SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Abstract]

Temporary Investments [Table Text Block]

Temporary Investments

In millions	June 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Temporary investments	$	890	$	1,398

Accounts and Notes Receivable [Table Text Block]

Accounts and Notes Receivable

In millions	June 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Accounts and notes receivable, net:
Trade	$	3,671	$	3,497
Other	298		259
Total	$	3,969	$	3,756

Inventories [Table Text Block]

Inventories

In millions	June 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Raw materials	$	363	$	372
Finished pulp, paper and packaging	1,840		1,834
Operating supplies	566		572
Other	29		47
Total	$	2,798	$	2,825

Depreciation Expense [Table Text Block]

Depreciation Expense

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
In millions	2014		2013		2014		2013
Depreciation expense	$	331	$	360	$	657	$	716

Valuation Accounts [Table Text Block]

Certain valuation accounts were as follows:

In millions	June 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Accumulated depreciation	$	21,220	$	20,074
Allowance for doubtful accounts	104		109

Interest [Table Text Block]

Cash payments related to interest were as follows:

	Six Months Ended June 30,
In millions	2014		2013
Interest payments	$	354	$	384

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

Amounts related to interest were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
In millions	2014		2013		2014		2013
Interest expense (a)	$	177	$	181	$	340	$	358
Interest income (a)	12		13		33		26
Capitalized interest costs	6		4		12		8

(a) Interest expense and interest income exclude approximately $9 million and $19 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014 and $11 million and $24 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2013, 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 June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
In millions	2014			2013			2014			2013
Service cost	$	1		$	1		$	1		$	1
Interest cost	3			3			7			7
Actuarial loss	1			—			2			3
Amortization of prior service credit	(4		)	(6		)	(7		)	(12		)
Net postretirement benefit expense	$	1		$	(2	)	$	3		$	(1	)