Business Segment Information - Properties, Plants and Equipment, Net by Geographical Area (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Assets	$ 3,183.9	$ 3,315.7
Properties, plants and equipment, net
Total properties, plants and equipment, net	1,173.0	1,217.7
United States
Properties, plants and equipment, net
Total properties, plants and equipment, net	719.3	734.1
Europe, Middle East and Africa
Properties, plants and equipment, net
Total properties, plants and equipment, net	314.3	335.4
Asia Pacific and other Americas
Properties, plants and equipment, net
Total properties, plants and equipment, net	139.4	148.2
Operating Segments
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Assets	2,926.5	3,009.5
Operating Segments | Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Assets	1,978.4	2,043.3
Operating Segments | Paper Packaging & Services
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Assets	444.6	444.0
Operating Segments | Flexible Products & Services
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Assets	166.1	187.0
Operating Segments | Land Management
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Assets	337.4	335.2
Corporate, Non-Segment
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Assets	$ 257.4	$ 306.2