Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2017		Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017		Sep. 30, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales		$ 1,266,930		$ 1,139,643	$ 3,094,150		$ 2,807,023
Cost of goods sold		1,054,371		957,704	2,591,837		2,383,500
Gross profit		212,559		181,939	502,313		423,523
Selling, general and administrative expenses		73,432		51,711	227,268		162,092
Rationalization charges		561		7,821	4,485		13,929
Income from operations		138,566	[1]	122,407	270,560	[1]	247,502
Interest and other debt expense before loss on early extinguishment of debt		30,583		17,318	80,207		50,657
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		0		0	7,052		0
Interest and other debt expense		30,583		17,318	87,259		50,657
Income before taxes		107,983		105,089	183,301		196,845
Provision for income taxes		35,601		35,319	59,762		67,190
Net income		$ 72,382		$ 69,770	$ 123,539		$ 129,655
Earnings per share
Basic net income per share (usd per share)	[2]	$ 0.66		$ 0.58	$ 1.12		$ 1.07
Diluted net income per share (usd per share)	[2]	0.65		0.57	1.11		1.07
Dividends per share (usd per share)	[2]	$ 0.09		$ 0.09	$ 0.27		$ 0.26
Weighted average number of shares
Basic (in shares)	[2]	110,391		120,891	110,327		120,934
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	[2]	1,036		767	996		741
Diluted (in shares)	[2]	111,427		121,658	111,323		121,675

[1] Income from operations for Corporate includes costs attributed to announced acquisitions of $0.8 million and $23.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. Income from operations for Metal Containers includes a $3.0 million charge for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 related to the resolution of a past non-commercial legal dispute.

[2] Per share and share amounts for 2016 have been retroactively adjusted for the two-for-one stock split discussed in Note 1.