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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

NOTE 9 – Income Taxes

The Company applies the provisions of the accounting standard for uncertain tax positions to its income taxes. For benefits to be realized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

As of October 31, 2014, the gross amounts of the Company’s liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits of $24.2 million including interest and penalties, were classified as long-term income taxes payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Over the next twelve months, the Company’s existing positions will continue to generate an increase in liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits, as well as a likely decrease in liabilities as a result of the lapse of the applicable statute of limitations and the conclusion of income tax audits. The expected decrease in liabilities relating to unrecognized tax benefits will have a positive effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial position when realized. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. The amount of interest and penalties recognized during the three months ended October 31, 2014 and 2013 was $0.4 million.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various states, and foreign jurisdictions. The Company is currently under audit by the state of South Carolina from fiscal years 2010 to 2012. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal and state income tax examination for fiscal years prior to 2011, excepting the jurisdiction currently under audit. At this time, the Company does not believe that the outcome of any examination will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial position.

The Company has not provided for U.S. federal income and foreign withholding taxes on its foreign subsidiaries’ undistributed earnings as of October 31, 2014, because the Company intends to reinvest such earnings indefinitely in the operations and potential acquisitions related to its foreign operations. It is not practical to determine the taxes that might be incurred if these earnings were to be distributed in the form of dividends or otherwise. If distributed, however, foreign tax credits may become available under current law to reduce or eliminate the resultant U.S. income tax liability.