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Greif, Inc – ‘10-Q’ for 1/31/20 – ‘XML’

On:  Friday, 2/28/20, at 2:59pm ET   ·   For:  1/31/20   ·   Accession #:  43920-20-21   ·   File #:  1-00566

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 2/28/20  Greif, Inc                        10-Q        1/31/20   96:11M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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                Accounting Policies (Details)                                    
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                Carrying Amount of Net Other Intangible Assets by                
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Incurred, Amounts Incurred, and Amounts Remaining                
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                Additional Information (Details)                                 
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                Total Net Assets of Flexible Packaging JV                        
                (Details)                                                        
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                Total Net Assets of Paper Packing JV (Details)                   
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                Facility (Details)                                               
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64: R54         FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS   HTML     90K 
                - Additional Information (Details)                               
95: R55         FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS   HTML     38K 
                - Estimated Fair Values for the Company's Senior                 
                Notes and Assets Held by Special Purpose Entities                
                (Details)                                                        
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                - Summary of Significant Unobservable Inputs Used                
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                Information (Details)                                            
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                Periodic Pension Cost (Details)                                  
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Liabilities (Details)                                            
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                Expense (Details)                                                
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                Operating and Capital Leases (Details)                           
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                of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)                 
                (Details)                                                        
32: R74         BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION - Additional           HTML     31K 
                Information (Details)                                            
44: R75         BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION - Geographic Area      HTML     59K 
                (Details)                                                        
93: R76         BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION - Segment Information  HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
63: R77         BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION - Properties, Plants   HTML     54K 
                and Equipment, Net by Geographical Area (Details)                
29: R78         REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS - Rollforward   HTML     39K 
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                (Details)                                                        
45: R79         REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS - Additional    HTML     40K 
                Information (Details)                                            
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