ACQUISITIONS (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		24 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 01, 2011 Shield Pack, LLC	Aug. 31, 2011 Mayor Packaging Y	Aug. 01, 2011 Mayor Packaging	Jul. 31, 2010 Alcan Packaging Food Americas facility	Mar. 31, 2010 Alcan Packaging Food Americas facility	Sep. 30, 2009 Alcan Packaging Food Americas	Dec. 31, 2010 Alcan Packaging Food Americas	Dec. 31, 2009 Alcan Packaging Food Americas	Dec. 31, 2010 Alcan Packaging Food Americas	Mar. 02, 2010 Alcan Packaging Food Americas
Business acquisition
Number of facilities acquired						23
Net sales reported by the acquired entity									$ 1,400,000,000
Number of facilities divested					2
Net sales from disposal group									156,000,000
Additional payments to the sellers required to make if certain conditions are met				13,000,000
Additional payments to the sellers required to make if certain conditions are met, period (in years)			3
Purchase price for the acquisition
Cash consideration		44,500,000		96,700,000							1,210,491,000
Assumption of liabilities of seller											7,092,000
Purchase price											1,217,583,000
Public bonds issued							800,000,000
Common stock issued (in shares)	8,175,000						8,200,000
Acquisition-related fees								15,600,000	43,800,000	59,400,000
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes											308,500,000
Other long-term assets related to indemnity provisions of the sale and purchase agreement											17,900,000
Estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Cash and cash equivalents											22,090,000
Accounts receivable, net											145,874,000
Inventories											179,536,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets											8,291,000
Working capital of discontinued operations											8,452,000
Property and equipment											458,846,000
Goodwill		24,400,000		42,600,000							353,296,000
Other intangible assets											130,300,000
Long-term assets of discontinued operations											63,985,000
Other long-term assets											19,693,000
Accounts payable											(125,678,000)
Accrued salaries and wages											(12,088,000)
Accrued income and other taxes											139,000
Deferred income taxes											(2,921,000)
Long-term liabilities											(32,232,000)
Purchase price											1,217,583,000
Fair value of assets		56,100,000		116,800,000
Fair value of liabilities		$ 11,600,000		$ 20,100,000