Stock Incentive Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

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, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $53.14, $46.42, and $36.98, respectively, which the Company determined using a Monte Carlo simulation and the following assumptions:

	2015		2014		2013
Average risk-free interest rate	1.07	%	0.76	%	0.37	%
Expected volatility (Bemis Company, Inc.)	15.1	%	19.7	%	21.9	%

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, 2015:

	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	$	33.13	1,526		$	40.11	372
Units granted	45.18		309		53.14		92
Units paid (in shares)	33.55		(304	)	34.99		(60	)
Units canceled	35.16		(106	)	39.94		(71	)
Outstanding units granted at the end of the year	35.55		1,425		44.68		333