Commitments and Contingencies - Loss Contingencies (Details) R$ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2018 USD ($) company	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) defendant affiliate_corporations party number_of_companies entity facility	Mar. 31, 2019 BRL (R$) defendant party	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 22, 2017 party	Dec. 31, 2013 company	Nov. 13, 2007 entity
Fox River
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of potentially responsible parties | entity		8					8
Number of previously owned carbonless copy paper manufacturing facilities | facility		2
Threshold amount for environmental cleanup costs		$ 75,000,000
Percentage of funding obligation under cost sharing agreement		50.00%
Percentage of obligation under cost sharing agreement		60.00%
Receivable under funding agreement		$ 46,000,000		$ 45,000,000
Number of defendants | defendant		2	2
Number of parties | party		2	2
Gross loss contingency accrual		$ 18,000,000		21,000,000
Net loss contingency accrual		15,000,000		17,000,000
Total amount received from settlements with insurance carriers		$ 202,000,000
Kalamazoo River
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, value of damages sought	$ 105,000,000
Number of additional companies receiving general notice letters | number_of_companies		3
Number of additional defendants | defendant		2
Number of total corporation plaintiffs | affiliate_corporations		3
Number of companies tried to the court | company						4
Costs incurred in the pasted related to loss contingency	50,000,000
Loss contingency, value of damages sought	$ 55,000,000
NCR share of costs related to loss contingency	40.00%
GP share of costs related to loss contingency	40.00%
Number of companies assigned to share costs of loss contingency | company	2
Loss contingency accrual		$ 46,000,000		47,000,000
Fox River LLC | Fox River
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Funding remainder		$ 0		$ 0
Glatfelter | Fox River
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of parties that appealed | party					1
Company One | Kalamazoo River
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
NCR share of costs related to loss contingency	15.00%
Company Two | Kalamazoo River
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
NCR share of costs related to loss contingency	5.00%
Fox River
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of portion of costs below threshold		45.00%
Percentage of portion of costs exceeding threshold		40.00%
Minimum | Fox River | General Contractor Arbitration [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, range of possible loss		$ 46,000,000
Percentage of Company's award responsibility to indemnitors and co-obligators		25.00%
Maximum | Fox River | General Contractor Arbitration [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, range of possible loss		$ 53,000,000
Foreign Tax Authority
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, value of damages sought		43,000,000	R$ 168
Foreign Tax Authority | Minimum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, range of possible loss		0
Foreign Tax Authority | Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, range of possible loss		$ 16,000,000