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SIGNIFICANT NONSTRATEGIC TIMBERLAND TRANSACTIONS AND CONSOLIDATION OF VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2012
Total Net Assets of Flexible Packaging JV | The following table presents the Flexible Packaging JV total net assets (Dollars in millions):
October 31, 2012 |  | Asset Co. |  |  | Global Textile |  |  | Trading Co. |  |  | Flexible Products JV |
Total assets |  |  | 151.0 |  |  |  | 47.6 |  |  |  | 138.7 |  |  |  | 337.3 |
Total liabilities |  |  | 73.9 |  |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | 46.4 |  |  |  | 120.8 |
Net assets |  |  | 77.1 |  |  |  | 47.1 |  |  |  | 92.3 |  |  |  | 216.5 |
October 31, 2011 |  | Asset Co. |  |  | Global Textile |  |  | Trading Co. |  |  | Flexible Products JV |
Total assets |  | $ | 176.1 |  |  | $ | 16.8 |  |  | $ | 171.3 |  |  | $ | 364.2 |
Total liabilities |  |  | 78.5 |  |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  | 57.2 |  |  |  | 136.1 |
Net assets |  | $ | 97.6 |  |  | $ | 16.4 |  |  | $ | 114.1 |  |  | $ | 228.1 |

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