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Revenue Recognition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | $ 260.3 | $ 257.8 | $ 792.6 | $ 746.4
Product Revenues [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 242.1 | 234.7 | 725.5 | 669.2
Material Conversion Revenues [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 15.8 | 21.1 | 60.4 | 71.9
Other Revenues [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 2.4 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 5.3
Advanced Materials & Structures Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 120.8 | 116.2 | 360.1 | 334.0
Advanced Materials & Structures Segment [Member] | Product Revenues [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 117.9 | 112.4 | 346.9 | 318.4
Advanced Materials & Structures Segment [Member] | Material Conversion Revenues [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 1.9 | 3.2 | 10.3 | 14.0
Advanced Materials & Structures Segment [Member] | Other Revenues [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 1.6
Engineered Papers Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 139.5 | 141.6 | 432.5 | 412.4
Engineered Papers Segment [Member] | Product Revenues [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 124.2 | 122.3 | 378.6 | 350.8
Engineered Papers Segment [Member] | Material Conversion Revenues [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 13.9 | 17.9 | 50.1 | 57.9
Engineered Papers Segment [Member] | Other Revenues [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 3.7
UNITED STATES |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 131.7 | 127.4 | 394.3 | 367.8
UNITED STATES | Advanced Materials & Structures Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 84.7 | 80.6 | 247.6 | 227.6
UNITED STATES | Engineered Papers Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 47.0 | 46.8 | 146.7 | 140.2
Europe and the former Commonwealth of Independent States [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 61.0 | 66.3 | 205.1 | 192.7
Europe and the former Commonwealth of Independent States [Member] | Advanced Materials & Structures Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 10.0 | 13.5 | 36.5 | 37.6
Europe and the former Commonwealth of Independent States [Member] | Engineered Papers Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 51.0 | 52.8 | 168.6 | 155.1
Asia Pacific [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 38.2 | 37.6 | 114.0 | 110.5
Asia Pacific [Member] | Advanced Materials & Structures Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 20.3 | 16.4 | 56.9 | 50.8
Asia Pacific [Member] | Engineered Papers Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 17.9 | 21.2 | 57.1 | 59.7
Latin America [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 13.1 | 13.4 | 40.8 | 40.2
Latin America [Member] | Advanced Materials & Structures Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 2.1 | 2.4 | 7.8 | 7.8
Latin America [Member] | Engineered Papers Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 11.0 | 11.0 | 33.0 | 32.4
Other Foreign Countries [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 16.3 | 13.1 | 38.4 | 35.2
Other Foreign Countries [Member] | Advanced Materials & Structures Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 3.7 | 3.3 | 11.3 | 10.2
Other Foreign Countries [Member] | Engineered Papers Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | $ 12.6 | $ 9.8 | $ 27.1 | $ 25.0

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