Stock Repurchase Program (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2012


	Three Months Ended January 31,
	2012		2011
	(in thousands, except per share price)
Shares repurchased		1,850		2,419
Average purchase price per share	$	28.83	$	26.87
Aggregate purchase price(1)	$	53,335	$	64,997
Reissuance of treasury stock		2,485		3,186

(1)	Includes $33.3 million from the settlement of the September 2011 ASR equity forward contract. Does not include $20.0 million from the January 2012 ASR referenced above.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of an entity's treasury stock, including the average cost per share, carrying basis for each class of treasury stock, description of share repurchase program authorized by an entity's board of directors, the number of shares repurchased, the cost of the shares repurchased, the remaining maximum dollar value of shares available for repurchase under the program, the treatment of the purchase price in excess of the current market value, number of shares held for each class of treasury stock, and other information necessary to a fair presentation.

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