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Stock Repurchase Program (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2013
Stock Repurchase Program [Abstract] |
Stock repurchase program | The table below provides, for the periods indicated, information about the Company’s share repurchase program:
| Nine months ended July 31, |  | Three months ended July 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Number of shares purchased (in thousands) | 495 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 490 |  |  | 3 |
Average price per share | $ | 30.90 |  |  | $ | 23.75 |  |  | $ | 30.87 |  |  | $ | 28.10 |
Remaining authorization at July 31 (in thousands) | 8,270 |  |  | 8,770 |  |  | 8,270 |  |  | 8,770 |

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- Definition 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6405834&loc=d3e23285-112656 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6405834&loc=d3e23315-112656 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6405813&loc=d3e23239-112655 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6405834&loc=d3e23309-112656 + Details
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