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Acquisitions (Details) £ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, € in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |
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Feb. 17, 2015 GBP (£) £ / shares | Feb. 17, 2015 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($) | Jul. 28, 2015 | Jul. 01, 2015 EUR (€) | Jul. 01, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 EUR (€) | Jun. 30, 2015 GBP (£) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2015 GBP (£) | Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($) | Feb. 19, 2015 GBP (£) shares | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,037,700 |  |  |  | $ 3,048,800
Interest rate swap agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 146,000 |  |  |  |
Rexam PLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid per share of acquire stock | £ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 4.07 |
Number of shares issued per share of acquire stock | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.04568 |
Share price | £ / shares | £ 6.10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average price period | 90 days | 90 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange rate of US dollar to pound | 1.54 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity value | £ 4,300,000,000 | $ 6,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam PLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares voted (as a percent) |  |  |  | 83.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares voted approving proposal (as a percent) |  |  |  | 99.20% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam PLC | Currency exchange option and collar | Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 2,200,000,000 | 3,400,000 |  |  |  |
Rexam PLC | Interest rate swap agreements | Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of derivatives |  |  |  |  | € 300 | $ 50,000 | € 1,450 |  | 150,000 |  |  |  |
Rexam PLC | Interest rate swaption | Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount of derivatives | € |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 750 |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam PLC | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of break payment | £ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 302,000,000 |
Sonoco |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquired in cash |  |  | $ 29,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent cash consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,500 |  |
Contingent noncash consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,400 |  |
Bridge Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt | £ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 3,300,000,000 |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity of revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,250,000 |  | 3,000,000 |  |
Face amount of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |
Term C Loan, euro denominated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt redeemed |  |  | $ 92,900 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 92,900
5.25% Senior Notes, due June 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.25% | 5.25% | 5.25% |  |  |  |

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