Income Per Share Information

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Income per Share Information

Income per Share Information

The table below provides, for the periods indicated, information pertaining to the calculation of income per share, common stock equivalents, weighted-average number of antidilutive options, and shares issued (amounts in thousands):

	Six months ended April 30,				Three months ended April 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Numerator:
Net income as reported	$	149,255	$	110,802	$	67,930	$	65,222
Plus interest and costs attributable to 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes, net of income tax benefit	786		789		392		392
Numerator for diluted earnings per share	$	150,041	$	111,591	$	68,322	$	65,614
Denominator:
Basic weighted-average shares	176,267		177,278		176,458		178,082
Common stock equivalents (a)	2,347		2,529		2,522		2,502
Shares attributable to 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes	5,858		5,858		5,858		5,858
Diluted weighted-average shares	184,472		185,665		184,838		186,442
Other information:
Weighted-average number of antidilutive options and restricted stock units (b)	2,091		1,426		1,814		1,249
Shares issued under stock incentive and employee stock purchase plans	1,265		1,225		588		212

(a) Common stock equivalents represent the dilutive effect of outstanding in-the-money stock options using the treasury stock method and shares expected to be issued under performance-based restricted stock units and nonperformance-based restricted stock units.

(b) Based upon the average closing price of our common stock on the NYSE for the period.