Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended						1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011	Jun. 15, 2012	Mar. 27, 2012	Mar. 16, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Feb. 29, 2012 2005 Contingent stock plan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]	Oct. 03, 2011 Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] Restructuring Charges [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] General and Administrative Expense [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 PSU awards [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 2012 Three-year PSU Awards [Member]	Mar. 27, 2012 2012 Three-year PSU Awards [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 2012 Three-year PSU Awards [Member] Maximum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 2012 Three-year PSU Awards [Member] Minimum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 2011 Three-year PSU Awards [Member]	Mar. 11, 2011 2011 Three-year PSU Awards [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 2011 Three-year PSU Awards [Member] Maximum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 2011 Three-year PSU Awards [Member] Minimum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2010 2010 Three-year PSU Awards [Member]	Mar. 08, 2011 2010 Three-year PSU Awards [Member]	Mar. 31, 2010 2010 Three-year PSU Awards [Member] Maximum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2010 2010 Three-year PSU Awards [Member] Minimum [Member]	Feb. 29, 2012 2009 Three-year PSU Awards [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 2012 CEO Incentive Compensation [Member]	Mar. 27, 2012 2012 CEO Incentive Compensation [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 SLO Awards [Member]	Mar. 09, 2012 SLO Awards [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 SLO Awards [Member]
Stockholders' Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Dividends accrued in other current liabilities														$ 1,000,000
Percent weight of constant dollar growth of net trade sales for Performance goals															25.00%
Percent weight of Average return on invested capital for Performance goals															50.00%
Percent weight of relative shareholders return for Performance goals															25.00%
Targeted number of common stock shares to be earned under the performance incentive plan															414,226				380,617				413,642					273,834
Increase or decrease in the number of shares earned for each participant based on the performance															up to 10% of target level				up to 10% of target level				up to 10% of target level
Aggregate increase or decrease in the number of shares earned for all participants based on the performance															41,423				38,062				41,364
Recordable incident rate to be achieved under additional goal															0.90 or better				1.20 or better				1.20 or better
Shares to be issued as a percentage of target shares under the performance incentive plan																	200.00%	0.00%			200.00%	0.00%			200.00%	0.00%
Per share price of common stock																$ 19.72				$ 26.18				$ 20.88
Valuation Per Share		$ 23.40
Target level for the determination of performance goals and measures															100.00%				84.00%				97.00%					100.00%
Maximum level for the determination of performance goals and measures																							16600.00%				300.00%
Targeted number of common stock shares to be earned under the performance incentive plan at ROIC target level															414,226				159,859				200,616
Shares at maximum level, net of forfeitures																											1,155,018
Acquired stock under 2005 contingent stock plan									414,210
Shares Withheld for Minimum Tax Obligation in Treasury Stock at Fair Value									9,000,000
Reduction in base salary of CEO						100,000
Target amount at number of performance share unit																													5,000,000
Closing price of our common stock			$ 19.72
Percentage weight of EBITDA for primary metrics of performance share units																												70.00%
Percentage weight of net debt for primary metrics of performance share units																												30.00%
Common stock share price on grant date																													$ 19.72
Incremental in annual cash bonus																																25.00%
Share based compensation stock award premium																														25.00%		25.00%
Restricted stock shares and restricted stock units included in SLO Award target																														77,731	11,212
Targeted number of common stock shares to be earned under performance incentive plan at volume target level																			127,507				343,323
Percentage targeted number of common stock shares net of forfeiture related to volume goal																			67.00%
Compensation expenses												7,000,000	12,000,000
Payment due to exercise of SARs												16,000,000	19,000,000
Liability for SARs												1,000,000	40,000,000
Exchange fraction										1.46722
Fair value of Sealed Air's common stock										$ 16.70
Unvested stock options converted to SARs											51,000,000
Per share merger consideration value										$ 24.50
Shares granted										13,000,000
Fair value based measure of Sealed Air's											100,000,000
Additional Stockholders' Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.13		$ 0.13
Estimated dividend payment					25,000,000
Common stock issued	194,000,000	204,085,552	204,085,552					202,528,616
Common stock outstanding	194,000,000	194,052,185	194,052,185					192,062,185
Available cash to pay cash dividend							25,000,000
Liability for SARs												1,000,000	40,000,000
Period in the beginning of each year to award Performance Share Unit			90 days
Dividends paid per common share			$ 0.13	$ 0.13
Cash dividend paid of current quarter in available cash			$ 25,200,000	$ 20,800,000