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CONSOLIDATION OF VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Total Net Assets of Flexible Packaging JV | The following table presents the Flexible Packaging JV total net assets:
(in millions) | October 31, 2021 |  | October 31, 2020
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 19.6 |  |  | $ | 19.0 |
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance of $0.4 in 2021 and $0.7 in 2020 | 59.0 |  |  | 47.5 |
Inventories | 58.5 |  |  | 36.0 |
Properties, plants and equipment, net | 25.8 |  |  | 22.8 |
Other assets | 25.1 |  |  | 20.3 |
Total assets | $ | 188.0 |  |  | $ | 145.6 |
Accounts payable | $ | 45.3 |  |  | $ | 29.4 |
Other liabilities | 40.7 |  |  | 22.8 |
Total liabilities | $ | 86.0 |  |  | $ | 52.2 |
Schedule of Total Net Assets of Paper Packaging JV | The following table presents the Paper Packaging JV total net assets:
(in millions) | October 31, 2021 |  | October 31, 2020
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 5.9 |  |  | $ | — |
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance of $0.0 in 2021 and $0.0 in 2020 | 9.4 |  |  | 5.5 |
Inventories | 10.8 |  |  | 6.3 |
Properties, plants and equipment, net | 31.1 |  |  | 34.3 |
Other assets | 0.5 |  |  | 0.6 |
Total assets | $ | 57.7 |  |  | $ | 46.7 |
Accounts payable | 3.4 |  |  | 5.2 |
Other liabilities | 1.7 |  |  | 1.3 |
Total liabilities | $ | 5.1 |  |  | $ | 6.5 |
Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest in the Paper Packaging JV for the years ended October 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were $0.5 million, $(1.8) million and $(0.1) million, respectively.

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