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Acquisitions and Divestitures	9 Months Ended
Acquisitions and Divestitures	Jul. 31, 2016
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Acquisitions and Divestitures	ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES The Company completed four divestitures and no material acquisitions for the nine months ended July 31, 2016. The divestitures were of nonstrategic businesses, three in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services and one in Flexible Products & Services segments. The gain on the disposal of businesses was $4.1 million for the nine months ended July 31, 2016. Proceeds from divestitures were $25.2 million. Additionally, the Company recorded notes receivable of $2.4 million for the sale of two of the businesses sold in the second quarter of 2016, which are expected to be collected in the fourth quarter of 2017. Proceeds from divestitures completed in fiscal year 2015 and collected during the nine months ended July 31, 2016 were $1.0 million. The Company has $4.4 million of notes receivable recorded from the sale of businesses, ranging in remaining term from fourteen months to twenty-nine months. The Company completed eight divestitures and no material acquisitions for the nine months ended July 31, 2015. The divestitures were of nonstrategic businesses, six in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment and two in the Flexible Products & Services segment. The loss on disposal of businesses was $8.5 million for the nine months ended July 31, 2015. Proceeds from divestitures were $18.9 million.