Earnings Per Share Information

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2018

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, 2018, 2017, and 2016, is as follows (amounts in thousands):

	2018		2017		2016
Numerator:
Net income as reported	$	748,151	$	535,495	$	382,095
Plus: Interest and costs attributable to 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes, net of income tax benefit (a)			1,434		1,538
Numerator for diluted earnings per share	$	748,151	$	536,929	$	383,633
Denominator:
Basic weighted-average shares	151,984		162,222		168,261
Common stock equivalents (b)	2,217		2,147		1,854
Shares attributable to 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes (a)			5,118		5,858
Diluted weighted-average shares	154,201		169,487		175,973
Other information:
Weighted-average number of antidilutive options and restricted stock units (c)	813		1,966		3,932
Shares issued under stock incentive and employee stock purchase plans	1,066		3,116		587

(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.