SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

Accounts and Notes Receivable

In millions	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Accounts and notes receivable, net:
Trade	$	2,594	$	2,480
Other	213		195
Total	$	2,807	$	2,675

Inventories [Table Text Block]

Inventories

In millions	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Raw materials	$	303	$	339
Finished pulp, paper and packaging	1,192		1,248
Operating supplies	609		563
Other	118		78
Total	$	2,222	$	2,228

Interest Income and Interest Expense Disclosure [Table Text Block]

Amounts related to interest were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2016		2015		2016		2015
Interest expense (a)	$	181	$	158	$	513	$	481
Interest income (a)	49		17		129		59
Capitalized interest costs	7		5		21		19

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