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Commitments, Contingencies and Legal Proceedings - Additional Information (Detail) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 14, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 25, 2014 | Jan. 31, 2008 | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) Operable_Unit | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of operable units | Operable_Unit |  |  |  | 5 |
Upper end estimate of total past and future response costs | $ 1,100,000,000 |  |  |  |
Estimated future cost of work yet to be done | 575,000,000 |  |  |  |
Cost of response incurred by government |  |  |  | $ 4,280,000 |
Reserve for Environmental liabilities, current portion |  |  |  | 8,408,000 | $ 12,544,000
Initial minimum amount of NRD assessment |  |  |  | 176,000,000 |
Initial maximum amount of NRD assessment |  |  |  | 333,000,000 |
Revised minimum amount of NRD assessment |  |  |  | 287,000,000 |
Revised maximum amount of NRD assessment |  |  |  | $ 423,000,000 |
Reserve for environmental liability, expected compensation payments | 45,900,000 |  |  |  |
Environmental loss contingencies | 105,000,000 |  |  |  |
Other prepaid loss contingencies for earlier settlements | 59,000,000 |  |  |  |
Maximum estimated percentage of discharge |  |  |  | 27.00% |
Whiting Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Remaining costs and damages amount |  |  |  |  | 33,000,000
Whiting Litigation [Member] | NCR and GP [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Costs and damages amount |  |  |  |  | 67,000,000
Whiting Litigation [Member] | NCR and GP [Member] | 2016 Work Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Annual estimated cost rate seek by Government |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Estimated cost related to Fox River matter |  |  |  | $ 190,000,000 |
Period over which estimated cost to be incurred |  |  |  | 3 years |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Period over which estimated cost to be incurred |  |  |  | 2 years |
Minimum [Member] | Appvion [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Litigation claim amount |  |  |  | $ 200,000,000 |
OU2-5 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Estimated future cost of remediation |  |  |  |  | 9,700,000
Estimated future cost of work yet to be done | 100,000,000 |  |  |  |
Annual estimated cost rate seek by Government |  |  |  | 100,000,000 |
NCR costs and damages percentage |  | 100.00% |  |  |
OU2-5 [Member] | 2015 Work Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Annual remediation cost rate seek by Government |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000
OU2-5 [Member] | Whiting Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
NCR costs and damages percentage |  |  | 100.00% |  |
OU2-5 [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Estimated cost of unresolved technical issues |  |  |  | 4,000,000 |
OU2-5 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Whiting Litigation [Member] | 2016 Work Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Reserve for Environmental liabilities, current portion |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |
OU1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Uncertainty premium for future response costs | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |
Natural Resource Damage Claims [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Litigation claim amount |  |  |  | 35,100,000 |
Natural Resource Damage Claims [Member] | Minimum [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Litigation claim amount |  |  |  | 4,700,000 |
Natural Resource Damage Claims [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Wisconsin [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Litigation claim amount |  |  |  | $ 4,700,000 |

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