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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($) Derivative | Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($) Derivative | Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($) Derivative | Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($) Derivative asset_group | Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($) asset_group | Jul. 15, 2021 USD ($) | Mar. 06, 2018 USD ($) | Feb. 01, 2017 USD ($)
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate derivatives, term |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |
Realized gains (losses) on interest rate derivatives related to statement of operations |  |  | $ (16,500,000) | $ 3,000,000.0 | $ 1,800,000 |  |  |
Losses recorded under fair value contracts |  |  | (3,200,000) | 4,600,000 | (9,200,000) |  |  |
Unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency derivatives, net, before tax |  |  | (100,000) | 700,000 | 1,900,000 |  |  |
Interest income (expense), net |  |  | (115,800,000) | (112,500,000) | (51,000,000.0) |  |  |
Total | $ 1,600,000 | $ 5,700,000 | 18,500,000 | 7,800,000 | 8,300,000 |  |  |
Long-lived assets | 36,400,000 | 5,900,000 | 36,400,000 | 5,900,000 | 10,700,000 |  |  |
Long-lived assets, fair value | 17,900,000 | 200,000 | 17,900,000 | 200,000 | 3,100,000 |  |  |
Impairment of Long Lived Assets |  |  | 18,500,000 | 5,700,000 | 7,600,000 |  |  |
Goodwill allocated to businesses classified as held for sale |  |  |  | 2,100,000 |  |  |  |
Impairment of assets held for sale |  |  |  |  | 700,000 |  |  |
Goodwill impairment charge |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Goodwill | 1,518,400,000 | 1,517,800,000 | 1,518,400,000 | 1,517,800,000 | $ 776,000,000.0 |  |  |
Assets Held And Used |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset groups classified as held and used (asset group) | asset_group |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
2020 Divestiture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 35,600,000 |  | 35,600,000 |  |  |  |  |
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long Lived Assets |  |  | 900,000 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 750,500,000 | $ 731,700,000 | 750,500,000 | $ 731,700,000 | $ 716,500,000 |  |  |
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services | Asset And Liability Group Held-for-sale [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset groups classified as held and used (asset group) | asset_group |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Recognized amount of additional impairment related to assets and liabilities held for sale |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services | Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long Lived Assets |  |  | 4,200,000 | $ 600,000 | 7,600,000 |  |  |
Paper Packaging & Services | Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long Lived Assets |  |  | 12,500,000 | $ 5,100,000 |  |  |  |
Flexible Products & Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long Lived Assets |  |  | $ 900,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap | Cash Flow Hedging |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of interest rate derivatives held | Derivative | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 |  |  |  |
Derivative notional amount | $ 1,300,000,000.0 |  | $ 1,300,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Derivative future amortization amount | 200,000,000.0 |  | 200,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding notional | 600,000,000.0 |  | 600,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Amount of debt |  |  |  |  | 300,000,000.0 |  |  | $ 300,000,000.0
Interest rate on debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.19%
Derivative loss |  |  | 17,700,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap | Cash Flow Hedging | Scenario, Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative notional amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000,000.0 |  |
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative notional amount | $ 268,600,000 | $ 275,000,000.0 | 268,600,000 | $ 275,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Cross currency swap |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative notional amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000.0 |
Derivative, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.35% |
Interest income (expense), net |  |  | $ 2,400,000 | 2,400,000 | 1,600,000 |  |  |
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value, assets and liabilities |  | 0 |  | 0 | 2,200,000 |  |  |
Reported Value Measurement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value, assets and liabilities |  | $ 2,100,000 |  | $ 2,100,000 | $ 2,900,000 |  |  |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Interest Rate Swap | Cash Flow Hedging |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate | 2.49% |  | 2.49% |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate on the Prior Credit Agreement | 2.49% |  | 2.49% |  |  |  |  |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Interest Rate Swap | Cash Flow Hedging | Scenario, Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 0.90% |  |
Weighted average interest rate on the Prior Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  | 0.90% |  |

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