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Segment Information - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ 451,993,000 | $ 432,099,000 | $ 880,772,000 | $ 869,051,000
Income (loss) from operations |  | 15,341,000 | 18,381,000 | 29,703,000 | 29,920,000
Interest expense, net |  | (10,914,000) | (7,723,000) | (19,400,000) | (15,743,000)
Non-operating pension and other postretirment benefit (costs) income |  | 1,531,000 | 1,187,000 | 2,845,000 | 2,466,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest |  | 2,896,000 | 9,471,000 | 7,458,000 | 11,711,000
Depreciation and amortization |  | 28,517,000 | 25,177,000 | 54,353,000 | $ 50,344,000
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  |  |  |  | 13.40%
Consumer Products |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 224,340,000 | 221,585,000 | 447,676,000 | $ 460,427,000
Income (loss) from operations | [1] | (5,133,000) | (3,604,000) |  | (1,975,000)
Operating Income (loss) before gain on divested assets and goodwill impairment | [1] |  |  | (3,862,000) |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 17,431,000 | 14,220,000 | 32,202,000 | 28,517,000
Severance Costs |  |  |  | 1,700,000 |
Pulp and Paperboard |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 227,653,000 | 210,514,000 | 433,096,000 | 408,624,000
Income (loss) from operations | [1] | 33,587,000 | 34,192,000 | 62,975,000 | 60,346,000
Depreciation and amortization |  | 9,491,000 | 9,361,000 | 18,976,000 | 18,790,000
Severance Costs |  |  |  | 400,000 |
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from operations |  | 28,454,000 | 30,588,000 | 59,113,000 | 58,371,000
Corporate |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from operations | [1] | (13,113,000) | (12,207,000) | (29,410,000) | (28,451,000)
Depreciation and amortization |  | 1,595,000 | 1,596,000 | 3,175,000 | 3,037,000
Severance Costs |  |  |  | 4,100,000 |
Non-US [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 20,561,000 | 19,868,000 | 34,571,000 | 36,000,000
UNITED STATES |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 431,432,000 | 412,231,000 | 846,201,000 | 833,051,000
Retail tissue [Domain] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 210,514,000 | 197,767,000 | 415,099,000 | 417,609,000
Paperboard [Domain] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 226,170,000 | 210,514,000 | 429,195,000 | 408,624,000
Non-retail tissue [Domain] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 12,263,000 | 23,765,000 | 30,732,000 | 40,724,000
Other [Domain] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ 3,046,000 | $ 53,000 | $ 5,746,000 | $ 2,094,000
[1] | Income (loss) from operations for the Consumer Products, Pulp and Paperboard and Corporate segments for the three months ended June 30, 2018 include $0.2 million, $0.1 million and $0.8 million, respectively, of expenses associated with our selling, general, and administrative cost control measures. Income (loss) from operations for the Consumer Products, Pulp and Paperboard and Corporate segments for the six months ended June 30, 2018 include $1.7 million, $0.4 million and $4.1 million, respectively, of expenses associated with our selling, general and administrative cost control measures.

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