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Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets - Summary of Goodwill Balances by Segment Reporting Structure (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impact of Foreign Currency Translation | $ (109.1)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments |  |  |
Gross Carrying Value | 4,096.5 us-gaap_GoodwillGross | 4,205.6 us-gaap_GoodwillGross |  |
Accumulated Impairment | (1,091.0)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss | (1,091.0)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss |  |
Carrying Value | 3,005.5 us-gaap_Goodwill | 3,114.6 us-gaap_Goodwill | [1] |
Food Care [Member] |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impact of Foreign Currency Translation | (14.0)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = see_FoodCareMember |  |  |
Gross Carrying Value | 819.7 us-gaap_GoodwillGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = see_FoodCareMember | 833.7 us-gaap_GoodwillGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = see_FoodCareMember |  |
Accumulated Impairment | (208.0)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = see_FoodCareMember | (208.0)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = see_FoodCareMember |  |
Carrying Value | 611.7 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = see_FoodCareMember | 625.7 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = see_FoodCareMember |  |
Diversey Care [Member] |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impact of Foreign Currency Translation | (93.3)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = see_DiverseyCareMember |  |  |
Gross Carrying Value | 1,900.8 us-gaap_GoodwillGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = see_DiverseyCareMember | 1,994.1 us-gaap_GoodwillGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = see_DiverseyCareMember |  |
Accumulated Impairment | (883.0)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = see_DiverseyCareMember | (883.0)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = see_DiverseyCareMember |  |
Carrying Value | 1,017.8 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = see_DiverseyCareMember | 1,111.1 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = see_DiverseyCareMember |  | 1,143.1 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = see_DiverseyCareMember
Product Care [Member] |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impact of Foreign Currency Translation | (1.6)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = see_ProductCareMember |  |  |
Gross Carrying Value | 1,371.2 us-gaap_GoodwillGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = see_ProductCareMember | 1,372.8 us-gaap_GoodwillGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = see_ProductCareMember |  |
Carrying Value | 1,371.2 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = see_ProductCareMember | 1,372.8 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = see_ProductCareMember |  |
Other Category [Member] |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impact of Foreign Currency Translation | (0.2)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember |  |  |
Gross Carrying Value | 4.8 us-gaap_GoodwillGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember | 5.0 us-gaap_GoodwillGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember |  |
Carrying Value | $ 4.8 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember | $ 5.0 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember |  |
[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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