Business Segment Information - Total Assets by Segments (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011
Total assets by segments
Total assets	$ 3,882.2	$ 3,853.4	$ 4,186.9
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	156.9	154.8	144.3
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures	145.4	169.7	165.8
Operating Segments [Member]
Total assets by segments
Total assets	3,502.9	3,527.2	3,801.8
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures	113.5	152.7	158.6
Corporate and Other [Member]
Total assets by segments
Total assets	379.3	326.2	385.1
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures	31.9	17.0	7.2
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Total assets by segments
Total assets	2,441.6	2,481.2	2,717.8
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	106.7	105.2	93.1
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures	64.8	86.7	96.9
Flexible Products & Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Total assets by segments
Total assets	367.3	363.8	383.5
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	15.2	14.7	16.6
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures	14.0	39.0	36.5
Paper Packaging [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Total assets by segments
Total assets	413.3	401.7	420.4
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	30.3	31.6	31.6
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures	21.7	20.1	18.5
Land Management [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Total assets by segments
Total assets	280.7	280.5	280.1
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense:
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense	4.7	3.3	3.0
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures	$ 13.0	$ 6.9	$ 6.7