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Business Segment Information - Segment Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2012 | Jul. 31, 2012 | Apr. 30, 2012 | Jan. 31, 2012 | Oct. 31, 2011 | Jul. 31, 2011 | Apr. 30, 2011 | Jan. 31, 2011 | Oct. 31, 2012 | Oct. 31, 2011 | Oct. 31, 2010
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales | $ 1,075.6 | $ 1,102.9 | $ 1,098.2 | $ 992.8 | $ 1,131.6 | $ 1,121.9 | $ 1,050.8 | $ 943.9 | $ 4,269.5 | $ 4,248.2 | $ 3,461.8
Operating profit, before the impact of restructuring charges, restructuring-related inventory charges and acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating profit, before the impact of restructuring charges, restructuring-related inventory charges and acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 326.1 | 390.1 | 374.9
Total operating profit |  | 85.2 | 78.3 | 56.5 |  | 106.2 | 90.3 | 67.2 | 284.5 | 330.7 | 321.0
Restructuring charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total restructuring charges | 10.5 |  |  |  | 19.1 |  |  |  | 33.4 | 30.5 | 26.7
Restructuring-related inventory charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total inventory-related restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.1
Acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total acquisition-related costs | 3.2 |  |  |  | 5.2 |  |  |  | 8.2 | 24.4 | 27.1
Non-cash asset impairment charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total non-cash asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.5 |
Operating profit, before the impact of restructuring charges, restructuring-related inventory charges and acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating profit, before the impact of restructuring charges, restructuring-related inventory charges and acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 326.1 | 390.1 | 374.9
Total operating profit |  | 85.2 | 78.3 | 56.5 |  | 106.2 | 90.3 | 67.2 | 284.5 | 330.7 | 321.0
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,075.6 | 3,014.3 | 2,588.2
Operating profit, before the impact of restructuring charges, restructuring-related inventory charges and acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating profit, before the impact of restructuring charges, restructuring-related inventory charges and acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 216.0 | 255.4 | 286.5
Total operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 186.7 | 219.9 | 257.8
Restructuring charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22.0 | 24.1 | 21.0
Restructuring-related inventory charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total inventory-related restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.1
Acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total acquisition-related costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.3 | 9.9 | 7.6
Non-cash asset impairment charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total non-cash asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.5 |
Operating profit, before the impact of restructuring charges, restructuring-related inventory charges and acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating profit, before the impact of restructuring charges, restructuring-related inventory charges and acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 216.0 | 255.4 | 286.5
Total operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 186.7 | 219.9 | 257.8
Flexible Products & Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 453.3 | 538.0 | 233.1
Operating profit, before the impact of restructuring charges, restructuring-related inventory charges and acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating profit, before the impact of restructuring charges, restructuring-related inventory charges and acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.3 | 41.3 | 18.8
Total operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1.0) | 16.9 | (1.3)
Restructuring charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.4 | 6.9 | 0.6
Acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total acquisition-related costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.9 | 14.5 | 19.5
Non-cash asset impairment charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total non-cash asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.0 |
Operating profit, before the impact of restructuring charges, restructuring-related inventory charges and acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating profit, before the impact of restructuring charges, restructuring-related inventory charges and acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.3 | 41.3 | 18.8
Total operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1.0) | 16.9 | (1.3)
Paper Packaging [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 713.8 | 675.0 | 624.1
Operating profit, before the impact of restructuring charges, restructuring-related inventory charges and acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating profit, before the impact of restructuring charges, restructuring-related inventory charges and acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 83.5 | 74.4 | 60.6
Total operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 83.5 | 74.9 | 55.5
Restructuring charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (0.5) | 5.1
Operating profit, before the impact of restructuring charges, restructuring-related inventory charges and acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating profit, before the impact of restructuring charges, restructuring-related inventory charges and acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 83.5 | 74.4 | 60.6
Total operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 83.5 | 74.9 | 55.5
Land Management [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26.8 | 20.9 | 16.4
Operating profit, before the impact of restructuring charges, restructuring-related inventory charges and acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating profit, before the impact of restructuring charges, restructuring-related inventory charges and acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.3 | 19.0 | 9.0
Total operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.3 | 19.0 | 9.0
Operating profit, before the impact of restructuring charges, restructuring-related inventory charges and acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating profit, before the impact of restructuring charges, restructuring-related inventory charges and acquisition-related costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.3 | 19.0 | 9.0
Total operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15.3 | $ 19.0 | $ 9.0

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