ACQUISITIONS (Details 3) (Stelmi Group, USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Stelmi Group
Acquisitions
Nonrecurring expense related to the fair value adjustment to acquisition-date inventory excluded from (included in) supplemental pro forma earnings (after tax)		$ 2,500,000
Transaction costs excluded from (included in) supplemental pro forma earnings (after tax)		4,200,000
Unaudited pro forma financial information
Net Sales	2,520,000	2,395,000	2,453,000
Net Income Attributable to AptarGroup, Inc.	$ 172,000	$ 174,000	$ 188,000
Net Income per common share - basic	$ 2.60	$ 2.62	$ 2.82
Net Income per common share - diluted	$ 2.52	$ 2.54	$ 2.71