Reconciliation of Income Before Income Taxes from Operational Segment Income (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2010
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Total segment income from operations	$ 94,462	[1],[2]	$ 67,058	$ 148,105	[1],[2]	$ 123,764	[3]
Interest and other debt expense	16,446		11,971	30,385		24,506
Income before income taxes	$ 78,016		$ 55,087	$ 117,720		$ 99,258

[1] 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.

[2] 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.

[3] 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.