Contingent Liabilities and Environmental Reserves - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) reconditioning_facilities	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Environmental liability reserves	$ 7.1	$ 6.8
European Drum Facilities
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Environmental liability reserves	4.3	3.9
Life Cycle Management and Recycling Facilities
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Environmental liability reserves	0.3	0.3
Sites Owned by Others
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Environmental liability reserves	1.1	1.7
Other Facilities
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Environmental liability reserves	$ 1.4	0.9
Container Life Cycle Management LLC | Flexible Packaging JV
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Number of reconditioning facilities subject to litigation | reconditioning_facilities	3
Flexible Products & Services
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Estimated litigation liability	$ 5.7	$ 1.3