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Financial Instruments Financial Instruments - Interest Rate Swap Agreements (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative [Line Items]      
Derivative, Number of Instruments Held 3us-gaap_DerivativeNumberOfInstrumentsHeld    
Derivative, Lower Fixed Interest Rate Range 0.75%us-gaap_DerivativeLowerFixedInterestRateRange    
Derivative, Higher Fixed Interest Rate Range 1.64%us-gaap_DerivativeHigherFixedInterestRateRange    
Interest Rate Swap [Member]      
Derivative [Line Items]      
Notional principal amount, interest rate swap agreement(s) $ 150,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
$ 294,900,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
 
Net receipts (payments) under derivative swap agreements 6,200,000us-gaap_DerivativeCostOfHedgeNetOfCashReceived
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
5,900,000us-gaap_DerivativeCostOfHedgeNetOfCashReceived
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
4,600,000us-gaap_DerivativeCostOfHedgeNetOfCashReceived
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
USD Interest Rate Swap [Member]
     
Derivative [Line Items]      
Notional principal amount, interest rate swap agreement(s) 50,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= slgn_USDInterestRateSwapMember
   
USD Interest Rate Swap Contract Two and Three [Member]
     
Derivative [Line Items]      
Notional principal amount, interest rate swap agreement(s) 100,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= slgn_USDInterestRateSwapContractTwoandThreeMember
   
Interest rate swap agreement maturity period 2017    
Interest Rate Swap Contract One [Member]      
Derivative [Line Items]      
Notional principal amount, interest rate swap agreement(s) 50,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= slgn_USDInterestRateSwapContractOneMember
   
Interest rate swap agreement maturity period 2015    
Us Term Loan [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]      
Derivative [Line Items]      
Effective interest rate on term loans 2.16%slgn_DebtInstrumentEffectiveInterestRatePercentageAfterInterestRateSwap
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= slgn_UsTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
   
Accrued Liabilities [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]      
Derivative [Line Items]      
Fair value of liability of total outstanding swap agreements 1,100,000us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeDerivativeInstrumentLiabilitiesAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
6,500,000us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeDerivativeInstrumentLiabilitiesAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
 
Other Liabilities [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]      
Derivative [Line Items]      
Fair value of liability of total outstanding swap agreements $ 100,000us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeDerivativeInstrumentLiabilitiesAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
$ 400,000us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeDerivativeInstrumentLiabilitiesAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember