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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Components Of Income From Continuing Operations | The components of income from continuing operations upon which domestic and foreign income taxes have been provided are as follows:
(in 000s) |
Year ended April 30, |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Domestic |  | $ | 754,036 |  |  | $ | 664,966 |  |  | $ | 547,535 |
Foreign |  | 13,080 |  |  | 37,045 |  |  | 28,535 |
|  | $ | 767,116 |  |  | $ | 702,011 |  |  | $ | 576,070 |
Schedule Of Components Of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) For Continuing Operations | The components of income tax expense (benefit) for continuing operations are as follows:
(in 000s) |
Year ended April 30, |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 195,277 |  |  | $ | 219,411 |  |  | $ | 126,773 |
State |  | 33,274 |  |  | 43,116 |  |  | 21,285 |
Foreign |  | 6,749 |  |  | 3,173 |  |  | 8,647 |
|  | 235,300 |  |  | 265,700 |  |  | 156,705 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | 28,624 |  |  | (29,258 | ) |  | 55,032 |
State |  | 5,475 |  |  | (69 | ) |  | 18,154 |
Foreign |  | (2,380 | ) |  | 480 |  |  | 211 |
|  | 31,719 |  |  | (28,847 | ) |  | 73,397 |
Total income taxes for continuing operations |  | $ | 267,019 |  |  | $ | 236,853 |  |  | $ | 230,102 |
Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | The reconciliation between the income tax provision and the amount computed by applying the statutory federal tax rate of 35% to income taxes of continuing operations is as follows:
Year ended April 30, |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
U.S. statutory tax rate |  | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | %
Change in tax rate resulting from: |  |  |  |  |  |
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit |  | 3.8 | % |  | 4.0 | % |  | 4.2 | %
Permanent differences |  | 0.1 | % |  | (0.1 | )% |  | 0.5 | %
Uncertain tax positions |  | (5.6 | )% |  | (4.1 | )% |  | (0.6 | )%
Change in valuation allowance |  | 1.5 | % |  | (1.0 | )% |  | 0.2 | %
Other |  | — | % |  | (0.1 | )% |  | 0.6 | %
Effective tax rate |  | 34.8 | % |  | 33.7 | % |  | 39.9 | %
Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities | The significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are reflected in the following table:
(in 000s) |
As of April 30, |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Gross deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |
Accrued expenses |  | $ | 34,052 |  |  | $ | 15,842 |
Allowance for credit losses and related reserves |  | 115,145 |  |  | 114,570 |
Capital loss carry-forward |  | — |  |  | 45,826 |
Valuation allowance |  | (10,837 | ) |  | (28,088 | )
Current |  | 138,360 |  |  | 148,150 |
Deferred and stock-based compensation |  | 21,348 |  |  | 20,758 |
Deferred revenue |  | 8,090 |  |  | 30,225 |
Net operating loss carry-forward |  | 21,434 |  |  | 20,070 |
Federal tax benefits related to state unrecognized tax benefits |  | 28,601 |  |  | 30,374 |
Capital loss carry-forward |  | — |  |  | 2,379 |
Other |  | 9,861 |  |  | 3,901 |
Valuation allowance |  | (8,339 | ) |  | (26,525 | )
Noncurrent |  | 80,995 |  |  | 81,182 |
|  | 219,355 |  |  | 229,332 |
Gross deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses |  | (3,033 | ) |  | (2,830 | )
Current |  | (3,033 | ) |  | (2,830 | )
Property and equipment |  | (28,610 | ) |  | (25,794 | )
Mortgage-related investment |  | (15,441 | ) |  | (20,033 | )
Intangibles |  | (59,881 | ) |  | (36,565 | )
Noncurrent |  | (103,932 | ) |  | (82,392 | )
Net deferred tax assets |  | $ | 112,390 |  |  | $ | 144,110 |
Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | Changes in unrecognized tax benefits for fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:
(in 000s) |
Year ended April 30, |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Balance, beginning of the year |  | $ | 146,391 |  |  | $ | 206,393 |  |  | $ | 154,848 |
Additions based on tax positions related to prior years |  | 9,743 |  |  | 11,867 |  |  | 26,523 |
Reductions based on tax positions related to prior years |  | (25,403 | ) |  | (49,493 | ) |  | (3,858 | )
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year |  | 7,399 |  |  | 2,314 |  |  | 42,735 |
Reductions related to settlements with tax authorities |  | (23,993 | ) |  | (25,259 | ) |  | (8,742 | )
Expiration of statute of limitations |  | (11,853 | ) |  | (702 | ) |  | (2,814 | )
Foreign currency translation |  | — |  |  | (278 | ) |  | (838 | )
Other |  | 9,207 |  |  | 1,549 |  |  | (1,461 | )
Balance, end of the year |  | $ | 111,491 |  |  | $ | 146,391 |  |  | $ | 206,393 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of tax positions taken in the tax returns filed or to be filed for which it is more likely than not that the tax position will not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities (i.e., uncertain tax positions) and other types of income tax contingencies, including: (1) the policy on classification of interest and penalties; (2) a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning and end of the period; the total amount(s) of: (3) unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate, and (4) interest and penalties recognized in each of the income statement and balance sheet; (5) for positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts unrecognized will significantly change within 12 months of the reporting date the: (i) nature of the uncertainty, (ii) nature of the event that could occur that would cause the change, and (iii) an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change or a statement that an estimate of the range cannot be made; and (6) a description of tax years that remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 15 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32718-109319 + Details
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