Retirement Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Net Periodic Pension Expense For Qualified And Nonqualified U.S. Defined Benefit Plans [Table Text Block]

Net periodic pension expense for qualified and nonqualified U.S. and non-U.S. defined benefit plans comprised the following:

				2013						2012						2011
In millions	U.S. Plans			Non- U.S. Plans			U.S. Plans			Non- U.S. Plans			U.S. Plans			Non- U.S. Plans
Service cost	$	188		$	4		$	152		$	3		$	121		$	2
Interest cost	576			11			604			12			544			12
Expected return on plan assets	(738		)	(11		)	(753		)	(12		)	(713		)	(12		)
Actuarial loss / (gain)	485			1			307			—			212			—
Amortization of prior service cost	34			—			32			—			31			—
Settlement gain	—			—			—			—			—			(1		)
Net periodic pension expense	$	545		$	5		$	342		$	3		$	195		$	1

Pension Allocations By Type Of Fund And Target Allocations [Table Text Block]

International Paper’s U.S. pension allocations by type of fund at December 31, and target allocations were as follows:

Asset Class	2013		2012		Target Allocations
Equity accounts	49	%	41	%	42% - 53%
Fixed income accounts	32	%	38	%	30% - 40%
Real estate accounts	10	%	10	%	6% - 12%
Other	9	%	11	%	3% - 15%
Total	100	%	100	%

Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Table Text Block]

he fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2013 were as follows:

Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

In millions	Equities- Domestic			Other Fixed Income		Hedge Funds		Private Equity			Real Estate			Derivatives			Total
Beginning balance at December 31, 2012	$	3		$	8	$	492	$	503		$	1,037		$	354		$	2,397
Actual return on plan assets:
Relating to assets still held at the reporting date	(1		)	1		11		41			62			(20		)	94
Relating to assets sold during the period	2			—		47		1			32			137			219
Purchases, sales and settlements	(3		)	—		281		(61		)	(93		)	(158		)	(34		)
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3	—			1		—		—			—			—			1
Ending balance at December 31, 2013	$	1		$	10	$	831	$	484		$	1,038		$	313		$	2,677

Retirement Plans [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule Of Net Funded Status [Table Text Block]

	2013						2012
In millions	U.S. Plans			Non- U.S. Plans			U.S. Plans			Non- U.S. Plans
Change in projected benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation, January 1	$	14,201		$	223		$	10,555		$	183
Service cost	188			4			152			3
Interest cost	576			11			604			12
Curtailments	(14		)	—			—			—
Settlements	(5		)	(4		)	—			(3		)
Actuarial loss (gain)	(1,309		)	—			1,923			30
Acquisitions	—			3			1,749			3
Plan amendments	—			—			20			—
Special termination benefits	8			—			—			—
Benefits paid	(742		)	(8		)	(802		)	(8		)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate movements	—			(1		)	—			3
Benefit obligation, December 31	$	12,903		$	228		$	14,201		$	223
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets	$	10,111		$	171		$	8,185		$	155
Actual return on plan assets	1,283			15			1,183			18
Company contributions	59			8			139			8
Benefits paid	(742		)	(8		)	(802		)	(8		)
Settlements	(5		)	(4		)	—			(3		)
Acquisitions	—			—			1,406			—
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate movements	—			(1		)	—			1
Fair value of plan assets, December 31	$	10,706		$	181		$	10,111		$	171
Funded status, December 31	$	(2,197	)	$	(47	)	$	(4,090	)	$	(52	)
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet:
Non-current asset	$	—		$	9		$	—		$	4
Current liability	(46		)	(2		)	(32		)	(2		)
Non-current liability	(2,151		)	(54		)	(4,058		)	(54		)
	$	(2,197	)	$	(47	)	$	(4,090	)	$	(52	)

Schedule Of Amounts In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block]

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income under ASC 715 (pre-tax):
Prior service cost	$	107	$	—	$	144	$	—
Net actuarial loss	3,285		29		5,640		34
	$	3,392	$	29	$	5,784	$	34

Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes information for pension plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets at December 31, 2013 and 2012:

	2013				2012
In millions	U.S. Plans		Non-U.S. Plans		U.S. Plans		Non-U.S. Plans
Projected benefit obligation	$	12,903	$	181	$	14,201	$	200
Accumulated benefit obligation	12,560		168		13,772		188
Fair value of plan assets	10,706		125		10,111		143

Pension Benefit Adjustments Recognized In Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income [Table Text Block]

The components of the $2.4 billion and $5 million decrease related to U.S. plans and non-U.S. plans, respectively, in the amounts recognized in OCI during 2013 consisted of:

In millions	U.S. Plans			Non- U.S. Plans
Current year actuarial (gain) loss	$	(1,854	)	$	(4	)
Amortization of actuarial loss	(485		)	(1		)
Current year prior service cost	—			—
Amortization of prior service cost	(34		)	—
Curtailments	(19		)	—
	$	(2,392	)	$	(5	)

Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]

Major actuarial assumptions used in determining the benefit obligations and net periodic pension cost for our defined benefit plans are presented in the following table:

	2013				2012				2011
	U.S. Plans		Non- U.S. Plans		U.S. Plans		Non- U.S. Plans		U.S. Plans		Non- U.S. Plans
Actuarial assumptions used to determine benefit obligations as of December 31:
Discount rate	4.90	%	5.07	%	4.10	%	4.96	%	5.10	%	5.98	%
Rate of compensation increase	3.75	%	4.13	%	3.75	%	3.17	%	3.75	%	3.12	%
Actuarial assumptions used to determine net periodic pension cost for years ended December 31:
Discount rate	4.10	%	4.96	%	5.10	%	5.98	%	5.60	%	6.01	%
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets (a)	8.00	%	7.04	%	8.00	%	7.62	%	8.25	%	7.79	%
Rate of compensation increase	3.75	%	3.17	%	3.75	%	3.12	%	3.75	%	3.07	%

(a) Represents the expected rate of return for International Paper's qualified pension plan. The weighted average rate for the Temple-Inland Retirement Plan was

Effect Of A 25 Basis Point Decrease On Net Pension Expense [Table Text Block]

The following illustrates the effect on pension expense for 2014 of a 25 basis point decrease in the above assumptions:

In millions	2014
Expense/(Income):
Discount rate	$	35
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets	25
Rate of compensation increase	(5		)

Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]

Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2013
Asset Class	Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1)			Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
In millions
Equities – domestic	$	2,466	$	1,175		$	1,290	$	1
Equities – international	2,313		1,470			843		—
Corporate bonds	1,248		—			1,248		—
Government securities	1,097		—			1,097		—
Mortgage backed securities	143		—			143		—
Other fixed income	74		(1		)	65		10
Commodities	193		—			193		—
Hedge funds	831		—			—		831
Private equity	484		—			—		484
Real estate	1,038		—			—		1,038
Derivatives	313		—			—		313
Cash and cash equivalents	506		(10		)	516		—
Total Investments	$	10,706	$	2,634		$	5,395	$	2,677

Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2012
Asset Class	Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1)			Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
In millions
Equities – domestic	$	2,171	$	1,241		$	927	$	3
Equities – international	1,513		1,145			368		—
Common collective funds – fixed income	180		—			180		—
Corporate bonds	1,539		—			1,539		—
Government securities	1,593		—			1,593		—
Mortgage backed securities	127		—			127		—
Other fixed income	75		—			67		8
Commodities	216		—			216		—
Hedge funds	492		—			—		492
Private equity	503		—			—		503
Real estate	1,037		—			—		1,037
Derivatives	354		—			—		354
Cash and cash equivalents	311		(15		)	326		—
Total Investments	$	10,111	$	2,371		$	5,343	$	2,397

Projected Future Pension Benefit Payments, Excluding Any Termination Benefits [Table Text Block]

At December 31, 2013, projected future pension benefit payments, excluding any termination benefits, were as follows:

In millions
2014	$	767
2015	759
2016	767
2017	779
2018	791
2019 – 2023	4,165