Segments - Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP Net Earnings from Continuing Operations to Non-U.S. GAAP Adjusted EBITDA from Continuing Operations (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net (loss) earnings from continuing operations		$ (53.8)	$ 74.9
Interest expense		(48.8)	(50.9)
Interest income		2.2	1.6
Income tax provision	[1]	136.4	17.6
Depreciation and amortization	[2],[3]	(37.2)	(34.9)
Special items :
Restructuring and other charges	[4]	(1.9)	0.2
Other restructuring associated costs included in cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses		(3.9)	(3.9)
Stock appreciation rights expense			(0.1)
Foreign currency exchange loss related to Venezuelan subsidiaries			(1.0)
Loss related to the sale of other businesses, investments and property, plant and equipment			(1.7)
Other special items	[5]	4.1	(1.4)
Pre-tax impact of Special items		(15.5)	(9.5)
Non-U.S. GAAP Total Company Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations		181.9	186.2
European Food Trays Business
Special items :
Gain (loss) on sale of business		2.3	$ (1.6)
Diversey [Member] | Discontinued Operations Held for Sale [Member]
Special items :
Charges incurred related to the sale of Diversey		$ (16.1)

[1] The Company early adopted ASU 2016-09 on a prospective basis, related to the recognition of excess tax benefits to the income statement which were previously recorded in additional paid-in capital, effective January 1, 2016. This resulted in an additional 404,347 diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2016, and recognition of excess tax benefits of $9.6 million in net earnings from continuing operations, and $1.0 million in net earnings from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016. As a result, continuing operations net earnings per common share increased by $0.05 per share for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Refer to Note 2, “Recently Issued Accounting Standards” of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.

[2] Depreciation and amortization by segment is as follows:

[3] Includes share-based incentive compensation of $8.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and $11.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

[4] Restructuring and other charges by segment were as follows:

[5] Other Special Items for the three months ended March 31, 2017 primarily included a recovered wage tax as the result of a court ruling partially offset by legal fees associated with restructuring and acquisitions. Other Special Items for the three months ended March 31, 2016 primarily included legal fees associated with restructuring and acquisitions.