Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 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 our effective tax rate from the federal statutory tax rate (amounts in thousands):

	Nine months ended July 31,
	2014				2013
	$		%*		$		%*
Federal tax provision at statutory rate	110,615		35.0		41,141		35.0
State tax provision, net of federal benefit	14,755		4.7		4,890		4.2
Domestic production activities deduction	(7,059	)	(2.2	)
Other permanent differences	(4,165	)	(1.3	)
Reversal of accrual for uncertain tax positions	(9,292	)	(2.9	)	(3,885	)	(3.3	)
Accrued interest on anticipated tax assessments	1,484		0.5		2,837		2.4
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits	5,406		1.7
Valuation allowance – reversed	(2,655	)	(0.8	)	(3,133	)	(2.7	)
Other	(1,553	)	(0.5	)	(4	)	—
Income tax provision	107,536		34.0		41,846		35.6

	Three months ended July 31,
	2014				2013
	$		%*		$		%*
Federal tax provision at statutory rate	52,964		35.0		23,888		35.0
State tax provision, net of federal benefit	6,904		4.6		2,839		4.2
Domestic production activities deduction	(2,809	)	(1.9	)
Other permanent differences	(1,827	)	(1.2	)
Reversal of accrual for uncertain tax positions	(180	)	(0.1	)	(3,885	)	(5.7	)
Accrued interest on anticipated tax assessments	358		0.2		854		1.3
Valuation allowance – reversed	(1,429	)	(0.9	)	(1,856	)	(2.7	)
Other	(363	)	(0.2	)	(182	)	(0.3	)
Income tax provision	53,618		35.4		21,658		31.7

* Due to rounding, amounts may not add.