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| Component: (Network and Table) | 
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| Network | 2315301 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) (http://www.bemis.com/role/GoodwillAndOtherIntangibleAssetsTables) | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000011199 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] | 
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| 2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | 
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| Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |   | 
| Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill attributable to each reportable business segment | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill attributable to each reportable business segment follow:   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (in millions) |   | U.S. Packaging Segment |   | Global Packaging Segment |   | Total |  | Reported balance at December 31, 2014 |   | $ | 634.0 | 
 |   | $ | 329.1 | 
 |   | $ | 963.1 | 
 |  | Acquisition |   | — | 
 |   | 44.9 | 
 |   | 44.9 | 
 |  | Currency translation |   | (1.9 | ) |   | (56.6 | ) |   | (58.5 | ) |  | Reported balance at December 31, 2015 |   | 632.1 | 
 |   | 317.4 | 
 |   | 949.5 | 
 |  | Acquisition and acquisition adjustments |   | — | 
 |   | 63.2 | 
 |   | 63.2 | 
 |  | Currency translation |   | 0.3 | 
 |   | 15.8 | 
 |   | 16.1 | 
 |  | Reported balance at December 31, 2016 |   | $ | 632.4 | 
 |   | $ | 396.4 | 
 |   | $ | 1,028.8 | 
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| Components of amortized intangible assets | The components of amortized intangible assets follow: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |   | December 31, 2016 |   | December 31, 2015 |  | (in millions) |   | Gross Carrying Amount |   | Accumulated Amortization |   | Gross Carrying Amount |   | Accumulated Amortization |  | Contract based |   | $ | 8.9 | 
 |   | $ | (1.0 | ) |   | $ | 10.0 | 
 |   | $ | (1.2 | ) |  | Technology based |   | 79.5 | 
 |   | (52.0 | ) |   | 79.6 | 
 |   | (47.5 | ) |  | Marketing related |   | 14.2 | 
 |   | (8.9 | ) |   | 12.7 | 
 |   | (7.8 | ) |  | Customer based |   | 203.9 | 
 |   | (89.4 | ) |   | 180.4 | 
 |   | (76.4 | ) |  | Reported balance |   | $ | 306.5 | 
 |   | $ | (151.3 | ) |   | $ | 282.7 | 
 |   | $ | (132.9 | ) | 
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