BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION - Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Operating profit:
Total operating profit (loss)	$ 585.2	$ 304.9	$ 399.1
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	234.4	242.5	206.1
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures	162.2	130.0	156.9
Assets By Business Segment [Abstract]
Total assets	5,815.8	5,510.9	5,426.7
Global Industrial Packaging
Operating profit:
Total operating profit (loss)	350.2	225.4	204.9
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	83.1	84.5	82.5
Paper Packaging & Services
Operating profit:
Total operating profit (loss)	131.0	71.0	184.3
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	148.0	153.5	119.3
Land Management
Operating profit:
Total operating profit (loss)	104.0	8.5	9.9
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	3.3	4.5	4.3
Operating Segments
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures	151.2	117.4	139.8
Assets By Business Segment [Abstract]
Total assets	5,490.8	5,211.4	5,189.5
Operating Segments | Global Industrial Packaging
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures	71.1	55.8	58.4
Assets By Business Segment [Abstract]
Total assets	2,735.1	2,338.5	2,154.5
Operating Segments | Paper Packaging & Services
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures	79.9	61.4	81.2
Assets By Business Segment [Abstract]
Total assets	2,506.5	2,524.3	2,686.3
Operating Segments | Land Management
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures	0.2	0.2	0.2
Assets By Business Segment [Abstract]
Total assets	249.2	348.6	348.7
Corporate and Other
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures	11.0	12.6	17.1
Assets By Business Segment [Abstract]
Total assets	$ 325.0	$ 299.5	$ 237.2