ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2023

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

Schedule of Preliminary Valuation of Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The following table summarizes the consideration transferred to acquire ColePak and the preliminary valuation of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date:

(in millions)	Amounts Recognized as of the Acquisition Date
Fair value of consideration transferred
Cash consideration	$	74.6
Noncontrolling interest	72.1
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Accounts receivable	$	6.7
Inventories	3.3
Intangibles	59.0
Operating lease assets	8.6
Properties, plants and equipment	19.4
Total assets acquired	97.0
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	(1.8)
Operating lease liabilities	(8.6)
Total liabilities assumed	(10.4)
Total identifiable net assets	$	86.6
Goodwill	$	60.1

The following table summarizes the consideration transferred to acquire Centurion and the preliminary valuation of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date:

(in millions)	Amounts Recognized as of the Acquisition Date		Measurement Period Adjustments		Amount Recognized as of Acquisition Date (as Adjusted)
Fair value of consideration transferred
Cash consideration	$	144.5	$	—	$	144.5
Noncontrolling interest	40.9		—		40.9
Previously held interest	16.8		—		16.8
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Accounts receivable	$	12.4	$	—	$	12.4
Inventories	2.0		—		2.0
Prepaid and other current assets	0.4		—		0.4
Intangibles	83.4		9.4		92.8
Operating lease assets	10.2		—		10.2
Properties, plants and equipment	7.7		—		7.7
Total assets acquired	116.1		9.4		125.5
Accounts payable	(4.2)		—		(4.2)
Other current liabilities	(4.3)		—		(4.3)
Operating lease liabilities	(10.2)		—		(10.2)
Total liabilities assumed	(18.7)		—		(18.7)
Total identifiable net assets	$	97.4	$	9.4	$	106.8
Goodwill	$	104.8	$	(9.4)	$	95.4

The following table summarizes the consideration transferred to acquire Lee Container and the preliminary valuation of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date:

(in millions)	Amounts Recognized as of the Acquisition Date		Measurement Period Adjustments		Amount Recognized as of Acquisition Date (as Adjusted)
Fair value of consideration transferred
Cash consideration	$	302.8	$	0.2	$	303.0
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Accounts receivable	$	21.9	$	(0.4)	$	21.5
Inventories	27.5		(5.2)		22.3
Prepaid and other current assets	0.5		—		0.5
Intangibles	133.5		—		133.5
Finance lease assets	32.4		1.0		33.4
Properties, plants and equipment	54.7		—		54.7
Total assets acquired	270.5		(4.6)		265.9
Accounts payable	(3.9)		—		(3.9)
Accrued payroll and employee benefits	(1.3)		—		(1.3)
Other current liabilities	(3.1)		2.9		(0.2)
Finance lease liabilities	(30.6)		(2.8)		(33.4)
Total liabilities assumed	(38.9)		0.1		(38.8)
Total identifiable net assets	$	231.6	(4.5)		227.1
Goodwill	$	71.2	$	4.7	$	75.9

Schedule of Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination

The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price allocation and weighted average remaining useful lives for identifiable intangible assets acquired as of the acquisition date:

(in millions)	Purchase Price Allocation		Weighted Average Estimated Useful Life
Customer relationships	$	50.6	15.0
Trademarks	8.4		5.0
Total intangible assets	$	59.0

The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price allocation and weighted average remaining useful lives for identifiable intangible assets acquired as of the acquisition date:

(in millions)	Purchase Price Allocation		Weighted Average Estimated Useful Life
Customer relationships	$	77.5	12.0
Favorable leases	1.6		19.0
Trademarks	13.7		5.0
Total intangible assets	$	92.8

The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price allocation and weighted average remaining useful lives for identifiable intangible assets acquired as of the acquisition date:

(in millions)	Purchase Price Allocation		Weighted Average Estimated Useful Life
Customer relationships	$	120.0	15.0
Trademarks	13.5		5.0
Total intangible assets	$	133.5

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustments

The following unaudited supplemental pro forma data presents consolidated information as if the ColePak Acquisition, Centurion Acquisition and Lee Container Acquisition had been completed on November 1, 2021. These amounts were calculated after adjusting ColePak’s, Centurion’s and Lee Container’s results to reflect interest expense incurred on the debt to finance the acquisitions, additional depreciation and amortization that would have been charged assuming the fair value of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets had been applied from November 1, 2021, the adjusted tax expense, and related transaction costs.

	Twelve Months Ended October 31,
(in millions, except per share amounts)	2023		2022
Pro forma net sales	$	5,276.5	$	6,607.6
Pro forma net income attributable to Greif, Inc.	361.0		380.5
Basic earnings per share attributable to Greif, Inc. common shareholders:
Class A common stock	$	6.25	$	6.42
Class B common stock	$	9.36	$	9.62
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Greif, Inc. common shareholders:
Class A common stock	$	6.18	$	6.36
Class B common stock	$	9.36	$	9.62