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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease.

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Amount of long-term debt and lease obligation, classified as noncurrent.

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Long Term Debt and Finance Leases - Summary of Debt (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2020	Sep. 26, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, gross		$ 1,082,697,000
Finance lease obligation		2,574,000	$ 2,818,000
Total debt principal payments due		1,085,271,000	1,087,747,000
Less: Debt premium, original issue discount and issuance costs, net		(7,728,000)	(5,604,000)
Total debt		1,077,543,000	1,082,143,000
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt		(15,640,000)	(19,448,000)
Long-term debt		1,061,903,000	1,062,695,000
Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate floor	1.00%
Credit Facility \| U.S. Revolver of $84 million maturing in November 2022, $38 million available, bearing interest at PRIME plus 2.75% or LIBOR plus 3.75% at September 26, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity		84,000,000
Borrowing capacity available		38,000,000
Debt, gross		$ 0	0
Credit Facility \| U.S. Revolver of $84 million maturing in November 2022, $38 million available, bearing interest at PRIME plus 2.75% or LIBOR plus 3.75% at September 26, 2020 \| Prime Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread		2.75%
Credit Facility \| U.S. Revolver of $84 million maturing in November 2022, $38 million available, bearing interest at PRIME plus 2.75% or LIBOR plus 3.75% at September 26, 2020 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread		3.75%
Credit Facility \| Multi-currency Revolver of $126 million maturing in November 2022, $59 million available, bearing interest at PRIME plus 2.75% or LIBOR plus 3.75% at September 26, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity		$ 126,000,000
Borrowing capacity available		59,000,000
Debt, gross		$ 0	0
Credit Facility \| Multi-currency Revolver of $126 million maturing in November 2022, $59 million available, bearing interest at PRIME plus 2.75% or LIBOR plus 3.75% at September 26, 2020 \| Prime Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread		2.75%
Credit Facility \| Multi-currency Revolver of $126 million maturing in November 2022, $59 million available, bearing interest at PRIME plus 2.75% or LIBOR plus 3.75% at September 26, 2020 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread		3.75%
Term Loan Facility \| Term A-1 Loan Facility borrowings maturing through November 2022 bearing interest at LIBOR floor of 1.00% plus 3.75%, interest rate of 4.75% at September 26, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, gross		$ 133,283,000	133,283,000
Term Loan Facility \| Term A-1 Loan Facility borrowings maturing through November 2022 bearing interest at LIBOR floor of 1.00% plus 3.75%, interest rate of 4.75% at September 26, 2020 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread		3.75%
Rate floor		1.00%
Interest rate		4.75%
Term Loan Facility \| Term A-2 Loan Facility borrowings maturing through November 2024 bearing interest at LIBOR floor of 1.00% plus 3.40% (after consideration of 0.60% patronage benefit), interest rate of 4.40% at September 26, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, gross		$ 365,592,000	365,592,000
Term Loan Facility \| Term A-2 Loan Facility borrowings maturing through November 2024 bearing interest at LIBOR floor of 1.00% plus 3.40% (after consideration of 0.60% patronage benefit), interest rate of 4.40% at September 26, 2020 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate floor		1.00%
Basis spread after patronage benefit		3.40%
Patronage benefit		0.60%
Interest rate		4.40%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes due 2024 at a fixed interest rate of 5.5%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate		5.50%
Debt, gross		$ 495,647,000	495,647,000
Loans \| Canadian dollar, fixed interest rate term loans with rates ranging from 5.5% to 6.86% and maturity dates ranging from September 2020 through April 2028, secured by certain assets of the Temiscaming mill
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, gross		78,204,000	83,122,000
Loans \| Other loans (a)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, gross		$ 9,971,000	$ 7,285,000
Minimum \| Loans \| Canadian dollar, fixed interest rate term loans with rates ranging from 5.5% to 6.86% and maturity dates ranging from September 2020 through April 2028, secured by certain assets of the Temiscaming mill
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate		5.50%
Maximum \| Loans \| Canadian dollar, fixed interest rate term loans with rates ranging from 5.5% to 6.86% and maturity dates ranging from September 2020 through April 2028, secured by certain assets of the Temiscaming mill
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate		6.86%