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LONG-TERM DEBT | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
LONG-TERM DEBT | LONG-TERM DEBT Long-term debt is summarized as follows:
(in millions) | April 30, 2019 |  | October 31, 2018
2019 Credit Agreement - Term Loans | $ | 1,654.1 |  |  | $ | — |
2017 Credit Agreement - Term Loan | — |  |  | 277.5 |
Senior Notes due 2027 | 493.9 |  |  | — |
Senior Notes due 2021 | 222.2 |  |  | 226.5 |
Senior Notes due 2019 | — |  |  | 249.1 |
Accounts receivable credit facilities | 259.3 |  |  | 150.0 |
2019 Credit Agreement - Revolving Credit Facility | 320.0 |  |  | — |
2017 Credit Agreement - Revolving Credit Facility | — |  |  | 3.8 |
Other debt | 0.9 |  |  | 0.7 |
| 2,950.4 |  |  | 907.6 |
Less: current portion | 83.8 |  |  | 18.8 |
Less: deferred financing costs | 14.8 |  |  | 4.7 |
Long-term debt, net | $ | 2,851.8 |  |  | $ | 884.1 |
2019 Credit Agreement On February 11, 2019, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into an amended and restated senior secured credit agreement (the “2019 Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of financial institutions. The 2019 Credit Agreement amended, restated, and replaced in its entirety the prior $800.0 million senior secured credit agreement (the "2017 Credit Agreement"). The Company's obligations under the 2019 Credit Agreement are guaranteed by certain of its U.S. subsidiaries. The 2019 Credit Agreement provides for (a) an $800.0 million secured revolving credit facility, consisting of a $600.0 million multicurrency facility and a $200.0 million U.S. dollar facility, maturing on February 11, 2024, (b) a $1,275.0 million secured term loan A-1 facility with quarterly principal installments commencing on April 30, 2019 and continuing through maturity on January 31, 2024, and (c) a $400.0 million secured term loan A-2 facility with quarterly principal installments commencing on April 30, 2019 and continuing through maturity on January 31, 2026. In addition, the Company has an option to add an aggregate of $700.0 million to the 2019 Credit Agreement with the agreement of the lenders. The Company used borrowings under the 2019 Credit Agreement, together with the net proceeds from the issuance of the Senior Notes due March 1, 2027 (described below), to fund the purchase price of the Caraustar Acquisition, to redeem its $250.0 million Senior Notes due August 1, 2019 (the "Senior Notes due 2019"), to repay outstanding borrowings under the 2017 Credit Agreement, to fund ongoing working capital and capital expenditure needs and for general corporate purposes, and to pay related fees and expenses. Interest is based on either a Eurodollar rate or a base rate that resets periodically plus a calculated margin amount. On February 11, 2019, proceeds from borrowings under the 2019 Credit Agreement were used to pay the obligations outstanding under the 2017 Credit Agreement. The 2019 Credit Agreement contains certain covenants, which include financial covenants that require the Company to maintain a certain leverage ratio and an interest coverage ratio. The leverage ratio generally requires that, at the end of any fiscal quarter, the Company will not permit the ratio of (a) its total consolidated indebtedness, to (b) its consolidated net income plus depreciation, depletion and amortization, interest expense (including capitalized interest), income taxes, and minus certain extraordinary gains and non-recurring gains (or plus certain extraordinary losses and non-recurring losses) and plus or minus certain other items for the preceding twelve months (as used in this paragraph only, “EBITDA”) to be greater than 4.75 to 1 and stepping down by 0.25 increments beginning on July 31, 2020 to 4.00 on July 31, 2023. The interest coverage ratio generally requires that, at the end of any fiscal quarter, the Company will not permit the ratio of (a) its consolidated EBITDA, to (b) its consolidated interest expense to the extent paid or payable, to be less than 3.00 to 1, during the applicable preceding twelve month period. The terms of the 2019 Credit Agreement contain restrictive covenants, which limit the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred stock, pay dividends, redeem stock or make other distributions, or make certain investments; create restrictions on the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments to the Company; create certain liens; transfer or sell certain assets; merge or consolidate; enter into certain transactions with the Company's affiliates; and designate subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries. These covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications. The repayment of this facility is secured by a security interest in the personal property of the Company and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries, including equipment and inventory and certain intangible assets, as well as a pledge of the capital stock of substantially all of the Company's U.S. subsidiaries, and will be secured, in part, by the capital stock of the non-U.S. borrowers. However, in the event that the Company receives and maintains an investment grade rating from either Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, the Company may request the release of such collateral. The 2019 Credit Agreement provides for events of default (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), which include, among others, nonpayment of principal or interest when due, breach of covenants or other agreements in the 2019 Credit Agreement, defaults in payment of certain other indebtedness and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. As of April 30, 2019, $1,974.1 million was outstanding under the 2019 Credit Agreement. The current portion of such outstanding amount was $83.8 million and the long-term portion was $1,890.3 million. The weighted average interest rate for borrowings under the 2019 Credit Agreement was 4.10% for the six months ended April 30, 2019. The actual interest rate for borrowings under the 2019 Credit Agreement was 4.22% as of April 30, 2019. The deferred financing costs associated with the term loans part of the 2019 Credit Agreement totaled $12.0 million as of April 30, 2019 and are recorded as a direct deduction from the long-term liability. The deferred financing costs associated with the revolver part of the 2019 Credit Agreement totaled $8.9 million as of April 30, 2019 and are recorded within other long-term assets. As a result of the refinancing, $0.8 million of unamortized deferred financing costs related to the 2017 Credit Agreement and $5.4 million of newly incurred financing costs related to the 2019 Credit Agreement were expensed as "Debt extinguishment charges" in the interim condensed consolidated statements of income. Senior Notes due 2027 On February 11, 2019, the Company issued $500.0 million of 6.50% Senior Notes due March 1, 2027 (the "Senior Notes due 2027"). Interest on the Senior Notes due 2027 is payable semi-annually commencing on September 1, 2019. The Company's obligations under the Senior Notes due 2027 are guaranteed by its U.S. subsidiaries that guarantee the 2019 Credit Agreement, as described above. The Company used the net proceeds from the issuance of the Senior Notes due 2027, together with borrowings under the 2019 Credit Agreement, to fund the purchase price of the Caraustar Acquisition, to redeem all of the Senior Notes due 2019, to repay outstanding borrowings under the 2017 Credit Agreement, and to pay related fees and expenses. The deferred financing cost associated with the Senior Notes due 2027 totaled $2.8 million as of April 30, 2019 and are recorded as a direct deduction from the long-term liability. Senior Notes due 2021 On July 15, 2011, Greif, Inc.’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Greif Nevada Holdings, Inc., S.C.S. issued €200.0 million of 7.375% Senior Notes due July 15, 2021 (the "Senior Notes due 2021"). The Senior Notes due 2021 are guaranteed on a senior basis by Greif, Inc. Interest on the Senior Notes due 2021 is payable semi-annually. Senior Notes due 2019 On April 1, 2019, the Company redeemed all of its outstanding Senior Notes due 2019, which were issued by the Company on July 28, 2009 for $250.0 million. The total redemption price for the Senior Notes due 2019 was $253.9 million, which was equal to the aggregate principal amount outstanding of $250.0 million plus a premium of $3.9 million. The premium was recognized as a debt extinguishment cost. The payment of the redemption price was funded by borrowings under the Company’s 2019 Credit Agreement. As a result of redeeming the Senior Notes due 2019, $0.7 million of unamortized deferred financing costs were expensed as "Debt extinguishment charges" in the interim condensed consolidated statements of income. United States Trade Accounts Receivable Credit Facility On September 26, 2018, the Company amended and restated its existing subsidiary receivables facility in the United States to establish a $150.0 million United States Trade Accounts Receivable Credit Facility (the "U.S. Receivables Facility") with a financial institution. The U.S. Receivables Facility matures on September 26, 2019. The $150.0 million outstanding balance under the U.S. Receivables Facility as of April 30, 2019 is reported in long-term debt in the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets because the Company intends to refinance the obligation on a long-term basis and has the intent and ability to consummate a long-term refinancing by exercising the renewal option in the agreement or entering into a new financing arrangement. International Trade Accounts Receivable Credit Facilities See Note 4 to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements for additional disclosures.

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