Cumulative proceeds from divestiture of business.

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Divestitures and acquisitions disclosure.

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Gain (loss) on sale of manufacturing facilities before tax.

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Purchase price adjustment.

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Date the entity disposed of a business or a group of assets, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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This element represents the income or loss from continuing operations attributable to the economic entity which may also be defined as revenue less expenses from ongoing operations, after income or loss from equity method investments, but before income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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Divestitures - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions, $ in Millions				3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2015 EUR (€)	Apr. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 EUR (€)
Divestitures And Acquisitions Disclosure [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business				$ 4.2
Net sales				1,590.6	$ 1,746.4
Pre-tax income				112.3	131.3
European Food Trays Businesses [Member]
Divestitures And Acquisitions Disclosure [Line Items]
Disposal date	Nov. 01, 2015	Nov. 01, 2015
Proceeds from sale of business	$ 18.0	€ 19
Purchase price adjustments	$ 2.0	€ 2
Gain (loss) on sale of manufacturing facilities, pre-tax				1.6
Net sales					14.0
Pre-tax income					2.0
Cumulative net proceeds from sale of business				$ 17.0			€ 16
North American Foam Trays and Absorbent Pads [Member]
Divestitures And Acquisitions Disclosure [Line Items]
Disposal date				Apr. 01, 2015
Proceeds from sale of business			$ 76.0
Purchase price adjustments			$ 6.0
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				$ 2.0
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						$ 27.0
Net sales					53.0
Pre-tax income					$ 10.0