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Acquisitions and Other Significant Transactions
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2013
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions and Other Significant Transactions

NOTE 2 – ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS

The following table summarizes the Company’s acquisition activity in 2013, 2012 and 2011 (Dollars in millions).

 

Segment

   # of
Acquisitions
     Purchase Price,
net of Cash
     Tangible
Assets, net
     Intangible
Assets
     Goodwill  

Total 2013 Acquisitions

     —         $ —           —           —           —     

Total 2012 Acquisitions

     —         $ —           —           —           —     

Total 2011 Acquisitions

     8       $  344.9       $ 101.7       $ 77.7       $ 307.2   

 

Note: Purchase price, net of cash acquired, represents cash paid in the period of each acquisition and does not include assumed debt, subsequent payments for deferred purchase adjustments or earn-out provisions.

During 2013, the Company completed no material acquisitions and no material divestitures. The Company made a $46.6 million deferred cash payment during 2013 related to an acquisition completed in 2011.

During 2012, the Company completed no material acquisitions and no material divestitures. The Company made a $14.3 million deferred cash payment during 2012 for an acquisition completed in fiscal year 2010.

During 2011, the Company completed eight acquisitions, all in the Rigid Industrial Packaging and Services segment: four European companies acquired in February, May, July and August; two joint ventures entered into in February and August in North America and Asia Pacific, respectively; the acquisition of the remaining outstanding noncontrolling shares from a 2008 acquisition in South America; and the acquisition of additional shares of a company in North America that was a consolidated subsidiary as of October 31, 2011. The Company’s 2011 acquisitions were made in part to obtain technologies, patents, equipment, customer lists and access to markets. During 2011 there were no divestitures.

Pro Forma Information

In accordance with ASU 2010-29, “Disclosure of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations,” the Company has considered the effect of the 2011 acquisitions in the consolidated statements of income for each period presented. The revenue and operating profit of the 2011 acquisitions included in the Company’s consolidated statements of income totaled $432.5 million and $17.0 million, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2013. The revenue and operating profit of the 2011 acquisitions included in the Company’s consolidated statements of income totaled $427.7 million and $4.0 million, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2012. The revenue and operating (loss) of the 2011 acquisitions included in the Company’s consolidated statements of income totaled $119.2 million and ($19.6) million, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2011. None of the 2011 acquisitions were of companies listed on a stock exchange or otherwise publicly traded or required to provide public financial information. Therefore, pro forma results of operations are not presented.