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Business Consolidation and Other Activities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Business consolidation and other activities
Business consolidation and other activities	$ (151.9)	$ (9.2)		$ (138.3)	$ (17.8)
Assets held for sale in connection with facilities closures	3.3			3.3		$ 11.7
Operating Segments | Metal beverage packaging, Americas and Asia
Business consolidation and other activities
Business consolidation and other activities	(21.2)	(0.1)		(23.8)	1.7
Business reorganization activities in the company's metal beverage packaging, Asia, operations, and for ongoing costs				3.3
Compensation received for reimbursement of severance costs incurred in connection with facilities closure and relocation			$ 5.0
Net gains		1.0			1.0
Charges related to facilities closure	20.2	1.0			1.0
Charges for other insignificant activities	1.2
Charges for insignificant items	1.0			0.3
Severance, pension and other employee benefits	19.0
Charges related to a fire at company's metal beverage container facility					2.0
Operating Segments | Metal beverage packaging, Americas and Asia | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Business consolidation and other activities
Gain (loss) on sale of facilities		(1.1)	$ 0.8
Operating Segments | Metal beverage packaging, Europe
Business consolidation and other activities
Business consolidation and other activities	(1.3)	(4.3)		(8.6)	(6.6)
Charge incurred in connection with headcount reductions, cost-out initiatives and relocation of the company's European headquarters from Germany to Switzerland	1.3			3.9
Tax expense related to relocation of the company's European headquarters from Germany to Switzerland	1.7			5.0
Operating Segments | Metal beverage packaging, Europe | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Business consolidation and other activities
Charges incurred in connection with write down of fixed assets held for sale				4.7
Operating Segments | Metal food & household products packaging
Business consolidation and other activities
Business consolidation and other activities	(0.1)	(4.5)		(1.0)	(11.6)
Charges related to facilities closure					3.8
Voluntary and involuntary severance		3.6
Charges for other insignificant activities		0.9			4.2
Operating Segments | Metal Beverage Packaging, Europe, and Corporate
Business consolidation and other activities
Charges for other insignificant activities		3.7			4.7
Charge incurred in connection with headcount reductions, cost-out initiatives and relocation of the company's European headquarters from Germany to Switzerland		0.9			3.2
Tax expense related to relocation of the company's European headquarters from Germany to Switzerland		1.9			6.1
Operating Segments | Aerospace & technologies
Business consolidation and other activities
Business consolidation and other activities				0.7
Corporate and Other Costs
Business consolidation and other activities
Business consolidation and other activities	(129.3)	$ (0.3)		(105.6)	$ (1.3)
Charges for other insignificant activities				0.5
Corporate and Other Costs | Rexam PLC
Business consolidation and other activities
Professional Services And Other Costs	24.7			68.8
Recognized Gains (Losses) of associated with its collar and option contracts	$ (104.6)			$ 36.3

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