Reportable Business Segment Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,228,444,000		$ 1,167,921,000		$ 3,001,626,000		$ 2,843,691,000
Depreciation and amortization	36,658,000	[1]	40,351,000	[1]	111,052,000	[1]	123,757,000	[1]
Rationalization charges	2,528,000		1,332,000		4,978,000		3,616,000
Segment income (loss) from operations	147,635,000		135,859,000		301,725,000		268,888,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs excluded from depreciation and amortization	1,000,000		1,100,000		3,200,000		3,300,000
Metal Containers [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	827,675,000		831,094,000		1,814,764,000		1,826,026,000
Depreciation and amortization	17,550,000	[1]	20,243,000	[1]	52,121,000	[1]	63,770,000	[1]
Rationalization charges	0		344,000		0		1,727,000
Segment income (loss) from operations	112,229,000		108,322,000		203,582,000		193,619,000	[2],[3]
New plant start-up costs							800,000
Closures [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	241,021,000		185,249,000		687,050,000		527,835,000
Depreciation and amortization	9,930,000	[1]	8,310,000	[1]	31,482,000	[1]	24,862,000	[1]
Rationalization charges	1,218,000		988,000		2,706,000		1,233,000
Segment income (loss) from operations	27,645,000	[4]	23,053,000	[4]	70,639,000	[4]	55,367,000	[4]
Charge for remeasurement of net assets							3,000,000
Plastic Containers [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	159,748,000		151,578,000		499,812,000		489,830,000
Depreciation and amortization	9,146,000	[1]	11,765,000	[1]	27,354,000	[1]	35,025,000	[1]
Rationalization charges	1,310,000		0		2,272,000		656,000
Segment income (loss) from operations	13,129,000		8,557,000		38,946,000		30,431,000
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	0		0		0		0
Depreciation and amortization	32,000	[1]	33,000	[1]	95,000	[1]	100,000	[1]
Rationalization charges	0		0		0		0
Segment income (loss) from operations	(5,368,000)	[2]	(4,073,000)	[2]	(11,442,000)	[2]	(10,529,000)	[2]
Acquisition related costs	300,000		1,000,000		500,000		1,200,000
Venezuela [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment income (loss) from operations	$ 800,000		$ 100,000		$ (2,600,000)		$ (5,300,000)

[1] Depreciation and amortization excludes amortization of debt issuance costs of $1.0 million and $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $3.2 million and $3.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

[2] Income from operations for corporate includes acquisition costs attributable to announced acquisitions of $0.3 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $0.5 million and $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

[3] Income from operations of the metal containers segment includes plant start-up costs of $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

[4] Income from operations of the closures segment includes income from operations in Venezuela of $0.8 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and losses from operations in Venezuela of $2.6 million and $5.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, which for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 includes a charge of $3.0 million for the remeasurement of net assets in Venezuela due to the devaluation of the official Bolivar exchange rate.