CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025	Jan. 31, 2024
Net sales	$ 1,265.8	$ 1,205.8
Cost of products sold	1,020.3	984.2
Gross profit	245.5	221.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses	167.7	145.8
Acquisition and integration related costs	2.2	2.6
Restructuring charges	2.7	5.7
Non-cash asset impairment charges	13.7	1.3
Gain on disposal of properties, plants and equipment, net	(1.6)	(2.7)
Loss on disposal of businesses, net	0.9	0.0
Operating profit	59.9	68.9
Interest expense, net	37.7	24.2
Other expense, net	0.4	9.1
Income before income tax expense and equity earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net	21.8	35.6
Income tax expense (benefit)	7.8	(38.2)
Equity earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net of tax	(0.4)	(0.5)
Net income	14.4	74.3
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(5.8)	(7.1)
Net income attributable to Greif, Inc.	$ 8.6	$ 67.2
Class A Common Stock
Basic earnings per share attributable to Greif, Inc. common shareholders:
Basic earnings per share attributable to Greif, Inc. common shareholders (in usd per share)	$ 0.15	$ 1.17
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Greif, Inc. common shareholders:
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Greif, Inc. common shareholders (in usd per share)	$ 0.15	$ 1.17
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	25,898,733	25,531,221
Diluted (in shares)	25,999,505	25,626,836
Cash dividends declared per common share:
Cash dividends declared per common share (in usd per share)	$ 0.54	$ 0.52
Class B Common Stock
Basic earnings per share attributable to Greif, Inc. common shareholders:
Basic earnings per share attributable to Greif, Inc. common shareholders (in usd per share)	0.22	1.75
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Greif, Inc. common shareholders:
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Greif, Inc. common shareholders (in usd per share)	$ 0.22	$ 1.75
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	21,331,127	21,331,127
Diluted (in shares)	21,331,127	21,331,127
Cash dividends declared per common share:
Cash dividends declared per common share (in usd per share)	$ 0.80	$ 0.77

Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

Name:	us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Costs incurred to effect a business combination which have been expensed during the period. Such costs could include business integration costs, systems integration and conversion costs, and severance and other employee-related costs.

+ References

No definition available.