Earnings Per Share Information

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Income per Share Information

Earnings Per Share Information

Information pertaining to the calculation of earnings per share for each of the fiscal years ended October 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, is as follows (amounts in thousands):

	2017		2016		2015
Numerator:
Net income as reported	$	535,495	$	382,095	$	363,167
Plus: Interest and costs attributable to 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes, net of income tax benefit (a)	1,434		1,538		1,561
Numerator for diluted earnings per share	$	536,929	$	383,633	$	364,728
Denominator:
Basic weighted-average shares	162,222		168,261		176,425
Common stock equivalents (b)	2,147		1,854		2,420
Shares attributable to 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes (a)	5,118		5,858		5,858
Diluted weighted-average shares	169,487		175,973		184,703
Other information:
Weighted-average number of antidilutive options and restricted stock units (c)	1,966		3,932		1,826
Shares issued under stock incentive and employee stock purchase plans	3,116		587		1,467

(a) On September 15, 2017, we redeemed these notes.

(b) 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 our restricted stock units programs.

(c) Weighted-average number of antidilutive options and restricted stock units are based upon the average of the average quarterly closing prices of our common stock on the NYSE for the year.