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Acquisitions and divestitures - Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Nov. 15, 2022 USD ($) | Nov. 09, 2022 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($) acquisition | Jan. 26, 2022 USD ($) manufacturing_plant | Dec. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 19, 2021 | Nov. 08, 2021 USD ($) facility | Aug. 03, 2021 USD ($) | Mar. 08, 2021 USD ($) | Aug. 03, 2020 USD ($) facility | Nov. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Oct. 02, 2022 USD ($) | Jul. 03, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) employee facility manufacturing_plant | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 acquisition | Dec. 31, 2021 facility | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) facility | Sep. 28, 2022 USD ($) | Jan. 10, 2020 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,427,020 | $ 22,209 |  |  | $ 49,261 |  |
Acquisition-related costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 70,210 | 17,722 |  |  | $ 4,671 |  |
Industrial Paper Packaging |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of small tube and core plants | manufacturing_plant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Skjern |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration | $ 88,647 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cash consideration. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 88,647 |
Nordeste |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration |  |  | $ 6,518 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of acquisitions | acquisition |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition cost of entity |  |  | $ 3,933 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 671 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent purchase liability |  |  | $ 1,914 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Metalpack Packaging |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition |  |  |  | $ 1,348,589 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from previous acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (14,820) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Post-closing adjustment, other receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (43) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill expected tax deductible percentage |  |  |  | 81.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 28,171 |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value adjustment to acquisition date inventory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,155 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facilities acquired | manufacturing_plant |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cash consideration. |  |  |  | $ 1,341,665 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,333,769 |  |  |  |  |  |
Metalpack Packaging | Other Receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Post-closing adjustment, other receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,924 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ball Metalpack |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint venture, ownership (percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ball Corporation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint venture, ownership (percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 49.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2021 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 2 |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,697 |  |  |  |  |
American Recycling |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition |  |  |  |  | $ 6,267 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Design Containers, Inc. ("Jacksonville") |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,787 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facilities acquired | facility |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cash consideration. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,973
Allied Packaging Pty Ltd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition cost of entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 802 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
TuboTec |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition cost of entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 841 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2020 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of acquisitions | facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Cash paid for acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 49,446 |  |
Can Packaging |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 45,473 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facilities acquired | facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for previous acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,512 |  |  |  |  |
RTS Packaging, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration |  | $ 330,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest held in acquiree before subsequent acquisition (percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of controlling asset acquired (percent) |  | 65.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of employees | employee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,100 |  |  |  |  |  |
RTS Packaging, LLC | Converting operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of converting operations | facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |
RTS Packaging, LLC | United States | Converting operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of converting operations | facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |
RTS Packaging, LLC | United States | Paper Mill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of converting operations | facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
RTS Packaging, LLC | Mexico | Converting operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of converting operations | facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
RTS Packaging, LLC | South America | Converting operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of converting operations | facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |

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