XML 39 R30.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v2.4.0.6

Variable Interest Entities (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
--- | ---
Jan. 31, 2013
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 Packaging 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 |
January 31, 2013 |  | Asset Co. |  |  | Global Textile |  |  | Trading Co. |  |  | Flexible Packaging JV |
Total assets |  | $ | 157.8 |  |  | $ | 54.4 |  |  | $ | 146.1 |  |  | $ | 358.3 |
Total liabilities |  |  | 82.7 |  |  |  | 1.7 |  |  |  | 47.8 |  |  |  | 132.2 |
Net assets |  | $ | 75.1 |  |  | $ | 52.7 |  |  | $ | 98.3 |  |  | $ | 226.1 |

X
- Definition Joint venture total net assets. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | gef_JointVentureNetAssetsTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | gef_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration