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Acquisitions and Divestitures	6 Months Ended
Acquisitions and Divestitures	Apr. 30, 2017
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Acquisitions and Divestitures	ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES During the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Company completed no material divestitures or acquisitions, deconsolidated two nonstrategic businesses, and liquidated one non-U.S. nonstrategic business. The Company deconsolidated one nonstrategic business in the Flexible Products & Services segment during the first quarter of 2017, and one nonstrategic business in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment during the second quarter of 2017. The Company liquidated one non-U.S. nonstrategic business in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment during the second quarter of 2017. The gain on disposal of businesses was $1.4 million for the six months ended April 30, 2017. Proceeds from divestitures completed in fiscal year 2015 and collected during the six months ended April 30, 2017 were $0.8 million. The Company has $3.8 million of notes receivable recorded from the sale of businesses, ranging in remaining terms from five months to twenty months. The Company completed three material divestitures and no material acquisitions for the six months ended April 30, 2016. The divestitures were of nonstrategic businesses in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment. The gain on disposals of businesses was $2.8 million for the six months ended April 30, 2016. Proceeds from divestitures were $23.6 million.