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Debt (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Weighted average interest rate 0.30%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate    
Long-term Debt $ 1,315.9us-gaap_LongTermDebt $ 1,421.6us-gaap_LongTermDebt  
Commercial paper, maximum amount outstanding during period 491.0bms_LongtermDebtMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod    
Commercial paper, average outstanding amount 323.9bms_LongtermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount    
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity 1,100us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Multicurrency Limit 100bms_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacityMulticurrencyLimit    
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income, Net 7.8us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet 8.2us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet 7.8us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
Current portion of long-term debt 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent 0.2us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent  
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations 1,315.9us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations 1,421.4us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations  
Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]      
2015 317.3us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths    
2016 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo    
2017 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree    
2018 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour    
2019 399.4us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive    
Commercial Paper [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Weighted average interest rate 0.50%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
   
Long-term Debt 317.3us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
240.5us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
 
Notes Payable 5.65 Percent Due 2014 [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Weighted average interest rate 5.65%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_NotesPayable565PercentDue2014Member
   
Long-term Debt 0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_NotesPayable565PercentDue2014Member
399.9us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_NotesPayable565PercentDue2014Member
 
Debt instrument, face amount 400.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_NotesPayable565PercentDue2014Member
   
Unamortized discount 0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_NotesPayable565PercentDue2014Member
0.1us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_NotesPayable565PercentDue2014Member
 
Notes Payable 6.8 Percent Due 2019 [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Weighted average interest rate 6.80%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_NotesPayable68PercentDue2019Member
   
Long-term Debt 399.4us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_NotesPayable68PercentDue2019Member
399.3us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_NotesPayable68PercentDue2019Member
 
Unamortized discount 0.6us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_NotesPayable68PercentDue2019Member
0.7us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_NotesPayable68PercentDue2019Member
 
Notes Payable 4.5 Percent Due 2021 [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Weighted average interest rate 4.50%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_NotesPayable45PercentDue2021Member
   
Long-term Debt 399.2us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_NotesPayable45PercentDue2021Member
377.8us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_NotesPayable45PercentDue2021Member
 
Debt instrument, face amount 400.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_NotesPayable45PercentDue2021Member
   
Fixed-rate (as a percent) 4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_NotesPayable45PercentDue2021Member
   
Unamortized discount 1.8us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_NotesPayable45PercentDue2021Member
2.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_NotesPayable45PercentDue2021Member
 
Note Payable LIBOR plus fixed spread due 2022 [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt 200.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_NotePayableLIBORplusfixedspreaddue2022Member
0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_NotePayableLIBORplusfixedspreaddue2022Member
 
Debt instrument, face amount 200.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_NotePayableLIBORplusfixedspreaddue2022Member
   
Debt of Subsidiary Companies Due 2013 [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt 0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_DebtOfSubsidiaryCompaniesDue2013Member
3.9us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bms_DebtOfSubsidiaryCompaniesDue2013Member
 
Capital Lease Obligations [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt 0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsMember
0.2us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsMember
 
Interest-rate swap | Measured on a recurring basis | (Level 2)      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Derivative Asset 1.0us-gaap_DerivativeAssets
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
0us-gaap_DerivativeAssets
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
 
Derivative Liability 0us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
(20.2)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Interest-rate swap      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Number of swap agreements 4us-gaap_DerivativeNumberOfInstrumentsHeld
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
   
Notional amounts of derivatives 400.0invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
   
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income, Net $ 8.2us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
$ 8.1us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
$ 7.0us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember