BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION - Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020
Operating profit:
Total operating profit	$ 621.2	$ 585.2	$ 304.9
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	216.6	234.4	242.5
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures	161.9	162.2	130.0
Assets:
Total assets	5,469.9	5,815.8	5,510.9
Global Industrial Packaging
Operating profit:
Total operating profit	313.7	350.2	225.4
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	73.9	83.1	84.5
Paper Packaging & Services
Operating profit:
Total operating profit	298.5	131.0	71.0
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	139.9	148.0	153.5
Land Management
Operating profit:
Total operating profit	9.0	104.0	8.5
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	2.8	3.3	4.5
Operating Segments
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures	145.7	151.2	117.4
Assets:
Total assets	5,032.3	5,490.8	5,211.4
Operating Segments | Global Industrial Packaging
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures	55.1	71.1	55.8
Assets:
Total assets	2,308.4	2,735.1	2,338.5
Operating Segments | Paper Packaging & Services
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures	90.6	79.9	61.4
Assets:
Total assets	2,473.9	2,506.5	2,524.3
Operating Segments | Land Management
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures	0.0	0.2	0.2
Assets:
Total assets	250.0	249.2	348.6
Corporate and Other
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures	16.2	11.0	12.6
Assets:
Total assets	$ 437.6	$ 325.0	$ 299.5