INDUSTRY SEGMENT INFORMATION (Operating Profit by Industry Segment) (Parenthetical) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended						6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014		Mar. 31, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	$ 324		$ 517		$ (4)	$ 59	$ 841	$ 55
Tax adjustments, settlements, and unusual provisions					(6)
Temple Inland Inc [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Integration costs	2				14		14	26
Olmuksan Joint Venture [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total business combination bargain purchase recognized gain loss net					(13)			(14)
Brazil Packaging Business [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	(7)						(5)
Courtland Mill Shutdown [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	49	[1]	495	[1]			544
XPEDX Restructuring [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	(1)		2		17	7	1	24
Ontario Sheet Plant Closure [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	1						2
Augusta Mill Paper Machine Shutdown [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges					1	44		45
Other Restructuring and Other Charges [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	$ 2				$ 2		$ 2	$ 5

[1] During 2013, the Company deferred accelerating depreciation for certain assets as we evaluated possible alternative uses by one of our other businesses. The net book value of these assets at December 31, 2013 was approximately $470 million. During the first quarter of 2014, we completed our evaluation and concluded that there were no alternative uses for these assets. We recognized approximately $430 million and approximately $36 million of accelerated depreciation related to these assets during the first quarter of 2014 and second quarter of 2014, respectively. Other components of the second quarter of 2014 Courtland mill shutdown cost include site closure costs of $7 million, and severance charges of $6 million. Other components of the first quarter of 2014 Courtland mill shutdown cost include site closure costs of $30 million, severance charges of $15 million and $20 million of other non-cash charges.