Debt - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			2 Months Ended			0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended				1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Feb. 22, 2013 Senior Notes Subsequent Event	Jan. 21, 2013 Senior Notes Subsequent Event	Feb. 01, 2012 Senior Notes Subsequent Event	Jan. 23, 2013 Senior Notes Prior to February 1, 2016 Subsequent Event	Jan. 21, 2013 Senior Notes Prior to February 1, 2016 Subsequent Event	Jan. 21, 2013 Senior Notes Before February First, 2018 Subsequent Event	Oct. 22, 2010 Senior Notes Due 2018	Dec. 31, 2010 Senior Notes Due 2018 Senior Notes Prior to November 1, 2013	Oct. 22, 2010 Senior Notes Due 2018 Senior Notes Prior to November 1, 2013	Oct. 22, 2010 Senior Notes Due 2018 Senior Notes Before November 1, 2014	Dec. 31, 2009 Senior Notes Due 2016	Jun. 30, 2009 Senior Notes Due 2016	Dec. 31, 2009 Senior Notes Due 2016 Senior Notes Prior to June 15, 2013	Sep. 30, 2011 Bonds Cellu Tissue Holdings Inc	Nov. 26, 2008 Revolving Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility LIBOR	Dec. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility LIBOR Minimum	Dec. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility LIBOR Maximum	Dec. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility Federal funds rate Maximum	Dec. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility LIBOR for a 30-day interest period Maximum	Dec. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility Base Rate Minimum	Dec. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility Base Rate Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount					$ 275,000,000					$ 375,000,000					$ 150,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity date										Nov. 01, 2018				Jun. 15, 2016
Debt instrument, interest rate						4.50%				7.125%					10.625%
Net proceeds from long-term debt	0	0	367,500,000							367,500,000
Percentage of the Notes that may be redeemed							35.00%				35.00%
Redemption Price				100.00%				104.50%	100.00%			107.125%	100.00%			100.00%
Debt instrument, price															98.792%
Debt instrument principal amount redeemed				165,800,000													15,200,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt				12,700,000
Accrued interest	5,242,000	5,245,000		3,100,000
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity																		125,000,000	125,000,000
Amount available as percentage of eligible accounts receivable																			85.00%
Amount available as percentage of eligible inventories																			65.00%
Earliest extended term of revolving loan																		Sep. 30, 2016
Outstanding stand by letters of credit																			5,900,000
Interest rate spread																				1.75%	1.75%	2.25%	0.50%	1.00%	0.25%	0.75%
Credit facility available to draw																			$ 119,100,000
Percentage of availability triggers covenant requirement under credit facility																			12.50%
Debt covenant, fixed charge ratio																			1
Debt covenant, actual fixed charge ratio																			3.6