Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

The following segment information is presented for each of the three years in the period ended October 31:

(in millions)	2017		2016			2015
Net sales:
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	2,522.7	$	2,324.2		$	2,586.4
Paper Packaging & Services	800.9		687.1			676.1
Flexible Products & Services	286.4		288.1			322.6
Land Management	28.2		24.2			31.6
Total net sales	$	3,638.2	$	3,323.6		$	3,616.7
Operating profit (loss):
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	173.4	$	143.9		$	86.4
Paper Packaging & Services	83.3		89.1			109.3
Flexible Products & Services	5.7		(15.5		)	(36.6		)
Land Management	10.0		8.1			33.7
Total operating profit	$	272.4	$	225.6		$	192.8
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	77.0	$	84.6		$	94.0
Paper Packaging & Services	31.9		31.6			28.7
Flexible Products & Services	7.0		7.7			8.6
Land Management	4.6		3.8			3.3
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	$	120.5	$	127.7		$	134.6
Capital expenditures:
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	57.6	$	53.9		$	69.4
Paper Packaging & Services	23.2		27.2			56.4
Flexible Products & Services	2.6		3.2			3.2
Land Management	0.5		0.6			1.6
Total segment	83.9		84.9			130.6
Corporate and other	16.2		16.2			10.7
Total capital expenditures	$	100.1	$	101.1		$	141.3
Assets:
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services	$	1,976.7	$	1,930.8		$	2,043.3
Paper Packaging & Services	459.8		439.8			444.0
Flexible Products & Services	163.2		156.1			187.0
Land Management	345.4		339.9			335.2
Total segment	2,945.1		2,866.6			3,009.5
Corporate and other	287.2		286.4			306.2
Total assets	$	3,232.3	$	3,153.0		$	3,315.7

Net Sales to External Customers by Geographical Area

The following geographic information is presented for each of the three years in the period ended October 31:

(in millions)	2017		2016		2015
Net Sales:
United States	$	1,779.3	$	1,610.8	$	1,688.3
Europe, Middle East, and Africa	1,322.4		1,208.4		1,287.2
Asia Pacific and other Americas	536.5		504.4		641.2
Total net sales	$	3,638.2	$	3,323.6	$	3,616.7

Properties, Plants and Equipment, Net by Geographical Area

The following table presents properties, plants and equipment, net by geographic region:

(in millions)	October 31, 2017		October 31, 2016
Properties, plants and equipment, net:
United States	$	730.1	$	723.3
Europe, Middle East, and Africa	322.0		308.5
Asia Pacific and other Americas	136.3		140.1
Total properties, plants and equipment, net	$	1,188.4	$	1,171.9