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Restructuring and Impairment Activities (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Impairment | $ 6,500,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions | $ 3,300,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions | $ 3,200,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions | $ 100,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions | $ 38,400,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions | $ 600,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions | $ 700,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions | $ 1,600,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions | $ 13,100,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions | $ 41,300,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions | $ 21,400,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  |  |  | 4,700,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve |  |  |  | 3,400,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve | 4,700,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve | 3,400,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve |
Accruals for announced programs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,200,000 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges | 3,900,000 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges |
Cash payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,300,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring | (2,700,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring |
Exchange rate impacts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (900,000)us-gaap_RestructuringReserveTranslationAdjustment | 100,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserveTranslationAdjustment |
Balance at end of period | 8,700,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve |  |  |  | 4,700,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve |  |  |  | 8,700,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve | 4,700,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve | 3,400,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
Employee Severance [Member] | France, Brazil, And United States [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,600,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = swm_FranceBrazilAndUnitedStatesMember |  |
Employee Severance [Member] | France [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,600,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_FR |
Facility Closing [Member] | Lee Mills And Golden Hills Manufacturing Facilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = swm_LeeMillsAndGoldenHillsManufacturingFacilitiesMember / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember |  |
Other Restructuring [Member] | Canada Manufacturing Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 900,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions / us-gaap_RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationDescriptionOfPropertyAxis = swm_CanadaManufacturingFacilityMember / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember |  |
Paper [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,500,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = swm_PaperSegmentMember | 2,400,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = swm_PaperSegmentMember | 17,900,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = swm_PaperSegmentMember
Paper [Member] | Spotswood Mill [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,900,000 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsToBeDisposedOf / swm_PaperMillsAxis = swm_SpotswoodMillMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = swm_PaperSegmentMember
Reconstituted Tobacco [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,800,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = swm_ReconstitutedTobaccoMember | 38,600,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = swm_ReconstitutedTobaccoMember | 4,100,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = swm_ReconstitutedTobaccoMember
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37,200,000 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsToBeDisposedOf / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = swm_ReconstitutedTobaccoMember | 3,100,000 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsToBeDisposedOf / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = swm_ReconstitutedTobaccoMember
Filtration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = swm_FiltrationSegmentMember | 0 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = swm_FiltrationSegmentMember | 0 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = swm_FiltrationSegmentMember
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,400,000 us-gaap_RestructuringSettlementAndImpairmentProvisions / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember |  |

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- Definition The aggregate amount of write-downs for impairments recognized during the period for long-lived assets held for abandonment, exchange or sale. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 15 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=8077374&loc=d3e2611-110228 + Details
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