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Acquisition of Signode	3 Months Ended
Acquisition of Signode	Mar. 31, 2018
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisition of Signode	Acquisition of Signode On April 3, 2018, the Company completed its acquisition of Signode Industrial Group Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. (“Signode”), a leading global provider of transit packaging systems and solutions. The Company paid a purchase price of $3.9 billion, including debt and certain other liabilities assumed, subject to customary closing adjustments. The acquisition was undertaken by a subsidiary of Crown European Holdings S.A. The consideration paid by the Company was financed using available cash on hand, the proceeds of the January 2018 issuances of €335 2.250% senior unsecured notes due 2023, €500 2.875% senior unsecured notes due 2026 and $875 4.750% senior unsecured notes due 2026 and borrowings of $100 additional Dollar Term A Loans, $1,150 Dollar Term B Loans and €750 Euro Term B Loans under its credit agreement. See Note K for further details about the acquisition financing. Additionally, the Company entered into forward contracts to partially mitigate its currency exchange rate risk associated with the euro denominated cash portion of the purchase price. On March 29, 2018, the Company settled these contracts with notional amounts that totaled approximately €1,585 ($1,956 at January 19, 2018) for a loss of $25.