INDUSTRY SEGMENT INFORMATION (Operating Profit by Industry Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015		Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2015		Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Operating profit		$ 579		$ 781		$ 1,878		$ 1,480
Interest expense, net		(141)		(158)		(422)		(465)
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and Equity Earnings		329		552		1,001		565
Equity earnings (loss), net of taxes		(13)		(72)		84		(64)
Ilim Holding [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Equity earnings (loss), net of taxes		(9)		(70)		97		(58)
Corporate and Intersegment Sales [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Interest expense, net		(141)		(152)		(422)		(459)	[1]
Noncontrolling interests/equity earnings adjustment	[2]	(6)		(2)		(10)		0
Corporate items, net		(10)		(3)		(27)		(16)
Restructuring and other charges		(17)		(18)		(220)		(281)
Non-operating pension expense		(76)		(54)		(198)		(159)
Industrial Packaging [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Operating profit		553		527	[3]	1,549		1,517	[3]
Printing Papers [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Operating profit		179		177	[4]	389		(164)	[4]
Interest expense, net				6				6
Consumer Packaging [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Operating profit		$ (153)	[5]	$ 77	[6]	$ (60)	[5]	$ 127	[6]

[1] Excludes net interest expense of $6 million that is included in the Printing Papers segment operating profit for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014.

[2] Operating profits for industry segments include each segment's percentage share of the profits of subsidiaries included in that segment that are less than wholly owned. The pre-tax noncontrolling interest and equity earnings for these subsidiaries are adjusted here to present consolidated earnings before income taxes and equity earnings.

[3] Includes charges of $1 million and $15 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, for integration costs associated with the acquisition of Temple-Inland, a net gain of $5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 associated with our Brazil Packaging business, charges of $35 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014 for costs associated with a multi-employer pension plan withdrawal liability, charges of $5 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014 for costs associated with the restructuring of our EMEA packaging business, and charges of $1 million and $3 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, for other items.

[4] Includes charges of $3 million and $547 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, for costs associated with the shutdown of our Courtland Mill

[5] Includes a charge of $186 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30 ,2015 for asset write-offs associated with the announced definitive agreement to sell our 55% equity share in the IP-Sun JV, a net expense of $7 million and a net gain of $7 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, related to the sale of the Carolina Coated Bristols brand and the Riegelwood mill conversion to 100% pulp production, and a charge of $1 million and $2 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, for costs associated with the Coated Paperboard sheet plant closures.

[6] Includes charges of $2 million and $4 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, for costs associated with the Coated Paperboard sheet plant closures.