Operating Profit by Industry Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	$ 601		$ 426		$ 1,107		$ 888
Interest expense, net	168		172		332	[1]	340
Noncontrolling interests/equity earnings adjustment	4	[2]	4	[2]	4	[2]	8	[2]
Corporate items, net	0		(3)		(22)		(35)
Restructuring and other charges	9		(9)		3		(25)
Non-operating pension expense	(83)		(42)		(167)		(79)
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and Equity Earnings	363		204		593		417
Equity earnings (loss), net of taxes	(36)		(26)		(46)		18
Ilim Holding
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Equity earnings (loss), net of taxes	(34)		(25)		(45)		15
Industrial Packaging
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	474	[3]	260	[4]	829	[3]	475	[4]
Printing Papers
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	76		104	[5]	225		250	[5]
Consumer Packaging
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	51	[6]	57	[7]	58	[6]	160	[7]
Distribution
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	$ 0	[8]	$ 5	[9]	$ (5)	[8]	$ 3	[9]

[1] Includes a gain of $6 million for interest related to the settlement of an IRS tax audit.

[2] 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 interest and equity earnings for these subsidiaries are adjusted here to present consolidated earnings before income taxes and equity earnings.

[3] Includes charges of $14 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and $26 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 for the integration costs associated with the acquisition of Temple-Inland, gains of $13 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and $14 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 for a bargain purchase adjustment on the first quarter 2013 acquisition of a majority share of our operations in Turkey, and charges of $2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and $5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 for other items.

[4] Includes a charge of $62 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012 to adjust the value of the long-lived assets of the Hueneme mill in Oxnard, California to their fair value in anticipation of its divestiture, charges of $35 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and $78 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 for integration costs associated with the Temple-Inland acquisition, charges of $9 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012 for costs associated with the announced third quarter 2012 divestiture of the Hueneme mill and two other containerboard mills, a charge of $1 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012 related to the closure of the Etienne mill in France, and a charge of $20 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 related to the write-up of the Temple-Inland inventory to fair value.

[5] Includes a loss of $2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and a loss of $1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 related to the acquisition of the majority interest in Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited.

[6] Includes charges of $1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and $45 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 for costs associated with the permanent shutdown of a paper machine at our Augusta, Georgia mill.

[7] Includes a loss of $6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and a gain of $1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 for adjustments related to the sale of the Shorewood business.

[8] Includes charges of $17 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and $24 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 for costs associated with the restructuring of the Company's xpedx operations.

[9] Includes charges of $12 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and $33 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 for costs associated with the restructuring of the Company's xpedx operation.