REVENUE RECOGNITION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

A geographic disaggregation of revenues across our company segmentation in the following tables provides information to assist in evaluating the nature, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows and how they may be impacted by economic factors.

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
In millions	Industrial Packaging		Global Cellulose Fibers		Printing Papers		Corporate and Inter-segment Sales		Total
Primary Geographical Markets (a)
United States	$	3,169	$	479	$	362	$	44	$	4,054
EMEA	394		59		244		(3)		694
Pacific Rim and Asia	15		26		6		10		57
Americas, other than U.S.	190		—		131		(3)		318
Total	$	3,768	$	564	$	743	$	48	$	5,123
Operating Segments
North American Industrial Packaging	$	3,351	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	3,351
EMEA Industrial Packaging	306		—		—		—		306
Brazilian Industrial Packaging	52		—		—		—		52
European Coated Paperboard	90		—		—		—		90
Global Cellulose Fibers	—		564		—		—		564
North American Printing Papers	—		—		362		—		362
Brazilian Papers	—		—		150		—		150
European Papers	—		—		232		—		232
Indian Papers	—		—		—		—		—
Intra-segment Eliminations	(31)		—		(1)		—		(32)
Corporate & Inter-segment Sales	—		—		—		48		48
Total	$	3,768	$	564	$	743	$	48	$	5,123

(a) Net sales are attributed to countries based on the location of the seller.

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
In millions	Industrial Packaging		Global Cellulose Fibers		Printing Papers		Corporate and Inter-segment Sales		Total
Primary Geographical Markets (a)
United States	$	9,364	$	1,507	$	1,069	$	146	$	12,086
EMEA	1,213		175		765		(11)		2,142
Pacific Rim and Asia	43		55		20		20		138
Americas, other than U.S.	600		—		380		(5)		975
Total	$	11,220	$	1,737	$	2,234	$	150	$	15,341
Operating Segments
North American Industrial Packaging	$	9,947	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	9,947
EMEA Industrial Packaging	953		—		—		—		953
Brazilian Industrial Packaging	148		—		—		—		148
European Coated Paperboard	266		—		—		—		266
Global Cellulose Fibers	—		1,737		—		—		1,737
North American Printing Papers	—		—		1,073		—		1,073
Brazilian Papers	—		—		434		—		434
European Papers	—		—		728		—		728
Indian Papers	—		—		—		—		—
Intra-segment Eliminations	(94)		—		(1)		—		(95)
Corporate & Inter-segment Sales	—		—		—		150		150
Total	$	11,220	$	1,737	$	2,234	$	150	$	15,341

(a) Net sales are attributed to countries based on the location of the seller.

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
In millions	Industrial Packaging		Global Cellulose Fibers		Printing Papers		Corporate & Intersegment		Total
Primary Geographical Markets (a)
United States	$	3,180	$	535	$	486	$	56	$	4,257
EMEA	415		62		315		(1)		791
Pacific Rim and Asia	20		27		47		3		97
Americas, other than U.S.	205		—		223		(5)		423
Total	$	3,820	$	624	$	1,071	$	53	$	5,568
Operating Segments
North American Industrial Packaging	$	3,368	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	3,368
EMEA Industrial Packaging	324		—		—		—		324
Brazilian Industrial Packaging	61		—		—		—		61
European Coated Paperboard	92		—		—		—		92
Global Cellulose Fibers	—		624		—		—		624
North American Printing Papers	—		—		492		—		492
Brazilian Papers	—		—		247		—		247
European Papers	—		—		299		—		299
Indian Papers	—		—		38		—		38
Intra-segment Eliminations	(25)		—		(5)		—		(30)
Corporate & Inter-segment Sales	—		—		—		53		53
Total	$	3,820	$	624	$	1,071	$	53	$	5,568

(a) Net sales are attributed to countries based on the location of the seller.

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
In millions	Industrial Packaging		Global Cellulose Fibers		Printing Papers		Corporate & Intersegment		Total
Primary Geographical Markets (a)
United States	$	9,531	$	1,656	$	1,448	$	174	$	12,809
EMEA	1,263		207		986		(8)		2,448
Pacific Rim and Asia	50		111		167		9		337
Americas, other than U.S.	672		—		623		(11)		1,284
Total	$	11,516	$	1,974	$	3,224	$	164	$	16,878
Operating Segments
North American Industrial Packaging	$	10,158	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	10,158
EMEA Industrial Packaging	994		—		—		—		994
Brazilian Industrial Packaging	176		—		—		—		176
European Coated Paperboard	275		—		—		—		275
Global Cellulose Fibers	—		1,974		—		—		1,974
North American Printing Papers	—		—		1,474		—		1,474
Brazilian Papers	—		—		702		—		702
European Papers	—		—		929		—		929
Indian Papers	—		—		144		—		144
Intra-segment Eliminations	(87)		—		(25)		—		(112)
Corporate & Inter-segment Sales	—		—		—		164		164
Total	$	11,516	$	1,974	$	3,224	$	164	$	16,878

(a) Net sales are attributed to countries based on the location of the seller.