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Income Taxes (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2011
Provision for Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes was comprised of the following:

 

     Three months ended
October 31,
     Nine months ended
October 31,
 
     2011     2010      2011     2010  

Income tax expense (benefit)

   $ (1,445   $ 854       $ (4,429   $    2,432
Effective Tax Rate and Period Specific Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Accounting guidance requires that on a quarterly basis we evaluate our provision for income tax expense (benefit) of U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions based on our projected results of operations for the full year and record an adjustment in the current quarter.

 

     Three months ended October 31,     Nine months ended October 31,  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Effective Tax Rate

     (6 %)      5     (20 %)      (12 %) 

Period specific items benefit

   $ (3,719   $ (359   $ (8,770   $ (2,281 )