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Stock-Based Benefit Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Stock-based compensation expense recognized | The following table provides information regarding the amount of total stock-based compensation expense recognized by us for fiscal 2014, 2013, and 2012 (amounts in thousands):
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Total stock-based compensation expense recognized | $ | 21,656 |  |  | $ | 19,041 |  |  | $ | 15,575 |
Income tax benefit recognized | $ | 8,322 |  |  | $ | 7,378 |  |  | $ | 5,711 |
Weighted-average assumptions and the fair value used for stock option grants | The following table summarizes the weighted-average assumptions and fair value used for stock option grants in each of the fiscal years ended October 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012:
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Expected volatility | 36.44% - 44.71% |  | 44.04% - 48.13% |  | 44.20% - 50.24%
Weighted-average volatility | 42.71% |  | 46.70% |  | 46.99%
Risk-free interest rate | 1.45% - 2.71% |  | 0.64% - 1.56% |  | 0.78% - 1.77%
Expected life (years) | 4.55 - 9.02 |  | 4.48 - 8.88 |  | 4.59 - 9.06
Dividends | none |  | none |  | none
Weighted-average fair value per share of options granted | $14.26 |  | $13.05 |  | $8.70
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes stock option activity for our plans during each of the fiscal years ended October 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012 (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| Number of options |  | Weighted- average exercise price |  | Number of options |  | Weighted- average exercise price |  | Number of options |  | Weighted- average exercise price
Balance, beginning | 9,924 |  |  | $ | 24.51 |  |  | 10,669 |  |  | $ | 23.23 |  |  | 12,868 |  |  | $ | 20.94 |
Granted | 819 |  |  | 35.16 |  |  | 768 |  |  | 32.22 |  |  | 777 |  |  | 20.50 |
Exercised | (1,313 | ) |  | 20.88 |  |  | (1,454 | ) |  | 19.21 |  |  | (2,941 | ) |  | 12.52 |
Canceled | (72 | ) |  | 25.23 |  |  | (59 | ) |  | 25.09 |  |  | (35 | ) |  | 20.67 |
Balance, ending | 9,358 |  |  | $ | 25.94 |  |  | 9,924 |  |  | $ | 24.51 |  |  | 10,669 |  |  | $ | 23.23 |
Options exercisable, at October 31, | 7,482 |  |  | $ | 24.91 |  |  | 7,996 |  |  | $ | 24.49 |  |  | 8,540 |  |  | $ | 24.09 |
Intrinsic Value of Options Outstanding and Exercisable [Table Text Block] | The following table provides information pertaining to the intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable at October 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012 (amounts in thousands):
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Intrinsic value of options outstanding | $ | 62,073 |  |  | $ | 84,938 |  |  | $ | 106,084 |
Intrinsic value of options exercisable | $ | 55,776 |  |  | $ | 68,920 |  |  | $ | 77,936 |
Intrinsic Value of Options Exercised and Fair Value of Options [Table Text Block] | Information pertaining to the intrinsic value of options exercised and the fair value of options that became vested or modified in each of the fiscal years ended October 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012, is provided below (amounts in thousands):
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Intrinsic value of options exercised | $ | 18,361 |  |  | $ | 19,632 |  |  | $ | 39,730 |
Fair value of options vested | $ | 8,447 |  |  | $ | 8,334 |  |  | $ | 10,079 |
Information Regarding the Use of the Net Exercise Method [Text Block] | The following table provides information regarding the use of the net exercise method for fiscal 2014, 2013, and 2012:
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Options exercised | 96,162 |  |  | 531,000 |  |  | 303,412 |
Shares withheld | 58,819 |  |  | 405,838 |  |  | 151,889 |
Shares issued | 37,343 |  |  | 125,162 |  |  | 151,523 |
Average market value per share withheld | $ | 33.78 |  |  | $ | 32.22 |  |  | $ | 22.68 |
Aggregate market value of shares withheld (in thousands) | $ | 1,987 |  |  | $ | 13,076 |  |  | $ | 3,445 |
Information Regarding the Use of the Stock Swap Method [Text Block] | The following table provides information regarding the use of the “stock swap method” for fiscal 2014, 2013, and 2012:
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Options exercised | 7,006 |  |  | 6,534 |  |  | 19,686 |
Shares tendered | 4,273 |  |  | 4,034 |  |  | 8,224 |
Shares issued | 2,733 |  |  | 2,500 |  |  | 11,462 |
Average market value per share tendered | $ | 33.01 |  |  | $ | 32.61 |  |  | $ | 25.52 |
Aggregate market value of shares tendered (in thousands) | $ | 141 |  |  | $ | 132 |  |  | $ | 210 |
Employee Stock Option [Member] |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Stock-based compensation expense recognized | Information regarding the stock compensation expense, related to stock options, for fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012 was as follows (amounts in thousands):
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Stock compensation expense recognized - options | $ | 9,005 |  |  | $ | 7,703 |  |  | $ | 7,411 |
Employee Stock [Member] |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table Text Block] | The following table provides information regarding our employee stock purchase plan for fiscal 2014, 2013, and 2012:
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Shares issued | 24,275 |  |  | 20,362 |  |  | 18,456 |
Average price per share | $ | 30.59 |  |  | $ | 28.71 |  |  | $ | 22.58 |
Compensation expense recognized (in thousands) | $ | 98 |  |  | $ | 77 |  |  | $ | 63 |
Vesting Based On Service [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table Text Block] | The following table provides information regarding these RSUs for fiscal 2014, 2013, and 2012:
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Nonperformance-Based RSUs issued: |  |  |  |  |
Number of RSUs issued | 99,336 |  |  | 94,080 |  |  | 107,820 |
Closing price of our common stock on date of issuance | $ | 35.16 |  |  | $ | 32.22 |  |  | $ | 20.50 |
Aggregate fair value of RSUs issued (in thousands) | $ | 3,493 |  |  | $ | 3,031 |  |  | $ | 2,210 |
Nonperformance-Based RSU expense recognized (in thousands): | $ | 3,012 |  |  | $ | 2,490 |  |  | $ | 156 |
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
At October 31: |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate Nonperformance-Based RSUs outstanding | 304,286 |  |  | 225,252 |  |  | 137,764 |
Cumulative unamortized value of Nonperformance-Based RSUs (in thousands) | $ | 2,043 |  |  | $ | 1,706 |  |  | $ | 1,326 |
Vesting Based On Performance [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table Text Block] | The following table provides information regarding the issuance, valuation assumptions, and amortization of the Performance-Based RSUs issued in fiscal 2014, 2013, and 2012:
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Number of shares underlying Performance-Based RSUs to be issued | 288,817 |  |  | 302,511 |  |  | 370,176 |
Closing price of our common stock on Valuation Date | $ | 35.16 |  |  | $ | 37.78 |  |  | $ | 20.50 |
Aggregate fair value of Performance-Based RSUs issued (in thousands) | $ | 10,155 |  |  | $ | 11,429 |  |  | $ | 7,589 |
Aggregate number of Performance-Based RSUs outstanding at October 31 | 961,506 |  |  | 672,687 |  |  | 370,176 |
Performance-Based RSU expense recognized (in thousands) | $ | 9,310 |  |  | $ | 6,946 |  |  | $ | 3,952 |
Unamortized value of Performance-Based RSUs at October 31 (in thousands) | $ | 8,965 |  |  | $ | 8,120 |  |  | $ | 3,636 |

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