Stock Incentive Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Fair Value Assumptions [Table Text Block]

The per share fair value of performance-based awards granted during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $36.98, $39.10, and $41.80, respectively, which the Company determined using a Monte Carlo simulation and the following assumptions:

	2013		2012		2011
Average risk-free interest rate	0.37	%	0.40	%	1.03	%
Expected volatility (Bemis Company, Inc.)	21.9	%	27.7	%	33.9	%

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes stock awards unit activity for the year ended December 31, 2013:

	Time-Based				Performance-Based
	Weighted-average grant date share value		(in thousands) Stock Awards		Weighted-average grant date share value		(in thousands) Stock Awards
Outstanding units granted at the beginning of the year	$	30.80	2,150		$	39.26	422
Units granted	33.75		398		36.98		146
Units paid (in shares)	32.79		(927	)	38.01		(106	)
Units canceled	30.93		(150	)	37.58		(115	)
Outstanding units granted at the end of the year	30.35		1,471		37.95		347