Acquisitions And Joint Ventures (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended							1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2013 Olmuksan Joint Venture [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Olmuksan Joint Venture [Member]	Jan. 02, 2013 Olmuksan Joint Venture [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Olmuksan Joint Venture [Member]	Feb. 13, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member] T	Dec. 31, 2013 Temple Inland Inc [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Temple Inland Inc [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Temple Inland Inc [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Temple Inland Inc [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Temple Inland Inc [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member]	Oct. 14, 2011 Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited [Member]	Oct. 08, 2011 Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Shandong IP & Sun Food Packaging Co., Ltd. [Member] T	Dec. 31, 2013 Orsa IP [Member]	Jan. 14, 2013 Orsa IP [Member] Facilities	Jan. 31, 2013 International Paper [Member] Olmuksan Joint Venture [Member]	Jan. 02, 2013 International Paper [Member] Olmuksan Joint Venture [Member]	Oct. 14, 2011 International Paper [Member] Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 International Paper [Member] Shandong IP & Sun Food Packaging Co., Ltd. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 International Paper [Member] Shandong IP & Sun Food Packaging Co., Ltd. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Sun Food Packaging Co., Ltd. [Member] Shandong IP & Sun Food Packaging Co., Ltd. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Sun Food Packaging Co., Ltd. [Member] Shandong IP & Sun Food Packaging Co., Ltd. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Non-Compete Agreement [Member] Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Olmuksan Joint Venture [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Olmuksan Joint Venture [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Equity earnings (Ioss), net of taxes [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses, gross								$ 3,700											$ 226	$ 105						$ 56							$ 58
Equity interest in acquiree						43.70%	43.70%												53.50%	21.50%								75.00%
Percentage of interest acquired																									75.00%		87.40%			55.00%	45.00%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners					12.60%																			25.00%
Fair value of equity interest in acquiree						75
Remeasurement gain				9
Fair value inputs, discount rate				13.00%
Fair value inputs, long-term revenue growth rate																																		6.00%	9.00%
Fair value inputs, corporate tax rate				20.00%
Foreign currency transaction gain (loss), realized					17															(9)
Gain on bargain purchase price adjustment	13	0	0		(21)																															(7)
Outstanding common stock acquired, price per share								$ 32.00
Acquisition of business, debt assumed								700
Mills required to be divested								3
Tons of aggregate capacity to be divested								970,000
Inventory write up																20
Inventory write up after taxes																12
Integration related costs									12	24	14	12	28	58	35	43	62	164
Integration related costs, after taxes									7	15	8	8	19	34	22	33	38	105
Deposited in escrow account																					25	25
Containerboard mills acquired in business acquisition																									3
Box plants acquired in business acquisition																									4
Net assets acquired less noncontrolling interest						155													400						471
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	163	0																						163
Cash paid to purchase interest in joint venture																													55
Land-use rights, value																																$ 28
Combined production capacity, tons																							500,000