Stock Repurchase Program (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Stock Repurchase Program [Abstract]

Stock Repurchase And Reissuance Activities

Stock repurchase activities are as follows:

	Three Months Ended   July 31,				Nine Months Ended   July 31,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
	(in thousands)
Total shares repurchased(1)(2)	1,509		1,627		4,411		4,401
Total cost of the repurchased shares (1)(2)	$	132,000	$	120,000	$	387,000	$	300,000
Reissuance of treasury stock	1,107		1,316		2,527		3,188

(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 second quarter of fiscal 2018.