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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of Company's effective tax rate from federal statutory rate | The following table provides a reconciliation of our effective tax rate from the federal statutory tax rate for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 ($ amounts in thousands):
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| $ |  | %* |  | $ |  | %* |  | $ |  | %*
Federal tax provision at statutory rate | 285,009 |  |  | 35.0 |  |  | 206,159 |  |  | 35.0 |  |  | 187,447 |  |  | 35.0 |
State tax provision, net of federal benefit | 34,656 |  |  | 4.3 |  |  | 26,970 |  |  | 4.6 |  |  | 21,947 |  |  | 4.1 |
Domestic production activities deduction | (12,835 | ) |  | (1.6 | ) |  | (16,874 | ) |  | (2.9 | ) |  | (12,284 | ) |  | (2.3 | )
Other permanent differences | (1,468 | ) |  | (0.2 | ) |  | (7,037 | ) |  | (1.2 | ) |  | (7,821 | ) |  | (1.5 | )
Reversal of accrual for uncertain tax positions | (3,981 | ) |  | (0.5 | ) |  | (11,177 | ) |  | (1.9 | ) |  | (15,331 | ) |  | (2.9 | )
Accrued interest on anticipated tax assessments | 984 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 1,964 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 2,588 |  |  | 0.5 |
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,052 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 3,214 |  |  | 0.6 |
Valuation allowance — recognized | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,018 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 3,681 |  |  | 0.7 |
Valuation allowance — reversed | (32,154 | ) |  | (3.9 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (16,323 | ) |  | (3.0 | )
Other | 8,605 |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | 3,857 |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | 5,277 |  |  | 1.0 |
Income tax provision* | 278,816 |  |  | 34.2 |  |  | 206,932 |  |  | 35.1 |  |  | 172,395 |  |  | 32.2 |
* | 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 provision (benefit) for income taxes for each of the fiscal years ended October 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 (amounts in thousands):
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Federal | $ | 278,095 |  |  | $ | 189,170 |  |  | $ | 181,819 |
State | 721 |  |  | 17,762 |  |  | (9,424 | )
| $ | 278,816 |  |  | $ | 206,932 |  |  | $ | 172,395 |
Current | $ | 93,106 |  |  | $ | 186,662 |  |  | $ | 122,953 |
Deferred | 185,710 |  |  | 20,270 |  |  | 49,442 |
| $ | 278,816 |  |  | $ | 206,932 |  |  | $ | 172,395 |
Schedule of Components of Income Taxes Payable [Table Text Block] | The components of income taxes payable at October 31, 2017 and 2016 are set forth below (amounts in thousands):
| 2017 |  | 2016
Current | $ | 33,100 |  |  | $ | 62,782 |
Deferred | 24,409 |  |  |
| $ | 57,509 |  |  | $ | 62,782 |
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, 2017, 2016, and 2015 (amounts in thousands):
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 30,272 |  |  | $ | 51,889 |  |  | $ | 58,318 |
Increase in benefit as a result of tax positions taken in prior years | 1,575 |  |  | 8,110 |  |  | 16,802 |
Increase in benefit as a result of tax positions taken in current year | 431 |  |  | 694 |  |  | 9,005 |
Decrease in benefit as a result of settlements | (9,174 | ) |  | (28,976 | ) |  | (31,013 | )
Decrease in benefit as a result of lapse of statute of limitations | (6,111 | ) |  | (1,445 | ) |  | (1,223 | )
Balance, end of year | $ | 16,993 |  |  | $ | 30,272 |  |  | $ | 51,889 |
Tax Benefits potential interest and penalties | The following table provides information as to the amounts recognized in our tax provision, before reduction for applicable taxes and reversal of previously accrued interest and penalties, of potential interest and penalties in the 12-month periods ended October 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, and the amounts accrued for potential interest and penalties at October 31, 2017 and 2016 (amounts in thousands):
Expense recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income |
Fiscal year |
2017 | $ | 1,513 |
2016 | $ | 3,426 |
2015 | $ | 4,454 |
Accrued at: |
October 31, 2017 | $ | 5,179 |
October 31, 2016 | $ | 9,282 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] | The components of net deferred tax assets and liabilities at October 31, 2017 and 2016 are set forth below (amounts in thousands):
| 2017 |  | 2016
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Accrued expenses | $ | 88,527 |  |  | $ | 103,134 |
Impairment charges | 84,534 |  |  | 113,950 |
Inventory valuation differences | 80,224 |  |  | 78,483 |
Stock-based compensation expense | 41,712 |  |  | 49,004 |
Amounts related to unrecognized tax benefits | 3,800 |  |  | 8,345 |
State tax, net operating loss carryforward | 48,343 |  |  | 50,031 |
Other | 1,303 |  |  | 6,329 |
Total assets | 348,443 |  |  | 409,276 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Capitalized interest | 76,914 |  |  | 85,873 |
Deferred income | 261,286 |  |  | 52,406 |
Expenses taken for tax purposes not for book | 9,878 |  |  | 47,045 |
Depreciation | 4,694 |  |  | 5,440 |
Deferred marketing | 20,080 |  |  | 18,945 |
Total liabilities | 372,852 |  |  | 209,709 |
Net deferred tax (liabilities)/assets before valuation allowances | (24,409 | ) |  | 199,567 |
Cumulative valuation allowance - state |  |  |  | (32,154 | )
Net deferred tax (liabilities)/assets | $ | (24,409 | ) |  | $ | 167,413 |

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