Treasury Stock	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Equity [Abstract]
Treasury Stock	Treasury Stock On February 28, 2014, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase by us of up to an aggregate of $300.0 million of our common stock, inclusive of prior authorizations, from time to time through and including December 31, 2019. At September 30, 2014, we had $275.5 million remaining under this authorization for the repurchase of our common stock. Pursuant to this authorization and previous authorizations, we repurchased 508,667 shares of our common stock in 2014 at an average price per share of $48.47, for a total purchase price of $24.7 million. During the first nine months of 2014, we issued 531,024 treasury shares which had an average cost of $6.30 per share for restricted stock units that vested during the period. In accordance with the Silgan Holdings Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, we repurchased 234,440 shares of our common stock at an average cost of $48.87 to satisfy minimum employee withholding tax requirements resulting from the vesting of such restricted stock units. We account for treasury shares using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) cost method. As of September 30, 2014, 24,352,887 shares of our common stock were held in treasury.

Treasury Stock

On February 28, 2014, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase by us of up to an aggregate of $300.0 million of our common stock, inclusive of prior authorizations, from time to time through and including December 31, 2019. At September 30, 2014, we had $275.5 million remaining under this authorization for the repurchase of our common stock. Pursuant to this authorization and previous authorizations, we repurchased 508,667 shares of our common stock in 2014 at an average price per share of $48.47, for a total purchase price of $24.7 million.

During the first nine months of 2014, we issued 531,024 treasury shares which had an average cost of $6.30 per share for restricted stock units that vested during the period. In accordance with the Silgan Holdings Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, we repurchased 234,440 shares of our common stock at an average cost of $48.87 to satisfy minimum employee withholding tax requirements resulting from the vesting of such restricted stock units.

We account for treasury shares using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) cost method. As of September 30, 2014, 24,352,887 shares of our common stock were held in treasury.