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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
NOTE 9: INCOME TAXES
We file a consolidated federal income tax return in the United States (U.S.) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and file tax returns in various state and foreign jurisdictions. Tax returns are typically examined and settled upon completion of the examination, with tax controversies settled either at the exam level or through the appeals process. The Company's U.S. federal consolidated tax returns for 2011 and 2012 are currently under examination.
We had gross unrecognized tax benefits of $128.1 million, $145.3 million and $111.5 million as of July 31, 2014 and 2013 and April 30, 2014, respectively. The gross unrecognized tax benefits increased $16.6 million and decreased $1.1 million during the three months ended July 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The increase in unrecognized tax benefits during the three months ended July 31, 2014 is related to various current year federal and state tax positions. We believe it is reasonably possible that the balance of unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by approximately $21 million within the next twelve months. The anticipated decrease is due to the expiration of statutes of limitations and anticipated settlements of federal and state audit issues. The portion of unrecognized benefits expected to be cash settled within the next twelve months amounts to $4.4 million and is included in accrued income taxes on our consolidated balance sheet. The remaining liability for uncertain tax positions is classified as long-term and is included in other noncurrent liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.
Consistent with prior years, our operating loss for the three months ended July 31, 2014 is expected to be offset by income in the fourth quarter due to the established pattern of seasonality in our primary business operations. As such, management has determined that it is more-likely-than-not that realization of tax benefits recorded in our financial statements will occur in our fiscal year. The amount of tax benefit recorded reflects management's estimate of the annual effective tax rate applied to the year-to-date loss from continuing operations. Certain discrete tax adjustments are also reflected in income tax expense for the periods presented.
Excluding discrete items, management's estimate of the annualized effective tax rate for the three months ended July 31, 2014 and 2013 was 38.1% and 38.7%, respectively. Due to the seasonal nature of our business, the effective tax rate through our first quarter may not be indicative of the rate for our full fiscal year.