Stock Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

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,
	2017			2016
	(in thousands)
Cost of products	$	2,999		$	2,596
Cost of maintenance and service	861			579
Research and development expense	12,884			11,585
Sales and marketing expense	5,129			4,701
General and administrative expense	3,961			3,552
Stock compensation expense before taxes	25,834			23,013
Income tax benefit	(7,071		)	(5,153		)
Stock compensation expense after taxes	$	18,763		$	17,860

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,
	2017		2016
	(in thousands)
Intrinsic value of awards exercised	$	6,287	$	1,274