Quarterly Results of Operations (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ 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
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
Gross profit		113,126		185,106		133,657		122,237		122,502		205,614		143,707		128,007		554,126	599,830	547,242
Net income		$ 26,549	[1]	$ 70,316	[1]	$ 42,244	[1]	$ 33,304	[1]	$ 23,636	[2]	$ 83,276	[2]	$ 44,003	[2]	$ 31,476	[2]	$ 172,413	$ 182,391	$ 185,413
Basic net income per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.44	[1],[3]	$ 1.16	[1],[3]	$ 0.70	[1],[3]	$ 0.53	[1],[3]	$ 0.37	[2],[3]	$ 1.31	[2],[3]	$ 0.69	[2],[3]	$ 0.50	[2],[3]	$ 2.83	$ 2.88	$ 2.89
Diluted net income per share (in dollars per share)		0.44	[1],[3]	1.16	[1],[3]	0.70	[1],[3]	0.53	[1],[3]	0.37	[2],[3]	1.31	[2],[3]	0.69	[2],[3]	0.49	[2],[3]	2.81	2.86	2.87
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.16		$ 0.16		$ 0.16		$ 0.16		$ 0.15		$ 0.15		$ 0.15		$ 0.15		$ 0.64	$ 0.6	$ 0.56
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
Loss on early extinguishment of debt																1,500	[2]	0	1,474	2,068
Venezuela [Member]
Operating Income (Loss)	[2]									$ (500)		$ 800		$ (2,900)		$ (500)
Corporate Segment [Member]
Net sales																		0	0	0
Rationalization charges																			0	0
Operating Income (Loss)																		$ (16,200)	$ (14,938)	(13,756)	[4]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs	[4]																			$ 1,500

[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] Net income per share data is computed independently for each of the periods presented. Accordingly, the sum of the quarterly earnings per share amounts may not equal the total for the year.

[4] 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.