Reportable Business Segment Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 880,029,000		$ 821,611,000		$ 1,675,770,000		$ 1,589,968,000
Depreciation and amortization	40,884,000	[1]	39,987,000	[1]	83,406,000	[1]	80,858,000	[1]
Rationalization charges	933,000		158,000		2,284,000		3,761,000
Segment income from operations	74,905,000		68,639,000		133,029,000		134,402,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs excluded from depreciation and amortization	1,100,000		1,200,000		2,200,000
Amortization of Financing Costs and Discounts							2,500,000
Metal Containers
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	531,172,000		479,687,000		994,932,000		924,572,000
Depreciation and amortization	21,519,000	[1]	21,346,000	[1]	43,527,000	[1]	43,005,000	[1]
Rationalization charges	333,000		0		1,383,000		0
Segment income from operations	45,735,000		40,134,000	[2]	85,297,000	[2]	82,151,000	[2]
New plant start-up costs			1,900,000		800,000		2,900,000
Closures
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	181,445,000		183,088,000		342,587,000		346,052,000
Depreciation and amortization	8,225,000	[1]	7,938,000	[1]	16,552,000	[1]	16,211,000	[1]
Rationalization charges	245,000		0		245,000		2,141,000
Segment income from operations	21,682,000		22,918,000		32,313,000	[3]	40,939,000
Charge included for the remeasurement of net assets in Venezuela operations					3,000,000
Plastic Containers
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	167,412,000		158,836,000		338,251,000		319,344,000
Depreciation and amortization	11,106,000	[1]	10,414,000	[1]	23,260,000	[1]	20,935,000	[1]
Rationalization charges	355,000		158,000		656,000		1,620,000
Segment income from operations	11,468,000		9,061,000		21,874,000		17,980,000
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	0		0		0		0
Depreciation and amortization	34,000	[1]	289,000	[1]	67,000	[1]	707,000	[1]
Rationalization charges	0		0		0		0
Segment income from operations	(3,980,000)		(3,474,000)	[4]	(6,455,000)	[4]	(6,668,000)	[4]
Costs attributable to announced acquisitions			$ 700,000		$ 200,000		$ 700,000

[1] Depreciation and amortization excludes amortization of debt issuance costs of $1.1 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and amortization of debt issuance costs of $2.2 million and amortization of debt discount and issuance costs of $2.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

[2] Income from operations of the metal containers segment includes plant start-up costs of $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and $0.8 million and $2.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

[3] Income from operations of the closures segment for the six months ended June 30, 2013 includes a charge of $3.0 million for the remeasurement of net assets in Venezuela due to the recently devalued official Bolivar exchange rate.

[4] Income from operations for Corporate includes costs attributable to announced acquisitions of $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and $0.7 million for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.