Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 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):

	Three months ended January 31,
	2014				2013
	$		%*		$		%*
Federal tax provision at statutory rate	24,932		35.0		2,914		35.0
State tax provision, net of federal benefit	2,985		4.2		346		4.2
Domestic production activities deduction	(1,833	)	(2.6	)
Other permanent differences	(1,014	)	(1.4	)
Valuation allowance – reversed	(448	)	(0.6	)	(216	)	(2.6	)
Accrued interest on anticipated tax assessments	786		1.1		1,166		14.0
Other	247		0.3		(316	)	(3.8	)
Income tax provision	25,655		36.0		3,894		46.8

* Due to rounding, amounts may not add.