Restructuring Charges (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Restructuring Reserve Balances

The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending restructuring reserve balances for the six month period ended April 30, 2013 (Dollars in millions):


	Cash Charges						Non-cash Charges
	Employee Separation						Asset
	Costs			Other Costs			Impairments			Total
Balance at October 31, 2012	$	6.2		$	1.8		$	—		$	8.0
Costs incurred and charged to expense		(0.4	)		1.1			0.5			1.2
Costs paid or otherwise settled		(3.4	)		(1.5	)		(0.5	)		(5.4	)

Balance at April 30, 2013	$	2.4		$	1.4		$	—		$	3.8

Reconciliation of Total Amounts Expected to be Incurred from Open Restructuring Plans Anticipated to be Realized

The following is a reconciliation of the total amounts expected to be incurred from open restructuring plans which are anticipated to be realized in 2013 or plans that are being formulated and have not been announced as of the date of this Form 10-Q. Amounts expected to be incurred were $10.1 million and $12.3 million as of April 30, 2013 and October 31, 2012, respectively. The decrease was due to the realization of expenses from plans formulated in prior periods offset by the formulation of new plans during the period. (Dollars in millions):


	Amounts Expected to be Incurred		Amounts expensed during the six month period ended April 30, 2013			Amounts Remaining to be Incurred
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services
Employee separation costs	$	2.4	$	(0.5	)	$	2.9
Asset impairments		0.5		0.5			—
Other restructuring costs		4.3		0.9			3.4

		7.2		0.9			6.3
Flexible Products & Services
Employee separation costs		0.5		0.1			0.4
Asset impairments		—		—			—
Other restructuring costs		0.7		0.2			0.5

		1.2		0.3			0.9

	$	8.4	$	1.2		$	7.2

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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