Business Segment Information - Segment Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2016
Net sales:
Total net sales	$ 961.8	$ 845.0	$ 2,670.1	$ 2,456.0
Operating profit (loss):
Total operating profit (loss)	89.5	71.6	212.0	172.0
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	27.7	31.5	89.4	95.8
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services
Net sales:
Total net sales	674.4	596.8	1,860.2	1,721.3
Operating profit (loss):
Total operating profit (loss)	64.7	56.7	148.9	113.4
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	16.8	20.8	56.7	63.7
Paper Packaging & Services
Net sales:
Total net sales	206.3	172.5	577.9	498.1
Operating profit (loss):
Total operating profit (loss)	19.0	19.1	49.6	64.4
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	7.8	8.0	23.7	23.6
Flexible Products & Services
Net sales:
Total net sales	73.9	69.9	210.2	219.0
Operating profit (loss):
Total operating profit (loss)	3.1	(5.9)	5.4	(11.9)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	1.8	1.8	5.2	5.9
Land Management
Net sales:
Total net sales	7.2	5.8	21.8	17.6
Operating profit (loss):
Total operating profit (loss)	2.7	1.7	8.1	6.1
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	$ 1.3	$ 0.9	$ 3.8	$ 2.6