Restructuring Charges (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010	Jul. 31, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010
Reconciliation of total amounts expected to be incurred from open restructuring plans anticipated to be realized
Amounts expected to be incurred			$ 17,350
Amounts remaining to be incurred			5,251
Restructuring charges	3,396	9,779	11,407	20,566
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member]
Reconciliation of total amounts expected to be incurred from open restructuring plans anticipated to be realized
Amounts expected to be incurred			12,984
Amounts remaining to be incurred			5,024
Restructuring charges	3,412	5,259	7,960	15,933
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member] | Employee separation costs [Member]
Reconciliation of total amounts expected to be incurred from open restructuring plans anticipated to be realized
Amounts expected to be incurred			4,064
Amounts remaining to be incurred			9
Restructuring charges	2,015		4,055
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member] | Other restructuring costs [Member]
Reconciliation of total amounts expected to be incurred from open restructuring plans anticipated to be realized
Amounts expected to be incurred			8,587
Amounts remaining to be incurred			5,015
Restructuring charges	1,397		3,572
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member] | Asset impairments [Member]
Reconciliation of total amounts expected to be incurred from open restructuring plans anticipated to be realized
Amounts expected to be incurred			333
Restructuring charges			333
Flexible Products and Services [Member]
Reconciliation of total amounts expected to be incurred from open restructuring plans anticipated to be realized
Amounts expected to be incurred			4,141
Amounts remaining to be incurred			227
Restructuring charges	682	45	3,914	45
Flexible Products and Services [Member] | Employee separation costs [Member]
Reconciliation of total amounts expected to be incurred from open restructuring plans anticipated to be realized
Amounts expected to be incurred			2,834
Restructuring charges	652		2,834
Flexible Products and Services [Member] | Other restructuring costs [Member]
Reconciliation of total amounts expected to be incurred from open restructuring plans anticipated to be realized
Amounts expected to be incurred			1,307
Amounts remaining to be incurred			227
Restructuring charges	30		1,080
Paper Packaging [Member]
Reconciliation of total amounts expected to be incurred from open restructuring plans anticipated to be realized
Amounts expected to be incurred			225
Restructuring charges	(698)	4,475	(460)	4,588
Paper Packaging [Member] | Employee separation costs [Member]
Reconciliation of total amounts expected to be incurred from open restructuring plans anticipated to be realized
Amounts expected to be incurred	(701)
Restructuring charges			(685)
Paper Packaging [Member] | Other restructuring costs [Member]
Reconciliation of total amounts expected to be incurred from open restructuring plans anticipated to be realized
Amounts expected to be incurred			189
Restructuring charges	3		189
Paper Packaging [Member] | Asset impairments [Member]
Reconciliation of total amounts expected to be incurred from open restructuring plans anticipated to be realized
Amounts expected to be incurred			36
Restructuring charges			36
Land Management [Member]
Reconciliation of total amounts expected to be incurred from open restructuring plans anticipated to be realized
Restructuring charges			(6)
Land Management [Member] | Employee separation costs [Member]
Reconciliation of total amounts expected to be incurred from open restructuring plans anticipated to be realized
Restructuring charges			(7)
Employee separation costs [Member]
Reconciliation of total amounts expected to be incurred from open restructuring plans anticipated to be realized
Restructuring charges			6,197	6,200
Other restructuring costs [Member]
Reconciliation of total amounts expected to be incurred from open restructuring plans anticipated to be realized
Restructuring charges			369	11,400
Asset impairments [Member]
Reconciliation of total amounts expected to be incurred from open restructuring plans anticipated to be realized
Restructuring charges			$ 4,841	$ 4,800