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Commitments, Contingencies, and Legal Matters (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) employee person	Nov. 30, 2019 employee	Dec. 31, 2018 employee
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of regular full-time employees	2,324	115	690
Number of hourly employees \| employee		30	375
2020 \| $	$ 7.2
2021 \| $	0.8
2022 \| $	0.2
2023 \| $	$ 0.2
United States
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of hourly employees	995
Number of salaried employees	513
Europe
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of hourly employees	385
Number of salaried employees	431
Whiting, WI \| January 2021
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of regular full-time employees	203
Neenah, WI \| June 2021
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of regular full-time employees	244
Munising, MI \| July 2021
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of regular full-time employees	177
Appleton, WI \| May 2022
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of regular full-time employees	89
Lowville, NY \| November 2021
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of regular full-time employees	98
Workforce Subject to Collective Bargaining Arrangements Expiring within One Year
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of regular full-time employees \| employee	0