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Revenue - Revenue Recognition (Details) - Revenue Benchmark | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020
Customer Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 100.00% | 100.00%
Product Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 100.00% | 100.00%
Geographic Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 100.00% | 100.00%
Americas | Geographic Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 46.00% | 48.00%
Europe, Middle East, Africa | Geographic Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 44.00% | 44.00%
Asia Pacific | Geographic Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 10.00% | 8.00%
High-Value Product Components | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 52.00% | 43.00%
High-Value Product Delivery Devices | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 5.00% | 5.00%
Standard Packaging | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 24.00% | 28.00%
Contract-Manufactured Products | Product Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 19.00% | 24.00%
Biologics | Customer Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 39.00% | 28.00%
Generics | Customer Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 18.00% | 19.00%
Pharma | Customer Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 24.00% | 29.00%
Contract-Manufactured Products | Customer Concentration Risk |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Concentration risk, percentage | 19.00% | 24.00%

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