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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2015
Apr. 30, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net income $ 48.7us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 68.9us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:    
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 69.3us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 78.6us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Timberland gains (24.3)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfProperty (17.1)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfProperty
Non-cash asset impairment charges 4.7us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 0.2us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Gain on disposals of properties, plants and equipment, net (2.3)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment (4.1)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment
Loss on disposals of businesses, net 9.6us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness 0.6us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness
Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss (4.0)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized 1.3us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized
Deferred income tax expense (2.6)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (4.5)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Other, net (0.3)us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense (0.9)us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense
Increase (decrease) in cash from changes in certain assets and liabilities:    
Trade accounts receivable 14.5us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable (17.9)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Inventories (11.7)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories (38.5)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Deferred purchase price on sold receivables (0.6)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets (8.0)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets
Accounts payable (82.2)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable 10.1us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable
Restructuring reserves 6.4us-gaap_RestructuringReservePeriodIncreaseDecrease 3.2us-gaap_RestructuringReservePeriodIncreaseDecrease
Pension and postretirement benefit liabilities (6.0)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPensionAndPostretirementObligations 1.6us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPensionAndPostretirementObligations
Other, net (45.7)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet (32.0)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (26.5)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 41.5us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired (0.4)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired (52.3)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
Purchases of properties, plants and equipment (69.8)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (62.0)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Purchases of timber properties (25.4)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOtherProductiveAssets (33.7)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOtherProductiveAssets
Proceeds from the sale of properties, plants, equipment and other assets 39.2us-gaap_ProceedsFromSalesOfBusinessAffiliateAndProductiveAssets 36.6us-gaap_ProceedsFromSalesOfBusinessAffiliateAndProductiveAssets
Proceeds from the sale of businesses 12.5us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses  
Payments on notes receivable with related party, net   0.9us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndCollectionOfNotesReceivable
Net cash used in investing activities (43.9)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (110.5)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 366.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 613.9us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
Payments on long-term debt (323.5)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (548.1)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Proceeds from short-term borrowings, net 29.2us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt 27.4us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt
Proceeds from trade accounts receivable credit facility 111.9gef_ProceedsFromTradeAccountsReceivableCreditFacility 49.0gef_ProceedsFromTradeAccountsReceivableCreditFacility
Payments on trade accounts receivable credit facility (75.2)gef_PaymentsOfTradeAccountsReceivableCreditFacility (19.0)gef_PaymentsOfTradeAccountsReceivableCreditFacility
Dividends paid (49.2)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (49.1)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests (1.6)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest (1.6)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest
Proceeds from the sale of membership units of a consolidated subsidiary   6.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfInterestInConsolidatedSubsidiaries
Exercise of stock options 0.2us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 0.5us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised
Net cash provided by financing activities 57.8us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations 79.0us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Effects of exchange rates on cash (5.1)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents (0.7)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (17.7)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 9.3us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 85.1us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 78.1us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 67.4us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 87.4us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue