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Net Assets Held For Sale - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2012 | Oct. 31, 2012 Location | Oct. 31, 2011 | Oct. 31, 2010
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of locations with assets held for sale |  | 2 |  |
Number of locations sold |  | 4 |  |
Number of locations added to net assets held for sale |  | 2 |  |
Number of locations reclassified to properties, plants and equipment |  | 3 |  |
Gain on disposals of properties, plants and equipment, net | $ (2.0) | $ 7.6 | $ 16.1 | $ 11.4
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of locations with assets held for sale |  | 1 | 4 |
Number of locations placed back in service |  | 3 |  |
Gain on disposals of properties, plants and equipment, net |  |  | 3.2 | 6.6
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member] | Equipment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Gain on disposals of properties, plants and equipment, net |  | 0.6 |  |
Flexible Products & Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of locations with assets held for sale |  | 1 |  |
Land Management [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Gain on disposals of properties, plants and equipment, net |  | 5.5 |  |
Land Management [Member] | Higher and better use (HBU) and surplus properties [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Gain on disposals of properties, plants and equipment, net |  |  | 11.4 | 3.3
Paper Packaging [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Gain on disposals of properties, plants and equipment, net |  |  | 0.9 | 1.4
Gain on sell of other miscellaneous equipment |  | 0.5 |  |
Other Miscellaneous Equipment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Gain on sell of other miscellaneous equipment |  | $ 1.0 | $ 0.6 | $ 0.1

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