Operating Profit by Industry Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013		Mar. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	$ 506		$ 462
Interest expense, net	164	[1]	168
Noncontrolling interests/equity earnings adjustment	0	[2]	4	[2]
Corporate items, net	(22)		(32)
Restructuring and other charges	(6)		(16)
Non-operating pension expense	(84)		(37)
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and Equity Earnings	230		213
Equity earnings (loss), net of taxes	(10)		44
Ilim Holding
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Equity earnings (loss), net of taxes	(11)		40
Industrial Packaging
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	355	[3]	215	[4]
Printing Papers
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	149		146	[5]
Consumer Packaging
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	7	[6]	103	[7]
Distribution
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	$ (5)	[8]	$ (2)	[9]

[1] Includes a gain of $6 million for interest related to the settlement of an IRS tax audit.

[2] Operating profits for industry segments include each segment’s percentage share of the profits of subsidiaries included in that segment that are less than wholly owned. The pre-tax noncontrolling interest and equity earnings for these subsidiaries are adjusted here to present consolidated earnings before income taxes and equity earnings.

[3] Includes charges of $12 million for integration costs associated with the acquisition of Temple-Inland and charges of $2 million for other items.

[4] Includes charges of $43 million for integration costs associated with the Temple-Inland acquisition and a charge of $20 million related to the write-up of the Temple-Inland inventory to fair value.

[5] Includes a gain of $1 million related to the acquisition of a majority interest in Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited.

[6] Includes charges of $44 million for costs associated with the permanent shutdown of a paper machine at our Augusta, Georgia mill.

[7] Includes a net gain of $7 million for adjustments related to the sale of the Shorewood business.

[8] Includes charges of $7 million for costs associated with the restructuring of the Company's xpedx operations.

[9] Includes charges of $21 million for costs associated with the restructuring of the Company’s xpedx operations.