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Restructuring Charges | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2019
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Restructuring Charges | RESTRUCTURING CHARGES The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ended restructuring reserve balances for the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018:
(in millions) | Employee Separation Costs |  | Other Costs |  | Total
Balance at October 31, 2017 | $ | 3.9 |  |  | $ | 1.3 |  |  | $ | 5.2 |
Costs incurred and charged to expense | 14.8 |  |  | 3.8 |  |  | 18.6 |
Costs paid or otherwise settled | (14.5 | ) |  | (4.9 | ) |  | (19.4 | )
Balance at October 31, 2018 | $ | 4.2 |  |  | $ | 0.2 |  |  | $ | 4.4 |
Costs incurred and charged to expense | 22.5 |  |  | 3.6 |  |  | 26.1 |
Costs paid or otherwise settled | (17.2 | ) |  | (2.0 | ) |  | (19.2 | )
Balance at October 31, 2019 | $ | 9.5 |  |  | $ | 1.8 |  |  | $ | 11.3 |
The focus for restructuring activities in 2019 was to optimize and integrate operations in the Paper Packaging & Services segment related to the Caraustar Acquisition and continue to rationalize operations and close underperforming assets in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services and the Flexible Products & Services segments. During the year ended October 31, 2019, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $26.1 million, as compared to $18.6 million of restructuring charges recorded during the year ended October 31, 2018. The restructuring activity for the year ended October 31, 2019 consisted of $22.5 million in employee separation costs and $3.6 million in other restructuring costs, primarily consisting of professional fees and other fees associated with restructuring activities. There were twelve plants closed in 2019, and a total of 430 employees severed throughout 2019 as part of the Company’s restructuring efforts. The following is a reconciliation of the total amounts expected to be incurred from open restructuring plans or plans that are being formulated and have not been announced as of the filing date of this Form 10-K. Remaining amounts expected to be incurred were $24.7 million as of October 31, 2019:
(in millions) | Total Amounts Expected to be Incurred |  | Amounts Incurred During the year ended October 31, 2019 |  | Amounts Remaining to be Incurred
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services: |  |  |  |  |
Employee separation costs | $ | 32.3 |  |  | $ | 15.4 |  |  | 16.9 |
Other restructuring costs | 9.1 |  |  | 3.4 |  |  | 5.7 |
| 41.4 |  |  | 18.8 |  |  | 22.6 |
Flexible Products & Services: |  |  |  |  |
Employee separation costs | 1.2 |  |  | 0.9 |  |  | 0.3 |
Other restructuring costs | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |
| 1.3 |  |  | 1.0 |  |  | 0.3 |
Paper Packaging & Services: |  |  |  |  |
Employee separation costs | 6.1 |  |  | 6.1 |  |  | — |
Other restructuring costs | 1.9 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 1.8 |
| 8.0 |  |  | 6.2 |  |  | 1.8 |
Land Management |  |  |  |  |
Employee separation costs | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 50.8 |  |  | $ | 26.1 |  |  | $ | 24.7 |
The focus for restructuring activities in 2018 was to continue to rationalize operations and close underperforming assets in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services and Flexible Products & Services segments. During 2018, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $18.6 million, consisting of $14.8 million in employee separation costs and $3.8 million in other restructuring costs, primarily consisting of professional fees and other fees associated with restructuring activities. There were five plants closed and a total of 322 employees severed throughout 2018 as part of the Company’s restructuring efforts. The focus for restructuring activities in 2017 was to rationalize and close underperforming assets in the Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services and Flexible Products & Services segments. During 2017, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $12.7 million, consisting of $9.0 million in employee separation costs and $3.7 million in other restructuring costs, primarily consisting of professional fees incurred for services specifically associated with employee separation and relocation. There were two plants closed and a total of 157 employees severed throughout 2017 as part of the Company’s restructuring efforts.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2175745 + Details
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