Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

The following segment information is presented for each of the three years in the period ended October 31:

(in millions)	2018		2017		2016
Net sales:
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	2,623.6	$	2,522.7	$	2,324.2
Paper Packaging & Services	898.5		800.9		687.1
Flexible Products & Services	324.2		286.4		288.1
Land Management	27.5		28.2		24.2
Total net sales	$	3,873.8	$	3,638.2	$	3,323.6
Operating profit (loss):
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	183.2	$	190.1	$	143.9
Paper Packaging & Services	158.3		93.5		89.1
Flexible Products & Services	19.4		5.8		(15.5		)
Land Management	9.6		10.1		8.1
Total operating profit	$	370.5	$	299.5	$	225.6
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	81.2	$	77.0	$	84.6
Paper Packaging & Services	34.2		31.9		31.6
Flexible Products & Services	6.9		7.0		7.7
Land Management	4.6		4.6		3.8
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	$	126.9	$	120.5	$	127.7
Capital expenditures:
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	76.8	$	57.6	$	53.9
Paper Packaging & Services	39.2		23.2		27.2
Flexible Products & Services	3.7		2.6		3.2
Land Management	0.4		0.5		0.6
Total segment	120.1		83.9		84.9
Corporate and other	19.0		16.2		16.2
Total capital expenditures	$	139.1	$	100.1	$	101.1
Assets:
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	1,963.0	$	1,976.7	$	1,930.8
Paper Packaging & Services	474.3		459.8		439.8
Flexible Products & Services	153.9		163.2		156.1
Land Management	347.2		345.4		339.9
Total segment	2,938.4		2,945.1		2,866.6
Corporate and other	256.4		287.2		286.4
Total assets	$	3,194.8	$	3,232.3	$	3,153.0

Net Sales to External Customers by Geographical Area

The following geographic information is presented for each of the three years in the period ended October 31:

(in millions)	2018		2017		2016
Net Sales:
United States	$	1,920.5	$	1,779.3	$	1,610.8
Europe, Middle East, and Africa	1,410.9		1,322.4		1,208.4
Asia Pacific and other Americas	542.4		536.5		504.4
Total net sales	$	3,873.8	$	3,638.2	$	3,323.6

Properties, Plants and Equipment, Net by Geographical Area

The following table presents properties, plants and equipment, net by geographic region:

(in millions)	October 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
Properties, plants and equipment, net:
United States	$	796.3	$	730.1
Europe, Middle East, and Africa	276.9		322.0
Asia Pacific and other Americas	118.7		136.3
Total properties, plants and equipment, net	$	1,191.9	$	1,188.4