BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION - Geographic Area (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,083.0	$ 1,252.6	$ 3,353.7	$ 3,362.9
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	548.5	642.1	1,719.8	1,871.6
Paper Packaging & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	459.3	530.0	1,414.6	1,244.9
Flexible Products & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	69.3	74.5	199.7	226.6
Land Management
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	5.9	6.0	19.6	19.8
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	659.2	767.8	2,051.3	1,965.5
United States | Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	194.4	229.9	617.0	688.2
United States | Paper Packaging & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	451.5	522.3	1,394.3	1,231.2
United States | Flexible Products & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	7.4	9.6	20.4	26.3
United States | Land Management
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	5.9	6.0	19.6	19.8
Europe, Middle East and Africa
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	312.3	353.6	955.9	1,009.2
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	258.3	296.2	798.5	831.8
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	54.0	57.4	157.4	177.4
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	111.5	131.2	346.5	388.2
Asia Pacific and Other Americas | Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	95.8	116.0	304.3	351.6
Asia Pacific and Other Americas | Paper Packaging & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	7.8	7.7	20.3	13.7
Asia Pacific and Other Americas | Flexible Products & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	7.9	7.5	21.9	22.9
Asia Pacific and Other Americas | Land Management
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0