Income Taxes (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Company's effective tax rate from federal statutory rate

The table below provides, for the periods indicated, reconciliations of the Company’s effective tax rate from the federal statutory tax rate (amounts in thousands):

	Six months ended April 30,
	2014				2013
	$		%*		$		%*
Federal tax provision at statutory rate	57,652		35.0		17,253		35.0
State tax provision, net of federal benefit	7,851		4.8		2,051		4.2
Domestic production activities deduction	(4,251	)	(2.6	)
Other permanent differences	(2,338	)	(1.4	)
Reversal of accrual for uncertain tax positions	(9,112	)	(5.5	)
Accrued interest on anticipated tax assessments	1,126		0.7		1,982		4.0
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits	5,406		3.3
Valuation allowance – reversed	(1,226	)	(0.7	)	(1,277	)	(2.6	)
Other	(1,191	)	(0.7	)	179		0.4
Income tax provision	53,917		32.7		20,188		41.0

	Three months ended April 30,
	2014				2013
	$		%*		$		%*
Federal tax provision at statutory rate	32,719		35.0		14,339		35.0
State tax provision, net of federal benefit	4,866		5.2		1,705		4.2
Domestic production activities deduction	(2,417	)	(2.6	)
Other permanent differences	(1,324	)	(1.4	)
Reversal of accrual for uncertain tax positions	(9,112	)	(9.7	)
Accrued interest on anticipated tax assessments	340		0.4		817		2.0
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits	5,406		5.8
Valuation allowance – reversed	(778	)	(0.8	)	(1,061	)	(2.6	)
Other	(1,438	)	(1.5	)	494		1.2
Income tax provision	28,262		30.2		16,294		39.8

* Due to rounding, amounts may not add.