Reportable Business Segment Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2010		Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2010
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 822,224		$ 693,849		$ 1,525,312		$ 1,357,885
Depreciation and amortization	40,379	[1]	35,802	[1]	77,858	[1]	71,237	[1]
Rationalization charges	2,369		709		4,101		2,763
Segment income from operations	94,462	[2],[3]	67,058		148,105	[2],[3]	123,764	[4]
Metal Containers
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	482,258	[5]	378,063	[5]	872,742	[5]	753,115	[5]
Depreciation and amortization	20,160	[1],[5]	16,881	[1],[5]	37,983	[1],[5]	33,602	[1],[5]
Rationalization charges	1,378	[5]	314	[5]	1,378	[5]	314	[5]
Segment income from operations	42,874	[2],[3],[5]	44,034	[5]	81,238	[2],[3],[5]	90,424	[4],[5]
Closures
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	184,538		165,773		344,580		309,819
Depreciation and amortization	8,604	[1]	6,929	[1]	16,720	[1]	14,059	[1]
Rationalization charges	317				1,392
Segment income from operations	22,681	[2],[3]	23,955		38,498	[2],[3]	35,050	[4]
Plastic Containers
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net sales	155,428		150,013		307,990		294,951
Depreciation and amortization	11,191	[1]	11,573	[1]	22,308	[1]	22,738	[1]
Rationalization charges	674		395		1,331		2,449
Segment income from operations	4,512	[2],[3]	3,969		10,827	[2],[3]	6,874	[4]
Corporate
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	424	[1]	419	[1]	847	[1]	838	[1]
Segment income from operations	$ 24,395	[2],[3]	$ (4,900)		$ 17,542	[2],[3]	$ (8,584)	[4]

[1] Depreciation and amortization excludes amortization of debt discount and issuance costs of $0.8 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $1.6 million and $1.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

[2] Income from operations for corporate includes income of $27.0 million and $25.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, for proceeds received as a result of the termination of the Graham Packaging merger agreement, net of costs associated with certain corporate development activities.

[3] Income from operations of the metal containers segment includes a charge for the resolution of a past product liability dispute of $3.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.

[4] Income from operations for the closures segment includes a charge of $3.2 million for the remeasurement of net assets in the Venezuela operations to the devalued official Bolivar exchange rate.

[5] Our metal containers segment includes the operations formerly categorized as metal food containers and the VN operations acquired in March 2011.