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Note 11 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2019
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Payable Receivable [Table Text Block]
   
Year Ended October 31,
 
(In thousands)
 
2019
   
2018
 
State income taxes:
           
Current
 
$2,301
   
$3,334
 
Deferred
 
-
   
-
 
Federal income taxes:
           
Current
 
-
   
-
 
Deferred
 
-
   
-
 
Total
 
$2,301
   
$3,334
 
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
   
Year Ended October 31,
 
(In thousands)
 
2019
   
2018
   
2017
 
Current income tax expense: 
                 
Federal (1)
 
$-
   
$-
   
$-
 
State (2)
 
2,449
   
3,626
   
1,371
 
Total current income tax expense:
 
2,449
   
3,626
   
1,371
 
Federal
 
-
   
-
   
275,688
 
State
 
-
   
-
   
9,890
 
Total deferred income tax expense:
 
-
   
-
   
285,578
 
Total
 
$2,449
   
$3,626
   
$286,949
 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
   
Year Ended October 31,
 
(In thousands)
 
2019
   
2018
 
Deferred tax assets:
           
Inventory impairment loss
 
47,000
   
60,854
 
Uniform capitalization of overhead
 
3,917
   
4,183
 
Warranty and legal reserves
 
4,404
   
4,774
 
Acquisition intangibles
 
424
   
1,185
 
Compensation
 
8,477
   
11,033
 
Deferred Income
 
5,167
   
428
 
Interest Expense
 
6,616
   
1,646
 
Restricted stock bonus
 
1,553
   
1,344
 
Stock options
 
4,288
   
4,358
 
Provision for losses
 
16,820
   
18,044
 
Joint venture loss
 
4,392
   
3,384
 
Federal net operating losses
 
334,142
   
334,971
 
State net operating losses
 
184,740
   
191,064
 
Other
 
1,280
   
923
 
Total deferred tax assets
 
623,220
   
638,191
 
Total deferred tax liabilities
 
-
   
-
 
Valuation allowance
 
(623,220
)
 
(638,191
)
Net deferred income taxes
 
$-
   
$-
 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
   
Year Ended October 31,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
 
Computed “expected” tax rate
 
21.0
%
 
21.0
%
 
35.0
%
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
 
(5.0
)
 
17.2
   
1.0
 
Permanent differences, net
 
(42.4
)
 
74.0
   
(2.4
)
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance impact
 
20.8
   
(70.8
)
 
(667.8
)
Tax contingencies
 
0.5
   
1.0
   
-
 
Adjustments to prior years’ tax accruals
 
(1.0
)
 
2.1
   
-
 
Effective tax rate
 
(6.1
)%
 
44.5
%
 
(634.2
)%
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]
 
Year Ended October 31,
 
     
2019
   
2018
 
Unrecognized tax benefit—November 1,
 
$1.2
   
$1.1
 
Gross increases—tax positions in current period
 
-
   
0.3
 
Lapse of statute of limitations
 
(0.3
)
 
(0.2
)
Unrecognized tax benefit—October 31,
 
$0.9
   
$1.2