Financial Information By Business Segment And Geographic Area (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
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| Segment Reporting, Measurement Disclosures [Abstract] |
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| Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] |
Net Sales | | | | | | | | | | | | | In millions | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | Industrial Packaging | $ | 15,326 |
| | $ | 15,900 |
| | $ | 15,077 |
| Global Cellulose Fibers | 2,551 |
| | 2,819 |
| | 2,551 |
| Printing Papers | 4,291 |
| | 4,375 |
| | 4,157 |
| Corporate and Intersegment Sales (a) | 208 |
| | 212 |
| | (42 | ) | Net Sales | $ | 22,376 |
| | $ | 23,306 |
| | $ | 21,743 |
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| Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] |
Operating Profit | | | | | | | | | | | | | In millions | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | Industrial Packaging | $ | 2,076 |
| | $ | 2,277 |
| | $ | 1,919 |
| Global Cellulose Fibers | (6 | ) | | 262 |
| | 116 |
| Printing Papers | 529 |
| | 543 |
| | 459 |
| Business Segment Operating Profit | 2,599 |
| | 3,082 |
| | 2,494 |
| | | | | | | Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity earnings | 1,604 |
| | 1,781 |
| | 848 |
| Interest expense, net | 491 |
| | 536 |
| | 572 |
| Noncontrolling interests / equity earnings adjustment (b) | 3 |
| | (10 | ) | | (2 | ) | Corporate expenses, net (a) | 54 |
| | 67 |
| | 91 |
| Corporate special items, net (a) | 104 |
| | 9 |
| | 76 |
| Business special items, net | 307 |
| | 205 |
| | 425 |
| Non-operating pension expense | 36 |
| | 494 |
| | 484 |
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| $ | 2,599 |
| | $ | 3,082 |
| | $ | 2,494 |
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| Detail of Business Special Items By Segment [Table Text Block] |
Business Special Items, Net | | | | | | | | | | | | | In millions | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | Industrial Packaging | $ | 78 |
| | $ | 184 |
| | $ | 372 |
| Global Cellulose Fibers | 68 |
| | 11 |
| | 51 |
| Printing Papers | 161 |
| | 10 |
| | 2 |
| Business Special Items, Net | $ | 307 |
| | $ | 205 |
| | $ | 425 |
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| Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block] |
Assets | | | | | | | | | In millions | 2019 | | 2018 | Industrial Packaging | $ | 16,338 |
| | $ | 15,859 |
| Global Cellulose Fibers | 3,733 |
| | 3,880 |
| Printing Papers | 3,476 |
| | 3,905 |
| Corporate and other (c) | 9,924 |
| | 9,932 |
| Assets | $ | 33,471 |
| | $ | 33,576 |
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| Reconciliation of Capital Spending from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block] |
Capital Spending | | | | | | | | | | | | | In millions | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | Industrial Packaging | $ | 922 |
| | $ | 1,061 |
| | $ | 836 |
| Global Cellulose Fibers | 162 |
| | 183 |
| | 188 |
| Printing Papers | 172 |
| | 303 |
| | 235 |
| Subtotal | 1,256 |
| | 1,547 |
| | 1,259 |
| Corporate and other | 20 |
| | 25 |
| | 21 |
| Capital Spending | $ | 1,276 |
| | $ | 1,572 |
| | $ | 1,280 |
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| Reconciliation of Depreciation and Amortization from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block] |
Depreciation, Amortization and Cost of Timber Harvested | | | | | | | | | | | | | In millions | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | Industrial Packaging | $ | 794 |
| | $ | 803 |
| | $ | 815 |
| Global Cellulose Fibers | 263 |
| | 262 |
| | 264 |
| Printing Papers | 244 |
| | 258 |
| | 254 |
| Corporate (d) | 5 |
| | 5 |
| | 10 |
| Depreciation and Amortization | $ | 1,306 |
| | $ | 1,328 |
| | $ | 1,343 |
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| Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block] |
External Sales By Major Product | | | | | | | | | | | | | In millions | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | Industrial Packaging | $ | 15,259 |
| | $ | 15,828 |
| | $ | 14,946 |
| Global Cellulose Fibers | 2,545 |
| | 2,810 |
| | 2,524 |
| Printing Papers | 4,284 |
| | 4,359 |
| | 4,142 |
| Other (e) | 288 |
| | 309 |
| | 131 |
| Net Sales | $ | 22,376 |
| | $ | 23,306 |
| | $ | 21,743 |
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| Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block] |
Net Sales (f) | | | | | | | | | | | | | In millions | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2017 | United States (g) | $ | 16,948 |
| | $ | 17,609 |
| | $ | 16,247 |
| EMEA | 3,258 |
| | 3,321 |
| | 3,129 |
| Pacific Rim and Asia | 415 |
| | 605 |
| | 625 |
| Americas, other than U.S. | 1,755 |
| | 1,771 |
| | 1,742 |
| Net Sales | $ | 22,376 |
| | $ | 23,306 |
| | $ | 21,743 |
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| Long-lived Assets by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block] |
Long-Lived Assets (h) | | | | | | | | | In millions | 2019 | | 2018 | United States | $ | 10,706 |
| | $ | 10,586 |
| EMEA | 1,368 |
| | 1,315 |
| Pacific Rim and Asia | — |
| | 201 |
| Americas, other than U.S. | 1,321 |
| | 1,367 |
| Long-Lived Assets | $ | 13,395 |
| | $ | 13,469 |
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