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Income Taxes (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Reconciliation of Company's effective tax rate from federal statutory rate
The tables below provide, for the periods indicated, reconciliations of the Company’s effective tax rate from the federal statutory tax rate (amounts in thousands).
 
Three months ended January 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
$
 
%*
 
$
 
%*
Federal tax provision (benefit) at statutory rate
2,914

 
35.0

 
(2,243
)
 
35.0

State tax provision (benefit), net of federal provision (benefit)
346

 
4.2

 
(271
)
 
4.2

Increase in unrecognized tax benefits

 


 
1,500

 
(23.4
)
Reversal of accrual for uncertain tax positions


 


 
(5,279
)
 
82.4

Increase in deferred tax assets – net


 


 
(525
)
 
8.2

Valuation allowance – recognized


 


 
4,089

 
(63.8
)
Valuation allowance – reversed
(216
)
 
(2.6
)
 
(2,843
)
 
44.3

Accrued interest on anticipated tax assessments
1,166

 
14.0

 
1,950

 
(30.4
)
Other
(316
)
 
(3.8
)
 


 


Income tax provision (benefit)
3,894

 
46.8

 
(3,622
)
 
56.5

 * Due to rounding, amounts may not add.