Stock Incentive Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Fair Value Assumptions [Table Text Block]

The per share fair value of performance-based awards granted during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $46.42, $36.98, and $39.10, respectively, which the Company determined using a Monte Carlo simulation and the following assumptions:

	2014		2013		2012
Average risk-free interest rate	0.76	%	0.37	%	0.40	%
Expected volatility (Bemis Company, Inc.)	19.7	%	21.9	%	27.7	%

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes stock awards unit activity for the year ended December 31, 2014:

	Time-Based				Performance-Based
	Weighted-average grant date share value		Stock Awards (in thousands)		Weighted-average grant date share value		Stock Awards (in thousands)
Outstanding units granted at the beginning of the year	$	30.35	1,471		$	37.95	347
Units granted	40.65		391		46.42		142
Units paid (in shares)	27.50		(134	)	—		—
Units canceled	31.39		(202	)	41.36		(117	)
Outstanding units granted at the end of the year	33.13		1,526		40.11		372