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Divestitures and Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Nov. 01, 2015 USD ($) | Nov. 01, 2015 EUR (€) | Apr. 02, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 06, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Nov. 02, 2015 USD ($)
Divestitures And Acquisitions Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 94,600,000 |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | $ 1,753,900,000 | [1] | $ 1,746,200,000 | $ 1,785,000,000 | $ 1,746,400,000 | $ 1,973,700,000 |  | $ 1,975,500,000 | $ 1,973,600,000 | $ 1,827,700,000 | 7,031,500,000 | $ 7,750,500,000 |  | $ 7,690,800,000 |
pre-tax income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 425,900,000 | 267,200,000 |  | 180,200,000 |
Net gain on sale of discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,900,000 |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 2,909,500,000 |  |  |  |  | 2,996,900,000 | [2],[3],[4],[5] |  |  |  | 2,909,500,000 | 2,996,900,000 | [2],[3],[4],[5] |  |
Purchase price allocated to goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,700,000 |  |  |  |
Intellibot Robotics Limited Liability Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures And Acquisitions Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of contingent consideration |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |  | 9,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |  |  |
Goodwill deductable for tax purpose |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of identifiable net assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rate of goodwill deductible for tax purpose |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition contingent consideration payable period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |
Intellibot Robotics Limited Liability Company [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures And Acquisitions Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in fair value recognized in selling, general and administrative expense. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |
B+ Equipment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures And Acquisitions Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of identifiable net assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rate of goodwill deductible for tax purpose |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of acquired equity interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Food Care [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures And Acquisitions Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocated to goodwill |  |  |  |  | $ 7,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
European Food Trays Businesses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures And Acquisitions Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal date | Nov. 01, 2015 | Nov. 01, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of business | $ 18,000,000 | € 19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price adjustments | $ 2,000,000 | € 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49,000,000 | 71,000,000 |  |  |
pre-tax income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,000,000 | 5,000,000 |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,700,000 |  |  | $ 1,500,000
North American Foam Trays and Absorbent Pads [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures And Acquisitions Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Apr. 01, 2015 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of business |  |  | $ 76,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price adjustments |  |  | 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rigid Medical Packaging Business [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures And Acquisitions Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Dec. 06, 2013 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of business |  |  |  | $ 125,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses, Net of Cash Divested |  |  |  | $ 122,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax gain on the sale of operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40,200,000 |
Net gain on sale of discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 22,900,000 |
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures And Acquisitions Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | $ 6,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 6,900,000 |  |  |
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | European Food Trays Businesses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures And Acquisitions Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale of manufacturing facilities, pre-tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (13,000,000) |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | North American Foam Trays and Absorbent Pads [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestitures And Acquisitions Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale of manufacturing facilities, pre-tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,000,000 |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53,000,000 | 214,000,000 |  |  |
pre-tax income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000 | $ 37,000,000 |  |  |
[1] | During the fourth quarter of 2015, adjustments were made to prior year provisions which resulted in an increase in earnings per share. Refer to Note 16 “Income Taxes” for further information.
[2] | As of December 31, 2015, we have adopted ASU 2015-17 which resulted in a decrease in deferred tax assets of $105.6 million, an increase in non-current deferred tax assets of $17.0 million, a decrease in current deferred tax liabilities of $4.8 million and a decrease in non-current deferred tax liabilities of $83.8 million as of December 31, 2014.
[3] | During the fourth quarter of 2015, we completed the sale of our European food trays business. During the fourth quarter of 2015, the assets and liabilities met the criteria of held for sale classification. Accordingly, we reclassified $37 million of assets and $7 million of liabilities as held for sale as of December 31, 2014. Refer to Note 3, “Divestitures and Acquisitions” of the notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details. Certain foreign currency translation adjustments were misclassified within the components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Additionally, we reclassified $13 million from accounts payable to short-term borrowings related to extended payment terms on a vendor agreement and $36 million from cash to other assets related to cash used as collateral for borrowing agreements. See Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recently Issued Accounting Standards” under the heading “Reclassifications and Revisions” for further discussion of the revisions.
[4] | During the second quarter of 2015, we completed the sale of our North American foam trays and absorbent pads business. During the first quarter of 2015, the assets and liabilities met the criteria of held for sale classification. Accordingly, we reclassified $42 million of assets and $6 million of liabilities as held for sale as of December 31, 2014. Refer to Note 3, “Divestitures and Acquisitions” of the notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.
[5] | Excludes North American foam trays and absorbent pads and European food trays business goodwill. Refer to Note 3, “Divestitures and Acquisitions” of the notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.

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