Contingencies and Legal Matters (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of bargaining agreements

The following table shows the status of the Company's bargaining agreements as of December 31, 2016.

Contract Expiration Date	Location	Union	Number of Employees
June 2017	Neenah Germany	IG BCE	(a)
January 2018	Whiting, WI (b)	USW	201
June 2018	Neenah, WI (b)	USW	267
July 2018	Munising, MI (b)	USW	198
May 2019	Appleton, WI (b)	USW	75
August 2021	Brattleboro, VT	USW	69
November 2021	Lowville, NY	USW	98

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(a) Under German law union membership is voluntary and does not need to be disclosed to the Company. As a result, the number of employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement with the IG BCE cannot be determined.

(b) On pension matters the Whiting, Neenah, Munising and Appleton paper mills have bargained jointly with the USW. The current agreement on pension matters will remain in effect until September 2019.