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Revenue Recognition - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Apr. 01, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | $ 1,351,705 | $ 1,304,187
Consumer Packaging |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 589,716 | 569,852
Consumer Packaging | Products transferred at a point in time |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 339,462 | 345,003
Consumer Packaging | Products transferred over time |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 250,254 | 224,849
Consumer Packaging | United States |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 416,397 | 397,986
Consumer Packaging | Europe |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 108,213 | 107,230
Consumer Packaging | Canada |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 27,301 | 27,706
Consumer Packaging | Asia |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 15,913 | 16,490
Consumer Packaging | Other |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 21,892 | 20,440
Display and Packaging |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 137,554 | 142,658
Display and Packaging | Products transferred at a point in time |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 57,410 | 64,715
Display and Packaging | Products transferred over time |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 80,144 | 77,943
Display and Packaging | United States |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 65,563 | 73,884
Display and Packaging | Europe |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 70,242 | 65,945
Display and Packaging | Canada |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0
Display and Packaging | Asia |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0
Display and Packaging | Other |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 1,749 | 2,829
Paper and Industrial Converted Products |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 496,037 | 460,653
Paper and Industrial Converted Products | Products transferred at a point in time |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 479,480 | 440,477
Paper and Industrial Converted Products | Products transferred over time |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 16,557 | 20,176
Paper and Industrial Converted Products | United States |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 268,566 | 265,762
Paper and Industrial Converted Products | Europe |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 90,705 | 92,855
Paper and Industrial Converted Products | Canada |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 32,833 | 32,873
Paper and Industrial Converted Products | Asia |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 69,060 | 35,309
Paper and Industrial Converted Products | Other |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 34,873 | 33,854
Protective Solutions |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 128,398 | 131,024
Protective Solutions | Products transferred at a point in time |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 107,897 | 111,798
Protective Solutions | Products transferred over time |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 20,501 | 19,226
Protective Solutions | United States |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 101,178 | 110,500
Protective Solutions | Europe |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 5,867 | 6,789
Protective Solutions | Canada |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0
Protective Solutions | Asia |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 920 | 988
Protective Solutions | Other |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | $ 20,433 | $ 12,747

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