Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

Income Taxes (Tables) [Abstract]

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

	2011						2010						2009
	$			%*			$			%*			$			%*
Federal tax benefit at statutory rate		(10,278	)		35.0			(41,015	)		35.0			(173,763	)		35.0
State taxes, net of federal benefit		(954	)		3.2			(3,809	)		3.3			(14,522	)		2.9
Reversal of accrual for uncertain tax positions		(52,306	)		178.1			(39,485	)		33.7			(77,337	)		15.6
Accrued interest on anticipated tax assessments		3,055			(10.4	)		9,263			(7.9	)		6,828			(1.4	)
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits								35,575			(30.3	)		39,500			(8.0	)
Increase in deferred tax assets, net		(25,948	)		88.4
Valuation allowance — recognized		43,876			(149.4	)		55,492			(47.4	)		458,280			(92.3	)
Valuation allowance — reversed		(25,689	)		87.5			(128,640	)		109.7
Reversal of tax credits														10,000			(2.0	)
Other		(917	)		3.1			(1,194	)		1.0			10,374			(2.1	)
Tax (benefit)provision		(69,161	)		235.5			(113,813	)		97.1			259,360			(52.3	)

* Due to rounding, amounts may not add.

Provision for Income Taxes [Table Text Block]

	2011			2010			2009
Federal	$	(21,517	)	$	(67,318	)	$	333,311
State		(47,644	)		(46,495	)		(73,951	)
	$	(69,161	)	$	(113,813	)	$	259,360
Current	$	(43,212	)	$	(156,985	)	$	(229,003	)
Deferred		(25,949	)		43,172			488,363
	$	(69,161	)	$	(113,813	)	$	259,360

Reconciliation of change in gross unrecognized tax benefits

	2011			2010			2009
Balance, beginning of year	$	160,446		$	171,366		$	320,679
Increase in benefit as a result of tax positions taken in prior years		8,168			14,251			11,000
Increase in benefit as a result of tax positions taken in current year					15,675			47,500
Decrease in benefit as a result of settlements		(17,954	)					(138,333	)
Decrease in benefit as a result of completion of audits		(33,370	)
Decrease in benefit as a result of lapse of statute of limitation		(12,621	)		(40,846	)		(69,480	)
Balance, end of year	$	104,669		$	160,446		$	171,366

Tax Benefits potential Interest and Penalties

Recognized in statements of operations:
Fiscal year
2011	$	4,700
2010	$	14,300
2009	$	11,000

Tax Benefit Amount Accrued for potential Interest and Penalties

Accrued at:
October 31, 2011	$	29,200
October 31, 2010	$	39,209

Components of deferred tax assets and liabilities

	2011			2010
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued expenses	$	5,573		$	4,917
Impairment charges		427,807			415,801
Inventory valuation differences		10,036			13,093
Stock-based compensation expense		44,319			48,657
Amounts related to unrecognized tax benefits		47,387			55,090
State tax, net operating loss carryforward		18,406			11,159
Federal tax net operating loss carryforward		11,232
Other		5,382			3,497
Total assets		570,142			552,214
Deferred tax liabilities:
Capitalized interest		94,129			91,731
Deferred income		(10,553	)		(10,097	)
Depreciation		32,416			29,334
Deferred marketing		(9,295	)		(3,635	)
Other		36,074			35,698
Total liabilities		142,771			143,031
Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowances		427,371			409,183
Cumulative valuation allowance — state		(74,030	)		(45,030	)
Cumulative valuation allowance — federal		(353,341	)		(364,153	)
Net deferred tax assets	$	—		$	—