Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Feb. 15, 2019	Jun. 29, 2018
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	APTARGROUP INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000896622
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 5,819,010,091
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		62,930,726
Entity Shell Company	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY