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Business Segment Information - Segment Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2015 | Jul. 31, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2015 | Jan. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014 | Jul. 31, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2014 | Jan. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales | $ 868.5 | $ 930.0 | $ 915.9 | $ 902.3 | $ 1,048.1 | $ 1,124.0 | $ 1,065.5 | $ 1,001.5 | $ 3,616.7 | $ 4,239.1 | $ 4,219.9
Operating profit (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 192.8 | 249.3 | 341.6
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 134.6 | 155.8 | 157.6
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 141.3 | 194.7 | 145.4
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 3,315.7 |  |  |  | 3,667.4 |  |  |  | 3,315.7 | 3,667.4 |
Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 130.6 | 177.6 | 113.5
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 3,009.5 |  |  |  | 3,312.4 |  |  |  | 3,009.5 | 3,312.4 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,586.4 | 3,077.0 | 3,062.1
Operating profit (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 86.4 | 170.1 | 196.8
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 94.0 | 108.4 | 107.4
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69.4 | 73.8 | 64.8
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 2,043.3 |  |  |  | 2,334.1 |  |  |  | 2,043.3 | 2,334.1 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Paper Packaging [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 676.1 | 706.8 | 676.0
Operating profit (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 109.3 | 125.8 | 123.8
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28.7 | 29.8 | 30.3
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56.4 | 38.9 | 21.7
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 444.0 |  |  |  | 408.3 |  |  |  | 444.0 | 408.3 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Flexible Products & Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 322.6 | 425.8 | 448.7
Operating profit (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (36.6) | (78.6) | (11.7)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.6 | 13.3 | 15.2
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.2 | 4.9 | 14.0
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 187.0 |  |  |  | 251.0 |  |  |  | 187.0 | 251.0 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Land Management [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31.6 | 29.5 | 33.1
Operating profit (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.7 | 32.0 | 32.7
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.7
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.6 | 60.0 | 13.0
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 335.2 |  |  |  | 319.0 |  |  |  | 335.2 | 319.0 |
Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.7 | 17.1 | $ 31.9
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | $ 306.2 |  |  |  | $ 355.0 |  |  |  | $ 306.2 | $ 355.0 |

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