Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computation of Earnings Per Share Basic and Diluted

The following table provides EPS information for each period, respectively:

	Three months ended April 30,						Six months ended April 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Numerator for basic and diluted EPS
Net income attributable to Greif, Inc.	$	20.8		$	38.4		$	50.9		$	69.1
Cash dividends		(24.7	)		(24.7	)		(49.2	)		(49.1	)
Undistributed net income (loss) attributable to Greif, Inc.	$	(3.9	)	$	13.7		$	1.7		$	20.0

Summarization of Company's Class A and Class B Common and Treasury Shares

The following table summarizes the Company’s Class A and Class B common and treasury shares as of the specified dates:

	Authorized Shares		Issued Shares		Outstanding Shares		Treasury Shares
April 30, 2015:
Class A Common Stock		128,000,000		42,281,920		25,688,564		16,593,356
Class B Common Stock		69,120,000		34,560,000		22,119,966		12,440,034
October 31, 2014:
Class A Common Stock		128,000,000		42,281,920		25,603,452		16,678,468
Class B Common Stock		69,120,000		34,560,000		22,119,966		12,440,034

Reconciliation of Shares Used to Calculate Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following is a reconciliation of the shares used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share:

	Three months ended April 30,				Six months ended April 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Class A Common Stock:
Basic shares		25,678,393		25,540,341		25,643,139		25,505,348
Assumed conversion of stock options		10,260		20,505		9,657		20,388
Diluted shares		25,688,653		25,560,846		25,652,796		25,525,736
Class B Common Stock:
Basic and diluted shares		22,119,966		22,119,966		22,119,966		22,119,966