CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current Assets:
Cash and equivalents	$ 385,693	$ 399,762
Accounts and notes receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,719 in 2015 and $4,251 in 2014	421,560	406,976
Inventories	284,579us-gaap_InventoryNet	311,072us-gaap_InventoryNet
Prepaid and other	103,494	96,128
Total Current Assets	1,195,326us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	1,213,938us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Buildings and improvements	331,573us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross	353,683us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross
Machinery and equipment	1,805,608us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentGross	1,919,507us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentGross
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	2,137,181	2,273,190
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(1,402,011)	(1,484,546)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	735,170	788,644
Land	21,318us-gaap_Land	23,011us-gaap_Land
Total Property, Plant and Equipment	756,488us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	811,655us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Other Assets:
Investments in affiliates	5,146	5,760
Goodwill	309,396us-gaap_Goodwill	329,741us-gaap_Goodwill
Intangible assets, net	35,210us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	40,045us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Miscellaneous	33,460us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	36,051us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total Other Assets	383,212	411,597
Total Assets	2,335,026us-gaap_Assets	2,437,190us-gaap_Assets
Current Liabilities:
Notes payable	3,993us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings	233,284us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Current maturities of long-term obligations	18,594	18,692
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	340,334	352,762
Total Current Liabilities	362,921us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	604,738us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term obligations	812,232	588,892
Deferred Liabilities and Other:
Deferred income taxes	21,655	25,521
Retirement and deferred compensation plans	107,157	109,517
Deferred and other non-current liabilities	4,263us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	4,606us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Total Deferred Liabilities and Other	133,075	139,644
AptarGroup, Inc. stockholders' equity
Common stock, $.01 par value, 199 million shares authorized; 86.8 and 86.3 million shares issued as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	867us-gaap_CommonStockValue	862us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Capital in excess of par value	540,563	507,313
Retained earnings	1,767,774	1,740,005
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)	(248,116)	(110,045)
Less: Treasury stock at cost, 24.3 million shares as of March, 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014	(1,034,727)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(1,034,728)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Total AptarGroup, Inc. Stockholders' Equity	1,026,361us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	1,103,407us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	437us-gaap_MinorityInterest	509us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,026,798	1,103,916
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 2,335,026	$ 2,437,190

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred and payable to vendors and the fair value of all liabilities resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments, all of which are expected to be extinguished or otherwise disposed of within a year or the normal operating cycle.

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