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Stock Repurchase Program (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2019

Stock Repurchase Program [Abstract]

Stock Repurchase And Reissuance Activities

Stock repurchase activities are as follows:

	Three Months Ended   April 30,								Six Months Ended   April 30,
	2019 (1)				2018				2019 (1)				2018
	(in thousands)
Total shares repurchased(2)(3)	780				916				1,126				2,902
Total cost of the repurchased shares (3)	$	80,000			$	75,000			$	109,185			$	255,000
Reissuance of treasury stock	1,486				924				1,843				1,419

(1) Does not include the 97,601 shares and $20.0 million equity forward contract, respectively, from the February 2019 ASR settled in May 2019.

(2) The first quarter of fiscal 2018 includes the settlement of the $20.0 million equity forward contract related to the Company's accelerated share repurchase agreement entered into in September 2017.

(3)

The Company also repurchased 0.4 million shares at an average price of $82.61 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $35.0 million during the second quarter of fiscal 2018.

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Tabular disclosure of treasury stock, including, but not limited to, average cost per share, description of share repurchase program, shares repurchased, shares held for each class of treasury stock.

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