Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details) - Mexico Acquisition [Member] $ in Millions	Dec. 01, 2022 USD ($) GraphicPlants CorrugatedPackagingPlants PaperMills
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date of acquisition	Dec. 01, 2022
Percentage of remaining interest acquired	67.70%
Number of paper mills \| PaperMills	4
Number of corrugated packaging plants \| CorrugatedPackagingPlants	9
Number of high graphic plants \| GraphicPlants	6
Acquisition date fair value	$ 403.7
Percentage of ownership interest previously held	32.30%
Non-cash pre-tax loss	$ 46.8
Loss after release of related deferred tax liability	$ 24.6
Step acquisition percentage of control	100.00%

Date when the acquirer obtains control of the acquiree, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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