ACQUISITIONS AND JOINT VENTURES (Note)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

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Acquisitions and Joint Ventures [Note Text Block]

ACQUISITIONS AND JOINT VENTURES

Olmuksan

2014: In May 2014, the Company launched a voluntary tender offer for the remaining outstanding 12.6% public shares of Olmuksan. The Company continues to purchase outstanding shares in an effort to obtain 100% ownership status. As of September 30, 2014, the Company owned 91.5% of Olmuksan's outstanding and issued shares.

2013: On January 3, 2013, International Paper completed the acquisition (effective date of acquisition on January 1, 2013) of the shares of its joint venture partner, Sabanci Holding, in the Turkish corrugated packaging company, Olmuksa International Paper Sabanci Ambalaj Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., now called Olmuksan International Paper Ambalaj Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Olmuksan), for a purchase price of $56 million. The acquired shares represent 43.7% of Olmuksan's shares. Prior to this acquisition, International Paper held a 43.7% equity interest in Olmuksan.

Because the transaction resulted in International Paper becoming the majority shareholder, owning 87.4% of Olmuksan's outstanding and issued shares, its completion triggered a mandatory call for tender of the remaining public shares which began in March 2013 and ended in April 2013, with no shares tendered. As a result, the remaining 12.6% owned by other parties have been considered noncontrolling interests. Olmuksan's financial results have been consolidated with the Company's Industrial Packaging segment beginning January 1, 2013, the effective date on which International Paper obtained majority control of the entity.

Following the transaction, the Company's previously held 43.7% equity interest in Olmuksan was remeasured to a fair value of $75 million, resulting in a gain of $9 million. In addition, the cumulative translation adjustment balance of $17 million relating to the previously held equity interest was reclassified, as expense, to Net bargain purchase gain on acquisition of business in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations, from accumulated other comprehensive income.

The preliminary purchase price allocation indicated that the sum of the cash consideration paid, the fair value of the noncontrolling interest and the fair value of the previously held interest was less than the fair value of the underlying assets by $22 million, resulting in a bargain purchase price gain being recorded on this transaction.

The $17 million reclassification of the cumulative translation balance and $18 million of the estimated bargain purchase gain were recorded in the 2013 first-quarter earnings. The $9 million gain resulting from the measurement of the previously held equity interest and an additional $4 million bargain purchase gain were recorded in 2013 second-quarter earnings and are included in Net bargain purchase gain on acquisition of business line item in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

The following table summarizes the final allocation of the purchase price to the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired as of January 1, 2013, which was completed in the fourth quarter of 2013.

In millions
Cash and temporary investments	$	5
Accounts and notes receivable	72
Inventory	31
Other current assets	2
Plants, properties and equipment	106
Investments	11
Total assets acquired	227
Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt	17
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	27
Deferred income tax liability	4
Postretirement and postemployment benefit obligation	6
Total liabilities assumed	54
Noncontrolling interest	18
Net assets acquired	$	155

Pro forma information related to the acquisition of Olmuksan has not been included as it does not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated results of operations.

Orsa IP

2014: On April 8, 2014, the Company acquired the remaining 25% of shares of Orsa International Paper Embalagens S.A. (Orsa IP) from its joint venture partner, Jari Celulose, Papel e Embalagens S.A. (Jari), a Grupo Orsa company, for approximately $127 million, of which $105 million was paid in cash with the remaining $22 million held back pending satisfaction of certain indemnification obligations by Jari. An additional $11 million, which was initially not included in the purchase price, was placed in an escrow account pending resolution of certain open matters. During the third quarter, these open matters were successfully resolved, which resulted in $9 million paid out of escrow to Jari and correspondingly added to the final purchase consideration. The remaining $2 million was released back to the Company. During the second quarter of 2014, the Company reversed the $168 million of Redeemable noncontrolling interest included on the March 31, 2014 consolidated balance sheet with the net difference between this balance and the 25% purchase price being reflected as an increase to Retained earnings on the consolidated balance sheet.

2013:On January 14, 2013, International Paper and Jari formed Orsa IP with International Paper holding a 75% stake. The value of International Paper's initial investment in Orsa IP was approximately $471 million. Because International Paper acquired majority control of the joint venture, Orsa IP's financial results have been consolidated with our Industrial Packaging segment from the date of formation on January 14, 2013. The 25% owned by Jari was considered a redeemable noncontrolling interest and met the requirements to be classified outside permanent equity. As such, the Company reported $163 million in Redeemable noncontrolling interest in the December 31, 2013 consolidated balance sheet.

The following table summarizes the final allocation of the purchase price to the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired as of January 14, 2013, which was completed in the fourth quarter of 2013.

In millions
Cash and temporary investments	$	16
Accounts and notes receivable, net	5
Inventory	27
Plants, properties and equipment	290
Goodwill	260
Other intangible assets	110
Other long-term assets	2
Total assets acquired	710
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	68
Deferred income tax liability	37
Total liabilities assumed	105
Noncontrolling interest	134
Net assets acquired	$	471

The identifiable intangible assets acquired in connection with the Orsa IP acquisition included the following:

In millions	Estimated Fair  Value		Average Remaining Useful Life
			(at acquisition date)
Asset Class:
Customer relationships	$	88	12 years
Trademark	3		6 years
Wood supply agreement	19		25 years
Total	$	110

Pro forma information related to the acquisition of Orsa IP has not been included as it does not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated results of operations.

Due to the complex organizational structure of Orsa IP's operations, and the extended time required to prepare consolidated financial information in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, the Company reports its share of Orsa IP's operating results on a one-month lag basis.