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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2024
Oct. 31, 2023
Oct. 31, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income $ 295.5 $ 379.1 $ 394.0
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 261.3 230.6 216.6
Non-cash asset impairment charges 2.6 20.3 71.0
Non-cash pension settlement charges 0.0 3.5 0.0
Gain on disposal of properties, plants and equipment, net (8.8) (2.5) (8.1)
Gain on disposals of businesses, net (46.0) (64.0) (1.4)
Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain) 10.0 12.7 (1.6)
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense (86.2) (28.7) 13.4
Debt extinguishment charges 0.0 0.0 22.6
Non-cash lease expense 46.6 38.0 35.7
Other, net 3.1 2.2 0.8
Increase (decrease) in cash from changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of impacts from acquisitions:      
Trade accounts receivable (43.4) 130.3 25.1
Inventories (26.4) 101.0 6.1
Accounts payable 18.9 (79.8) (40.5)
Restructuring reserves (11.9) 4.4 (6.6)
Operating leases (48.1) (37.3) (36.9)
Pension and post-retirement benefit liabilities (11.4) (26.9) (24.7)
Other, net 0.2 (33.4) (8.0)
Net cash provided by operating activities 356.0 649.5 657.5
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Acquisitions of companies, net of cash acquired (568.8) (542.4) 0.0
Purchases of properties, plants and equipment (186.5) (213.6) (176.3)
Purchases of and investments in timber properties (5.2) (6.0) (6.7)
Proceeds from the sale of properties, plants, equipment and other assets 14.9 8.6 20.3
Proceeds from the sale of businesses 89.0 105.3 139.2
Payments for deferred purchase price of acquisitions (1.7) (22.1) (4.7)
Net cash used in investing activities (658.3) (670.2) (28.2)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 2,491.2 2,285.6 3,915.8
Payments on long-term debt (1,994.0) (2,028.6) (4,105.2)
Payments on short-term borrowings, net (12.3) (0.7) (36.3)
Proceeds from trade accounts receivable credit facility 348.9 180.2 301.9
Payments on trade accounts receivable credit facility (344.4) (145.8) (365.3)
Dividends paid to Greif, Inc. shareholders (121.0) (116.5) (111.3)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests (25.7) (14.2) (17.2)
Payments for debt extinguishment and issuance costs 0.0 0.0 (20.8)
Payments for share repurchases 0.0 (63.9) (71.1)
Forward contract for accelerated share repurchases 0.0 0.0 (15.0)
Tax withholding payments for stock-based awards (10.6) (13.7) 0.0
Purchases of redeemable and mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest 0.0 (7.3) (6.5)
Other, net (7.8) (5.4) 0.0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 324.3 69.7 (531.0)
Effects of exchange rates on cash (5.2) (15.2) (75.8)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 16.8 33.8 22.5
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 180.9 147.1 124.6
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 197.7 180.9 147.1
Non-cash transactions:      
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable 16.7 29.1 24.4
Schedule of interest and income taxes paid:      
Cash payments for interest expense 157.1 112.9 70.3
Cash payments for taxes $ 107.5 $ 155.2 $ 157.0