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Anticipated cost to complete work for remaining site remedy.

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Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items]

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Contribution payment towards remedial action and natural resource damages.

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Costs And Damages Percentage

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Estimated cost of cleanup work.

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Expected cleanup work continuation period description.

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Expected payments for governments unreimbursed past costs which are under dispute.

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The specific areas of the site into which the contaminated area has been separated by the US EPA.

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Period over which cash expenditure to be incurred.

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Carrying value of the obligation (known or estimated) arising from requirements to perform activities to remediate one or more sites, payable in twelve months or in the next operating cycle if longer.

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Best estimate of the loss exposure for reasonably possible environmental contingencies at an individual site for which no accrual has been recorded.

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Commitments, Contingencies and Legal Proceedings - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) Operable_Unit	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items]
Number of operable units \| Operable_Unit	5
Reserve for Environmental liabilities, current portion	$ 25,000	$ 25,000
Other Long-Term Liabilities [Member]
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items]
Reserve for Environmental liabilities, remaining portion	27,700
NCR/Appvion Consent Decree [Member]
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items]
Contribution payment towards remedial action and natural resource damages	65,000
Anticipated cost to complete work for remaining site remedy	200,000
Expected payments for governments unreimbursed past costs which are under dispute	34,000
GP [Member] \| NCR/Appvion Consent Decree [Member]
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items]
Contribution payment towards remedial action and natural resource damages	$ 145,000
Minimum [Member] \| December 2009 – Long Term Monitoring Plan [Member]
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items]
Period over which cash expenditure to be incurred for monitoring activities	30 years
Minimum [Member] \| GLT, GP and NCR [Member] \| NCR/Appvion Consent Decree [Member]
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items]
Contribution payment towards remedial action and natural resource damages	$ 1,000,000
Maximum [Member]
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items]
Estimated cost related to Fox River matter	150,000
Maximum [Member] \| NCR/Appvion Consent Decree [Member]
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items]
Estimated cost related to Fox River matter	$ 40,000
OU2-5 [Member]
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items]
Estimated future cost of cleanup work		$ 13,400	$ 13,400
Expected cleanup work continuation year	through 2018
NCR costs and damages percentage	100.00%
OU2-5 [Member] \| Whiting Litigation [Member]
Commitments Contingencies And Litigation [Line Items]
NCR costs and damages percentage	100.00%