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Net Assets Held for Sale - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2013 Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member] Assets	Oct. 31, 2012 Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member] Assets	Jul. 31, 2013 Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member] Equipment [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member] Equipment [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member] Corporate Building [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member] Corporate Building [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member] Other Machinery and Equipment [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member] Other Machinery and Equipment [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member] Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Types [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Flexible Products & Services [Member] Assets	Oct. 31, 2012 Flexible Products & Services [Member] Assets	Jul. 31, 2013 Land Management [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Land Management [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Paper Packaging [Member] Equipment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of assets group with assets held for sale					1	1								2	1
Additional number of assets group with assets held for sale					1									2
Number of assets group with assets sold					1
Number of assets group with assets placed back														1
Gain on disposals of property, plant and equipment, net	$ 1.8	$ 3.3	$ 6.1	$ 6.4			$ 0.4	$ 2.1	$ 0.8	$ 0.8	$ 0.4	$ 1.1	$ 0.6			$ 0.2	$ 0.9	$ 0.6