Net Assets Held for Sale	12 Months Ended
Net Assets Held for Sale	Oct. 31, 2013
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]
Net Assets Held for Sale	NOTE 5 – NET ASSETS HELD FOR SALE As of October 31, 2013, there were two asset groups in the Flexible Products & Services segment with assets held for sale. As of October 31, 2012, there was one asset group in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment and one location in the Flexible Products & Services segment with assets held for sale. During 2013, one asset group was added in the Rigid Industrial Packaging Products & Services segment and subsequently sold in the same period. Additionally, two asset groups were added in the Flexible Products & Services segment. One asset group in the Rigid Industrial Packaging and Services segment and one asset group in the Flexible Products & Services segment were placed back in service for purposes of GAAP and depreciation was resumed. As a result of placing these locations back in service in 2013, the 2012 consolidated balance sheet has been reclassified for such locations to conform to the current year presentation. The reclassification of these asset groups to properties, plants and equipment within the consolidated balance sheets was done in accordance with ASC 360, but these assets are still being marketed for sale. The net assets held for sale are being marketed for sale and it is the Company’s intention to complete the sales of these assets within the upcoming year. For the year ended October 31, 2013, the Company recorded a gain on disposal of PP&E, net of $5.6 million. There were sales of HBU and surplus properties which resulted in gains of $1.2 million in the Land Management segment, a sale of equipment in the Paper Packaging segment that resulted in a gain of $0.6 million, a disposal of equipment in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment that resulted in a gain of $2.5 million, a sale of property that was previously classified as held for sale in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment that resulted in a gain of $0.6 million, a sale of land adjacent to our corporate offices that resulted in a gain of $0.8 million, a sale of equipment that resulted in a loss of $0.9 million and sales of other miscellaneous equipment which resulted in aggregate gains of $0.8 million. For the year ended October 31, 2012, the Company recorded a gain on disposal of PP&E, net of $7.6 million. There were sales of HBU and surplus properties which resulted in gains of $5.5 million in the Land Management segment, a sale of equipment in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment which resulted in a gain of $0.6 million, a sale of miscellaneous equipment in the Paper Packaging segment which resulted in a gain of $0.5 million and sales of other miscellaneous equipment which resulted in aggregate gains of $1.0 million. For the year ended October 31, 2011, the Company recorded a gain on disposal of PP&E, net of $16.1 million. There were sales in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment which resulted in a $3.2 million gain, sales in the Paper Packaging segment which resulted in a $0.9 million gain, sales in the Land Management segment of HBU and surplus properties which resulted in a $11.4 million gain and sales of other miscellaneous equipment which resulted in a $0.6 million gain.

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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