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Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Total Net Assets of Flexible Packaging JV | The following table presents the Flexible Packaging JV total net assets (Dollars in millions):
October 31, 2013 |  | Asset Co. |  |  | Global Textile |  |  | Trading Co. |  |  | Flexible Packaging JV |
Total assets |  | $ | 154.8 |  |  | $ | 44.9 |  |  | $ | 164.5 |  |  | $ | 364.2 |
Total liabilities |  |  | 207.7 |  |  |  | 1.2 |  |  |  | 57.3 |  |  |  | 266.2 |
Net assets |  | $ | (52.9 | ) |  | $ | 43.7 |  |  | $ | 107.2 |  |  | $ | 98.0 |
October 31, 2014 |  | Asset Co. |  |  | Global Textile |  |  | Trading Co. |  |  | Flexible Packaging JV |
Total assets |  | $ | 113.6 |  |  | $ | 21.6 |  |  | $ | 126.4 |  |  | $ | 261.6 |
Total liabilities |  |  | 102.7 |  |  |  | 42.8 |  |  |  | 51.8 |  |  |  | 197.3 |
Net assets |  | $ | 10.9 |  |  | $ | (21.2 | ) |  | $ | 74.6 |  |  | $ | 64.3 |

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