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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 |
July 31, 2013 |  | Asset Co. |  |  | Global Textile |  |  | Trading Co. |  |  | Flexible Packaging JV |
Total assets |  | $ | 148.7 |  |  | $ | 55.7 |  |  | $ | 143.7 |  |  | $ | 348.1 |
Total liabilities |  |  | 80.3 |  |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | 36.7 |  |  |  | 117.3 |
Net assets |  | $ | 68.4 |  |  | $ | 55.4 |  |  | $ | 107.0 |  |  | $ | 230.8 |

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