Stock Repurchase Program (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2012


	Three Months Ended April 30,				Six Months Ended April 30,
	2012)		2011		2012 (1)		2011
	(in thousands, except per share price)
Shares repurchased		624		6,191		2,474		8,609
Average purchase price per share	$	32.04	$	27.46	$	29.64	$	27.29
Aggregate purchase price	$	20,000	$	169,988	$	73,335	$	234,985
Reissuance of treasury stock		3,631		3,430		6,116		6,616

(1)	Amount includes $20.0 million from the settlement of the January 2012 ASR equity forward contract and $33.3 million from the settlement of the September 2011 ASR equity forward contract.

- 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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