Treasury Stock	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Treasury Stock	Note 10. Treasury Stock On August 5, 2011, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $300 million of our common stock, inclusive of prior authorizations, from time to time through and including December 31, 2014. Pursuant to this authorization, we repurchased 799,533 shares of our common stock at an average price per share of $42.35, for a total purchase price of $33.9 million, during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. At September 30, 2012, we had $250.3 million available under this authorization for the repurchase of our common stock. During the first nine months of 2012, we issued 132,846 treasury shares which had an average cost of $6.63 per share for restricted stock units that vested during the period. In accordance with the Silgan Holdings Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, we repurchased 43,874 shares of our common stock at an average cost of $42.64 to satisfy minimum employee withholding tax requirements resulting from certain restricted stock units becoming vested. We account for the treasury shares using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) cost method. As of September 30, 2012, 18,346,468 shares were held in treasury.

Note 10. Treasury Stock

On August 5, 2011, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $300 million of our common stock, inclusive of prior authorizations, from time to time through and including December 31, 2014. Pursuant to this authorization, we repurchased 799,533 shares of our common stock at an average price per share of $42.35, for a total purchase price of $33.9 million, during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. At September 30, 2012, we had $250.3 million available under this authorization for the repurchase of our common stock.

During the first nine months of 2012, we issued 132,846 treasury shares which had an average cost of $6.63 per share for restricted stock units that vested during the period. In accordance with the Silgan Holdings Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, we repurchased 43,874 shares of our common stock at an average cost of $42.64 to satisfy minimum employee withholding tax requirements resulting from certain restricted stock units becoming vested. We account for the treasury shares using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) cost method. As of September 30, 2012, 18,346,468 shares were held in treasury.