BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION - Segment Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,012.1	$ 961.8	$ 2,886.1	$ 2,670.1
Total operating profit (loss)	114.0	90.5	267.2	237.6
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	32.4	27.7	96.5	89.4
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	687.6	674.4	1,965.7	1,860.2
Total operating profit (loss)	62.0	65.3	140.4	164.2
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	20.5	16.8	62.2	56.7
Paper Packaging & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	236.0	206.3	653.7	577.9
Total operating profit (loss)	44.1	19.4	105.0	59.7
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	8.9	7.8	25.6	23.7
Flexible Products & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	82.6	73.9	246.7	210.2
Total operating profit (loss)	5.8	3.1	14.0	5.5
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	1.8	1.8	5.4	5.2
Land Management
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	5.9	7.2	20.0	21.8
Total operating profit (loss)	2.1	2.7	7.8	8.2
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	$ 1.2	$ 1.3	$ 3.3	$ 3.8