| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 06222 - Disclosure - Share Based Compensation (Details 2) (http://abitibibowater.com/role/ShareBasedCompensationDetails2) |
| Table | Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001393066 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Type and Plan Name [Axis] | Restricted Stock Units And Deferred Stock Units [Member] |
| Statement, Scenario [Axis] | Successor [Member] |
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | Period [Axis] |
|---|---|
2011-01-01 - 2011-12-31 | |
Activity of RSUs and DSUs | |
Number of Units, Outstanding, Beginning Balance | 0 |
Weighted-Average Fair Value at Grant Date, Outstanding, Beginning Balance | .00 |
Number of Units, Granted | 434,689 |
Weighted-Average Fair Value at Grant Date, Granted | 18.07 |
Number of Units, Vested and Settled | (7,262) |
Weighted-Average Fair Value at Grant Date, Vested and Settled | 26.49 |
Number of Units, Forfeited | (28,471) |
Weighted-Average Fair Value at Grant Date, Forfeited | 23.05 |
Number of Units, Outstanding, Ending Balance | 398,956 |
Weighted-Average Fair Value at Grant Date, Outstanding, Ending Balance | 17.56 |