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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Additional Information (Details) |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 29, 2023 USD ($) a | Jan. 26, 2023 USD ($) | Nov. 15, 2022 USD ($) | Nov. 09, 2022 USD ($) | Jan. 26, 2022 USD ($) manufacturing_plant | Apr. 02, 2023 USD ($) employee facility | Apr. 03, 2022 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration paid, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 1,348,589,000 |  |
Acquisition and divestiture-related costs |  |  |  |  |  | 5,188,000 | 48,352,000 |  |
Dispositions |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Gain on divestiture of business and other assets |  |  |  |  |  | 11,065,000 | 0 |  |
Forecast | Rts Packaging Jvco |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage by parent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00%
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition and divestiture-related costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,352,000 |  |
Disposed of by sale | Sonoco Sustainability Solutions Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the sale of business, net |  | $ 13,839,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funding of escrow funds |  | $ 1,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funds held in escrow, term |  | 20 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wrote off net assets as part of the sale totaling |  |  |  |  |  | 4,274,000 |  |  |
Dispositions |  |  |  |  |  | 3,042,000 |  |  |
Gain on divestiture of business and other assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,065,000 |  |  |
Contingent consideration from disposal |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration from disposal, equity interest percentage received |  | 2.70% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposed of by sale | Sonoco Sustainability Solutions Business | Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration from disposal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,200,000 |
Disposed of by sale | Timberland properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the sale of business, net | $ 70,802,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wrote off net assets as part of the sale totaling |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,857,000 |  |
Area of land | a | 55,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on the sale of business |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60,945,000 |  |
Rts Packaging Jvco |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration |  |  |  | $ 330,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest held in acquiree before subsequent acquisition (percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 35.00% |  |  |
Additional interest acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 65.00% |  |  |
Approximate number of employees (employee) | employee |  |  |  |  |  | 1,100 |  |  |
Rts Packaging Jvco | All Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of converting operations | facility |  |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |
Rts Packaging Jvco | All Other | Mexico |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of converting operations | facility |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Rts Packaging Jvco | All Other | South America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of converting operations | facility |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Rts Packaging Jvco | All Other | United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of converting operations | facility |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |
Rts Packaging Jvco | Paper Mill | United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of converting operations | facility |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Skjern |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration |  |  | $ 88,647,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Metal Packaging |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration paid, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  | $ 1,348,589,000 |  |  |  |
Joint venture, ownership (percent) |  |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |  |
Number of facilities acquired | manufacturing_plant |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |
Goodwill expected tax deductible percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 81.00% |  |  |
Acquisition and divestiture-related costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,284,000 |  |
Metal Packaging | Cost of sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition and divestiture-related costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,000,000 |  |
Ball Corporation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint venture, ownership (percent) |  |  |  |  | 49.00% |  |  |  |

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