INDUSTRY SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment [Table Text Block]

Sales by business segment for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2018		2017		2018		2017
Industrial Packaging	$	4,034	$	3,822	$	11,883	$	11,184
Global Cellulose Fibers	714		654		2,083		1,830
Printing Papers	1,102		1,039		3,215		3,051
Corporate and Intersegment Sales	51		2		174		(33		)
Net Sales	$	5,901	$	5,517	$	17,355	$	16,032

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Operating profit by business segment for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2018			2017		2018			2017
Industrial Packaging	$	472		$	490	$	1,446		$	938
Global Cellulose Fibers	83			49		160			(14		)
Printing Papers	183			135		341			321
Business Segment Operating Profits	738			674		1,947			1,245
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity earnings	553			457		$	1,399		$	651
Interest expense, net	133			152		401			431
Noncontrolling interests/equity earnings adjustment	(2		)	—		(7		)	(1		)
Corporate items, net	20			32		59			73
Corporate special items, net	9			—		30			(7		)
Non-operating pension expense	25			33		65			98
Business Segment Operating Profits	$	738		$	674	$	1,947		$	1,245