INVENTORIES - Inventories (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Inventory [Line Items]
Total	$ 590	$ 595
Logs and chips
Inventory [Line Items]
LIFO inventories	18	9
FIFO or moving average cost inventories	32	38
Lumber, plywood and panels
Inventory [Line Items]
LIFO inventories	57	55
Lumber, plywood, panels and engineered wood products
Inventory [Line Items]
FIFO or moving average cost inventories	77	80
Pulp and paperboard
Inventory [Line Items]
LIFO inventories	119	122
FIFO or moving average cost inventories	28	35
Other products
Inventory [Line Items]
LIFO inventories	13	11
FIFO or moving average cost inventories	96	96
Materials and supplies
Inventory [Line Items]
FIFO or moving average cost inventories	$ 150	$ 149