Net Income per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2016

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,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income	$	64,718	$	55,387	$	194,129	$	176,172
Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares for basic net income per share	151,169		155,533		152,129		154,835
Dilutive effect of potential common shares from equity-based compensation	2,721		3,051		2,500		3,015
Weighted-average common shares for diluted net income per share	153,890		158,584		154,629		157,850
Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.43	$	0.36	$	1.28	$	1.14
Diluted	$	0.42	$	0.35	$	1.26	$	1.12
Anti-dilutive employee stock-based awards excluded(1)	2,270		563		1,822		1,529

(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.