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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Oct. 27, 2020	Apr. 17, 2020	Feb. 26, 2020
Forecast
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Annual Principal Payment			$ 90,000,000	$ 90,000,000	$ 90,000,000
Albea [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 900,000,000
Business Acquisition, Revenue Reported by Acquired Entity for Last Annual Period		$ 395,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Albea [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Break fee payable to seller if applicable antitrust clearances have not been obtained by the Outside Date or the Postponed Outside Date						$ 25,000,000
Four and One Eighth Percent Senior Notes Due 2028 [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount								$ 200,000,000
Incremental Term A-1 Loans Maintained as Eurodollar Rate Loans [Member] \| Eurodollar
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.75%
Incremental Term A-1 Loans Maintained as Eurodollar Rate Loans [Member] \| Subsequent Periods, Minimum, Post to Delivery of June 30, 2020 Financial Statements [Member] \| Eurodollar
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.25%
Incremental Term A-1 Loans Maintained as Eurodollar Rate Loans [Member] \| Subsequent Periods, Maximum, Post to Delivery of June 30, 2020 Financial Statements [Member] \| Eurodollar
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.75%
Incremental Term A-1 Loans Maintained as Base Rate Loans [Member] \| Initial Period, Prior to Delivery of June 30, 2020 Financial Statements [Member] \| Base Rate
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.75%
Incremental Term A-1 Loans Maintained as Base Rate Loans [Member] \| Subsequent Periods, Minimum, Post to Delivery of June 30, 2020 Financial Statements [Member] \| Base Rate
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.25%
Incremental Term A-1 Loans Maintained as Base Rate Loans [Member] \| Subsequent Periods, Maximum, Post to Delivery of June 30, 2020 Financial Statements [Member] \| Base Rate
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.75%
A-1 Term Loans [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount							$ 900,000,000
A-1 Term Loans [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.30%