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Segment Information - Segment Sales to External Customers by Product Line (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | [1] | Sep. 30, 2020 | [2] | Jun. 30, 2020 | [3] | Mar. 31, 2020 | [4] | Dec. 31, 2019 | [5] | Sep. 30, 2019 | [6] | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | [7] | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment sales to external customers | $ 1,714.2 | $ 1,693.7 | $ 1,541.6 | $ 1,708.7 | $ 1,720.0 | $ 1,750.7 | $ 1,759.9 | $ 1,733.7 | $ 6,658.2 | $ 6,964.3 | $ 7,014.6
Packaging |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment sales to external customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,919.5 | 5,932.2 | 5,938.5
Paper |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment sales to external customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 674.8 | 964.3 | 1,002.0
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment sales to external customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,658.2 | 6,964.3 | 7,014.6
Operating Segments | Packaging |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment sales to external customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,919.5 | 5,932.2 | 5,938.5
Operating Segments | Paper |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment sales to external customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 674.8 | 964.3 | 1,002.0
Operating Segments | Corporate and Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment sales to external customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 63.9 | $ 67.8 | $ 74.1
[1] | Includes $4.0 million of charges consisting of restructuring costs for paper administrative functions and closure costs related to corrugated products facilities ($3.0 million after-tax or $0.03 per diluted share).
[2] | Includes $10.0 million of charges related to the impact of Hurricane Laura on our DeRidder, Louisiana mill, including unabsorbed costs related to lost production, excess purchased containerboard and freight costs, repair expenses, rental and supplies costs, and other recovery expenses ($7.6 million after-tax or $0.08 per diluted share) and $3.3 million of charges consisting of closure costs related to corrugated products facilities, substantially all of which relates to the previously announced closure of the San Lorenzo, California facility during the second quarter of 2020 ($2.5 million after-tax or $0.03 per diluted share).
[3] | Includes $20.4 million of charges consisting of closure costs related to corrugated products facilities, substantially all of which relates to the previously announced closure of the San Lorenzo, California facility during the second quarter of 2020, partially offset by income related to the sale of a corrugated products facility ($15.3 million after-tax or $0.16 per diluted share) and $6.1 million of incremental, out-of-pocket costs related to COVID-19, including supplies, cleaning and sick pay ($4.6 million after-tax or $0.05 per diluted share). Also includes a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $55.2 million as a result of the interim quantitative impairment analysis performed on our Paper reporting unit ($55.2 million after-tax or $0.58 per diluted share).
[4] | Includes $0.8 million of incremental, out-of-pocket costs related to COVID-19, including supplies, cleaning and sick pay ($0.6 million after-tax or $0.01 per diluted share) and $0.4 million of charges consisting of closure costs related to corrugated products facilities ($0.3 million after-tax or $0.00 per diluted share).
[5] | Includes $0.4 million of charges consisting of closure costs related related to the second quarter 2018 discontinuation of uncoated free sheet and coated one-side white paper grades at the Wallula Washington mill associated with the conversion of the No. 3 paper machine to produce virgin kraft linerboard ($0.3 million after-tax or $0.00 per diluted share) and $38.7 million of charges related to the Company’s November 2019 debt refinancing, which included redemption premiums and the write-offs of remaining balances of treasury locks and unamortized debt issuance costs as well as $3.2 million of income tax benefit from the stranded tax effects in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income related to the write-offs of the treasury locks ($25.9 million after-tax or $0.28 per diluted share). Also includes $0.3 million of charges consisting of closure costs related to corrugated products facilities, partially offset by income from the sale of a building related to a closed corrugated products facility ($0.2 million after-tax or $0.00 per diluted share).
[6] | Includes $3.0 million of charges for the disposal of fixed assets related to the containerboard mill conversion at our DeRidder, Louisiana mill ($2.3 million after-tax or $0.02 per diluted share).
[7] | Includes $0.6 million of charges consisting of closure costs related to the second quarter 2018 discontinuation of uncoated free sheet and coated one-side white paper grades at the Wallula Washington mill associated with the conversion of the No. 3 paper machine to produce virgin kraft linerboard ($0.5 million after-tax or $0.01 per diluted share).

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