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Reportable Business Segment Information (Detail) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 1,228,444,000 |  | $ 1,167,921,000 |  | $ 3,001,626,000 |  | $ 2,843,691,000 |
Depreciation and amortization | 36,658,000 | [1] | 40,351,000 | [1] | 111,052,000 | [1] | 123,757,000 | [1]
Rationalization charges | 2,528,000 |  | 1,332,000 |  | 4,978,000 |  | 3,616,000 |
Segment income (loss) from operations | 147,635,000 |  | 135,859,000 |  | 301,725,000 |  | 268,888,000 |
Amortization of debt issuance costs excluded from depreciation and amortization | 1,000,000 |  | 1,100,000 |  | 3,200,000 |  | 3,300,000 |
Metal Containers [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 827,675,000 |  | 831,094,000 |  | 1,814,764,000 |  | 1,826,026,000 |
Depreciation and amortization | 17,550,000 | [1] | 20,243,000 | [1] | 52,121,000 | [1] | 63,770,000 | [1]
Rationalization charges | 0 |  | 344,000 |  | 0 |  | 1,727,000 |
Segment income (loss) from operations | 112,229,000 |  | 108,322,000 |  | 203,582,000 |  | 193,619,000 | [2],[3]
New plant start-up costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 800,000 |
Closures [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 241,021,000 |  | 185,249,000 |  | 687,050,000 |  | 527,835,000 |
Depreciation and amortization | 9,930,000 | [1] | 8,310,000 | [1] | 31,482,000 | [1] | 24,862,000 | [1]
Rationalization charges | 1,218,000 |  | 988,000 |  | 2,706,000 |  | 1,233,000 |
Segment income (loss) from operations | 27,645,000 | [4] | 23,053,000 | [4] | 70,639,000 | [4] | 55,367,000 | [4]
Charge for remeasurement of net assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000 |
Plastic Containers [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 159,748,000 |  | 151,578,000 |  | 499,812,000 |  | 489,830,000 |
Depreciation and amortization | 9,146,000 | [1] | 11,765,000 | [1] | 27,354,000 | [1] | 35,025,000 | [1]
Rationalization charges | 1,310,000 |  | 0 |  | 2,272,000 |  | 656,000 |
Segment income (loss) from operations | 13,129,000 |  | 8,557,000 |  | 38,946,000 |  | 30,431,000 |
Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Depreciation and amortization | 32,000 | [1] | 33,000 | [1] | 95,000 | [1] | 100,000 | [1]
Rationalization charges | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Segment income (loss) from operations | (5,368,000) | [2] | (4,073,000) | [2] | (11,442,000) | [2] | (10,529,000) | [2]
Acquisition related costs | 300,000 |  | 1,000,000 |  | 500,000 |  | 1,200,000 |
Venezuela [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment income (loss) from operations | $ 800,000 |  | $ 100,000 |  | $ (2,600,000) |  | $ (5,300,000) |
[1] | Depreciation and amortization excludes amortization of debt issuance costs of $1.0 million and $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $3.2 million and $3.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
[2] | Income from operations for corporate includes acquisition costs attributable to announced acquisitions of $0.3 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $0.5 million and $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
[3] | Income from operations of the metal containers segment includes plant start-up costs of $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
[4] | Income from operations of the closures segment includes income from operations in Venezuela of $0.8 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and losses from operations in Venezuela of $2.6 million and $5.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, which for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 includes a charge of $3.0 million for the remeasurement of net assets in Venezuela due to the devaluation of the official Bolivar exchange rate.

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