Segment Information - Summary of Adjusted EBITDA (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		$ 3,556,000,000	$ 3,263,000,000	$ 3,032,000,000
Adjusted EBITDA		601,000,000	717,000,000	655,000,000
Depreciation and amortization		109,000,000	99,000,000	91,000,000
Capital expenditures	$ 0	141,000,000	143,000,000	113,000,000
Total assets		4,812,000,000	4,722,000,000
Net Revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		3,556,000,000	3,263,000,000	3,032,000,000
Operating Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		3,577,000,000	3,273,000,000	3,047,000,000
Adjusted EBITDA		634,000,000	758,000,000	668,000,000
Depreciation and amortization		76,000,000	68,000,000	63,000,000
Capital expenditures		136,000,000	125,000,000	105,000,000
Total assets		1,264,000,000	1,042,000,000
Operating Segment | Net Revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		3,565,000,000	3,263,000,000	3,032,000,000
Operating Segment | Intersegment Revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		12,000,000	10,000,000	15,000,000
Operating Segment | Reynolds Cooking & Baking
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		1,314,000,000	1,159,000,000	1,076,000,000
Adjusted EBITDA		255,000,000	254,000,000	209,000,000
Depreciation and amortization		21,000,000	20,000,000	20,000,000
Capital expenditures		42,000,000	33,000,000	34,000,000
Total assets		562,000,000	433,000,000
Operating Segment | Reynolds Cooking & Baking | Net Revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		1,314,000,000	1,159,000,000	1,076,000,000
Operating Segment | Hefty Waste & Storage
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		884,000,000	818,000,000	709,000,000
Adjusted EBITDA		173,000,000	236,000,000	190,000,000
Depreciation and amortization		18,000,000	15,000,000	13,000,000
Capital expenditures		22,000,000	30,000,000	41,000,000
Total assets		290,000,000	248,000,000
Operating Segment | Hefty Waste & Storage | Net Revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		876,000,000	809,000,000	695,000,000
Operating Segment | Hefty Waste & Storage | Intersegment Revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		8,000,000	9,000,000	14,000,000
Operating Segment | Hefty Tableware
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		815,000,000	763,000,000	751,000,000
Adjusted EBITDA		137,000,000	170,000,000	178,000,000
Depreciation and amortization		16,000,000	14,000,000	9,000,000
Capital expenditures		19,000,000	24,000,000	6,000,000
Total assets		165,000,000	157,000,000
Operating Segment | Hefty Tableware | Net Revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		815,000,000	763,000,000	751,000,000
Operating Segment | Presto Products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		564,000,000	533,000,000	511,000,000
Adjusted EBITDA		69,000,000	98,000,000	91,000,000
Depreciation and amortization		21,000,000	19,000,000	21,000,000
Capital expenditures		53,000,000	38,000,000	24,000,000
Total assets		247,000,000	204,000,000
Operating Segment | Presto Products | Net Revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		560,000,000	532,000,000	510,000,000
Operating Segment | Presto Products | Intersegment Revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		4,000,000	1,000,000	1,000,000
Unallocated
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		(21,000,000)	(10,000,000)	(15,000,000)
Adjusted EBITDA		(33,000,000)	(41,000,000)	(13,000,000)
Depreciation and amortization		33,000,000	31,000,000	28,000,000
Capital expenditures		5,000,000	18,000,000	8,000,000
Total assets		3,548,000,000	3,680,000,000
Unallocated | Net Revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		(9,000,000)
Unallocated | Intersegment Revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		$ (12,000,000)	$ (10,000,000)	$ (15,000,000)