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Stock Repurchase Program (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2016
Stock Repurchase Program [Abstract] |
Stock Repurchase And Reissuance Activities | Stock repurchase activities are as follow:
| Three Months Ended July 31, |  | Nine Months Ended July 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (in thousands)
Total shares repurchased (1) | 2,525 |  |  | 678 |  |  | 6,889 |  |  | 3,968 |
Total cost of the repurchased shares(1) | $ | 120,000 |  |  | $ | 36,000 |  |  | $ | 320,000 |  |  | $ | 180,000 |
Reissuance of treasury stock | 1,708 |  |  | 1,553 |  |  | 3,169 |  |  | 3,931 |
(1) | Does not include the 351,170 shares and $25.0 million equity forward contract, respectively, from the May 2016 ASR settled in August 2016.

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