Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Feb. 29, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	VRS
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		52,594,408
Entity Public Float			$ 40,002,910
Entity Registrant Name	Verso Paper Corp.
Entity Central Index Key	0001421182
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Verso Paper Holdings LLC
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	VERSO PAPER HOLDINGS LLC
Entity Central Index Key	0001395864
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No