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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recently Issued Accounting Standards - (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) bank Bs. / $	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Bs. / $	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Bs. / $
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Charges for rebates and other allowances	5.00%	4.00%	5.00%
Research and development costs	$ 95.9	$ 77.3	$ 80.8
Target level for the determination of performance goals and measures	100.00%
Number of banks involved in sale of fractional ownership interest of accounts receivable | bank	2
Credit losses as percentage of net trade sales (less than)	0.10%
Credit loss historical period	3 years
Charge to allowance for credit losses	$ 3.7	2.5	2.3
Automated Packaging Systems
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Research and development costs	$ 12.6
Minimum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Intangible asset, useful life	2 years
Maximum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Intangible asset, useful life	28 years
Buildings | Minimum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life	10 years
Buildings | Maximum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life	40 years
Machinery and equipment | Minimum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life	5 years
Machinery and equipment | Maximum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life	10 years
Other Property and Equipment | Minimum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life	2 years
Other Property and Equipment | Maximum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life	10 years
Bank Time Deposits
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Other current assets	$ 0.0	13.2
Argentina | Argentina Subsidiaries
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Foreign currency transaction loss related to remeasurement	$ 4.7	$ 4.6	$ 2.4
Argentina | Argentina, Pesos
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Exchange rate, translation | Bs. / $	84.1461	59.8723	37.6679

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