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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Components of Other Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Nov. 30, 2016 | Aug. 29, 2016
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Useful Life (in Years) | 12 years 10 months 25 days | 13 years 2 months 40 days |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | $ 456,400,000 | $ 333,500,000 |  |  |
Accumulated Amortization | 89,300,000 | 62,700,000 |  |  |
Intangible asset amortization expense | 26,600,000 | $ 22,700,000 | $ 22,600,000 |  |
Estimated Future Intangible Amortization Expense |  |  |  |  |
2017 | 33,300,000 |  |  |  |
2018 | 32,200,000 |  |  |  |
2019 | 29,500,000 |  |  |  |
2020 | 29,500,000 |  |  |  |
2021 | $ 28,700,000 |  |  |  |
Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Useful Life (in Years) | 13 years 1 month 5 days | 13 years 4 months |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | $ 424,500,000 | $ 311,500,000 |  |  |
Accumulated Amortization | $ 79,800,000 | $ 57,300,000 |  |  |
Trademarks and trade names |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Useful Life (in Years) | 10 years 5 months 30 days | 12 years 5 months 33 days |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | $ 27,700,000 | $ 21,800,000 |  |  |
Accumulated Amortization | $ 8,100,000 | $ 5,200,000 |  |  |
Other |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Useful Life (in Years) | 4 years 3 months 20 days | 1 year 2 months 12 days |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount | $ 4,200,000 | $ 200,000 |  |  |
Accumulated Amortization | 1,400,000 | $ 200,000 |  |  |
TimBar Corporation |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired | $ 94,400 |  |  |  | $ 101,600
TimBar Corporation | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  | 88,000,000
TimBar Corporation | Trademarks and trade names |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  | 4,900,000
TimBar Corporation | Other |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000
Columbus Container Inc |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  | $ 26,300,000 |
Columbus Container Inc | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  | 25,000,000 |
Columbus Container Inc | Trademarks and trade names |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  | 1,000,000 |
Columbus Container Inc | Other |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  | $ 300,000 |

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