Stock Repurchase Program (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2012

Stock Repurchase And Reissuance Activities

The following table summarizes stock repurchase activities as well as the reissuance of treasury stock for employee stock compensation purposes:


	Year Ended October 31,
	2012		2011		2010
	(in thousands, except per share price)
Shares repurchased		2,474		15,144		8,236
Average purchase price	$	29.64	$	26.53	$	22.43
Aggregate purchase price(1)	$	73,335	$	401,836	$	184,699
Reissuance of treasury stock		10,065		9,973		9,770

(1)	Fiscal 2011 does not include $33.3 million equity forward contract related to the September 2011 ASR.

- 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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