Net Income per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

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   January 31,
	2017		2016
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income	$	86,588	$	60,035
Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares for basic net income per share	150,782		152,968
Dilutive effect of potential common shares from equity-based compensation	3,651		2,315
Weighted-average common shares for diluted net income per share	154,433		155,283
Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.57	$	0.39
Diluted	$	0.56	$	0.39
Anti-dilutive employee stock-based awards excluded(1)	492		2,441

(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.