Business Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

The following segment information is presented for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended April 30,				Six Months Ended April 30,
(in millions)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Net sales:
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	662.7	$	624.3	$	1,278.1	$	1,185.8
Paper Packaging & Services	213.9		188.7		417.7		371.6
Flexible Products & Services	84.1		66.6		164.1		136.3
Land Management	7.6		7.8		14.1		14.6
Total net sales	$	968.3	$	887.4	$	1,874.0	$	1,708.3
Operating profit:
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	47.2	$	56.1	$	78.4	$	98.9
Paper Packaging & Services	33.0		20.3		60.9		40.3
Flexible Products & Services	5.0		1.8		8.2		2.4
Land Management	2.5		3.3		5.7		5.5
Total operating profit	$	87.7	$	81.5	$	153.2	$	147.1
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	21.1	$	20.5	$	41.7	$	39.9
Paper Packaging & Services	8.4		7.6		16.7		15.9
Flexible Products & Services	1.8		1.5		3.6		3.4
Land Management	1.1		1.4		2.1		2.5
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	$	32.4	$	31.0	$	64.1	$	61.7

Net Sales to External Customers by Geographical Area

The following table presents net sales to external customers by geographic area:

	Three Months Ended April 30,				Six Months Ended April 30,
(in millions)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Net sales:
United States	$	463.5	$	434.5	$	896.2	$	842.5
Europe, Middle East and Africa	370.7		325.5		702.0		611.4
Asia Pacific and other Americas	134.1		127.4		275.8		254.4
Total net sales	$	968.3	$	887.4	$	1,874.0	$	1,708.3

Properties, Plants and Equipment, Net by Geographical Area

The following table presents total assets by segment and total properties, plants and equipment, net by geographic area:

(in millions)	April 30, 2018		October 31, 2017
Assets:
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	2,083.0	$	1,976.7
Paper Packaging & Services	478.2		459.8
Flexible Products & Services	174.2		163.2
Land Management	346.6		345.4
Total segments	3,082.0		2,945.1
Corporate and other	264.8		287.2
Total assets	$	3,346.8	$	3,232.3
Properties, plants and equipment, net:
United States	$	736.6	$	730.1
Europe, Middle East and Africa	321.5		322.0
Asia Pacific and other Americas	131.8		136.3
Total properties, plants and equipment, net	$	1,189.9	$	1,188.4