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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2010 Senior Notes Due 2018	Oct. 22, 2010 Senior Notes Due 2018	Dec. 31, 2010 Senior Notes Due 2018 Senior Notes Prior to November 1, 2013	Oct. 22, 2010 Senior Notes Due 2018 Senior Notes Prior to November 1, 2013	Oct. 22, 2010 Senior Notes Due 2018 Senior Notes Before November 1, 2014	Dec. 27, 2010 Senior Notes Due 2018 Cellu Tissue Holdings Inc	Dec. 31, 2009 Senior Notes Due 2016	Dec. 31, 2009 Senior Notes Due 2016 Senior Notes Prior to June 15, 2012	Dec. 31, 2009 Senior Notes Due 2016 Senior Notes Prior to June 15, 2013	Sep. 30, 2011 Industrial Bonds Cellu Tissue Holdings Inc	Dec. 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility	Nov. 26, 2008 Revolving Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility LIBOR	Dec. 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Minimum LIBOR	Dec. 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Minimum Base Rate	Dec. 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Maximum LIBOR	Dec. 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Maximum Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount				$ 375,000,000				$ 375,000,000	$ 150,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity date			Nov. 01, 2018					Nov. 01, 2018	Jun. 15, 2016
Debt instrument, interest rate				7.125%				7.125%	10.625%
Debt instrument, price									98.792%
Net proceeds from long-term debt	367,500,000	145,188,000	367,500,000
Percentage of the Notes that may be redeemed					35.00%					35.00%
Redemption Price						107.125%	100.00%			110.625%	100.00%
Principal amount of outstanding IRBs redeemed												15,200,000
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity													125,000,000	125,000,000
Amount available as percentage of eligible accounts receivable													85.00%
Amount available as percentage of eligible inventories													65.00%
Outstanding stand by letters of credit													7,700,000
Credit facility available to draw													$ 117,000,000
Percentage of availability triggers covenant requirement under credit facility													12.50%
Debt covenant, fixed charge ratio													1
Debt covenant, actual fixed charge ratio													2.8
Interest rate spread															1.75%	1.75%	0.25%	2.25%	0.75%

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, which may be presented in a variety of ways (year, month and year, day, month and year, quarter, etc.).

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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