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Greif, Inc
(NYSE:GEF) 

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Greif, Inc. produces and sells industrial packaging products and services worldwide. It operates through four segments: Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services; Paper Packaging & Services; Flexible Products & Services; and Land Management. The Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment offers rigid...

Founded: 1877
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Packaging & Containers

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      net sales
    1,072,800,000 994,800,000 1,134,700,000 1,385,700,000 1,265,800,000 1,417,100,000 1,454,200,000 1,371,000,000 1,205,800,000 1,308,400,000 1,330,300,000 1,308,900,000 1,271,000,000 1,495,800,000 1,622,100,000 1,667,300,000 1,564,300,000 1,578,200,000 1,490,800,000 1,340,600,000 1,146,500,000 1,161,300,000 1,083,000,000 1,158,300,000 1,112,400,000 1,232,100,000 1,252,600,000 1,213,300,000 897,000,000 987,700,000 1,012,100,000 968,300,000 905,700,000 968,100,000 961,800,000 887,400,000 820,900,000 867,600,000 845,000,000 839,600,000 771,400,000 868,500,000 930,000,000 915,900,000 902,300,000 942,900,000 1,161,100,000 1,100,700,000 1,034,400,000 1,126,200,000 1,129,700,000 1,088,900,000 1,008,600,000 1,075,900,000 1,102,800,000 1,095,300,000 992,700,000 1,131,494,000 1,121,902,000 1,050,766,000 943,792,000 993,942,000 921,333,000 836,580,000 709,682,000 760,493,000 717,567,000 647,897,000 666,260,000 -2,794,615,244 1,034,081,000 918,019,000 846,292,000 882,255,000 874,237,000 815,043,000 750,759,000 735,577,000 690,475,000 620,107,000 582,316,000 619,727,000 609,046,000 612,960,000 582,564,000 613,419,000 584,814,000 542,189,000 468,860,000 654,715,000 451,740,000 423,563,000 386,423,000  
      yoy
    -15.25% -29.80% -21.97% 1.07% 4.98% 8.31% 9.31% 4.74% -5.13% -12.53% -17.99% -21.50% -18.75% -5.22% 8.81% 24.37% 36.44% 35.90% 37.65% 15.74% 3.07% -5.75% -13.54% -4.53% 24.01% 24.74% 23.76% 25.30% -0.96% 2.02% 5.23% 9.12% 10.33% 11.58% 13.82% 5.69% 6.42% -0.10% -9.14% -8.33% -14.51% -7.89% -19.90% -16.79% -12.77% -16.28% 2.78% 1.08% 2.56% 4.68% 2.44% -0.58% 1.60% -4.91% -1.70% 4.24% 5.18% 13.84% 21.77% 25.60% 32.99% 30.70% 28.40% 29.12% 6.52% -127.21% -30.61% -29.42% -21.27% -416.76% 18.28% 12.63% 12.72% 19.94% 26.61% 31.44% 28.93% 18.69% 13.37% 1.17% -0.04% 1.03% 4.14% 13.05% 24.25% -6.31% 29.46% 28.01% 21.33%      
      qoq
    7.84% -12.33% -18.11% 9.47% -10.68% -2.55% 6.07% 13.70% -7.84% -1.65% 1.63% 2.98% -15.03% -7.79% -2.71% 6.58% -0.88% 5.86% 11.20% 16.93% -1.27% 7.23% -6.50% 4.13% -9.72% -1.64% 3.24% 35.26% -9.18% -2.41% 4.52% 6.91% -6.45% 0.66% 8.38% 8.10% -5.38% 2.67% 0.64% 8.84% -11.18% -6.61% 1.54% 1.51% -4.31% -18.79% 5.49% 6.41% -8.15% -0.31% 3.75% 7.96% -6.26% -2.44% 0.68% 10.34% -12.27% 0.85% 6.77% 11.33% -5.05% 7.88% 10.13% 17.88% -6.68% 5.98% 10.75% -2.76% -123.84% -370.25% 12.64% 8.48% -4.08% 0.92% 7.26% 8.56% 2.06% 6.53% 11.35% 6.49% -6.04% 1.75% -0.64% 5.22% -5.03% 4.89% 7.86% 15.64% -28.39% 44.93% 6.65% 9.61%   
      cost of products sold
    825,800,000 792,200,000 877,400,000 1,066,200,000 1,020,300,000 812,225,000 1,163,800,000 1,100,900,000 984,200,000 759,950,000 1,023,300,000 997,100,000 1,019,400,000 969,600,000 1,275,200,000 1,328,600,000 1,274,600,000 795,250,000 1,172,000,000 1,074,700,000 934,300,000 667,675,000 863,300,000 917,600,000 889,800,000 665,500,000 973,200,000 964,600,000 724,200,000 575,500,000 795,000,000 773,000,000 734,000,000 534,450,000 774,700,000 705,500,000 657,600,000 488,625,000 668,500,000 665,900,000 620,100,000 561,600,000 763,200,000 734,800,000 748,400,000 672,275,000 944,800,000 896,500,000 847,800,000 655,150,000 912,400,000 886,300,000 821,300,000 651,625,000 900,300,000 892,200,000 814,000,000 630,422,500 910,571,000 843,412,000 767,707,000 492,582,000 730,294,000 668,064,000 571,970,000 418,634,750 575,018,000 533,816,000 565,705,000 574,510,000 841,221,000 758,851,000 697,968,000 501,283,250 711,948,000 672,512,000 620,673,000 592,231,000 553,732,000 510,664,000    515,042,000 493,838,000        319,067,000  
      gross profit
    247,000,000 202,600,000 257,300,000 319,500,000 245,500,000 288,700,000 290,400,000 270,100,000 221,600,000 275,700,000 307,000,000 311,800,000 251,600,000 310,100,000 346,900,000 338,700,000 289,700,000 296,100,000 318,800,000 265,900,000 212,200,000 231,700,000 219,700,000 240,700,000 222,600,000 259,000,000 279,400,000 248,700,000 172,800,000 204,800,000 217,100,000 195,300,000 171,700,000 182,400,000 187,100,000 181,900,000 163,300,000 183,400,000 176,500,000 173,700,000 151,300,000 168,000,000 166,800,000 181,100,000 153,900,000 203,900,000 216,300,000 204,200,000 186,600,000 226,000,000 217,300,000 202,600,000 187,300,000 192,600,000 202,500,000 203,100,000 178,700,000 206,355,000 211,331,000 207,354,000 176,085,000 206,395,000 191,039,000 168,516,000 137,712,000 177,891,000 142,549,000 114,081,000 100,555,000 -499,659,229 192,860,000 159,168,000 148,324,000 170,496,000 162,289,000 142,531,000 130,086,000 143,346,000 136,743,000 109,443,000 89,672,000 110,672,000 93,471,000 97,918,000 88,726,000 114,246,000 99,893,000 89,261,000 69,450,000 122,637,000 81,546,000 74,011,000 67,356,000  
      yoy
    0.61% -29.82% -11.40% 18.29% 10.79% 4.72% -5.41% -13.37% -11.92% -11.09% -11.50% -7.94% -13.15% 4.73% 8.81% 27.38% 36.52% 27.79% 45.11% 10.47% -4.67% -10.54% -21.37% -3.22% 28.82% 26.46% 28.70% 27.34% 0.64% 12.28% 16.03% 7.37% 5.14% -0.55% 6.01% 4.72% 7.93% 9.17% 5.82% -4.09% -1.69% -17.61% -22.88% -11.31% -17.52% -9.78% -0.46% 0.79% -0.37% 17.34% 7.31% -0.25% 4.81% -6.67% -4.18% -2.05% 1.49% -0.02% 10.62% 23.05% 27.86% 16.02% 34.02% 47.72% 36.95% -135.60% -26.09% -28.33% -32.21% -393.06% 18.84% 11.67% 14.02% 18.94% 18.68% 30.23% 45.07% 29.52% 46.29% 11.77% 1.07% -3.13% -6.43% 9.70% 27.76% -6.84% 22.50% 20.61% 3.11%      
      qoq
    21.92% -21.26% -19.47% 30.14% -14.96% -0.59% 7.52% 21.89% -19.62% -10.20% -1.54% 23.93% -18.86% -10.61% 2.42% 16.91% -2.16% -7.12% 19.89% 25.31% -8.42% 5.46% -8.72% 8.13% -14.05% -7.30% 12.34% 43.92% -15.63% -5.67% 11.16% 13.74% -5.87% -2.51% 2.86% 11.39% -10.96% 3.91% 1.61% 14.81% -9.94% 0.72% -7.90% 17.67% -24.52% -5.73% 5.93% 9.43% -17.43% 4.00% 7.26% 8.17% -2.75% -4.89% -0.30% 13.65% -13.40% -2.35% 1.92% 17.76% -14.69% 8.04% 13.37% 22.37% -22.59% 24.79% 24.95% 13.45% -120.12% -359.08% 21.17% 7.31% -13.00% 5.06% 13.86% 9.57% -9.25% 4.83% 24.94% 22.05% -18.97% 18.40% -4.54% 10.36% -22.34% 14.37% 11.91% 28.53% -43.37% 50.39% 10.18% 9.88%   
      gross margin %
    23.02% 20.37% 22.68% 23.06% 19.39% 20.37% 19.97% 19.70% 18.38% 21.07% 23.08% 23.82% 19.80% 20.73% 21.39% 20.31% 18.52% 18.76% 21.38% 19.83% 18.51% 19.95% 20.29% 20.78% 20.01% 21.02% 22.31% 20.50% 19.26% 20.74% 21.45% 20.17% 18.96% 18.84% 19.45% 20.50% 19.89% 21.14% 20.89% 20.69% 19.61% 19.34% 17.94% 19.77% 17.06% 21.62% 18.63% 18.55% 18.04% 20.07% 19.24% 18.61% 18.57% 17.90% 18.36% 18.54% 18.00% 18.24% 18.84% 19.73% 18.66% 20.77% 20.74% 20.14% 19.40% 23.39% 19.87% 17.61% 15.09% 17.88% 18.65% 17.34% 17.53% 19.33% 18.56% 17.49% 17.33% 19.49% 19.80% 17.65% 15.40% 17.86% 15.35% 15.97% 15.23% 18.62% 17.08% 16.46% 14.81% 18.73% 18.05% 17.47% 17.43%  
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    191,700,000 146,100,000 157,000,000 172,600,000 167,700,000 157,500,000 164,000,000 167,200,000 145,800,000 136,800,000 135,700,000 137,200,000 139,400,000 140,400,000 141,600,000 147,400,000 151,600,000 142,200,000 142,600,000 146,800,000 134,300,000 139,100,000 120,400,000 121,100,000 135,400,000 130,400,000 138,900,000 140,000,000 98,100,000 91,500,000 99,900,000 102,700,000 103,800,000 94,200,000 92,600,000 97,000,000 96,600,000 96,500,000 92,600,000 94,500,000 93,200,000 96,000,000 96,900,000 108,500,000 111,800,000 110,400,000 129,400,000 135,400,000 121,500,000 114,600,000 118,200,000 121,900,000 122,600,000 124,500,000 115,800,000 121,900,000 112,600,000 118,943,000 109,094,000 113,909,000 106,453,000 98,424,000 90,461,000 91,668,000 82,382,000 76,086,000 67,374,000 65,695,000 58,434,000 -251,681,843 88,078,000 83,431,000 80,512,000 83,792,000 77,306,000 77,670,000 74,609,000 66,942,000 70,348,000 62,378,000 59,454,000 56,716,000 52,224,000 56,068,000 59,721,000 54,946,000 57,105,000 55,745,000 51,025,000 65,372,000 50,746,000 55,838,000 56,164,000  
      acquisition and integration related costs
    1,400,000 700,000 1,200,000 2,000,000 2,200,000 2,400,000 2,000,000 11,500,000 2,600,000 3,500,000 3,400,000 4,600,000 7,500,000     2,900,000 2,400,000 1,800,000 2,000,000 3,500,000 3,600,000 4,800,000 5,100,000                                                                      
      restructuring and other charges
    15,700,000 14,200,000 25,200,000 14,600,000                                                                                           
      non-cash asset impairment charges
    4,500,000 200,000 3,400,000 10,700,000 13,700,000 700,000 200,000 400,000 1,300,000 16,900,000 1,600,000 1,300,000 500,000 7,900,000 700,000  62,400,000 7,400,000  200,000 1,300,000 1,600,000 15,500,000 1,300,000 100,000 5,700,000   2,100,000 4,200,000 800,000 400,000 2,900,000 1,900,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,900,000 6,500,000 4,100,000 1,700,000 39,100,000 23,600,000 17,600,000 4,500,000 200,000 19,900,000 15,400,000                                                
      loss on disposal of properties, plants and equipment
    -1,700,000   500,000  -1,600,000 -3,400,000   -825,000 1,700,000     -300,000 -1,400,000   100,000 1,600,000                                                                          
      loss on disposal of businesses
     500,000  500,000 900,000 -11,525,000 -46,100,000   100,000 300,000     -4,200,000    100,000  900,000 -500,000 38,400,000  700,000 1,300,000 1,700,000  -900,000 100,000      500,000 18,600,000 -1,300,000 -2,800,000  700,000 -1,100,000 10,400,000 -800,000                                                  
      operating profit
    35,400,000 256,600,000 73,100,000 118,600,000 59,900,000 126,600,000 171,000,000 98,100,000 68,900,000 112,400,000 155,600,000 181,100,000 156,400,000 153,400,000 205,700,000 190,100,000 72,000,000 141,500,000 173,100,000 200,600,000 70,000,000 91,800,000 61,900,000 72,000,000 79,200,000 115,700,000 125,600,000 90,600,000 67,200,000 103,300,000 114,000,000 87,700,000 65,500,000 60,400,000 89,500,000 80,400,000 42,100,000 53,600,000 71,600,000 82,800,000 17,600,000 32,100,000 44,200,000 51,100,000 65,400,000 41,900,000 59,600,000 74,600,000 72,000,000 95,000,000 96,700,000 83,900,000 64,600,000 58,800,000 86,100,000 74,300,000 58,300,000 69,037,000 108,046,000 91,282,000 68,720,000 106,321,000 95,674,000 72,759,000 50,661,000 117,585,000 70,154,000 30,328,000 17,262,000 -276,587,714 101,286,000 81,471,000 94,201,000 87,155,000 79,908,000 63,878,000 58,641,000 68,157,000 68,481,000 51,564,000 57,961,000 41,817,000 82,530,000 35,423,000 32,163,000 47,317,000 31,754,000 22,360,000 7,275,000 37,667,000 14,220,000 724,000 9,653,000  
      yoy
    -40.90% 102.69% -57.25% 20.90% -13.06% 12.63% 9.90% -45.83% -55.95% -26.73% -24.36% -4.73% 117.22% 8.41% 18.83% -5.23% 2.86% 54.14% 179.64% 178.61% -11.62% -20.66% -50.72% -20.53% 17.86% 12.00% 10.18% 3.31% 2.60% 71.03% 27.37% 9.08% 55.58% 12.69% 25.00% -2.90% 139.20% 66.98% 61.99% 62.04% -73.09% -23.39% -25.84% -31.50% -9.17% -55.89% -38.37% -11.08% 11.46% 61.56% 12.31% 12.92% 10.81% -14.83% -20.31% -18.60% -15.16% -35.07% 12.93% 25.46% 35.65% -9.58% 36.38% 139.91% 193.48% -142.51% -30.74% -62.77% -81.68% -417.35% 26.75% 27.54% 60.64% 27.87% 16.69% 23.88% 1.17% 62.99% -17.02% 45.57% 80.21% -11.62% 159.90% 58.42% 342.10% 25.62% 123.31% 2988.40% -24.63%      
      qoq
    -86.20% 251.03% -38.36% 98.00% -52.69% -25.96% 74.31% 42.38% -38.70% -27.76% -14.08% 15.79% 1.96% -25.43% 8.21% 164.03% -49.12% -18.26% -13.71% 186.57% -23.75% 48.30% -14.03% -9.09% -31.55% -7.88% 38.63% 34.82% -34.95% -9.39% 29.99% 33.89% 8.44% -32.51% 11.32% 90.97% -21.46% -25.14% -13.53% 370.45% -45.17% -27.38% -13.50% -21.87% 56.09% -29.70% -20.11% 3.61% -24.21% -1.76% 15.26% 29.88% 9.86% -31.71% 15.88% 27.44% -15.55% -36.10% 18.37% 32.83% -35.37% 11.13% 31.49% 43.62% -56.92% 67.61% 131.32% 75.69% -106.24% -373.08% 24.32% -13.51% 8.08% 9.07% 25.09% 8.93% -13.96% -0.47% 32.81% -11.04% 38.61% -49.33% 132.98% 10.14% -32.03% 49.01% 42.01% 207.35% -80.69% 164.89% 1864.09% -92.50%   
      operating margin %
    3.30% 25.79% 6.44% 8.56% 4.73% 8.93% 11.76% 7.16% 5.71% 8.59% 11.70% 13.84% 12.31% 10.26% 12.68% 11.40% 4.60% 8.97% 11.61% 14.96% 6.11% 7.90% 5.72% 6.22% 7.12% 9.39% 10.03% 7.47% 7.49% 10.46% 11.26% 9.06% 7.23% 6.24% 9.31% 9.06% 5.13% 6.18% 8.47% 9.86% 2.28% 3.70% 4.75% 5.58% 7.25% 4.44% 5.13% 6.78% 6.96% 8.44% 8.56% 7.71% 6.40% 5.47% 7.81% 6.78% 5.87% 6.10% 9.63% 8.69% 7.28% 10.70% 10.38% 8.70% 7.14% 15.46% 9.78% 4.68% 2.59% 9.90% 9.79% 8.87% 11.13% 9.88% 9.14% 7.84% 7.81% 9.27% 9.92% 8.32% 9.95% 6.75% 13.55% 5.78% 5.52% 7.71% 5.43% 4.12% 1.55% 5.75% 3.15% 0.17% 2.50%  
      interest expense
    10,000,000 9,700,000 14,500,000 34,900,000 37,700,000 39,200,000 41,300,000 30,200,000 24,200,000 24,800,000 25,300,000 23,400,000 22,800,000 16,900,000 14,000,000 13,200,000 17,100,000 16,900,000 23,900,000 26,700,000 25,200,000 26,000,000 29,800,000 29,300,000 30,700,000 32,400,000 34,500,000 33,900,000 11,700,000 12,600,000 12,100,000 13,000,000 13,300,000 13,400,000 13,700,000 14,300,000 18,700,000 17,200,000 19,800,000 19,900,000 18,500,000 18,600,000 18,400,000 18,200,000 19,600,000 20,300,000 20,700,000 20,400,000 20,400,000 21,600,000 19,200,000 21,400,000 21,600,000 19,400,000 22,700,000 24,100,000 23,700,000 25,735,000 18,435,000 18,585,000 16,797,000 18,205,000 15,935,000 16,759,000 14,888,000 15,866,000 12,125,000 13,403,000 12,199,000 -38,144,372 13,142,000 13,296,000 11,756,000 11,032,000 12,400,000 10,046,000 12,034,000 8,955,000 8,071,000 9,794,000 9,701,000 10,350,000 9,754,000 10,693,000 10,093,000 11,416,000 10,885,000 10,716,000 12,247,000 11,731,000 12,933,000 14,413,000 13,757,000  
      non-cash pension settlement charges
    700,000 900,000                100,000 400,000 100,000 8,500,000                                                                          
      debt extinguishment charges
    2,500,000               25,400,000           100,000 21,900,000                                                                   
      other expense
    400,000 4,400,000 2,800,000 -200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 -400,000 9,100,000 1,400,000 3,400,000 2,900,000 3,300,000 4,000,000 7,300,000 -4,400,000 2,000,000 2,600,000 -600,000 2,800,000  -800,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,300,000 1,600,000 -1,100,000 2,300,000 -200,000 3,400,000 4,800,000 2,500,000 7,700,000 3,800,000 1,400,000 3,200,000    1,700,000 3,000,000 2,200,000 -1,600,000 2,500,000 100,000 2,000,000 1,400,000 300,000 4,600,000 2,900,000 4,000,000 800,000 3,100,000 7,300,000 -2,300,000 2,700,000  4,209,000 4,495,000  -1,890,000 2,767,000 713,000 896,000 2,763,000     -2,303,250 -2,104,000 -3,780,000 3,330,000 -1,442,500 -707,000                    
      income from continuing operations before income tax expense and equity earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
    21,800,000 241,600,000 55,800,000                                                                                            
      income tax expense
    5,900,000 58,900,000 11,800,000 29,800,000 7,800,000 12,200,000 36,200,000 17,000,000 -38,200,000 9,900,000 31,100,000 39,100,000 37,700,000 31,700,000 39,900,000 29,900,000 35,600,000 13,100,000 33,100,000 17,300,000 6,100,000 18,500,000 6,900,000 26,500,000 11,400,000 12,400,000 26,800,000 11,500,000 20,000,000 42,100,000 25,700,000 21,100,000 -15,600,000 5,200,000 27,200,000 23,000,000 11,800,000 28,300,000 3,500,000 28,700,000 6,000,000 2,600,000 18,700,000 9,600,000 17,500,000 50,800,000 28,200,000 19,500,000 16,500,000 38,900,000 25,900,000 18,900,000 12,500,000 6,300,000 24,500,000 13,300,000 10,200,000 21,427,000 21,637,000 14,775,000 13,238,000 8,981,000 14,408,000 10,514,000 6,668,000 18,089,000 12,691,000 5,960,000 966,000 -53,412,390 20,047,000 14,748,000 18,690,000 17,205,000 17,502,000 7,278,000 11,559,000 17,677,000 17,820,000 13,365,000 14,954,000 9,745,000 24,344,000 7,001,000 5,965,000 7,287,000 6,000,000 3,800,000 -1,463,000 7,966,000 773,000 -3,069,000 -1,415,000  
      equity earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net of tax
    -400,000 -200,000 -700,000 -400,000 -400,000 -1,000,000 -900,000 -700,000 -500,000 -500,000 -900,000 -300,000 -500,000 -1,800,000 -1,600,000 -700,000 -1,300,000 -1,100,000 -2,100,000 -300,000 -700,000 -300,000 -300,000 -700,000 -200,000 -500,000 -2,200,000 -100,000 -100,000 -1,200,000 -1,000,000 -800,000  -1,700,000 -300,000    -800,000   500,000 600,000 -300,000  1,000,000 700,000 100,000 100,000 1,400,000 1,200,000 200,000 100,000 -1,200,000 500,000 2,000,000  2,846,000 1,495,000 -25,000 522,000 267,000 3,141,000 242,000                               
      net income from continuing operations
    16,300,000 182,900,000 44,700,000                                                                                            
      net income from discontinued operations, net of tax
     -2,000,000 24,700,000                                                                                            
      net income
    16,300,000 180,900,000 69,400,000 54,500,000 14,400,000 75,600,000 93,600,000 52,000,000 74,300,000 73,300,000 96,700,000 116,000,000 93,100,000 102,600,000 146,100,000 126,700,000 18,600,000 109,900,000 118,400,000 154,000,000 30,900,000 48,000,000 24,400,000 15,800,000 36,100,000 69,800,000 67,500,000 21,100,000 35,800,000 45,500,000 72,000,000 51,900,000 60,100,000 39,700,000 47,500,000 39,900,000 8,000,000 6,500,000 46,400,000 32,500,000 -9,900,000 9,200,000 9,300,000 20,500,000 28,200,000 -30,200,000 10,000,000 34,500,000 30,600,000 33,000,000 48,800,000 43,000,000 26,200,000 24,600,000 41,700,000 36,200,000 24,600,000 20,512,000 64,974,000 50,591,000 41,097,000 76,635,000 67,759,000 44,832,000 26,231,000 79,294,000 39,731,000 12,142,000 1,266,000 -173,696,646 64,590,000 48,654,000 60,687,000 54,984,000 48,781,000 18,624,000 33,979,000 41,738,000 38,336,000 28,693,000 33,352,000 22,041,000 50,712,000 16,767,000 15,136,000 27,817,000 14,869,000 8,449,000 -3,366,000 7,391,000 2,980,000 -5,139,000 4,264,000  
      yoy
    13.19% 139.29% -25.85% 4.81% -80.62% 3.14% -3.21% -55.17% -20.19% -28.56% -33.81% -8.45% 400.54% -6.64% 23.40% -17.73% -39.81% 128.96% 385.25% 874.68% -14.40% -31.23% -63.85% -25.12% 0.84% 53.41% -6.25% -59.34% -40.43% 14.61% 51.58% 30.08% 651.25% 510.77% 2.37% 22.77% -180.81% -29.35% 398.92% 58.54% -135.11% -130.46% -7.00% -40.58% -7.84% -191.52% -79.51% -19.77% 16.79% 34.15% 17.03% 18.78% 6.50% 19.93% -35.82% -28.45% -40.14% -73.23% -4.11% 12.85% 56.67% -3.35% 70.54% 269.23% 1971.96% -145.65% -38.49% -75.04% -97.91% -415.90% 32.41% 161.24% 78.60% 31.74% 27.25% -35.09% 1.88% 89.37% -24.40% 71.13% 120.35% -20.76% 241.06% 98.45% -549.67% 276.36% 398.96% -264.41% -178.94%      
      qoq
    -90.99% 160.66% 27.34% 278.47% -80.95% -19.23% 80.00% -30.01% 1.36% -24.20% -16.64% 24.60% -9.26% -29.77% 15.31% 581.18% -83.08% -7.18% -23.12% 398.38% -35.62% 96.72% 54.43% -56.23% -48.28% 3.41% 219.91% -41.06% -21.32% -36.81% 38.73% -13.64% 51.39% -16.42% 19.05% 398.75% 23.08% -85.99% 42.77% -428.28% -207.61% -1.08% -54.63% -27.30% -193.38% -402.00% -71.01% 12.75% -7.27% -32.38% 13.49% 64.12% 6.50% -41.01% 15.19% 47.15% 19.93% -68.43% 28.43% 23.10% -46.37% 13.10% 51.14% 70.91% -66.92% 99.58% 227.22% 859.08% -100.73% -368.92% 32.75% -19.83% 10.37% 12.72% 161.93% -45.19% -18.59% 8.87% 33.61% -13.97% 51.32% -56.54% 202.45% 10.78% -45.59% 87.08% 75.99% -351.01% -145.54% 148.02% -157.99% -220.52%   
      net income margin %
    1.52% 18.18% 6.12% 3.93% 1.14% 5.33% 6.44% 3.79% 6.16% 5.60% 7.27% 8.86% 7.32% 6.86% 9.01% 7.60% 1.19% 6.96% 7.94% 11.49% 2.70% 4.13% 2.25% 1.36% 3.25% 5.67% 5.39% 1.74% 3.99% 4.61% 7.11% 5.36% 6.64% 4.10% 4.94% 4.50% 0.97% 0.75% 5.49% 3.87% -1.28% 1.06% 1.00% 2.24% 3.13% -3.20% 0.86% 3.13% 2.96% 2.93% 4.32% 3.95% 2.60% 2.29% 3.78% 3.31% 2.48% 1.81% 5.79% 4.81% 4.35% 7.71% 7.35% 5.36% 3.70% 10.43% 5.54% 1.87% 0.19% 6.22% 6.25% 5.30% 7.17% 6.23% 5.58% 2.29% 4.53% 5.67% 5.55% 4.63% 5.73% 3.56% 8.33% 2.74% 2.60% 4.53% 2.54% 1.56% -0.72% 1.13% 0.66% -1.21% 1.10%  
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    -3,700,000 -6,300,000 -5,400,000 -7,200,000 -5,800,000 -5,500,000 -6,500,000 -7,600,000 -7,100,000 -5,500,000 -6,400,000 -4,800,000 -3,200,000 -3,100,000 -4,300,000 -1,600,000 -8,300,000 -5,400,000 -5,400,000 -4,200,000 -7,500,000 -3,600,000 -3,700,000 -4,400,000 -3,800,000 -4,800,000 -4,800,000 -7,500,000 -6,100,000 -5,400,000 -4,300,000 -6,800,000 -3,600,000 -2,525,000 -3,600,000 -3,900,000 -2,600,000            -1,100,000 3,800,000 -2,100,000  -1,300,000 -4,300,000 -1,000,000   263,000 -2,034,000   -10,866,000 1,784,000 2,198,000                               
      net income attributable to greif, inc.
    12,600,000 174,600,000 64,000,000 47,300,000 8,600,000 70,100,000 87,100,000 44,400,000 67,200,000 67,800,000 90,300,000 111,200,000 89,900,000 99,500,000 141,800,000 125,100,000 10,300,000 104,500,000 113,000,000 149,800,000 23,400,000 44,400,000 20,700,000 11,400,000 32,300,000 65,000,000 62,700,000 13,600,000 29,700,000 40,100,000 67,700,000 45,100,000 56,500,000 33,300,000 43,900,000 36,000,000 5,400,000 8,500,000 46,100,000 31,400,000 -11,100,000 12,400,000 8,600,000 20,800,000 30,100,000 14,000,000 12,200,000 35,800,000 29,500,000 36,800,000 46,700,000 40,900,000 24,900,000 20,300,000 40,700,000 36,800,000 23,900,000 20,775,000 62,940,000 50,884,000 41,441,000 76,557,000 65,975,000 42,634,000 24,819,000                              
      basic earnings per share attributable to greif, inc. common shareholders:
                                                                                                  
      class a common stock (continued operations) - basic
    0.22 3.07                                                                                             
      class a common stock (discontinued operations) - basic
     -0.03                                                                                             
      earnings per class a common stock - basic
    0.22 3.04 1.1                                                                                            
      class b common stock (continued operations) - basic
    0.33 4.6                                                                                             
      class b common stock (discontinued operations) - basic
     -0.05                                                                                             
      earnings per class b common stock - basic
    0.33 4.55 1.66                                                                                            
      diluted earnings per share attributable to greif, inc. common shareholders:
                                                                                                  
      class a common stock (continued operations) - diluted
    0.22                                                                                             
      class a common stock (discontinued operations) - diluted
     -0.03                                                                                             
      earnings per class a common stock - diluted
    0.22 2.97 1.1                                                                                            
      class b common stock (continued operations) - diluted
    0.33 4.6                                                                                             
      class b common stock (discontinued operations) - diluted
     -0.05                                                                                             
      earnings per class b common stock - diluted
    0.33 4.55 1.66                                                                                            
      weighted-average number of class a common shares outstanding:
                                                                                                  
      basic
    24.7 25.7 26.1 26.1 25.9  25.8 25.8 25.5  25.5 25.8 25.7  26.2 26.6 26.6  26.6 26.5 26.5  26.4 26.4 26.3  26.3 26.3 26  25.9 25.9 25.8  25.8 25.8 25.8  25.8 25.8 25.7  25.7 25.7 25.6                                                  
      diluted
    24.7 26.5 26.3 26.2 26  26.1 25.9 25.6  26 26.2 25.8  26.6 26.8 26.8  26.7 26.7 26.5  26.4 26.4 26.4  26.3 26.3 26  25.9 25.9 25.8  25.8 25.8 25.8  25.8 25.8 25.7  25.7 25.7 25.6                                                  
      weighted-average number of class b common shares outstanding:
                                                                                                  
      cash dividends declared per common share:
                                                                                                  
      class a common stock
    0.56 0.56 0.54 0.82 0.15 1.21 1.51 0.77 1.17 1.19 1.57 1.91 1.55 1.7 2.38 2.11 0.17 1.76 1.9 2.51 0.4 0.74 0.35 0.19 0.55 1.09 1.06 0.23 0.51 0.68 1.15 0.77 0.96 0.57 0.74 0.61 0.1 0.15 0.78 0.53 -0.19 0.21 0.15 0.35 0.52 0.24 0.21 0.61 0.51 0.63 0.8 0.7 0.43 0.35 0.7 0.63 0.41 0.36 1.08 0.87 0.71 1.31 1.13 0.73 0.43 1.37 0.68 0.21 0.03 1.05 1.11 0.84 1.05 0.94 0.84 0.32 1.18 1.45 1.33 0.99 1.16 0.76 1.76 0.58 0.53 0.98 0.52 0.3 -0.12 0.26 0.11 -0.18 -0.02  
      class b common stock
    0.84 0.83 0.81 1.22 0.22 1.82 2.26 1.15 1.75 1.78 2.35 2.88 2.31 2.55 3.58 3.15 0.25 2.63 2.85 3.77 0.59 1.12 0.52 0.29 0.81 1.65 1.59 0.34 0.75 1.02 1.72 1.14 1.44 0.85 1.12 0.92 0.13 0.21 1.18 0.8 -0.29 0.32 0.22 0.53 0.76 0.35 0.31 0.92 0.75 0.94 1.2 1.05 0.63 0.52 1.05 0.95 0.61 0.54 1.61 1.31 1.06 1.97 1.7 1.1 0.63 2.05 1.03 0.31 0.03 1.56 1.67 1.25 1.56 1.42 1.26 0.48 1.75 2.16 1.99 1.49 1.73 1.14 2.63 0.88 0.79 1.47 0.79 0.45 -0.18 0.39 0.16 -0.27 -0.03  
      gain on disposal of properties, plants and equipment
     -215,700,000 -2,600,000  -1,600,000   -300,000 -2,700,000   -5,000,000   -6,400,000   -2,400,000 -3,000,000   -17,100,000 -300,000 -1,300,000 -500,000 -6,800,000 -1,300,000 -4,900,000 -900,000 1,900,000 -1,400,000 -1,500,000 -4,600,000 3,500,000 -1,100,000 -1,800,000 -1,000,000 -800,000 -700,000 -7,900,000 -900,000 2,300,000 -7,000,000 -700,000 -1,600,000   -1,500,000              -1,726,000 -4,875,000 -701,000  2,452,500 5,256,000 2,237,000 2,317,000 -52,591,466 2,906,000 12,971,000 -36,774,000    5,139,000                  
      earnings from continuing operations per class a common stock - basic
      0.67                                                                                            
      earnings from discontinued operations per class a common stock - basic
      0.43                                                                                            
      earnings from continuing operations per class b common stock - basic
      1.02                                                                                            
      earnings from discontinued operations per class b common stock - basic
      0.64                                                                                            
      earnings from continuing operations per class a common stock - diluted
      0.67                                                                                            
      earnings from discontinued operations per class a common stock - diluted
      0.43                                                                                            
      earnings from continuing operations per class b common stock - diluted
      1.02                                                                                            
      earnings from discontinued operations per class b common stock - diluted
      0.64                                                                                            
      income before income tax expense and equity earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
       83,900,000 21,800,000 86,800,000 128,900,000 68,300,000 35,600,000 82,700,000 126,900,000 154,800,000 130,300,000 132,500,000 184,400,000 155,900,000 52,900,000 121,900,000 149,400,000 171,000,000 36,300,000 66,200,000 31,000,000 41,600,000 47,300,000 81,700,000 92,100,000 32,500,000 55,700,000 86,400,000 96,700,000 72,200,000  43,200,000 74,400,000 62,900,000 19,800,000 34,800,000 49,100,000 61,200,000 -3,900,000 11,300,000 27,400,000 30,400,000 45,700,000 19,600,000 37,500,000 53,900,000 47,000,000 70,500,000 73,500,000                                            
      restructuring charges
        2,700,000 3,800,000 2,700,000 -6,800,000 5,700,000 5,200,000 8,700,000 2,400,000 2,400,000 2,700,000 3,100,000 3,700,000 3,500,000 4,300,000 3,700,000 12,000,000 3,100,000 11,900,000 19,100,000 4,400,000 3,300,000 5,800,000 9,100,000 7,500,000 3,700,000 4,800,000 3,700,000 6,000,000 4,100,000 4,000,000 3,900,000 5,100,000 -300,000 9,000,000 10,200,000 5,400,000 2,300,000 13,300,000 16,200,000 7,300,000 3,200,000 5,600,000 4,200,000 3,900,000 2,600,000 3,400,000 4,200,000 -100,000 1,300,000 10,500,000 3,900,000 10,100,000 8,900,000 19,089,000 3,396,000 5,020,000 2,991,000 6,180,000 9,779,000 4,790,000 5,997,000 8,842,000 10,277,000 20,295,000 27,176,000 -24,326,798 6,558,000 7,337,000 10,475,000 9,082,000 6,061,000 4,049,000 2,037,000 10,396,000 7,087,000 10,287,000 5,468,000 12,633,000 5,296,000 10,621,000 7,186,000 14,257,000 12,324,000 12,278,000 15,259,000 25,175,000 16,580,000 17,449,000   
      gain on disposal of businesses
               -9,800,000 -54,600,000 -1,050,000       -100,000             -550,000 -800,000 -1,900,000                                                           
      timberland gains
                       -95,700,000                         -24,300,000 -200,000  -8,200,000 -8,700,000                                              
      integration related costs
                 1,450,000 2,200,000 2,000,000 1,600,000                                                                              
      non-cash pension settlement income
                         -25,000   -100,000                                                                      
      acquisition-related costs
                             7,500,000 5,800,000 13,800,000 2,600,000                                                                  
      pension settlement charge
                                 900,000 400,000   1,500,000 1,000,000 1,100,000 23,500,000                                                          
      income before income tax expense
                                    44,500,000                                         34,674,500 66,801,000 26,026,000  36,630,000 56,156,000 42,058,000 48,306,000              
      other expense
                                        3,600,000 1,850,000 2,700,000                     7,306,000                                   
      net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                         2,000,000 -300,000 -1,100,000 -1,200,000 3,200,000 -700,000 300,000 1,900,000 44,200,000 2,200,000 1,300,000    -2,100,000    600,000 -700,000   293,000 344,000                                  
      loss on disposal of properties, plants, equipment and businesses
                                                 1,050,000 7,700,000                                                
      (gain) on disposal of properties, plants and equipment
                                                    -800,000 -1,525,000 -1,800,000 -3,100,000 -1,200,000 -1,200,000 -3,300,000 -3,200,000 -1,100,000 -714,000 -9,205,000 -2,857,000 -2,079,000    -1,328,000                              
      debt extinguishment charge
                                                     325,000   1,300,000               782,000        23,479,000        2,828,000           
      income before income tax expense and equity earnings of unconsolidated affilitates
                                                       61,700,000 38,600,000 38,750,000 65,700,000 47,500,000 34,800,000 51,080,000 85,116,000 65,391,000 53,813,000 41,785,000 79,026,000                                
      other income
                                                            -200,000         -1,018,750 -4,245,000 1,957,000 -1,787,000       -4,327,000 -736,000 2,149,000 -4,254,000 288,000 46,000 432,000 2,401,000 1,973,000 -766,000 -880,000 292,000 694,000 222,000 3,954,000 -1,386,000 2,039,000 -222,000  
      income before income tax expense and equity losses of unconsolidated affilitates
                                                                   55,104,000                               
      income before income tax expense and equity losses of unconsolidated affiliates
                                                                    33,010,000                              
      equity losses of unconsolidated affiliates, net of tax
                                                                    -111,000                              
      less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                                    -1,412,000                              
      timberland disposals
                                                                         -345,660 156,000 100,000 -90,000                      
      income before income tax expense and equity in earnings of affiliates and minority interests
                                                                     98,601,000 53,784,000 18,100,000 3,276,000        45,871,000     31,899,000 75,177,000 23,875,000 21,304,000 35,021,000 21,161,000 12,338,000 -4,750,000 25,412,000 2,415,000 -10,082,000 -3,930,000  
      equity in earnings of affiliates and minority interests
                                                                     -1,218,000 -1,362,000 2,000 -1,044,000       -124,000 -333,000     -113,000 -121,000 -107,000 -203,000 83,000 -292,000 -89,000 -79,000 -10,055,000 1,338,000 1,874,000 1,957,000  
      basic earnings per share:
                                                                                                  
      diluted earnings per share:
                                                                                                  
      income before income tax expense and equity earnings and minority interests
                                                                         57,387,750 86,040,000 64,395,000 79,115,000                      
      equity earnings and minority interests
                                                                         -533,500 -1,403,000 -993,000 262,000                      
      gain on sale of timberlands
                                                                             -66,000 56,000 -382,000                   
      gain on sale disposal of properties, plants and equipment
                                                                             2,379,250 930,000 3,448,000                   
      equity in losses of affiliates and minority interests
                                                                             -243,750 -518,000                    
      gain on sale of timberland
                                                                                62,000 131,000 364,000           1,099,000 2,514,000 1,568,000 396,000  
      gain on disposals of properties, plants and equipment
                                                                                 3,999,750 8,809,000                
      gain on sale of assets
                                                                                   14,786,000 33,211,000 494,000 46,579,000 4,194,000 10,344,000 2,274,000 1,290,000 1,122,000 4,109,000      
      costs of products sold
                                                                                    492,644,000 381,113,750 515,575,000   334,314,750 484,921,000 452,928,000 399,410,000 259,703,250 370,194,000 349,552,000   
      income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                         27,817,000 14,869,000 8,449,000 -3,366,000 7,391,000 2,980,000 -5,139,000 -558,000  
      cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                                4,822,000  
      basic and diluted earnings per share:
                                                                                                  
      restructuring charge
                                                                                                1,539,000  
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        assets
                                                                                                    
        current assets
                                                                                                    
        cash and cash equivalents
      286,100,000 243,500,000 285,200,000 252,700,000 201,100,000 197,700,000 194,200,000 196,000,000 179,300,000 180,900,000 157,700,000 158,500,000 161,000,000 147,100,000 127,500,000 108,700,000 119,700,000 124,600,000 99,800,000 110,400,000 101,400,000 105,900,000 98,500,000 72,400,000 90,800,000 77,300,000 75,800,000 89,800,000 84,500,000 94,200,000 100,900,000 108,200,000 94,300,000 142,300,000 94,600,000 87,000,000 106,800,000 103,700,000 94,300,000 89,600,000 65,300,000 106,200,000 101,700,000 67,400,000 55,800,000 85,100,000 65,000,000 87,400,000 82,000,000 78,100,000 94,900,000 85,600,000 91,600,000 91,700,000 91,700,000 104,900,000 104,000,000 127,413,000 109,086,000 95,548,000 117,736,000 106,957,000 84,174,000 85,033,000 89,409,000 111,896,000 85,670,000 66,775,000 55,776,000 77,627,000 99,310,000 96,978,000 107,438,000 123,699,000 97,116,000 115,370,000 78,470,000 187,101,000 167,651,000 152,030,000 115,421,000 122,411,000 70,810,000 52,029,000 56,138,000 38,109,000 25,013,000 29,592,000 38,121,000 49,767,000   19,302,000 25,396,000 
        trade accounts receivable, net of allowance
      707,100,000 602,100,000 684,900,000 803,700,000 706,000,000 746,900,000 785,700,000 772,000,000 639,200,000 659,400,000 682,700,000 727,000,000 674,200,000 749,100,000 868,700,000 880,300,000 816,100,000 889,500,000                                                                             
        inventories:
                                                                                                    
        raw materials
      243,900,000 251,400,000 249,000,000 318,900,000 312,500,000 299,600,000 325,200,000 309,900,000 282,400,000 255,800,000 298,300,000 302,900,000 338,400,000 316,000,000 381,800,000 382,500,000 391,600,000 390,700,000 348,900,000 279,700,000 243,500,000 208,400,000 251,500,000 241,000,000 248,700,000 238,400,000 274,000,000 285,500,000 235,700,000 203,900,000 236,200,000 246,300,000 235,600,000 192,100,000                                                             
        finished goods
      96,100,000 98,000,000 84,000,000 111,800,000 104,200,000 99,900,000 95,500,000 101,800,000 86,100,000 82,800,000 89,400,000 97,300,000 102,700,000 87,300,000 96,700,000 92,300,000 96,700,000 107,000,000 106,100,000 90,600,000 89,300,000 79,800,000 92,400,000 91,400,000 111,700,000 108,500,000 126,600,000 122,400,000 82,000,000 75,600,000 88,000,000 94,700,000 89,300,000 75,900,000                                                             
        current assets held for sale
      18,400,000 18,400,000 465,200,000                                                                                            
        prepaid expenses
      72,100,000 74,500,000 61,700,000 74,700,000 86,000,000 55,800,000 56,600,000 63,000,000 66,500,000 46,000,000 54,300,000 58,100,000 64,100,000 57,300,000 55,400,000 55,000,000 51,900,000 54,000,000 82,000,000 58,700,000 52,600,000 43,000,000 49,000,000 49,800,000 54,800,000 44,000,000 50,200,000 51,700,000 51,300,000 39,800,000 43,600,000 50,000,000 53,100,000 35,300,000                                                             
        other current assets
      140,100,000 152,500,000 165,400,000 187,200,000 183,100,000 146,400,000 252,500,000 165,000,000 130,400,000 139,200,000 156,500,000 136,100,000 129,800,000 141,300,000 117,300,000 96,300,000 88,200,000 89,900,000 87,300,000 81,400,000 119,900,000 115,800,000 127,900,000 89,100,000 93,900,000 101,200,000 79,200,000 80,000,000 81,800,000 92,100,000 125,000,000 111,500,000 109,800,000 88,200,000                                                 66,282,000 66,567,000   58,122,000 60,393,000   19,977 19,481   
        long-term assets
                                                                                                    
        goodwill
      1,693,200,000 1,700,900,000 1,695,800,000 1,987,400,000 1,941,600,000 1,953,700,000 1,950,300,000 1,968,300,000 1,704,100,000 1,693,000,000 1,647,000,000 1,649,800,000 1,540,800,000 1,464,500,000 1,472,900,000 1,482,800,000 1,500,500,000 1,515,400,000 1,522,300,000 1,531,200,000 1,530,400,000 1,518,400,000 1,505,300,000 1,474,700,000 1,522,100,000 1,517,800,000 1,561,900,000 1,522,600,000 778,200,000 776,000,000 785,500,000 798,300,000 808,000,000 785,400,000 772,700,000 751,200,000 747,900,000 786,400,000 791,000,000 798,800,000 782,600,000 807,100,000 810,300,000 813,400,000 836,700,000 880,200,000 968,500,000 1,028,000,000 1,028,900,000 1,003,500,000 985,700,000 981,200,000 996,300,000 976,100,000 952,400,000 973,800,000 964,600,000 1,004,875,000 794,794,000 731,400,000 697,371,000 709,725,000 661,095,000 617,161,000 620,564,000 592,117,000 545,176,000 531,581,000 523,862,000 512,973,000 563,775,000 539,446,000 538,236,000  425,370,000         235,853,000           
        other intangible assets, net of amortization
      794,000,000 818,600,000 853,100,000 881,700,000 908,300,000 937,100,000 961,700,000 980,100,000 773,500,000 792,200,000 745,600,000 762,800,000 695,900,000 576,200,000 596,700,000 611,500,000 628,000,000 648,400,000 665,400,000 683,200,000 700,100,000 715,300,000 726,200,000 740,200,000 758,900,000 776,500,000 794,300,000 778,800,000 77,400,000 80,600,000 85,300,000 90,700,000 95,900,000 98,000,000 86,600,000 86,800,000 89,000,000 110,600,000 119,800,000 125,700,000 126,000,000 132,700,000 137,800,000 143,300,000 152,600,000 166,500,000 169,400,000 188,600,000 187,500,000 180,800,000 182,600,000 187,100,000 195,200,000 198,600,000 198,600,000 211,900,000 214,900,000 229,790,000 241,443,000 172,089,000 170,190,000 173,239,000 150,713,000 151,180,000 132,973,000 131,370,000 104,537,000 102,630,000 101,312,000 104,424,000 101,837,000 104,271,000 95,172,000 96,256,000 111,842,000 136,180,000 148,367,000 63,587,000 34,701,000 35,975,000 37,119,000 25,015,000 24,550,000 25,454,000  27,524,000 28,535,000 28,701,000       
        deferred tax assets
      31,000,000 23,200,000 34,800,000 35,800,000 32,600,000 36,900,000 28,900,000 33,500,000 23,500,000 22,900,000 11,000,000 10,900,000 11,200,000 10,100,000 14,200,000 13,700,000 7,500,000 16,300,000 26,800,000 28,000,000 28,400,000 11,300,000 14,300,000 13,600,000 14,900,000 15,900,000 15,300,000 14,000,000 8,000,000 7,900,000 10,700,000 13,700,000 13,600,000 10,500,000 9,300,000 10,100,000 8,600,000    24,700,000 25,400,000 27,000,000 26,900,000 26,700,000 29,000,000 22,000,000 20,200,000 21,300,000 22,200,000 16,700,000 17,900,000 17,200,000 18,900,000 22,600,000 22,300,000 22,400,000 23,654,000 18,723,000 19,135,000 17,220,000 19,526,000 14,465,000 14,157,000 13,838,000 19,901,000 30,121,000 28,307,000 28,617,000 33,206,000 20,355,000 20,904,000 20,991,000 27,917,000 14,951,000 15,118,000 3,381,000  9,241,000 9,189,000 2,152,000  9,357,000 5,738,000 5,489,000  11,238,000 8,898,000 4,802,000    3,182,000  
        pension assets
      67,900,000 65,900,000 49,500,000 48,300,000 46,900,000 46,000,000 43,700,000 41,600,000 38,200,000 36,200,000    30,800,000    39,900,000    29,500,000    35,400,000    10,400,000    10,300,000    22,200,000                                                         
        noncurrent assets held for sale
        631,900,000                                                                                            
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      173,800,000 176,300,000 186,900,000 260,000,000 269,700,000 284,500,000 298,100,000 334,400,000 298,000,000                                                                                      
        finance lease right-of-use assets
      26,400,000 27,900,000 33,700,000 35,800,000 37,000,000 38,400,000 38,100,000 39,700,000 31,200,000                                                                                      
        other long-term assets
      118,500,000 117,600,000 119,800,000 121,500,000 135,200,000 149,500,000 145,300,000 161,700,000 139,800,000 164,000,000 147,200,000 136,900,000 149,600,000 179,200,000 145,800,000 146,300,000 132,500,000 121,100,000 117,600,000 120,800,000 114,400,000 99,200,000 97,100,000 100,300,000 89,600,000 90,900,000 98,100,000 93,900,000 81,100,000 100,400,000 98,000,000 102,600,000 100,700,000 94,300,000 95,100,000 93,600,000 106,300,000 89,700,000 92,000,000 92,500,000 87,700,000 91,000,000 76,800,000 82,600,000 101,700,000 101,200,000 118,000,000 118,500,000 118,700,000 114,100,000 114,800,000 119,600,000 119,200,000 118,300,000 88,700,000 102,600,000 94,500,000 92,160,000 100,498,000 118,237,000 96,686,000 93,603,000 100,361,000 98,842,000 102,981,000 112,092,000 105,534,000 106,659,000 105,226,000 85,015,000 62,397,000 57,524,000 58,292,000 59,547,000 85,957,000 72,786,000 86,852,000 52,985,000 52,791,000 53,483,000 53,523,000 55,706,000 55,092,000 56,363,000 53,277,000 54,547,000 66,412,000 64,262,000 52,009,000 47,995,000 31,976 28,865 45,207,000 45,060,000 
        properties, plants and equipment
                                                                                                245,008 249,472   
        land
      122,600,000 124,400,000 138,800,000 156,600,000 155,500,000 158,000,000 157,800,000 157,600,000 154,900,000 153,700,000 157,400,000 158,200,000 158,000,000 154,800,000 155,800,000 157,300,000 159,900,000 161,900,000 163,100,000 164,500,000 164,800,000 162,600,000 169,300,000 165,200,000 177,000,000 178,000,000 178,900,000 178,600,000 96,700,000 96,400,000 98,600,000 100,800,000 103,300,000 99,500,000 100,100,000 102,600,000 100,200,000 99,500,000 104,200,000 105,400,000 101,200,000 106,300,000 116,700,000 116,300,000 122,100,000 129,300,000 133,200,000 144,200,000 144,500,000 141,500,000 139,500,000 138,700,000 140,000,000 137,700,000 134,600,000 140,500,000 141,800,000 123,131,000 126,078,000 131,171,000 124,299,000 121,409,000 115,933,000 117,809,000 118,156,000 120,667,000 122,109,000 117,061,000 117,584,000 119,679,000 131,591,000 129,602,000 127,398,000 126,018,000 130,009,000 130,053,000 126,764,000 81,768,000 86,011,000 75,374,000 76,925,000 75,464,000 72,701,000 69,522,000 69,855,000 68,349,000 67,645,000 103,183,000 101,838,000 100,615,000   88,371,000 84,271,000 
        buildings
      497,400,000 501,500,000 494,900,000 596,000,000 584,400,000 605,600,000 587,700,000 587,600,000 557,300,000 544,300,000 542,400,000 540,700,000 537,900,000 515,100,000 520,300,000 525,700,000 531,700,000 543,800,000 540,600,000 539,300,000 535,800,000 524,700,000 521,300,000 505,600,000 528,200,000 531,000,000 527,800,000 526,200,000 435,600,000 431,400,000 426,000,000 435,900,000 443,200,000 428,300,000 406,400,000 391,400,000 386,700,000 390,100,000 389,700,000 409,600,000 400,100,000 410,400,000 409,500,000 415,000,000 424,900,000 444,900,000 480,000,000 493,400,000 490,400,000 496,700,000 503,500,000 501,500,000 504,700,000 460,000,000 453,700,000 461,700,000 455,100,000 480,399,000 446,345,000 447,390,000 419,242,000 411,437,000 374,485,000 370,742,000 372,042,000 380,816,000 355,816,000 339,247,000 339,732,000 343,702,000 363,191,000 366,744,000 359,422,000 356,878,000 347,992,000 340,127,000 341,046,000 317,110,000 315,438,000 312,176,000 318,835,000 317,791,000 315,991,000 322,978,000 325,224,000 321,183,000 315,214,000 315,275,000 323,380,000 320,229,000   251,911,000 244,967,000 
        machinery and equipment
      1,779,400,000 1,756,500,000 1,710,100,000 2,339,900,000 2,290,600,000 2,308,700,000 2,239,100,000 2,250,700,000 2,178,600,000 2,138,800,000 2,107,000,000 2,085,100,000 2,056,200,000 1,968,300,000 1,969,400,000 1,990,300,000 1,977,800,000 2,042,300,000 2,019,900,000 2,004,800,000 1,976,100,000 1,930,600,000 1,928,400,000 1,899,500,000 1,877,300,000 1,866,200,000 1,907,700,000 1,884,600,000 1,577,600,000 1,554,900,000 1,555,200,000 1,553,500,000 1,564,300,000 1,540,200,000 1,488,600,000 1,487,500,000 1,468,300,000 1,484,800,000 1,463,400,000 1,470,100,000 1,427,200,000 1,457,900,000 1,438,700,000 1,412,200,000 1,458,000,000 1,500,800,000 1,510,400,000 1,550,300,000 1,511,000,000 1,523,700,000 1,479,200,000 1,497,500,000 1,496,700,000 1,472,600,000 1,375,100,000 1,385,900,000 1,365,600,000 1,388,941,000 1,491,135,000 1,383,987,000 1,325,892,000 1,302,597,000 1,195,787,000 1,191,963,000 1,182,122,000 1,148,406,000 1,071,303,000 1,043,859,000 1,065,664,000 1,046,347,000 1,093,490,000 1,070,202,000 1,064,451,000 1,032,677,000 1,012,390,000 1,005,870,000 992,626,000 930,924,000 897,255,000 900,063,000 861,765,000 852,926,000 843,142,000 860,804,000 864,556,000 851,800,000 829,117,000 822,212,000 830,190,000 831,815,000   760,085,000 748,184,000 
        capital projects in progress
      167,300,000 168,800,000 160,600,000 179,900,000 169,000,000 159,600,000 229,900,000 211,300,000 207,600,000 200,500,000 197,800,000 196,600,000 180,200,000 182,900,000 140,900,000 119,400,000 131,300,000 137,200,000 116,700,000 115,700,000 122,600,000 120,600,000 122,600,000 121,400,000 174,400,000 170,400,000 168,200,000 158,400,000 111,100,000 117,200,000 105,500,000 104,500,000 90,100,000 80,200,000 109,000,000 101,900,000 93,600,000 91,300,000 98,300,000 90,100,000 86,200,000 78,000,000 126,900,000 116,800,000 106,100,000 97,300,000 137,700,000 135,400,000 139,900,000 128,700,000 139,200,000 123,300,000 119,500,000 149,300,000 174,000,000 167,900,000 166,000,000 139,963,000 131,493,000 129,712,000 129,538,000 112,300,000 135,289,000 122,885,000 104,493,000 70,489,000 111,378,000 108,195,000 105,117,000 91,549,000 121,561,000 125,860,000 103,102,000 90,659,000 88,845,000 72,536,000 77,725,000 53,099,000 50,937,000 47,543,000 43,750,000 38,208,000 49,727,000 42,404,000 40,653,000 37,192,000 49,343,000 44,498,000 42,143,000 36,522,000   22,153,000 26,042,000 
        accumulated depreciation
      -1,438,700,000 -1,419,500,000 -1,370,200,000 -1,874,500,000 -1,813,600,000 -1,811,000,000 -1,789,700,000 -1,782,500,000 -1,757,100,000 -1,704,300,000 -1,709,100,000 -1,691,000,000 -1,652,300,000 -1,592,900,000 -1,586,200,000 -1,588,600,000 -1,571,500,000 -1,588,600,000 -1,573,600,000 -1,548,500,000 -1,508,600,000 -1,436,100,000 -1,425,300,000 -1,368,300,000 -1,364,800,000 -1,327,700,000 -1,377,100,000 -1,336,200,000 -1,311,400,000 -1,282,200,000 -1,277,900,000 -1,279,000,000 -1,275,100,000 -1,236,000,000 -1,210,800,000 -1,217,200,000 -1,191,000,000 -1,179,600,000 -1,160,600,000 -1,155,700,000 -1,106,900,000 -1,112,000,000 -1,135,600,000 -1,092,100,000 -1,099,700,000 -1,124,100,000 -1,143,500,000 -1,158,400,000 -1,115,500,000 -1,107,500,000 -1,075,000,000 -1,071,500,000 -1,051,900,000 -1,017,700,000 -960,100,000 -954,900,000 -925,100,000 -913,171,000 -1,023,012,000 -962,165,000 -922,475,000 -888,164,000 -861,196,000 -864,579,000 -863,300,000 -825,213,000 -784,858,000 -761,814,000 -779,111,000 -734,581,000 -794,927,000 -786,634,000 -775,495,000 -728,921,000 -714,016,000 -696,154,000 -686,480,000 -637,067,000 -639,012,000 -624,551,000 -583,487,000 -561,705,000 -569,608,000 -568,957,000 -554,124,000 -526,983,000 -510,985,000 -492,283,000 -483,476,000 -463,243,000   -409,008,000 -392,826,000 
        total assets
      5,596,600,000 5,502,500,000 6,735,100,000 6,754,400,000 6,585,700,000 6,647,600,000 6,834,900,000 6,828,800,000 5,969,100,000 5,960,800,000 5,873,500,000 5,911,500,000 5,690,600,000 5,469,900,000 5,626,100,000 5,622,900,000 5,766,600,000 5,815,800,000 5,723,600,000 5,587,900,000 5,566,600,000 5,510,900,000 5,593,800,000 5,529,000,000 5,721,500,000 5,426,700,000 5,552,400,000 5,510,400,000 3,300,200,000 3,194,800,000 3,299,400,000 3,346,800,000 3,328,100,000 3,232,300,000 3,336,700,000 3,225,800,000 3,199,300,000 3,153,000,000 3,183,900,000 3,207,200,000 3,162,800,000 3,315,700,000 3,415,300,000 3,420,800,000 3,507,500,000 3,667,400,000 3,951,400,000 3,996,600,000 3,932,300,000 3,882,200,000 3,894,200,000 3,893,200,000 3,942,900,000 3,856,900,000 3,913,700,000 4,030,200,000 4,065,600,000 4,207,282,000 4,003,892,000 3,713,519,000 3,527,770,000 3,498,445,000 3,217,258,000 3,037,302,000 2,860,463,000                              
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                    
        current liabilities
                                                                                                    
        accounts payable
      500,900,000 402,100,000 435,800,000 531,600,000 473,300,000 521,900,000 533,600,000 549,500,000 468,000,000 497,800,000 505,800,000 502,400,000 464,000,000 561,300,000 642,100,000 619,800,000 619,600,000 704,500,000 657,000,000 579,600,000 468,000,000 450,700,000 436,000,000 418,300,000 389,800,000 435,200,000 458,500,000 473,800,000 377,000,000 403,800,000 409,600,000 395,700,000 378,400,000 399,200,000 394,800,000 369,300,000 332,900,000 372,000,000 340,500,000 326,000,000 292,500,000 355,300,000 357,400,000 357,500,000 392,800,000 471,100,000 448,200,000 432,500,000 365,800,000 431,300,000 433,600,000 425,700,000 392,900,000 466,100,000 461,200,000 441,900,000 394,200,000 487,783,000 465,539,000 412,828,000 372,632,000 448,310,000 380,890,000 324,906,000 228,603,000 335,816,000 243,905,000 195,146,000 250,915,000 384,648,000 469,757,000 379,014,000 346,283,000 411,095,000 361,792,000 317,155,000 309,226,000 301,753,000 271,724,000 225,423,000 212,198,000 234,672,000 235,547,000 241,930,000 244,950,000 281,265,000 198,412,000 158,906,000 131,760,000 158,333,000 23,365 22,836 114,204,000 135,192,000 
        accrued payroll and employee benefits
      102,400,000 122,700,000 116,400,000 110,100,000 106,600,000 156,900,000 140,800,000 135,100,000 101,500,000 137,700,000 124,700,000 121,500,000 96,300,000 174,400,000 144,000,000 130,400,000 102,100,000 160,300,000 138,600,000 118,300,000 94,600,000 122,300,000 86,300,000 86,400,000 100,600,000 142,400,000 125,900,000 107,500,000 78,300,000 114,400,000 110,900,000 95,500,000 76,800,000 111,800,000 99,900,000 79,400,000 75,600,000 93,700,000 90,200,000 72,400,000 69,600,000 83,500,000 85,500,000 77,300,000 72,800,000 102,400,000 98,500,000 90,000,000 75,800,000 103,000,000 91,300,000 88,200,000 75,600,000 96,100,000 76,500,000 76,900,000 62,900,000 99,794,000 99,713,000 90,411,000 71,979,000 90,887,000 72,318,000 61,757,000 44,994,000 74,475,000 59,153,000 50,613,000 39,350,000 91,498,000 81,491,000 73,500,000 57,603,000 84,977,000 63,720,000   65,513,000    45,252,000    49,633,000    43,126,000   31,848,000 48,974,000 
        restructuring reserves
      17,100,000 19,200,000 14,500,000 11,700,000 4,900,000 4,900,000 5,500,000 6,200,000 17,100,000 16,800,000 16,300,000 12,200,000 13,000,000 12,300,000 12,700,000 14,100,000 17,000,000 20,300,000 20,500,000 21,600,000 19,400,000 21,600,000 20,000,000 6,800,000 9,800,000 11,300,000 11,400,000 7,000,000 3,500,000 4,400,000 5,000,000 6,200,000 4,800,000 5,200,000 7,000,000 8,100,000 6,200,000 10,400,000 14,800,000 12,700,000 14,300,000 21,300,000 16,100,000 9,800,000 5,700,000 4,100,000 4,700,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 3,400,000 3,800,000 6,800,000 8,000,000 7,100,000 8,800,000 16,000,000 19,607,000 14,074,000 18,626,000 18,353,000 20,238,000 17,793,000 15,910,000 16,058,000 15,315,000 18,606,000 25,327,000 24,670,000 15,147,000 10,033,000 10,707,000 13,264,000 15,776,000 6,096,000 4,274,000 6,377,000 8,391,000 7,761,000 6,958,000 10,133,000 10,402,000 10,858,000 14,252,000 17,112,000 17,283,000 16,013,000 18,911,000 19,384,000 15,972,000   2,781,000 2,300,000 
        current portion of long-term debt
      12,500,000  95,800,000 95,800,000 95,800,000 95,800,000 95,800,000 95,800,000 88,300,000 88,300,000 88,300,000 80,800,000 80,800,000 71,100,000 50,900,000 80,800,000 120,300,000 120,300,000 120,300,000 114,100,000 133,600,000 123,100,000 99,700,000 83,800,000 83,800,000 83,700,000 83,700,000 83,800,000 18,800,000 18,800,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 16,300,000 15,000,000   300,300,000 317,700,000 22,200,000 30,700,000 24,100,000 25,800,000 20,200,000 17,600,000 17,500,000 15,000,000 12,500,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 25,000,000 21,900,000 18,800,000 15,600,000 12,500,000 12,500,000 12,500,000 12,500,000 12,523,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000                        3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000 3,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 
        short-term borrowings
      292,200,000 288,900,000 401,900,000 388,500,000 322,200,000 18,600,000 20,300,000 37,400,000 18,200,000 5,400,000 1,800,000 2,300,000 4,600,000 5,700,000 21,700,000 27,800,000 37,400,000 50,500,000 57,600,000 44,700,000 46,200,000 28,400,000 2,600,000 3,400,000 5,300,000 9,200,000 8,800,000 6,900,000 6,400,000 7,300,000 5,500,000 8,800,000 8,100,000 14,500,000 18,300,000 35,500,000 38,900,000 51,600,000 55,200,000 59,400,000 44,100,000 40,700,000 50,700,000 63,100,000 58,500,000 48,100,000 77,800,000 70,400,000 94,300,000 64,100,000 65,500,000 60,800,000 102,900,000 77,100,000 97,400,000 105,200,000 110,400,000 137,334,000 117,412,000 105,698,000 87,573,000 60,908,000 50,958,000 48,890,000 42,211,000 37,084,000 48,050,000 57,862,000 114,037,000 44,281,000 59,600,000 47,679,000 74,525,000 15,848,000 25,772,000 53,036,000 50,346,000 29,321,000 21,992,000 26,459,000 28,191,000 17,173,000 26,050,000 23,506,000 9,036,000 11,621,000 15,602,000 20,200,000 19,734,000 15,605,000   23,527,000 20,005,000 
        current liabilities held for sale
        125,000,000                                                                                            
        current portion of operating lease liabilities
      40,300,000 41,700,000 43,400,000 54,200,000 55,400,000 56,500,000 57,100,000 58,200,000 55,300,000 53,800,000 51,900,000 50,900,000 47,400,000 48,900,000 49,400,000 50,100,000 54,300,000 54,000,000 51,300,000 52,700,000 51,800,000 52,300,000 53,200,000 53,100,000 60,300,000                                                                      
        current portion of finance lease liabilities
      4,400,000 4,600,000 5,500,000 5,800,000 5,900,000 5,600,000 5,500,000 5,400,000 3,400,000 3,400,000 3,300,000 3,300,000 3,900,000                                                                                  
        dividends payable
      24,600,000 24,500,000                                                                                             
        other current liabilities
      231,700,000 265,200,000 173,400,000 188,100,000 153,700,000 154,200,000 151,600,000 138,800,000 130,900,000 136,100,000 159,100,000 164,000,000 170,500,000 174,200,000 195,200,000 198,300,000 246,300,000 203,300,000 191,400,000 173,900,000 176,900,000 158,400,000 173,800,000 145,400,000 131,300,000 143,600,000 148,700,000 130,400,000 121,100,000 121,500,000 134,200,000 145,900,000 150,300,000 142,200,000 168,300,000 135,800,000 151,100,000 131,500,000 113,300,000 119,500,000 117,300,000 111,300,000 148,000,000 160,400,000 161,800,000 189,100,000 208,300,000 183,200,000 170,500,000 178,800,000 205,000,000 185,200,000 197,200,000 181,600,000 166,000,000 148,200,000 157,100,000 167,695,000 155,611,000 135,782,000 121,547,000 123,854,000 138,304,000 139,330,000 100,627,000 99,407,000 116,006,000 76,286,000 100,050,000 136,227,000 175,428,000 136,204,000 132,867,000 121,214,000 129,878,000 103,773,000 109,910,000 86,321,000 95,050,000 79,069,000 74,330,000 75,485,000 79,980,000 77,369,000 77,207,000 77,416,000 79,589,000 66,708,000 82,698,000 76,282,000 15,394 5,569 64,998,000 72,101,000 
        long-term liabilities
                                                                                                    
        long-term debt
      701,200,000 655,100,000 2,219,300,000 2,290,900,000 2,422,200,000 2,626,200,000 2,793,400,000 2,782,900,000 2,185,300,000 2,121,400,000 2,081,400,000 2,206,100,000 2,143,900,000 1,839,300,000 1,986,100,000 1,991,300,000 2,139,100,000 2,054,800,000 2,089,700,000 2,154,600,000 2,359,600,000 2,335,500,000 2,535,300,000 2,595,100,000 2,719,000,000 2,659,000,000 2,786,000,000 2,851,800,000 1,060,500,000 884,100,000 1,020,100,000 1,020,500,000 1,010,800,000 937,800,000 1,033,700,000 1,033,600,000 1,074,800,000 974,600,000 758,600,000 777,000,000 1,112,100,000 1,116,200,000 1,154,900,000 1,127,200,000 1,127,800,000 1,087,400,000 1,228,900,000 1,300,800,000 1,345,800,000 1,207,200,000 1,240,800,000 1,269,400,000 1,305,200,000 1,175,300,000 1,198,200,000 1,286,000,000 1,388,000,000 1,345,138,000 1,255,823,000 1,088,215,000 1,065,572,000 953,066,000 948,626,000 954,983,000 879,430,000 721,108,000 784,142,000 828,162,000 735,774,000 673,171,000 708,214,000 722,492,000 708,239,000 622,685,000 676,259,000 723,120,000 722,300,000 481,408,000 419,984,000 459,190,000 457,442,000 430,400,000 404,682,000 466,215,000 477,056,000  601,622,000 624,114,000 637,972,000 643,067,000 603,398 616,733 643,545,000 629,982,000 
        operating lease liabilities
      134,400,000 135,800,000 145,400,000 207,500,000 216,300,000 230,200,000 242,200,000 278,300,000 246,100,000 240,200,000 220,100,000 224,600,000 196,900,000 209,400,000 206,700,000 215,600,000 237,000,000 239,500,000 238,800,000 249,600,000 250,500,000 257,700,000 267,500,000 270,600,000 271,400,000                                                                      
        finance lease liabilities
      24,400,000 26,000,000 28,500,000 30,700,000 30,800,000 34,200,000 34,600,000 36,300,000 28,800,000 27,900,000 28,900,000 29,700,000 30,200,000                                                                                  
        deferred tax liabilities
      210,800,000 206,200,000 294,200,000 289,500,000 299,300,000 295,100,000 326,300,000 341,200,000 258,000,000 325,600,000 336,200,000 333,400,000 335,700,000 343,600,000 325,000,000 330,500,000 319,100,000 318,000,000 336,200,000 336,400,000 364,800,000 339,200,000 301,100,000 309,600,000 312,500,000 313,000,000 347,400,000 349,600,000 161,700,000 179,800,000 149,800,000 152,200,000 168,300,000 217,800,000 202,900,000 206,900,000 203,700,000    1,800,000 2,400,000 13,100,000 15,200,000 15,700,000 17,800,000 8,400,000 8,800,000 7,900,000 11,500,000 10,100,000 9,900,000 10,500,000 8,100,000 3,100,000 2,900,000 4,600,000 5,055,000 7,282,000 7,153,000 4,829,000 5,091,000 158,033,000 158,741,000 158,112,000 156,755,000 184,804,000 183,654,000 184,255,000 183,021,000 73,390,000 74,822,000 75,550,000 159,494,000                   138,874,000  
        pension liabilities
      58,400,000 59,800,000 60,800,000 60,300,000 57,900,000 59,200,000 55,600,000 55,300,000 55,900,000 56,300,000 60,600,000 61,000,000 60,000,000 58,000,000 69,600,000 70,900,000 73,000,000 78,300,000 82,400,000 83,700,000 111,100,000 137,700,000 138,200,000 138,100,000 142,700,000 177,600,000 134,700,000 138,800,000 81,000,000 78,000,000 80,200,000 159,600,000 161,200,000 159,500,000 159,900,000 158,000,000 156,200,000 179,800,000 144,700,000 143,700,000 142,500,000 141,100,000 136,900,000 132,300,000 132,400,000 136,000,000 83,400,000 83,400,000 82,400,000 82,500,000 135,000,000 130,400,000 129,700,000 123,400,000 72,000,000 72,300,000 75,600,000 76,088,000 54,965,000 57,076,000 63,288,000 65,915,000 79,366,000 81,353,000 83,442,000 77,942,000 10,250,000 13,431,000 18,999,000 14,456,000                         
        postretirement benefit obligations
      5,300,000 5,400,000 5,500,000 5,500,000 5,600,000  6,100,000 6,200,000 6,300,000  7,100,000 7,100,000 7,300,000  10,600,000 10,800,000 10,900,000  11,100,000 11,400,000 11,600,000  11,400,000 11,500,000 12,000,000  10,800,000 11,300,000 10,300,000 10,700,000 11,100,000 11,700,000 12,200,000 12,600,000 13,300,000 13,400,000 13,500,000 13,700,000 13,400,000 13,900,000 14,100,000 14,900,000 15,400,000 16,200,000 16,700,000 17,300,000 17,000,000 17,200,000 17,600,000 18,500,000 19,100,000 19,200,000 19,200,000 19,300,000 21,000,000 20,900,000 20,100,000 20,909,000 22,825,000 22,515,000 22,049,000 21,555,000 26,527,000 26,110,000 25,669,000 25,396,000                             
        contingent liabilities and environmental reserves
      17,200,000 17,000,000 17,100,000 19,800,000 19,500,000 19,100,000 19,100,000 18,300,000 18,300,000 17,300,000 19,200,000 19,800,000 19,200,000 19,000,000 20,300,000 20,300,000 20,400,000 19,500,000 19,400,000 19,500,000 19,700,000 20,200,000 19,700,000 18,600,000 18,700,000 18,700,000 18,900,000 7,000,000 6,300,000 6,800,000 6,700,000 7,200,000 8,300,000 7,100,000 6,900,000 6,800,000 7,000,000 6,800,000 9,000,000 9,300,000 8,100,000 8,200,000 8,600,000 9,800,000 23,900,000                                                  
        other long-term liabilities
      144,900,000 156,700,000 168,600,000 158,200,000 106,400,000 104,500,000 109,800,000 99,300,000 105,200,000 93,800,000 99,400,000 99,200,000 93,800,000 109,800,000 110,400,000 97,600,000 82,400,000 153,100,000 147,200,000 142,600,000 140,800,000 152,000,000 160,000,000 153,600,000 144,300,000 128,900,000 123,800,000 86,500,000 78,700,000 77,500,000 71,700,000 77,500,000 85,800,000 78,100,000 85,100,000 83,600,000 82,800,000 92,900,000 82,400,000 82,700,000 72,300,000 70,200,000 57,000,000 64,900,000 63,500,000 89,500,000 88,300,000 94,000,000 86,800,000 92,900,000 108,800,000 116,500,000 114,400,000 116,200,000 188,900,000 188,900,000 182,000,000 203,260,000 101,585,000 110,480,000 113,455,000 116,930,000 111,877,000 107,448,000 113,851,000 126,392,000 107,306,000 98,794,000 101,420,000 75,521,000 225,012,000 226,221,000 210,741,000 119,180,000 115,115,000 114,842,000 93,504,000 77,488,000 73,050,000 76,475,000 57,797,000 66,897,000 37,212,000 34,583,000 32,198,000 46,444,000 85,067,000 85,930,000 86,269,000 93,047,000 120,382 118,085 83,698,000 93,559,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                                    
        redeemable noncontrolling interests
      92,700,000 93,100,000 91,400,000 131,200,000 131,000,000 129,900,000 126,200,000 125,400,000 124,900,000 125,300,000 55,000,000 52,700,000 15,300,000 15,800,000 17,000,000 17,800,000 19,100,000 24,100,000 18,400,000 19,300,000 19,200,000 20,000,000 18,600,000 20,000,000 17,800,000 21,300,000 22,500,000 24,300,000 23,900,000 35,500,000 34,600,000 33,800,000 33,500,000 31,500,000 29,800,000 33,000,000  31,800,000                                                         
        equity
                                                                                                    
        common stock
      294,000,000 249,300,000 246,600,000 243,200,000 240,300,000 230,300,000 228,400,000 225,000,000 222,100,000 208,400,000 207,200,000 205,800,000 188,500,000 173,500,000 172,400,000 186,000,000 183,200,000 179,300,000 178,600,000 177,600,000 175,400,000 170,200,000 169,700,000 169,200,000 162,700,000 162,600,000 162,600,000 162,600,000 161,500,000 150,500,000 150,500,000 150,300,000 149,100,000 144,200,000 144,200,000 144,000,000 142,900,000 141,400,000 141,400,000 141,100,000 140,100,000 139,100,000 139,100,000 138,800,000 137,600,000 135,500,000 135,000,000 133,900,000 132,300,000 129,400,000 128,400,000 127,800,000 126,200,000 123,800,000 121,600,000 121,100,000 120,000,000 113,799,000 111,354,000 109,469,000 108,659,000 106,057,000 105,070,000 104,117,000 103,054,000 96,504,000 94,812,000 94,412,000 93,892,000 86,446,000 81,569,000 80,707,000 78,999,000 75,156,000 69,019,000 67,747,000 67,159,000 56,765,000 53,155,000 52,037,000 51,207,000 49,251,000 47,857,000 41,147,000 33,245,000 27,382,000 22,038,000 17,975,000 16,595,000 12,207,000   12,147,000 11,974,000 
        treasury stock
      -414,900,000 -406,400,000 -276,500,000 -276,800,000 -277,000,000 -279,000,000 -279,000,000 -279,300,000 -279,500,000 -281,900,000 -281,900,000 -277,600,000 -221,100,000 -205,100,000 -194,000,000 -134,000,000 -134,000,000 -134,100,000 -134,100,000 -134,100,000 -134,200,000 -134,400,000 -134,400,000 -134,400,000 -134,700,000 -134,800,000 -134,800,000 -134,800,000 -134,800,000 -135,400,000 -135,400,000 -135,400,000 -135,500,000 -135,600,000 -135,600,000 -135,500,000 -135,600,000 -135,600,000 -135,600,000 -135,600,000 -130,500,000 -130,600,000 -130,600,000 -130,600,000 -130,600,000 -130,700,000 -130,700,000 -130,800,000 -130,900,000 -131,000,000 -131,100,000 -131,100,000 -131,300,000 -131,400,000 -131,600,000 -131,600,000 -131,700,000 -131,997,000 -120,043,000 -120,299,000 -117,280,000 -117,394,000 -117,447,000 -114,904,000 -114,990,000 -115,277,000 -115,436,000 -115,511,000 -115,577,000 -112,931,000 -108,290,000 -102,605,000 -92,110,000 -92,028,000 -91,420,000 -86,304,000 -80,991,000 -81,643,000 -81,373,000 -81,429,000 -78,974,000 -75,956,000 -72,157,000 -69,438,000 -70,121,000 -65,360,000 -63,449,000 -63,772,000 -63,852,000 -64,228,000   -62,143,000 -61,130,000 
        retained earnings
      3,317,300,000 3,337,100,000 2,507,100,000 2,476,400,000 2,461,700,000 2,486,200,000 2,449,000,000 2,391,500,000 2,377,700,000 2,337,900,000 2,299,700,000 2,239,700,000 2,157,400,000 2,095,200,000 2,024,300,000 1,910,300,000 1,812,900,000 1,825,600,000 1,753,900,000 1,666,100,000 1,542,000,000 1,543,900,000 1,527,400,000 1,531,800,000 1,548,700,000 1,539,000,000 1,499,100,000 1,460,200,000 1,471,900,000 1,469,800,000 1,453,700,000 1,410,400,000 1,390,500,000 1,360,500,000 1,355,200,000 1,332,200,000 1,320,900,000 1,340,000,000 1,355,200,000 1,334,900,000 1,330,400,000 1,384,500,000 1,396,800,000 1,413,000,000 1,416,900,000 1,411,700,000 1,447,500,000 1,460,000,000 1,448,900,000 1,443,800,000 1,431,700,000 1,421,200,000 1,404,900,000 1,404,400,000 1,415,900,000 1,413,600,000 1,401,300,000 1,401,700,000 1,405,346,000 1,366,972,000 1,340,604,000 1,323,477,000 1,271,435,000 1,229,967,000 1,209,502,000 1,199,592,000 1,142,391,000 1,124,734,000 1,134,650,000 1,155,116,000 1,116,742,000 1,074,236,000 1,041,908,000 1,004,300,000 965,613,000 933,076,000 924,930,000 901,267,000 869,936,000 841,982,000 820,212,000 793,669,000 778,557,000 734,773,000 722,597,000 711,919,000 688,685,000 678,353,000 673,861,000 681,043,000   687,634,000 687,204,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
                                                                                                    
        foreign currency translation
      -205,700,000 -188,800,000 -219,100,000 -237,500,000 -354,800,000 -314,100,000 -302,900,000 -318,400,000 -290,100,000 -317,700,000 -272,000,000 -267,700,000 -265,500,000 -316,500,000 -286,800,000 -257,200,000 -322,600,000 -295,400,000 -277,000,000 -261,300,000 -269,900,000 -294,900,000 -285,400,000 -347,800,000 -299,100,000 -298,000,000 -303,500,000 -301,300,000 -288,600,000 -292,800,000 -270,200,000 -237,600,000 -211,300,000 -249,300,000 -236,800,000 -266,700,000                                                           
        derivative financial instruments
      7,200,000 7,300,000 12,500,000 5,600,000 42,700,000 33,900,000 36,200,000 63,200,000 35,500,000 71,700,000 59,300,000 42,000,000 47,100,000 72,800,000 33,500,000 32,300,000 8,200,000 -3,600,000 -13,900,000 -13,300,000 -22,800,000 -24,700,000 -33,600,000 -35,600,000 -12,500,000 -12,700,000 -7,300,000 -2,300,000 7,700,000 13,400,000 13,200,000 11,000,000                                                               
        minimum pension liabilities
      -55,700,000 -57,400,000 -76,400,000 -76,800,000 -72,500,000 -74,900,000 -74,800,000 -72,900,000 -73,200,000 -70,500,000 -64,000,000 -62,400,000 -61,000,000 -58,600,000 -48,300,000 -51,000,000 -54,400,000 -57,500,000 -58,600,000 -60,800,000 -85,200,000 -107,900,000 -102,400,000 -100,000,000 -101,300,000 -123,000,000 -95,500,000 -97,800,000 -98,500,000 -97,700,000 -96,600,000 -112,200,000 -114,900,000 -114,000,000 -98,400,000 -98,800,000                                                           
        total greif, inc. shareholders’ equity
      2,942,200,000 2,941,100,000 2,194,200,000 2,134,100,000 2,040,400,000 2,082,400,000 2,056,900,000 2,009,100,000 1,992,500,000 1,947,900,000 1,948,300,000 1,879,800,000 1,845,400,000 1,761,300,000    1,514,300,000    1,152,200,000    1,133,100,000    1,107,800,000    1,010,900,000    947,400,000    1,015,600,000    1,142,100,000 1,256,200,000 1,277,600,000 1,258,600,000 1,283,200,000 1,219,000,000 1,215,500,000 1,215,200,000 1,200,800,000 1,215,700,000 1,273,600,000 1,259,100,000 1,235,351,000 1,363,689,000  1,268,718,000 1,278,721,000                                 
        noncontrolling interests
      39,000,000 37,400,000 43,900,000 40,900,000 38,500,000 35,100,000 42,700,000 38,300,000 43,900,000 38,400,000 40,500,000 35,100,000 36,800,000 33,000,000 35,500,000 32,000,000 64,000,000 61,300,000 58,600,000 55,500,000 57,300,000 48,500,000 49,600,000 52,000,000 58,900,000 58,000,000 55,000,000 49,800,000 52,300,000 46,400,000 42,200,000 42,800,000 39,000,000 36,600,000 10,100,000 6,800,000 10,200,000 10,500,000 12,400,000 18,300,000 18,300,000 44,300,000 43,700,000 41,600,000 53,700,000 81,100,000 127,900,000 132,200,000 116,000,000 114,800,000 116,100,000 122,100,000 123,000,000 119,600,000 134,000,000 138,300,000 132,800,000 156,822,000 109,341,000 81,297,000 78,058,000 76,711,000 10,170,000 13,419,000 10,544,000                              
        total shareholders’ equity
      2,981,200,000 2,978,500,000 2,238,100,000 2,175,000,000 2,078,900,000 2,117,500,000 2,099,600,000 2,047,400,000 2,036,400,000 1,986,300,000 1,988,800,000 1,914,900,000 1,882,200,000 1,794,300,000    1,575,600,000    1,200,700,000    1,191,100,000    1,154,200,000    1,047,500,000    957,900,000    1,059,900,000    1,223,200,000 1,384,100,000 1,409,800,000 1,374,600,000 1,398,000,000 1,335,100,000 1,337,600,000 1,338,200,000 1,320,400,000 1,349,700,000 1,411,900,000 1,391,900,000 1,392,173,000 1,473,030,000 1,427,644,000 1,346,776,000 1,355,432,000 1,169,316,000 1,054,624,000                               
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
      5,596,600,000 5,502,500,000 6,735,100,000 6,754,400,000 6,585,700,000 6,647,600,000 6,834,900,000 6,828,800,000 5,969,100,000 5,960,800,000 5,873,500,000 5,911,500,000 5,690,600,000 5,469,900,000    5,815,800,000    5,510,900,000    5,426,700,000    3,194,800,000    3,232,300,000    3,153,000,000    3,315,700,000    3,667,400,000 3,951,400,000 3,996,600,000 3,932,300,000 3,882,200,000 3,894,200,000 3,893,200,000 3,942,900,000 3,856,900,000 3,913,700,000 4,030,200,000 4,065,600,000 4,207,282,000 4,003,892,000 3,713,519,000 3,527,770,000 3,498,445,000 3,217,258,000 3,037,302,000 2,860,463,000                              
        timber properties, net of depletion
         231,600,000 231,400,000 231,200,000 230,700,000 230,600,000 230,200,000 229,600,000 228,900,000 228,000,000 228,400,000 226,800,000 226,900,000 227,400,000 227,600,000 224,600,000 226,300,000 223,300,000 224,200,000 224,500,000 272,500,000 272,700,000 272,700,000 272,400,000 272,500,000 273,800,000 273,500,000 274,200,000 274,200,000 274,200,000 277,400,000 276,200,000 275,200,000 275,200,000 277,800,000 277,800,000 278,000,000 278,500,000 277,900,000 277,100,000 277,100,000 265,100,000 267,100,000 244,800,000 251,200,000 230,500,000 219,500,000 215,200,000 215,600,000 216,800,000 217,200,000 217,800,000 217,600,000 217,400,000 217,900,000 216,026,000 215,790,000 215,517,000 215,489,000 215,537,000 215,184,000 212,636,000 208,442,000 197,114,000 199,669,000 203,154,000 202,734,000 199,701,000 199,268,000 198,941,000 195,265,000 197,235,000 195,636,000 193,974,000 195,245,000 195,115,000 175,078,000 172,042,000 171,795,000 139,372,000 132,553,000 130,263,000  129,141,000 127,491,000 88,367,000       
        noncurrent liabilities held for sale
        54,500,000                                                                                            
        long-term income tax payable
           11,700,000 11,800,000 11,800,000 21,200,000 21,200,000 25,600,000 25,600,000 25,600,000 25,600,000 27,800,000 27,800,000 27,800,000 27,800,000 27,800,000 27,800,000 27,800,000 27,800,000 27,800,000 27,800,000 27,800,000 27,800,000 44,000,000 44,000,000 48,200,000 46,100,000 35,900,000 35,900,000 35,900,000                                                              
        assets held for sale
         5,400,000 4,200,000 3,100,000 3,600,000 6,500,000 5,400,000 5,000,000 4,500,000 1,800,000 1,300,000 1,300,000 300,000 1,700,000 139,800,000 6,900,000 6,600,000 9,200,000 57,000,000 57,000,000 5,500,000 6,200,000 4,600,000 4,100,000 2,800,000 5,300,000 4,500,000 4,400,000 2,100,000 2,600,000 1,200,000 2,200,000 77,600,000 86,900,000 86,200,000 11,800,000 11,700,000 9,300,000 28,000,000 16,900,000 24,900,000 20,800,000 19,800,000 28,300,000 64,000,000                                                
        post-retirement benefit obligations
           5,600,000    6,200,000    7,200,000    11,000,000    11,600,000    12,200,000                                                                     
        accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax:
                                                                                                    
        operating lease assets
               290,300,000 268,100,000 272,100,000 240,900,000 254,700,000 253,200,000 261,700,000 287,000,000 289,400,000 287,500,000 299,700,000 299,800,000 307,500,000 318,100,000 321,000,000 327,200,000                                                                      
        finance lease assets
               30,500,000 31,600,000 32,500,000 32,600,000                                                                                  
        pension asset
                55,200,000 47,200,000 39,700,000  68,500,000 58,600,000 50,300,000  44,100,000 43,200,000 32,300,000  38,100,000 35,200,000 36,400,000  12,100,000 11,700,000 11,400,000  12,200,000 12,100,000 11,800,000  28,600,000 26,200,000 23,900,000                                                          
        work-in-process
                       1,500,000 1,500,000 1,600,000 2,900,000 5,400,000 5,700,000 6,600,000 10,500,000 11,300,000 12,900,000 13,600,000 8,900,000 10,000,000 10,200,000 11,900,000 12,000,000 11,500,000                                                             
        liabilities held for sale
                     600,000 83,500,000 900,000           1,300,000      14,500,000 17,300,000 15,600,000   1,000,000 8,200,000 1,800,000 1,500,000 1,200,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 6,400,000                                                
        liabilities and shareholders' equity
                                                                                                    
        total greif, inc. shareholders' equity
                    1,701,100,000 1,686,400,000 1,493,300,000  1,448,900,000 1,374,200,000 1,205,300,000  1,141,300,000 1,083,200,000 1,163,800,000  1,120,600,000 1,086,600,000 1,119,200,000  1,115,200,000 1,086,500,000 1,087,500,000  1,032,600,000 980,000,000 955,000,000                                                          
        total shareholders' equity
                    1,736,600,000 1,718,400,000 1,557,300,000  1,507,500,000 1,429,700,000 1,262,600,000  1,190,900,000 1,135,200,000 1,222,700,000  1,175,600,000 1,136,400,000 1,171,500,000  1,157,400,000 1,129,300,000 1,126,500,000  1,042,700,000 986,800,000 965,200,000                                                          
        total liabilities and shareholders' equity
                    5,626,100,000 5,622,900,000 5,766,600,000  5,723,600,000 5,587,900,000 5,566,600,000  5,593,800,000 5,529,000,000 5,721,500,000  5,552,400,000 5,510,400,000 3,300,200,000  3,299,400,000 3,346,800,000 3,328,100,000  3,336,700,000 3,225,800,000 3,199,300,000                                                          
        assets held by special purpose entities
                           50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,900,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000 50,891,000             
        liabilities held by special purpose entities
                           43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,300,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000 43,250,000             
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 6.3 in 2021 and 9.4 in 2020
                        834,700,000                                                                            
        mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests
                        5,000,000 5,000,000 8,400,000 8,400,000 8,400,000 8,400,000 8,400,000 8,400,000 8,400,000 8,000,000 8,400,000 8,600,000 8,400,000 8,700,000 8,900,000 9,200,000                                                             
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 6.5 in 2021 and 9.4 in 2020
                         751,100,000                                                                           
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 8.4 in 2021 and 9.4 in 2020
                          679,700,000                                                                          
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 9.4 in 2020 and 6.8 in 2019
                           636,600,000                                                                         
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 8.4 in 2020 and 6.8 in 2019
                            624,500,000                                                                        
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 8.3 in 2020 and 6.8 in 2019
                             640,500,000                                                                       
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 7.3 in 2020 and 6.8 in 2019
                              641,700,000                                                                      
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 6.8 in 2019 and 4.2 in 2018
                               664,200,000                                                                     
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 7.3 in 2019 and 4.2 in 2018
                                720,300,000                                                                    
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 7.1 in 2019 and 4.2 in 2018
                                 704,800,000                                                                   
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 5.7 in 2019 and 4.2 in 2018
                                  561,400,000                                                                  
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 4.2 in 2018 and 8.9 in 2017
                                   456,700,000                                                                 
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 5.0 in 2018 and 8.9 in 2017
                                    469,200,000                                                                
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 7.0 in 2018 and 8.9 in 2017
                                     463,400,000                                                               
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 9.1 in 2018 and 8.9 in 2017
                                      448,700,000                                                              
        interest rate derivative
                                      9,600,000 5,100,000 4,000,000 4,800,000                                                           
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 8.9 in 2017 and 8.8 in 2016
                                       447,000,000                                                             
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 6.3 in 2017 and 8.8 in 2016
                                        453,600,000                                                            
        inventories
                                        336,800,000 330,600,000 304,200,000 277,400,000 288,500,000 290,300,000 295,900,000 297,000,000 334,700,000 363,200,000 382,200,000 381,100,000 411,000,000 407,100,000 398,100,000 375,300,000 399,800,000 392,500,000 389,300,000 374,300,000 398,200,000 385,900,000 394,700,000 432,518,000 484,777,000 456,105,000 414,794,000 396,572,000 353,030,000 302,944,000 253,752,000 227,432,000 220,739,000 244,074,000 296,527,000 303,994,000 341,243,000 288,000,000 264,856,000 242,994,000 248,368,000 247,489,000 259,542,000 205,004,000 180,252,000 170,958,000 177,499,000 170,533,000 206,235,000 222,149,000 212,503,000 191,457,000 175,769,000 160,407,000 170,295,000 167,157,000 22,938 24,045 154,318,000 144,320,000 
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                        162,400,000 132,300,000 148,600,000 128,200,000 133,700,000 134,100,000 135,400,000 159,300,000 129,800,000 132,500,000 124,900,000 129,700,000 144,000,000 158,400,000 144,400,000 132,200,000 129,200,000 146,500,000 174,600,000 117,200,000 133,300,000 142,400,000 142,900,000 140,033,000 148,992,000 149,446,000 142,312,000 134,269,000 137,480,000 117,129,000 103,765,000 105,904,000 95,031,000 83,027,000 91,804,000 93,965,000 122,545,000 109,225,000 125,287,000 87,704,000 89,770,000 94,038,000 81,821,000 66,083,000 43,843,000 86,238,000 67,064,000 55,874,000             
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 7.0 in 2017 and 8.8 in 2016
                                         428,800,000                                                           
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 7.8 in 2017 and 8.8 in 2016
                                          391,300,000                                                          
        redeemable noncontrolling interest
                                          32,500,000  32,300,000 35,400,000 32,200,000                                                      
        -foreign currency translation
                                          -277,700,000  -261,900,000 -238,000,000                -31,400,000                                       
        -interest rate derivative
                                          4,600,000                                                          
        -minimum pension liabilities
                                          -100,100,000  -117,300,000 -120,200,000                -97,800,000                                       
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 8.8 in 2016 and 11.8 in 2015
                                           399,200,000                                                         
        as of october 31,
                                           2,016,000,000    2,015,000,000    2,014,000,000    2,013,000,000    2,012,000,000    2,011,000    2,010,000    2,009,000    2,008,000    2,007,000    2,006,000    2,005,000             
        — foreign currency translation
                                           -270,200,000    -256,600,000                                                     
        — minimum pension liabilities
                                           -128,200,000    -120,800,000                                                     
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 9.2 in 2016 and 11.8 in 2015
                                            418,100,000                                                        
        accumulated other comprehensive loss:
                                                                                                    
        total greif, inc. equity
                                            981,800,000 982,200,000 939,800,000  1,048,800,000 1,062,100,000 1,094,600,000                                                  
        total equity
                                            994,200,000 1,000,500,000 958,100,000  1,092,500,000 1,103,700,000 1,148,300,000                                                  
        total liabilities and equity
                                            3,183,900,000 3,207,200,000 3,162,800,000  3,415,300,000 3,420,800,000 3,507,500,000                                                  
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 9.4 in 2016 and 11.8 in 2015
                                             404,800,000                                                       
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 9.3 in 2016 and 11.8 in 2015
                                              373,000,000                                                      
        – foreign currency translation
                                              -281,300,000                                         9,117,000    5,655,000    -15,314,000     
        – minimum pension liabilities
                                              -118,900,000                                                      
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 11.8 in 2015 and 16.8 in 2014
                                               403,700,000 461,900,000                                                    
        shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                563,682 562,615   
        — interest rate and other derivatives
                                                                                                    
        - foreign currency translation
                                                -232,200,000 -235,700,000 -205,000,000 -144,500,000 -99,800,000 -89,100,000 -95,800,000  -83,700,000 -76,400,000 -57,500,000 -69,100,000 -92,600,000  -33,000,000 -46,354,000 44,763,000 68,337,000 14,163,000 44,612,000 -19,903,000 -98,953,000 -23,724,000 -6,825,000 -69,036,000 -78,025,000 -68,602,000 -39,693,000 15,757,000 -316,000 8,257,000  7,685,000 5,972,000 -10,428,000  -5,858,000 4,219,000 12,061,000  1,544,000 13,627,000 16,343,000  -12,289,000 -10,549,000 -17,090,000    -35,971,000  
        - interest rate and other cash flow hedges
                                                    -200,000 -400,000 -500,000  -600,000 -800,000 -700,000                                          
        - minimum pension liabilities
                                                -124,300,000 -123,400,000 -124,300,000 -129,800,000 -95,600,000 -96,000,000 -95,400,000  -125,700,000 -125,200,000 -126,400,000 -126,000,000 -96,700,000  -97,200,000 -101,676,000 -77,312,000 -77,377,000 -76,405,000 -76,526,000 -78,467,000 -78,603,000 -79,156,000 -79,546,000 -27,754,000 -27,617,000 -28,164,000 -27,026,000                         
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 12.0 in 2015 and 16.8 in 2014
                                                 459,800,000                                                   
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 14.6 in 2015 and 16.8 in 2014
                                                  462,700,000                                                  
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 16.8 in 2014 and 13.5 in 2013
                                                   501,300,000                                                 
        current portion related party notes and advances receivable
                                                   200,000 1,900,000 2,400,000 3,000,000 2,800,000 2,800,000 2,600,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,300,000 14,900,000 14,800,000                                      
        related party notes receivable
                                                    11,300,000 11,700,000 12,100,000 12,600,000 13,100,000 14,600,000 15,000,000 15,700,000 16,600,000 17,100,000 17,900,000 18,310,000 19,538,000                                    
        - interest rate and other derivatives
                                                   -100,000        -900,000 -900,000  -300,000 -121,000 -419,000 -755,000                                   
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 14.9 in 2014 and 13.5 in 2013
                                                    526,700,000                                                
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 13.4 in 2014 and 13.5 in 2013
                                                     489,200,000                                               
        net assets held for sale
                                                     4,800,000 200,000 1,500,000 1,700,000 6,800,000 8,300,000 5,500,000 6,600,000 12,900,000 10,300,000 11,381,000 23,036,000 19,679,000 20,798,000 28,407,000 24,789,000 29,527,000 33,174,000 31,574,000 30,876,000 24,188,000 28,995,000 21,321,000 19,182,000 15,952,000 11,179,000 11,564,000 4,662,000 4,663,000 14,479,000 3,374,000 5,961,000 3,272,000 5,853,000 8,410,000 17,103,000 14,630,000 12,511,000 14,753,000 13,945,000 14,330,000 6,812,000 6,311,000   13,192,000 13,945,000 
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 12.9 in 2014 and 13.5 in 2013
                                                      465,500,000                                              
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 13.5 in 2013 and 17.1 in 2012
                                                       481,900,000                                             
        —foreign currency translation
                                                       -63,300,000                        43,260,000    1,525,000                 
        —interest rate and other derivatives
                                                       -600,000                                             
        —minimum pension liabilities
                                                       -95,100,000                        -30,005,000                     
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 12.4 in 2013 and 17.1 in 2012
                                                        489,200,000                                            
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 13.2 in 2013 and 17.1 in 2012
                                                         471,800,000                                           
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 17.1 in 2013 and 17.1 in 2012
                                                          443,000,000                                          
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 17.1 in 2012 and 13.8 in 2011
                                                           453,900,000                                         
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 15.6 in 2012 and 13.8 in 2011
                                                            492,800,000                                        
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 13.0 in 2012 and 13.8 in 2011
                                                             503,900,000                                       
        -interest rate and other derivatives
                                                             -300,000                                       
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 13.2 in 2012 and 13.8 in 2011
                                                              546,800,000                                      
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 13,754 in 2011 and 13,311 in 2010
                                                               568,624,000                                     
        current portion related party notes receivable
                                                               1,714,000 1,714,000                                    
        current assets - sum
                                                               1,305,337,000 1,375,148,000 1,261,309,000 1,188,660,000 1,165,889,000 1,078,716,000 967,772,000 831,099,000 833,761,000 788,658,000 755,667,000 817,647,000 922,650,000 1,080,247,000 930,675,000 904,692,000 841,785,000 815,982,000 827,447,000 798,087,000 793,037,000 745,155,000 705,183,000 635,434,000 625,952,000 646,139,000 643,677,000 606,290,000 612,682,000 628,452,000 580,082,000 551,070,000 583,457,000   473,618,000 509,821,000 
        long-term assets - sum
                                                               1,466,656,000 1,240,915,000 1,106,598,000 1,047,125,000 1,057,440,000 963,060,000 918,074,000 907,409,000 886,470,000 806,138,000 791,761,000 781,291,000 756,851,000 782,511,000 755,495,000 745,907,000 736,380,000 706,326,000 699,148,000 679,359,000 454,015,000 395,211,000 389,854,000 390,443,000 395,315,000 362,624,000 317,670,000 316,991,000 319,874,000 342,087,000 341,065,000 338,835,000 335,379,000 958,184 972,189 453,127,000 456,456,000 
        properties, plants and equipment - sum
                                                               2,348,460,000 2,410,841,000 2,307,777,000 2,214,460,000 2,163,280,000 2,036,678,000 2,016,035,000 1,985,255,000 1,917,492,000 1,860,275,000 1,811,516,000 1,830,831,000 1,800,978,000 1,909,101,000 1,891,349,000 1,849,638,000 1,803,467,000 1,774,872,000 1,742,560,000 1,733,406,000 1,578,016,000 1,524,719,000 1,507,198,000 1,473,070,000 1,423,761,000 1,414,114,000 1,425,971,000 1,429,256,000 1,407,665,000 1,388,810,000 1,373,535,000 1,385,299,000 1,375,618,000   1,206,071,000 1,184,844,000 
        current liabilities - sum
                                                               929,768,000 872,131,000 782,998,000 689,413,000 761,811,000 680,263,000 610,793,000 452,493,000 562,097,000 485,720,000 405,234,000 529,022,000 671,801,000 796,309,000 647,104,000 624,542,000 648,910,000 587,258,000 531,552,000 518,472,000 491,299,000 447,575,000 382,383,000 359,342,000 382,984,000 393,017,000 398,970,000 384,009,000 437,218,000 347,934,000 299,328,000 287,336,000 312,318,000   240,358,000 281,572,000 
        long-term liabilities - sum
                                                               1,885,341,000 1,658,731,000 1,502,877,000 1,491,581,000 1,381,202,000 1,367,679,000 1,371,885,000 1,303,754,000 1,150,843,000 1,155,702,000 1,192,537,000 1,108,258,000 1,014,557,000 1,102,414,000 1,117,559,000 1,088,979,000 997,484,000 1,071,462,000 1,147,405,000 1,133,531,000 847,816,000 781,887,000 819,291,000 793,791,000 767,755,000 749,589,000 745,796,000 759,173,000 745,201,000 901,722,000 918,505,000 934,501,000 944,443,000   915,483,000 906,249,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive income:
                                                                                                    
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 12,732 in 2011 and 13,117 in 2010
                                                                588,820,000                                    
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 12,259 in 2011 and 13,117 in 2010
                                                                 521,396,000                                   
        toal greif, inc. shareholders’ equity
                                                                 1,346,347,000                                   
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 13,338 in 2011 and 13,117 in 2010
                                                                  475,800,000                                  
        - interest rate derivatives
                                                                  -990,000 -1,318,000 -1,449,000 -17,000 -801,000 -1,484,000 -1,192,000 -1,014,000 -2,118,000 -1,802,000 -2,057,000 -2,782,000 -3,459,000  -275,000 -377,000 -1,426,000  -1,535,000 -1,861,000 -2,313,000  -3,530,000 -4,399,000 -5,416,000  -8,859,000 -10,270,000 -12,553,000    -15,461,000  
        - energy and other derivatives
                                                                  -33,000 -187,000 -93,000 -402,000 -213,000 -391,000 -1,082,000 -2,382,000 -5,354,000 -4,299,000 -1,756,000 528,000 186,000  -303,000 75,000                   
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 13,311 in 2010 and 12,510 in 2009
                                                                   480,158,000                                 
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 13,117 in 2010 and 12,510 in 2009
                                                                    464,778,000                                
        toal greif, inc. shareholders’ equity before noncontrolling interests
                                                                    1,159,146,000                                
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 12,566 in 2010 and 12,510 in 2009
                                                                     418,982,000                               
        toal greif, inc. shareholders’ equity before noncontrolling interest
                                                                     1,041,205,000 1,093,672,000                              
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 11,698 in 2010 and 12,510 in 2009
                                                                      337,161,000                              
        toal shareholders’ equity
                                                                      1,104,216,000                              
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 12,510 in 2009 and 13,532 in 2008
                                                                       337,054,000                             
        minority interest
                                                                       6,997,000 6,088,000 4,762,000 4,651,000 3,729,000 6,122,000 6,424,000 6,682,000 6,405,000 5,222,000 4,952,000 4,828,000 4,875,000 4,670,000 4,027,000 3,173,000 1,696,000 1,797,000 1,290,000 1,988,000 1,725,000 1,700,000 1,532,000 1,633,000 1,886,000   1,353,000 1,345,000 
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 12,018 in 2009 and 13,532 in 2008
                                                                        326,221,000                            
        postretirement benefit liabilities
                                                                        25,950,000 25,246,000 24,560,000 25,138,000 31,604,000 31,487,000 31,442,000 32,983,000                     
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 14,400 in 2009 and 13,532 in 2008
                                                                         309,296,000                           
        shareholders' equity
                                                                                                    
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 14,121 in 2009 and 13,532 in 2008
                                                                          315,928,000                          
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 13,532 and 12,539 in 2007
                                                                           392,537,000                         
        long-term notes receivable
                                                                           3,548,000 3,611,000 3,363,000 3,316,000 36,434,000 32,266,000 32,008,000 37,907,000                  
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 12,776 in 2008 and 12,539 in 2007
                                                                            477,612,000                        
        pension liability
                                                                            20,944,000 19,287,000 19,757,000 19,892,000 11,180,000 14,672,000 17,507,000 18,639,000 43,896,000 44,037,000 44,746,000 45,544,000 45,070,000 46,420,000 50,288,000 44,036,000         
        - minimum pension liability
                                                                            -29,878,000 -29,970,000 -29,242,000  -31,097,000 -31,097,000 -31,097,000  -42,457,000 -42,457,000 -42,457,000  -43,405,000 -43,405,000 -43,405,000  -29,118,000 -28,703,000 -28,703,000    -19,592,000  
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 11,722 in 2008 and 12,539 in 2007
                                                                             399,616,000                       
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 11,758 in 2008 and 12,539 in 2007
                                                                              374,941,000                      
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 12,539 in 2007 and 8,575 in 2006
                                                                               347,907,000                     
        goodwill, net of amortization
                                                                               493,252,000  407,283,000 355,342,000 286,552,000 256,828,000 249,505,000 248,910,000 263,703,000 232,091,000   237,803,000 241,975,000 242,707,000       
        —interest rate derivatives
                                                                               -997,000    -1,861,000                 
        —energy and other derivatives
                                                                               226,000                     
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 12,480 in 2007 and 8,575 in 2006
                                                                                361,115,000                    
        deferred tax liability
                                                                                178,084,000 203,987,000 210,421,000 179,329,000 151,984,000 145,604,000 141,077,000 133,837,000 170,506,000 149,177,000 149,897,000 148,639,000 165,751,000 159,778,000 161,073,000 159,825,000    135,577,000 
        postretirement benefit liability
                                                                                47,574,000 47,534,000 46,549,000 47,702,000 49,723,000 50,735,000 49,479,000 47,827,000 48,869,000 49,401,000 49,734,000 48,667,000 49,282,000 48,683,000 49,187,000 48,504,000   49,366,000 47,131,000 
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 11,896 in 2007 and 8,575 in 2006
                                                                                 350,769,000                   
        accrued payrolls and employee benefits
                                                                                 53,314,000 42,613,000  51,048,000 44,474,000 34,490,000  40,582,000 41,913,000 35,704,000  38,318,000 34,603,000 30,760,000      
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 10,102 in 2007 and 8,575 in 2006
                                                                                  360,394,000                  
        - energy derivatives
                                                                                  -606,000  73,000 -508,000 -582,000              
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 8,575 in 2006 and 8,475 in 2005
                                                                                   315,661,000                 
        deferred tax asset
                                                                                   15,814,000    10,088,000    6,636,000    10,875,000    3,652,000 
        —energy derivatives
                                                                                   -945,000                 
        —minimum pension liability
                                                                                   -31,097,000                 
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 8,951 in 2006 and 8,475 in 2005
                                                                                    301,635,000                
        other receivables, less allowance of 1,112 in 2006 and 977 in 2005
                                                                                    36,572,000                
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 8,032 in 2006 and 8,972 in 2005
                                                                                     283,496,000               
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 8,119 in 2006 and 8,475 in 2005
                                                                                      267,445,000              
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 8,475 in 2005 and 11,454 in 2004
                                                                                       258,636,000             
        – interest rate derivatives
                                                                                       -2,738,000    -7,097,000    -12,938,000     
        – minimum pension liability
                                                                                       -42,455,000    -43,405,000    -28,206,000     
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 8,256 in 2005 and 11,454 in 2004
                                                                                        276,352,000            
        timber note receivable
                                                                                        50,891,000            
        timber note securitized
                                                                                        43,250,000            
        trade accounts receivable – less allowance of 8,972 in 2005 and 11,454 in 2004
                                                                                         282,564,000           
        trade accounts receivable – less allowance of 10,039 in 2005 and 11,454 in 2004
                                                                                          263,020,000          
        prepaid expenses and other
                                                                                          56,629,000 53,977,000   60,427,000 54,390,000   43,197,000 48,286,000 
        goodwill – less accumulated amortization
                                                                                          237,211,000    251,437,000 252,309,000   231,800,000  
        other intangible assets – less accumulated amortization
                                                                                          26,503,000    29,808,000 30,654,000   28,155,000  
        timber properties – less depletion
                                                                                          128,968,000    87,748,000 86,437,000   83,551,000  
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 11,454 in 2004 and 11,225 in 2003
                                                                                           307,750,000         
        greif, inc. and subsidiary companies consolidated balance sheets (continued) (dollars in thousands) as of october 31,
                                                                                           2,004,000         
        long-term debt, less current portion
                                                                                           457,415,000         
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 12,535 in 2004 and 10,286 in 2003
                                                                                            344,365,000        
        investment in affiliates
                                                                                            5,165,000 5,395,000 5,581,000 4,421,000 813,091 830,207 147,965,000 149,820,000 
        trade accounts receivable, less allowance of 12,013 in 2004 and 11,225 in 2003
                                                                                             306,462,000       
        trade accounts receivable – less allowance of 11,817 in 2004 and 11,225 in 2003
                                                                                              270,613,000      
        trade accounts receivable – less allowance of 11,225 in 2003 and 9,857 in 2002
                                                                                               294,957,000     
        trade accounts receivable
                                                                                                83,114 63,651   
        goodwill and other intangible assets
                                                                                                113,117 113,117   
        liabilities & shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                    
        trade accounts receivable – less allowance of 10,057 in 2003 and 9,857 in 2002
                                                                                                  240,427,000  
        trade accounts receivable-less allowance of 9,857 in 2002 and 10,596 in 2001
                                                                                                   274,222,000 
        goodwill—less accumulated amortization
                                                                                                   232,577,000 
        other intangible assets—less accumulated amortization
                                                                                                   28,999,000 
        timber properties—less depletion
                                                                                                   81,380,000 
        –foreign currency translation
                                                                                                   -33,726,000 
        –interest rate derivatives
                                                                                                   -15,601,000 
        –minimum pension liability
                                                                                                   -19,592,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-07-31 2025-04-30 2025-01-31 2024-10-31 2024-07-31 2024-04-30 2024-01-31 2023-10-31 2023-07-31 2023-04-30 2023-01-31 2022-10-31 2022-07-31 2022-04-30 2022-01-31 2021-10-31 2021-07-31 2021-04-30 2021-01-31 2020-10-31 2020-07-31 2020-04-30 2020-01-31 2019-10-31 2019-07-31 2019-04-30 2019-01-31 2018-10-31 2018-07-31 2018-04-30 2018-01-31 2017-10-31 2017-07-31 2017-04-30 2017-01-31 2016-10-31 2016-07-31 2016-04-30 2016-01-31 2015-10-31 2015-07-31 2015-04-30 2015-01-31 2014-10-31 2014-07-31 2014-04-30 2014-01-31 2013-10-31 2013-07-31 2013-04-30 2013-01-31 2012-10-31 2012-07-31 2012-04-30 2012-01-31 2011-10-31 2011-07-31 2011-04-30 2011-01-31 2010-10-31 2010-07-31 2010-04-30 2010-01-31 2009-10-31 2009-07-31 2009-04-30 2009-01-31 2008-10-31 2008-07-31 2008-04-30 2008-01-31 2007-10-31 2007-07-31 2007-04-30 2007-01-31 2006-10-31 2006-07-31 2006-04-30 2006-01-31 2005-10-31 2005-07-31 2005-04-30 2005-01-31 2004-10-31 2004-07-31 2004-04-30 2004-01-31 2003-10-31 2003-07-31 2003-04-30 2003-01-31 
                                                                                                     
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                                     
          net income
        16,300,000 180,900,000 69,400,000 54,500,000 14,400,000 75,600,000 93,600,000 52,000,000 74,300,000 73,300,000 96,700,000 116,000,000 93,100,000 102,600,000 146,100,000 126,700,000 18,600,000 109,900,000 118,400,000 154,000,000 30,900,000 48,000,000 24,400,000 15,800,000 36,100,000 69,800,000 67,500,000 21,100,000 35,800,000 45,500,000 72,000,000 51,900,000 60,100,000 39,700,000 47,500,000 39,900,000 8,000,000 6,500,000 46,400,000 32,500,000 -9,900,000 9,200,000 9,300,000 20,500,000 28,200,000 -30,200,000 10,000,000 34,500,000 30,600,000 33,000,000 46,800,000 43,000,000 26,200,000 24,600,000 46,200,000 36,200,000 24,600,000 20,512,000 64,974,000 50,591,000 41,097,000 76,635,000 67,759,000 44,832,000 26,231,000 79,294,000 39,731,000 12,142,000 1,266,000 -173,696,646 64,590,000 48,654,000 60,687,000 54,984,000 48,781,000 18,624,000 33,979,000 41,738,000 38,336,000 28,693,000 33,352,000 22,041,000 50,712,000 16,767,000 15,136,000 27,817,000 14,869,000 8,449,000 -3,366,000 7,391,000 2,980,000 -5,139,000 4,264,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                                     
          depreciation, depletion and amortization
        57,200,000 60,300,000 64,700,000 66,400,000 66,600,000 67,900,000 67,100,000 65,900,000 60,400,000 61,200,000 57,700,000 56,600,000 55,100,000 51,200,000 51,400,000 54,600,000 59,400,000 58,200,000 58,100,000 58,800,000 59,300,000 60,100,000 59,900,000 61,200,000 61,300,000 59,300,000 60,000,000 55,500,000 31,300,000 30,400,000 32,400,000 32,400,000 31,700,000 31,100,000 27,700,000 31,000,000 30,700,000 31,900,000 31,500,000 32,000,000 32,300,000 33,700,000 31,600,000 34,700,000 34,600,000 36,000,000 38,800,000 41,900,000 39,100,000 39,000,000 39,500,000 38,900,000 39,500,000 38,900,000 37,400,000 39,700,000 38,700,000 41,574,000 34,915,000 34,594,000 33,108,000 31,047,000 27,748,000 27,673,000 29,506,000 28,065,000 25,044,000 24,229,000 25,289,000 -78,867,622 26,336,000 26,775,000 25,863,000 26,003,000 23,016,000 27,104,000 26,172,000 21,867,000 20,622,000 23,326,000 24,673,000 20,522,000 24,402,000 25,192,000 24,982,000 22,760,000 24,327,000 26,097,000 26,710,000 24,001,000 22,242,000 22,287,000 21,240,000 
          non-cash asset impairment charges
        4,500,000 200,000 3,400,000 10,700,000 13,700,000 700,000 200,000 400,000 1,300,000 16,900,000 1,600,000 1,300,000 500,000 7,900,000 700,000 62,400,000 7,400,000 200,000 1,300,000 1,600,000 15,500,000 1,300,000 100,000 5,700,000 2,100,000 4,200,000 800,000 400,000 2,900,000 14,900,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,900,000 6,500,000 4,100,000 1,700,000 39,100,000 23,600,000 17,600,000                                                   
          non-cash pension settlement charges
        700,000 900,000                100,000 400,000 100,000 8,500,000                                                                         
          gain on disposals of properties, plants and equipment
        -1,700,000 -215,700,000 -2,600,000 500,000 -1,600,000 -2,400,000 -3,400,000 -300,000 -2,700,000 800,000 1,700,000          -17,100,000 -300,000 -1,300,000 -500,000 -6,800,000 -1,300,000 -4,900,000 -900,000 1,900,000 -1,400,000 -1,500,000 -4,600,000 3,500,000 -1,100,000 -1,800,000 -1,000,000 -800,000 -700,000 -7,900,000 -900,000 2,300,000 -7,000,000 -700,000 -1,600,000   -9,700,000 -9,500,000 -17,000,000 -1,800,000 -3,100,000 -1,200,000 -1,200,000 -2,100,000 -3,200,000 -1,100,000 -714,000 -9,205,000 -2,857,000 -2,079,000 -4,530,000 -4,875,000 -701,000 -1,328,000 -24,622,000 -5,256,000 -2,237,000 -2,317,000 52,591,466 -2,906,000 -12,971,000 -36,774,000    -5,907,000 -2,018,000 -8,809,000 -5,547,000 -1,643,000 -479,000 -4,504,000 -4,194,000 -10,344,000 -2,275,000 -1,289,000 -1,122,000 -4,109,000 -1,098,000 -2,096,000 -1,628,000 -221,000 
          loss on disposals of businesses
        3,100,000 1,200,000 500,000 900,000                 900,000 -500,000   700,000 1,300,000   -900,000       500,000 18,600,000 -1,300,000   700,000 -1,100,000 10,400,000 -800,000                                                 
          unrealized foreign exchange loss
        600,000 -200,000 100,000 100,000 500,000 300,000 200,000 1,900,000 7,600,000 9,200,000 -700,000 4,100,000 100,000 2,600,000 900,000 -8,500,000 3,400,000 200,000 -100,000   -4,000,000 600,000 -1,300,000 500,000 400,000 1,500,000 600,000 500,000 -1,900,000 -800,000 -500,000 2,500,000 100,000 2,400,000 2,100,000 -900,000 3,000,000 2,000,000  1,200,000 200,000 -4,200,000 -2,600,000 -2,600,000 3,500,000 -2,200,000 2,100,000 1,600,000 -1,300,000 4,700,000                                         
          deferred income tax benefit
        -900,000 -49,900,000 2,700,000 -2,600,000 -600,000              -100,000 -39,600,000 -1,900,000  -4,800,000 6,500,000 -7,000,000  -900,000 -7,500,000 -4,300,000  -4,100,000 -65,500,000  -1,000,000 3,500,000 -11,300,000                                                         
          debt extinguishment charges
                               100,000                                                                   
          non-cash special charitable contribution
                                                                                                     
          non-cash lease expense
        14,500,000 11,500,000 8,100,000 21,700,000 14,600,000 10,000,000 3,600,000 20,800,000 12,200,000 3,100,000 11,700,000 10,300,000 12,900,000 8,900,000 11,700,000 500,000 14,600,000 3,500,000 10,400,000 11,700,000 14,400,000 14,400,000 14,400,000                                                                       
          other
        400,000 200,000 700,000 400,000 400,000 1,000,000 900,000 700,000 500,000 2,500,000 100,000 -900,000 500,000 -200,000 300,000 100,000 600,000 -2,700,000 800,000 -2,400,000 1,900,000 -1,200,000 -900,000 -600,000 -300,000 -1,200,000 2,500,000 25,300,000 -22,400,000 -1,300,000 -2,100,000   700,000 -600,000 1,700,000 -600,000   -600,000 -800,000 -1,100,000 -300,000 100,000 -300,000 -300,000 -400,000   -500,000 1,000,000 -43,700,000 58,100,000 7,800,000 1,600,000       -14,264,000 26,883,000 -23,852,000 -73,240,000 53,678,000 -12,083,000                    -7,957,000  -482,000 -734,000 -11,388,000 
          increase in cash from changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of impacts from acquisitions:
                                                                                                     
          trade accounts receivable
        -109,500,000 56,800,000 10,900,000 -74,600,000 31,900,000 38,600,000 -16,100,000 -87,400,000 21,500,000 20,800,000 43,500,000 -46,000,000 112,000,000 107,800,000 4,700,000 -82,600,000 -4,800,000 -62,100,000 -87,000,000 -67,600,000 -30,800,000 -18,500,000 38,100,000 -50,200,000 21,500,000 49,600,000 -7,800,000 700,000 12,600,000 1,600,000 -20,400,000 -23,600,000 8,400,000 8,300,000 -18,700,000 -34,600,000 -2,300,000 10,900,000 -16,900,000 -30,800,000 18,200,000 36,200,000 -11,200,000 -3,900,000 18,400,000 15,100,000 -42,500,000 -14,600,000 -3,300,000 13,700,000 -29,000,000 -33,600,000 13,500,000 46,500,000 5,800,000 32,700,000 10,800,000 16,200,000 -14,372,000 -30,355,000 5,936,000 29,667,000 -38,367,000 -57,136,000 11,790,000 -5,219,000 -3,340,000 12,031,000 69,886,000 103,545,123 -63,067,000 -20,172,000 -20,372,000 38,818,000 -13,421,000 3,163,000 14,316,000 17,207,000 -17,019,000 -22,277,000 -6,693,000 26,949,000 4,445,000 -23,672,000 48,713,000 44,081,000 -37,282,000       
          inventories
        8,100,000 -10,700,000 10,600,000 -2,100,000 -21,500,000 20,000,000 -8,900,000 -9,500,000 -28,000,000 51,100,000 11,300,000 41,200,000 -2,600,000 69,400,000 -7,100,000 6,700,000 -62,900,000 -48,100,000 -86,100,000 -35,900,000 -35,500,000 49,600,000 500,000 -6,000,000 -17,000,000 54,700,000 10,400,000 4,000,000 -35,200,000 35,900,000 7,300,000 -20,000,000 -48,000,000 53,500,000 -900,000 -22,800,000 -36,800,000 7,000,000 -2,800,000 5,600,000 -6,400,000 27,200,000 23,400,000 10,700,000 -22,400,000 21,400,000 -11,100,000 300,000 -39,300,000 28,500,000 -12,700,000 -9,000,000 -10,300,000 30,200,000 -27,800,000 8,400,000 28,700,000 58,649,000 1,315,000 -26,573,000 -17,986,000 5,013,000 -46,393,000 -26,100,000 -20,352,000 -1,094,000 37,893,000 53,543,000 1,414,000 74,755,737 -45,829,000 -16,588,000 -12,416,000 34,957,000 -3,415,000 9,829,000 -17,251,000 4,271,000 -7,455,000 2,006,000 -5,328,000 37,608,000 13,936,000 -13,748,000 -17,081,000 -9,063,000 -14,938,000       
          accounts payable
        121,500,000 -32,500,000 -16,600,000 36,800,000 -33,500,000 -7,200,000 -23,000,000 70,200,000 -21,100,000 -14,200,000 1,300,000 36,200,000 -103,100,000 -87,100,000 24,200,000 12,800,000 9,600,000 26,300,000 78,300,000 112,100,000 13,700,000 12,200,000 5,700,000 52,400,000 -32,200,000 -32,700,000 -12,100,000 -2,200,000 -22,900,000 300,000 26,000,000 23,700,000 -25,700,000 500,000 15,800,000 30,200,000 -26,000,000 32,100,000 20,000,000 34,300,000 -47,000,000 18,200,000 7,400,000 -26,900,000 -55,300,000 39,800,000 20,400,000 59,400,000 -50,700,000 -8,200,000 11,200,000 38,800,000 -78,900,000 -5,400,000 43,200,000 48,100,000 -82,400,000 47,280,000 -32,687,000 46,500,000 -94,453,000 55,917,000 28,479,000 47,769,000 -147,578,000 75,057,000 75,092,000 -127,467,000 -115,131,000 -64,869,173 84,071,000 -11,273,000 -7,889,000 7,579,000 26,316,000 28,065,000 -32,909,000 -8,843,000 41,436,000 31,648,000 -24,070,000 301,000 -3,882,000 2,148,000 -41,402,000 77,466,000 37,808,000       
          restructuring reserves
        -1,900,000 -2,600,000 2,800,000   -500,000 -800,000 -10,800,000 200,000 600,000 4,100,000 -800,000 500,000 -300,000 -1,400,000 -3,200,000 -1,700,000 -200,000 -1,000,000 2,200,000 -2,400,000 1,700,000 12,800,000 -2,800,000 -1,500,000 -300,000 4,800,000 3,100,000 -900,000   1,500,000 -600,000 -1,600,000 -1,400,000 1,800,000 -4,100,000 -4,300,000 2,300,000 -1,800,000 -6,900,000 5,300,000 7,100,000 4,300,000 2,100,000 -500,000 -1,400,000 2,100,000 1,100,000 -600,000 -200,000 -2,900,000 -1,300,000 700,000 -1,400,000 -7,600,000 -3,100,000 5,533,000 -4,552,000 273,000 -1,885,000 2,445,000 1,883,000 -148,000 743,000 -3,291,000 -6,721,000 657,000 9,523,000 5,742,371 -1,508,000 -2,934,000 -1,301,000 8,052,000 1,837,000 -2,127,000 -1,990,000 571,000 925,000 -2,961,000 -336,000 -57,000 -3,338,000 -2,860,000 -171,000 1,270,000 -2,898,000       
          operating leases
        -14,800,000 -12,100,000 -11,400,000 -21,800,000 -14,600,000 -10,000,000 -5,300,000 -20,300,000 -12,500,000 -2,800,000 -11,100,000 -10,600,000 -12,800,000 -9,300,000 -11,600,000 -16,000,000 -3,400,000 -10,600,000 -19,600,000 -9,900,000 -14,400,000 -14,300,000                                                                       
          pension and post-retirement benefit liabilities
        -1,600,000 -2,900,000 -2,700,000 -1,800,000 -1,800,000 -1,000,000 -2,500,000 -4,600,000 -3,300,000 -500,000 -11,600,000 -6,700,000 -8,100,000 4,500,000 -9,400,000 -9,400,000 -10,400,000 200,000 200,000 -5,800,000 -6,100,000 4,000,000 -5,600,000 -5,600,000 -6,100,000                                                                     
          net cash from operating activities
        116,600,000 -24,400,000 197,700,000 136,400,000 -30,800,000 187,200,000 76,800,000 87,500,000 4,500,000 203,500,000 202,300,000 210,800,000 32,900,000 286,600,000 209,300,000 139,200,000 22,400,000 137,300,000 94,900,000 152,300,000 11,500,000 200,400,000 135,000,000 99,800,000 19,500,000 195,400,000 141,500,000 62,200,000 -9,600,000 197,200,000 51,300,000 58,200,000 -53,700,000 199,900,000 89,600,000 59,600,000 -44,100,000 143,000,000 100,300,000 83,900,000 -26,200,000 132,900,000 99,900,000 33,400,000 -59,900,000 145,000,000   -62,800,000 131,600,000 79,800,000 107,700,000 -68,800,000 153,500,000 151,700,000 161,000,000 7,200,000 149,616,000 35,230,000 55,654,000 -68,160,000 160,336,000 87,826,000 25,716,000 -95,767,000 177,220,000 142,222,000 63,434,000 -116,352,000 -18,921,164 69,842,000 34,847,000 -85,628,000 222,613,000 83,916,000 79,339,000 2,368,000 86,741,000 93,873,000 66,649,000 -18,155,000 119,302,000 72,350,000 -1,030,000 -2,246,000 177,374,000 37,349,000 23,796,000 -2,279,000 41,304,000 28,692,000 33,022,000 -3,720,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                                     
          purchases of business, net of cash acquired
          -4,600,000     -145,600,000 -301,900,000                                                                                 
          purchases of properties, plants and equipment
        -56,800,000 -33,000,000 -40,800,000 -30,000,000 -35,700,000 -45,100,000 -44,800,000 -41,000,000 -55,600,000 -77,200,000 -45,300,000 -41,800,000 -49,300,000 -64,100,000 -37,200,000 -30,500,000 -44,500,000 -46,500,000 -36,500,000 -30,300,000 -27,400,000 -32,600,000 -33,400,000 -27,900,000 -37,500,000 -53,000,000 -40,200,000 -37,600,000 -26,000,000 -48,200,000 -35,700,000       -28,700,000 -26,600,000 -15,000,000 -29,800,000 -27,600,000 -38,400,000 -30,600,000 -39,200,000 -43,900,000 -32,000,000 -27,500,000 -34,500,000 -53,800,000 -27,100,000 -27,000,000 -28,500,000 -58,500,000 -38,000,000 -28,800,000 -40,700,000 -44,588,000 -44,145,000 -33,140,000 -40,536,000 -43,091,000 -36,488,000 -30,844,000 -33,714,000 -43,271,000 -27,928,000 -26,632,000 -26,840,000 107,093,923 -37,737,000 -39,993,000 -29,507,000 -32,456,000 -5,919,000 -39,922,000 -34,303,000     -26,180,000 -32,984,000 -17,515,000 -8,685,000   -18,325,000 -9,771,000 -25,348,000 -17,008,000 -10,534,000 -12,454,000 
          payments for deferred purchase price of acquisitions
        -600,000 -700,000 -1,200,000 -500,000 -1,200,000 -400,000 -21,700,000                                                                                 
          proceeds from the sale of properties, plants, equipment and other assets
        2,500,000 460,900,000 3,100,000 18,000,000 2,500,000 4,400,000 4,600,000 900,000 5,000,000 600,000 1,100,000 6,400,000 500,000 3,300,000 8,700,000 100,000 8,200,000 5,500,000    25,600,000 4,800,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 14,900,000 3,200,000 9,100,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 2,500,000 6,000,000 300,000 2,000,000 5,600,000 1,700,000 1,400,000 7,100,000 2,700,000 1,100,000 2,500,000 7,600,000 3,100,000 36,100,000   21,800,000 14,800,000 29,500,000 5,900,000 5,100,000 1,000,000 4,700,000 2,200,000 5,700,000 1,300,000 13,104,000 12,411,000 2,757,000 2,741,000 4,291,000 9,107,000 1,078,000 2,849,000 35,473,000 9,557,000 2,978,000 2,271,000          7,936,000 15,792,000 36,490,000             
          payments for the sale of businesses
          -900,000                                                                                         
          proceeds from hedging derivatives
          22,500,000                                                                                         
          net cash from investing activities
          -38,500,000 -12,700,000 -19,000,000 45,500,000 -41,200,000 -609,000,000 -53,600,000 -173,500,000 -45,700,000 -181,900,000 -269,100,000 -62,900,000 -28,000,000 108,500,000 -45,800,000 -39,400,000 -32,100,000 114,100,000 4,200,000 -10,400,000 -27,600,000 50,400,000 -37,600,000 -41,400,000 -64,800,000 -1,858,700,000 -24,400,000 -49,500,000 -34,400,000 -28,100,000 -23,200,000 -32,200,000 -21,600,000 -15,700,000 -20,900,000 -29,700,000 -21,300,000 9,400,000 16,500,000 -67,700,000 -34,900,000 -17,900,000 -26,000,000 62,700,000 -21,200,000 -30,900,000 -79,600,000 -32,200,000 -19,100,000 -22,000,000 -27,400,000 -53,200,000 -23,600,000 -22,400,000 -68,900,000 -189,529,000 -190,904,000 -81,194,000 -38,819,000 -67,016,000 -68,870,000 -102,148,000 -89,233,000 -61,419,000 -41,757,000 -40,244,000 -27,780,000 93,513,683 -40,888,000 9,875,000 -62,662,000 -60,218,000 -8,982,000 -32,804,000 -369,555,000 -124,332,000 -18,325,000   -67,683,000 -31,771,000 -12,762,000 4,249,000 -10,170,000 -14,652,000 -16,859,000 -5,571,000 -24,785,000 -19,879,000 -7,404,000 -11,254,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                                     
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
        1,127,100,000 540,300,000 473,400,000 335,500,000 724,900,000 504,500,000 415,100,000 1,042,500,000 529,100,000 370,500,000 663,100,000 415,700,000 836,300,000 423,600,000 465,700,000 2,384,900,000 641,600,000 645,900,000 415,900,000 360,100,000 384,500,000 236,300,000 338,200,000 316,400,000 429,000,000 261,600,000 280,700,000 2,840,400,000 349,600,000 236,100,000 250,800,000 237,300,000 296,500,000 344,400,000 213,400,000 528,400,000 359,800,000 182,800,000 355,300,000 287,700,000 276,500,000 268,900,000 277,400,000 213,200,000 152,800,000 313,000,000 193,100,000 218,500,000 395,400,000 380,500,000 181,400,000 227,000,000 464,900,000 461,200,000 624,000,000 914,000,000 948,000,000 1,054,880,000 1,252,618,000 704,172,000 847,731,000 1,233,730,000 872,167,000 801,726,000 824,060,000 546,550,000 763,914,000 1,408,479,000 566,400,000 -1,691,016,249 536,736,000 779,942,000 376,632,000 404,127,000 381,396,000 645,588,000 609,000,000 433,536,000 106,260,000 192,817,000 287,727,000             
          payments on long-term debt
        -1,068,100,000 -800,800,000 -545,600,000 -470,900,000 -570,500,000 -642,900,000 -448,500,000 -483,400,000 -419,200,000 -388,400,000 -720,700,000 -381,200,000 -538,300,000 -460,000,000 -522,500,000 -2,571,300,000 -551,400,000 -686,400,000 -499,900,000 -636,600,000 -353,500,000 -421,500,000 -367,600,000 -477,900,000 -311,400,000 -497,800,000 -349,200,000 -961,000,000 -267,600,000 -359,200,000 -242,500,000 -225,600,000 -238,100,000 -438,900,000 -234,700,000 -600,800,000 -353,500,000 -181,700,000 -343,900,000 -344,700,000 -248,900,000 -294,100,000 -252,500,000 -212,000,000 -111,500,000 -381,600,000 -256,800,000 -284,800,000 -263,300,000 -436,600,000 -210,800,000 -268,300,000 -350,800,000 -502,300,000 -732,200,000 -1,041,900,000 -853,400,000 -973,634,000 -1,087,545,000 -707,398,000 -697,257,000 -1,378,333,000 -880,636,000 -717,492,000 -661,484,000 -588,990,000 -810,078,000 -1,315,643,000 -503,954,000 1,607,419,518 -536,829,000 -784,181,000 -288,653,000 -477,674,000 -428,257,000 -623,191,000 -389,685,000 -371,427,000 -148,674,000 -194,573,000 -264,112,000 -692,154,000    -2,286,068,000 -22,100,000   -579,902,000 3,342,000   
          proceeds on short-term borrowings
        -8,000,000 8,200,000      -6,300,000 12,700,000     -15,100,000 -5,100,000 -11,900,000 -4,200,000 -7,300,000 13,200,000 -1,600,000 16,800,000 23,900,000 -2,200,000 -1,100,000 -3,600,000 -1,100,000 1,700,000 700,000 900,000    -6,200,000  -16,900,000                                            -6,405,000 1,457,000 9,684,000             
          proceeds from trade accounts receivable credit facility
        36,900,000 9,100,000 15,700,000 167,200,000 7,400,000 3,300,000 301,500,000 43,400,000 700,000 71,300,000 22,300,000 31,100,000 55,500,000 300,000,000   7,000,000 37,400,000 50,400,000 11,200,000 12,500,000 61,800,000 2,500,000 122,400,000 16,800,000 30,700,000 11,500,000   48,300,000 155,300,000 225,000,000 43,700,000   7,300,000 3,800,000 17,900,000 94,000,000 37,000,000 19,000,000 11,000,000                                             
          payments on trade accounts receivable credit facility
        -23,600,000 -16,700,000 -11,500,000 -101,000,000 -55,900,000 -35,300,000 -259,900,000 -49,200,000 -9,700,000 -82,200,000 -5,200,000 -48,700,000 -88,200,000 -275,200,000 100,000 -2,000,000 -4,800,000 -18,300,000 -3,500,000 -42,100,000 -19,400,000 -57,900,000 -29,800,000 -14,300,000 -11,700,000 -33,400,000 -2,800,000 -53,600,000 -300,100,000 -94,900,000 -7,500,000 -28,600,000 -5,500,000 -4,700,000 -10,200,000 -65,000,000                                                 
          dividends paid to greif, inc. shareholders
        -31,800,000 -32,500,000 -31,400,000 -31,400,000 -31,000,000 -31,200,000 -30,100,000 -30,000,000 -29,700,000 -29,800,000 -28,800,000 -29,000,000 -28,900,000 -29,300,000 -27,400,000 -27,400,000 -27,200,000 -27,400,000 -26,200,000 -26,300,000 -25,900,000 -26,100,000 -26,200,000 -26,100,000 -25,900,000 -26,100,000 -26,100,000 -26,100,000 -25,700,000 -26,000,000 -24,700,000 -24,800,000 -24,500,000 -24,700,000 -24,700,000 -24,700,000 -24,500,000 -24,700,000 -24,700,000 -24,800,000 -24,500,000 -24,700,000                                                    
          dividends paid to noncontrolling interests
        -2,000,000 -7,800,000 -2,500,000 -3,600,000 -2,000,000 -12,800,000 -2,800,000   -8,100,000 -1,200,000   -6,600,000 -1,200,000 -6,600,000 -2,800,000 -600,000 -2,300,000 -3,400,000 -1,500,000 -1,300,000 -3,600,000 -7,700,000 -800,000 -900,000 -7,900,000 -400,000 -100,000 -1,100,000 -3,000,000 -400,000 -100,000 -600,000 -3,000,000 -500,000 -100,000 -3,500,000   -2,400,000                                                   
          payments for debt extinguishment and issuance costs
                                                                                                 
          payments for share repurchases
        -19,100,000 -128,100,000        -4,300,000 -41,800,000 -17,800,000 -11,100,000                                                                                
          tax withholding payments for stock-based awards
          -1,000,000 -6,400,000 -3,800,000 -6,800,000 -1,300,000 -12,400,000                                                                                 
          net cash from financing activities
        -600,000 -429,700,000 -134,600,000 -116,200,000 62,500,000 -217,400,000 -43,200,000 548,800,000 36,100,000 7,700,000 -153,600,000 -23,900,000 239,500,000 -187,200,000 -146,700,000 -251,100,000 54,000,000 -68,800,000 -66,700,000 -257,400,000 -30,000,000  -103,200,000 -154,200,000 31,800,000   1,803,800,000 23,000,000 -149,300,000 -21,200,000 -12,300,000 24,500,000 -124,900,000 -63,500,000 -59,900,000 72,700,000 -101,600,000 -70,000,000 -74,100,000 -27,100,000 -63,500,000 -14,400,000 -2,100,000 59,900,000 -183,700,000 -77,400,000 -70,100,000 150,700,000 -117,700,000 -47,300,000 -90,000,000 95,100,000 -102,800,000 -137,500,000 -137,900,000 40,300,000 65,221,000 165,401,000 585,000 116,935,000 -72,121,000 -20,259,000 71,326,000 166,937,000 -94,177,000 -85,814,000 -10,273,000 124,944,000 -47,089,178 -26,529,000 -57,708,000 131,306,000 -150,651,000 -92,929,000 -5,835,000 259,827,000 58,451,000 -57,741,000 -9,318,000 24,769,000 -1,919,000 -21,869,000 10,287,000 14,237,000 -155,007,000 -27,389,000 -14,601,000 -4,736,000 4,848,000 -9,285,000 -18,783,000 9,639,000 
          effects of exchange rates on cash
        -13,500,000 13,600,000 7,900,000 44,100,000 -9,300,000 -11,800,000 5,800,000 -10,600,000 11,400,000 -14,500,000 -3,800,000 -7,500,000 10,600,000 -16,900,000 -15,800,000 -24,500,000 -18,600,000 -4,800,000 -6,700,000 9,800,000 -2,900,000 21,900,000 -14,400,000 -200,000   -2,400,000 1,700,000 -5,100,000 -3,000,000 -3,900,000 4,400,000 -600,000 2,700,000 2,100,000 -4,600,000 -2,300,000 -4,300,000 5,100,000 -4,100,000 2,800,000 -16,300,000 -1,800,000 -3,300,000 -3,900,000 -700,000 3,700,000 -4,400,000 1,500,000 -3,900,000 -1,700,000 1,000,000 2,500,000 -3,800,000 200,000 -2,000,000 -6,981,000 3,811,000 2,767,000 823,000 1,584,000 444,000 730,000 -4,424,000 4,602,000 4,244,000 -1,918,000 -2,663,000 -3,160,413 -93,000 2,526,000 723,000 14,839,000 -259,000 -3,800,000 -1,271,000 -1,410,000 -2,186,000 -2,362,000 -2,076,000 1,901,000 71,000 -604,000 1,789,000 899,000 113,000 -865,000 940,000 6,915,000 1,765,000 -5,945,000 -759,000 
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
          32,500,000 51,600,000 3,400,000 3,500,000 -1,800,000 16,700,000 -1,600,000 23,200,000 -800,000 -2,500,000 13,900,000 19,600,000 18,800,000 -27,900,000 12,000,000 24,800,000 -10,600,000 9,000,000 -4,500,000 7,400,000 26,100,000 -18,400,000 13,500,000        -48,000,000    3,100,000 9,400,000    4,500,000 34,300,000 11,600,000 -29,300,000 20,100,000 -22,400,000 5,400,000 3,900,000       -23,400,000 18,327,000   10,779,000 22,783,000    26,226,000        26,583,000 -18,254,000   19,450,000 15,621,000 36,609,000 -6,990,000 51,601,000 18,781,000 -4,109,000 18,029,000         
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        256,700,000 197,700,000  180,900,000  147,100,000  124,600,000  105,900,000  77,300,000  94,200,000  142,300,000  103,700,000  106,200,000  85,100,000  78,100,000  -200,000 91,700,000  127,400,000  106,957,000  111,896,000  77,627,000  123,699,000  187,101,000  122,411,000  38,109,000  49,767,000  25,396,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        42,600,000 243,500,000 32,500,000 51,600,000 201,100,000  -1,800,000 16,700,000 179,300,000  -800,000 -2,500,000 161,000,000  18,800,000    -10,600,000 9,000,000 101,400,000  26,100,000 -18,400,000 90,800,000  -14,000,000 5,300,000 84,500,000  -7,300,000 13,900,000 94,300,000  7,600,000 -19,800,000 106,800,000  4,700,000 24,300,000 65,300,000  34,300,000 11,600,000 55,800,000  -22,400,000 5,400,000 82,000,000  9,300,000 -6,000,000 91,600,000  -13,200,000 900,000 104,000,000  13,538,000 -22,188,000 117,736,000  -859,000 -4,376,000 89,409,000  18,895,000 10,999,000 55,776,000  2,332,000 -10,460,000 107,438,000  -18,254,000 36,900,000 78,470,000  15,621,000 36,609,000 115,421,000  18,781,000 -4,109,000 56,138,000  -4,579,000 -8,529,000 38,121,000  1,293,000 890,000 19,302,000 
          net cash provided (used in) investing activities
         427,300,000                                                                                            
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
         -13,200,000                         -14,000,000 5,300,000 -9,700,000  -7,300,000    7,600,000     24,300,000 -40,900,000          9,500,000 -6,000,000 -100,000           -4,376,000 -22,487,000   10,999,000 -21,851,000  2,332,000 -10,460,000 -16,261,000    -108,631,000          -4,579,000 -8,529,000 -11,646,000    -6,094,000 
          purchases of timber properties
          -100,000 -700,000 -1,600,000  -500,000 -1,300,000 -1,800,000                                 -200,000 -12,800,000 -25,400,000 -1,100,000 -22,000,000 -25,700,000 -8,000,000 -8,500,000   -300,000 -800,000 -2,600,000 -62,000 -2,500,000 -500,000 -400,000 -1,496,000 -2,885,000 -16,515,000 -100,000 -400,000 -200,000 -400,000 1,497,500 -200,000 -800,000 -500,000 -800,000 -1,100,000 -400,000                 
          payments on short-term borrowings
            -2,100,000 -1,400,000     -600,000 -2,400,000 -1,600,000                  -3,700,000      -10,300,000              6,400,000                                           
          purchases of redeemable noncontrolling interest
                  -3,300,000 -500,000            -11,900,000         -5,200,000                                                       
          gain on disposals of businesses
             100,000     300,000 -9,800,000 -54,600,000       -100,000              -800,000                                                           
          deferred income tax expense
               -4,200,000 -49,200,000       -900,000 2,000,000                     4,300,000 1,300,000 -3,700,000 -400,000 -2,600,000 -700,000                                                   
          acquisitions of companies, net of cash acquired
                                 -29,500,000                -400,000 -1,200,000 -52,300,000         -159,211,000 -157,235,000   -26,720,000 -38,604,000 -55,867,000 -58,268,000 -57,817,000 -13,798,000 -16,390,000 -2,811,000 73,644,038 -7,139,000 2,795,000 -69,400,000 -33,165,000 -2,356,000 -310,000 -310,798,000 -104,666,000    -46,893,000            
          purchases of and investments in timber properties
                 -1,600,000 -1,200,000 -900,000 -2,300,000 -2,100,000 500,000 -300,000 -4,800,000 800,000 -4,900,000 -1,500,000 -1,000,000 -1,400,000 -1,200,000 -1,200,000 -1,600,000 -1,300,000 -1,800,000 -1,400,000 -900,000 -2,300,000 -1,700,000 -2,300,000 -2,600,000 -2,200,000 -1,900,000 -3,300,000 -2,100,000 -2,400,000 -1,200,000                                                       
          proceeds from the sale of businesses
                 -300,000 105,600,000       -2,000,000 1,300,000   -2,400,000 3,500,000 -400,000 800,000 1,400,000 1,400,000 3,700,000 800,000 200,000 22,600,000 1,000,000 700,000 6,400,000 9,600,000 2,900,000                                                 
          forward contract for accelerated share repurchases
                                                                                                    
          purchases of redeemable and mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest
                                                                                                     
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                                                     
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                                                     
          timberland gains
                                                                                                 
          proceeds on timberlands
                                                                                                     
          collections on receivables held in special purpose entities
                                                                                                     
          payments for issuance of loans receivable
                         -15,000,000                                                                         
          (payments on) proceeds from short-term borrowings
                                                                                                     
          payments for liabilities held in special purpose entities
                          -43,300,000                                                                         
          reclassification of cash to assets held for sale
                                    -400,000      400,000                                                           
          deferred income tax loss
                    700,000                                                                                 
          increase in cash from changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of impacts from the purchase of acquisitions:
                                                                                                     
          increase in cash from changes in certain assets and liabilities:
                                                                                                     
          proceeds from the sale of timberlands
                                                                                                    
          collections of receivables held in special purpose entities
                          50,900,000                                                                         
          loss on disposals of properties, plants and equipment
                       -300,000 -1,400,000  -3,000,000 100,000 1,600,000                                                                         
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period*
                        136,600,000                                                                             
          transition tax benefit
                                                                                                     
          deferred purchase price on sold receivables
                                 -6,900,000 34,400,000 -7,500,000 -1,900,000 -22,900,000 35,900,000 -9,100,000 1,400,000 -23,100,000 25,400,000 -5,000,000 700,000 -15,900,000 5,100,000 -10,200,000   5,200,000 14,300,000 1,700,000 -9,700,000 6,500,000 8,300,000 9,800,000 -32,600,000                                         
          collections on receivables of spe
                                                                                                     
          payments for liabilities in spe
                                                                                                     
          cash contribution from noncontrolling interest holder
                                           700,000                                                        
          purchases of equity method investments
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from insurance recoveries
                                  200,000                                                               
          transition tax expense
                                 -3,200,000 100,000 2,300,000                                                                 
          proceeds on insurance recoveries
                                                 1,200,000                                                    
          net cash provided (used in) by financing activities
                                                                                                     
          non-cash pension settlement income
                              -100,000                                                                     
          payments on current portion of long-term debt
                               -200,000 -100,000                                                                     
          amortization of operating lease assets
                                14,900,000                                                                     
          pension and postretirement benefit liabilities
                                  -4,900,000 -5,100,000 -700,000 3,800,000 -67,200,000 -1,700,000 -1,700,000 2,400,000 -2,400,000 400,000 -2,100,000 -7,300,000 -800,000 -600,000 -200,000 -2,500,000 4,500,000 500,000 -6,500,000 -19,600,000 1,100,000 2,200,000 -600,000 -2,200,000 2,900,000 3,300,000 3,500,000 23,900,000 -1,000,000 -900,000 -6,200,000 19,207,000 -1,801,000 -5,746,000 -2,133,000 -18,423,000 -1,570,000 -1,648,000 5,773,000 67,138,000 -2,477,000 -4,882,000 3,965,000                         
          net cash provided (used) by financing activities
                                                                                                     
          payment on current portion of long-term debt
                                                                                                     
          pension settlement charge
                                     900,000    1,500,000 1,000,000 1,100,000 23,500,000                                                         
          collection of subordinated note receivable
                                              44,200,000                                                     
          purchases of properties, plants and equipment with insurance proceeds
                                             -800,000                                                       
          proceeds from (payments on) short-term borrowings
                                                     -29,100,000 9,900,000      5,600,000 -22,000,000 -7,200,000                                       
          long-term debt and credit facility financing fees paid
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from the sale of membership units of a consolidated subsidiary
                                                                                                   
          acquisitions of treasury stock
                                                                                -4,405,000   -419,000 -100,000 -2,531,000 -3,202,000 -3,919,000 -2,814,000 -5,291,000 -2,164,000 -27,000 -2,000 -1,031,000 
          purchases of properties, plants, and equipment
                                        -28,000,000  -25,400,000 -18,400,000 -21,300,000                                                         
          gain from venezuela monetary assets and liabilities remeasurement
                                                                                                    
          loss for venezuela non-monetary assets to net realizable value
                                                                                                    
          collection (issuance) of subordinated note receivable
                                                                                                     
          exercise of stock options
                                                 100,000 100,000 1,100,000 400,000 100,000 100,000 300,000   800,000 400,000 400,000 200,000 379,000 1,823,000 130,000 208,000 838,000 800,000 317,000 47,000 1,268,000 475,000 86,000 186,000 -3,435,460 288,000 1,421,000 1,731,000 7,132,000 3,282,000 81,000 8,920,000 1,065,000 1,560,000 433,000 1,483,000 1,513,000 6,806,000 8,585,000 6,182,000 3,640,000 4,386,000 1,487,000 4,679,000     
          payments on notes receivable with related party
                                                      400,000 500,000 400,000                                             
          proceeds from short-term borrowings
                                             -3,800,000 2,400,000 7,500,000 -1,400,000  -11,200,000 15,200,000 14,000,000    31,900,000        -12,700,000  14,489,000 13,357,000 27,367,000  -14,635,000 8,944,000 26,245,000  -13,236,000 -72,828,000 87,189,000  1,143,000 -27,812,000 57,808,000  -28,732,000 4,645,000 41,907,000           1,398,000 2,854,000   4,964,000 2,913,000 
          cash paid for deferred purchase price related to acquisitions
                                                                                                     
          issuance of subordinated note receivable
                                                                                                     
          fees paid for amended credit agreement
                                                         -3,400,000                                         
          acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
                                                  -1,100,000                                                   
          dividends paid
                                                   -24,700,000 -24,500,000 -24,800,000 -24,700,000 -24,700,000 -24,400,000 -24,700,000 -24,600,000 -24,600,000 -24,400,000 -24,500,000 -24,400,000 -24,500,000 -24,300,000 -24,421,000 -24,566,000 -24,516,000 -24,314,000 -24,515,000 -24,507,000 -22,169,000 -21,931,000 -22,093,000 -22,074,000 -22,058,000 -21,732,000 54,397,476 -22,083,000 -16,327,000 -16,064,000 -16,297,000 -16,245,000 -10,478,000 -10,315,000 -10,407,000 -10,382,000 -6,921,000 -6,811,000 -6,929,000 -6,928,000 -4,591,000 -4,458,000 -4,583,000 -4,536,000 -3,958,000 -3,816,000 -3,942,000 -3,945,000 -3,939,000 -3,831,000 
          asset impairments
                                                    200,000 70,200,000 15,400,000 200,000 29,400,000 2,300,000 2,200,000 100,000 5,000,000 500,000 5,600,000 1,800,000 5,652,000 2,511,000 333,000 487,000 561,000 2,117,000 33,000 206,000 6,184,000 1,712,000 6,741,000 4,879,000 -9,382,675 -841,000 4,663,000 5,573,000 187,000 -18,000 88,000 851,000 2,081,000 720,000 4,352,000 1,173,000 2,298,000 214,000 3,839,000 57,000 2,247,000 329,000 75,000 2,177,000 4,256,000    
          deferred income taxes
                                                    9,600,000 17,700,000 900,000 -6,400,000 1,900,000 1,500,000 400,000 -200,000 300,000 32,200,000 -4,900,000 -3,600,000 -3,500,000 13,320,000 -287,000 -4,211,000 3,520,000 2,279,000 -1,016,000 310,000 3,023,000 -4,390,000 -664,000 -291,000 5,823,000 78,560,238 -883,000 -641,000 -77,018,000 -26,327,000 -32,398,000 -3,000 27,084,000 -7,013,000 6,879,000 -1,295,000 13,731,000 14,473,000 5,841,000 -450,000 3,282,000 -20,872,000 4,915,000 -4,399,000 8,250,000 -2,187,000 2,232,000 2,661,000 3,868,000 
          gain on disposals of timberland
                                                    -24,300,000 -200,000                                                
          equity earnings of affiliates
                                                     -1,000,000 -700,000 -100,000 -100,000 -1,400,000 -1,200,000 -200,000 -100,000 1,200,000 -500,000    -1,495,000                                   
          payments on (issuance of) notes receivable with related party
                                                           400,000 100,000                                         
          proceeds from joint venture partner
                                                                                                     
          acquisitions of treasury stock and other
                                                                -12,002,000      -3,145,000 16,661,517 -5,784,000 -10,751,000 -148,000                     
          loss on disposals of properties, plants, equipment and businesses
                                                                                                     
          proceeds from the sale of properties, plants, equipment, businesses and other assets
                                                                                                     
          net provided by operating activities
                                                                                                     
          purchases of land rights
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from (payments on) trade accounts receivable credit facility
                                                           16,800,000 3,200,000                                         
          debt issuance costs paid
                                                                                                     
          payment of deferred purchase price related to acquisitions
                                                                                                     
          contributions of jv partner
                                                                                                     
          unrealized foreign exchange gain
                                                             4,600,000 -1,800,000 -200,000 -2,700,000                                     
          deferred purchase price
                                                                                                     
          cash paid for deferred purchase price
                                                             -14,300,000                                     
          payments on (issuance of) notes receivable from related party
                                                                                                     
          settlement of derivatives
                                                                     -11,263,000                                
          acquisition of companies, net of cash acquired
                                                                                                     
          issuance of notes receivable to related party
                                                              13,000,000   1,228,000                                    
          purchase of land rights
                                                                                                     
          payments of trade accounts receivable credit facility
                                                                                                     
          restricted stock awards
                                                                                                     
          issuance of notes receivable and advances to related parties
                                                                -12,600,000                                     
          proceeds from (payments of) trade accounts receivable credit facility
                                                                -17,500,000 5,000,000 8,900,000                                   
          equity losses of affiliates
                                                                       -242,000 111,000                             
          loss on extinguishment of debt
                                                                                                   
          prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                                                 -21,640,000 6,251,000 -1,555,000 -8,431,000 -21,413,000 -13,037,000 -7,764,000 -343,000 -3,084,000 -5,662,000 8,945,000 -350,000 16,583,533 -9,824,000 19,894,000 -26,657,000 8,936,000 8,248,000 -14,384,000 -14,203,000 12,386,000                
          accrued payroll and employee benefits
                                                                 1,851,000 9,088,000 16,060,000 -18,805,000 17,094,000 11,446,000 17,781,000 -27,453,000 13,216,000 6,854,000 11,500,000 -52,081,000 6,691,584 6,609,000 13,618,000 -26,912,000 15,329,000 11,020,000 11,917,000 -24,791,000 14,511,000 6,607,000 10,803,000 -10,979,000 20,097,000 -933,000 6,209,000 -13,929,000 11,315,000 3,615,000       
          other current liabilities
                                                                 -1,071,000 28,107,000 -9,003,000 543,000 -68,021,000 517,000 30,977,000 -1,513,000 -20,735,000 24,659,000 -16,222,000 -37,819,000 -28,894,690 28,880,000 9,382,000 -9,351,000 44,880,000 12,100,000 -13,830,000 12,044,000 -1,456,000 11,394,000 -8,265,000 -2,700,000 -15,496,000 2,938,000 2,333,000 -2,340,000 -6,025,000 12,316,000       
          other long-term assets, other long-term liabilities and other
                                                                 -53,891,000 -47,532,000 -12,422,000 -6,557,000 52,332,000                                
          proceeds from (payments of) short-term borrowings
                                                                                                     
          issuance of notes receivable
                                                                                 -2,500,000                    
          equity losses of unconsolidated affiliates
                                                                    -522,000 -267,000                                
          purchases of land rights and other
                                                                    -624,000     4,596,000                            
          proceeds (payments of) trade accounts receivable credit facility
                                                                    -36,800,000                                 
          timberland disposals
                                                                              -156,000 -100,000 -90,000                     
          receipt of notes receivable
                                                                                                     
          proceeds (payments of) short-term borrowings
                                                                                                     
          debt issuance costs
                                                                                                   
          debt issuance cost
                                                                          -4,815,000                           
          other long-term assets
                                                                       -29,253,000 11,075,000 -26,533,000 18,903,000 33,515,000 -45,559,000 15,873,240 -12,151,000 -23,126,000 19,417,000 -2,594,000 22,315,000 -43,147,000 -30,200,000 -5,659,000 -2,852,000 -1,407,000 2,760,000 -14,724,000 14,034,000 -2,036,000 1,836,000 4,832,000 -1,414,000       
          other long-term liabilities
                                                                       -6,403,000 -12,541,000 19,086,000 8,332,000 -2,446,000 25,899,000      -15,523,000 34,623,000 25,308,000   37,014,000 -369,000 -4,958,000 12,980,000 4,910,000 -17,272,000 -4,722,000 -6,409,000       
          equity in earnings of affiliates, net of dividends received, and minority interests
                                                                                         80,000 388,000 107,000 203,000 532,000 398,000       
          receipt (issuance) of notes receivable
                                                                             -33,144,822                       
          (payments of) proceeds from short-term borrowings
                                                                                                     
          payments for premium for debt extinguishment
                                                                                                     
          equity in losses of affiliates and minority interests
                                                                          1,362,000        518,000                   
          increase (decrease) in cash from changes in certain assets and liabilities:
                                                                                                     
          equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates and minority interests
                                                                            1,044,000                         
          loss (gain) on timberland disposals
                                                                                                     
          gain on insurance settlement
                                                                                     -16,000                
          pension and postretirement benefit liability
                                                                             313,719 1,774,000 -5,318,000 3,217,000 -3,527,000 -4,474,000 -1,888,000 -2,247,000                 
          proceeds from the sale of property, plants, equipment and other assets
                                                                                                     
          proceeds from insurance settlement for properties, plants and equipment
                                                                                                     
          equity earnings and minority interests
                                                                              1,403,000 993,000 -262,000                     
          other, including long-term liabilities
                                                                              -6,656,000 3,991,000 18,657,000     6,257,000                
          proceeds from the disposal of properties, plants, equipment and other assets
                                                                              4,188,000 14,695,000 36,745,000                     
          payment of premiums for extinguishment of debt
                                                                                  32,000                   
          loss on timberland disposals
                                                                                                     
          acquisitions of treasury stock and others
                                                                                                     
          proceeds from liabilities held by special purpose entities
                                                                                                     
          gain on disposal of properties, plants and equipment
                                                                                  -930,000                   
          loss on the sale of timberland
                                                                                  -56,000                   
          long-term notes receivable
                                                                                  -8,159,000                 
          proceeds from the sale of properties, plants and equipment
                                                                                  393,000 7,428,000 5,694,000                 
          increase in notes receivable
                                                                                   -29,748,000                 
          gain on the sale of timberland
                                                                                    -62,000                 
          equity in earnings of affiliates and minority interests
                                                                                    333,000                 
          gain on sales of timberland
                                                                                     -131,000                
          proceeds on disposals of properties, plants and equipment
                                                                                           4,753,000 12,934,000   1,466,000 4,200,000 2,260,000 2,295,000 3,130,000 1,200,000 
          postretirement benefit liability
                                                                                      -2,465,000 1,871,000 267,000  -1,563,000 2,051,000 1,067,000 -615,000 599,000       
          purchases of properties, plants, equipment and other assets
                                                                                      -25,714,000 -34,152,000 -48,018,000             
          proceeds from insurance settlement for properties, plants, and equipment
                                                                                                     
          proceed from timber notes securitized
                                                                                                     
          gain on significant sales of nonstrategic timberland
                                                                                       -9,238,000 -31,569,000             
          other current assets
                                                                                       -22,074,000 -10,424,000  -1,230,000    2,403,000       
          net cash from in investing activities
                                                                                        -11,528,000             
          gain on sale of significant nonstrategic timberland
                                                                                                     
          cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                                 -4,822,000 
          increase in cash from changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
                                                                                                     
          proceeds from sale of marketable securities
                                                                                                     
          gain on sale of significant nonstrategic timberland gains
                                                                                                     
          proceeds from timber notes securitized
                                                                                                     
          proceeds from (payments on) long-term debt
                                                                                                    11,588,000 
          prepaid expenses and other
                                                                                            -1,235,000         
          pension liability
                                                                                            6,252,000         
          proceeds for long-term debt
                                                                                            21,535,000         
          proceeds for short-term borrowings
                                                                                            -3,731,000         
          capital expenditures
          
          free cash flows
        116,600,000 -24,400,000 197,700,000 136,400,000 -30,800,000 187,200,000 76,800,000 87,500,000 4,500,000 203,500,000 202,300,000 210,800,000 32,900,000 286,600,000 209,300,000 139,200,000 22,400,000 137,300,000 94,900,000 152,300,000 11,500,000 200,400,000 135,000,000 99,800,000 19,500,000 195,400,000 141,500,000 62,200,000 -9,600,000 197,200,000 51,300,000 58,200,000 -53,700,000 199,900,000 89,600,000 59,600,000 -44,100,000 143,000,000 100,300,000 83,900,000 -26,200,000 132,900,000 99,900,000 33,400,000 -59,900,000 145,000,000   -62,800,000 131,600,000 79,800,000 107,700,000 -68,800,000 153,500,000 151,700,000 161,000,000 7,200,000 149,616,000 35,230,000 55,654,000 -68,160,000 160,336,000 87,826,000 25,716,000 -95,767,000 177,220,000 142,222,000 63,434,000 -116,352,000 -18,921,164 69,842,000 34,847,000 -85,628,000 222,613,000 83,916,000 79,339,000 2,368,000 86,741,000 93,873,000 66,649,000 -18,155,000 119,302,000 72,350,000 -1,030,000 -2,246,000 177,374,000 37,349,000 23,796,000 -2,279,000 41,304,000 28,692,000 33,022,000 -3,720,000 
          acquisition of timber properties
                                                                                                     
          acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
                                                                                                     
          proceeds from disposals of properties, plants and equipment
                                                                                                     
          for the three months ended january 31,
                                                                                                     
          equity in earnings of affiliates and minority interests, net of dividends received
                                                                                                -1,413,000  -1,337,000 -1,875,000 2,036,000 
          changes in current assets and liabilities
                                                                                                -22,571,000  -810,000 17,450,000 -18,697,000 
          proceeds from long-term debt
                                                                                                -8,451,000     
          equity in earnings of affiliates, net of dividends received
                                                                                                     
          minority interest in income of consolidated subsidiaries
                                                                                                     
          disposals of investments in government securities