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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of Company's effective tax rate from federal statutory rate | The following table provides a reconciliation of the Company’s effective tax rate from the federal statutory tax rate for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 ($ amounts in thousands).
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
| $ |  | %* |  | $ |  | %* |  | $ |  | %*
Federal tax benefit at statutory rate | 39,530 |  |  | 35.0 |  |  | (10,278 | ) |  | 35.0 |  |  | (41,015 | ) |  | 35.0 |
State taxes, net of federal benefit | 4,711 |  |  | 4.2 |  |  | (954 | ) |  | 3.2 |  |  | (3,809 | ) |  | 3.3 |
Reversal of accrual for uncertain tax positions | (34,167 | ) |  | (30.3 | ) |  | (52,306 | ) |  | 178.1 |  |  | (39,485 | ) |  | 33.7 |
Accrued interest on anticipated tax assessments | 5,000 |  |  | 4.4 |  |  | 3,055 |  |  | (10.4 | ) |  | 9,263 |  |  | (7.9 | )
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits | 5,489 |  |  | 4.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,575 |  |  | (30.4 | )
Increase in deferred tax assets, net |  |  |  |  | (25,948 | ) |  | 88.4 |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance — recognized |  |  |  |  | 43,876 |  |  | (149.4 | ) |  | 55,492 |  |  | (47.4 | )
Valuation allowance — reversed | (394,718 | ) |  | (349.5 | ) |  | (25,689 | ) |  | 87.5 |  |  | (128,640 | ) |  | 109.8 |
Other | (49 | ) |  | — |  |  | (917 | ) |  | 3.1 |  |  | (1,194 | ) |  | 1.0 |
Tax benefit | (374,204 | ) |  | (331.3 | ) |  | (69,161 | ) |  | 235.5 |  |  | (113,813 | ) |  | 97.1 |
* | Due to rounding, amounts may not add.
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] | The following table provides information regarding the (benefit) provision for income taxes for each of the fiscal years ended October 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 (amounts in thousands).
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Federal | $ | (329,277 | ) |  | $ | (21,517 | ) |  | $ | (67,318 | )
State | (44,927 | ) |  | (47,644 | ) |  | (46,495 | )
| $ | (374,204 | ) |  | $ | (69,161 | ) |  | $ | (113,813 | )
Current | $ | (21,296 | ) |  | $ | (43,212 | ) |  | $ | (156,985 | )
Deferred | (352,908 | ) |  | (25,949 | ) |  | 43,172 |
| $ | (374,204 | ) |  | $ | (69,161 | ) |  | $ | (113,813 | )
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block] | The following table provides a reconciliation of the change in the unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended October 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 (amounts in thousands).
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 104,669 |  |  | $ | 160,446 |  |  | $ | 171,366 |
Increase in benefit as a result of tax positions taken in prior years | 5,000 |  |  | 8,168 |  |  | 14,251 |
Increase in benefit as a result of tax positions taken in current year | 5,489 |  |  |  |  |  | 15,675 |
Decrease in benefit as a result of settlements | — |  |  | (17,954 | ) |  |  |
Decrease in benefit as a result of completion of audits | (1,782 | ) |  | (33,370 | ) |  |
Decrease in benefit as a result of lapse of statute of limitation | (32,385 | ) |  | (12,621 | ) |  | (40,846 | )
Balance, end of year | $ | 80,991 |  |  | $ | 104,669 |  |  | $ | 160,446 |
Tax Benefits potential interest and penalties | The following table provides information as to the amounts recognized in its tax provision, before reduction for applicable taxes and reversal of previously accrued interest and penalties, of potential interest and penalties in the twelve-month periods ended October 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, and the amounts accrued for potential interest and penalties at October 31, 2012 and 2011 (amounts in thousands).
Expense recognized in statements of operations |
Fiscal year |
2012 | $ | 5,000 |
2011 | $ | 4,700 |
2010 | $ | 14,300 |
Accrued at: |
October 31, 2012 | $ | 24,906 |
October 31, 2011 | $ | 29,200 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] | The components of net deferred tax assets and liabilities at October 31, 2012 and 2011 are set forth below (amounts in thousands).
| 2012 |  | 2011*
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Accrued expenses | $ | 57,734 |  |  | $ | 59,411 |
Impairment charges | 319,818 |  |  | 368,459 |
Inventory valuation differences | 29,288 |  |  | 30,802 |
Stock-based compensation expense | 44,336 |  |  | 38,454 |
Amounts related to unrecognized tax benefits | 36,934 |  |  | 47,387 |
State tax, net operating loss carryforward | 50,006 |  |  | 52,323 |
Federal tax net operating loss carryforward | 25,170 |  |  | 11,232 |
Other | 20,169 |  |  | 11,783 |
Total assets | 583,455 |  |  | 619,851 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Capitalized interest | 102,713 |  |  | 84,915 |
Deferred income | 6,608 |  |  | 7,771 |
Expenses taken for tax purposes not for book | 36,811 |  |  | 58,502 |
Depreciation | 3,994 |  |  | 2,344 |
Deferred marketing | 18,229 |  |  | 14,557 |
Total liabilities | 168,355 |  |  | 168,089 |
Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowances | 415,100 |  |  | 451,762 |
Cumulative valuation allowance - state | (57,044 | ) |  | (89,142 | )
Cumulative valuation allowance - federal |  |  |  | (362,620 | )
Net deferred tax assets | $ | 358,056 |  |  | $ | — |
* | To conform to the current period presentation, the October 31, 2011 amounts reflect adjustments to certain deferred amounts by $24.4 million with a corresponding adjustment to the related valuation allowances.

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