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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Schedule of Preliminary Valuation of Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) - Caraustar - USD ($) $ in Millions |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 11, 2019 | Oct. 31, 2020 | Oct. 31, 2019 | Oct. 31, 2020
Fair value of consideration transferred |  |  |  |
Cash consideration | $ 1,834.9 |  |  | $ 1,834.9
Cash consideration, Measurement Period Adjustments |  |  | $ 0.0 |
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable | 147.0 | $ 147.0 |  | 147.0
Accounts receivable, Measurement Period Adjustments |  |  | 0.0 |
Inventories | 103.9 | 99.5 |  | 99.5
Inventories, Measurement Period Adjustments |  |  | (4.4) |
Prepaid and other current assets | 21.5 | 12.2 |  | 12.2
Prepaid and other current assets, Measurement Period Adjustments |  |  | (9.3) |
Intangibles | 717.1 | 725.5 |  | 725.5
Intangibles, Measurement Period Adjustments |  |  | 8.4 |
Other long-term assets | 1.3 | 5.6 |  | 5.6
Other long-term assets, Measurement Period Adjustments |  |  | 4.3 |
Properties, plants and equipment | 521.3 | 503.7 |  | 503.7
Properties, plants and equipment, Measurement Period Adjustments |  |  | (17.6) |
Total assets acquired | 1,512.1 | 1,493.5 |  | 1,493.5
Total assets acquired, Measurement Period Adjustments |  |  | (18.6) |
Accounts payable | (99.5) | (99.5) |  | (99.5)
Accounts payable, Measurement Period Adjustments |  |  | 0.0 |
Accrued payroll and employee benefits | (42.9) | (50.1) |  | (50.1)
Accrued payroll and employee benefits, Measurement Period Adjustments |  |  | (7.2) |
Other current liabilities | (21.8) | (17.3) |  | (17.3)
Other current liabilities, Measurement Period Adjustments |  |  | 4.5 |
Long-term deferred tax liability | (185.7) | (148.3) |  | (148.3)
Long-term deferred tax liability, Measurement Period Adjustments |  | 14.6 | 37.4 |
Pension and post-retirement obligations | (67.1) | (67.1) |  | (67.1)
Pension and postretirement obligations, Measurement Period Adjustments |  |  | 0.0 |
Other long-term liabilities | (12.7) | (20.2) |  | (20.2)
Other long-term liabilities, Measurement Period Adjustments |  |  | (7.5) |
Total liabilities assumed | (429.7) | (402.5) |  | (402.5)
Total liabilities assumed, Measurement Period Adjustments |  |  | 27.2 |
Total identifiable net assets | 1,082.4 | 1,091.0 |  | 1,091.0
Total identifiable net assets, Measurement Period Adjustments |  |  | 8.6 |
Goodwill | $ 752.5 | $ 743.9 |  | $ 743.9
Goodwill, Measurement Period Adjustments |  |  | $ (8.6) |

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