Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2012

Changes in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The following table presents the changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts.

Fiscal Year	Balance at Beginning of Period		Provisions			Write-offs(1)			Balance at End of Period
	(in thousands)
2012	$	2,489	$	3,754		$	(171	)	$	6,072
2011	$	2,727	$	1,058		$	(1,296	)	$	2,489
2010	$	3,587	$	(899	)	$	39		$	2,727

(1) Balances written off, net of recoveries.

Property and Equipment

A detail of property and equipment is as follows:

	October 31,
	2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Computer and other equipment	$	329,376		$	283,893
Buildings		70,237			53,926
Furniture and fixtures		29,212			28,759
Land		20,414			20,414
Leasehold improvements		92,111			85,984
		541,350			472,976
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization(1)		(350,107	)		(313,459	)
Total	$	191,243		$	159,517

(1) Accumulated depreciation and amortization includes write-off’s due to retirement of fully amortized fixed assets.

Useful Lives of Depreciable Assets

The useful lives of depreciable assets are as follows:

	Useful Life in Years
Computer and other equipment		3-5
Buildings		30
Furniture and fixtures		5
Leasehold improvements (average)		5

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of:

	October 31,
	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Payroll and related benefits	$	299,961	$	238,691
Other accrued liabilities		53,277		56,529
Accounts payable		29,855		6,956
Total	$	383,093	$	302,176

Other Long-Term Liabilities

Other Long-term Liabilities. Other long-term liabilities consist of:

	October 31,
	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Deferred compensation liability (See note 9)	$	100,645	$	90,060
Other long-term liabilities		25,572		18,016
Total	$	126,217	$	108,076

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, consists of the following:

	October 31,
	2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Unrealized gain on investments	$	—		$	215
Deferred gain (loss) on cash flow hedges		(1,338	)		(12,842	)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(14,123	)		(8,318	)
	$	(15,461	)	$	(20,945	)

Reconciliation of Weighted Average Common Shares Used to Calculate Basic Net Income Per Share

The table below reconciles the weighted average common shares used to calculate basic net income per share with the weighted average common shares used to calculate diluted net income per share.

	Year Ended October 31,
	2012		2011		2010
	(in thousands)
Numerator:
Net income	$	182,402	$	221,364	$	237,063
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares for basic net income per share		146,887		146,573		148,013
Dilutive effect of common share equivalents from equity—based compensation		3,393		3,794		3,898
Weighted average common shares for diluted net income per share		150,280		150,367		151,911
Net income per share:
Basic	$	1.24	$	1.51	$	1.60
Diluted	$	1.21	$	1.47	$	1.56
Anti-dilutive employee stock-based awards excluded(1)		3,314		4,669		10,999

(1) These stock options and unvested restricted stock units were anti-dilutive for the respective periods and are excluded in calculating diluted net income per share. While such awards were anti-dilutive for the respective periods, they could be dilutive in the future.