Reportable Business Segment Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,167,921,000		$ 1,139,547,000		$ 2,843,691,000		$ 2,729,516,000
Depreciation and amortization	40,351,000	[1]	40,597,000	[1]	123,757,000	[1]	121,455,000	[1]
Rationalization charges (credit)	1,332,000		2,048,000		3,616,000		5,809,000
Segment income from operations	135,859,000		132,432,000		268,888,000		266,833,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs excluded from depreciation and amortization	1,100,000		1,200,000		3,300,000
Amortization of Debt Discounts and Issuance Costs							3,700,000
Metal Containers
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	831,094,000		814,111,000		1,826,026,000		1,738,684,000
Depreciation and amortization	20,243,000	[1]	21,920,000	[1]	63,770,000	[1]	64,926,000	[1]
Rationalization charges (credit)	344,000		1,732,000		1,727,000		1,732,000
Segment income from operations	108,322,000		103,453,000	[2]	193,619,000	[2]	185,604,000	[2]
New plant start-up costs			1,400,000		800,000		4,300,000
Closures
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	185,249,000		182,730,000		527,835,000		528,782,000
Depreciation and amortization	8,310,000	[1]	7,900,000	[1]	24,862,000	[1]	24,110,000	[1]
Rationalization charges (credit)	988,000		453,000		1,233,000		2,594,000
Segment income from operations	23,053,000		24,134,000		55,367,000	[3]	65,072,000
Charge included for the remeasurement of net assets in Venezuela operations					3,000,000
Plastic Containers
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	151,578,000		142,706,000		489,830,000		462,050,000
Depreciation and amortization	11,765,000	[1]	10,755,000	[1]	35,025,000	[1]	31,690,000	[1]
Rationalization charges (credit)	0		(137,000)		656,000		1,483,000
Segment income from operations	8,557,000		6,221,000		30,431,000		24,201,000
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	0		0		0		0
Depreciation and amortization	33,000	[1]	22,000	[1]	100,000	[1]	729,000	[1]
Rationalization charges (credit)	0		0		0		0
Segment income from operations	(4,073,000)	[4]	(1,376,000)	[4]	(10,529,000)	[4]	(8,044,000)	[4]
Costs attributable to announced acquisitions	$ 1,000,000		$ 800,000		$ 1,200,000		$ 1,500,000

[1] Depreciation and amortization excludes amortization of debt issuance costs of $1.1 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and amortization of debt issuance costs of $3.3 million and amortization of debt discount and issuance costs of $3.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

[2] Income from operations of the metal containers segment includes new plant start-up costs of $1.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and $0.8 million and $4.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

[3] Income from operations of the closures segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 includes a charge of $3.0 million for the remeasurement of net assets in Venezuela due to the devalued official Bolivar exchange rate.

[4] Income from operations for Corporate includes costs attributable to announced acquisitions of $1.0 million and $0.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $1.2 million and $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.