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Restructuring and Impairment Activities (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Impairment	$ 6,500,000	$ 3,300,000	$ 3,200,000	$ 100,000	$ 38,400,000	$ 600,000	$ 700,000	$ 1,600,000	$ 13,100,000	$ 41,300,000	$ 21,400,000
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year				4,700,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve				3,400,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve	4,700,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve	3,400,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
Accruals for announced programs									11,200,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges	3,900,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
Cash payments									(6,300,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring	(2,700,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
Exchange rate impacts									(900,000)	100,000
Balance at end of period	8,700,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve				4,700,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve				8,700,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve	4,700,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve	3,400,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
Employee Severance [Member] \| France, Brazil, And United States [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Impairment									2,600,000
Employee Severance [Member] \| France [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Impairment										1,600,000
Facility Closing [Member] \| Lee Mills And Golden Hills Manufacturing Facilities [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Impairment									1,000,000
Other Restructuring [Member] \| Canada Manufacturing Facility [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Impairment									900,000
Paper [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Impairment									4,500,000	2,400,000	17,900,000
Paper [Member] \| Spotswood Mill [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of											16,900,000
Reconstituted Tobacco [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Impairment									6,800,000	38,600,000	4,100,000
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of										37,200,000	3,100,000
Filtration [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Impairment									400,000	0	0
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Impairment									$ 1,400,000