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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, 2018 | Jul. 31, 2018 | Apr. 30, 2018 | Jan. 31, 2018 | Oct. 31, 2017 | Jul. 31, 2017 | Apr. 30, 2017 | Jan. 31, 2017 | Oct. 31, 2018 | Oct. 31, 2017 | Oct. 31, 2016
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales | $ 987.7 | $ 1,012.1 | $ 968.3 | $ 905.7 | $ 968.1 | $ 961.8 | $ 887.4 | $ 820.9 | $ 3,873.8 | $ 3,638.2 | $ 3,323.6
Operating profit (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 370.5 | 299.5 | 225.6
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 126.9 | 120.5 | 127.7
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 139.1 | 100.1 | 101.1
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 3,194.8 |  |  |  | 3,232.3 |  |  |  | 3,194.8 | 3,232.3 | 3,153.0
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,623.6 | 2,522.7 | 2,324.2
Operating profit (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 183.2 | 190.1 | 143.9
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 81.2 | 77.0 | 84.6
Paper Packaging & Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 898.5 | 800.9 | 687.1
Operating profit (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 158.3 | 93.5 | 89.1
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34.2 | 31.9 | 31.6
Flexible Products & Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 324.2 | 286.4 | 288.1
Operating profit (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19.4 | 5.8 | (15.5)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.7
Land Management |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27.5 | 28.2 | 24.2
Operating profit (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.6 | 10.1 | 8.1
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.8
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 120.1 | 83.9 | 84.9
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 2,938.4 |  |  |  | 2,945.1 |  |  |  | 2,938.4 | 2,945.1 | 2,866.6
Operating Segments | Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76.8 | 57.6 | 53.9
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 1,963.0 |  |  |  | 1,976.7 |  |  |  | 1,963.0 | 1,976.7 | 1,930.8
Operating Segments | Paper Packaging & Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39.2 | 23.2 | 27.2
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 474.3 |  |  |  | 459.8 |  |  |  | 474.3 | 459.8 | 439.8
Operating Segments | Flexible Products & Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.2
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 153.9 |  |  |  | 163.2 |  |  |  | 153.9 | 163.2 | 156.1
Operating Segments | Land Management |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 347.2 |  |  |  | 345.4 |  |  |  | 347.2 | 345.4 | 339.9
Corporate and Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19.0 | 16.2 | 16.2
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | $ 256.4 |  |  |  | $ 287.2 |  |  |  | $ 256.4 | $ 287.2 | $ 286.4

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