Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale and Disposals of Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2018

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale and Disposals of Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES HELD FOR SALE AND DISPOSALS OF PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

As of October 31, 2018, there were two asset groups within the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment and one asset group within the Paper Packaging & Services segment classified as assets held for sale. The assets held for sale are being marketed for sale, and it is the Company's intention to complete the sales of these assets within twelve months following their initial classification into assets held for sale.

During 2018, the Company recorded a gain on disposal of properties, plants and equipment, net of $5.6 million. This included disposals of assets in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment that resulted in gains of $3.3 million and special use property sales that resulted in gains of $2.3 million in the Land Management segment.

For the year ended October 31, 2017, the Company recorded a gain on disposal of properties, plants and equipment, net of $0.4 million. This included special use property sales that resulted in gains of $2.5 million in the Land Management segment, disposals of assets in the Flexible Products & Services segment that resulted in gains of $0.9 million, partially offset by disposals of assets that resulted in a net loss of $0.2 million in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment, a $2.7 million loss on the reclassification of an asset group from held for sale to held and used in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment, and disposals of assets in the Paper Packaging segment that resulted in a net loss of $0.1 million.

For the year ended October 31, 2016, the Company recorded a gain on disposal of properties, plants and equipment, net of $10.3 million. This included insurance recoveries that resulted in gains of $6.4 million in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment, disposals of assets in the Flexible Products & Services segment classified as held for sale that resulted in gains of $1.3 million, sales of surplus properties in the Land Management segment that resulted in gains of $1.6 million, insurance recoveries that resulted in gains of $0.2 million in the Paper Packaging & Services segment, and other net gains totaling an additional $0.8 million.