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Other Post-Employment Benefits and Other Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Age
Dec. 31, 2013
Other Post-Employment Benefits and Other Employee Benefit Plans [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Minimum age of employee for entitlement of other post retirement benefit plans 55see_MinimumAgeOfEmployeeForEntitlementOfOtherPostretirementBenefitPlans
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Minimum number of years of service for entitlement of other post retirement benefit plans 10 years  
Amortization period of transition obligation 20 years  
Accumulated post-retirement benefit obligations, weighted-average discount rate 3.90%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate
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4.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate
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Belgian Plans [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Health care cost trend rate assumed for 2014 4.00%see_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumed
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U.S. Plans [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Health care cost trend rate assumed for 2014 6.80%see_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumed
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Health care cost trend rate downgraded 5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanUltimateHealthCareCostTrendRate
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Canada Plans [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Health care cost trend rate assumed for 2014 6.50%see_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumed
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= see_CanadaPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Health care cost trend rate downgraded 5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanUltimateHealthCareCostTrendRate
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= see_CanadaPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember