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Stock Repurchase Program | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2013
Stock Repurchase Program [Abstract] |
Stock Repurchase Program | Stock Repurchase Program In March 2003, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 20 million shares of its common stock, par value $.01, from time to time, in open market transactions or otherwise, for the purpose of providing shares for its various employee benefit plans. The table below provides, for the periods indicated, information about the Company’s share repurchase program.
| Six months ended April 30, |  | Three months ended April 30,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Number of shares purchased (in thousands) | 5 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 10 |
Average price per share | $ | 33.61 |  |  | $ | 22.51 |  |  | $ | 34.49 |  |  | $ | 23.13 |
Remaining authorization at April 30 (in thousands) | 8,760 |  |  | 8,773 |  |  | 8,760 |  |  | 8,773 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for 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. + References No definition available. + Details
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