INDUSTRY SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

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, 2019 and 2018 were as follows: 

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2019		2018		2019		2018
Industrial Packaging	$	3,820	$	4,034	$	11,516	$	11,883
Global Cellulose Fibers	624		714		1,974		2,083
Printing Papers	1,071		1,102		3,224		3,215
Corporate and Intersegment Sales	53		51		164		174
Net Sales	$	5,568	$	5,901	$	16,878	$	17,355

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, 2019 and 2018 were as follows: 

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2019			2018			2019		2018
Industrial Packaging	$	510		$	472		$	1,421	$	1,446
Global Cellulose Fibers	(3		)	83			27		160
Printing Papers	148			183			258		341
Business Segment Operating Profits	$	655		$	738		$	1,706	$	1,947
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity earnings	$	452		$	553		$	1,204	$	1,399
Interest expense, net	123			133			378		401
Noncontrolling interests/equity earnings adjustment	2			(2		)	4		(7		)
Corporate expenses, net	21			20			45		59
Corporate special items, net	48			9			48		30
Non-operating pension expense	9			25			27		65
Business Segment Operating Profits	$	655		$	738		$	1,706	$	1,947