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Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended
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Dec. 09, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Feb. 26, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | May 15, 2013
Common stock dividends paid |  | $ 157.4 us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock | $ 109.1 us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock | $ 117.8 us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock |  |  |
Dividends declared per common share | $ 0.40 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 1.60 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 1.51 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 1.00 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared |  |  |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock dividends paid |  |  |  |  |  | $ 39.4 us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Dividends declared per common share |  |  |  |  | $ 0.55 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |
Annual Dividend [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared per common share |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.60 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared / us-gaap_DividendsAxis = pkg_AnnualDividendMember
Annual Dividend [Member] | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared per common share |  |  |  |  | $ 2.20 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared / us-gaap_DividendsAxis = pkg_AnnualDividendMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |

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