Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) a Employees Country Group	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) a Employees Country Group Block shares	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($) shares
Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of countries in which company operates | Country	50		50
Approximate number of employees | Employees	13,150		13,150
Long-lived assets impairment charge	$ 23,600,000	$ 70,200,000	$ 45,900,000	$ 85,800,000	$ 31,400,000
Cash and cash equivalent held in foreign jurisdiction	104,200,000		104,200,000
Allowance for trade accounts receivable	11,800,000	16,800,000	11,800,000	16,800,000
Depreciation expense on properties, plants and equipment			113,400,000	129,800,000	131,900,000
Capitalized interest costs	1,500,000	1,400,000	$ 1,500,000	1,400,000	$ 1,700,000
Number of product classes | Block			5
Number of depletion blocks | Block			8
Self insurance reserve	3,600,000	2,800,000	$ 3,600,000	2,800,000
Liabilities for anticipated costs related to captive insurance subsidiary	$ 12,200,000	$ 14,700,000	$ 12,200,000	$ 14,700,000
Largest amount of tax benefit likely of being realized upon settlement			50.00%
Options granted | shares			0	0	0
Translation adjustment functional to reporting currency, losses reclassified to earnings, net of tax			$ 3,800,000	$ 1,200,000	$ 3,900,000
Timber Properties [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Newly constructed road, depreciation period			20 years
United States [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Area of timber properties in acres | a	242,673		242,673
Depletion expense, timber			$ 2,800,000	3,800,000	$ 4,300,000
Canada [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Depletion expense, timber			$ 0
Flexible Products & Services [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Long-lived assets impairment charge				$ 15,700,000
Number of asset groups with assets held for sale | Group	1		1
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of asset groups with assets held for sale | Group	4		4
Minimum [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Initial purchase price of a certain percentage of eligible receivables			75.00%
Maximum [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Initial purchase price of a certain percentage of eligible receivables			90.00%
Software [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Amortization period			3 years
Software [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Amortization period			10 years
Venezuela Currency [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Exchange rate	6.4		6.4
Devaluation of currency recognized			97.00%
Other income related to remeasurement of Venezuelan monetary assets and liabilities			$ 4,900,000
Adjustment to increase in cost of goods sold			9,300,000
Long-lived assets impairment charge			$ 15,000,000