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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Apr. 28, 2014

Goodwill [Line Items]

Goodwill

$ 546.8us-gaap_Goodwill

$ 526.8us-gaap_Goodwill

Goodwill [Roll Forward]

Beginning Balance

526.8us-gaap_Goodwill

67.2us-gaap_Goodwill

Acquisitions

12.2us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod

^[1]

459.6us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod

Adjustments related to purchase accounting

7.8us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments

^[2]

Ending Balance

546.8us-gaap_Goodwill

526.8us-gaap_Goodwill

Packaging

Goodwill [Line Items]

Goodwill

491.6us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pkg_PackagingMember

472.9us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pkg_PackagingMember

Goodwill [Roll Forward]

Beginning Balance

472.9us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pkg_PackagingMember

67.2us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pkg_PackagingMember

Acquisitions

12.2us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
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^[1]

405.7us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
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Adjustments related to purchase accounting

6.5us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pkg_PackagingMember

^[2]

Ending Balance

491.6us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pkg_PackagingMember

472.9us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pkg_PackagingMember

Paper

Goodwill [Line Items]

Goodwill

55.2us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pkg_PaperMember

53.9us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pkg_PaperMember

Goodwill [Roll Forward]

Beginning Balance

53.9us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pkg_PaperMember

0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
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Acquisitions

0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
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53.9us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
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Adjustments related to purchase accounting

1.3us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pkg_PaperMember

^[2]

Ending Balance

55.2us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pkg_PaperMember

53.9us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
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Crockett Packaging | Packaging

Goodwill [Line Items]

Goodwill

12.2us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkg_CrockettPackagingMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pkg_PackagingMember

Goodwill [Roll Forward]

Ending Balance

12.2us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkg_CrockettPackagingMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pkg_PackagingMember

Business acquisition, cost of acquired entity

21.2us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
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= pkg_CrockettPackagingMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pkg_PackagingMember

Working capital adjustments

$ 0.7us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentConsiderationTransferred
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkg_CrockettPackagingMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pkg_PackagingMember

[1]	In April 2014, we acquired the assets of Crockett Packaging, a corrugated products manufacturer, for $21.2 million, before $0.7 million of working capital adjustments, and recorded $12.2 million of goodwill in our Packaging segment.
[2]	Adjustments relate primarily to the Boise acquisition, see Note 3, Acquisitions, for more information.

X

- Definition

Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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