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Acquisitions and Divestitures | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Acquisitions and Divestitures | NOTE 2 – ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES The following table summarizes the Company’s acquisition activity in 2014, 2013 and 2012 (Dollars in millions):
Segment |  | # of Acquisitions |  |  | Purchase Price, net of Cash |  |  | Tangible Assets, net |  |  | Intangible Assets |  |  | Goodwill |
Total 2014 Acquisitions |  |  | 2 |  |  | $ | 53.5 |  |  |  | 2.5 |  |  |  | 22.1 |  |  |  | 25.9 |
Total 2013 Acquisitions |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total 2012 Acquisitions |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Note: Purchase price, net of cash acquired, represents cash paid in the period of each acquisition and does not include assumed debt, subsequent payments for deferred purchase adjustments or earn-out provisions. During 2014, the Company completed two acquisitions and nine divestitures. One acquisition was in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment in November and the other acquisition was in the Paper Packaging & Services segment in November. The rigid industrial packaging acquisition is expected to complement the Company’s existing product lines and provide growth opportunities and economies of scale. The paper packaging acquisition was made in part to obtain technologies, equipment, and customer lists. The gain on sale of businesses, net was $11.5 million for the year ended October 31, 2014. Three of the divestitures were of nonstrategic businesses in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment. Two of the divestitures in this segment resulted in losses on disposal of $9.1 million and $1.8 million, respectively, which included the write off of allocated goodwill. The third divestiture in this segment resulted in a loss of $11.4 million, which consisted of $5.5 million recorded as a loss on disposal and of $5.9 million of non-cash asset impairment charges due to the recording of an expected loss prior to the period in which the transaction was completed. There were also divestitures of businesses in the Flexible Products & Services and Paper Packaging segments that resulted in gains of $18.3 million and $4.2 million, respectively, which included the write-off of allocated goodwill. Additionally, there were divestitures of four smaller investments in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment that resulted in an aggregate net gain of $5.4 million. Proceeds from divestitures were $115.3 million. There were no divestitures of businesses for the years ended October 31, 2013 and 2012. The Company sold membership units of a consolidated subsidiary in March 2014. During 2013, the Company completed no material acquisitions and no material divestitures. The Company made a $46.6 million deferred cash payment during 2013 related to an acquisition completed in 2011. During 2012, the Company completed no material acquisitions and no material divestitures. The Company made a $14.3 million deferred cash payment during 2012 for an acquisition completed in fiscal year 2010. The Company has allocated purchase price as of the dates of acquisition based upon its understanding, obtained during due diligence and through other sources, of the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities. If additional information is obtained about these assets and liabilities within the measurement period (not to exceed one year from the date of acquisition), including through asset appraisals and learning more about the newly acquired business, the Company may refine its estimates of fair value to allocate the purchase price more accurately; however, any such revisions are not expected to be significant.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for business combinations, including leverage buyout transactions (as applicable), and divestitures. This may include a description of a business combination or divestiture (or series of individually immaterial business combinations or divestitures) completed during the period, including background, timing, and assets and liabilities recognized and reclassified or sold. This element does not include fixed asset sales and plant closings. + References No definition available. + Details
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