Restructuring Charges - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($) Plant	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) Plant	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($) employee Plant	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) employee Plant	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) employee Plant
Restructuring and Related Cost [Abstract]
Restructuring charges	$ 4.8	$ 4.0	$ 18.6	$ 12.7	$ 26.9
Number of plants closed (plant) | Plant		2		2
Number of employees severed (employee) | employee			322	157	254
Amounts remaining to be incurred	$ 12.0		$ 12.0
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services
Restructuring and Related Cost [Abstract]
Restructuring charges			$ 17.3
Number of plants closed (plant) | Plant	5		5
Amounts remaining to be incurred	$ 10.9		$ 10.9
Rigid Industrial Packaging and Services and Flexible Products and Services
Restructuring and Related Cost [Abstract]
Number of plants closed (plant) | Plant					4
Employee Separation Costs
Restructuring and Related Cost [Abstract]
Restructuring charges			14.8	$ 9.0	$ 16.7
Employee Separation Costs | Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services
Restructuring and Related Cost [Abstract]
Restructuring charges			13.6
Amounts remaining to be incurred	9.1		9.1
Other Costs
Restructuring and Related Cost [Abstract]
Restructuring charges			3.8	$ 3.7	$ 10.2
Other Costs | Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services
Restructuring and Related Cost [Abstract]
Restructuring charges			3.7
Amounts remaining to be incurred	$ 1.8		$ 1.8