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Debt and Interest Costs (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions, £ in Billions			1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 19, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2015 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	May 31, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 GBP (£)	Feb. 19, 2015 GBP (£)	Feb. 19, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 18, 2015 USD ($)
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, Total						$ 11,035.0		$ 11,035.0							$ 5,028.0
Less: Current portion of long-term debt						(2,801.0)		(2,801.0)							(54.0)
Long-term debt excluding current maturities						$ 8,234.0		$ 8,234.0							4,974.0
Leverage ratio, maximum						5.50		5.50
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Interest expense						$ (41.0)	$ (31.0)	$ (79.0)	$ (70.0)
Economic hedge - interest rate risk						(4.0)	5.0	(20.0)	5.0
Debt refinancing and other costs						(46.0)	(5.0)	(106.0)	(65.0)
Fees paid to lenders								32.0
Fair value of the long-term debt						11,000.0		11,000.0							5,200.0
Rexam
Long-term debt
Rexam						25.0		25.0
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Rexam debt assumed						2,801.0		2,801.0
Assumed debt extinguished	$ 2,700.0
Forecast
Long-term debt
Leverage ratio, maximum										4.00	5.00
5.25% Senior Notes, due July 2025
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, Total						$ 1,000.0	$ 1,000.0	$ 1,000.0	$ 1,000.0						1,000.0
Interest rate (as a percent)						5.25%	5.25%	5.25%	5.25%
4.375% Senior Notes, due December 2020
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, Total						$ 1,000.0		$ 1,000.0							$ 1,000.0
Interest rate (as a percent)						4.375%		4.375%					4.375%	4.375%	4.375%
4.00% Senior Notes, due November 2023
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, Total						$ 1,000.0		$ 1,000.0							$ 1,000.0
Interest rate (as a percent)						4.00%		4.00%
4.375% Senior Notes, euro denominated, due December 2023
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, Total						$ 777.0		$ 777.0					€ 700		$ 760.0
Interest rate (as a percent)						4.375%		4.375%					4.375%	4.375%	4.375%
5.00% Senior Notes, due March 2022
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, Total						$ 750.0		$ 750.0							$ 750.0
Interest rate (as a percent)						5.00%		5.00%
3.50% Senior Notes, euro denominated, due December 2020
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, Total						$ 444.0		$ 444.0					€ 400		$ 435.0
Interest rate (as a percent)						3.50%		3.50%					3.50%	3.50%	3.50%
Term A Loan, due March 2021
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, Total						$ 1,400.0		$ 1,400.0
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Face amount of debt												$ 1,400.0
Maturity term			5 years
Term A Loan, Euro denominated, due March 2021
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, Total						1,222.0		1,222.0
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Face amount of debt \| €			€ 1,100
Maturity term			5 years
Multi-currency euro revolver due March 2021 at variable rate
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, Total						407.0		407.0
Multi-currency usd revolver, due March 2021 at variable rate
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, Total						205.0		205.0
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Maturity term			5 years
Bridge Facility
Long-term debt
Maximum borrowing capacity of revolving credit facility \| £																		£ 3.3
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Amortization of unsecured, committed bridge facility financing fees							$ (5.0)	(7.0)	$ (7.0)
Face amount of debt \| £														£ 1.9			£ 3.3
Bridge Facility \| Maximum \| LIBOR
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Spread (as a percent)					7.00%
Term C Loan, euro denominated
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Repayment of debt's obligation and settlement of outstanding derivatives					$ 93.0
Latapack-Ball Notes Payable, denominated in various currencies (2016 - 4.64%; 2015 - 4.35%)
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, Total						$ 140.0		$ 140.0							$ 168.0
Debt instrument, interest rate (as a percent)						4.64%		4.64%					4.35%	4.35%	4.35%
4.15% due 2022
Long-term debt
Rexam						$ 457.0		$ 457.0
Debt instrument, interest rate (as a percent)						4.15%		4.15%
4.5% due 2022
Long-term debt
Rexam						$ 176.0		$ 176.0
Debt instrument, interest rate (as a percent)						4.50%		4.50%
4.30% due 2024
Long-term debt
Rexam						$ 210.0		$ 210.0
Debt instrument, interest rate (as a percent)						4.30%		4.30%
Euro Revolver
Long-term debt
Rexam						$ 608.0		$ 608.0
Subordinated bond
Long-term debt
Rexam						833.0		833.0
Rexam Other
Long-term debt
Rexam						489.0		489.0
Committed multi-currency revolving credit facilities
Long-term debt
Available borrowing capacity under line of credit facility						854,000.0		854,000.0
Short-term uncommitted credit facilities
Long-term debt
Available borrowing capacity under line of credit facility						601.0		601.0
Amount of credit facility outstanding and due on demand						324.0		324.0							$ 24.0
Accounts receivable securitization agreement, current
Long-term debt
Amount of credit facility outstanding and due on demand						0.0		0.0							0.0
Accounts receivable securitization agreement, current \| Minimum
Long-term debt
Maximum borrowing capacity of revolving credit facility						90.0		90.0
Accounts receivable securitization agreement, current \| Maximum
Long-term debt
Maximum borrowing capacity of revolving credit facility						140.0		140.0
6.75% and 5.75% senior notes
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Redemption of 6.75% and 5.75% senior notes, due September 2020 and May 2021, respectively, and refinance of senior credit facilities									(58.0)
Revolving Credit Facility
Long-term debt
Maximum borrowing capacity of revolving credit facility							2,250.0		2,250.0							$ 3,000.0			$ 3,000.0
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Face amount of debt																				$ 1,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum \| LIBOR
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Spread (as a percent)					1.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| LIBOR
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Spread (as a percent)					1.75%
3.5% and 4.375% senior notes
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Interest expense						(25.0)		(49.0)
Others
Long-term debt
Other (including debt issuance costs)						(83.0)		(83.0)							$ (85.0)
6.75% Senior Notes, due September 2020
Long-term debt
Interest rate (as a percent)				6.75%
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Redemption price of senior notes (as a percent)				103.375%
5.75% Senior Notes, due May 2021
Long-term debt
Interest rate (as a percent)				5.75%
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Redemption price of senior notes (as a percent)				106.096%
Bridge and Revolving Credit Facilities
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Refinance of bridge and revolving credit facilities						$ (17.0)	$ (5.0)	$ (30.0)	$ (5.0)
Term C Loan
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Repayment of debt's obligation and settlement of outstanding derivatives		$ 93.0