Business Description	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]	BUSINESS DESCRIPTION Bemis Company, Inc. (the "Company"), a Missouri corporation based in Neenah, Wisconsin, was founded in 1858 and incorporated in 1885 as Bemis Bro. Bag Company. In 1965 the name was changed to Bemis Company, Inc. At December 31, 2018, the Company employed approximately 15,700 individuals and had 54 manufacturing facilities. The Company manufactures and sells packaging products globally. The Company’s business activities are organized around its three business segments, U.S. Packaging, Latin America Packaging, and Rest of World Packaging. The Company’s packaging businesses have a strong technical base in polymer chemistry, film extrusion, coating, laminating, printing, and converting. The Company’s products are primarily sold in the food industry, which accounted for approximately 80 percent of net sales in 2018. The Company’s packaging products are widely diversified among food categories and can be found in nearly every aisle of the grocery store. Other markets include chemical, agribusiness, medical, pharmaceutical, personal care products, electronics, industrial, and other consumer goods. All markets are considered to be highly competitive as to price, innovation, quality, and service. Definitive Transaction Agreement with Amcor On August 6, 2018, the Company announced that its Board of Directors, along with the Board of Directors of Amcor Limited (“Amcor”), unanimously approved a definitive agreement (the "Agreement”) under which Bemis will combine with Amcor in an all-stock combination (“the Transaction”). The Transaction will be effected at a fixed exchange ratio of 5.1 Amcor shares for each share of the Company, resulting in Amcor and Bemis shareholders owning approximately 71% and 29% of the combined company, respectively. Closing of the Transaction is conditional upon the receipt of regulatory approvals, approval by both Amcor and Bemis shareholders, and satisfaction of other customary conditions. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions to closing, the Transaction is targeted to close in the second quarter of calendar year 2019. The Agreement contains certain termination rights for both Bemis and Amcor, including if the Transaction is not completed on or before August 6, 2019, subject in certain circumstances to extension to February 6, 2020 if necessary to secure certain regulatory approvals. The Agreement provides that Bemis will pay a $130 million termination fee to Amcor if, among other things, Bemis terminates the Agreement to enter into a superior proposal or if the Agreement is terminated following Bemis’s Board of Directors changing its recommendation or failing to publicly affirm the board recommendation after receipt of a competing proposal. The Agreement also provides that Amcor will pay a $130 million termination fee to Bemis under similar circumstances. During 2018, in connection with the Transaction, the Company incurred pre-tax expenses of $14.3 million related to professional fees which are recorded in Restructuring and other costs in the condensed consolidated statement of income.

BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

Bemis Company, Inc. (the "Company"), a Missouri corporation based in Neenah, Wisconsin, was founded in 1858 and incorporated in 1885 as Bemis Bro. Bag Company. In 1965 the name was changed to Bemis Company, Inc. At December 31, 2018, the Company employed approximately 15,700 individuals and had 54 manufacturing facilities. The Company manufactures and sells packaging products globally.

The Company’s business activities are organized around its three business segments, U.S. Packaging, Latin America Packaging, and Rest of World Packaging. The Company’s packaging businesses have a strong technical base in polymer chemistry, film extrusion, coating, laminating, printing, and converting. The Company’s products are primarily sold in the food industry, which accounted for approximately 80 percent of net sales in 2018. The Company’s packaging products are widely diversified among food categories and can be found in nearly every aisle of the grocery store. Other markets include chemical, agribusiness, medical, pharmaceutical, personal care products, electronics, industrial, and other consumer goods. All markets are considered to be highly competitive as to price, innovation, quality, and service.

Definitive Transaction Agreement with Amcor

On August 6, 2018, the Company announced that its Board of Directors, along with the Board of Directors of Amcor Limited (“Amcor”), unanimously approved a definitive agreement (the "Agreement”) under which Bemis will combine with Amcor in an all-stock combination (“the Transaction”).

The Transaction will be effected at a fixed exchange ratio of 5.1 Amcor shares for each share of the Company, resulting in Amcor and Bemis shareholders owning approximately 71% and 29% of the combined company, respectively. Closing of the Transaction is conditional upon the receipt of regulatory approvals, approval by both Amcor and Bemis shareholders, and satisfaction of other customary conditions. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions to closing, the Transaction is targeted to close in the second quarter of calendar year 2019.

The Agreement contains certain termination rights for both Bemis and Amcor, including if the Transaction is not completed on or before August 6, 2019, subject in certain circumstances to extension to February 6, 2020 if necessary to secure certain regulatory approvals. The Agreement provides that Bemis will pay a $130 million termination fee to Amcor if, among other things, Bemis terminates the Agreement to enter into a superior proposal or if the Agreement is terminated following Bemis’s Board of Directors changing its recommendation or failing to publicly affirm the board recommendation after receipt of a competing proposal. The Agreement also provides that Amcor will pay a $130 million termination fee to Bemis under similar circumstances.

During 2018, in connection with the Transaction, the Company incurred pre-tax expenses of $14.3 million related to professional fees which are recorded in Restructuring and other costs in the condensed consolidated statement of income.