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Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
lb
Dec. 31, 2013
lb
Dec. 31, 2014
Aluminum Futures Contracts
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Aluminum Futures Contracts
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Film Products
EUR (€)
Derivative [Line Items]          
Notional amount     $ 8.6invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= tg_AluminumFuturesContractsMember
$ 8.0invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= tg_AluminumFuturesContractsMember
€ 2.1invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= tg_FilmProductsMember
Weight of aluminum that hedged future purchase of aluminum to meet fixed-price forward sales contract obligations, lbs 7,800,000us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountMass 8,400,000us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountMass      
Amounts of unrealized after-tax gains on derivative instruments $ 0.2us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths