Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Apr. 29, 2015
Document And Entity Information Abstract
Entity Registrant Name	BEMIS CO INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000011199
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		97,441,384
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1