Business Segment Information - Segment Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015
Net sales:
Total net sales	$ 845.0	$ 930.0	$ 2,456.0	$ 2,748.2
Operating profit (loss):
Total operating profit (loss)	71.6	44.2	172.0	160.7
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	31.5	31.6	95.8	100.9
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services
Net sales:
Total net sales	596.8	669.0	1,721.3	1,985.3
Operating profit (loss):
Total operating profit (loss)	56.7	29.5	113.4	75.5
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	20.8	21.8	63.7	70.2
Paper Packaging & Services
Net sales:
Total net sales	172.5	176.7	498.1	496.3
Operating profit (loss):
Total operating profit (loss)	19.1	21.5	64.4	76.7
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	8.0	6.8	23.6	21.5
Flexible Products & Services
Net sales:
Total net sales	69.9	79.2	219.0	249.3
Operating profit (loss):
Total operating profit (loss)	(5.9)	(9.7)	(11.9)	(23.8)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	1.8	2.2	5.9	6.6
Land Management
Net sales:
Total net sales	5.8	5.1	17.6	17.3
Operating profit (loss):
Total operating profit (loss)	1.7	2.9	6.1	32.3
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	$ 0.9	$ 0.8	$ 2.6	$ 2.6