Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

The following segment information is presented for each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2016 (Dollars in millions):

	2016			2015			2014
Net sales:
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	2,324.2		$	2,586.4		$	3,077.0
Paper Packaging & Services	687.1			676.1			706.8
Flexible Products & Services	288.1			322.6			425.8
Land Management	24.2			31.6			29.5
Total net sales	$	3,323.6		$	3,616.7		$	4,239.1
Operating profit (loss):
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	143.9		$	86.4		$	170.1
Paper Packaging & Services	89.1			109.3			125.8
Flexible Products & Services	(15.5		)	(36.6		)	(78.6		)
Land Management	8.1			33.7			32.0
Total operating profit	$	225.6		$	192.8		$	249.3
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	84.6		$	94.0		$	108.4
Paper Packaging & Services	31.6			28.7			29.8
Flexible Products & Services	7.7			8.6			13.3
Land Management	3.8			3.3			4.3
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	$	127.7		$	134.6		$	155.8
Capital Expenditures
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	53.9		$	69.4		$	73.8
Paper Packaging & Services	27.2			56.4			38.9
Flexible Products & Services	3.2			3.2			4.9
Land Management	0.6			1.6			60.0
Total segment	84.9			130.6			177.6
Corporate and other	16.2			10.7			17.1
Total capital expenditures	$	101.1		$	141.3		$	194.7
Assets:
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	1,930.8		$	2,043.3		$	2,334.1
Paper Packaging & Services	439.8			444.0			408.3
Flexible Products & Services	156.1			187.0			251.0
Land Management	339.9			335.2			319.0
Total Segment	2,866.6			3,009.5			3,312.4
Corporate and other	286.4			306.2			355.0
Total Assets	$	3,153.0		$	3,315.7		$	3,667.4

Net Sales to External Customers by Geographical Area

The following geographic information is presented for each of the three years in the period ended October 31, (Dollars in millions):

	2016		2015		2014
Net Sales
United States	$	1,610.8	$	1,688.3	$	1,905.8
Europe, Middle East, and Africa	1,208.4		1,287.2		1,596.2
Asia Pacific and other Americas	504.4		641.2		737.1
Total net sales	$	3,323.6	$	3,616.7	$	4,239.1

Properties, Plants and Equipment, Net by Geographical Area

The following table presents properties, plants and equipment, net by geographic region (Dollars in millions):

	2016		2015
Properties, plants and equipment, net
United States	$	723.3	$	734.1
Europe, Middle East, and Africa	300.5		335.4
Asia Pacific and other Americas	140.1		148.2
Total properties, plants and equipment, net	$	1,163.9	$	1,217.7