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Business Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 319,812 | $ 360,853 |  | $ 324,180 |
Nestle Food Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of net sales |  |  |  |  |  | 11.10% | 10.90% |  | 11.50% |
Closures [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Income(Loss) Venezuela |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (3,100) | [1] | $ (2,900) | [2]
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 91,823 | 75,592 | [1] | 63,046 | [2]
Venezuela [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Income (Loss) | [3] | $ (500) | $ 800 | $ (2,900) | $ (500) |  |  |  |  |
Metal Containers [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 236,421 | $ 248,704 |  | 236,327 | [2]
Start Up Costs | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 800 |
[1] | Closures includes a loss from operations in Venezuela of $3.1 million.
[2] | Metal containers includes new plant start-up costs of $0.8 million. Closures includes a loss from operations in Venezuela of $2.9 million, which includes a charge of $3.0 million for the remeasurement of net assets due to a currency devaluation. Corporate includes costs attributable to announced acquisitions of $1.5 million.
[3] | The first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2014 include rationalization charges of $1.6 million, $0.9 million, $2.5 million and $9.5 million, respectively, and (loss) income from operations in Venezuela of $(0.5) million, $(2.9) million, $0.8 million and $(0.5) million, respectively. The first quarter of 2014 includes a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $1.5 million.

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