Contingencies and Legal Matters (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

The following table shows the status of the Company's bargaining agreements as of December 31, 2017.



Contract Expiration Date	Location	Union	Number of Employees
January 2018 (c)	Whiting, WI (b)	USW	201
June 2018	Neenah, WI (b)	USW	264
July 2018	Munising, MI (b)	USW	203
February 2019	Neenah Germany	IG BCE	(a)
May 2019	Appleton, WI (b)	USW	103
August 2021	Brattleboro, VT	USW	94
November 2021	Lowville, NY	USW	108

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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 mills have bargained jointly with the USW. The current agreement on pension matters will remain in effect until September 2019.


(c)	The Company is currently in negotiations with the USW and a new contract is expected to be signed in 2018. Until a new contract is signed, the terms of the previous contract still apply.