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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The following table summarizes the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment for the years ended October 31, 2018 and 2017:
(in millions)
Rigid Industrial Packaging &  Services (1)
 
Paper
Packaging & Services
 
Flexible  Products & Services (1)
 
Land
Management
 
Total
Balance at October 31, 2016
$
726.9

 
$
59.5

 
$

 
$

 
$
786.4

Goodwill acquired

 

 

 

 

Goodwill allocated to divestitures and businesses held for sale
(9.2
)
 

 

 

 
(9.2
)
Goodwill adjustments

 

 

 

 

Goodwill impairment charge
(13.0
)
 

 

 

 
(13.0
)
Currency translation
21.2

 

 

 

 
21.2

Balance at October 31, 2017
$
725.9

 
$
59.5

 
$

 
$

 
$
785.4

Goodwill acquired

 

 

 

 

Goodwill allocated to divestitures and businesses held for sale
(0.7
)
 

 

 

 
(0.7
)
Goodwill adjustments

 

 

 

 

Goodwill impairment charge

 

 

 

 

Currency translation
(8.7
)
 

 

 

 
(8.7
)
Balance at October 31, 2018
$
716.5

 
$
59.5

 
$

 
$

 
$
776.0

(1)Accumulated goodwill impairment loss was $63.3 million as of October 31, 2018 and 2017. Included in the accumulated goodwill impairment loss was $13.0 million related to the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment and $50.3 million related to the Flexible Products & Services segment. Accumulated goodwill impairment loss was $50.3 million as of October 31, 2016 related to the Flexible Products & Services segment.
The Company reviews goodwill by reporting unit and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment as required by ASC 350, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other,” either annually in the fourth quarter as of August 1, or whenever events and circumstances indicate impairment may have occurred. A reporting unit is the operating segment, or a business one level below that operating segment (the component level) if discrete financial information is prepared and regularly reviewed by segment management. The components are aggregated into reporting units for purposes of goodwill impairment testing to the extent they share similar qualitative and quantitative characteristics.
The Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test as of August 1, 2018 which resulted in no goodwill impairment. The majority of the Company's goodwill reporting units were tested utilizing a qualitative assessment. However, for the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services - Asia Pacific reporting unit the Company proceeded directly to the quantitative impairment test. The fair value of the reporting unit exceeded the carrying value by 20%, resulting in no impairment. Discount rates, growth rates and cash flow projections are the assumptions that are most sensitive and susceptible to change as they require significant management judgment. In addition, certain future events and circumstances, including deterioration of market conditions, higher cost of capital, a decline in actual and expected consumption and demand, could result in changes to these assumptions and judgments. A revision of these assumptions could cause the fair value of the reporting unit to fall below its respective carrying value. As for all of the Company's reporting units, if in future years, the reporting unit's actual results are not consistent with the Company's estimates and assumptions used to calculate fair value, the Company may be required to recognize material impairments to goodwill.
During the fourth quarter of 2017 the Company performed an assessment of its operating segments and determined that as a result of changes in the way the chief operating decision maker receives and reviews financial information, a realignment of its operating segment structure was necessary. As a result of the operating segment realignment, the Company's reporting unit structure was updated for consistency. As of August 1, 2017, the Company realigned its operating segments to include eight operating segments: Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services – North America; Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services – Latin America; Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services – Europe, Middle East and Africa; Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services – Asia Pacific; and Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services – Tri-Sure; Paper Packaging & Services; Flexible Products & Services; and Land Management. The Company's eight operating segments are aggregated into four reportable business segments by combining the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services – North America; Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services – Latin America; Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services – Europe, Middle East and Africa; Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services – Asia Pacific; and Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services – Tri-Sure operating segments. The Company’s reporting units are the same as the operating segments. As a result of the realignment, goodwill was reassigned to each of the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services reporting units using a relative fair value approach.
The Company performed its annual goodwill review as of August 1, 2017, for each of the reporting units with a goodwill balance under both the former and current reporting unit structure. The impairment test under the former reporting unit structure concluded that no impairment existed as of August 1, 2017. The impairment test under the updated reporting unit structure concluded that the carrying value of the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services – Latin America reporting unit exceeded the fair value of the reporting unit and the goodwill of the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services – Latin America reporting unit of $13.0 million was fully impaired.
The fair value of the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services – Latin America reporting unit was determined using a combination of the income approach by discounting estimated future cash flows and the market multiple approach. The cash flow projections were prepared based upon the evaluation of the historical performance and future growth expectations for the reporting unit. Revenue was based on the 2017 forecast as of August 1, 2017 with a long-term growth rate applied to future periods. The most critical assumptions within the cash flow projections are revenue growth rates and forecasted gross margin percentages. The most critical assumption within the market multiple calculation is the multiple selected.
Prior to the change in the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company's reporting unit structure consisted of five reporting units: Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services – Americas; Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services – Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific; Paper Packaging & Services; Flexible Products & Services; and Land Management. The Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test as of August 1, 2016 which resulted in no goodwill impairment under the then-current reporting unit structure.
Refer to Note 9 herein for further discussion regarding goodwill allocated to divestitures and businesses held for sale.
The following table summarizes the carrying amount of net intangible assets by class as of October 31, 2018 and 2017:
(in millions)
Gross
Intangible
Assets
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Intangible
Assets
October 31, 2018:
 
 
 
 
 
Indefinite lived:
 
 
 
 
 
Trademarks and patents
$
13.3

 
$

 
$
13.3

Definite lived:
 
 
 
 
 
Customer relationships
$
162.2

 
$
105.8

 
$
56.4

Trademarks and patents
10.9

 
5.1

 
5.8

Other
21.2

 
16.1

 
5.1

Total
$
207.6

 
$
127.0

 
$
80.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
October 31, 2017:
 
 
 
 
 
Indefinite lived:
 
 
 
 
 
Trademarks and patents
$
13.4

 
$

 
$
13.4

Definite lived:
 
 
 
 
 
Customer relationships
$
170.2

 
$
99.7

 
$
70.5

Trademarks and patents
11.6

 
4.9

 
6.7

Other
23.4

 
16.0

 
7.4

Total
$
218.6

 
$
120.6

 
$
98.0


Gross intangible assets decreased by $11.0 million for the year ended October 31, 2018. The decrease was attributable to $3.7 million of currency fluctuations, $2.9 million of impairment and the write-off of $4.4 million of fully-amortized assets. Amortization expense was $15.2 million, $13.5 million and $16.8 million for the years ended October 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Amortization expense for the next five years is expected to be $15.3 million in 2019, $15.0 million in 2020, $14.4 million in 2021, $12.8 million in 2022 and $8.8 million in 2023.
Definite lived intangible assets for the periods presented are subject to amortization and are being amortized using the straight-line method over periods that are contractually or legally determined, or over the period a market participant would benefit from the asset. Indefinite lived intangibles of approximately $13.3 million as of October 31, 2018, related primarily to the Tri-Sure trademark and trade names related to Closures, Blagden Express, Closed-loop, Box Board and Pachmas, are not amortized.