Acquisitions, Divestitures and Other Significant Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014 Company Acquisition	Jul. 31, 2013 Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquisitions completed		2	0
Number of rigid industrial packaging and services companies acquired		1
Number of paper packaging and services companies acquired		1
Revenue	$ 6.9	$ 19.5
Operating profit (loss)	0.4	2.2
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Non-cash loss on sale of business	$ (9.1)	$ (9.1)