Financial Information By Industry Segment And Geographic Area (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting, Measurement Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

INFORMATION BY INDUSTRY SEGMENT

Net Sales

In millions	2012			2011			2010
Industrial Packaging	$	13,280		$	10,430		$	9,840
Printing Papers	6,230			6,215			5,940
Consumer Packaging	3,170			3,710			3,400
Distribution	6,040			6,630			6,735
Forest Products	—			—			220
Corporate and Intersegment Sales	(887		)	(951		)	(956		)
Net Sales	$	27,833		$	26,034		$	25,179

Operating Profit

In millions	2012			2011			2010
Industrial Packaging	$	1,066		$	1,147		$	826
Printing Papers	599			872			481
Consumer Packaging	268			163			207
Distribution	22			34			78
Forest Products	—			—			94
Operating Profit	1,955			2,216			1,686
Interest expense, net	(672		)	(541		)	(608		)
Noncontrolling interests / equity earnings adjustment (a)	—			10			15
Corporate items, net	(51		)	(102		)	(142		)
Restructuring and other charges	(51		)	(82		)	(70		)
Net gains (losses) on sales and impairments of businesses	2			—			25
Non-operating pension expense	(159		)	(43		)	(84		)
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and Equity Earnings	$	1,024		$	1,458		$	822

Restructuring and Other Charges

In millions	2012		2011			2010
Industrial Packaging	$	14	$	20		$	19
Printing Papers	—		(24		)	315
Consumer Packaging	—		2			8
Distribution	44		49			—
Corporate	51		55			52
Restructuring and Other Charges	$	109	$	102		$	394

Assets

In millions	2012		2011
Industrial Packaging	$	13,353	$	9,433
Printing Papers	7,198		7,311
Consumer Packaging	3,123		3,086
Distribution	1,639		1,718
Corporate and other (b)	6,840		5,470
Assets	$	32,153	$	27,018

Capital Spending

In millions	2012		2011		2010
Industrial Packaging	$	565	$	426	$	301
Printing Papers	449		364		283
Consumer Packaging	296		310		159
Distribution	10		8		5
Forest Products	—		—		3
Subtotal	1,320		1,108		751
Corporate and other	63		51		24
Total from Continuing Operations	$	1,383	$	1,159	$	775

Depreciation, Amortization and Cost of Timber Harvested (c)

In millions	2012		2011		2010
Industrial Packaging	$	755	$	513	$	597
Printing Papers	450		486		479
Consumer Packaging	196		217		228
Distribution	13		14		13
Forest Products	—		—		5
Corporate	72		102		134
Depreciation and Amortization	$	1,486	$	1,332	$	1,456

External Sales By Major Product

In millions	2012		2011		2010
Industrial Packaging	$	13,223	$	10,376	$	9,812
Printing Papers	5,483		5,510		5,220
Consumer Packaging	3,146		3,577		3,241
Distribution	5,981		6,571		6,683
Forest Products	—		—		223
Net Sales	$	27,833	$	26,034	$	25,179

INFORMATION BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA

Net Sales (d)

In millions	2012		2011		2010
United States (e)	$	21,523	$	19,434	$	19,501
Europe	2,935		3,183		2,839
Pacific Rim and Asia	1,816		1,807		1,377
Americas, other than U.S.	1,559		1,610		1,462
Net Sales	$	27,833	$	26,034	$	25,179

Long-Lived Assets (f)

In millions	2012		2011
United States	$	10,484	$	8,536
Europe	1,022		936
Pacific Rim and Asia	982		855
Americas, other than U.S.	1,773		1,871
Corporate	310		279
Long-Lived Assets	$	14,571	$	12,477

(a) Operating profits for industry segments include each segment’s percentage share of the profits of subsidiaries included in that segment that are less than wholly-owned. The pre-tax noncontrolling interests and equity earnings for these subsidiaries is added here to present consolidated earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and equity earnings.

(b) Includes corporate assets and assets of businesses held for sale.

(c) Excludes accelerated depreciation related to closure of mills.

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

(e) Export sales to unaffiliated customers were $2.2 billion in 2012, $2.1 billion in 2011 and $1.8 billion in 2010.

(f) Long-Lived Assets includes Forestlands and Plants, Properties and Equipment, net.