| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2402404 - Disclosure - Significant Accounting Policies (Details 2) (http://www.bemis.com/role/SignificantAccountingPoliciesDetails2) |
| Table | Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000011199 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | ||||||||||||
| Range [Axis] | ||||||||||||
| Minimum [Member] | Maximum [Member] | |||||||||||
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis] | Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis] | |||||||||||
| Land Improvements [Member] | Building [Member] | Leaseholds and Building Improvements [Member] | Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Software and Software Development Costs [Member] | Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Domain] | Land Improvements [Member] | Building [Member] | Leaseholds and Building Improvements [Member] | Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Software and Software Development Costs [Member] | Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Domain] | |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | ||||||||||||
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life | ||||||||||||