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Goodwill And Other Intangibles Goodwill And Other Intangibles (Identifiable Intangible Assets (Footnotes) (Details) (Printing Papers [Member], USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Printing Papers [Member]
 
Finite and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]  
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived $ 15us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived
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