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Other Post-Employment Benefits and Other Employee Benefit Plans - Funded Status for Pension Plans (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Change in benefit obligation:      
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of Period $ 1,262.6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation $ 1,221.9us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation  
Service cost 10.0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost 12.3us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost 16.1us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
Interest cost 48.0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost 43.4us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost 46.6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
Plan participants’ contributions 3.4us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByPlanParticipants 3.6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByPlanParticipants  
Actuarial loss (gain) 217.9us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss 22.7us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss  
Benefits paid (48.6)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid (41.0)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid  
Loss due to exchange rate movements 115.6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanForeignCurrencyExchangeRateChangesBenefitObligation (12.0)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanForeignCurrencyExchangeRateChangesBenefitObligation  
Projected benefit obligation at end of period 1,368.3us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation 1,262.6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation 1,221.9us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
Change in plan assets:      
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period 1,023.2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets 961.6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets  
Employer contributions 36.1us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer 34.3us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer  
Plan participants’ contribution (3.4)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByPlanParticipants (3.6)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByPlanParticipants  
Benefits paid (48.6)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid (41.0)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid  
Fair value of plan assets at end of period 1,045.0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets 1,023.2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets 961.6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
Net amount recognized:      
Underfunded status (323.3)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan (239.4)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan  
Net amount recognized in consolidated balance sheets consists of:      
Net amount recognized (323.3)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmountsRecognizedInBalanceSheet (239.4)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmountsRecognizedInBalanceSheet  
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income consist of:      
Net actuarial loss 308.1us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesBeforeTax 197.3us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesBeforeTax  
Prior service credit 0.5us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax 0.8us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax  
Total 308.6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTax 198.1us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTax  
Other Post-Employment Benefits and Other Employee Benefit Plans [Member]      
Change in benefit obligation:      
Service cost 0.8us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
0.9us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
1.0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Interest cost 3.2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
3.0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
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= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
3.3us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Net amount recognized:      
Underfunded status (79.8)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
(73.1)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Net amount recognized in consolidated balance sheets consists of:      
Current liability (5.3)us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansCurrentLiabilities
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
(5.7)us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansCurrentLiabilities
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Noncurrent liability (74.5)us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
(67.4)us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Net amount recognized (79.8)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmountsRecognizedInBalanceSheet
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
(73.1)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmountsRecognizedInBalanceSheet
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income consist of:      
Net actuarial loss 13.8us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
6.9us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Prior service credit (11.2)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
(12.1)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Total 2.6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
(5.2)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Change in benefit obligation [Member] | Other Post-Employment Benefits and Other Employee Benefit Plans [Member]      
Change in benefit obligation:      
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of Period 73.1us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInBenefitObligationMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
79.9us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInBenefitObligationMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Service cost 0.8us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInBenefitObligationMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
0.9us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInBenefitObligationMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Interest cost 3.2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInBenefitObligationMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
3.0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInBenefitObligationMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Actuarial loss (gain) 7.2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInBenefitObligationMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
(6.0)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInBenefitObligationMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Benefits paid (4.2)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInBenefitObligationMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
(5.2)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInBenefitObligationMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Loss due to exchange rate movements (0.5)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanForeignCurrencyExchangeRateChangesBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInBenefitObligationMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
(0.1)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanForeignCurrencyExchangeRateChangesBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInBenefitObligationMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Plan amendments 0.2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPlanAmendments
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInBenefitObligationMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
0.6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPlanAmendments
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInBenefitObligationMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Projected benefit obligation at end of period 79.8us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInBenefitObligationMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
73.1us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInBenefitObligationMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Change in plan assets:      
Benefits paid (4.2)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInBenefitObligationMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
(5.2)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInBenefitObligationMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Change in plan assets [Member] | Other Post-Employment Benefits and Other Employee Benefit Plans [Member]      
Change in benefit obligation:      
Benefits paid (4.2)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInPlanAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
(5.2)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInPlanAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Change in plan assets:      
Employer contributions 4.2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInPlanAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
5.2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInPlanAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Benefits paid $ (4.2)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInPlanAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
$ (5.2)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= see_ChangeInPlanAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember