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Financial Information By Industry Segment And Geographic Area (Information By Industry Segment, External Sales By Major Product) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue, Net $ 5,943us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 6,051us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 5,899us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 5,724us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 5,848us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 5,975us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 5,944us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 5,716us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 23,617us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet [1] $ 23,483us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet [1] $ 21,852us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet [1]
Industrial Packaging [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue, Net                 14,944us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ip_IndustrialPackagingMember
14,810us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ip_IndustrialPackagingMember
13,280us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ip_IndustrialPackagingMember
Printing Papers [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue, Net                 5,720us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ip_PrintingPapersMember
6,205us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ip_PrintingPapersMember
6,230us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ip_PrintingPapersMember
Consumer Packaging [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue, Net                 3,403us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ip_ConsumerPackagingMember
3,435us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ip_ConsumerPackagingMember
3,170us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ip_ConsumerPackagingMember
External Sales By Major Product [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue, Net                 23,617us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ ip_SegmentInformationExternalSalesByMajorProductAxis
= ip_ExternalSalesByMajorProductMember
23,483us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ ip_SegmentInformationExternalSalesByMajorProductAxis
= ip_ExternalSalesByMajorProductMember
21,852us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ ip_SegmentInformationExternalSalesByMajorProductAxis
= ip_ExternalSalesByMajorProductMember
External Sales By Major Product [Member] | Industrial Packaging [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue, Net                 14,837us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ ip_SegmentInformationExternalSalesByMajorProductAxis
= ip_ExternalSalesByMajorProductMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ip_IndustrialPackagingMember
14,729us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ ip_SegmentInformationExternalSalesByMajorProductAxis
= ip_ExternalSalesByMajorProductMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ip_IndustrialPackagingMember
13,223us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ ip_SegmentInformationExternalSalesByMajorProductAxis
= ip_ExternalSalesByMajorProductMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ip_IndustrialPackagingMember
External Sales By Major Product [Member] | Printing Papers [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue, Net                 5,360us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ ip_SegmentInformationExternalSalesByMajorProductAxis
= ip_ExternalSalesByMajorProductMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ip_PrintingPapersMember
5,443us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ ip_SegmentInformationExternalSalesByMajorProductAxis
= ip_ExternalSalesByMajorProductMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ip_PrintingPapersMember
5,483us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ ip_SegmentInformationExternalSalesByMajorProductAxis
= ip_ExternalSalesByMajorProductMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ip_PrintingPapersMember
External Sales By Major Product [Member] | Consumer Packaging [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue, Net                 3,307us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ ip_SegmentInformationExternalSalesByMajorProductAxis
= ip_ExternalSalesByMajorProductMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ip_ConsumerPackagingMember
3,311us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ ip_SegmentInformationExternalSalesByMajorProductAxis
= ip_ExternalSalesByMajorProductMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ip_ConsumerPackagingMember
3,146us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ ip_SegmentInformationExternalSalesByMajorProductAxis
= ip_ExternalSalesByMajorProductMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ip_ConsumerPackagingMember
External Sales By Major Product [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue, Net                 $ 113us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ ip_SegmentInformationExternalSalesByMajorProductAxis
= ip_ExternalSalesByMajorProductMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
$ 0us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ ip_SegmentInformationExternalSalesByMajorProductAxis
= ip_ExternalSalesByMajorProductMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
$ 0us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ ip_SegmentInformationExternalSalesByMajorProductAxis
= ip_ExternalSalesByMajorProductMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[1] Net sales are attributed to countries based on the location of the seller.