SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]

Temporary Investments [Table Text Block]

Temporary Investments

In millions	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Temporary investments	$	611	$	1,480

Accounts and Notes Receivable [Table Text Block]

Accounts and Notes Receivable

In millions	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Accounts and notes receivable, net:
Trade	$	2,631	$	2,860
Other	201		223
Total	$	2,832	$	3,083

Inventories [Table Text Block]

Inventories

In millions	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Raw materials	$	416	$	494
Finished pulp, paper and packaging	1,263		1,273
Operating supplies	560		562
Other	101		95
Total	$	2,340	$	2,424

Depreciation Expense [Table Text Block]

Depreciation Expense

	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2015		2014		2015		2014
Depreciation expense	$	309	$	333	$	919	$	986

Valuation Accounts [Table Text Block]

Certain valuation accounts were as follows:

In millions	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Accumulated depreciation	$	20,455	$	20,340
Allowance for doubtful accounts	71		82

Schedule of Interest Payments [Table Text Block]

Cash payments related to interest were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2015		2014
Interest payments	$	471	$	503

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

Amounts related to interest were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2015		2014		2015		2014
Interest expense (a)	$	158	$	172	$	481	$	512
Interest income (a)	17		14		59		47
Capitalized interest costs	5		5		19		17

(a) Interest expense and interest income exclude approximately $7 million and $25 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and $10 million and $29 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively related to investments in and borrowings from variable interest entities for which the Company has a legal right of offset (see Note 13).