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Note 11 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2017
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Payable Receivable [Table Text Block]
   
Year Ended October 31,
 
(In thousands)
 
2017
   
2016
 
State income taxes:
               
Current
  $
2,227
    $
1,945
 
Deferred
   
-
     
(9,890
)
Federal income taxes:
               
Current
   
-
     
-
 
Deferred
   
-
     
(275,688
)
Total
  $
2,227
    $
(283,633
)
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
   
Year Ended October 31,
 
(In thousands)
 
2017
   
2016
   
2015
 
Current income tax expense
(benefit):
                       
Federal (1)
  $
-
    $
(2,796
)
  $
(1,497
)
State (2)
   
1,371
     
1,200
     
523
 
Total current income tax expense
(benefit):
   
1,371
     
(1,596
)
   
(974
)
Federal
   
275,688
     
5,594
     
(8,461
)
State
   
9,890
     
1,257
     
3,770
 
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit):
   
285,578
     
6,851
     
(4,691
)
Total
  $
286,949
    $
5,255
    $
(5,665
)
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
   
Year Ended October 31,
 
(In thousands)
 
2017
   
2016
 
Deferred tax assets:
               
Depreciation
  $
246
    $
1,729
 
Inventory impairment loss
   
122,584
     
174,489
 
Uniform capitalization of overhead
   
5,766
     
6,802
 
Warranty and legal reserves
   
8,763
     
13,238
 
Deferred income
   
2,341
     
5,061
 
Acquisition intangibles
   
4,420
     
8,829
 
Restricted stock bonus
   
4,202
     
4,526
 
Rent on abandoned space
   
101
     
1,006
 
Stock options
   
6,539
     
7,073
 
Provision for losses
   
38,831
     
34,505
 
Joint venture loss
   
12,028
     
4,171
 
Federal net operating losses
   
549,862
     
520,117
 
State net operating losses
   
172,307
     
170,014
 
Other
   
20,678
     
22,862
 
Total deferred tax assets
   
948,668
     
974,422
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
               
Debt repurchase income
   
30,465
     
60,901
 
Total deferred tax liabilities
   
30,465
     
60,901
 
Valuation allowance
   
(918,203
)    
(627,943
)
Net deferred income taxes
  $
-
    $
285,578
 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
   
Year Ended October 31,
 
   
2017
   
2016
   
2015
 
Computed “expected” tax rate
   
35.0
%
   
35.0
%
   
35.0
%
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
   
1.0
     
65.4
     
(15.6
)
Permanent differences, net
   
(2.4
)    
222.2
     
(0.4
)
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance impact
   
(667.8
)    
-
     
-
 
Tax contingencies
   
-
     
0.3
     
3.2
 
Adjustments to prior years
’ tax accruals(1)
   
-
     
(107.2
)    
3.8
 
Effective tax rate
   
(634.2
)%
   
215.7
%
   
26.0
%
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]
 
Year Ended October 31,
 
     
2017
   
2016
 
Unrecognized tax benefit
—November 1,
  $
1.1
    $
1.1
 
Gross increases
—tax positions in current period
   
0.2
     
0.2
 
Decrease related to tax positions taken during a prior period
   
-
     
-
 
Lapse of statute of limitations
   
(0.2
)
   
(0.2
)
Unrecognized tax benefit
—October 31,
  $
1.1
    $
1.1