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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2012
Oct. 31, 2012
Block
Country
Location
Employees
Oct. 31, 2011
Oct. 31, 2010
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Number of Countries in which Company operates   50    
Approximate number of Employees   13,560    
Cash and cash equivalent held in foreign jurisdiction   $ 86.1    
Allowance for trade accounts receivable   17.1 13.8  
Revenue from individual customer   Less than 10 percent    
Number of locations with assets held for sale   2    
Depreciation expense on Properties, Plants and Equipment   131.4 122.7 98.5
Gain on disposal of properties,plant and equipments,net (2.0) 7.6 16.1 11.4
Net gains from sale of surplus and higher and better use timber properties   5.5 11.4  
Other miscellaneous gains on disposal of assets   2.1 0.6  
Impairment loss on machinery   2.5 1.3  
Other Impairment loss   0.2 0.2  
Capitalized interest costs   2.7 3.8  
Number of depletion blocks   8    
Percentage of sharing of investments, loans and capital injections   50.00%    
Self insurance reserve   2.7 2.9  
Liabilities for anticipated costs related to captive insurance subsidiary   16.1 15.3  
Largest amount of tax benefit likely of being realized upon settlement   50.00%    
Initial purchase price of a certain percentage of eligible receivables minimum   75.00%    
Initial purchase price of a certain percentage of eligible receivables maximum   90.00%    
Translation Adjustment Functional to Reporting Currency, Loss (Gain), Reclassified to Earnings, Net of Tax   (0.8) (4.7) 0.1
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member]
        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Number of locations with assets held for sale   1 4  
Gain on disposal of properties,plant and equipments,net     3.2 6.6
Paper Packaging [Member]
        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Gain on disposal of properties,plant and equipments,net     0.9 1.4
UNITED STATES [Member]
        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Area of timberland properties   270,100    
Depletion expenses on timber properties   $ 2.9 $ 2.7 $ 2.6
CANADA [Member]
        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Area of timberland properties   11,860