Stock Compensation

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2016

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

Stock Compensation

Stock Compensation

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,
	2016			2015
	(in thousands)
Cost of license	$	2,596		$	2,118
Cost of maintenance and service	579			542
Research and development expense	11,585			10,200
Sales and marketing expense	4,701			4,247
General and administrative expense	3,552			3,474
Stock compensation expense before taxes	23,013			20,581
Income tax benefit	(5,153		)	(4,699		)
Stock compensation expense after taxes	$	17,860		$	15,882

As of January 31, 2016, there was $157.3 million of unamortized share-based compensation expense, which is expected to be amortized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.6 years.

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

	Three Months Ended   January 31,
	2016		2015
	(in thousands)
Intrinsic value of awards exercised	$	1,274	$	11,517