Contingent Liabilities and Environmental Reserves - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Environmental liability reserves	$ 6.8	$ 6.8
European Drum Facilities
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Environmental liability reserves	4.0	3.9
Life Cycle Management and Recycling Facilities
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Environmental liability reserves	0.4	0.3
Owned by Other Company
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Environmental liability reserves	1.5	1.7
Other Facilities
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Environmental liability reserves	$ 0.9	$ 0.9

Carrying value of the obligation (known or estimated) arising from requirements to perform activities to remediate one or more sites, payable after twelve months or beyond the next operating cycle if longer.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 10
-Subparagraph (d)(1)
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Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section 50
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Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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