Impairment of long-lived assets to be disposed of and divestiture transaction costs

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Amount charged against earnings in the period for incurred and estimated costs, excluding asset retirement obligations, associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings pursuant to a program that is planned and controlled by management, and materially changes either the scope of a business undertaken by an entity, or the manner in which that business is conducted. Also includes expenses charged against earnings in the period of an event that is infrequent in occurrence or unusual in nature.

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For transactions that are recognized separately from the acquisition of assets and assumptions of liabilities in the business combination, such as related to pre-existing relationships with the acquiree, this element represents the disclosure of the amount of acquisition related costs which have been expensed.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (f)
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Amount of net gain (loss) recognized in net periodic benefit cost as a result of an irrevocable action that relieves the employer (or the plan) of primary responsibility for a benefit obligation and eliminates significant risks related to the obligation and the assets used to effect the settlement. Examples of transactions that constitute a settlement include, but are not limited to, lump-sum cash payments to plan participants in exchange for their rights to receive specified benefits and purchasing nonparticipating annuity contracts to cover vested benefits.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 30
-Section 15
-Paragraph 6
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7577095&loc=d3e8001-114927

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (h)(7)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=58740216&loc=d3e1928-114920

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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INDUSTRY SEGMENT INFORMATION Operating Profit by Industry Segment Footnotes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
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Restructuring and other charges	$ 0	$ 1	$ 194	$ 1	$ 194
Riegelwood conversion [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges		$ 9		9
Netting (gain) loss on sale of Carolina Papers brand name and the Riegelwood mill conversion costs [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges			(14)		(14)
Ontario sheet plant closure [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges			1		1
IP Asia Packaging [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets to be disposed of and divestiture transaction costs	28			65
Weyerhaeuser Pulp Business [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions, Additional Disclosures, Acquisition Cost Expensed	5			5
U.S. Plans
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Recognized Net Gain (Loss) Due to Settlements	$ 439		$ 0	$ 439	$ 0