Business Segment Information - Segment Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011
Net sales
Total net sales	$ 1,129.7		$ 1,102.9	$ 3,227.2	$ 3,193.9
Operating profit:
Total operating profit	96.7	64.0	84.8	244.6	218.7	282.8	330.2
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	39.5		37.4	117.9	115.9
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Net sales
Total net sales	802.2		805.2	2,280.0	2,311.6
Operating profit:
Total operating profit	61.7		60.8	146.4	146.9
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	26.7		25.3	80.2	78.6
Flexible Products & Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Net sales
Total net sales	110.5		109.7	334.3	338.4
Operating profit:
Total operating profit			1.4	1.4	1.8
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	4.0		3.7	11.2	11.4
Paper Packaging [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Net sales
Total net sales	208.4		182.7	587.1	524.2
Operating profit:
Total operating profit	30.7		21.0	84.1	58.3
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	7.3		7.7	22.7	23.4
Land Management [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Net sales
Total net sales	8.6		5.3	25.8	19.7
Operating profit:
Total operating profit	4.3		1.6	12.7	11.7
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	$ 1.5		$ 0.7	$ 3.8	$ 2.5