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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2019
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Provision for Income Taxes
The provisions for income taxes for the years ended April 30 were as follows:

  
2019
  
2018
  
2017
 
Current Provision
         
U.S. – Federal
 
$
2,384
  
$
(2,216
)
 
$
912
 
International
  
52,518
   
46,112
   
105,228
 
State and Local
  
2,536
   
961
   
100
 
Total Current Provision
 
$
57,438
  
$
44,857
  
$
106,240
 
Deferred Provision (Benefit)
            
U.S. – Federal
 
$
335
  
$
(26,062
)
 
$
(13,852
)
International
  
(7,630
)
  
2,420
   
(15,330
)
State and Local
  
(5,454
)
  
530
   
415
 
Total Deferred (Benefit) Provision
 
$
(12,749
)
 
$
(23,112
)
 
$
(28,767
)
Total Provision
 
$
44,689
  
$
21,745
  
$
77,473
 

International and United States Pretax Income
International and United States pretax income for the years ended April 30 were as follows:

  
2019
  
2018
  
2017
 
International
 
$
204,326
  
$
219,178
  
$
192,910
 
United States
  
8,626
   
(5,247
)
  
(1,794
)
Total
 
$
212,952
  
$
213,931
  
$
191,116
 

Reconciliation of Effective Income Tax Rate
Our effective income tax rate as a percentage of pretax income differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate as shown below:

 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
U.S. Federal Statutory Rate
21.0%
 
30.4%
 
35.0%
German Tax Litigation Expense
 
 
25.7
Cost (Benefit) of Higher (Lower) Taxes on Non-U.S. Income
0.9
 
(8.4)
 
(12.7)
State Income Taxes, net of U.S. Federal Tax Benefit
(1.3)
 
0.4
 
0.1
Deferred Tax (Benefit) from U.S. Tax Reform Rate Change
0.1
 
(11.7)
 
Deferred Tax Benefit from U.K. Statutory Tax Rate Change
 
 
(1.3)
Tax Credits and Related Benefits
(0.8)
 
(1.7)
 
(6.2)
Tax Adjustments and Other
1.1
 
1.2
 
(0.1)
Effective Income Tax Rate
21.0%
 
10.2%
 
40.5%

A substantial portion of our 2019 income was earned outside the U.S. in jurisdictions with different statutory income tax rates than our U.S. statutory rate including: U.K. (57%), Germany (24%), and Australia (7%).

Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the unrecognized tax benefits included within the Other Long-Term Liabilities line item on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position follows:

  
2019
  
2018
 
Balance at May 1
 
$
6,833
  
$
6,124
 
Additions for Current Year Tax Positions
  
1,473
   
1,372
 
Additions for Prior Year Tax Positions
  
414
   
69
 
Reductions for Prior Year Tax Positions
  
(578
)
  
(38
)
Foreign Translation Adjustment
  
(42
)
  
45
 
Payments and Settlements
  
(136
)
  
(124
)
Reductions for Lapse of Statute of Limitations
  
(305
)
  
(615
)
Balance at April 30
 
$
7,659
  
$
6,833
 

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
We believe that it is more likely than not that the results of future operations will generate sufficient taxable income to realize the net deferred tax assets. The significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities at April 30 were as follows:

  
2019
  
2018
 
Net Operating Losses
 
$
14,491
  
$
8,976
 
Reserve for Sales Returns and Doubtful Accounts
  
2,923
   
2,506
 
Accrued Employee Compensation
  
17,528
   
20,096
 
Foreign and Federal Credits
  
34,401
   
31,109
 
Other Accrued Expenses
  
6,262
   
4,632
 
Retirement and Post-Employment Benefits
  
40,653
   
39,160
 
Total Gross Deferred Tax Assets
 
$
116,258
  
$
106,479
 
Less Valuation Allowance
  
(21,179
)
  
(8,811
)
Total Deferred Tax Assets
 
$
95,079
  
$
97,668
 
         
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
 
$
(744
)
 
$
(3,203
)
Unremitted Foreign Earnings
  
(1,985
)
  
(1,985
)
Intangible and Fixed Assets
  
(226,898
)
  
(231,869
)
Total Deferred Tax Liabilities
 
$
(229,627
)
 
$
(237,057
)
Net Deferred Tax Liabilities
 
$
(134,548
)
 
$
(139,389
)
         
Reported As
        
Deferred Tax Assets
 
$
9,227
  
$
4,129
 
Deferred Tax Liabilities
  
(143,775
)
  
(143,518
)
Net Deferred Tax Liabilities
 
$
(134,548
)
 
$
(139,389
)