| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2411409 - Disclosure - Employer Benefit Plans - Significant Weighted-Average Assumptions (Details) (http://www.veritivcorp.com/role/EmployerBenefitPlansSignificantWeightedAverageAssumptionsDetails) |
| Table | Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001599489 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31 | |||
| Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis] | Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis] | |||
| U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plan | Canada Pension Plan | U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plan | Canada Pension Plan | |
Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Benefit Obligation [Abstract] | ||||
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Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract] | ||||
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Expected long-term rate of return on assets | ||||