Taxes (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2014

Provision for Income Taxes and Effective Tax Rates

The following table presents the provision for income taxes and the effective tax rates:

	Three Months Ended April 30,						Six Months Ended April 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
	(in thousands)						(in thousands)
Income before income taxes	$	68,059		$	86,707		$	139,243		$	158,437
Provision (benefit) for income tax	$	4,742		$	18,016		$	8,230		$	19,824
Effective tax rate		7.0	%		20.8	%		5.9	%		12.5	%