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Derivatives and Hedging Activities - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Delayed Draw Term Loan A Facility [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
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Foreign Exchange Option [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
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Foreign Exchange Option [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instruments [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
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Foreign Exchange Option [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instruments [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Maximum original maturity period of foreign currency forward contracts	12 months
Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of outstanding interest rate swaps	0invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember	100,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
Interest Rate and Currency Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of outstanding interest rate swaps			100,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = see_InterestRateAndCurrencySwapMember
Cross-Currency Swaps [Member] | Net Investment Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount of outstanding interest rate swaps	$ 425,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_NetInvestmentHedgingMember

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

+ References

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Article 12

-Section 13

-Sentence Column B

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- Definition

The number of derivative instruments of a particular group held by the entity.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 815

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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No definition available.

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Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in accumulated gain (loss) from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges and an entity's share of an equity investee's increase (decrease) in deferred hedging gain (loss).

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-Publisher FASB

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-Topic 220

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