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Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale and Disposals of Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - Additional Information (Detail) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) Assets | Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) Assets | Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) Assets | Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) Assets | Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2017 Assets | Jan. 31, 2017 Assets
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on disposals of properties, plants and equipment, net | $ (3,500,000) | $ 800,000 | $ 400,000 | $ 10,300,000 | $ 7,000,000 |  |
Timberland gains |  |  | $ 0 | 0 | 24,300,000 |  |
Other Miscellaneous Losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on disposals of properties, plants and equipment, net |  |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |
Other Net Gains |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on disposals of properties, plants and equipment, net |  |  |  | 800,000 |  |  |
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of asset groups with assets held for sale (asset group) | Assets | 2 |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1
Number of held for sale asset groups reclassified to held and used | Assets | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on disposals of properties, plants and equipment, net |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000 |  |
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services | Held For Sale Asset Group Reclassified To Held And Used |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on disposals of properties, plants and equipment, net |  |  | $ (2,700,000) |  |  |  |
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services | Assets Held for Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on disposals of properties, plants and equipment, net |  |  | $ (200,000) | $ 6,400,000 | 4,400,000 |  |
Flexible Products & Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of asset groups with assets held for sale (asset group) | Assets |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Number of held for sale asset groups reclassified to held and used | Assets | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  |
Flexible Products & Services | Assets Held for Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on disposals of properties, plants and equipment, net |  |  | $ 900,000 | $ 1,300,000 | 3,000,000 |  |
Land Management |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on disposals of properties, plants and equipment, net |  |  | 2,500,000 | 1,600,000 | $ 2,700,000 |  |
Paper Packaging And Services | Assets Held for Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on disposals of properties, plants and equipment, net |  |  | $ (100,000) | $ 200,000 |  |  |

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