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Losses Associated With Plant Shutdowns, Asset Impairments And Restructurings, Unusual Items, Gains From Sale Of Assets And Other Items (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 30 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2014
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance and other employee-related costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000 |  |  | $ 1,100,000 | $ 900,000 | $ 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 101,282,000 |  | $ 1,436,000 |  | $ 403,000 |  |  |
Severance and other employee-related costs after taxes |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  | 700,000 | 600,000 | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Development Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000 | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Development Expenses net of taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Development Expenses Net Of Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments under fair value method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,800,000 |  | 1,600,000 |  | (20,500,000) |  |  |
Losses Associated with Plant Shutdowns, Asset Impairments, Restructurings & Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 93,992,000 | [1] | 6,100,000 |  | 10,100,000 |  |  |
Losses Associated with Plant Shutdowns, Asset Impairments, Restructurings & Other After Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79,204,000 | [1] | 3,900,000 |  | 6,400,000 |  |  |
Payments for Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,198,000 |  | 1,540,000 |  | 2,027,000 |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve | $ 1,103,000 |  |  |  | $ 2,408,000 |  |  |  | 1,867,000 |  |  |  | 1,103,000 |  | 2,408,000 |  | 1,867,000 |  | $ 1,103,000 | $ 447,000
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments under fair value method |  |  |  |  | 1,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,800,000 | [1] | 1,600,000 | [1] | (20,500,000) | [1] |  |
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments, net of tax |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,000,000 |  |  |  | (15,700,000) |  |  |
Alleghany and Bath County, Virginia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments under fair value method |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | (1,032,000) |  | 0 |  |  |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | (1,032,000) |  | 0 |  |  |
Unrealized Gain Loss On Investment Property After Tax |  |  |  |  | (700,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 700,000 |  |  |  |  |
Aluminum Extrusions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale of equipment | (200,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Net of Taxes | (100,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Gain on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment net of shutdown loss |  |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Gain on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment net of shutdown loss, Net of Taxes |  |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Restructuring [Member] | FilmProductsManufacturingFacilityInLakeZurichIllinois [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Restructuring Costs |  |  | $ 200,000 | $ 300,000 | 200,000 | 600,000 | $ 800,000 | 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Other Restructuring Costs after Taxes |  |  |  |  | 100,000 | 400,000 | 500,000 | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Other Plant Consolidation Expenses - Cost of Goods Sold |  |  | 100,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 400,000 | 700,000 | 400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,600,000 |  |  |  |  |
Other Plant Consolidation Expenses - Cost of Goods Sold, Net of Taxes |  |  |  |  | 100,000 | 200,000 | 400,000 | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Plant shutdown related expenditures |  |  |  |  | 800,000 | 1,100,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,100,000 |  |  |  |  | 800,000 |  | 4,300,000 |  |  |  | 7,300,000 |
Plant Shutdown Related Expenditures Net, net of taxes |  | $ 100,000 | 200,000 | 400,000 | 500,000 | 700,000 | 900,000 | 700,000 |  |  |  |  | 500,000 |  | 2,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Severance and other employee-related costs |  |  | 300,000 | 200,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 400,000 | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Loss on asset impairments |  |  |  |  | 0 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000 |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Depreciation Expense |  |  | 100,000 | 100,000 | 300,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 600,000 |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Depreciation Expense taxes |  |  |  |  | 200,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000 |  |  |  |  |
Severance and other employee-related costs after taxes |  |  | 200,000 |  | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Plant Shutdown Related Expenditures Gross |  | 200,000 | 300,000 | 700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairments after taxes |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 100,000 | $ 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Futura Industries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Business Combination Acquisition, Integration Costs and Other Related Costs |  |  |  | 3,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Business Combination Acquisition, Integration Costs and Other Related Costs, Net of Taxes |  |  |  | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reversal of Fair Value Inventory Acquisition Write-Up |  |  |  | 1,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related expenses |  |  |  | 1,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Integration Related Costs |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Asset |  |  | 700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Asset, Net of Taxes |  |  | (500,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected future environmental costs | 800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected future environmental costs after taxes | 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance and other employee-related costs | 100,000 |  |  | 300,000 |  | 200,000 |  |  |  | 26,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance and other employee-related costs after taxes | 100,000 |  |  | 200,000 |  | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate [Member] [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance and other employee-related costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance and other employee-related costs after taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Flexible Packaging Films [Member] [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance and other employee-related costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000 | $ (100,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance and other employee-related costs after taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PE Films [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance and other employee-related costs | 100,000 | 100,000 |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |  |  | 900,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on asset impairments | 0 |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance and other employee-related costs after taxes | 100,000 | 100,000 |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Production LIne Start-up and Ramp-up Costs | 600,000 | 600,000 | 900,000 | 1,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Production LIne Start-up and Ramp-up Costs, Net of Taxes | 600,000 | 500,000 | 800,000 | 1,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairments after taxes | 300,000 |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PE Films [Member] | FilmProductsManufacturingFacilityInLakeZurichIllinois [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 16,000,000 |
Capital Expenditures Restructuring Project |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 11,200,000 |
Restructuring Reserve | 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 500,000 |
PE Films [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member] | FilmProductsManufacturingFacilityInLakeZurichIllinois [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Restructuring Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Plant Consolidation Expenses - Cost of Goods Sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plant shutdown related expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 | 1,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plant shutdown related expenditures after taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (600,000) | (700,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance and other employee-related costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000 |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Depreciation Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aluminum Extrusions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance and other employee-related costs | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance and other employee-related costs after taxes | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Development Expenses |  |  |  |  | 600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Development Expenses net of taxes |  |  |  |  | 400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cast House Explosion pretax income/loss | 5,100,000 |  | 900,000 | 400,000 | 700,000 | (1,700,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,300,000 |  | 1,900,000 |  | 0 |  |  |
Cast House Explosion income/loss net of taxes | 3,200,000 |  |  |  | 400,000 | (1,100,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Excess production costs for which recovery from insurance is not assured |  |  |  |  | 600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Excess production costs for which recovery from insurance is not assured, net of taxes |  |  |  |  | 400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss from Catastrophes | 200,000 |  |  | 100,000 |  | (50,000) | 600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss from Catastrophes net of taxes | 100,000 |  | 600,000 | 200,000 |  | (31,525) | $ 400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Insured Event, Gain (Loss) | 5,300,000 |  |  | 300,000 | 100,000 | (1,900,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Insured Event, Gain (Loss), net of taxes |  |  |  |  | 100,000 | (1,200,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges net of taxes |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Production LIne Start-up and Ramp-up Costs |  | 100,000 | 100,000 | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Production LIne Start-up and Ramp-up Costs, Net of Taxes |  | 100,000 | 100,000 | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aluminum Extrusions [Member] | Aluminum Extrusions Manufacturing Facility In Carthage Tennessee [Member] [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected future environmental costs | 1,500,000 |  |  | 400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected future environmental costs after taxes | 1,000,000 |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Professional Fees | 400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Professional Fees, net of taxes | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Development Expenses | 1,300,000 | 200,000 | 600,000 | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Development Expenses net of taxes | 800,000 | 100,000 | 400,000 | $ 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aluminum Extrusions [Member] | Aluminum Extrusions Manufacturing Facility In Newnan Georgia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected future environmental costs |  |  |  |  | 500,000 |  |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected future environmental costs after taxes |  |  |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aluminum Extrusions [Member] | Facility Closing | Aluminum Extrusions Manufacturing Facility In Kentland, Indiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plant shutdown related expenditures | 61,000 | 200,000 |  |  |  | 300,000 |  |  | 31,000 | 300,000 | 18,000 | 15,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plant Shutdown Related Expenditures Net, net of taxes | 39,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plant shutdown related expenditures after taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (19,000) | $ (200,000) | $ (11,000) | $ (9,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Gain on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment net of shutdown loss, Net of Taxes |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Flexible packaging films |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on asset impairments | 101,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 101,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Application of Prior Period Brazilian Value-added Tax Credits |  |  |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Application of Prior Period Brazilian Value added Tax Credits after Taxes |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Businesss Combination Settlement of Escrow Account |  |  | 11,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,900,000 |  | 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Business Combination Settlement of Escrow Account, Net of Taxes |  |  | $ 11,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss | 3,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 3,500,000 |
Asset impairments after taxes | 87,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 87,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | $ 30,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,000,000 |
Business Acquisition, Preacquisition Contingency, Amount of Settlement |  |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Preacquisition Contingency, Amount of Settlement, Net of Taxes |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance and other employee-related costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | See Notes 1, 3, 4 and 17 for more information on losses associated with plant shutdowns, asset impairments and restructurings, unusual items, gains or losses from sale of assets, gains or losses on an investment accounted for under the fair value method and other items.

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- Definition Depreciation expense that has been accelerated due to a change in useful life associated with restructuring activities. + References No definition available. + Details
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