Stock Repurchase Program (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2016

Stock Repurchase Program [Abstract]

Stock Repurchase And Reissuance Activities

Stock repurchase activities are as follow:

	Three Months Ended   January 31,
	2016		2015
	(in thousands)
Total shares repurchased	3,849		3,290
Total cost of the repurchased shares(1)	$	180,000	$	144,000
Reissuance of treasury stock	200		782

(1) The first quarter of fiscal 2016 includes the settlement of the $20.0 million equity forward contract related to the above-referenced August 2015 ASR and does not include the $40.0 million equity forward contract related to the above-referenced December 2015 ASRs.