Reportable Business Segment Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 855,846,000		$ 795,741,000
Depreciation and amortization	37,350,000	[1]	42,523,000	[1]
Rationalization charges	1,588,000		1,351,000
Segment income from operations	68,010,000		58,124,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs excluded from depreciation and amortization	1,100,000		1,200,000
Metal Containers
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	468,405,000		463,760,000
Depreciation and amortization	17,379,000	[1]	22,008,000	[1]
Rationalization charges	0		1,050,000
Segment income from operations	40,453,000		39,561,000	[2]
New plant start-up costs			800,000
Closures [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	213,797,000		161,142,000
Depreciation and amortization	10,804,000	[1]	8,327,000	[1]
Rationalization charges	626,000		0
Segment income from operations	17,766,000	[3]	10,632,000	[3]
Charge For Remeasurement Of Net Assets			3,000,000
Plastic Containers
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	173,644,000		170,839,000
Depreciation and amortization	9,135,000	[1]	12,154,000	[1]
Rationalization charges	962,000		301,000
Segment income from operations	12,843,000		10,406,000
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	0		0
Depreciation and amortization	32,000	[1]	34,000	[1]
Rationalization charges	0		0
Segment income from operations	(3,052,000)		(2,475,000)
Venezuela [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment income from operations	$ (500,000)		$ (4,200,000)

[1] Depreciation and amortization excludes amortization of debt issuance costs of $1.1 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

[2] Income from operations of the metal containers segment includes plant start-up costs of $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

[3] Income from operations of the closures segment includes losses from operations in Venezuela of $0.5 million and $4.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, which for the three months ended March 31, 2013 includes a charge of $3.0 million for the remeasurement of net assets in Venezuela due to the devaluation of the official Bolivar exchange rate.