Stock Repurchase Program (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

Stock Repurchase Program [Abstract]

Stock Repurchase And Reissuance Activities

Stock repurchase activities as well as the reissuance of treasury stock for employee stock-based compensation purposes are as follows:

	Three Months Ended   January 31,
	2021(1)		2020
	(in thousands)
Total shares repurchased	837		579
Total cost of the repurchased shares	$	202,871	$	80,000
Reissuance of treasury stock	583		450

(1) Does not include the $50.0 million equity forward contract, from the December 2020 ASR.