BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION - Geographic Area (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,252.6	$ 1,012.1	$ 3,362.9	$ 2,886.1
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	642.1	687.6	1,871.6	1,965.7
Paper Packaging & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	530.0	236.0	1,244.9	653.7
Flexible Products & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	74.5	82.6	226.6	246.7
Land Management
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	6.0	5.9	19.8	20.0
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	767.8	506.1	1,965.5	1,402.2
United States | Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	229.9	255.1	688.2	702.8
United States | Paper Packaging & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	522.3	236.0	1,231.2	653.7
United States | Flexible Products & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	9.6	9.1	26.3	25.7
United States | Land Management
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	6.0	5.9	19.8	20.0
Europe, Middle East and Africa
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	353.6	372.5	1,009.2	1,074.6
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	296.2	306.0	831.8	874.1
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Paper Packaging & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Flexible Products & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	57.4	66.5	177.4	200.5
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Land Management
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Asia Pacific and Other Americas
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	131.2	133.5	388.2	409.3
Asia Pacific and Other Americas | Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	116.0	126.5	351.6	388.8
Asia Pacific and Other Americas | Paper Packaging & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	7.7	0.0	13.7	0.0
Asia Pacific and Other Americas | Flexible Products & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	7.5	7.0	22.9	20.5
Asia Pacific and Other Americas | Land Management
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0