Business Segment Information (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010
Total assets by segments
Total assets	$ 3,913.7	$ 4,194.1	$ 3,485.8
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member]
Total assets by segments
Total assets	2,526.4	2,725.0
Flexible Products & Services [Member]
Total assets by segments
Total assets	356.2	383.5
Paper Packaging [Member]
Total assets by segments
Total assets	411.7	420.4
Land Management [Member]
Total assets by segments
Total assets	278.9	280.1
Total Segment [Member]
Total assets by segments
Total assets	3,573.2	3,809.0
Corporate and other [Member]
Total assets by segments
Total assets	$ 340.5	$ 385.1