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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
11 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Provision for Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes consists of the following:
11 Months12 Months12 Months
September 30,October 31,October 31,
Year Ended (in millions)
202520242023
Current
Federal$21.8 $41.2 $61.7 
State and local11.1 7.4 15.6 
Non-U.S.60.2 59.8 49.1 
Total Current93.1 108.4 126.4 
Deferred
Federal(40.0)(61.5)(18.8)
State and local2.0 (12.7)(8.6)
Non-U.S.9.7 (12.0)(0.9)
Total Deferred(28.3)(86.2)(28.3)
Tax expense$64.8 $22.2 $98.1 
Schedule of Reconciliation of Effective Income Tax Rate
The following is a reconciliation of the provision for income taxes based on the federal statutory rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate:
11 Months12 Months12 Months
September 30,October 31,October 31,
Year Ended202520242023
Federal statutory rate21.00 %21.00 %21.00 %
Impact of foreign tax rate differential6.30 %1.43 %2.22 %
State and local taxes, net of federal tax benefit(2.10)%(1.72)%1.12 %
Net impact of changes in valuation allowances11.00 %(3.76)%(2.76)%
Permanent book-tax differences9.49 %6.46 %(0.32)%
Withholding taxes11.10 %5.83 %3.68 %
Tax credits(6.90)%(5.53)%(0.17)%
Impact of intangible property transfers— %(17.45)%— %
Unrecognized tax benefits10.90 %0.37 %0.05 %
Other items, net1.70 %1.25 %(0.07)%
Company’s effective income tax rate62.49 %7.88 %24.75 %
Schedule of Significant Components of Company's Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of September 30 and October 31 for the years indicated were as follows:
September 30,October 31,
(in millions)20252024
Deferred tax assets
Net operating loss and other carryforwards$130.0 $126.5 
Incentive liabilities20.2 20.5 
Operating lease liabilities44.7 68.1 
Other reserves13.5 12.5 
Research and development expenses64.1 56.7 
Other77.6 70.3 
Total deferred tax assets350.1 354.6 
Valuation allowance(113.3)(87.4)
Net deferred tax assets$236.8 $267.2 
Deferred tax liabilities
Properties, plants and equipment$141.8 $181.1 
Operating lease assets44.7 68.1 
Timberland transactions53.1 52.7 
Goodwill and other intangible assets158.1 163.2 
Undistributed profits of non-U.S. subsidiaries29.9 25.3 
Pension liabilities7.8 8.9 
Other25.1 26.1 
Total deferred tax liabilities460.5 525.4 
Net deferred tax liability$223.7 $258.2 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
(in millions)202520242023
Balance of unrecognized tax benefit at beginning of year$25.5 $23.4 $24.3 
Increases in tax positions for prior years6.9 1.7 0.6 
Increases in tax positions for current years3.5 3.9 4.1 
Lapse in statute of limitations(2.5)(3.6)(4.6)
Currency translation1.7 0.1 (1.0)
Balance of unrecognized tax benefit at end of year$35.1 $25.5 $23.4