Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Summary of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Segment (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill beginning balance	$ 785,400,000	$ 786,400,000
Goodwill acquired	0	0
Goodwill allocated to divestitures and businesses held for sale	(700,000)	(9,200,000)
Goodwill adjustments	0	0
Goodwill impairment charge	0	(13,000,000)	$ 0
Currency translation	(8,700,000)	21,200,000
Goodwill ending balance	776,000,000	785,400,000	786,400,000
Accumulated goodwill impairment loss	63,300,000	63,300,000
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill beginning balance	725,900,000	726,900,000
Goodwill acquired	0	0
Goodwill allocated to divestitures and businesses held for sale	(700,000)	(9,200,000)
Goodwill adjustments	0	0
Goodwill impairment charge	0	(13,000,000)
Currency translation	(8,700,000)	21,200,000
Goodwill ending balance	716,500,000	725,900,000	726,900,000
Accumulated goodwill impairment loss	13,000,000
Paper Packaging & Services
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill beginning balance	59,500,000	59,500,000
Goodwill acquired	0	0
Goodwill allocated to divestitures and businesses held for sale	0	0
Goodwill adjustments	0	0
Goodwill impairment charge	0	0
Currency translation	0	0
Goodwill ending balance	59,500,000	59,500,000	59,500,000
Flexible Products & Services
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill beginning balance	0	0
Goodwill acquired	0	0
Goodwill allocated to divestitures and businesses held for sale	0	0
Goodwill adjustments	0	0
Goodwill impairment charge	0	0
Currency translation	0	0
Goodwill ending balance	0	0	0
Accumulated goodwill impairment loss	50,300,000		50,300,000
Land Management
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill beginning balance	0	0
Goodwill acquired	0	0
Goodwill allocated to divestitures and businesses held for sale	0	0
Goodwill adjustments	0	0
Goodwill impairment charge	0	0
Currency translation	0	0
Goodwill ending balance	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0