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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for Income Taxes

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

 

For the years ended October 31,    2014     2013     2012  

Current

      

Federal

   $ 53.1      $ 54.3      $ 19.9   

State and local

     9.8        8.8        5.4   

Non-U.S.

     38.0        33.1        13.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     100.9        96.2        39.1   

Deferred

      

Federal

     2.7        (6.3     10.3   

State and local

     (1.6     (0.3     2.7   

Non-U.S.

     13.0        9.2        9.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     14.1        2.6        22.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 115.0      $ 98.8      $ 61.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
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,

   2014     2013     2012  

United States federal tax rate

     35.00     35.00     35.00

Non-U.S. tax rates

     2.90     2.20     0.30

State and local taxes, net of federal tax benefit

     4.20     2.50     2.30

U.S. Domestic Production Activity Deduction

     (3.10 %)      (2.00 %)      (0.70 %) 

Unrecognized tax benefits

     7.20     0.40     (5.30 %) 

Change in judgment regarding valuation allowance

     12.70     0.50     1.50

Withholding tax

     2.90     2.90     2.70

Foreign partnerships

     (5.30 %)      (3.60 %)      (4.30 %) 

Foreign Income Inclusion

     —          1.70     1.60

Nondeductible Goodwill

     15.60     —          —     

Other items

     0.70     1.00     0.20
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     72.80     40.60     33.30
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Significant Components of 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):

 

     2014     2013  

Deferred Tax Assets

    

Net operating loss and other carryforwards

   $ 108.5      $ 100.8   

Pension liabilities

     48.2        23.7   

Insurance operations

     4.1        6.4   

Incentive liabilities

     12.9        14.1   

Environmental reserves

     5.4        7.3   

Inventories

     5.7        6.1   

State income taxes

     9.2        9.6   

Postretirement benefit obligations

     4.1        5.6   

Other

     7.6        10.8   

Interest accrued

     2.3        5.6   

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     4.6        3.0   

Restructuring reserves

     1.4        0.5   

Deferred compensation

     2.7        2.4   

Foreign tax credits

     2.3        2.5   

Vacation accruals

     1.8        1.5   

Workers compensation accruals

     4.6        3.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Deferred Tax Assets

     225.4        203.8   

Valuation allowance

     (108.5     (79.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Deferred Tax Assets

     116.9        124.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred Tax Liabilities

    

Properties, plants and equipment

     109.0        115.8   

Goodwill and other intangible assets

     79.9        98.6   

Foreign Income Inclusion

     1.1        0.8   

Foreign exchange gains

     7.4        7.7   

Timberland transactions

     106.4        102.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Deferred Tax Liabilities

     303.8        325.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Deferred Tax Liability

   $ (186.9   $ (200.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

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

 

     2014     2013     2012  

Balance at November 1

   $ 30.5      $ 55.9      $ 86.0   

Increases in tax positions for prior years

     5.7        4.5        9.9   

Decreases in tax positions for prior years

     (8.2     (11.0     (11.0

Increases in tax positions for current years

     10.3        8.8        10.4   

Settlements with taxing authorities

     (0.6     (30.3     (32.5

Lapse in statute of limitations

     (0.8     —          (0.3

Currency translation

     (2.6     2.6        (6.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at October 31

   $ 34.3      $ 30.5      $ 55.9