Acquisitions and Divestitures	12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2018
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisitions and Divestitures	ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES During 2018, the Company completed no divestitures and no acquisitions. The Company liquidated two non-strategic non-U.S. businesses in the Flexible Products & Services segment. The gain on disposal of businesses was $0.8 million for the year ended October 31, 2018. Proceeds from divestitures that were completed in fiscal year 2017 and collected during the year ended October 31, 2018 were $0.5 million. Proceeds from divestitures that were completed in fiscal year 2015 and collected during the year ended October 31, 2018 were $0.9 million. The Company has $2.9 million of notes receivable recorded from the sale of businesses, in remaining terms of up to six months. During 2017, the Company completed two divestitures, completed no acquisitions, deconsolidated two nonstrategic businesses, and liquidated two non-U.S. nonstrategic businesses. The Company completed two divestitures of businesses in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment. The Company deconsolidated one nonstrategic business in the Flexible Products & Services segment and one nonstrategic business in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment. The Company liquidated two non-U.S. nonstrategic businesses in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment. The loss on disposal of businesses was $1.7 million for the year ended October 31, 2017. Proceeds from divestitures were $5.1 million for the year ended October 31, 2017. Proceeds from divestitures that were completed in fiscal year 2015 and collected during the year ended October 31, 2017 were $0.8 million. The Company had $4.3 million of notes receivable recorded from the sale of businesses. During 2016, the Company completed four divestitures, one partial sale of ownership interest resulting in deconsolidation of a then wholly-owned indirect subsidiary and no material acquisitions. The divestitures were of nonstrategic businesses: three in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment; and one in the Flexible Products & Services segment. The loss on disposal of businesses was $14.5 million for the year ended October 31, 2016, consisting of an $18.1 million loss on the partial sale of ownership interest and a net gain of $3.6 million for the four divestitures. Proceeds from divestitures and the partial sale of ownership interest were $24.1 million. The Company had $2.4 million of notes receivable recorded for the sale of businesses. The partial sale of ownership interest resulting in deconsolidation of a then wholly-owned indirect subsidiary was the result of the sale of 51 percent ownership interest in Earthminded Benelux, NV, a subsidiary in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment, which, together with the relinquishment of the Company's power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the subsidiary's performance, resulted in deconsolidation. As of September 1, 2016, the Company accounts for its investment in this subsidiary under the equity method of accounting due to the Company's noncontrolling ownership interest. The $18.1 million loss on the partial sale of ownership interest resulting in deconsolidation was measured as the difference between (a) the fair value of the retained noncontrolling interest of $0.3 million and the consideration transferred of $0.3 million from the unrelated third party purchaser and (b) the carrying value of the former subsidiary's net assets of $18.7 million. None of the above-referenced divestitures in 2018, 2017 or 2016 qualified as discontinued operations as they do not, individually or in the aggregate, represent a strategic shift that has had a major impact on the Company’s operations or financial results.

ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES

During 2018, the Company completed no divestitures and no acquisitions. The Company liquidated two non-strategic non-U.S. businesses in the Flexible Products & Services segment. The gain on disposal of businesses was $0.8 million for the year ended October 31, 2018. Proceeds from divestitures that were completed in fiscal year 2017 and collected during the year ended October 31, 2018 were $0.5 million. Proceeds from divestitures that were completed in fiscal year 2015 and collected during the year ended October 31, 2018 were $0.9 million. The Company has $2.9 million of notes receivable recorded from the sale of businesses, in remaining terms of up to six months.

During 2017, the Company completed two divestitures, completed no acquisitions, deconsolidated two nonstrategic businesses, and liquidated two non-U.S. nonstrategic businesses. The Company completed two divestitures of businesses in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment. The Company deconsolidated one nonstrategic business in the Flexible Products & Services segment and one nonstrategic business in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment. The Company liquidated two non-U.S. nonstrategic businesses in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment. The loss on disposal of businesses was $1.7 million for the year ended October 31, 2017. Proceeds from divestitures were $5.1 million for the year ended October 31, 2017. Proceeds from divestitures that were completed in fiscal year 2015 and collected during the year ended October 31, 2017 were $0.8 million. The Company had $4.3 million of notes receivable recorded from the sale of businesses.

During 2016, the Company completed four divestitures, one partial sale of ownership interest resulting in deconsolidation of a then wholly-owned indirect subsidiary and no material acquisitions. The divestitures were of nonstrategic businesses: three in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment; and one in the Flexible Products & Services segment. The loss on disposal of businesses was $14.5 million for the year ended October 31, 2016, consisting of an $18.1 million loss on the partial sale of ownership interest and a net gain of $3.6 million for the four divestitures. Proceeds from divestitures and the partial sale of ownership interest were $24.1 million. The Company had $2.4 million of notes receivable recorded for the sale of businesses.

The partial sale of ownership interest resulting in deconsolidation of a then wholly-owned indirect subsidiary was the result of the sale of 51 percent ownership interest in Earthminded Benelux, NV, a subsidiary in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment, which, together with the relinquishment of the Company's power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the subsidiary's performance, resulted in deconsolidation. As of September 1, 2016, the Company accounts for its investment in this subsidiary under the equity method of accounting due to the Company's noncontrolling ownership interest.

The $18.1 million loss on the partial sale of ownership interest resulting in deconsolidation was measured as the difference between (a) the fair value of the retained noncontrolling interest of $0.3 million and the consideration transferred of $0.3 million from the unrelated third party purchaser and (b) the carrying value of the former subsidiary's net assets of $18.7 million.

None of the above-referenced divestitures in 2018, 2017 or 2016 qualified as discontinued operations as they do not, individually or in the aggregate, represent a strategic shift that has had a major impact on the Company’s operations or financial results.