Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) asset_group	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) asset_group	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Derivative
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Interest rate derivatives	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Realized losses on interest rate derivatives related to statement of operations				200,000	$ 900,000
Losses recorded under fair value contracts			2,700,000	6,000,000	6,200,000
Long-lived assets, carrying value	19,200,000	60,700,000	19,200,000	60,700,000	58,000,000
Long-lived assets, fair value	5,400,000	14,800,000	5,400,000	14,800,000	22,500,000
Recognized asset impairment charges			13,800,000	45,900,000	35,500,000
Long lived assets, impairment charges				6,600,000
Asset impairment charges	6,500,000	23,600,000	51,400,000	45,900,000	85,800,000
Impairment of assets held for sale			37,600,000
Goodwill impairment charge			$ 0	$ 0	50,300,000
2016 Assets Held-for-sale
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of asset groups classified as held for sale (asset group) | asset_group			3
Impairment of assets held for sale			$ 23,600,000
Goodwill allocated to businesses classified as held for sale			$ 9,100,000
2015 Assets Held-for-sale
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of asset groups classified as held for sale (asset group) | asset_group			1
Impairment of assets held for sale			$ 14,000,000
Goodwill allocated to businesses classified as held for sale			11,900,000
Assets Held And Used
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Asset groups classified as held and used (asset group) | asset_group				2
Recognized amount of additional impairment related to assets and liabilities held for sale				$ 3,000,000
IT Software Assets
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Recognized asset impairment charges				1,500,000
Venezuelan Properties, Plants and Equipment, Net
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Recognized asset impairment charges				15,000,000
Paper Packaging And Services Segment
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Recognized asset impairment charges			1,500,000
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Recognized asset impairment charges			8,600,000		11,500,000
Goodwill impairment charge			0	0
Flexible Products & Services
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Recognized asset impairment charges			3,700,000		24,000,000
Asset impairment charges					$ 15,700,000
Goodwill impairment charge			0	0
Flexible Products & Services | Other Than Temporary Impairment
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Recognized asset impairment charges				500,000
Rigid Industrial Packaging and Services and Flexible Products and Services | Facility Closing
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Recognized asset impairment charges				10,900,000
Reconditioning Business
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Recognized asset impairment charges				11,400,000
Interest Rate Swap
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative number of instruments held (derivative) | Derivative								2
Notional amount								$ 150,000,000
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional amount	78,900,000	$ 129,900,000	78,900,000	$ 129,900,000
Scenario, Forecast | Interest Rate Swap | Cash Flow Hedging
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount of debt						$ 300,000,000
Interest rate on debt						2.944%
Subsequent Event | Interest Rate Swap | Cash Flow Hedging
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional amount							$ 300,000,000
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Fair value, assets and liabilities	70,600,000		70,600,000
Reported Value Measurement
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Fair value, assets and liabilities	$ 33,000,000		$ 33,000,000