as follows.

In thousands
ESPP	243
DRIP	754	*
ICP	1,146
Total	2,143
* On November 13, 2012, 754,000 shares of common stock under our 2009 Registration Statement for the DRIP that remained unsold at the termination of the offering have been removed from registration. On the same day, a Registration Statement was filed registering 2,250,000 shares of our common stock for issuance under the DRIP.