INVENTORIES - Inventories (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Inventory [Line Items]
Total	$ 677	$ 568
Logs and chips
Inventory [Line Items]
LIFO inventories	28	15
FIFO or moving average cost inventories	71	38
Lumber, plywood and panels
Inventory [Line Items]
LIFO inventories	57	48
Lumber, plywood, panels and engineered wood products
Inventory [Line Items]
FIFO or moving average cost inventories	94	75
Pulp and paperboard
Inventory [Line Items]
LIFO inventories	109	111
FIFO or moving average cost inventories	37	32
Other products
Inventory [Line Items]
LIFO inventories	13	11
FIFO or moving average cost inventories	100	90
Materials and supplies
Inventory [Line Items]
FIFO or moving average cost inventories	$ 168	$ 148