Debt (Details)			3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended			1 Months Ended						1 Months Ended						1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Revolving Credit Facility and Bridge Loan USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 Revolving Credit Facility and Term C Loan USD ($)	Mar. 21, 2015 6.75% Senior Notes, due September 2020	Mar. 31, 2015 6.75% Senior Notes, due September 2020	Dec. 31, 2014 6.75% Senior Notes, due September 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 21, 2015 5.75% Senior Notes, due May 2021	Mar. 31, 2015 5.75% Senior Notes, due May 2021	Dec. 31, 2014 5.75% Senior Notes, due May 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 5.75% Senior Notes, Due May 2021 And 6.75% Senior Notes, Due September 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 5.00% Senior Notes, due March 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 5.00% Senior Notes, due March 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 4.00% Senior Notes, due November 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 4.00% Senior Notes, due November 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Multi-currency revolver, U.S. dollar denominated USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 Term C Loan, euro denominated USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Term C Loan, euro denominated USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Latapack-Ball Notes Payable (at various rates and terms), denominated in various currencies USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Latapack-Ball Notes Payable (at various rates and terms), denominated in various currencies USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 Unsecured Bridge Loan GBP (£)	Feb. 28, 2015 Revolving Credit Facility USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 Revolving Credit Facility Maximum LIBOR	Feb. 28, 2015 Revolving Credit Facility Minimum LIBOR	Mar. 31, 2015 Accounts receivable securitization agreement, current USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Accounts receivable securitization agreement, current USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Accounts receivable securitization agreement, current Maximum USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Accounts receivable securitization agreement, current Minimum USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Committed multi-currency revolving credit facilities USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Short-term uncommitted credit facilities USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Short-term uncommitted credit facilities USD ($)
Long-term debt
Amount of credit facility outstanding and due on demand																									$ 55,000,000	$ 110,000,000				$ 227,200,000	$ 10,100,000
Interest rate (as a percent)						6.75%	6.75%		5.75%	5.75%		5.00%	5.00%	4.00%	4.00%
Redemption price of senior notes (as a percent)					103.375%			106.096%
Other (including discounts), denominated in various currencies	(9,900,000)	1,700,000
Total long-term debt	3,214,600,000	3,048,800,000					500,000,000			500,000,000		750,000,000	750,000,000	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000	1,275,000,000	92,900,000	92,900,000	199,500,000	204,200,000
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	(62,500,000)	(55,000,000)
Long-term debt excluding current maturities	3,152,100,000	2,993,800,000
Face amount of debt																					3,300,000,000	1,000,000,000
Fees paid to lenders			27,800,000
Maximum borrowing capacity of revolving credit facility																						3,000,000,000					140,000,000	90,000,000
Notes redeemed																	92,900,000
Available borrowing capacity under line of credit facility																													1,700,000,000	741,000,000
Spread (as a percent)																							1.75%	1.25%
Redemption and refinancing charges				$ 1,700,000							$ 55,800,000
Leverage ratio, maximum	4.00