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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 30, 2016
Stock-Based Compensation |
Schedule of reconciliation of the number of options outstanding and exercisable | A reconciliation of the number of options outstanding and exercisable (in thousands) as of October 30, 2016, and changes during the fiscal year then ended, is as follows:
|  |  | Weighted- |
|  | Weighted- | Average |
|  | Average | Remaining | Aggregate
|  | Exercise | Contractual | Intrinsic
| Shares | Price | Term | Value
Outstanding at October 25, 2015 | 34,397 | $ 13.83 |  |
Granted | 2,128 | 38.31 |  |
Exercised | 4,502 | 9.60 |  |
Forfeited | 25 | 22.03 |  |
Outstanding at October 30, 2016 | 31,998 | $ 16.05 | 4.8 yrs | $ 710,346
Exercisable at October 30, 2016 | 25,112 | $ 12.88 | 3.9 yrs | $ 636,449
Schedule of weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options granted, and the total intrinsic value of options exercised | The weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options granted and the total intrinsic value of options exercised (in thousands) during each of the past three fiscal years is as follows:
| Fiscal Year Ended
| October 30, | October 25, | October 26,
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014
Weighted-average grant date fair value | $ 7.82 | $ 4.92 | $ 4.85
Intrinsic value of exercised options | $ 135,593 | $ 67,516 | $ 74,972
Schedule of weighted-average assumptions used to calculate fair value of each option award |
| Fiscal Year Ended
| October 30, | October 25, | October 26,
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014
Risk-free interest rate | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.5%
Dividend yield | 1.5% | 1.9% | 1.8%
Stock price volatility | 19.0% | 19.0% | 20.0%
Expected option life | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years
Schedule of reconciliation of the nonvested shares | A reconciliation of the nonvested shares (in thousands) as of October 30, 2016, and changes during the fiscal year then ended, is as follows:
|  | Weighted-
|  | Average
|  | Grant Date
| Shares | Fair Value
Nonvested at October 25, 2015 | 74 | $ 25.87
Granted | 47 | 41.01
Vested | 74 | 25.87
Nonvested at October 30, 2016 | 47 | $ 41.01
Schedule of the weighted-average grant date fair value of nonvested shares granted, the total fair value of nonvested shares granted, and the fair value of shares that have vested | The weighted-average grant date fair value of nonvested shares granted, the total fair value (in thousands) of nonvested shares granted, and the fair value (in thousands) of shares that have vested during each of the past three fiscal years is as follows:
| Fiscal Year Ended
| October 30, | October 25, | October 26,
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014
Weighted-average grant date fair value | $ 41.01 | $ 25.87 | $ 22.06
Fair value of nonvested shares granted | $ 1,920 | $ 1,920 | $ 1,760
Fair value of shares vested | $ 1,920 | $ 2,347 | $ 2,085
Schedule of stock-based compensation expense, along with the related income tax benefit |
| Fiscal Year Ended
| October 30, | October 25, | October 26,
(in thousands) | 2016 | 2015 | 2014
Stock-based compensation expense recognized | $ 17,829 | $ 15,717 | $ 14,393
Income tax benefit recognized | (6,764) | (5,967) | (5,469)
After-tax stock-based compensation expense | $ 11,065 | $ 9,750 | $ 8,924

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