Reconciliation of Income Before Income Taxes from Operational Segment Income (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010		Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2010
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Total segment income from operations	$ 136,051	$ 120,954	[1]	$ 284,156	[2],[3]	$ 244,718	[1],[4]
Interest and other debt expense	17,268	20,477		47,654		44,983
Income before income taxes	$ 118,783	$ 100,477		$ 236,502		$ 199,735

[1] Income from operations for corporate includes costs attributable to announced acquisitions of $0.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.

[2] Income from operations for corporate includes income of $25.2 million for proceeds received as a result of the termination of the Graham Packaging merger agreement, net of costs associated with certain corporate development activities.

[3] Income from operations of the metal containers segment includes a charge for the resolution of a past product liability dispute of $3.3 million.

[4] Income from operations for the closures segment includes a charge of $3.2 million for the remeasurement of net assets in the Venezuela operations to the devalued official Bolivar exchange rate.