INDUSTRY SEGMENT INFORMATION (Operating Profit by Industry Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	$ 65		$ 506
Interest expense, net	(142)		(164)	[1]
Noncontrolling interests/equity earnings adjustment	0	[2]	0	[2]
Corporate items, net	(9)		(22)
Restructuring and other charges	(17)		(6)
Non-operating pension expense	(44)		(84)
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and Equity Earnings	(147)		230
Equity earnings (loss), net of taxes	(33)		(10)
Ilim Holding [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Equity earnings (loss), net of taxes	(31)		(11)
Industrial Packaging [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	453	[3]	355	[4]
Printing Papers [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	(410)	[5]	149
Consumer Packaging [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	17	[6]	7	[7]
Distribution [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	$ 5	[8]	$ (5)	[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 a charge of $12 million for integration costs associated with the acquisition of Temple-Inland, a charge of $1 million for costs associated with the restructuring of the Asia Box operations, and a net charge of $1 million for other items.

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

[5] Includes a charge of $495 million for costs associated with the shutdown of our Courtland, Alabama mill.

[6] Includes charges of $1 million for costs associated with the Ontario sheet plant closure.

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

[8] Includes charges of $2 million for costs associated with the restructuring of our xpedx operations.

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