Acquisitions and Joint Ventures - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended					1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Oct. 14, 2011 Noncompete Agreements	Feb. 13, 2012 Temple-Inland Inc.	Jun. 30, 2012 Temple-Inland Inc.	Mar. 31, 2012 Temple-Inland Inc.	Jun. 30, 2012 Temple-Inland Inc.	Oct. 14, 2011 Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited	Oct. 08, 2011 Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited Acquisition Related Additional Tender Offer	Dec. 31, 2011 Shandong IP & Sun Food Packaging Co., Ltd.	Dec. 31, 2011 Sun Food Packaging Co., Ltd. Shandong IP & Sun Food Packaging Co., Ltd.	Dec. 31, 2011 Parent Company Shandong IP & Sun Food Packaging Co., Ltd.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Outstanding common stock acquired, price per share				$ 32
Acquisition of businesses, cash paid				$ 3,700				$ 226	$ 105
Acquisition of business, debt assumed				700
Mills required to be divested				3
Tons of aggregate capacity to be divested				970,000
Number of months within which mills are required to be divested				4 months
Number of 30-day extensions related to timeframes in which mills are required to be divested				2
Number of days of extensions of timeframes within which mills are required to be divested				30 days
Write-up of inventory						20	20
Write-up of inventory, after tax						12
Integration costs associated with acquisition					35		78
Integration costs associated with acquisition, after taxes					22		55
Acquisition of business, purchase price			58
Percentage of interest acquired								75.00%			45.00%	55.00%
Percentage of outstanding shares acquired								53.50%	21.50%
Deposited in escrow account		25
Land-use rights, value											28
Cash paid to purchase interest in joint venture												55
Combined production capacity, tons										500,000
Gain on bargain purchase price adjustment	$ 7