Stock Repurchase Program (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2018

Stock Repurchase Program [Abstract]

Stock Repurchase And Reissuance Activities

Stock repurchase activities are as follows:

	Three Months Ended   April 30,				Six Months Ended   April 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
	(in thousands)
Total shares repurchased(1)(2)	916		1,381		2,902		2,775
Total cost of the repurchased shares (1)(2)	$	75,000	$	100,000	$	255,000	$	180,000
Reissuance of treasury stock	925		1,502		1,420		1,870

(1) The first quarter of fiscal 2018 includes the settlement of the $20.0 million equity forward contract related to the September 2017 ASR.

(2) The Company also repurchased 0.4 million shares at an average price of $82.61 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $35.0 million during the three months ended April 30, 2018.