Business Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

The following segment information is presented for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended April 30,					Six Months Ended April 30,
(in millions)	2017		2016			2017		2016
Net sales:
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	624.3	$	589.6		$	1,185.8	$	1,124.5
Paper Packaging & Services	188.7		167.2			371.6		325.6
Flexible Products & Services	66.6		76.2			136.3		149.1
Land Management	7.8		6.6			14.6		11.8
Total net sales	$	887.4	$	839.6		$	1,708.3	$	1,611.0
Operating profit (loss):
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	55.5	$	59.2		$	84.2	$	56.6
Paper Packaging & Services	19.8		24.2			30.6		45.4
Flexible Products & Services	1.8		(2.9		)	2.3		(6.0		)
Land Management	3.3		2.3			5.4		4.4
Total operating profit	$	80.4	$	82.8		$	122.5	$	100.4
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	20.5	$	21.1		$	39.9	$	42.9
Paper Packaging & Services	7.6		7.9			15.9		15.6
Flexible Products & Services	1.5		2.0			3.4		4.1
Land Management	1.4		1.0			2.5		1.7
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	$	31.0	$	32.0		$	61.7	$	64.3

Net Sales to External Customers by Geographical Area

The following table presents net sales to external customers by geographic area:

	Three Months Ended April 30,				Six Months Ended April 30,
(in millions)	2017		2016		2017		2016
Net sales:
United States	$	434.5	$	406.3	$	842.5	$	778.7
Europe, Middle East and Africa	325.5		310.8		611.4		587.0
Asia Pacific and other Americas	127.4		122.5		254.4		245.3
Total net sales	$	887.4	$	839.6	$	1,708.3	$	1,611.0

Properties, Plants and Equipment, Net by Geographical Area

The following table presents total assets by segment and total properties, plants and equipment, net by geographic area:

(in millions)	April 30, 2017		October 31, 2016
Assets:
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	2,045.7	$	1,930.8
Paper Packaging & Services	460.7		439.8
Flexible Products & Services	152.6		156.1
Land Management	342.9		339.9
Total segments	3,001.9		2,866.6
Corporate and other	223.9		286.4
Total assets	$	3,225.8	$	3,153.0
Properties, plants and equipment, net:
United States	$	707.6	$	723.3
Europe, Middle East and Africa	299.6		300.5
Asia Pacific and other Americas	134.2		140.1
Total properties, plants and equipment, net	$	1,141.4	$	1,163.9