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Income Taxes
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
The Company's effective tax rate from continuing operations was 5.5% and 7.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The net change was primarily due to mix of earnings, impact from a $48.2 million increase to our valuation allowance, and goodwill impairment not deductible for tax purposes in the current period. The Company has historically calculated the provision or benefit for income taxes during interim reporting periods, by applying an estimate of the annual effective tax rate for the full fiscal year to “ordinary” income or loss (pre-tax income or loss excluding unusual or infrequently occurring discrete items) for the reporting period. The Company determined that since small changes in estimated “ordinary” income would result in significant changes in the estimated annual effective tax rate, the historical method would not provide a reliable estimate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025. Accordingly, Mativ used a discrete effective tax rate method to calculate taxes for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025.
Prior to the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 ("Tax Act"), the Company asserted that substantially all of the undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries were considered indefinitely reinvested and accordingly, no deferred taxes were provided. Due to the Tax Act, the Company has significant previously taxed earnings and profits from its foreign subsidiaries, as a result of transition tax, that it is generally able to be repatriated free of U.S. federal tax. In addition, future earnings of foreign subsidiaries are generally expected to be able to be repatriated free of U.S. federal income tax because these earnings were taxed in the U.S. under the GILTI regime or would be eligible for a 100% dividends received deduction. As a result of the Company’s treasury policy to simplify and expediate its intercompany cash flows, as evidenced by the use of cash pooling, and in light of the Company’s demonstrated goal of driving growth though inorganic/acquisitional means, the Company does not assert indefinite reinvestment to the extent of each controlled foreign corporation's earnings and profits and to the extent of any foreign partnership’s U.S. tax capital accounts. As a result, the Company has provided for non-U.S. withholding taxes, U.S. federal tax related to currency movement on previously taxed earnings and profits, and U.S. state taxes on unremitted earnings.

All unrecognized tax positions could impact the Company's effective tax rate if recognized. There have been no material changes to the Company’s unrecognized tax positions for the three months ended March 31, 2025. With respect to penalties and interest incurred from income tax assessments or related to unrecognized tax benefits, the Company’s policy is to classify penalties as provision for income taxes and interest as interest expense in its unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). There were no material income tax penalties or interest accrued during the three months ended March 31, 2025 or 2024.
Many jurisdictions in which the Company operates have implemented Pillar Two legislation, and others are considering implementation of Pillar Two rules. While such new rules introduce complexity into the Company’s calculation of income tax expense, Pillar Two does not have a material impact as of the first quarter of 2025. Due to the novelty and complexity of Pillar Two, the Company continues to monitor for advancements and further guidance in Pillar Two rules, considering impacts of such developments on its tax expense.