Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale and Disposals of Properties, Plants and Equipment, Net, and Timberland and Gains - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($) Assets	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($) Assets	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 Assets
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on disposals of properties, plants and equipment, net	$ 7,900,000	$ 700,000	$ 8,800,000	$ 2,300,000
Timberland gains	0	24,300,000	0	24,300,000
Other Net Gains [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on disposals of properties, plants and equipment, net	$ 500,000	200,000	$ 700,000	100,000
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Number of assets group with assets and liabilities held for sale | Assets	2		2		4
Gain (loss) on disposals of properties, plants and equipment, net	$ 6,400,000		$ 6,400,000	900,000
Flexible Products & Services [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Number of assets group with assets and liabilities held for sale | Assets	2		2		1
Flexible Products & Services [Member] | Assets Held for Sale [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on disposals of properties, plants and equipment, net	$ 800,000		$ 900,000
Land Management [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on disposals of properties, plants and equipment, net	$ 200,000	$ 900,000	$ 800,000	$ 1,300,000