EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS (Note)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block]

The Company accounts for the following investment under the equity method of accounting.

Ilim S.A.

On September 18, 2023, pursuant to a previously announced agreement, the Company completed the sale of its 50% equity interest in Ilim S.A. ("Ilim"), which was a joint venture that operated a pulp and paper business in Russia and has subsidiaries including Ilim Group, to its joint venture partners for $484 million in cash. The Company also completed the sale of all of its Ilim Group shares (constituting a 2.39% stake) for $24 million, and divested other non-material residual interests associated with Ilim, to its joint venture partners. Following the completed sales, the Company no longer has an interest in Ilim or any of its subsidiaries. Additionally, we incurred transaction fees of $36 million in connection with the sale of our investment. The Company reclassified currency translation adjustments in AOCI of $517 million to the investment at the completion of the transaction.

All historical results of the Ilim investment are presented as Discontinued Operations, net of taxes in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

The following summarizes the items comprising Equity Earnings, Impairment Charges, Tax Expense (Benefit), Discontinued Operations and Dividends related to the sale of our equity interest in Ilim:

In millions	Equity Earnings	Impairment Charges	Tax Expense (Benefit)	Discontinued Operations, net of tax (a)	Dividends
2023 First Quarter	43	43	—	—	—
2023 Second Quarter	46	33	—	13	13
2023 Third Quarter	23	59	(9)	(27)	—

(a)    Discontinued operations, net of tax is Equity Earnings less Impairment Charges and Tax Expense (Benefit)