Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Significant Components Of The Provision For Income Taxes

Significant components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:

	Year ended January 31,
	2014			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Current:
Federal	$	42,040		$	25,230		$	65,508
State	2,799			2,622			1,692
Foreign	33,022			41,333			37,861
Total current	77,861			69,185			105,061
Deferred:
Federal	(785		)	11,329			(22,624		)
State	(79		)	1,103			(422		)
Foreign	(52,620		)	(35,191		)	(10,906		)
Total deferred	(53,484		)	(22,759		)	(33,952		)
	$	24,377		$	46,426		$	71,109

Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

The reconciliation of income tax computed at the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to income tax expense is as follows:

	Year ended January 31,
	2014		2013		2012
U.S. statutory rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	0.8		1.2		0.4
Net changes in deferred tax valuation allowances	(19.5	)	(9.0	)	(3.4	)
Tax on foreign earnings different than U.S. rate	(11.7	)	(9.9	)	(9.9	)
Nondeductible penalties	0.0		0.5		0.0
Nondeductible interest	6.4		0.8		1.6
Reserve established for foreign income tax contingencies	0.3		0.5		0.1
Reversal of previously accrued income tax reserves	0.0		0.0		(0.4	)
Effect of company-owned life insurance	(0.6	)	(0.4	)	0.0
Disposal of subsidiaries	0.0		0.0		3.2
Other, net	1.2		1.4		(0.5	)
	11.9	%	20.1	%	26.1	%

Schedule Of Components Of Pretax Income

The components of pretax income are as follows:

	Year ended January 31,
	2014		2013		2012
	(In thousands)
United States	$	124,134	$	108,700	$	131,662
Foreign	80,175		120,766		140,649
	$	204,309	$	229,466	$	272,311

Schedule Of Significant Components Of Deferred Tax Liabilities And Assets

The significant components of the Company’s deferred tax liabilities and assets are as follows:

	January 31,
	2014			2013
	(In thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation and amortization	$	70,800		$	81,679
Capitalized marketing program costs	4,722			3,456
Goodwill	6,108			4,004
Deferred costs currently deductible	6,094			4,870
Other, net	7,491			5,074
Total deferred tax liabilities	95,215			99,083
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued liabilities	50,665			50,039
Loss carryforwards	125,914			124,536
Amortizable goodwill	11,915			15,253
Depreciation and amortization	7,699			6,706
Disallowed interest expense	38,481			28,069
Other, net	10,149			12,908
	244,823			237,511
Less: valuation allowances	(101,340		)	(142,375		)
Total deferred tax assets	143,483			95,136
Net deferred tax asset (liability)	$	48,268		$	(3,947	)

Reconciliation Of The Total Amount Of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits, excluding accrued interest and penalties, for the years ended January 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 is as follows (in thousands):

Gross unrecognized tax benefits at January 31, 2011	$	5,075
Increases in tax positions for prior years	1,590
Decreases in tax positions for prior years	(208		)
Increases in tax positions for current year	56
Expiration of statutes of limitation	(791		)
Settlements	(1,990		)
Changes due to translation of foreign currencies	(47		)
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at January 31, 2012	3,685
Increases in tax positions for prior years	2,890
Decreases in tax positions for prior years	(127		)
Increases in tax positions for current year	171
Expiration of statutes of limitation	(38		)
Settlements	(1,106		)
Changes due to translation of foreign currencies	124
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at January 31, 2013	5,599
Increases in tax positions for prior years	1,956
Decreases in tax positions for prior years	(420		)
Increases in tax positions for current year	93
Expiration of statutes of limitation	(77		)
Settlements	(1,295		)
Changes due to translation of foreign currencies	3
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at January 31, 2014	$	5,859