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GREIF, INC Stock $gef

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2021 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000004392021000076 Filed on December 16, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
Revenue	$1.578B	$5.556B	$1.161B
YoY Change	35.9%	23.06%	-5.75%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.282B	$4.463B	$929.6M
YoY Change	37.92%	23.96%	-4.47%
Gross Profit	$296.1M	$1.093B	$231.7M
YoY Change	27.79%	19.49%	-10.54%
Gross Profit Margin	18.76%	19.67%	19.95%
Selling, General & Admin	$142.2M	$565.9M	$139.1M
YoY Change	2.23%	9.67%	6.67%
% of Gross Profit	48.02%	51.77%	60.03%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$58.20M	$234.4M	$60.10M
YoY Change	-3.16%	-3.34%	1.35%
% of Gross Profit	19.66%	21.45%	25.94%
Operating Expenses	$142.2M	$565.9M	$139.1M
YoY Change	2.23%	9.67%	6.67%
Operating Profit	$153.9M	$585.2M	$92.60M
YoY Change	66.2%	91.93%	-27.99%
Interest Expense	-$16.90M	-$92.70M	-$26.00M
YoY Change	-35.0%	-19.95%	-18.5%
% of Operating Profit	-10.98%	-15.84%	-28.08%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$2.600M	-$4.800M	$200.0K
YoY Change	-1400.0%	77.78%	-109.52%
Pretax Income	$121.9M	$478.6M	$66.20M
YoY Change	84.14%	157.17%	-18.97%
Income Tax	$13.10M	$69.60M	$16.30M
% Of Pretax Income	10.75%	14.54%	24.62%
Net Earnings	$104.5M	$390.7M	$44.40M
YoY Change	135.36%	259.1%	-31.69%
Net Earnings / Revenue	6.62%	7.03%	3.82%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.133M	$8.023M	$917.4K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$124.6M	$124.6M	$105.9M
YoY Change	17.66%	17.66%	37.0%
Cash & Equivalents	$124.6M	$124.6M	$105.9M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$89.90M	$150.8M	$115.8M
YoY Change	-22.37%	-43.46%	14.43%
Inventory	$499.2M	$499.2M	$293.6M
Prepaid Expenses	$54.00M		$43.00M
Receivables	$889.5M	$889.5M	$636.6M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.664B	$1.664B	$1.303B
YoY Change	27.73%	27.73%	4.31%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.521B	$1.811B	$1.527B
YoY Change	-0.37%	-1.54%	-9.67%
Goodwill	$1.515B		$1.518B
YoY Change	-0.2%		0.04%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$121.1M	$177.3M	$99.20M
YoY Change	22.08%	30.95%	9.13%
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.152B	$4.152B	$4.208B
YoY Change	-1.34%	-1.34%	71223.73%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.664B	$1.664B	$1.303B
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.152B	$4.152B	$4.208B
Total Assets	$5.816B	$5.816B	$5.511B
YoY Change	5.53%	5.53%	1.55%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$704.5M	$704.5M	$450.7M
YoY Change	56.31%	56.31%	3.56%
Accrued Expenses	$214.3M	$214.3M	$174.6M
YoY Change	22.74%	22.74%	22.61%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$50.50M	$50.50M	$28.40M
YoY Change	77.82%	77.82%	208.7%
Long-Term Debt Due	$120.3M	$120.3M	$123.1M
YoY Change	-2.27%	-3.61%	47.07%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.314B	$1.314B	$1.000B
YoY Change	31.4%	31.4%	21.17%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.055B	$2.055B	$2.336B
YoY Change	-12.02%	-12.44%	-12.17%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$153.1M	$529.2M	$160.4M
YoY Change	-4.55%	-12.4%	24.44%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.902B	$2.584B	$3.290B
YoY Change	-11.8%	-12.43%	-2.92%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.314B	$1.314B	$1.000B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.902B	$2.584B	$3.290B
Total Liabilities	$4.216B	$4.302B	$4.290B
YoY Change	-1.73%	-1.31%	1.8%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.826B		$1.544B
YoY Change	18.25%		0.32%
Common Stock	$179.3M		$170.2M
YoY Change	5.35%		4.67%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$134.1M		$134.4M
YoY Change	-0.22%		-0.3%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.514B	$1.514B	$1.152B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$5.816B	$5.816B	$5.511B
YoY Change	5.53%	5.53%	1.55%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$104.5M	$390.7M	$44.40M
YoY Change	135.36%	259.1%	-31.69%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$58.20M	$234.4M	$60.10M
YoY Change	-3.16%	-3.34%	1.35%
Cash From Operating Activities	$137.8M	$396.0M	$200.4M
YoY Change	-31.24%	-12.91%	2.56%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$45.70M	-$147.3M	-$34.00M
YoY Change	34.41%	7.68%	-37.38%
Acquisitions		$0.00
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$6.300M	$5.800M	$23.60M
YoY Change	-73.31%	114.81%	82.95%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$39.40M	$46.80M	-$10.40M
YoY Change	278.85%	-285.71%	-74.88%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net		$2.176B
YoY Change		37.89%
Cash From Financing Activities	-68.80M	-$422.9M	-179.7M
YoY Change	-61.71%	4.34%	18.3%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	137.8M	$396.0M	200.4M
Cash From Investing Activities	-39.40M	$46.80M	-10.40M
Cash From Financing Activities	-68.80M	-$422.9M	-179.7M
Net Change In Cash	29.60M	$18.70M	10.30M
YoY Change	187.38%	-34.62%	390.48%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$137.8M	$396.0M	$200.4M
Capital Expenditures	-$45.70M	-$147.3M	-$34.00M
Free Cash Flow	$183.5M	$543.3M	$234.4M
YoY Change	-21.72%	-8.15%	-6.13%

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CY2020	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	65100000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	71400000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationTax	8600000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTax	-26100000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Before Reclassification Adjustments Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansBeforeReclassificationAdjustmentsTax	-1100000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	25300000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	138300000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Issue Period Increase Or Decrease TemporaryEquityIssuePeriodIncreaseOrDecrease	4900000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	7900000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	2700000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationTax	-4000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTax	-12000000.0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Before Reclassification Adjustments Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansBeforeReclassificationAdjustmentsTax	4800000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	-15100000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	117600000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Issue Period Increase Or Decrease TemporaryEquityIssuePeriodIncreaseOrDecrease	400000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	100000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	104300000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	12000000.0	USD
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1200700000	USD
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CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-1600000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationTax	7000000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTax	21100000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Before Reclassification Adjustments Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansBeforeReclassificationAdjustmentsTax	15800000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	-50400000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	483100000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Issue Period Increase Or Decrease TemporaryEquityIssuePeriodIncreaseOrDecrease	-2600000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	2400000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	105800000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	6200000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Dividends Share Based Compensation DividendsShareBasedCompensation	600000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	4100000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Granted During Period Value Sharebased Compensation StockGrantedDuringPeriodValueSharebasedCompensation	3900000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1575600000	USD
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CY2021	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Use of Estimates</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Though actual amounts could significantly or materially differ from estimates, the most significant estimates are related to:</span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">Expected useful lives assigned to properties, plants and equipment;</span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">Goodwill and other intangible assets;</span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">Estimates of fair value; </span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">Environmental liabilities;</span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">Pension and post-retirement benefits, including plan assets;</span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">Income taxes;</span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">Net assets held for sale; and contingencies.</span></div>
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CY2020	gef	Gain Loss On Investment In Short Term Financial Instruments GainLossOnInvestmentInShortTermFinancialInstruments	0	USD
CY2019	gef	Gain Loss On Investment In Short Term Financial Instruments GainLossOnInvestmentInShortTermFinancialInstruments	0	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	169100000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	149000000	USD
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CY2021	gef	Number Of Product Classes In Depletion Block NumberOfProductClassesInDepletionBlock	5	productClass
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CY2021	gef	Number Of Product Classes In Depletion Block NumberOfProductClassesInDepletionBlock	5	productClass
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve SelfInsuranceReserve	7200000	USD
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CY2020Q4	gef	Liabilities For Anticipated Costs Related To Captive Insurance Subsidiary LiabilitiesForAnticipatedCostsRelatedToCaptiveInsuranceSubsidiary	24700000	USD
CY2021	gef	Number Of Affiliates In Which Company Has Equity Interest NumberOfAffiliatesInWhichCompanyHasEquityInterest	3	affiliate
CY2021	us-gaap	Costs Associated With Exit Or Disposal Activities Or Restructurings Policy Ongoing Benefit Arrangements CostsAssociatedWithExitOrDisposalActivitiesOrRestructuringsPolicyOngoingBenefitArrangements	<div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Restructuring Charges</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Company accounts for all exit or disposal activities in accordance with ASC 420, “Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations.” Under ASC 420, a liability is measured at its fair value and recognized as incurred.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Employee-related costs primarily consist of one-time termination benefits provided to employees who have been involuntarily terminated. A one-time benefit arrangement is an arrangement established by a plan of termination that applies for a specified termination event or for a specified future period. A one-time benefit arrangement exists at the date the plan of termination meets all of the following criteria and has been communicated to employees:</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:31.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(1)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:6.34pt">Management, having the authority to approve the action, commits to a plan of termination.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:31.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(2)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:6.34pt">The plan identifies the number of employees to be terminated, their job classifications or functions and their locations and the expected completion date.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:31.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(3)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:6.34pt">The plan establishes the terms of the benefit arrangement, including the benefits that employees will receive upon termination (including but not limited to cash payments), in sufficient detail to enable employees to determine the type and amount of benefits they will receive if they are involuntarily terminated.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;padding-left:31.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(4)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:6.34pt">Actions required to complete the plan indicate that it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Facility exit and other costs consist of equipment relocation costs and project consulting fees. A liability for other costs associated with an exit or disposal activity is recognized and measured at its fair value in the period in which the liability is incurred (generally, when goods or services associated with the activity are received). The liability is not recognized before it is incurred, even if the costs are incremental to other operating costs and will be incurred as a direct result of a plan.</span></div>
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Restructuring Reserve RestructuringReserve	11300000	USD
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CY2020	gef	Restructuring Reserve Settled With Cash Or Otherwise Settled RestructuringReserveSettledWithCashOrOtherwiseSettled	28400000	USD
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CY2021	us-gaap	Restructuring Charges RestructuringCharges	23100000	USD
CY2021	gef	Restructuring Reserve Settled With Cash Or Otherwise Settled RestructuringReserveSettledWithCashOrOtherwiseSettled	24400000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Restructuring Reserve RestructuringReserve	20300000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Restructuring Charges RestructuringCharges	23100000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Restructuring Charges RestructuringCharges	38700000	USD
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CY2021	us-gaap	Variable Interest Entity Ownership Percentage VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentage	0
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	2469700000	USD
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	123100000	USD
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Finance Costs Net DeferredFinanceCostsNet	11100000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Foreign Currency Fair Value Hedge Derivatives GainLossOnForeignCurrencyFairValueHedgeDerivatives	-3200000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Foreign Currency Fair Value Hedge Derivatives GainLossOnForeignCurrencyFairValueHedgeDerivatives	4600000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	8900000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	18500000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	8900000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	18500000	USD
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CY2021	us-gaap	Impairment Of Long Lived Assets Held For Use ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse	8900000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Noncurrent Assets NoncurrentAssets	36400000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Assets Fair Value Disclosure AssetsFairValueDisclosure	17900000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Impairment Of Long Lived Assets Held For Use ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse	18500000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Noncurrent Assets NoncurrentAssets	8000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Fair Value Disclosure AssetsFairValueDisclosure	200000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Impairment Of Long Lived Assets Held For Use ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse	7800000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	-1200000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	12700000	USD
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