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BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
We are engaged in the packaging industry and report our results in three segments, which are our reportable segments: dispensing and specialty closures; metal containers; and custom containers. The dispensing and specialty closures segment manufactures an extensive range of dispensing systems and specialty closures for fragrance and beauty, food, beverage, personal and health care, home care and lawn and garden products. The metal containers segment manufactures steel and aluminum containers for pet and human food and general line products. The custom containers segment manufactures custom designed plastic containers for pet and human food, consumer health and pharmaceutical, personal care, home care, lawn and garden and automotive products. These segments are strategic business operations that are managed separately to maximize the production, technology and marketing of their packaging products. This is consistent with how our chief operating decision maker, who is our Chief Executive Officer and President, allocates resources and makes decisions. Our dispensing and specialty closures segment operates in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Our metal containers segment operates primarily in North America and Europe. Our custom containers segment operates in North America. The accounting policies of the business segments are the same as those described in Note 1.

Our chief operating decision maker evaluates performance of our business segments and allocates resources based on the adjusted EBIT of our business segments. Adjusted EBIT is not a defined term under GAAP. Adjusted EBIT is defined as income before interest and income taxes excluding acquired intangible asset amortization expense, other pension (income) expense for U.S. pension plans, rationalization charges, the impact from charges for the write-up of acquired inventory required under purchase accounting and costs attributed to announced acquisitions and including, as applicable, equity in earnings of affiliates, net of tax. Adjusted EBIT should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for income before interest and income taxes or any other financial data prepared in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to calculations of similarly titled measures by other companies.
Reportable segment information for each of the past three years is as follows:
Dispensing and Specialty ClosuresMetal
Containers		Custom ContainersCorporateTotal
 (Dollars in thousands)
2025
Net sales$2,707,244 $3,138,318 $637,604 $— $6,483,166 
Segment expenses and other (a)
2,290,462 2,877,948 547,659 46,997 5,763,066 
Equity in earnings of affiliates,
net of tax
3,160 — — — 3,160 
Adjusted EBIT419,942 260,370 89,945 (46,997)723,260 
Depreciation147,313 72,769 34,071 387 254,540 
Segment assets5,815,628 2,679,769 777,865 45,391 9,318,653 
Capital expenditures188,186 90,995 26,701 1,210 307,092 
2024
Net sales$2,304,370 $2,900,678 $649,646 $— $5,854,694 
Segment expenses and other (a)
1,939,445 2,658,257 568,668 30,815 5,197,185 
Equity in earnings of affiliates,
net of tax
685 — — — 685 
Adjusted EBIT365,610 242,421 80,978 (30,815)658,194 
Depreciation109,956 77,389 35,757 162 223,264 
Segment assets5,376,183 2,309,297 805,657 45,082 8,536,219 
Capital expenditures126,185 104,701 31,842 58 262,786 
2023
Net sales$2,221,430 $3,140,830 $625,945 $— $5,988,205 
Segment expenses and other (a)
1,880,786 2,858,428 562,628 25,810 5,327,652 
Adjusted EBIT340,644 282,402 63,317 (25,810)660,553 
Depreciation101,664 73,558 34,846 74 210,142 
Segment assets4,437,833 2,178,416 898,582 46,270 7,561,101 
Capital expenditures110,073 95,260 20,474 1,003 226,810 
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(a)    Segment expenses and other includes cost of goods sold, selling, general and administrative expenses, and other pension and postretirement (income) expense and excludes acquired intangible asset amortization expense, other pension (income) expense only for U.S. pension plans, the impact from charges for the write-up of acquired inventory, and costs attributed to announced acquisitions.
Total adjusted EBIT is reconciled to income before income taxes as follows:
202520242023
 (Dollars in thousands)
Total adjusted EBIT$723,260 $658,194 $660,553 
Less:
Acquired intangible asset amortization expense64,623 52,620 53,091 
Other pension (income) expense for U.S. pension plans(4,016)(4,110)3,614 
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of tax3,160 685 — 
Rationalization charges60,509 59,481 8,412 
Purchase accounting write-up of inventory— 6,062 — 
Costs attributed to announced acquisitions1,117 28,361 — 
Income before interest and income taxes597,867 515,095 595,436 
Interest and other debt expense189,365 167,425 173,315 
Income before income taxes$408,502 $347,670 $422,121 


Total segment assets at December 31 are reconciled to total assets as follows:
20252024
 (Dollars in thousands)
Total segment assets$9,318,653 $8,536,219 
Other assets78,430 48,449 
Total assets$9,397,083 $8,584,668 
Financial information relating to our operations by geographic area is as follows:
202520242023
 (Dollars in thousands)
Net sales:
United States$4,396,143 $4,159,904 $4,377,928 
Foreign:
Europe1,543,116 1,241,806 1,201,534 
Other543,907 452,984 408,743 
Total net sales from
foreign operations
2,087,023 1,694,790 1,610,277 
Total net sales$6,483,166 $5,854,694 $5,988,205 
Long-lived assets:
United States$1,229,877 $1,245,639 
Foreign:
Europe879,063 774,099 
Other269,391 263,165 
Total long-lived assets at
foreign operations
1,148,454 1,037,264 
Total long-lived assets$2,378,331 $2,282,903 
Net sales are attributed to the country from which the product was manufactured and shipped.
Sales of our metal containers segment to Nestlé S.A. accounted for 12.3 percent, 11.6 percent and 11.2 percent of our consolidated net sales in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Sales and adjusted EBIT of our metal containers segment and of part of our dispensing and specialty closures segment are dependent, in part, upon the vegetable and fruit harvests in the United States and, to a lesser extent, in a variety of national growing regions in Europe. The size and quality of these harvests varies from year to year, depending in large part upon the weather conditions in applicable regions. Because of the seasonality of the harvests, we have historically experienced higher unit sales volume in the third quarter of our fiscal year and generated a disproportionate amount of our annual adjusted EBIT during that quarter.