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STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM	NOTE 13 STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM On October 20, 2016, the Company announced a share repurchase authorization of up to $350 million of common stock.  This authorization replaced previous authorizations and has no expiration date.  Aptar may repurchase shares through the open market, privately negotiated transactions or other programs, subject to market conditions. In 2017 and 2016, the Company repurchased approximately 1.9 million and 1.7 million shares of its outstanding common stock at a total cost of $161.5 million and $131.4 million, respectively.  As of December 31, 2017, there was $141.9 million of authorized share repurchases available to the Company.

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The entire disclosure for treasury stock, including, but not limited to, average cost per share, description of share repurchase program, shares repurchased, shares held for each class of treasury stock.

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