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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2012
Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes consists of the following (Dollars in millions):

 

For the years ended October 31,    2012      2011     2010  

Current

       

Federal

   $ 19.7       $ 25.6      $ 15.2   

State and local

     5.4         4.4        5.8   

Non-U.S.

     11.5         25.2        14.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     36.6         55.2        35.9   

Deferred

       

Federal

     10.3         11.0        (0.4

State and local

     2.7         5.0        0.7   

Non-U.S.

     7.2         (6.2     7.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     20.2         9.8        7.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 56.8       $ 65.0      $ 43.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Reconciliation of Effective Income Tax Rate

The following is a reconciliation of the provision for income taxes based on the federal statutory rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate:

 

For the years ended October 31,

   2012     2011     2010  

United States federal tax rate

     35.00     35.00     35.00

Non-U.S. tax rates

     -1.40     -10.00     -15.00

State and local taxes, net of federal tax benefit

     2.20     1.90     1.30

United States tax credits

     -0.70     -0.80     -4.00

Unrecognized tax benefits

     -5.60     12.40     -1.50

Valuation allowance

     1.50     -14.40     1.90

Withholding tax

     1.10     1.10     1.30

Foreign partnerships

     -4.20     -1.00     —     

Other items

     2.50     2.80     -1.50
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     30.40     27.00     17.50
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Significant Components of the Company's Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of October 31 for the years indicated were as follows (Dollars in millions):

 

     2012     2011  

Deferred Tax Assets

    

Net operating loss carryforwards

   $ 89.5      $ 132.3   

Minimum pension liabilities

     61.9        51.0   

Insurance operations

     9.1        9.7   

Incentives

     4.1        6.6   

Environmental reserves

     7.4        7.1   

Inventories

     2.7        —     

State income tax

     9.2        9.0   

Postretirement

     7.4        9.5   

Other

     5.7        4.1   

Derivatives instruments

     0.5        —     

Interest

     6.2        7.0   

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     4.5        3.3   

Restructuring reserves

     1.1        2.6   

Deferred compensation

     2.5        2.9   

Foreign tax credits

     1.8        1.8   

Vacation accruals

     1.4        1.2   

Stock options

     1.4        2.1   

Severance

     0.2        —     

Workers compensation accruals

     2.5        1.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Deferred Tax Assets

     219.1        251.2   

Valuation allowance

     (56.6     (45.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Deferred Tax Assets

     162.5        206.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred Tax Liabilities

    

Properties, plants and equipment

     121.6        108.4   

Goodwill and other intangible assets

     96.4        80.0   

Inventories

     —          1.0   

Derivative instruments

     —          0.3   

Foreign exchange

     7.8        1.2   

Timberland transactions

     95.7        95.7   

Pension

     13.6        22.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Deferred Tax Liabilities

     335.1        309.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Deferred Tax Liability

   $ (172.6   $ (103.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ended amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

 

     2012     2011     2010  

Balance at November 1

   $ 79.6      $ 35.4      $ 45.5   

Increases in tax provisions for prior years

     6.8        49.7        0.1   

Decreases in tax provisions for prior years

     (2.1     (1.6     (2.7

Increases in tax positions for current years

     3.9        —          1.5   

Settlements with taxing authorities

     (32.5     (4.5     (6.7

Lapse in statute of limitations

     (0.3     —          —     

Currency translation

     (6.6     0.6        (2.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at October 31

   $ 48.8      $ 79.6      $ 35.4