Guarantor Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Parent's ownership percentage	100.00%		100.00%
Net Sales	$ 1,163.0	$ 1,104.7	$ 3,403.2	$ 3,283.8
Cost of Sales	982.3	915.8	2,851.0	2,728.9
Selling, General and Administrative	93.8	95.1	290.0	286.7
Other Income, Net	(4.0)	(1.0)	(11.3)	(3.0)
Restructuring and Other Special Charges (Credits)	(14.8)	3.4	(5.1)	12.1
Income from Operations	105.7	91.4	278.6	259.1
Interest Expense, Net	(23.5)	(26.1)	(80.4)	(85.6)
Loss on Modification or Extinguishment of Debt	(1.2)	0	(27.1)	(8.9)
Income before Income Taxes and Equity Income of Unconsolidated Entities	81.0	65.3	171.1	164.6
Income Tax Expense	(35.8)	(27.0)	(70.9)	(68.6)
Income before Equity Income of Unconsolidated Entities	45.2	38.3	100.2	96.0
Equity Income of Unconsolidated Entities	0.5	0.6	1.2	1.6
Equity in Net Earnings of Subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net Income	45.7	38.9	101.4	97.6
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	(1.2)	1.2	(0.8)	2.1
Net Income Attributable to Graphic Packaging Holding Company	44.5	40.1	100.6	99.7
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Graphic Packaging Holding Company	58.4	46.9	108.3	115.0
Parent
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net Sales	0	0	0	0
Cost of Sales	0	0	0	0
Selling, General and Administrative	0	0	0	0
Other Income, Net	0	0	0	0
Restructuring and Other Special Charges (Credits)	0	0	0	0
Income from Operations	0	0	0	0
Interest Expense, Net	0	0	0	0
Loss on Modification or Extinguishment of Debt	0		0	0
Income before Income Taxes and Equity Income of Unconsolidated Entities	0	0	0	0
Income Tax Expense	0	0	0	0
Income before Equity Income of Unconsolidated Entities	0	0	0	0
Equity Income of Unconsolidated Entities	0	0	0	0
Equity in Net Earnings of Subsidiaries	45.7	38.9	101.4	97.6
Net Income	45.7	38.9	101.4	97.6
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	(1.2)	1.2	(0.8)	2.1
Net Income Attributable to Graphic Packaging Holding Company	44.5	40.1	100.6	99.7
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Graphic Packaging Holding Company	58.4	46.9	108.3	115.0
Subsidiary Issuer
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net Sales	852.0	886.5	2,507.4	2,569.1
Cost of Sales	694.4	720.5	2,036.7	2,090.1
Selling, General and Administrative	80.8	74.2	210.0	224.1
Other Income, Net	(5.1)	(1.4)	(6.8)	(4.1)
Restructuring and Other Special Charges (Credits)	1.7	0.2	3.9	3.0
Income from Operations	80.2	93.0	263.6	256.0
Interest Expense, Net	(21.0)	(24.2)	(72.8)	(79.9)
Loss on Modification or Extinguishment of Debt	(1.2)		(27.1)	(8.9)
Income before Income Taxes and Equity Income of Unconsolidated Entities	58.0	68.8	163.7	167.2
Income Tax Expense	(27.4)	(26.5)	(63.8)	(64.0)
Income before Equity Income of Unconsolidated Entities	30.6	42.3	99.9	103.2
Equity Income of Unconsolidated Entities	0	0	0	0
Equity in Net Earnings of Subsidiaries	15.1	(3.4)	1.5	(5.6)
Net Income	45.7	38.9	101.4	97.6
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	(1.2)	1.2	(0.8)	2.1
Net Income Attributable to Graphic Packaging Holding Company	44.5	40.1	100.6	99.7
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Graphic Packaging Holding Company	58.4	46.9	108.3	115.0
Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net Sales	16.5	15.3	49.0	50.0
Cost of Sales	12.3	11.6	36.3	37.1
Selling, General and Administrative	1.7	1.9	5.5	5.6
Other Income, Net	0	(0.1)	0	(0.2)
Restructuring and Other Special Charges (Credits)	0	0	0	0
Income from Operations	2.5	1.9	7.2	7.5
Interest Expense, Net	0	0	0	0
Loss on Modification or Extinguishment of Debt	0		0	0
Income before Income Taxes and Equity Income of Unconsolidated Entities	2.5	1.9	7.2	7.5
Income Tax Expense	(1.0)	(1.2)	(2.8)	(2.9)
Income before Equity Income of Unconsolidated Entities	1.5	0.7	4.4	4.6
Equity Income of Unconsolidated Entities	0	0	0	0
Equity in Net Earnings of Subsidiaries	(0.5)	(1.2)	(2.2)	(3.0)
Net Income	1.0	(0.5)	2.2	1.6
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	0	0	0	0
Net Income Attributable to Graphic Packaging Holding Company	1.0	(0.5)	2.2	1.6
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Graphic Packaging Holding Company	0.6	(0.7)	1.5	4.7
Combined Nonguarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net Sales	340.5	269.0	1,002.8	856.0
Cost of Sales	321.6	249.8	934.0	793.0
Selling, General and Administrative	11.3	19.0	74.5	57.0
Other Income, Net	1.1	0.5	(4.5)	1.3
Restructuring and Other Special Charges (Credits)	(16.5)	3.2	(9.0)	9.1
Income from Operations	23.0	(3.5)	7.8	(4.4)
Interest Expense, Net	(2.5)	(1.9)	(7.6)	(5.7)
Loss on Modification or Extinguishment of Debt	0		0	0
Income before Income Taxes and Equity Income of Unconsolidated Entities	20.5	(5.4)	0.2	(10.1)
Income Tax Expense	(7.4)	0.7	(4.3)	(1.7)
Income before Equity Income of Unconsolidated Entities	13.1	(4.7)	(4.1)	(11.8)
Equity Income of Unconsolidated Entities	0.5	0.6	1.2	1.6
Equity in Net Earnings of Subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net Income	13.6	(4.1)	(2.9)	(10.2)
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	0	0	0	0
Net Income Attributable to Graphic Packaging Holding Company	13.6	(4.1)	(2.9)	(10.2)
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Graphic Packaging Holding Company	25.9	0.1	(15.3)	2.5
Consolidating Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net Sales	(46.0)	(66.1)	(156.0)	(191.3)
Cost of Sales	(46.0)	(66.1)	(156.0)	(191.3)
Selling, General and Administrative	0	0	0	0
Other Income, Net	0	0	0	0
Restructuring and Other Special Charges (Credits)	0	0	0	0
Income from Operations	0	0	0	0
Interest Expense, Net	0	0	0	0
Loss on Modification or Extinguishment of Debt	0		0	0
Income before Income Taxes and Equity Income of Unconsolidated Entities	0	0	0	0
Income Tax Expense	0	0	0	0
Income before Equity Income of Unconsolidated Entities	0	0	0	0
Equity Income of Unconsolidated Entities	0	0	0	0
Equity in Net Earnings of Subsidiaries	(60.3)	(34.3)	(100.7)	(89.0)
Net Income	(60.3)	(34.3)	(100.7)	(89.0)
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	1.2	(1.2)	0.8	(2.1)
Net Income Attributable to Graphic Packaging Holding Company	(59.1)	(35.5)	(99.9)	(91.1)
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Graphic Packaging Holding Company	$ (84.9)	$ (46.3)	$ (94.5)	$ (122.2)