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Stock Repurchase Program (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2019
Stock Repurchase Program [Abstract] |
Stock Repurchase And Reissuance Activities | Stock repurchase activities as well as the reissuance of treasury stock for employee stock-based compensation purposes are as follows:
| Year Ended October 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
| (in thousands, except per share price)
Shares repurchased(1) | 2,732 |  |  | 4,688 |  |  | 5,413 |
Average purchase price per share(1) | $ | 120.49 |  |  | $ | 89.59 |  |  | $ | 70.21 |
Aggregate purchase price(1) | $ | 329,185 |  |  | $ | 420,000 |  |  | $ | 380,000 |
Reissuance of treasury stock | 3,798 |  |  | 3,508 |  |  | 4,404 |
(1) The first quarter of fiscal 2018 includes the settlement of the $20.0 million equity forward contract related to the September 2017 ASR.

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