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Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs - Additional Information (Detail) | 12 Months Ended |  | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Bank | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Europe [Member] EUR (€) | Sep. 30, 2014 U.S. Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member] | Dec. 31, 2014 U.S. Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member] USD ($) Bank | Sep. 30, 2014 U.S. Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member] Maximum [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 U.S. Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member] Minimum [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 European Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member] USD ($) Bank | Dec. 31, 2014 European Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member] EUR (€) Bank | Dec. 31, 2014 European Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member] U.S.program USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 European Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member] Maximum [Member] EUR (€)
Qualitative And Quantitative Information Transferors Continuing Involvement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of banks involved in sale of fractional ownership interest of accounts receivable | 2 see_NumberOfBanksInvolvedInSaleOfFractionOfAccountsReceivable |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 see_NumberOfBanksInvolvedInSaleOfFractionOfAccountsReceivable / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = see_UnitedStatesAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember |  |  | 2 see_NumberOfBanksInvolvedInSaleOfFractionOfAccountsReceivable / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = see_EuropeanAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember | 2 see_NumberOfBanksInvolvedInSaleOfFractionOfAccountsReceivable / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = see_EuropeanAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember |  |
Maximum purchase limit for receivable interests under accounts receivable securitization program |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000 see_MaximumPurchaseLimitForReceivableInterestsUnderAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgram / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = see_UnitedStatesAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember |  |  | $ 115,000,000 see_MaximumPurchaseLimitForReceivableInterestsUnderAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgram / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = see_EuropeanAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember | € 95,000,000 see_MaximumPurchaseLimitForReceivableInterestsUnderAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgram / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = see_EuropeanAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember |  | € 110,000,000 see_MaximumPurchaseLimitForReceivableInterestsUnderAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgram / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = see_EuropeanAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember
Level of eligible assets available under accounts receivable securitization program |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | less than $100 million |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount available for accounts receivable securitization program |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76,000,000 us-gaap_SecuritizedAssetsAndAnyOtherFinancialAssetsManagedTogetherPrincipalAmountOutstanding / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = see_UnitedStatesAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember | 125,000,000 us-gaap_SecuritizedAssetsAndAnyOtherFinancialAssetsManagedTogetherPrincipalAmountOutstanding / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = see_UnitedStatesAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember | 100,000,000 us-gaap_SecuritizedAssetsAndAnyOtherFinancialAssetsManagedTogetherPrincipalAmountOutstanding / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = see_UnitedStatesAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember | 115,000,000 us-gaap_SecuritizedAssetsAndAnyOtherFinancialAssetsManagedTogetherPrincipalAmountOutstanding / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = see_EuropeanAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember | 95,000,000 us-gaap_SecuritizedAssetsAndAnyOtherFinancialAssetsManagedTogetherPrincipalAmountOutstanding / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = see_EuropeanAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember |  |
Accounts receivable expiration date |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2014-09 |  |  |  | 2015-02 | 2015-02 |  |
Amount utilized under accounts receivable securitization program | 36,000,000 see_AmountOutstandingUnderAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgram |  |  |  |  | 0 see_AmountOutstandingUnderAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgram / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,000,000 see_AmountOutstandingUnderAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgram / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = see_EuropeanAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US |
Weighted average interest rate of borrowings | 0.90%see_WeightedAverageInterestRateBorrowingsUnderAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgram |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses | 287,700,000 us-gaap_InterestExpense | 361,000,000 us-gaap_InterestExpense | [1] | 384,700,000 us-gaap_InterestExpense | [1] |  |  | 2,000,000 us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = see_UnitedStatesAccountsReceivableSecuritizationProgramMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility amount outstanding | $ 23,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit | $ 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Certain amounts have been revised to reflect the retrospective application of the Company’s change in inventory costing method for certain U.S. inventories to the FIFO method from the LIFO method. Refer to Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Inventories,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements for further details surrounding this accounting policy change.

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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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