Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

NOTE 6 — GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The following table summarizes the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment for the six month period ended April 30, 2013 (Dollars in millions):


	Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services		Flexible Products & Services		Paper Packaging		Land Management			Total
Balance at October 31, 2012	$	844.6	$	71.6	$	59.7	$	0.2		$	976.1
Goodwill acquired		—		—		—		—			—
Goodwill adjustments		2.3		—		0.2		(0.2	)		2.3
Currency translation		2.4		0.4		—		—			2.8

Balance at April 30, 2013	$	849.3	$	72.0	$	59.9	$	—		$	981.2

Goodwill increased by $5.1 million for the six month period ended April 30, 2013. The increase in goodwill was primarily attributable to $2.8 million of currency fluctuations.

The Company reviews goodwill by reporting unit and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment as required by ASC 350, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other”, either annually in the fourth quarter or whenever events and circumstances indicate impairment may have occurred. A reporting unit is the operating segment, or a business one level below that operating segment if discrete financial information is prepared and regularly reviewed by segment management.

The Company concluded that no impairment or impairment indicators exist as of April 30, 2013.

The following table summarizes the carrying amount of net intangible assets by class as of April 30, 2013 and October 31, 2012 (Dollars in millions):


	Gross Intangible Assets		Accumulated Amortization		Net Intangible Assets
October 31, 2012:
Trademark and patents	$	32.5	$	3.6	$	28.9
Non-compete agreements		14.4		11.1		3.3
Customer relationships		201.1		53.6		147.5
Other		23.8		4.9		18.9

Total	$	271.8	$	73.2	$	198.6

April 30, 2013:
Trademark and patents	$	31.3	$	4.4	$	26.9
Non-compete agreements		14.7		12.0		2.7
Customer relationships		202.7		61.3		141.4
Other		22.4		6.3		16.1

Total	$	271.1	$	84.0	$	187.1

Gross intangible assets decreased by $0.7 million for the six month period ended April 30, 2013. The decrease in gross intangible assets was primarily attributable to the write-off of certain fully amortized assets, partially offset by currency fluctuations. Amortization expense for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 was $5.2 million and $5.9 million, respectively. Amortization expense for the six months ended April 30, 2013 and 2012 was $10.2 million and $11.1 million, respectively. Amortization expense for the next five years is expected to be $20.1 million in 2013, $19.6 million in 2014, $18.6 million in 2015, $17.9 million in 2016 and $17.2 million in 2017.

All intangible assets for the periods presented are subject to amortization and are being amortized using the straight-line method over periods that range from three to 15 years for trade names, two to ten years for non-compete covenants, one to 23 years for customer relationships and four to 20 years for other intangibles, except for $14.3 million related to the Tri-Sure trademark and trade names related to Blagden Express, Closed-loop, Box Board, and Fustiplast, all of which have indefinite lives.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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