Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($) asset_group	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($) asset_group	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gains (losses) recorded under fair value contracts	$ (2,000,000)	$ 600,000	$ (2,300,000)	$ (6,200,000)
Recognized asset impairment charges	4,100,000	$ 17,600,000	44,900,000	$ 22,300,000
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services Segment
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Recognized asset impairment charges	1,300,000		5,000,000
Paper Packaging & Services Segment
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Recognized asset impairment charges			1,500,000
Flexible Products & Services
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Recognized asset impairment charges			800,000
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Recognized amount of additional impairment related to assets and liabilities held and used	$ 2,800,000		$ 14,000,000
Number of impaired assets held for sale (asset group) | asset_group			1
Goodwill allocated to business classified as held for sale			$ 11,900,000
Number of asset groups sold (asset group) | asset_group	1
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services | Assets Held And Used
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of impaired assets held and used (asset group) | asset_group			3
Recognized amount of additional impairment related to assets and liabilities held and used			$ 23,600,000
Goodwill allocated to business classified as held and used			9,100,000
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 85,100,000		$ 85,100,000		$ 129,900,000