Stock Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Stock Compensation Arrangements

The compensation cost recognized in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the Company’s stock compensation arrangements was as follows:

	Three Months Ended   January 31,
	2015			2014
	(in thousands)
Cost of license	$	2,118		$	1,861
Cost of maintenance and service	542			428
Research and development expense	10,200			8,916
Sales and marketing expense	4,247			3,732
General and administrative expense	3,474			3,181
Stock compensation expense before taxes	20,581			18,118
Income tax benefit	(4,699		)	(4,220		)
Stock compensation expense after taxes	$	15,882		$	13,898

Schedule of Intrinsic Value of Equity Awards Exercised

The intrinsic values of equity awards exercised during the periods are as follows:

	Three Months Ended   January 31,
	2015		2014
	(in thousands)
Intrinsic value of awards exercised	$	11,517	$	16,199