Business Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Operating Income (Loss)						$ 319,812	$ 360,853		$ 324,180
Nestle Food Company
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales						11.10%	10.90%		11.50%
Closures [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Operating Income(Loss) Venezuela							$ (3,100)	[1]	$ (2,900)	[2]
Operating Income (Loss)						$ 91,823	75,592	[1]	63,046	[2]
Venezuela [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Operating Income (Loss)	[3]	$ (500)	$ 800	$ (2,900)	$ (500)
Metal Containers [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Operating Income (Loss)						$ 236,421	$ 248,704		236,327	[2]
Start Up Costs	[2]								$ 800

[1] Closures includes a loss from operations in Venezuela of $3.1 million.

[2] Metal containers includes new plant start-up costs of $0.8 million. Closures includes a loss from operations in Venezuela of $2.9 million, which includes a charge of $3.0 million for the remeasurement of net assets due to a currency devaluation. Corporate includes costs attributable to announced acquisitions of $1.5 million.

[3] The first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2014 include rationalization charges of $1.6 million, $0.9 million, $2.5 million and $9.5 million, respectively, and (loss) income from operations in Venezuela of $(0.5) million, $(2.9) million, $0.8 million and $(0.5) million, respectively. The first quarter of 2014 includes a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $1.5 million.