Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Note 8. Income Taxes Silgan and its subsidiaries file U.S. Federal income tax returns, as well as income tax returns in various states and foreign jurisdictions. The Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, concluded its review of tax years through 2007, and we reached a tentative settlement of all issues with IRS Appeals in March 2013, pending the review of the Joint Committee on Taxation. We received final acceptance of the settlement from the Joint Committee on Taxation in June 2013, resulting in the recognition of previously gross unrecognized tax benefits of $27.2 million. We recorded a $19.7 million benefit to the effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2013 primarily related to this settlement and associated payments. The unrecognized tax benefits included items predating the years under audit as a result of the net operating losses utilized during the period and items arising in the audit period. These items, primarily related to the timing and character of losses arising from the write-off of intercompany obligations and instruments, were covered by the terms of the closing agreements with the IRS. As of September 30, 2013, the remaining amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet was $25.0 million, which was primarily unrelated to the U.S. federal jurisdiction. We are currently in discussions with the IRS related to the closing of the examination of the 2008 through 2011 tax years, however we do not expect a material change in the amount of our unrecognized tax benefits in the next twelve months as the result of the closing of the examination of these tax years. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits that would impact the effective tax rate, if recognized, at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were $12.7 million and $32.8 million, respectively, net of associated tax assets and excluding the federal tax benefit of state taxes, interest and penalties.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Note 8. Income Taxes

Silgan and its subsidiaries file U.S. Federal income tax returns, as well as income tax returns in various states and foreign jurisdictions. The Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, concluded its review of tax years through 2007, and we reached a tentative settlement of all issues with IRS Appeals in March 2013, pending the review of the Joint Committee on Taxation. We received final acceptance of the settlement from the Joint Committee on Taxation in June 2013, resulting in the recognition of previously gross unrecognized tax benefits of $27.2 million. We recorded a $19.7 million benefit to the effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2013 primarily related to this settlement and associated payments. The unrecognized tax benefits included items predating the years under audit as a result of the net operating losses utilized during the period and items arising in the audit period. These items, primarily related to the timing and character of losses arising from the write-off of intercompany obligations and instruments, were covered by the terms of the closing agreements with the IRS. As of September 30, 2013, the remaining amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet was $25.0 million, which was primarily unrelated to the U.S. federal jurisdiction. We are currently in discussions with the IRS related to the closing of the examination of the 2008 through 2011 tax years, however we do not expect a material change in the amount of our unrecognized tax benefits in the next twelve months as the result of the closing of the examination of these tax years. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits that would impact the effective tax rate, if recognized, at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were $12.7 million and $32.8 million, respectively, net of associated tax assets and excluding the federal tax benefit of state taxes, interest and penalties.