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Capital Shares
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2019
Equity [Abstract]  
Capital Shares

Note 13 — Capital shares

Preferred — We have authorized 10,000 Series A convertible preferred shares without par value. No preferred shares were outstanding in 2019, 2018 or 2017.

Common — We have 160,000 authorized common shares without par value. At October 31, 2019 and 2018, there were 98,023 common shares issued. At October 31, 2019 and 2018, the number of outstanding common shares, net of treasury shares, was 57,600 and 58,037, respectively.

Common shares repurchased as part of publicly announced programs during 2019, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:

 

 

 

Number

 

 

Total

 

 

Average

 

Year

 

of Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

per Share

 

2019

 

 

949

 

 

$

114,790

 

 

$

121.01

 

2018

 

 

145

 

 

$

18,939

 

 

$

130.21

 

2017

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

$