Net Income per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Weighted-Average Common Shares Used to Calculate Net Income Per Share

The table below reconciles the weighted-average common shares used to calculate basic net income per share with the weighted-average common shares used to calculate diluted net income per share:

	Three Months Ended   July 31,				Nine Months Ended   July 31,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income	$	55,387	$	65,656	$	176,172	$	196,669
Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares for basic net income per share	155,533		155,194		154,835		154,611
Dilutive effect of potential common shares from equity-based compensation	3,051		2,428		3,015		2,642
Weighted-average common shares for diluted net income per share	158,584		157,622		157,850		157,253
Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.36	$	0.42	$	1.14	$	1.27
Diluted	$	0.35	$	0.42	$	1.12	$	1.25
Anti-dilutive employee stock-based awards excluded(1)	563		2,875		1,529		2,057

(1) These employee stock-based awards were anti-dilutive for the respective periods and are excluded in calculating diluted net income per share. While such awards were anti-dilutive for the respective periods, they could be dilutive in the future.