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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recently Issued Accounting Standards - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Bank
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jan. 01, 2012
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Effect of contingently issuable shares 0.9us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToContingentlyIssuableShares 0.7us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToContingentlyIssuableShares    
Charges for rebates and other allowances 9.00%see_ChargesForRebatesAndOtherAllowancesRecognized 9.00%see_ChargesForRebatesAndOtherAllowancesRecognized 9.00%see_ChargesForRebatesAndOtherAllowancesRecognized  
Research and development costs $ 135us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense $ 133us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense $ 135us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense  
Tax benefits realization percentage upon settlement 50.00%see_MinimumTaxBenefitLikelyOfBeingRealizedUponUltimateSettlementWithTaxAuthorityPercentage      
Number of banks involved in sale of fractional ownership interest of accounts receivable 2see_NumberOfBanksInvolvedInSaleOfFractionOfAccountsReceivable      
Inventories 707.6us-gaap_InventoryNet 730.2us-gaap_InventoryNet [1]    
Retained earnings 448.5us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 302.2us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit [1] 279.0us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit  
Percentage of identifiable intangible assets in consolidated total assets 11.00%see_PercentageOfIdentifiableIntangibleAssetsInConsolidatedAssets 11.00%see_PercentageOfIdentifiableIntangibleAssetsInConsolidatedAssets    
Minimum [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Finite lived identifiable intangible assets useful life 3 years      
Minimum [Member] | Buildings [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Useful life 20 years      
Minimum [Member] | Machinery and equipment [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Useful life 5 years      
Minimum [Member] | Other Property and Equipment [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Useful life 2 years      
Maximum [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Finite lived identifiable intangible assets useful life 15 years      
Maximum [Member] | Buildings [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Useful life 40 years      
Maximum [Member] | Machinery and equipment [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Useful life 10 years      
Maximum [Member] | Other Property and Equipment [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Useful life 10 years      
Error Correction [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Inventories       41.0us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ us-gaap_ChangeInAccountingEstimateByTypeAxis
= see_ErrorCorrectionMember
Retained earnings       $ 25.0us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ us-gaap_ChangeInAccountingEstimateByTypeAxis
= see_ErrorCorrectionMember
[1] Certain amounts have been revised to reflect the retrospective application of the Company’s change in inventory costing method for certain U.S. inventories to the FIFO method from the LIFO method. Refer to Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Inventories,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements for further details surrounding this accounting policy change.