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Profit Sharing, Retirement Savings Plans and Defined Benefit Pension Plans - Schedule of Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Net periodic benefit cost $ 16.2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost $ 17.0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost $ 18.2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
U.S. and Non-U.S. [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Total benefit cost (income) 16.2see_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitCostIncome
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= see_UnitedStatesAndNonUnitedStatesPensionPlanDefinedBenefitMember
17.0see_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitCostIncome
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= see_UnitedStatesAndNonUnitedStatesPensionPlanDefinedBenefitMember
18.2see_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitCostIncome
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= see_UnitedStatesAndNonUnitedStatesPensionPlanDefinedBenefitMember
U.S. and Non-U.S. [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Net periodic benefit cost 5.6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= see_UnitedStatesAndNonUnitedStatesPensionPlanDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
5.8us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= see_UnitedStatesAndNonUnitedStatesPensionPlanDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
6.1us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= see_UnitedStatesAndNonUnitedStatesPensionPlanDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
U.S. and Non-U.S. [Member] | Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Net periodic benefit cost $ 10.6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= see_UnitedStatesAndNonUnitedStatesPensionPlanDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
$ 11.2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= see_UnitedStatesAndNonUnitedStatesPensionPlanDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
$ 12.1us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= see_UnitedStatesAndNonUnitedStatesPensionPlanDefinedBenefitMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember