Income Taxes - Significant Components of Company's Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Deferred Tax Assets
Net operating loss and other carryforwards	$ 83.0	$ 80.8
Pension liabilities	57.0	53.6
Insurance operations	2.7	3.5
Incentive liabilities	8.0	5.4
Environmental reserves	1.3	0.4
Inventories	7.8	6.5
State income taxes	7.0	7.4
Postretirement benefit obligations	3.1	3.5
Other	9.1	11.3
Interest accrued	1.2	1.6
Allowance for doubtful accounts	1.9	3.4
Restructuring reserves	1.1	6.0
Deferred compensation	3.8	2.9
Foreign tax credits	2.4	2.3
Vacation accruals	1.5	1.5
Workers compensation accruals	6.7	3.5
Total Deferred Tax Assets	197.6	193.6
Valuation allowance	(92.1)	(89.5)
Net Deferred Tax Assets	105.5	104.1
Deferred Tax Liabilities
Properties, plants and equipment	86.5	84.7
Goodwill and other intangible assets	80.4	80.1
Foreign income inclusion	1.1	1.1
Foreign exchange gains	5.7	6.1
Timberland transactions	115.8	116.2
Total Deferred Tax Liabilities	289.5	288.2
Net Deferred Tax Liability	$ (184.0)	$ (184.1)