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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) Acquisition Divestiture	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) Company Divestiture	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($) Acquisition	May. 23, 2005 USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2005 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquisitions			0	2	0
Number of divestitures | Divestiture			8	9
(Gain) loss on divestitures	$ 0.7	$ (21.2)	$ 9.2	$ (11.5)
Cash related to sale of business	19.6		19.6
Notes receivables related to sale of business	2.9		$ 2.9			$ 51.0	$ 90.0
Terms related to sale of business			3 months to five years
Gain or loss on sale of business			$ 9.2	(11.5)
Asset impairment charges	$ 23.6	$ 70.2	45.9	85.8	$ 31.4
Proceeds from divestitures			$ 19.6	115.3
Deferred cash payment				$ 1.2	$ 46.6
Divestiture Two [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of divestitures | Divestiture				2
Divestiture Three [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
(Gain) loss on divestitures				$ 11.4
Gain or loss on sale of business				(5.5)
Asset impairment charges				$ 5.9
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquisitions | Company				1
Number of divestitures | Divestiture			6	4
Gain or loss on sale of business				$ 5.4
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member] | Divestiture One [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain or loss on sale of business				(9.1)
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member] | Divestiture Two [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain or loss on sale of business				(1.8)
Flexible Products & Services [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of divestitures | Divestiture			2
Gain or loss on sale of business				18.3
Asset impairment charges				$ 15.7
Paper Packaging [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquisitions | Company				1
Gain or loss on sale of business				$ 4.2

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