Reportable Business Segment Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015		Sep. 30, 2015		Jun. 30, 2015		Mar. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014		Sep. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2014		Mar. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 829,616		$ 1,203,525		$ 914,229		$ 816,601		$ 910,164		$ 1,228,444		$ 917,336		$ 855,846		$ 3,763,971	$ 3,911,790		$ 3,708,518
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization																		142,192	148,089		167,644
Rationalization charges		3,600	[1]	$ 9,100	[1]	$ 1,000	[1]	$ 700	[1]	9,500	[2]	2,500	[2]	900	[2]	1,600	[2]	14,407	14,481		11,987
Operating Income (Loss)																		319,812	360,853		324,180
Segment assets		3,144,625								3,209,679								3,144,625	3,209,679		3,225,617
Capital expenditures																		237,302	140,429		103,136
Venezuela [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating Income (Loss)	[2]									(500)		$ 800		$ (2,900)		$ (500)
Metal Containers [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales																		2,365,268	2,369,684		2,341,409
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization																		70,685	70,117		84,871
Operating Income (Loss)																		236,421	248,704		236,327	[3]
Segment assets		1,542,120								1,544,869								1,542,120	1,544,869		1,503,270
Capital expenditures																		146,972	94,396		73,764
Start Up Costs	[3]																				800
Closures [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales																		804,988	882,934		720,111
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization																		37,720	41,571		35,834
Operating Income (Loss)																		91,823	75,592	[4]	63,046	[3]
Segment assets		834,114								857,375								834,114	857,375		937,506
Capital expenditures																		41,796	24,160		17,094
Operating Income(Loss) Venezuela																			(3,100)	[4]	(2,900)	[3]
Charge included for the remeasurement of net assets	[3]																				3,000
Plastic Containers [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales																		593,715	659,172		646,998
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization																		33,665	36,274		46,807
Operating Income (Loss)																		7,768	51,495		38,563
Segment assets		735,182								773,753								735,182	773,753		750,955
Capital expenditures																		48,510	21,866		11,769
Corporate Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales																		0	0		0
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization																		122	127		132
Rationalization charges																			0		0
Operating Income (Loss)																		(16,200)	(14,938)		(13,756)	[3]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs	[3]																				1,500
Segment assets		$ 33,209								$ 33,682								33,209	33,682		33,886
Capital expenditures																		24	7		509
Facility Closings and Restructuring [Member] | Metal Containers [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Rationalization charges																		41	(440)		2,490
Facility Closings and Restructuring [Member] | Closures [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Rationalization charges																		1,684	12,256		5,615
Facility Closings and Restructuring [Member] | Plastic Containers [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Rationalization charges																		12,682	$ 2,665		$ 3,882
Facility Closings and Restructuring [Member] | Corporate Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Rationalization charges																		$ 0

[1] The first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2015 include rationalization charges of $0.7 million, $1.0 million, $9.1 million and $3.6 million, respectively.

[2] The first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2014 include rationalization charges of $1.6 million, $0.9 million, $2.5 million and $9.5 million, respectively, and (loss) income from operations in Venezuela of $(0.5) million, $(2.9) million, $0.8 million and $(0.5) million, respectively. The first quarter of 2014 includes a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $1.5 million.

[3] Metal containers includes new plant start-up costs of $0.8 million. Closures includes a loss from operations in Venezuela of $2.9 million, which includes a charge of $3.0 million for the remeasurement of net assets due to a currency devaluation. Corporate includes costs attributable to announced acquisitions of $1.5 million.

[4] Closures includes a loss from operations in Venezuela of $3.1 million.