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Income Taxes (Details Textual) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2014
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | $ 18,602,000 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 28,262,000 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 61,300,000 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 53,917,000 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent | 21.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations | 30.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations | 29.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations | 32.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations |
Number of states | 19 us-gaap_NumberOfStatesInWhichEntityOperates |  | 19 us-gaap_NumberOfStatesInWhichEntityOperates |  |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits | 45,600,000 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits |  | 45,600,000 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits |  |
Decrease in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible | 10,800,000 us-gaap_DecreaseInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossible |  | 10,800,000 us-gaap_DecreaseInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossible |  |
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent |  |  | 6.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember |  | 7.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Decrease Resulting from Settlements with Taxing Authorities | 13,700,000 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember |  | 13,700,000 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember |  |
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance | $ 42,500,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember |  | $ 42,500,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember |  | $ 43,800,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember

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