SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Abstract]

Temporary Investments [Table Text Block]

Temporary Investments

In millions	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Temporary investments	$	1,545	$	934

Accounts and Notes Receivable [Table Text Block]

Accounts and Notes Receivable

In millions	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Accounts and notes receivable, net:
Trade	$	3,717	$	3,316
Other	307		246
Total	$	4,024	$	3,562

Inventories [Table Text Block]

Inventories

In millions	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Raw materials	$	410	$	360
Finished pulp, paper and packaging	1,792		1,728
Operating supplies	571		588
Other	68		54
Total	$	2,841	$	2,730

Depreciation Expense [Table Text Block]

Depreciation Expense

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Depreciation expense	$	365	$	347	$	1,081	$	1,045

Valuation Accounts [Table Text Block]

Certain valuation accounts were as follows:

In millions	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Accumulated depreciation	$	19,826	$	18,934
Allowance for doubtful accounts	138		119

Interest [Table Text Block]

Cash payments related to interest were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012
Interest payments	$	537	$	496

Schedule of Interest Income and Interest Expense [Table Text Block]

Amounts related to interest were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Interest expense (a)	$	162	$	197	$	520	$	559
Interest income (a)	15		34		41		56
Capitalized interest costs	4		10		12		29

(a) Interest expense and interest income exclude approximately $11 million and $35 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and $15 million and $35 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, related to investments in and borrowings from variable interest entities for which the Company has a legal right of offset (see Note 13).

Postretirement Benefit Expense [Table Text Block]

The components of the Company’s postretirement benefit expense were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	—		$	1		$	1		$	2
Interest cost	4			5			11			15
Actuarial loss	2			3			5			8
Amortization of prior service credit	(6		)	(8		)	(18		)	(22		)
Net postretirement benefit expense	$	—		$	1		$	(1	)	$	3