10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

ý QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2013

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period From              to             

 _________________________________________

Commission File Number 1-3157

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York	13-0872805
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation of organization)	Identification No.)
6400 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN	38197
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (901) 419-7000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ý    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (paragraph 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ý    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	ý	Accelerated filer	¨
Non-accelerated filer	¨	Smaller reporting company	¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  ý

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share, as of October 31, 2013 was 443,623,335.

INDEX

		PAGE NO.
	PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements
	Consolidated Statement of Operations - Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012	1
	Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income - Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012	2
	Consolidated Balance Sheet - September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012	3
	Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows - Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012	4
	Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	5
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	31
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	48
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	48
	PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	49
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	49
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	49
Item 6.	Exhibits	50
Signatures		51

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

Consolidated Statement of Operations

(Unaudited)

(In millions, except per share amounts)

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012		2013			2012
Net Sales	$	7,406		$	7,026	$	21,831		$	20,758
Costs and Expenses
Cost of products sold	5,313			5,140		15,947			15,394
Selling and administrative expenses	572			527		1,654			1,514
Depreciation, amortization and cost of timber harvested	401			383		1,176			1,111
Distribution expenses	438			403		1,309			1,198
Taxes other than payroll and income taxes	47			39		143			124
Restructuring and other charges	76			33		131			88
Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses	1			18		1			89
Net bargain purchase gain on acquisition of business	—			—		(13		)	—
Interest expense, net	147			163		479			503
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and Equity Earnings	411			320		1,004			737
Income tax provision (benefit)	41			130		66			257
Equity earnings (losses), net of taxes	16			34		(30		)	52
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations	386			224		908			532
Discontinued operations, net of taxes	(10		)	14		40			35
Net Earnings (Loss)	376			238		948			567
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(6		)	1		(11		)	8
Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to International Paper Company	$	382		$	237	$	959		$	559
Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to International Paper Company Common Shareholders
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	0.88		$	0.51	$	2.07		$	1.20
Discontinued operations, net of taxes	(0.02		)	0.03		0.09			0.08
Net earnings (loss)	$	0.86		$	0.54	$	2.16		$	1.28
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to International Paper Company Common Shareholders
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	0.87		$	0.51	$	2.05		$	1.19
Discontinued operations, net of taxes	(0.02		)	0.03		0.09			0.08
Net earnings (loss)	$	0.85		$	0.54	$	2.14		$	1.27
Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding – assuming dilution	449.7			439.8		448.7			439.7
Cash Dividends Per Common Share	$	0.3000		$	0.2625	$	0.9000		$	0.7875
Amounts Attributable to International Paper Company Common Shareholders
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	392		$	223	$	919		$	524
Discontinued operations, net of taxes	(10		)	14		40			35
Net earnings (loss)	$	382		$	237	$	959		$	559

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

(In millions)

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013		2012			2013			2012
Net Earnings (Loss)	$	376	$	238		$	948		$	567
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:
Amortization of pension and post-retirement prior service costs and net loss:
U.S. plans	76		48			230			146
Pension and postretirement liability adjustments:
U.S. plans	103		4			103			28
Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment	34		114			(312		)	(161		)
Net gains/losses on cash flow hedging derivatives:
Net gains (losses) arising during the period	7		7			(3		)	13
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net earnings (loss)	4		4			(5		)	17
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	224		177			13			43
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	600		415			961			610
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	6		(1		)	11			(8		)
Other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		(12		)	15			3
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to International Paper Company	$	606	$	402		$	987		$	605

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

Consolidated Balance Sheet

(In millions)

	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(unaudited)
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and temporary investments	$	1,946		$	1,302
Accounts and notes receivable, net	4,024			3,562
Inventories	2,841			2,730
Deferred income tax assets	421			323
Assets of businesses held for sale	—			759
Other current assets	243			229
Total Current Assets	9,475			8,905
Plants, Properties and Equipment, net	13,697			13,949
Forestlands	580			622
Investments	755			887
Financial Assets of Special Purpose Entities (Note 13)	2,122			2,108
Goodwill	4,491			4,315
Deferred Charges and Other Assets	1,469			1,367
Total Assets	$	32,589		$	32,153
Liabilities and Equity
Current Liabilities
Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt	$	783		$	444
Accounts payable	2,904			2,775
Accrued payroll and benefits	513			508
Liabilities of businesses held for sale	—			44
Other accrued liabilities	1,195			1,227
Total Current Liabilities	5,395			4,998
Long-Term Debt	8,900			9,696
Nonrecourse Financial Liabilities of Special Purpose Entities (Note 13)	2,042			2,036
Deferred Income Taxes	3,330			3,026
Pension Benefit Obligation	3,932			4,112
Postretirement and Postemployment Benefit Obligation	435			473
Other Liabilities	1,013			1,176
Equity
Common stock, $1 par value, 2013 – 447.0 shares and 2012 – 439.9 shares	447			440
Paid-in capital	6,432			6,042
Retained earnings	4,212			3,662
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,812		)	(3,840		)
	7,279			6,304
Less: Common stock held in treasury, at cost, 2013 – 1.1 shares and 2012 – 0.013 shares	49			—
Total Shareholders’ Equity	7,230			6,304
Noncontrolling interests	312			332
Total Equity	7,542			6,636
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	32,589		$	32,153

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(In millions)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012
Operating Activities
Net earnings (loss)	$	948		$	567
Discontinued operations, net of taxes	(40		)	(35		)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	908			532
Depreciation, amortization and cost of timber harvested	1,176			1,111
Deferred income tax provision, net	55			192
Restructuring and other charges	131			88
Pension plan contribution	(31		)	(44		)
Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses	1			89
Net bargain purchase gain on acquisition of business	(13		)	—
Equity (earnings) losses, net	30			(52		)
Periodic pension expense, net	413			256
Other, net	(112		)	(66		)
Changes in current assets and liabilities
Accounts and notes receivable	(357		)	226
Inventories	(121		)	23
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(19		)	(125		)
Interest payable	(8		)	65
Other	(89		)	(21		)
Cash Provided By (Used For) Operations – Continuing Operations	1,964			2,274
Cash Provided By (Used For) Operations – Discontinued Operations	27			(20		)
Cash Provided By (Used For) Operations	1,991			2,254
Investment Activities
Invested in capital projects	(759		)	(1,001		)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(507		)	(3,734		)
Proceeds from divestitures	733			474
Equity investment in Ilim	—			(45		)
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	76			—
Other	(33		)	(115		)
Cash Provided By (Used For) Investment Activities – Continuing Operations	(490		)	(4,421		)
Cash Provided By (Used For) Investment Activities – Discontinued Operations	1			(61		)
Cash Provided By (Used For) Investment Activities	(489		)	(4,482		)
Financing Activities
Repurchases of common stock and payments of restricted stock tax withholding	(70		)	(35		)
Issuance of common stock	288			60
Issuance of debt	212			2,052
Reduction of debt	(637		)	(2,123		)
Change in book overdrafts	(65		)	(52		)
Dividends paid	(400		)	(344		)
Redemption of securities	(150		)	—
Other	(28		)	(38		)
Cash Provided By (Used For) Financing Activities	(850		)	(480		)
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash	(8		)	(11		)
Change in Cash and Temporary Investments	644			(2,719		)
Cash and Temporary Investments
Beginning of period	1,302			3,994
End of period	$	1,946		$	1,275

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments that are necessary for the fair presentation of International Paper Company’s (International Paper’s, the Company’s or our) financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods presented. Except as disclosed herein, such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. Results for the first nine months of the year may not necessarily be indicative of full year results. It is suggested that these consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 which have previously been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

NOTE 2 - RECENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS

Disclosures About Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU No. 2011-11, "Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities", which amends ASC 210, "Balance Sheet". This ASU requires entities to disclose gross and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and those subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. This would include derivatives and other financial securities arrangements. This guidance was effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after January 1, 2013 and was required to be applied retrospectively. The application of the requirements of this guidance did not have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.

Intangibles – Goodwill and Other

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU 2012-02, "Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment," which amends ASC 350, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other". This ASU gives an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors if it is more likely than not that the fair value of indefinite-lived intangible assets are less than their carrying amount. If that assessment indicates no impairment, the quantitative impairment test is not required. This amendment was effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. The adoption of the provisions of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Comprehensive Income

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-02, "Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income," which adds new disclosure requirements for items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. This guidance was effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2012. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance in the first quarter of 2013.

Hedge Accounting

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-10, "Derivatives and Hedging," which amends ASC 815, "Derivatives and Hedging," to allow entities to use the Fed Funds Swap Rate, in addition to U.S. Treasury rates and LIBOR, as a benchmark interest rate in accounting for fair value and cash flow hedges in the United States. The ASU also eliminates the provision that prohibits the use of different benchmark rates for similar hedges except in rare and justifiable circumstances. The ASU is effective prospectively for qualifying new hedging relationships entered into on or after July 17, 2013 and for hedging relationships redesignated on or after that date. The adoption of the provisions of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Income Taxes

In July 2013, the FASB also issued ASU 2013-11, "Income Taxes," which provides guidance on financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. This guidance should be applied to all unrealized tax benefits that exist as of the effective date which is fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2013, and interim periods within those years. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of this guidance.

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NOTE 3 - EQUITY

A summary of the changes in equity for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 is provided below:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013									2012
In millions, except per share amounts	Total International Paper Shareholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Equity			Total International Paper Shareholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Equity
Balance, January 1	$	6,304		$	332		$	6,636		$	6,645		$	340		$	6,985
Issuance of stock for various plans, net	418			—			418			144			—			144
Repurchase of stock	(70		)	—			(70		)	(35		)	—			(35		)
Common stock dividends ($0.9000 per share in 2013 and $0.7875 per share in 2012)	(409		)	—			(409		)	(353		)	—			(353		)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests by subsidiary	—			(1		)	(1		)	—			(4		)	(4		)
Noncontrolling interests of acquired entities, net	—			7			7			—			—			—
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			—			(2		)	(2		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	987			(26		)	961			605			5			610
Ending Balance, September 30	$	7,230		$	312		$	7,542		$	7,006		$	339		$	7,345

NOTE 4 - ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (AOCI)

The following table presents changes in AOCI for the three-month period ended September 30, 2013:

In millions	Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Items (a)			Change in Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (a)			Net Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives (a)			Total (a)
Balance as of June 30, 2013	$	(3,442	)	$	(592	)	$	(17	)	$	(4,051	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	103			34			7			144
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	76			—			4			80
Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income	179			34			11			224
Balance as of September 30, 2013	$	(3,263	)	$	(558	)	$	(6	)	$	(3,827	)

(a) All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI.

The following table presents changes in AOCI for the three-month period ended September 30, 2012:

In millions	Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Items (a)			Change in Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (a)			Net Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives (a)			Total (a)
Balance as of June 30, 2012	$	(2,730	)	$	(392	)	$	(17	)	$	(3,139	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	4			114			7			125
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	48			—			4			52
Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income	52			114			11			177
Balance as of September 30, 2012	$	(2,678	)	$	(278	)	$	(6	)	$	(2,962	)

(a) All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI.

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The following table presents changes in AOCI for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2013:

In millions	Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Items (a)			Change in Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (a)			Net Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives (a)			Total (a)
Balance as of January 1, 2013	$	(3,596	)	$	(246	)	$	2		$	(3,840	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	103			(329		)	(3		)	(229		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	230			17			(5		)	242
Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income	333			(312		)	(8		)	13
Balance as of September 30, 2013	$	(3,263	)	$	(558	)	$	(6	)	$	(3,827	)

(a) All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI.

The following table presents changes in AOCI for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012:

In millions	Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Items (a)			Change in Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (a)			Net Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives (a)			Total (a)
Balance as of January 1, 2012	$	(2,852	)	$	(117	)	$	(36	)	$	(3,005	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	28			(126		)	13			(85		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	146			(35		)	17			128
Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income	174			(161		)	30			43
Balance as of September 30, 2012	$	(2,678	)	$	(278	)	$	(6	)	$	(2,962	)

(a) All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI.

The following table presents details of the reclassifications out of AOCI for the three-month period ended September 30, 2013:

Details About Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (a)				Location of Amount Reclassified from AOCI
In millions:
Defined benefit pension and postretirement items:
Prior-service costs	$	(2	)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Actuarial gains/(losses)	(123		)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	(125		)
Tax (expense)/benefit	49
Net of tax	$	(76	)
Net gains and losses on cash flow hedging derivatives:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	(6	)	(c)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	(6		)
Tax (expense)/benefit	2
Net of tax	(4		)
Total reclassifications for the period	$	(80	)

(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to earnings/loss.

(b) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 16 for additional details).

(c) This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in our derivatives and hedging activities (see Note 15 for additional details).

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The following table presents details of the reclassifications out of AOCI for the three-month period ended September 30, 2012:

Details About Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (a)				Location of Amount Reclassified from AOCI
In millions:
Defined benefit pension and postretirement items:
Prior-service costs	$	(1	)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Actuarial gains/(losses)	(78		)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	(79		)
Tax (expense)/benefit	31
Net of tax	$	(48	)
Net gains and losses on cash flow hedging derivatives:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	(6	)	(c)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	(6		)
Tax (expense)/benefit	2
Net of tax	(4		)
Total reclassifications for the period	$	(52	)

(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to earnings/loss.

(b) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 16 for additional details).

(c) This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in our derivatives and hedging activities (see Note 15 for additional details).

The following table presents details of the reclassifications out of AOCI for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2013:

Details About Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (a)				Location of Amount Reclassified from AOCI
In millions
Defined benefit pension and postretirement items:
Prior-service costs	$	(7	)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Actuarial gains/(losses)	(370		)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	(377		)
Tax (expense)/benefit	147
Net of tax	$	(230	)
Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments:
Business acquisition/divestitures	$	(17	)		Net bargain purchase gain on acquisition of business
Tax (expense)/benefit	—
Net of tax	$	(17	)
Net gains and losses on cash flow hedging derivatives:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	7		(c)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	7
Tax (expense)/benefit	(2		)
Net of tax	5
Total reclassifications for the period	$	(242	)

(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to earnings/loss.

(b) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 16 for additional details).

(c) This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in our derivatives and hedging activities (see Note 15 for additional details).

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The following table presents details of the reclassifications out of AOCI for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012:

Details About Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (a)				Location of Amount Reclassified from AOCI
In millions
Defined benefit pension and postretirement items:
Prior-service costs	$	(2	)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Actuarial gains/(losses)	(237		)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	(239		)
Tax (expense)/benefit	93
Net of tax	$	(146	)
Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments:
Business acquisitions/divestitures	$	48			Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses
Tax (expense)/benefit	(13		)
Net of tax	$	35
Net gains and losses on cash flow hedging derivatives:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	(16	)	(c)	Cost of products sold
Natural gas contracts	(11		)	(c)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	(27		)
Tax (expense)/benefit	10
Net of tax	(17		)
Total reclassifications for the period	$	(128	)

(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to earnings/loss.

(b) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 16 for additional details).

(c) This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in our derivatives and hedging activities (see Note 15 for additional details).

NOTE 5 - EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

Basic earnings per common share are computed by dividing earnings by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per common share are computed assuming that all potentially dilutive securities, including “in-the-money” stock options, were converted into common shares. A reconciliation of the amounts included in the computation of earnings (loss) per common share, and diluted earnings (loss) per common share is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions, except per share amounts	2013		2012		2013		2012
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	392	$	223	$	919	$	524
Effect of dilutive securities (a)	—		—		—		—
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations – assuming dilution	$	392	$	223	$	919	$	524
Average common shares outstanding	445.9		435.1		444.1		434.7
Effect of dilutive securities (a)
Restricted stock performance share plan	3.6		4.7		4.3		5.0
Stock options (b)	0.2		—		0.3		—
Average common shares outstanding – assuming dilution	449.7		439.8		448.7		439.7
Basic earnings (loss) from continuing operations per common share	$	0.88	$	0.51	$	2.07	$	1.20
Diluted earnings (loss) from continuing operations per common share	$	0.87	$	0.51	$	2.05	$	1.19

(a) Securities are not included in the table in periods when antidilutive.

(b) Options to purchase 10.7 million shares for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 9.4 million shares for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were not included in the computation of diluted common shares outstanding because their exercise price exceeded the average market price of the Company’s common stock for each respective reporting period.

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NOTE 6 - RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES

2013: During the three months ended September 30, 2013, restructuring and other charges totaling $76 million before taxes ($47 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
In millions	Before-Tax Charges			After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	15		$	9
xpedx restructuring	6			4
xpedx transaction costs	11			7
Courtland mill shutdown	51			31
Bellevue box plant facility sale	(9		)	(6		)
Other	2			2
Total	$	76		$	47

During the three months ended June 30, 2013, restructuring and other charges totaling a gain of $4 million before taxes ($2 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
In millions	Before-Tax Charges			After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	3		$	2
Insurance reimbursements	(30		)	(19		)
xpedx restructuring	17			10
Other	6			5
Total	$	(4	)	$	(2	)

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, restructuring and other charges totaling $59 million before taxes ($36 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
In millions	Before-Tax Charges		After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	6	$	4
xpedx restructuring	7		4
Augusta paper machine shutdown	44		27
Other	2		1
Total	$	59	$	36

2012: During the three months ended September 30, 2012, restructuring and other charges totaling $33 million before taxes ($24 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
In millions	Before-Tax Charges			After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	13		$	8
xpedx restructuring	8			4
EMEA packaging restructuring	16			11
Other	(4		)	1
Total	$	33		$	24

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During the three months ended June 30, 2012, restructuring and other charges totaling $21 million before taxes ($13 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
In millions	Before-Tax Charges		After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	10	$	6
xpedx restructuring	10		6
Other	1		1
Total	$	21	$	13

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, restructuring and other charges totaling $34 million before taxes ($23 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
In millions	Before-Tax Charges			After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	16		$	10
xpedx restructuring	19			14
Other	(1		)	(1		)
Total	$	34		$	23

NOTE 7 - ACQUISITIONS AND JOINT VENTURES

Acquisitions

2013: On January 3, 2013, International Paper completed the acquisition (effective date of acquisition on January 1, 2013) of the shares of its joint venture partner, Sabanci Holding, in the Turkish corrugated packaging company, Olmuksa International Paper Sabanci Ambalaj Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (now called Olmuksan International Paper or Olmuksan), for a purchase price of $56 million. The acquired shares represent 43.7% of Olmuksan's shares. Prior to this acquisition, International Paper held a 43.7% equity interest in Olmuksan.

Because the transaction resulted in International Paper becoming the majority shareholder, owning 87.4% of Olmuksan's outstanding and issued shares, its completion triggered a mandatory call for tender of the remaining public shares which began in March 2013 and ended in April 2013, with no shares tendered. Also as a result of International Paper taking majority control of the entity, Olmuksan's financial results have been consolidated with the Company's Industrial Packaging segment beginning January 1, 2013, the effective date which International Paper obtained majority control of the entity.

Following the transaction, the Company's previously held 43.7% equity interest in Olmuksan was remeasured to a fair value of $75 million, resulting in a gain of $9 million. The fair value was estimated by applying the discounted cash flow approach, using a 13% discount rate, long-term sustainable growth rates ranging from 6% to 9% and a corporate tax rate of 20%. In addition, the cumulative translation adjustment balance of $17 million relating to the previously held equity interest was reclassified, as expense, to Net bargain purchase gain on acquisition of business in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations, from accumulated other comprehensive income.

The preliminary purchase price allocation indicates that the sum of the cash consideration paid, the fair value of the noncontrolling interest and the fair value of the previously held interest is less than the fair value of the underlying assets by $22 million, resulting in a bargain purchase price gain being recorded on this transaction.

The $17 million reclassification of the cumulative translation balance and $18 million of the estimated bargain purchase gain were recorded in the 2013 first-quarter earnings. The $9 million gain resulting from the measurement of the previously held equity interest and an additional $4 million bargain purchase gain were recorded in 2013 second-quarter earnings and are included in the Net bargain purchase gain on acquisition of business line item in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

Due to the timing of the completion of the acquisition, certain assumptions and estimates were used in determining the preliminary purchase price allocation. Those assumptions and estimates primarily relate to the amounts allocated to deferred taxes and contingent liabilities (which are included in Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet), as work is still ongoing as of September 30, 2013 to determine the fair value of those assets and

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liabilities at the acquisition date. Therefore, the amounts disclosed may change as the purchase price allocation is finalized. The purchase price allocation is expected to be finalized in the fourth quarter of 2013.

The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired as of January 1, 2013.

In millions
Cash and temporary investments	$	5
Accounts and notes receivable	72
Inventory	31
Other current assets	2
Plants, properties and equipment	105
Investments	11
Total assets acquired	226
Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt	17
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	27
Deferred income tax liability	4
Postretirement and postemployment benefit obligation	6
Total liabilities assumed	54
Noncontrolling interest	18
Net assets acquired	$	154

Pro forma information related to the acquisition of Olmuksan has not been included as it does not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated results of operations.

2012: On February 13, 2012, International Paper completed the acquisition of Temple-Inland Inc. (Temple-Inland). International Paper acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Temple-Inland for $32.00 per share in cash, totaling approximately $3.7 billion, and assumed approximately $700 million in Temple-Inland’s debt. As a condition to allowing the transaction to proceed, the Company entered into an agreement on a proposed Final Judgment with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that required the Company to divest three containerboard mills, with approximately 970,000 tons of aggregate containerboard capacity. On July 2, 2012, International Paper finalized the sales of its Ontario and Oxnard (Hueneme), California containerboard mills to New-Indy Containerboard LLC, and its New Johnsonville, Tennessee containerboard mill to Hood Container Corporation. By completing these transactions, the Company satisfied its divestiture obligations under the Final Judgment. See Note 8 for further details of these divestitures.

Temple-Inland's results of operations are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition on February 13, 2012.

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The following summarizes the allocation of the purchase price to the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired as of February 13, 2012, which was finalized in the fourth quarter of 2012.

In millions
Accounts and notes receivable	$	466
Inventory	484
Deferred income tax assets – current	140
Other current assets	57
Plants, properties and equipment	2,911
Financial assets of special purpose entities	2,091
Goodwill	2,139
Other intangible assets	693
Deferred charges and other assets	54
Total assets acquired	9,035
Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt	130
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	704
Long-term debt	527
Nonrecourse financial liabilities of special purpose entities	2,030
Deferred income tax liability	1,252
Pension benefit obligation	338
Postretirement and postemployment benefit obligation	99
Other liabilities	221
Total liabilities assumed	5,301
Net assets acquired	$	3,734

The identifiable intangible assets acquired in connection with the Temple-Inland acquisition included the following:

In millions	Estimated Fair  Value		Average Remaining Useful Life
			(at acquisition date)
Asset Class:
Customer relationships	$	536	12-17 years
Developed technology	8		5-10 years
Tradenames	109		Indefinite
Favorable contracts	14		4-7 years
Non-compete agreement	26		2 years
Total	$	693

In connection with the purchase price allocation, inventories were written up by approximately $20 million before taxes ($12 million after taxes) to their estimated fair value. As the related inventories were sold in the 2012 first quarter, this amount was expensed in Cost of products sold for the quarter.

Additionally, Selling and administrative expenses included $24 million ($15 million after taxes) and $50 million ($31 million after taxes), for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $58 million ($34 million after taxes) and $136 million ($89 million after taxes), for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, in charges for integration costs associated with the acquisition.

The following unaudited pro forma information for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 represents the results of operations of International Paper as if the Temple-Inland acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2012. This information does not purport to represent International Paper’s actual results of operations if the transaction described above would have occurred on January 1, 2012, nor is it necessarily indicative of future results.

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In millions, except per share amounts	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Net sales	$	21,050
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations (a)	567
Net earnings (loss) (a)	602
Diluted earnings (loss) from continuing operations per common share (a)	1.29
Diluted net earnings (loss) per common share (a)	1.37

(a) Attributable to International Paper Company common shareholders.

Joint Ventures

2013:On January 14, 2013, International Paper and Brazilian corrugated packaging producer, Jari Celulose, Papel e Embalagens S.A. (Jari), a Grupo Orsa company, formed Orsa International Paper Embalagens S.A. (Orsa IP). The new entity, in which International Paper holds a 75% stake, includes three containerboard mills and four box plants, which make up Jari's former industrial packaging assets. This acquisition supports the Company's strategy of growing its global packaging presence and better serving its global customer base.

The value of International Paper's investment in Orsa IP is approximately $471 million. Because International Paper acquired majority control of the joint venture, Orsa IP's financial results have been consolidated with our Industrial Packaging segment from the date of formation on January 14, 2013.

Due to the timing of the completion of the acquisition, certain assumptions and estimates were used in determining the preliminary purchase price allocation. Those assumptions and estimates primarily relate to the amounts allocated to deferred taxes and postretirement and postemployment benefit obligations, as work is still ongoing as of September 30, 2013 to determine the fair value of those assets and liabilities at the acquisition date. Therefore, the amount disclosed may change materially as the purchase price allocation is refined. The purchase price allocation is expected to be finalized during the fourth quarter of 2013.

The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired as of January 14, 2013.

In millions
Cash and temporary investments	$	16
Accounts and notes receivable, net	5
Inventory	27
Plants, properties and equipment	290
Goodwill	220
Other intangible assets	110
Other long-term assets	3
Total assets acquired	671
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	10
Deferred income tax liability	56
Total liabilities assumed	66
Noncontrolling interest	134
Net assets acquired	$	471

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The identifiable intangible assets acquired in connection with the Orsa IP acquisition included the following:

In millions	Estimated Fair  Value		Average Remaining Useful Life
			(at acquisition date)
Asset Class:
Customer relationships	$	88	12 years
Trademark	3		6 years
Wood supply agreement	19		25 years
Total	$	110

Pro forma information related to the acquisition of Orsa IP has not been included as it does not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated results of operations.

Due to the complex organizational structure of Orsa IP's operations, and the extended time required to prepare consolidated financial information in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, the Company reports its share of Orsa IP's operating results on a one-month lag basis.

NOTE 8 - BUSINESSES HELD FOR SALE, DIVESTITURES AND IMPAIRMENTS

Discontinued Operations

On July 19, 2013, the Company finalized the sale of its Temple-Inland Building Products division, which included 15 manufacturing facilities, to Georgia-Pacific Building Products, LLC for approximately $733 million in cash, including preliminary customary closing adjustments.

On April 1, 2013, the Company finalized the sale of Temple-Inland's 50% interest in Del-Tin Fiber L.L.C. (Del-Tin) to joint venture partner Deltic Timber Corporation (Deltic) for $20 million in assumed liabilities and cash. Accordingly, the Del-Tin assets (which included a manufacturing facility) were excluded from the sale to Georgia-Pacific and the purchase price under our sale agreement with Georgia-Pacific was adjusted from $750 million to $710 million.

The operating results of the Temple-Inland Building Products business have been included in Discontinued operations from the date of acquisition. The assets of this business, totaling $759 million at December 31, 2012 are included in Assets of businesses held for sale in current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012. Included in this amount is $26 million and $153 million related to goodwill and intangibles, respectively. The liabilities of this business, totaling $44 million at December 31, 2012 are included in Liabilities of businesses held for sale in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012.

Other Divestitures and Impairments

2012: During the three months ended September 30, 2012, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $19 million ($49 million after taxes) for additional costs associated with the divestiture of its Ontario and Oxnard (Hueneme), California containerboard mills and its New Johnsonville, Tennessee containerboard mill. Also during the three months ended September 30, 2012, a net gain of $1 million, before and after taxes, was recorded for other items.

As referenced in Note 7, on July 2, 2012, International Paper finalized the sales of its Ontario and Oxnard (Hueneme), California containerboard mills to New-Indy Containerboard LLC, and its New Johnsonville, Tennessee containerboard mill to Hood Container Corporation. A pre-tax charge of $9 million ($5 million after taxes) was recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2012 for costs associated with the divestiture of these three containerboard mills. Also, in anticipation of the divestiture of the Hueneme mill in Oxnard, California, a pre-tax charge of $62 million ($38 million after taxes) was recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2012 to adjust the long-lived assets of the mill to their fair value.

Also during the three months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $6 million ($4 million after taxes) to adjust the previously estimated loss on the sale of the Company's Shorewood business.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company recorded a pre-tax gain of $7 million ($6 million after taxes) to adjust the previously estimated loss on the sale of the Company’s Shorewood business. The sale of the Shorewood non-U.S. business was completed in January 2012.

All of the charges discussed above are included in Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

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NOTE 9 - SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION

Temporary Investments

In millions	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Temporary investments	$	1,545	$	934

Accounts and Notes Receivable

In millions	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Accounts and notes receivable, net:
Trade	$	3,717	$	3,316
Other	307		246
Total	$	4,024	$	3,562

Inventories

In millions	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Raw materials	$	410	$	360
Finished pulp, paper and packaging	1,792		1,728
Operating supplies	571		588
Other	68		54
Total	$	2,841	$	2,730

Depreciation Expense

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Depreciation expense	$	365	$	347	$	1,081	$	1,045

Valuation Accounts

Certain valuation accounts were as follows:

In millions	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Accumulated depreciation	$	19,826	$	18,934
Allowance for doubtful accounts	138		119

During the second quarter of 2013, a reserve of $28 million on $42 million of total receivables from a large envelope company was recorded due to their filing for bankruptcy protection in June 2013. The reserve is based on the Company's estimate of ultimate expected losses associated with the outstanding receivable balance.

There was no material activity related to asset retirement obligations during either of the nine months ended September 30, 2013 or 2012.

Interest

Cash payments related to interest were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012
Interest payments	$	537	$	496

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Amounts related to interest were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Interest expense (a)	$	162	$	197	$	520	$	559
Interest income (a)	15		34		41		56
Capitalized interest costs	4		10		12		29

(a) Interest expense and interest income exclude approximately $11 million and $35 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and $15 million and $35 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, related to investments in and borrowings from variable interest entities for which the Company has a legal right of offset (see Note 13).

Postretirement Benefit Expense

The components of the Company’s postretirement benefit expense were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	—		$	1		$	1		$	2
Interest cost	4			5			11			15
Actuarial loss	2			3			5			8
Amortization of prior service credit	(6		)	(8		)	(18		)	(22		)
Net postretirement benefit expense	$	—		$	1		$	(1	)	$	3

NOTE 10 - GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES

Goodwill

The following table presents changes in goodwill balances as allocated to each business segment for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2013:

In millions	Industrial Packaging				Printing Papers				Consumer Packaging			Distribution		Total
Balance as of January 1, 2013
Goodwill	$	3,165			$	2,396			$	1,783		$	400	$	7,744
Accumulated impairment losses (a)	—				(1,765		)		(1,664		)	—		(3,429		)
	3,165				631				119			400		4,315
Reclassifications and other (b)	(13		)		(49		)		2			—		(60		)
Additions/reductions	253			(c)	(17		)	(d)	—			—		236
Balance as of September 30, 2013
Goodwill	3,405				2,330				1,785			400		7,920
Accumulated impairment losses (a)	—				(1,765		)		(1,664		)	—		(3,429		)
Total	$	3,405			$	565			$	121		$	400	$	4,491

(a) Represents accumulated goodwill impairment charges since the adoption of ASC 350, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other” in 2002.

(b) Represents the effects of foreign currency translations and reclassifications.

(c) Reflects $220 million for Orsa IP, the newly formed joint venture in Brazil, and the adjustment of $54 million ($33 million after-tax impact to goodwill) previously included as a trade name intangible asset in Deferred Charges and Other Assets on the balance sheet.

(d) Reflects a reduction from tax benefits generated by the deduction of goodwill amortization for tax purposes in Brazil.

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Other Intangibles

Identifiable intangible assets comprised the following:

	September 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
In millions	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships and lists	$	634	$	138	$	644	$	112
Non-compete agreements	76		41		83		30
Tradenames, patents and trademarks	77		18		144		16
Land and water rights	75		7		87		6
Fuel and power agreements	11		6		17		12
Software	24		22		22		19
Other	49		27		83		19
Total	$	946	$	259	$	1,080	$	214

The Company recognized the following amounts as amortization expense related to intangible assets:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Amortization expense related to intangible assets	$	30	$	28	$	66	$	43

NOTE 11 - INCOME TAXES

International Paper made income tax payments, net of refunds, as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012
Income tax payments, net	$	224	$	41

The following table presents a rollforward of unrecognized tax benefits and related accrued estimated interest and penalties for the nine months ended September 30, 2013:

In millions	Unrecognized Tax Benefits			Accrued Estimated Interest and Tax Penalties
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	(972	)	$	(104	)
Activity for three months ended March 31, 2013	99			20
Activity for the three months ended June 30, 2013	6			1
Activity for the three months ended September 30, 2013	29			13
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	(838	)	$	(70	)

The Company currently estimates that, as a result of ongoing discussions, pending tax settlements and expirations of statutes of limitations, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits could be reduced by approximately $720 million during the next 12 months and approximately $650 million of this reduction will positively impact the effective rate.

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Included in the Company’s income tax provisions for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, are $197 million and $81 million of income tax benefits, respectively, related to special items. The components of the net provision related to special items were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013			2012
Special items	$	(77	)	$	(87	)
Tax-related adjustments:
Temple-Inland acquisition	—			3
IRS audit settlement	(122		)	—
Mexican business restructuring	—			3
Other	2			—
Income tax provision (benefit) related to special items	$	(197	)	$	(81	)

NOTE 12 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Environmental Proceedings

International Paper has been named as a potentially responsible party in environmental remediation actions under various federal and state laws, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). Many of these proceedings involve the cleanup of hazardous substances at large commercial landfills that received waste from many different sources. While joint and several liability is authorized under CERCLA and equivalent state laws, as a practical matter, liability for CERCLA cleanups is typically allocated among the many potential responsible parties. Remedial costs are recorded in the consolidated financial statements when they become probable and reasonably estimable. International Paper has estimated the probable liability associated with these matters to be approximately $95 million in the aggregate.

Cass Lake: One of the matters referenced above is a closed wood treating facility located in Cass Lake, Minnesota. During 2009, in connection with an environmental site remediation action under CERCLA, International Paper submitted to the EPA a site remediation feasibility study. In June 2011, the EPA selected and published a proposed soil remedy at the site with an estimated cost of $46 million. The overall remediation reserve for the site is currently $52 million to address this selection of an alternative for the soil remediation component of the overall site remedy. In October 2011, the EPA released a public statement indicating that the final soil remedy decision would be delayed. In the unlikely event that the EPA changes its proposed soil remedy and approves instead a more expensive clean-up alternative, the remediation costs could be material, and significantly higher than amounts currently recorded. In October 2012, the Natural Resource Trustees for this site provided notice to International Paper and other potentially responsible parties of their intent to perform a Natural Resource Damage Assessment. It is premature to predict the outcome of the assessment or to estimate a loss or range of loss, if any, which may be incurred.

Other: In addition to the above matters, other remediation costs typically associated with the cleanup of hazardous substances at the Company’s current, closed or formerly-owned facilities, and recorded as liabilities on the balance sheet, totaled approximately $43 million at September 30, 2013. Other than as described above, completion of required remedial actions is not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

Kalamazoo River: The Company is a potentially responsible party with respect to the Allied Paper, Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund Site (Kalamazoo River Superfund Site) in Michigan. The EPA asserts that the site is contaminated primarily by PCBs as a result of discharges from various paper mills located along the Kalamazoo River, including a paper mill formerly owned by St. Regis Paper Co. (St. Regis). The Company is a successor in interest to St. Regis. The Company has not received any orders from the EPA with respect to the site and continues to collect information from the EPA and other parties relative to the site to evaluate the extent of its liability, if any, with respect to the site. Accordingly, it is premature to estimate a loss or range of loss with respect to this site.

Also in connection with the Kalamazoo River Superfund Site, the Company was named as a defendant by Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP, Fort James Corporation and Georgia Pacific LLC in a contribution and cost recovery action for alleged pollution at the site. The suit seeks contribution under CERCLA for $79 million in costs purportedly expended by plaintiffs as of the filing of the complaint and for future remediation costs. The suit alleges that a mill, during the time it was allegedly owned and operated by St. Regis, discharged PCB contaminated solids and paper residuals resulting from paper de-inking and recycling. Also named as defendants in the suit are NCR Corporation and Weyerhaeuser Company. In mid-2011, the suit was transferred from the District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin to the District Court for the Western District of Michigan. The trial of the initial liability phase took place in February 2013. Weyerhaeuser conceded prior to trial that it was a liable party with respect to the site. In September 2013, an opinion and order was issued in the suit. The order concluded that

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the Company (as the successor to St. Regis) was an "owner" of the mill at issue during a portion of the relevant period and is therefore liable under CERCLA. The order also determined that NCR is a liable party as an "arranger for disposal" of PCBs in waste paper that was de-inked and recycled by mills along the Kalamazoo River. The order did not address the Company's responsibility, if any, for costs for which plaintiffs in the suit are seeking recovery. This will be the subject of a separate trial. The Company thus believes it is premature to predict the outcome or to estimate a loss or range of loss, if any, which may be incurred.

Harris County: International Paper and McGinnis Industrial Maintenance Corporation, a subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc., are potentially responsible parties at the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site (San Jacinto River Superfund Site) in Harris County, Texas, and have been actively participating in investigation and remediation activities at this Superfund site. In December 2011, Harris County, Texas filed a suit against the Company in Harris County District Court seeking civil penalties with regard to the alleged discharge of dioxin into the San Jacinto River since 1965 from waste impoundments that are part of the San Jacinto River Superfund Site. Also named as defendants in this action are McGinnis Industrial Maintenance Corporation, Waste Management, Inc. and Waste Management of Texas Inc. Harris County is seeking civil penalties pursuant to the Texas Water Code, which provides for the imposition of civil penalties between $50 and $25,000 per day. The case is in the discovery phase and it is therefore premature to predict the outcome or to estimate our maximum reasonably possible loss. However, we do not believe that any material loss is probable.

In October 2012, a civil lawsuit was filed against the same defendants, including the Company, in the District Court of Harris County by what are now 659 plaintiffs seeking medical monitoring and damages with regard to the alleged discharge of dioxin into the San Jacinto River since 1965 from waste impoundments that are a part of the San Jacinto Superfund Site. This case is in the discovery phase and it is therefore premature to predict the outcome or to estimate a loss or range of loss, if any, which may be incurred. In December 2012, residents of an up-river neighborhood filed a civil action against the same defendants, including the Company, in the District Court of Harris County alleging property damage and personal injury from the alleged discharge of dioxin into the San Jacinto River from the San Jacinto Superfund Site. This case is in the discovery phase and it is therefore premature to predict the outcome or to estimate a loss or range of loss, if any, which may be incurred.

Bogalusa: In August 2011, Temple-Inland's Bogalusa, Louisiana paper mill experienced an upset condition that resulted in a fish kill on the Pearl River (the Bogalusa Incident). Louisiana and Mississippi state regulatory agencies and the U.S. Department of Justice (the DOJ) initiated enforcement actions against Temple-Inland as a result of the Bogalusa Incident. We have resolved the Louisiana and Mississippi enforcement matters and paid approximately $3 million in penalties.

The DOJ investigation into the Bogalusa Incident was resolved in the second quarter of 2013 upon federal court approval of a criminal plea agreement between Temple-Inland subsidiary, TIN Inc., and the DOJ. Under the plea agreement, TIN pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor environmental offenses, paid a $3.3 million financial penalty, and agreed to a two-year corporate probation period.

The Bogalusa mill also expects the LDEQ to levy a civil penalty resulting from (i) alleged environmental violations identified in an LDEQ environmental audit conducted immediately after the Bogalusa Incident, and (ii) air permit deviations self-disclosed by the mill in 2012.

Temple-Inland (or its affiliates) was a defendant in 28 civil lawsuits in Louisiana and Mississippi related to the Bogalusa Incident. Fifteen of these civil cases were filed in Louisiana state court shortly after the incident and were removed and consolidated in an action then pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana along with a civil case originally filed in that court. During August 2012, an additional 13 causes of action were filed in federal or state court in Mississippi and Louisiana. In October 2012, International Paper and the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, the group of attorneys appointed by the Louisiana federal court to organize and coordinate the efforts of all the plaintiffs in this litigation, reached a tentative understanding on key structural terms and an amount for resolution of the litigation. The court granted preliminary approval for the proposed class action settlement on December 19, 2012. There were no opt-outs and four objections which were all later withdrawn. The Fairness Hearing was held July 10, 2013, and the court issued its Final Order and Judgment Approving Class Action Settlement the same day. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the class action settlement was deemed final on August 9, 2013. We funded the settlement in September 2013. This settlement did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Legal Proceedings

Antitrust: In September 2010, eight containerboard producers, including International Paper and Temple-Inland, were named as defendants in a purported class action complaint that alleged a civil violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. The suit is captioned Kleen Products LLC v. Packaging Corp. of America (N.D. Ill.). The complaint alleges that the defendants, beginning in August 2005 through November 2010, conspired to limit the supply and thereby increase prices of containerboard products. The alleged class is all persons who purchased containerboard products directly from any defendant for use or delivery in the United States during the period August 2005 to the present. The complaint seeks to recover an unspecified amount of treble actual damages and attorney’s fees on behalf of the purported class. Four similar complaints were filed and have been

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consolidated in the Northern District of Illinois. Moreover, in January 2011, International Paper was named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed in state court in Cocke County, Tennessee alleging that International Paper violated Tennessee law by conspiring to limit the supply and fix the prices of containerboard from mid-2005 to the present. Plaintiffs in the state court action seek certification of a class of Tennessee indirect purchasers of containerboard products, damages and costs, including attorneys’ fees. The Company disputes the allegations made and intends to vigorously defend each action. However, because the Kleen Products case is in the discovery phase and the Tennessee action is in the preliminary stages, we are unable to predict an outcome or estimate a range of reasonably possible loss.

In late December 2012, purchasers of gypsum board filed purported class action complaints alleging civil violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act against Temple-Inland and a number of other gypsum manufacturers in three separate actions. Two of the actions were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (E.D. PA) and one in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (N.D. IL). The case in the N.D. IL was voluntarily dismissed in December. Since that time, approximately 25 additional actions were collectively filed between the E.D. PA and the N.D. IL and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina (W.D. NC), on behalf of direct and indirect purchasers. The complaints are similar and allege that the gypsum manufacturers conspired or otherwise reached agreements to: (1) raise prices of gypsum board either from 2008 or 2011 through the present; (2) avoid price erosion by ceasing the practice of issuing job quotes; and (3) restrict supply through downtime and limit order fulfillment. The alleged classes are all persons who purchased gypsum board and/or gypsum finishing products directly or indirectly from any defendant and the conspiracy is alleged to have commenced on or before either September 2011 or January 2008. The complainants seek to recover unspecified treble actual damages and attorneys' fees on behalf of the purported classes. On April 8, 2013, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered transfer of all pending cases to E.D. PA for coordinated and consolidated pretrial proceedings, and the direct purchaser plaintiffs and indirect purchaser plaintiffs filed their respective amended consolidated complaints in June 2013. The amended consolidated complaints allege a conspiracy or agreement beginning in or before September 2011. The Company disputes the allegations made and intends to vigorously defend the consolidated action. In addition, in September 2013, purported class actions were filed in courts in Quebec, Canada and Ontario, Canada, with each suit alleging violations of the Canadian Competition Act and seeking damages and injunctive relief. The Company has not yet filed an answer in either case, but intends to dispute the allegations made and to vigorously defend the litigation. Because the U.S. cases are in the discovery phase and the Canadian cases are in a preliminary stage, we are unable to predict an outcome or estimate our maximum reasonably possible loss. However, we do not believe that any material loss is probable.

Guaranty Bank: As we have previously disclosed, Temple-Inland was named as a defendant in a lawsuit captioned North Port Firefighters’ Pension v. Temple-Inland Inc., filed in November 2011 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas and subsequently amended. The lawsuit alleges a class action against Temple-Inland and certain individual defendants contending that Temple-Inland and certain individual defendants misrepresented the financial condition of Guaranty Financial Group during the period December 12, 2007 through August 24, 2009. On June 20, 2012, all defendants in the lawsuit filed motions to dismiss the amended complaint. On March 28, 2013, the district court granted Temple-Inland's and the individual defendants' motions to dismiss without prejudice. On April 26, 2013, the plaintiff filed a Second Amended Complaint that asserted claims against the individual defendants, but did not assert any claims against Temple-Inland. On July 30, 2013, the district court dismissed the Second Amended Complaint filed against the individual defendants with prejudice, also noting that since the plaintiff did not seek the court's leave to amend its complaint with respect to the claims against Temple-Inland, all claims against Temple-Inland were dismissed with prejudice. On August 27, 2013, the plaintiff filed a notice of appeal of the district court's ruling.

Certain of the individual defendants in the North Port litigation have requested advancement of their costs of defense from Temple-Inland and have asserted a right to indemnification by Temple-Inland. We believe that all or part of these defense costs would be covered losses under Temple-Inland’s directors and officers insurance. The carriers under the applicable policies have been notified of the claims and each has responded with a reservation of rights letter.

Tax: The Company is currently being challenged by Brazilian tax authorities concerning the statute of limitations related to the use of certain tax credits. The Company is appealing an unfavorable March 2012 administrative court ruling. The potential loss to the Company in the event of a final unfavorable outcome is approximately $29 million.

General: The Company is involved in various other inquiries, administrative proceedings and litigation relating to environmental and safety matters, labor and employment, personal injury, property damage, contracts, sales of property, and other matters, some of which allege substantial monetary damages. While any proceeding or litigation has the element of uncertainty, the Company believes that the outcome of any of the lawsuits or claims that are pending or threatened or all of them combined (other than those that cannot be assessed due to their preliminary nature) will not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

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NOTE 13 - VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES AND PREFERRED SECURITIES OF SUBSIDIARIES

Variable Interest Entities

In connection with the 2006 sale of approximately 5.6 million acres of forestlands, International Paper received installment notes (the Timber Notes) totaling approximately $4.8 billion. The Timber Notes, which do not require principal payments prior to their August 2016 maturity, are supported by irrevocable letters of credit obtained by the buyers of the forestlands.

During 2006, International Paper contributed the Timber Notes to newly formed entities (the Borrower Entities) in exchange for Class A and Class B interests in these entities. Subsequently, International Paper contributed its $200 million Class A interests in the Borrower Entities, along with approximately $400 million of International Paper promissory notes, to other newly formed entities (the Investor Entities, and together with the Borrower Entities, the Entities) in exchange for Class A and Class B interests in these entities, and simultaneously sold its Class A interest in the Investor Entities to a third party investor. As a result, at December 31, 2006, International Paper held Class B interests in the Borrower Entities and Class B interests in the Investor Entities valued at approximately $5.0 billion. International Paper did not provide any financial support that was not previously contractually required for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012.

Following the 2006 sale of forestlands and creation of the Entities discussed above, the Timber Notes were used as collateral for borrowings from third party lenders, which effectively monetized the Timber Notes. Provisions of certain loan agreements require any bank issuing letters of credit supporting the Timber Notes to maintain a credit rating at or above a specified threshold. In the event the credit rating of a letter of credit bank is downgraded below the specified threshold, the letters of credit must be replaced within 60 days with letters of credit from a qualifying financial institution or for one of the letter of credit banks, collateral must be posted. The Company, retained to provide management services for the third-party entities that hold the Timber Notes, has, as required by the loan agreements, successfully replaced banks that fell below the specified threshold.

Also during 2006, the Entities acquired approximately $4.8 billion of International Paper debt obligations for cash, resulting in a total of approximately $5.2 billion of International Paper debt obligations held by the Entities at December 31, 2006. The various agreements entered into in connection with these transactions provide that International Paper has, and intends to affect, a legal right to offset its obligation under these debt instruments with its investments in the Entities. Accordingly, for financial reporting purposes, International Paper has offset approximately $5.2 billion of Class B interests in the Entities against $5.3 billion of International Paper debt obligations held by these Entities at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. Despite the offset treatment, these remain debt obligations of International Paper. Remaining borrowings of $76 million and $79 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, are included in Long-term debt in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Additional debt related to the above transaction of $79 million is included in Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

On October 7, 2011, Moody’s Investor Services reduced its credit rating of senior unsecured long-term debt of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, which issued letters of credit that support $1.6 billion of Timber Notes, below the specified threshold. On November 22, 2011, letters of credit worth $707 million were replaced by another qualifying institution. The Company and the third party managing member agreed to extend the 60 day deadline, and then, on February 10, 2012, letters of credit worth $135 million were replaced by another qualifying institution. Fees of $5 million were incurred in connection with these replacements. The Company and the third party managing member instituted a replacement waiver for the remaining $797 million, and then on July 25, 2012, these letters of credit were successfully replaced by another qualifying institution. In the event the credit rating of the letter of credit bank is downgraded below a specified threshold, the new bank is required to provide credit support for its obligation. Fees of $5 million were incurred in connection with this replacement.

On January 23, 2012, Standard and Poor's reduced its credit rating of senior unsecured long-term debt of Société Générale SA, which issued letters of credit that support $666 million of the Timber Notes, below the specified threshold. The letters of credit were successfully replaced by another qualifying institution. Fees of $5 million were incurred in connection with this replacement.

On June 21, 2012, Moody's Investor Services reduced its credit rating of senior unsecured long-term debt of BNP Paribas, which issued letters of credit that support $707 million of Timber Notes, below the specified threshold. On December 19, 2012, the Company and the third-party managing member agreed to a continuing replacement waiver for these letters of credit, terminable upon 30 days notice.

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Activity between the Company and the Entities was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Revenue (a)	$	11	$	15	$	35	$	35
Expense (a)	20		28		61		68
Cash receipts (b)	14		21		33		36
Cash payments (c)	39		47		84		87

(a) The net expense related to the Company’s interest in the Entities is included in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations, as International Paper has and intends to affect its legal right to offset as discussed above.

(b) The cash receipts are equity distributions from the Entities to International Paper.

(c) The semi-annual payments are related to interest on the associated debt obligations discussed above.

Based on an analysis of the Entities discussed above under guidance that considers the potential magnitude of the variability in the structures and which party has a controlling financial interest, International Paper determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of the Entities, and therefore, does not consolidate its investments in these entities. It was also determined that the source of variability in the structures is the value of the Timber Notes, the assets most significantly impacting the structure’s economic performance. The credit quality of the Timber Notes is supported by irrevocable letters of credit obtained by third party buyers which are 100% cash collateralized. International Paper analyzed which party has control over the economic performance of each entity, and concluded International Paper does not have control over significant decisions surrounding the Timber Notes and letters of credit and therefore is not the primary beneficiary. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss equals the value of the Timber Notes; however, an analysis performed by the Company concluded the likelihood of this exposure is remote.

International Paper also held a variable interest in financing entities that were used to monetize long-term notes received from the sale of forestlands in 2002. International Paper transferred notes (the Monetized Notes, with an original maturity of 10 years from inception) and cash having a value of approximately $500 million to the entities in exchange for preferred interests, and accounted for the transfers as a sale of the notes with no associated gain or loss. In the same period, the entities acquired approximately $500 million of International Paper debt obligations for cash. International Paper has no obligation to make any further capital contributions to these entities and did not provide any financial support that was not previously contractually required during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012.

During 2011 and the six months ended June 30, 2012, the 2002 Monetized Notes matured. Cash receipts upon maturity were used to pay the associated debt obligations. Effective June 1, 2012, International Paper liquidated its interest in the 2002 financing entities.

The use of the above entities facilitated the monetization of the credit enhanced Timber and Monetized Notes in a cost effective manner by increasing the borrowing capacity and lowering the interest rate while continuing to preserve the tax deferral that resulted from the forestlands installment sales and the offset accounting treatment described above.

In connection with the acquisition of Temple-Inland in February 2012, two special purpose entities became wholly-owned subsidiaries of International Paper.

In October 2007, Temple-Inland sold 1.55 million acres of timberland for $2.38 billion. The total consideration consisted almost entirely of notes due in 2027 issued by the buyer of the timberland, which Temple-Inland contributed to two wholly-owned, bankruptcy-remote special purpose entities. The notes are shown in Financial assets of special purpose entities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and are supported by $2.38 billion of irrevocable letters of credit issued by three banks, which are required to maintain minimum credit ratings on their long-term debt. In the third quarter of 2012, International Paper completed its preliminary analysis of the acquisition date fair value of the notes and determined it to be$2.09 billion. As of September 30, 2013, the fair value of the notes was $2.51 billion.

In December 2007, Temple-Inland’s two wholly-owned special purpose entities borrowed $2.14 billion shown in Nonrecourse financial liabilities of special purpose entities. The loans are repayable in 2027 and are secured only by the $2.38 billion of notes and the irrevocable letters of credit securing the notes and are nonrecourse to us. The loan agreements provide that if a credit rating of any of the banks issuing the letters of credit is downgraded below the specified threshold, the letters of credit issued by that bank must be replaced within 30 days with letters of credit from another qualifying financial institution. In the third quarter of 2012, International Paper completed its preliminary analysis of the acquisition date fair value of the borrowings and determined it to be $2.03 billion. As of September 30, 2013, the fair value of this debt was $2.39 billion.

On January 23, 2012, Standard and Poor's reduced its credit rating of senior unsecured long-term debt of Société Générale SA, which issued letters of credit that support $506 million of the 2007 Monetized Notes, below the specific threshold. These letters

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of credit were successfully replaced by another qualifying institution. Fees of $2 million were incurred in connection with this replacement.

On June 21, 2012, Moody's Investor Services reduced its credit rating of senior unsecured long-term debt of Barclays Bank PLC, which issued letters of credit that support approximately $500 million of the 2007 Monetized Notes, below the specified threshold. These letters of credit were successfully replaced by another qualifying institution. Fees of $6 million were incurred in connection with this replacement.

Activity between the Company and the 2007 financing entities was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Revenue (a)	$	6	$	15	$	20	$	21
Expense (b)	7		11		22		20
Cash receipts (c)	2		3		6		10
Cash payments (d)	5		6		16		16

(a) The revenue is included in Interest expense, net in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations and includes approximately $5 million and $14 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $12 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, of accretion income for the amortization of the purchase accounting adjustment on the Financial assets of special purpose entities.

(b) The expense is included in Interest expense, net in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations and includes approximately $2 million and $5 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $5 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, of accretion expense for the amortization of the purchase accounting adjustment on the Nonrecourse financial liabilities of special purpose entities.

(c) The cash receipts are interest received on the Financial assets of special purpose entities.

(d) The cash payments are interest paid on Nonrecourse financial liabilities of special purpose entities.

Preferred Securities of Subsidiaries

In March 2003, Southeast Timber, Inc. (Southeast Timber), a consolidated subsidiary of International Paper, issued $150 million of preferred securities to a private investor with future dividend payments based on LIBOR. Southeast Timber, which through a subsidiary initially held approximately 1.5 million acres of forestlands in the southern United States, was International Paper’s primary vehicle for sales of southern forestlands. As of September 30, 2013, substantially all of these forestlands have been sold. On March 27, 2013, Southeast Timber redeemed its Class A common shares owned by the private investor for $150 million. As a result, Noncontrolling interests decreased by $150 million in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Distributions paid to the third-party investor were $1 million and $4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The expense related to these preferred securities is shown in Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

NOTE 14 - DEBT

Amounts related to early debt extinguishment during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Early debt reductions (a)	$	442	$	611	$	500	$	1,047
Pre-tax early debt extinguishment costs (b)	15		13		24		39

(a) Reductions related to notes with interest rates ranging from 5.45% to 7.40% with original maturities from 2014 to 2033 and from 1.63% to 6.95% with original maturities from 2017 to 2023 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and 5.20% to 7.95% with original maturities from 2014 to 2033 and from 1.63% to 7.95% with original maturities from 2012 to 2023 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively.

(b) Amounts are included in Restructuring and Other Charges in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

In February 2012, International Paper borrowed $1.2 billion under a term loan with an initial interest rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 138 basis points that varied depending on the credit rating of the Company and entered into a $200 million term loan with an interest rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 175 basis points, both with maturity dates in 2017. The proceeds from these borrowings were used, along with available cash, to fund the acquisition of Temple-Inland. During 2012, International Paper fully repaid the $1.2 billion term loan.

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In June 2012, International Paper borrowed $225 million under the receivable securitization facility acquired from Temple-Inland with an interest rate of 0.224% plus a margin of 70 basis points. The borrowings under this receivable securitization facility were repaid in July 2012.

Subsequent to September 30, 2013, International Paper executed call notices on approximately $70 million of industrial development bonds with interest rates from 4.55% to 6.75% and original maturities from 2015 to 2031, which are expected to settle during the fourth quarter of 2013.

At September 30, 2013, the fair value of International Paper’s $9.7 billion of debt was approximately $11.0 billion. The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt is estimated based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues. International Paper’s long-term debt is classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy, which is further defined in Note 12 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Maintaining an investment-grade credit rating is an important element of International Paper’s financing strategy. At September 30, 2013, the Company held long-term credit ratings of BBB (stable outlook) and Baa3 (stable outlook) by S&P and Moody’s, respectively.

NOTE 15 - DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

As a multinational company we are exposed to market risks, such as changes in interest rates, currency exchanges rates and commodity prices.

For detailed information regarding the Company’s hedging activities and related accounting, refer to Note 13 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

The notional amounts of qualifying and non-qualifying financial instruments used in hedging transactions were as follows:

In millions	September 30, 2013	December 31, 2012
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:
Foreign exchange contracts (Sell / Buy; denominated in sell notional): (a)
Brazilian real / U.S. dollar - Forward	543	—
British pounds / Brazilian real – Forward	16	13
European euro / Brazilian real – Forward	21	13
European euro / Polish zloty – Forward	263	149
U.S. dollar / Brazilian real – Forward	335	238
U.S. dollar / Brazilian real – Zero-cost collar	18	18
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Embedded derivative (in USD)	—	150
Foreign exchange contracts (Sell / Buy; denominated in sell notional): (b)
Indian rupee / U.S. dollar	157	140
Thai baht / U.S. dollar	36	261
U.S. dollar / Turkish lira	—	56
Interest rate contracts (in USD)	—	150	(c)

(a) These contracts had maturities of three years or less as of September 30, 2013.

(b) These contracts had maturities of one year or less as of September 30, 2013.

(c) Includes $150 million floating-to-fixed interest rate swap notional to offset the embedded derivative.

The following table shows gains or losses recognized in AOCI, net of tax, related to derivative instruments:

	Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)
	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013			2012
Foreign exchange contracts	$	7	$	7	$	(3	)	$	14
Natural gas contracts	—		—		—			(1		)
Total	$	7	$	7	$	(3	)	$	13

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During the next 12 months, the amount of the September 30, 2013 AOCI balance, after tax, that is expected to be reclassified to earnings is a loss of $2 million.

The amounts of gains and losses recognized in the consolidated statement of operations on qualifying and non-qualifying financial instruments used in hedging transactions were as follows:

	Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI (Effective Portion)											Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI (Effective Portion)
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013			2012			2013		2012
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	(4	)	$	(4	)	$	5	$	(10	)	Cost of products sold
Natural gas contracts	—			—			—		(7		)	Cost of products sold
Total	$	(4	)	$	(4	)	$	5	$	(17	)

	Gain (Loss) Recognized											Location of Gain (Loss) In Consolidated Statement of Operations
	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012			2013			2012
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Electricity contact	$	—	$	1		$	2		$	(2	)	Cost of products sold
Embedded Derivatives	—		(1		)	(1		)	(3		)	Interest expense, net
Foreign exchange contracts	—		—			(5		)	(1		)	Cost of products sold
Interest rate contracts	7		5			17			17			Interest expense, net
Total	$	7	$	5		$	13		$	11

Fair Value Measurements

For a discussion of the Company’s fair value measurement policies under the fair value hierarchy, refer to Note 13 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

The Company has not changed its valuation techniques for measuring the fair value of any financial assets or liabilities during the year. Transfers between levels, if any, are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

The following table provides a summary of the impact of our derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet:

Fair Value Measurements

Level 2 – Significant Other Observable Inputs

	Assets						Liabilities
In millions	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012			September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts – cash flow	$	22	(a)	$	7	(c)	$	28	(e)	$	21	(f)
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	$	22		$	7		$	28		$	21
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Electricity contract	$	1	(b)	$	—		$	—		$	1	(g)
Embedded derivatives	—			1		(d)	—			—
Foreign exchange contracts	—			1		(d)	—			—
Interest rate contracts	—			—			—			1		(g)
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	$	1		$	2		$	—		$	2
Total derivatives	$	23		$	9		$	28		$	23

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(a) Includes $11 million recorded in Other current assets and $11 million recorded in Deferred charges and other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

(b) Included in Deferred charges and other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

(c) Includes $3 million recorded in Other current assets and $4 million recorded in Deferred charges and other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

(d) Included in Other current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

(e) Includes $17 million recorded in Other accrued liabilities and $11 million recorded in Other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

(f) Includes $20 million recorded in Other accrued liabilities and $1 million recorded in Other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

(g) Included in Other accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

The above contracts are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements that provide rights of offset with each counterparty when amounts are payable on the same date in the same currency or in the case of certain specified defaults. Management has made an accounting policy election to not offset the fair value of recognized derivative assets and derivative liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. The amounts owed to the counterparties and owed to the Company are considered immaterial with respect to each counterparty and in the aggregate with all counterparties.

Credit-Risk-Related Contingent Features

Certain of the Company’s financial instruments used in hedging transactions are governed by standard credit support arrangements with counterparties. If the lower of the Company’s credit rating by Moody’s or S&P were to drop below investment grade, the Company would be required to post collateral for all of its derivatives in a net liability position, although no derivatives would terminate. The fair values of derivative instruments containing credit risk-related contingent features in a net liability position were $2 million and $18 million as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The Company was not required to post any collateral as of September 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012. For more information on credit-risk-related contingent features, refer to Note 13 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

NOTE 16 - RETIREMENT PLANS

International Paper sponsors and maintains the Retirement Plan of International Paper Company (the “Pension Plan”), a tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan that provides retirement benefits to substantially all U.S. salaried employees and hourly employees (receiving salaried benefits) hired prior to July 1, 2004, and substantially all other U.S. hourly and union employees who work at a participating business unit regardless of hire date. These employees generally are eligible to participate in the Pension Plan upon attaining 21 years of age and completing one year of eligibility service. U.S. salaried employees and hourly employees (receiving salaried benefits) hired after June 30, 2004, are not eligible for the Pension Plan, but receive a company contribution to their individual savings plan accounts.

The Pension Plan provides defined pension benefits based on years of credited service and either final average earnings (salaried employees and hourly employees receiving salaried benefits), hourly job rates or specified benefit rates (hourly and union employees). A detailed discussion of these plans is presented in Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

In connection with the Temple-Inland acquisition in February 2012, International Paper assumed administrative responsibility for the Temple-Inland Retirement Plan, a defined benefit plan which covers substantially all employees of Temple-Inland. As a result of the sale of the Temple-Inland Building Products division as discussed in Note 8, the Company was required to remeasure the projected benefit obligation of the Temple-Inland defined benefit pension and postretirement plans. The remeasurement resulted in a reduction of the projected benefit obligation of approximately $168 million ($103 million net of tax) principally due to an increase in the assumed discount rate.

Net periodic pension expense for our qualified and nonqualified U.S. defined benefit plans comprised the following:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	47		$	38		$	142		$	113
Interest cost	143			154			430			452
Expected return on plan assets	(186		)	(190		)	(550		)	(563		)
Actuarial loss	121			76			365			230
Amortization of prior service cost	9			8			26			24
Net periodic pension expense	$	134		$	86		$	413		$	256

The Company’s funding policy for our pension plans is to contribute amounts sufficient to meet legal funding requirements, plus any additional amounts that the Company may determine to be appropriate considering the funded status of the plan, tax deductibility, the cash flows generated by the Company, and other factors. The Company made a cash contribution of $31 million to the Pension Plan in the second quarter of 2013. The Company continually reassesses the amount and timing of any

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discretionary contributions and could elect to make an additional contribution in 2013. The nonqualified defined benefit plans are funded to the extent of benefit payments, which totaled $15 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

NOTE 17 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

International Paper has an Incentive Compensation Plan (ICP) which is administered by the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the Committee). The ICP authorizes the grants of restricted stock, restricted or deferred stock units, performance awards payable in cash or stock upon the attainment of specified performance goals, dividend equivalents, stock options, stock appreciation rights, other stock-based awards and cash-based awards in the discretion of the Committee. A detailed discussion of the ICP, including the stock option program and executive continuity award program that provided for tandem grants of restricted stock and stock options, is presented in Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. As of September 30, 2013, 17.7 million shares were available for grant under the ICP.

Stock-based compensation expense and related income tax benefits were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Total stock-based compensation expense (selling and administrative)	$	35	$	26	$	106	$	70
Income tax benefits related to stock-based compensation	3		—		70		40

At September 30, 2013, $143 million, net of estimated forfeitures, of compensation cost related to unvested restricted performance shares, executive continuity awards and restricted stock attributable to future service had not yet been recognized. This amount will be recognized in expense over a weighted-average period of 1.8 years.

Performance Share Plan

Under the Performance Share Plan (PSP), awards are granted by the Committee to approximately 1,300 employees. Awards are earned based on the Company’s performance achievement in relative return on investment (ROI) and total shareholder return (TSR) compared to peer groups. Awards are weighted 75% for ROI and 25% for TSR for all participants except for officers for whom awards are weighted 50% for ROI and 50% for TSR. The ROI component of the PSP awards is valued at the closing stock price on the day prior to the grant date. As the ROI component contains a performance condition, compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, is recorded over the requisite service period based on the most probable number of awards expected to vest. The TSR component of the PSP awards is valued using a Monte Carlo simulation as the TSR component contains a market condition. The Monte Carlo simulation estimates the fair value of the TSR component based on the expected term of the award, the risk-free rate, expected dividends, and the expected volatility for the Company and its competitors. The expected term was estimated based on the vesting period of the awards, the risk-free rate was based on the yield on U.S. Treasury securities matching the vesting period and the volatility was based on the Company’s historical volatility over the expected term.

Beginning with the 2011 PSP, grants will be made in performance-based restricted stock units (PSU’s). The PSP will continue to be paid in unrestricted shares of Company stock.

PSP awards issued to certain members of senior management are liability awards, which are required to be remeasured at fair value at each balance sheet date. The valuation of these PSP liability awards is computed based on the same methodology as other PSP awards.

The following table sets forth the assumptions used to determine compensation cost for the market condition component of the PSP plan:

	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013	2012	2013	2012
Expected volatility	25.25 % - 62.58%	28.39% - 55.33%	25.25% - 62.58%	28.39% - 55.33%
Risk-free interest rate	0.20% - 0.99%	0.12% - 0.42%	0.20% - 0.99%	0.12% - 0.42%

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The following summarizes the activity for PSP for the nine months ended September 30, 2013:

	Nonvested Shares /  Units		Weighted Average Grant  Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2012	8,660,855		$	28.37
Granted	3,148,445		40.76
Shares Issued (a)	(3,222,492	)	32.48
Forfeited	(348,754	)	35.06
Outstanding at September 30, 2013	8,238,054		$	31.22

 (a) Includes 316,274 units held for payout at the end of the performance period.

Stock Option Program

The Company discontinued its stock option program in 2004 for members of executive management, and in 2005 for all other eligible U.S. and non-U.S. employees. Shares granted in 2013 represent replacement options from a stock swap.

A summary of option activity under the plan as of September 30, 2013 is presented below:

	Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Life (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (thousands)
Outstanding at December 31, 2012	9,136,060		$	38.79
Granted	4,744		48.11
Exercised	(7,067,850	)	38.54
Expired	(49,637	)	35.99
Outstanding at September 30, 2013	2,023,317		$	39.74	0.85	$	10,245

All options were fully vested and exercisable as of September 30, 2013.

Executive Continuity and Restricted Stock Award Program

The following summarizes the activity of the Executive Continuity and Restricted Stock Award Program for the nine months ended September 30, 2013:

	Nonvested Shares		Weighted Average Grant  Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2012	151,549		$	30.49
Granted	63,500		44.40
Shares Issued	(81,941	)	33.04
Forfeited	(17,500	)	37.75
Outstanding at September 30, 2013	115,608		$	35.22

NOTE 18 - INDUSTRY SEGMENT INFORMATION

International Paper’s industry segments, Industrial Packaging, Printing Papers, Consumer Packaging and Distribution, are consistent with the internal structure used to manage these businesses. All segments are differentiated on a common product, common customer basis consistent with the business segmentation generally used in the Forest Products industry.

The Company also has a 50% equity interest in Ilim in Russia that is a separate reportable industry segment.

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Sales by industry segment for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013			2012			2013			2012
Industrial Packaging	$	3,755		$	3,335		$	11,095		$	9,900
Printing Papers	1,555			1,580			4,635			4,650
Consumer Packaging	885			765			2,570			2,355
Distribution	1,445			1,535			4,235			4,510
Corporate and Intersegment Sales	(234		)	(189		)	(704		)	(657		)
Net Sales	$	7,406		$	7,026		$	21,831		$	20,758

Operating profit by industry segment for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013				2012				2013				2012
Industrial Packaging	$	499		(a)	$	255		(e)	1,328			(a)	$	730		(e)
Printing Papers	93			(b)	202			(f)	318			(b)	452			(f)
Consumer Packaging	73			(c)	67			(g)	131			(c)	227			(g)
Distribution	13			(d)	15			(h)	8			(d)	18			(h)
Operating Profit	678				539				$	1,785			1,427
Interest expense, net	(147		)		(163		)		(479		)	(i)	(503		)
Noncontrolling interests/equity earnings adjustment (j)	(3		)		—				1				8
Corporate items, net	(13		)		(1		)		(35		)		(36		)
Restructuring and other charges	(26		)		(15		)		(23		)		(40		)
Non-operating pension expense	(78		)		(40		)		(245		)		(119		)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity earnings	$	411			$	320			$	1,004			$	737
Equity earnings (loss), net of taxes – Ilim	$	11			$	33			$	(34	)		$	48

(a) Includes charges of $24 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and $50 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for integration costs associated with the acquisition of Temple-Inland, a gain of $14 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for a bargain purchase adjustment on the first quarter 2013 acquisition of a majority share of our operations in Turkey, a gain of $9 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 related to the sale of the box plant facility in Bellevue, Washington, and charges of $3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and $8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for other items.

(b) Includes charges of $51 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 for costs associated with the announced shutdown of our Courtland, Alabama mill.

(c) Includes charges of $45 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for costs associated with the permanent shutdown of a paper machine at our Augusta, Georgia mill.

(d) Includes charges of $6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and $30 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for costs associated with the restructuring of the Company's xpedx operations.

(e) Includes charges of $58 million and $136 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 for integration costs associated with the Temple-Inland acquisition, charges of $19 million and $28 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 for costs associated with the divestiture of three containerboard mills, charges of $16 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 for costs associated with the restructuring of our Packaging business in Europe, a charge of $62 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 to adjust the value of the long-lived assets of the Hueneme mill in Oxnard, California to their fair value, a charge of $20 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to the write-up of the Temple-Inland inventory to fair value, and gains of $6 million and $5 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 for other items.

(f) Includes a gain of $1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and a net $0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to the acquisition of the majority interest in Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited.

(g) Includes a gain of $1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 for adjustments related to the sale of the Shorewood business.

(h) Includes charges of $9 million and $42 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 for costs associated with the restructuring of the Company's xpedx operation.

(i) Includes a gain of $6 million for interest related to the settlement of an IRS tax audit.

(j) 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.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

International Paper generated Operating Earnings per share attributable to International Paper common shareholders of $1.05 in the third quarter of 2013, compared with 2013second-quarter earnings of $0.64 and 2012third-quarter earnings of $0.81. Diluted earnings per share attributable to International Paper common shareholders were $0.85 in the third quarter of 2013, compared with $0.57 in the second quarter of 2013 and $0.54 in the third quarter of 2012.

We delivered strong results in the 2013 third quarter driven by continued margin expansion, particularly in our North American Industrial Packaging business and solid manufacturing operations, in spite of higher input costs, primarily related to wood. Our 2013 third quarter results also reflect the price appreciation in our North American Consumer Packaging business. The 2013 third quarter includes the positive impact of a one-time tax benefit of $30 million related to the adjustment of the tax basis in certain of the Company’s fixed assets. The recording of this benefit is predicated upon a 2012 U.S. Court of Federal Claims decision decided in favor of another taxpayer.

Prices during the 2013 third quarter averaged higher than the 2013 second quarter driven by price increases implemented during the 2013 second quarter in our North American Industrial Packaging business. Volumes during the 2013 third quarter were slightly lower than the prior quarter due to one less shipping day in the North American Industrial Packaging business coupled with some seasonal slowdown. The 2013 third quarter was our lightest quarter for maintenance outages. Our North American Printing Papers business was significantly impacted by higher wood costs resulting from record wet weather in the southeastern United States. Manufacturing operations were favorable compared to the 2013 second quarter. Finally, the quarter was favorably impacted by increased equity earnings from our Ilim joint venture in Russia, mainly due to improved operational performance resulting from significant progress in our ramp-up of the two major capital projects and favorable foreign currency movements driven by Ilim’s U.S. dollar denominated debt.

Looking ahead to the 2013 fourth quarter, we expect seasonally higher volumes in our Brazilian and European Industrial Packaging businesses to be offset by volume declines in our North American Industrial Packaging business, due to seasonality and two less shipping days. Additionally, volumes will be lower in our North American Printing Papers business due to the restructuring tied to the Courtland mill closure announced during the 2013 third quarter. In addition to the impact to volume, there will be some cost headwinds associated with the wind-down and transition of operations from the Courtland mill. The 2013 second quarter containerboard price increase should continue to drive increased price realization in the North American Industrial Packaging business and we will begin implementing price increases in the 2013 fourth quarter in our North American Printing Papers business. We expect some pricing improvement in both the European and Brazilian Industrial Packaging businesses. Wood costs will continue to impact the North American Printing Paper business but to a lesser extent than what we experienced in the 2013 third quarter. Planned maintenance outage costs will increase slightly during the 2013 fourth quarter. The tax rate is expected to return to a more normal level due to the non-repeat of the $30 million benefit recognized during the 2013 third quarter. For our Ilim joint venture, operational gains associated with continued progress in the ramp-up of the major capital projects will be offset by increased seasonal costs, increasing wood supply issues and the non-repeating third quarter favorable currency adjustment.

Operating Earnings is a non-GAAP measure. Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to International Paper Company common shareholders is the most direct comparable GAAP measure. The Company calculates Operating Earnings by excluding the after-tax effect of items considered by management to be unusual from the earnings reported under GAAP, non-operating pension expense, and discontinued operations. Management uses this measure to focus on on-going operations, and believes that it is useful to investors because it enables them to perform meaningful comparisons of past and present operating results. The Company believes that using this information, along with the most direct comparable GAAP measure, provides for a more complete analysis of the results of operations. The following are reconciliations of Operating Earnings per share attributable to International Paper Company common shareholders to diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to

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International Paper Company common shareholders.

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Three Months Ended June 30,
	2013			2012			2013
Operating Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Shareholders	$	1.05		$	0.81		$	0.64
Non-operating pension	(0.11		)	(0.06		)	(0.11		)
Special items	(0.07		)	(0.24		)	(0.01		)
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share from Continuing Operations	0.87			0.51			0.52
Discontinued operations	(0.02		)	0.03			0.05
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Shareholders	$	0.85		$	0.54		$	0.57

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

For the third quarter of 2013, International Paper Company reported net sales of $7.4 billion, compared with $7.3 billion in the second quarter of 2013 and $7.0 billion in the third quarter of 2012. The results of operations of Temple-Inland are included since the acquisition in February 2012.

Net earnings attributable to International Paper totaled $382 million, or $0.85 per share, in the 2013third quarter. This compared with $237 million, or $0.54 per share, in the third quarter of 2012 and $259 million, or $0.57 per share, in the second quarter of 2013.

Earnings from continuing operations attributable to International Paper Company were $392 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with $223 million in the third quarter of 2012 and $235 million in the second quarter of 2013. Compared with the third quarter of 2012, earnings in the 2013third quarter benefited from higher average sales price realizations ($169 million), higher sales volumes ($10 million), lower net interest expense ($11 million), and lower tax expense ($39 million) reflecting a lower estimated tax rate. These benefits were offset by the net impact of a less favorable mix of products sold and higher operating costs ($12 million), higher mill maintenance outage costs ($17 million), higher raw material and freight costs ($62 million), higher corporate and other items ($3 million), and higher non-operating pension expense ($20 million). Equity earnings, net of taxes, relating to International Paper’s investment in Ilim Holding S.A. were $22 million lower in the 2013third quarter than in the 2012third quarter. Net special items were a loss of $31 million in the 2013third quarter, compared with a loss of $107 million in the 2012third quarter.

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Compared with the second quarter of 2013, earnings benefited from higher average sales price realizations ($54 million), lower mill maintenance outage costs ($70 million), the absence of a provision for a bad debt related to a large envelope customer which was recorded in the second quarter of 2013 ($20 million), lower net interest expense ($15 million), a lower tax expense ($34 million) reflecting a lower estimated tax rate and lower non-operating pension expense ($3 million). These benefits were offset by lower sales volumes ($23 million), the net impact of a less favorable mix of products sold and lower operating costs ($6 million), higher raw material and freight costs ($16 million), and higher corporate and other items ($10 million). Equity earnings, net of taxes, for Ilim Holding, S.A. increased by $45 million versus the 2013second quarter. Net special items were a loss of $31 million in the 2013third quarter, compared with a loss of $2 million in the 2013second quarter.

To measure the performance of the Company’s business segments from period to period without variations caused by special or unusual items, International Paper’s management focuses on industry segment operating profit. This is defined as earnings from continuing operations before taxes, equity earnings and noncontrolling interests net of taxes, excluding interest expense, corporate charges and corporate special items which may include restructuring charges and (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses.

The following table presents a reconciliation of net earnings attributable to International Paper Company to its operating profit:

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,						June 30,
In millions	2013			2012			2013
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Attributable to International Paper Company	$	392		$	223		$	235
Add back (deduct):
Income tax provision (benefit)	41			130			94
Equity (earnings) loss, net of taxes	(16		)	(34		)	36
Noncontrolling interests, net of taxes	(6		)	1			(2		)
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and Equity Earnings	411			320			363
Interest expense, net	147			163			168
Noncontrolling interests / equity earnings included in operations	3			—			(4		)
Corporate items	13			1			—
Special items	26			15			(9		)
Non-operating pension expense	78			40			83
	$	678		$	539		$	601
Industry Segment Operating Profit:
Industrial Packaging	$	499		$	255		$	474
Printing Papers	93			202			76
Consumer Packaging	73			67			51
Distribution	13			15			—
Total Industry Segment Operating Profit	$	678		$	539		$	601

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Industry Segment Operating Profit

Total industry segment operating profits of $678 million in the 2013third quarter were higher than the $539 million in the 2012third quarter and the $601 million in the 2013second quarter. Compared with the third quarter of 2012, operating profits in the current quarter benefited from higher average sales price realizations ($243 million) and higher sales volumes ($14 million). These benefits were offset by the net impact of a less favorable mix of products sold and higher operating costs ($16 million), higher mill maintenance outage costs ($25 million), higher raw material and freight costs ($90 million), and higher other costs ($7 million). Special items were a loss of $75 million in the 2013third quarter, compared with a loss of $95 million in the 2012third quarter.

Compared with the second quarter of 2013, operating profits benefited from higher average sales price realizations ($77 million), lower mill maintenance outage costs ($100 million), and the absence of a provision for a bad debt related to a large envelope customer recorded in the second quarter of 2013 ($28 million). These benefits were offset by lower sales volumes ($32 million), the net impact of a less favorable mix of products sold and higher operating costs ($8 million), higher raw material and freight costs ($23 million), and higher other items ($11 million). Special items were a loss of $75 million in the 2013third quarter, compared with a loss of $21 million in the 2013second quarter.

During the 2013third quarter, International Paper took approximately 197,000 tons of downtime of which approximately 70,000 tons were market-related compared with approximately 399,000 tons of downtime, which included about 353,000 tons that were market-related, in the 2012third quarter. During the 2013second quarter, International Paper took approximately 225,000 tons of downtime of which approximately 1,000 tons were market-related. In addition, the Company permanently shutdown a paper machine at our Augusta, Georgia mill which reduced capacity by approximately 35,000 tons in both the third and second quarters of 2013. Market-related downtime is taken to balance internal supply with our customer demand, while maintenance downtime is taken periodically during the year.

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Sales Volumes by Product (a)

Sales volumes of major products for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
In thousands of short tons	2013	2012	2013	2012
Industrial Packaging
Corrugated Packaging (b)	2,609	2,665	7,837	7,922
Containerboard (b)	801	823	2,520	2,400
Recycling	603	620	1,764	1,754
Saturated Kraft	49	47	138	130
Gypsum/Release Kraft (b)	47	37	113	89
Bleached Kraft	39	30	110	85
European Industrial Packaging (c)	325	244	996	770
Asian Box	111	108	312	306
Brazilian Packaging (d)	85	—	208	—
Industrial Packaging	4,669	4,574	13,998	13,456
Printing Papers
U.S. Uncoated Papers	650	668	1,904	1,990
European and Russian Uncoated Papers	359	326	1,027	948
Brazilian Uncoated Papers	288	290	831	859
Indian Uncoated Papers	53	59	170	185
Uncoated Papers	1,350	1,343	3,932	3,982
Market Pulp (e)	413	414	1,272	1,155
Consumer Packaging
North American Consumer Packaging	409	378	1,188	1,139
European Coated Paperboard	87	93	268	278
Asian Coated Paperboard	365	242	1,063	719
Consumer Packaging	861	713	2,519	2,136

(a) Sales volumes include third party and inter-segment sales and exclude sales of equity investees.

(b) Includes Temple-Inland volumes from date of acquisition in February 2012.

(c) Includes volumes for Turkish box plants beginning in Q1 2013 when a majority ownership was acquired.

(d) Includes volumes for Brazil Packaging from date of acquisition in mid-January 2013.

(e) Includes North American, European and Brazilian volumes and internal sales to mills.

Discontinued Operations

On July 19, 2013, the Company finalized the sale of its Temple-Inland Building Products division, which included 15 manufacturing facilities, to Georgia-Pacific Building Products, LLC for approximately $733 million in cash, including preliminary customary closing adjustments.

On April 1, 2013, the Company finalized the sale of Temple-Inland's 50% interest in Del-Tin Fiber L.L.C. (Del-Tin) to joint venture partner Deltic Timber Corporation (Deltic) for $20 million in assumed liabilities and cash. Accordingly, the Del-Tin assets (which included a manufacturing facility) were excluded from the sale to Georgia-Pacific and the purchase price under our sale agreement with Georgia-Pacific was adjusted from $750 million to $710 million.

The operating results of the Temple-Inland Building Products business have been included in Discontinued operations from the date of acquisition. The assets of this business, totaling $759 million at December 31, 2012 are included in Assets of businesses held for sale in current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012. Included in this amount is $26 million and $153 million related to goodwill and intangibles, respectively. The liabilities of this business, totaling $44 million at December 31, 2012 are included in Liabilities of businesses held for sale in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012.

Income Taxes

An income tax provision of $41 million was recorded for the 2013third quarter. Excluding a benefit of $70 million related to the tax effects of special items and a benefit of $30 million related to the tax effects of non-operating pension expense, the effective income tax rate for continuing operations was 24% for the quarter.

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The lower tax rate in the third quarter is primarily the result of the inclusion of a $30 million benefit related to the adjustment of the tax basis in certain of the Company’s fixed assets. The recording of this benefit is predicated upon a May 2012 U.S. Court of Federal Claims decision decided in favor of another taxpayer whereby it was determined that the taxpayer should not reduce the adjusted tax basis of its assets by the amount of tax depreciation disallowed under the Foreign Sales Corporation regime.

An income tax provision of $94 million was recorded for the 2013second quarter. Excluding a tax benefit of $10 million related to the tax effects of special items and a benefit of $32 million related to the tax effects of non-operating pension expense, the effective income tax rate for continuing operations was 30% for the quarter.

An income tax provision of $130 million was recorded for the 2012third quarter. Excluding a benefit of $3 million related to the tax effects of special items and a benefit of $12 million related to the tax effects of non-operating pension expense, the effective income tax rate for continuing operations was 31% for the quarter.

Interest Expense and Corporate Items

Net interest expense for the 2013third quarter was $147 million compared with $168 million in the 2013second quarter and $163 million in the 2012third quarter.

Corporate items, net, of $13 million in the 2013third quarter were higher than the $0 million of net expense in the 2013second quarter, and the $1 million of net expense in the 2012third quarter.

Restructuring and Other Charges

2013: During the three months ended September 30, 2013, restructuring and other charges totaling $76 million before taxes ($47 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
In millions	Before-Tax Charges			After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	15		$	9
xpedx restructuring	6			4
xpedx transaction costs	11			7
Courtland mill shutdown (a)	51			31
Bellevue box plant facility sale	(9		)	(6		)
Other	2			2
Total	$	76		$	47

(a) The company estimates that the mill closure will result in pre-tax noncash asset write-off and accelerated depreciation charges of approximately $550 million and pre-tax cash severance and other shutdown charges of approximately $125 million to be recorded in 2013 and in 2014, including the 2013 third quarter amount shown above.

During the three months ended June 30, 2013, restructuring and other charges totaling a gain of $4 million before taxes ($2 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
In millions	Before-Tax Charges			After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	3		$	2
Insurance reimbursements	(30		)	(19		)
xpedx restructuring	17			10
Other	6			5
Total	$	(4	)	$	(2	)

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During the three months ended March 31, 2013, restructuring and other charges totaling $59 million before taxes ($36 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
In millions	Before-Tax Charges		After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	6	$	4
xpedx restructuring	7		4
Augusta paper machine shutdown	44		27
Other	2		1
Total	$	59	$	36

2012: During the three months ended September 30, 2012, restructuring and other charges totaling $33 million before taxes ($24 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
In millions	Before-Tax Charges			After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	13		$	8
xpedx restructuring	8			4
EMEA packaging restructuring	16			11
Other	(4		)	1
Total	$	33		$	24

During the three months ended June 30, 2012, restructuring and other charges totaling $21 million before taxes ($13 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
In millions	Before-Tax Charges		After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	10	$	6
xpedx restructuring	10		6
Other	1		1
Total	$	21	$	13

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, restructuring and other charges totaling $34 million before taxes ($23 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
In millions	Before-Tax Charges			After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	16		$	10
xpedx restructuring	19			14
Other	(1		)	(1		)
Total	$	34		$	23

Net (Gains) Losses on Sales and Impairments of Businesses

2012: During the three months ended September 30, 2012, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $19 million ($49 million after taxes) for additional costs associated with the divestiture of its Ontario and Oxnard (Hueneme), California containerboard mills and its New Johnsonville, Tennessee containerboard mill. Also during the three months ended September 30, 2012, a net gain of $1 million, before and after taxes, was recorded for other items.

As referenced in Note 7, on July 2, 2012, International Paper finalized the sales of its Ontario and Oxnard (Hueneme), California containerboard mills to New-Indy Containerboard LLC, and its New Johnsonville, Tennessee containerboard mill to

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Hood Container Corporation. A pre-tax charge of $9 million ($5 million after taxes) was recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2012 for costs associated with the divestiture of these three containerboard mills. Also, in anticipation of the divestiture of the Hueneme mill in Oxnard, California, a pre-tax charge of $62 million ($38 million after taxes) was recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2012 to adjust the long-lived assets of the mill to their fair value.

Also during the three months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $6 million ($4 million after taxes) to adjust the previously estimated loss on the sale of the Company's Shorewood business.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company recorded a pre-tax gain of $7 million ($6 million after taxes) to adjust the previously estimated loss on the sale of the Company’s Shorewood business. The sale of the Shorewood non-U.S. business was completed in January 2012.

All of the charges discussed above are included in Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

BUSINESS SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS

The following presents business segment discussions for the third quarter of 2013.

Industrial Packaging

	2013						2012
In millions	3rd Quarter		2nd Quarter		Nine Months		3rd Quarter		2nd Quarter		Nine Months
Sales	$	3,755	$	3,780	$	11,095	$	3,335	$	3,450	$	9,900
Operating Profit	499		474		1,328		255		260		730

Industrial Packaging net sales and operating profits include the results of the Temple-Inland packaging operations from the date of acquisition in February 2012 and the results of the Brazil Packaging business from the date of acquisition in January 2013. In addition, due to the acquisition of a majority share of Olmuksa International Paper Sabanci Ambalaj Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S., (now called Olmuksan International Paper or Olmuksan) net sales for our corrugated packaging business in Turkey are included in the business segment totals beginning in the first quarter of 2013 and operating profits reflect a higher ownership percentage than in previous years. Net sales for the third quarter of 2013 were 1%lower than in the second quarter of 2013 and 13%higher than in the third quarter of 2012. Operating profits in the third quarter of 2013 included charges of $24 million for integration costs associated with the Temple-Inland acquisition, a gain of $9 million on the sale of the Bellevue, Washington box plant facility which was closed in 2010, and charges of $3 million for other items. Operating profits in the second quarter of 2013 included charges of $14 million for integration costs associated with the Temple-Inland acquisition, a gain of $13 million related to a bargain purchase adjustment on the acquisition of a majority share of our operations in Turkey, and charges of $2 million for other items. Operating profits in the third quarter of 2012 included charges of $58 million for integration costs associated with the Temple-Inland acquisition, charges of $19 million for costs associated with the third-quarter 2012 divestiture of three containerboard mills, charges of $16 million for restructuring costs for the Company's European packaging business, a gain of $5 million for the sale of equipment from a previously closed mill and a gain of $1 million related to the 2009 closure of the Etienne mill in France. Excluding these items, operating profits in the third quarter of 2013 were 8%higher than in the second quarter of 2013 and 51%higher than in the third quarter of 2012.

North American Industrial Packaging net sales were $3.2 billion in the third quarter of 2013 compared with $3.2 billion in the second quarter of 2013 and $2.9 billion in the third quarter of 2012. Operating profits were $499 million ($516 million excluding Temple-Inland integration costs, a gain on the sale of a closed box plant facility, box plant closure costs and mill divestiture costs) in the third quarter of 2013 compared with $454 million ($468 million excluding Temple-Inland integration costs) in the second quarter of 2013 and $256 million ($328 million excluding Temple-Inland acquisition costs, mill divestiture costs and a gain on the sale of equipment) in the third quarter of 2012.

Sales volumes in the third quarter of 2013 were lower than in the second quarter of 2013, reflecting one less shipping day and seasonally lower demand for packaging in the agricultural markets. Domestic containerboard shipments were slightly higher, while export shipments decreased. Total maintenance and market-related downtime increased about 59,000 tons. Maintenance downtime decreased 11,000 tons to 88,000 tons in the third quarter of 2013 while market-related downtime increased to 70,000 tons from 0 tons in the second quarter of 2013. Average sales price realizations increased for both boxes and domestic containerboard, reflecting the impact of the continued implementation of price increases announced during the second quarter. Export containerboard sales prices were flat. Input cost increases for recycled fiber and wood were only partially offset by lower costs for energy, wax and starch. Planned maintenance downtime costs were $35 million lower in the 2013third quarter compared with the 2013 second quarter. Manufacturing operating costs were favorable.

Compared with the third quarter of 2012, sales volumes in the third quarter of 2013 decreased. Average sales price realizations were significantly higher due to sales price increases for boxes and domestic containerboard that were implemented in the

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second half of 2012 and 2013 to-date as well as higher sales prices for export containerboard shipments. Input costs for recycled fiber, wood and energy increased. Planned maintenance downtime costs were $26 million higher in the third quarter of 2013. The business took about 319,000 tons of total downtime in the third quarter of 2012 of which about 19,000 tons were maintenance downtime and about 300,000 were market-related.

Entering the fourth quarter of 2013, sales volumes are expected to be lower for boxes reflecting two fewer shipping days. Average sales price realizations are expected to improve reflecting the full-quarter impact of the implementation of the price increases for containerboard and boxes. Input costs are expected to be higher for recycled fiber and energy. Planned maintenance downtime costs should be $4 million lower.

European Industrial Packaging net sales were $305 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with $310 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $230 million in the third quarter of 2012. Net sales in 2013 include the sales of our packaging operations in Turkey which are now fully consolidated. Operating profits were a loss of $2 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with a gain of $20 million ($8 million excluding a gain on a bargain purchase adjustment on our acquisition in Turkey and restructuring costs) in the second quarter of 2013 and a loss of $3 million (a $12 million gain excluding restructuring costs and a gain on the closure of the Etienne mill in France) in the third quarter of 2012.

Sales volumes in the third quarter of 2013 were lower than in the second quarter of 2013 due to seasonally weaker demand in the agricultural market in Morocco, partially offset by slightly higher demand in France and Italy. Average sales margins decreased reflecting difficulty in recovering increased containerboard costs due to market pressures on sales prices. Other input costs were flat. Operating profits in the second quarter of 2013 included a gain of $3 million for insurance settlements related to the earthquakes in Northern Italy in May 2012 which affected our San Felice box plant.

Compared with the third quarter of 2012, sales volumes in the third quarter of 2013 were lower reflecting continuing weak demand for industrial packaging in Europe and decreased agricultural packaging demand in France and Northern Italy due to the impact of poor weather conditions, partially offset by strong demand in Morocco and Turkey. Average sales margins decreased significantly due to input costs for containerboard rising ahead of box sales price increases. Input costs were flat. Operating costs in the third quarter of 2012 included $3 million for costs related to the earthquakes in Northern Italy.

Looking ahead to the fourth quarter of 2013, sales volumes are expected to increase reflecting the seasonally higher demand in the agricultural markets related to the citrus fruit season in Morocco and Spain. Average sales margins are expected to improve as box sales price increases are realized and costs for containerboard stabilize.

Brazilian Industrial Packaging includes the results of Orsa International Paper Embalagens S.A., a corrugated packaging producer in which International Paper acquired a 75% share in January 2013. Net sales were $95 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with $100 million in the second quarter of 2013. Operating profits (IP share) were $0 million ($1 million excluding acquisition costs) in the third quarter of 2013 compared with $0 million ($1 million excluding acquisition costs) in the second quarter of 2013. Compared with the second quarter of 2013, sales volumes were seasonally higher in the third quarter of 2013. Average sales prices were higher reflecting the further realization of a box price increase announced in the second quarter. Operating profits in the fourth quarter of 2013 are expected to increase reflecting higher sales volumes, the full realization of the box sales price increase and no planned maintenance downtime costs.

Asian Industrial Packaging net sales for the packaging operations were $105 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with $100 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $105 million in the third quarter of 2012. Operating profits for the packaging operations $1 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with a loss of $1 million in the second quarter of 2013 and a gain of $1 million in the third quarter of 2012.

Net sales for the distribution operations were $60 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with $80 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $65 million in the third quarter of 2012. Operating profits for the distribution operations were $1 million in the third quarter of 2013, $1 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $1 million in the third quarter of 2012.

Compared with the second quarter of 2013, sales volumes for the packaging business were higher in the third quarter of 2013. Operating profits in the fourth quarter of 2013 are expected to decrease from the third quarter of 2013 primarily due to seasonally lower market demand. In addition, costs associated with a restructuring initiative will impact results.

Printing Papers

	2013						2012
In millions	3rd Quarter		2nd Quarter		YTD		3rd Quarter		2nd Quarter		YTD
Sales	$	1,555	$	1,540	$	4,635	$	1,580	$	1,510	$	4,650
Operating Profit	93		76		318		202		104		452

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Printing Papers net sales for the third quarter of 2013 were 1%higher than in the second quarter of 2013 and 2%lower than in the third quarter of 2012. Operating profits in the third quarter of 2013 included a $51 million charge for costs associated with the announced closure of our Courtland, Alabama mill. Operating profits in the third quarter of 2012 included a $1 million gain associated with the acquisition of a majority share of Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited. Excluding these items, operating profits in the third quarter of 2013 were 89%higher than in the second quarter of 2013 and 28%lower than in the third quarter of 2012.

North American Printing Papers net sales were $660 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with $645 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $695 million in the third quarter of 2012. Operating profits were $11 million ($62 million excluding mill closure costs) in the third quarter of 2013 compared with a loss of $8 million in the second quarter of 2013 and earnings of $110 million in the third quarter of 2012.

Sales volumes in the third quarter of 2013 were seasonally higher compared with the second quarter of 2013. Average sales price realizations were lower in both the domestic and export markets with export markets experiencing a steeper decline. Average sales margins were negatively impacted by an unfavorable cost mix resulting from production shifts related to the mill outages. Input costs increased, primarily for wood, but also for fuel and chemicals. Planned maintenance downtime costs were $41 million lower with an outage at the Eastover mill in the third quarter of 2013 compared with outages at the Eastover, Ticonderoga and Riverdale mills in the second quarter of 2013. Manufacturing operations were favorable reflecting strong performance. Operating profits in the second quarter of 2013 included a charge of $28 million to establish a reserve to cover potential exposure related to outstanding accounts receivable from a large envelope customer due to their filing for bankruptcy protection in June 2013.

Compared with the third quarter of 2012, sales volumes in the third quarter of 2013 were lower. Average sales price realizations decreased in both the domestic and export markets. Input costs were higher for wood, energy and chemicals. Planned maintenance downtime costs were $6 million higher than in the third quarter of 2012.

Entering the fourth quarter of 2013, sales volumes are expected to be lower reflecting a seasonal demand slowdown plus the impact of the partial shutdown of the Courtland mill in the fourth quarter. Average sales price realizations are expected to improve with the partial realization of an announced price increase on domestic uncoated freesheet paper. Sales price realizations for exported uncoated freesheet paper are expected to continue to decline. Input costs for energy and chemicals are expected to decrease, partially offset by higher wood costs. Planned maintenance downtime costs should be $2 million lower with an outage scheduled at the Courtland mill.

European Printing Papers net sales were $355 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with $360 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $345 million in the third quarter of 2012. Operating profits were $46 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with $31 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $51 million in the third quarter of 2012.

Compared with the second quarter of 2013, sales volumes in the third quarter of 2013 for uncoated freesheet paper were seasonally higher in Russia, but were about flat in Europe. Average sales price realizations for uncoated freesheet paper decreased in both Europe and Russia, reflecting strong competitive pressures. Input costs for energy in Russia were higher, but were more than offset by lower costs for wood, energy and chemicals in Europe and lower wood costs in Russia. Planned maintenance downtime costs were $17 million lower in the third quarter of 2013 which included the completion of the outage at the Kwidzyn mill compared with the 2013 second quarter which included outages at the Svetogorsk and Kwidzyn mills. Manufacturing operating costs were favorable reflecting strong performance at the Kwidzyn and Svetogorsk mills.

Sales volumes in the third quarter of 2013 were higher in Russia, but lower in Europe compared with the third quarter of 2012. Average sales price realizations for uncoated freesheet paper decreased in both Russia and Europe due to weak economic conditions and soft market demand. Input costs for energy and wood in Russia were higher, but were partially offset by lower costs for wood and energy in Europe. Planned maintenance downtime costs were $8 million lower in the third quarter of 2013 compared with the third quarter of 2012 which included an outage at the Kwidzyn mill. Manufacturing operating costs were also lower.

Looking forward to the fourth quarter of 2013, sales volumes are expected to increase in Europe, but will be seasonally lower in Russia. Average sales price realizations are expected to continue to erode for uncoated freesheet paper. Input costs will increase slightly due to higher wood and energy costs. Planned maintenance downtime costs should be $11 million higher reflecting an outage scheduled at the Saillat mill.

Brazilian Printing Papers net sales were $265 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with $270 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $280 million in the third quarter of 2012. Operating profits were $45 million in the third quarter of 2013, $59 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $45 million in the third quarter of 2012.

Sales volumes in the third quarter of 2013 were higher than in the second quarter of 2013 for uncoated freesheet paper in the Brazilian domestic market, but were partially offset by lower export volumes. Average sales price realizations increased in the Brazilian market reflecting the implementation of price increases in both the cutsize and offset paper segments. Average sales

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price realizations in export markets decreased in all regions due to increased supply and competitive pressures. Average sales margins were positively impacted by the geographic mix. Higher input costs for purchased fiber were offset by lower energy costs. Manufacturing operating costs were flat. Planned maintenance downtime costs were $6 million higher in the third quarter of 2013 with an outage at the Mogi Guacu mill compared with an outage at the Tres Lagoas mill in the second quarter of 2013.

Compared with the third quarter of 2012, sales volumes in the third quarter of 2013 increased for uncoated freesheet paper in the Brazilian domestic market, but were more than offset by lower export shipments. Average sales price realizations improved for domestic uncoated freesheet paper, but decreased for exported paper. Higher input costs for wood were offset by lower energy costs. Planned maintenance downtime costs were about the same with outages at the Mogi Guacu mill in both periods.

Entering the fourth quarter of 2013, sales volumes are expected to increase reflecting seasonally stronger demand for uncoated freesheet paper in the Brazilian domestic market. Average sales margins should also benefit from an increased proportion of sales to the higher-margin domestic market. Planned maintenance downtime costs should be $3 million lower with an outage planned at the Luiz Antonio mill.

Indian Printing Papers net sales were $40 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with $45 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $45 million in the third quarter of 2012. Operating profits were losses of $12 million in the third quarter of 2013, $3 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $2 million ($3 million excluding a gain on acquisition) in the third quarter of 2012. Compared with the second quarter of 2013, operating results in the third quarter of 2013 reflect lower sales volumes which resulted from capacity constraints associated with a maintenance outage at the Rajahmundry mill. Average sales price realizations increased due to the partial realization of a price increase announced early in the quarter. Input costs increased for wood, energy and chemicals. Planned maintenance downtime costs were $7 million higher due to an outage at the Rajahmundry mill in the 2013 third quarter. In the fourth quarter of 2013, sales volumes are expected to be seasonally higher and average sales price realizations should continue to increase to complete the pass-through of higher wood costs.

Asian Printing Papers net sales were $30 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with $15 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $25 million in the third quarter of 2012. Operating profits were about breakeven in both the third quarter and the second quarter of 2013 and $1 million in the third quarter of 2012.

U.S. Market Pulp net sales were $205 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with $205 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $190 million in the third quarter of 2012. Operating profits were $3 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with losses of $3 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $3 million in the third quarter of 2012.

Sales volumes in the third quarter of 2013 compared with the second quarter of 2013 were slightly lower for fluff pulp primarily due to reduced availability resulting from a maintenance outage at the Franklin mill, while market pulp shipments were slightly higher. Average sales price realizations for fluff pulp increased, but were offset by lower average sales margins due to a lower proportion of sales of higher margin fluff pulp. Input costs were higher for wood. Planned maintenance downtime costs in the third quarter of 2013 were $1 million higher. Operating costs were favorable.

Compared with the third quarter of 2012, sales volumes increased in the third quarter of 2013. Average sales price realizations were lower for fluff pulp, but were higher for market pulp. Average sales margins improved due to a higher proportion of higher margin fluff pulp sales. Input costs were higher for wood, energy and chemicals. Planned maintenance downtime costs were $15 million higher. Operating costs were significantly lower, primarily due to higher start-up costs at the Franklin mill in the third quarter of 2012.

Entering the fourth quarter of 2013, sales volumes are expected to be seasonally stronger for fluff pulp and flat for market pulp. Average sales price realizations are expected to improve reflecting the partial realization of announced price increases for fluff pulp and softwood market pulp. Input costs are expected to be flat. Planned maintenance downtime costs should be $14 million lower with no outages scheduled in the fourth quarter.

Consumer Packaging

	2013						2012
In millions	3rd Quarter		2nd Quarter		YTD		3rd Quarter		2nd Quarter		YTD
Sales	$	885	$	855	$	2,570	$	765	$	780	$	2,355
Operating Profit	73		51		131		67		57		227

Consumer Packaging net sales in the third quarter of 2013 were 4%higher than in the second quarter of 2013 and 16%higher than in the third quarter of 2012. Operating profits in the second quarter of 2013 included charges of $1 million related to the permanent shutdown of a paper machine at our Augusta, Georgia mill. Excluding this item, operating profits in the third quarter of 2013 were 40%higher than in the second quarter of 2013 and 9%higher than in the third quarter of 2012.

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North American Consumer Packaging net sales in the third quarter of 2013 were $505 million compared with $505 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $475 million in the third quarter of 2012. Operating profits were $51 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with $32 million ($33 million excluding paper machine shutdown costs) in the second quarter of 2013 and $45 million in the third quarter of 2012.

Coated Paperboard sales volumes in the third quarter of 2013 were slightly higher than the second quarter of 2013. The business took no market-related downtime in both the third and second quarters of 2013. Average sales price realizations improved as sales price increases announced in the second and third quarters continue to be realized. Planned maintenance downtime costs were $12 million lower in the 2013 third quarter which included no outages compared with the second quarter of 2013 which included outages at the Riegelwood and Texarkana mills. Input costs were higher, but were offset by favorable operating costs.

Compared with the third quarter of 2012, sales volumes in the third quarter of 2013 increased. The permanent shutdown of a paper machine at the Augusta mill in the first quarter of 2013 reduced capacity by 35,000 tons in the third quarter of 2013 compared with the third quarter of 2012. However, the business took 53,000 tons of market-related downtime in the third quarter of 2012. Average sales price realizations were lower. Input costs were higher for chemicals, wood and energy. Planned maintenance downtime costs were $6 million lower in the 2013 third quarter compared with the 2012 third quarter. Operating costs were lower due to improved operations.

Foodservice sales volumes in the third quarter of 2013 were lower than in the second quarter of 2013 mainly due to seasonally lower cold cup sales. Average sales price realizations increased slightly and average sales margins were also helped by a favorable customer mix. Compared with the third quarter of 2012, sales volumes in the third quarter of 2013 were flat as market demand remained soft. Average sales margins improved due to a favorable customer mix.

Looking forward to the fourth quarter of 2013, coated paperboard sales volumes are expected to be seasonally lower. Average sales margins are expected to increase due to the further price realization. Planned maintenance downtime costs should be $29 million higher than in the 2013 third quarter with outages scheduled at the Texarkana and Augusta mills. Input costs are expected to be higher for wood and chemicals. Foodservice sales volumes are expected to be seasonally higher while average sales margins are expected to decrease despite some sales price improvement.

European Consumer Packaging net sales were $95 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with $95 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $95 million in the third quarter of 2012. Operating profits in the third quarter of 2013 were $25 million compared with $18 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $21 million in the third quarter of 2012.

Sales volumes in the third quarter of 2013 compared with the second quarter of 2013 were lower in both Russia and Europe. Average sales prices improved slightly in Russia and were stable in Europe. Input costs were flat. Planned maintenance downtime costs were $7 million lower in the third quarter of 2013 which included no outages compared with the second quarter of 2013 which included outages at the Kwidzyn and Svetogorsk mills. Operating costs were slightly higher. Compared with the third quarter of 2012, sales volumes decreased, primarily in Europe. Average sales margins improved in Russia reflecting higher sales price realizations. Planned maintenance downtime costs were $5 million lower in the third quarter of 2013. Input costs were about flat, while mill operating costs were lower.

Entering the fourth quarter of 2013, sales volumes are expected to be flat, but average sales price realizations, particularly in Russia, are expected to be lower. No planned maintenance outages are scheduled in the fourth quarter. Input costs are expected to be higher for wood and energy.

Asian Consumer Packaging net sales were $285 million in the third quarter of 2013, $255 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $195 million in the third quarter of 2012. Operating profits were a loss of $3 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with gains of $1 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $1 million in the third quarter of 2012. Compared with the second quarter of 2013, sales volumes increased, but sales prices remain under pressure due to the over-supplied market conditions. Operating costs were negatively impacted by costs associated with the start-up of a paper machine that was rebuilt in the second quarter and by planned maintenance shutdown costs. Compared with the third quarter of 2012, sales volumes increased, but operating profits declined reflecting competitive pressure on sales prices which squeezed margins and created an unfavorable product mix.

Looking ahead to the fourth quarter of 2013, operating earnings are expected to improve reflecting slightly higher sales volumes and an optimized product mix to mitigate the impact of continuing competitive pressure on sales prices. In addition, input costs for pulp and energy are expected to be lower.

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Distribution

	2013						2012
In millions	3rd Quarter		2nd Quarter		YTD		3rd Quarter		2nd Quarter		YTD
Sales	$	1,445	$	1,405	$	4,235	$	1,535	$	1,500	$	4,510
Operating Profit	13		—		8		15		5		18

Distribution net sales in the third quarter of 2013 were 3%higher than in the second quarter of 2013 and 6%lower than in the third quarter of 2012. Operating profits included $6 million, $17 million and $9 million in the third quarter of 2013, the second quarter of 2013 and the third quarter of 2012, respectively, of costs related to the reorganization of the Company’s xpedx operations. Excluding these items, operating profits in the third quarter of 2013 were 12%higher than in the second quarter of 2013 and 21%lower than in the third quarter of 2012.

Sales of papers and graphic arts products in the third quarter of 2013 totaled $840 million compared with $800 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $900 million in the third quarter of 2012. Trade margins as a percent of sales for printing papers decreased from both the second quarter of 2013 and the third quarter of 2012 due to a change in mix. Packaging sales were $395 million in the third quarter of 2013, compared with $390 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $400 million in the third quarter of 2012. Trade margins as a percent of sales for packaging products were down from the second quarter of 2013, but up from the third quarter of 2012 reflecting a change in mix. Sales of facility solutions products totaled $210 million in the third quarter of 2013, compared with $215 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $235 million in the third quarter of 2012.

Operating profits before reorganization costs in the third quarter of 2013 were $2 million higher than in the second quarter of 2013. Increased sales volumes and lower operating expenses led to the higher earnings. Operating profits before reorganization costs in the third quarter of 2013 were $5 million lower than in the third quarter of 2012 due to decreased sales volumes.

Looking ahead to the 2013 fourth quarter, operating results are expected to reflect sales levels similar to the third quarter of 2013 and cost reductions related to the continued reorganization efforts.

Equity Earnings, Net of Taxes – Ilim

Since October 2007, International Paper and Ilim Holding S.A. (Ilim) have operated a 50:50 joint venture in Russia. Ilim is a separate reportable industry segment. The Company recorded equity earnings, net of taxes, of $11 million in the third quarter of 2013, an equity loss, net of taxes, of $34 million in the second quarter of 2013 and equity earnings, net of taxes, of $33 million in the third quarter of 2012. In the third quarter of 2013, the after-tax foreign exchange impact was a gain of $8 million on the remeasurement of U.S. dollar-denominated debt compared with a loss of $23 million in the second quarter of 2013. Compared with the second quarter of 2013, in the third quarter of 2013 sales volumes of pulp, containerboard and paper all increased in both the domestic and export markets. Average sales price realizations decreased in both domestic and export markets for softwood pulp and hardwood pulp. Sales prices decreased for containerboard sold to domestic markets, but increased for sales to export markets. Input costs for wood were seasonally lower, but were partially offset by higher electricity and gas costs. Distribution costs decreased. Costs associated with the ramp-up of the new pulp line at the Bratsk mill and the coated and uncoated freesheet paper capacity at the Koryazhma mill were lower in the third quarter of 2013 than in the second quarter.

Compared with the third quarter of 2012, sales volumes in the third quarter of 2013 reflected increased sales of softwood pulp to China, but lower sales of pulp to the domestic market and of hardwood pulp to China. Average sales price realizations were higher for softwood pulp in both the domestic market and for shipments to China. Hardwood pulp prices increased for sales to China and containerboard prices increased in the domestic market. Input costs increased for energy and freight, but decreased for wood. A foreign exchange gain of $21 million on the remeasurement of U.S. dollar-denominated debt was recorded in the third quarter of 2012.

Looking forward to the fourth quarter of 2013, sales volumes are expected to improve reflecting the further ramp-ups of the new equipment. Average sales price realizations are expected to be higher for sales of softwood pulp to China and for sales of hardwood pulp to the domestic market, but prices for hardwood pulp sold to China are expected to be negatively impacted by market pressure. Input costs are expected to be seasonally higher for wood. Costs associated with the ramp-up of the new pulp line at the Bratsk mill and the coated and uncoated freesheet capacity at the Koryazhma mill are expected to continue to decrease.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash provided by continuing operations totaled $2.0 billion for the first nine months of 2013, compared with $2.3 billion for the comparable 2012nine-month period. Earnings from operations adjusted for non-cash charges and the cash pension plan contributions were $2.6 billion for the first nine months of 2013 compared to $2.1 billion for the first nine months of 2012. Cash used for working capital components totaled $594 million for the first nine months of 2013 compared to cash provided of $168 million for the comparable 2012nine-month period.

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The Company generated free cash flow of approximately $1.2 billion and $1.2 billion in the first nine months of 2013 and 2012, respectively. Free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure and the most comparable GAAP measure is cash provided by continuing operations. Management uses free cash flow as a liquidity metric because it measures the amount of cash generated that is available to maintain our assets, make investments or acquisitions, pay dividends, reduce debt, and fund other activities. The following is a reconciliation of free cash flow to cash provided by operations:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013			2012
Cash provided by continuing operations	$	1,964		$	2,274
Adjustments:
Cash invested in capital projects	(759		)	(1,001		)
Cash contribution to pension plan	31			44
Insurance reimbursement for Guaranty Bank settlement	(30		)	—
Cash received from unwinding a timber monetization	—			(251		)
Change in control payments related to Temple-Inland acquisition	—			120
Free Cash Flow	$	1,206		$	1,186

Investments in capital projects totaled $759 million in the first nine months of 2013 compared to $1.0 billion in the first nine months of 2012. Full-year 2013 capital spending is currently expected to be approximately $1.3 billion, or about 84% of depreciation and amortization expense for our current businesses.

Amounts related to early debt extinguishment during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Early debt reductions (a)	$	442	$	611	$	500	$	1,047
Pre-tax early debt extinguishment costs (b)	15		13		24		39

(a) Reductions related to notes with interest rates ranging from 5.45% to 7.40% with original maturities from 2014 to 2033 and from 1.63% to 6.95% with original maturities from 2017 to 2023 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and 5.20% to 7.95% with original maturities from 2014 to 2033 and from 1.63% to 7.95% with original maturities from 2012 to 2023 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

(b) Amounts are included in Restructuring and Other Charges in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Financing activities for the first nine months of 2013 included an $425 million net decrease in debt versus a $71 million net increase in debt during the comparable 2012nine-month period.

In February 2012, International Paper issued a $1.2 billion term loan with an initial interest rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 138 basis points that varied depending on the credit rating of the Company and a $200 million term loan with an interest rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 175 basis points, both with maturity dates in 2017. The proceeds from these borrowings were used, along with available cash, to fund the acquisition of Temple-Inland. International Paper has fully repaid the $1.2 billion term loan.

Subsequent to September 30, 2013, International Paper executed call notices on approximately $70 million of industrial development bonds with interest rates from 4.55% to 6.75% and original maturities from 2015 to 2031, which are expected to settle during the fourth quarter of 2013.

In September 2013, the Company announced a share repurchase program to acquire up to $1.5 billion of the Company's common stock over the next two to three years in open market repurchase transactions. The Company had repurchased 387,935 shares at an average price of $47.72, for a total of approximately $19 million, as of September 30, 2013.

During the first nine months of 2013, International Paper issued approximately 7.1 million shares of common stock and used 0.5 million shares of treasury stock for various incentive plans, including stock option exercises that generated approximately $288 million of cash. Also in the first nine months of 2013, International Paper acquired 1.6 million shares of treasury stock primarily related to restricted stock tax withholding as well as shares purchased under the repurchase program noted above. Repurchases of common stock and payments of restricted stock withholding taxes totaled $70 million. During the first nine months of 2012, International Paper used approximately 2.7 million shares of treasury stock for various incentive plans, including stock option exercises that generated approximately $60 million of cash. Also in the first nine months of 2012, International Paper acquired 1.1 million shares of treasury stock primarily related to restricted stock tax withholding. Payments of restricted stock withholding taxes totaled $35 million. Cash dividend payments related to common stock totaled $400 million and $344 million for the first nine months of 2013 and 2012, respectively. Dividends were $0.9000 per share and

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$0.7875 per share for the first nine months in 2013 and 2012, respectively. In September 2013, the Company announced a 17% increase in the Company's quarterly dividend from $0.30 to $0.35 per share.

At September 30, 2013, contractual obligations for future payments of debt maturities by calendar year were as follows: $308 million in 2013; $538 million in 2014; $484 million in 2015; $502 million in 2016; $245 million in 2017; $1.9 billion in 2018; and $5.7 billion thereafter.

Maintaining an investment-grade credit rating is an important element of International Paper’s financing strategy. At September 30, 2013, the Company held long-term credit ratings of BBB (stable outlook) and Baa3 (stable outlook) by S&P and Moody’s, respectively.

At September 30, 2013, International Paper’s contractually committed credit agreements totaled $2.5 billion, which management believes are adequate to cover expected operating cash flow variability during the current economic cycle. The credit agreements generally provide for interest rates at a floating rate index plus a pre-determined margin dependent upon International Paper’s credit rating. The committed liquidity facilities include a $1.5 billion contractually committed bank credit agreement that expires in August 2016 and has a facility fee of 0.175% payable quarterly. The liquidity facilities also include up to $1.0 billion of commercial paper-based financings based on eligible receivable balances ($1.0 billion available at September 30, 2013). On January 9, 2013, the Company amended its $1.0 billion receivables securitization facility to extend the maturity date from January 2013 to January 2014. The amended agreement has a facility fee of 0.35% payable monthly. In June 2012, International Paper borrowed $225 million under the receivable securitization facility acquired from Temple-Inland with an interest rate of 0.244% plus a margin of 70 basis points. The borrowings under this receivable securitization facility were repaid in July 2012. At September 30, 2013, International Paper had no borrowings under the receivable securitization facility.

International Paper expects to be able to meet projected capital expenditures, service existing debt and meet working capital and dividend requirements during 2013 with current cash balances and cash from operations, supplemented as required by its existing credit facilities. The Company will continue to rely on debt and capital markets for the majority of any necessary long-term funding not provided by operating cash flows. Funding decisions will be guided by our capital structure planning objectives. The primary goals of the Company’s capital structure planning are to maximize financial flexibility and preserve liquidity while reducing interest expense. The majority of International Paper’s debt is accessed through global public capital markets where we have a wide base of investors.

Acquisitions

2013: On January 3, 2013, International Paper completed the acquisition (effective date of acquisition on January 1, 2013) of the shares of its joint venture partner, Sabanci Holding, in the Turkish corrugated packaging company, Olmuksa International Paper Sabanci Ambalaj Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (now called Olmuksan International Paper or Olmuksan), for a purchase price of $56 million. The acquired shares represent 43.7% of Olmuksan's shares. Prior to this acquisition, International Paper held a 43.7% equity interest in Olmuksan.

Because the transaction resulted in International Paper becoming the majority shareholder, owning 87.4% of Olmuksan's outstanding and issued shares, its completion triggered a mandatory call for tender of the remaining public shares which began in March 2013 and ended in April 2013, with no shares tendered. Also as a result of International Paper taking majority control of the entity, Olmuksan's financial results have been consolidated with the Company's Industrial Packaging segment beginning January 1, 2013, the effective date which International Paper obtained majority control of the entity.

Following the transaction, the Company's previously held 43.7% equity interest in Olmuksan was remeasured to a fair value of $75 million, resulting in a gain of $9 million. The fair value was estimated by applying the discounted cash flow approach, using a 13% discount rate, long-term sustainable growth rates ranging from 6% to 9% and a corporate tax rate of 20%. In addition, the cumulative translation adjustment balance of $17 million relating to the previously held equity interest was reclassified, as expense, to Net bargain purchase gain on acquisition of business in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations, from accumulated other comprehensive income.

The preliminary purchase price allocation indicates that the sum of the cash consideration paid, the fair value of the noncontrolling interest and the fair value of the previously held interest is less than the fair value of the underlying assets by $22 million, resulting in a bargain purchase price gain being recorded on this transaction.

The $17 million reclassification of the cumulative translation balance and $18 million of the estimated bargain purchase gain were recorded in the 2013 first-quarter earnings. The $9 million gain resulting from the measurement of the previously held equity interest and an additional $4 million bargain purchase gain were recorded in 2013 second-quarter earnings and are included in the Net bargain purchase gain on acquisition of business line item in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

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2012: On February 13, 2012, International Paper completed the acquisition of Temple-Inland Inc. (Temple-Inland). International Paper acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Temple-Inland for $32.00 per share in cash, totaling approximately $3.7 billion, and assumed approximately $700 million in Temple-Inland’s debt. As a condition to allowing the transaction to proceed, the Company entered into an agreement on a proposed Final Judgment with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that required the Company to divest three containerboard mills, with approximately 970,000 tons of aggregate containerboard capacity. On July 2, 2012, International Paper finalized the sales of its Ontario and Oxnard (Hueneme), California containerboard mills to New-Indy Containerboard LLC, and its New Johnsonville, Tennessee containerboard mill to Hood Container Corporation. By completing these transactions, the Company satisfied its divestiture obligations under the Final Judgment. See Note 8 for further details of these divestitures.

Joint Ventures

2013:On January 14, 2013, International Paper and Brazilian corrugated packaging producer, Jari Celulose, Papel e Embalagens S.A. (Jari), a Grupo Orsa company, formed Orsa International Paper Embalagens S.A. (Orsa IP). The new entity, in which International Paper holds a 75% stake, includes three containerboard mills and four box plants, which make up Jari's former industrial packaging assets. This acquisition supports the Company's strategy of growing its global packaging presence and better serving its global customer base.

The value of International Paper's investment in Orsa IP is approximately $471 million. Because International Paper acquired majority control of the joint venture, Orsa IP's financial results have been consolidated with our Industrial Packaging segment from the date of formation on January 14, 2013.

Due to the complex organizational structure of Orsa IP's operations, and the extended time required to prepare consolidated financial information in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, the Company reports its share of Orsa IP's operating results on a one-month lag basis.

Ilim Holding S.A. Shareholders’ Agreement

In October 2007, in connection with the formation of the Ilim Holding S.A. joint venture, International Paper entered into a shareholders’ agreement that includes provisions relating to the reconciliation of disputes among the partners. This agreement provides that at any time after the second anniversary of the formation of Ilim, either the Company or its partners may commence procedures specified under the deadlock provisions. Under certain circumstances, the Company would be required to purchase its partners’ 50% interest in Ilim. Any such transaction would be subject to review and approval by Russian and other relevant antitrust authorities. Based on the provisions of the agreement, International Paper estimates that the current purchase price for its partners’ 50% interest would not be material and could be satisfied by payment of cash or International Paper common stock, or some combination of the two, at the Company’s option. Any such purchase by International Paper would result in the consolidation of Ilim’s financial position and results of operations in all subsequent periods. The parties have informed each other that they have no current intention to commence procedures specified under the deadlock provision of the shareholders’ agreement, although they have the right to do so.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires International Paper to establish accounting policies and to make estimates that affect both the amounts and timing of the recording of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Some of these estimates require judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain.

Accounting policies whose application may have a significant effect on the reported results of operations and financial position of International Paper, and that can require judgments by management that affect their application, include accounting for contingencies, impairment or disposal of long-lived assets, goodwill and other intangible assets, pensions, postretirement benefits other than pensions, stock options and income taxes.

The Company has included in its 2012 Form 10-K a discussion of these critical accounting policies, which are important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations and require management’s judgments. The Company has not made any changes in these critical accounting policies during the first nine months of 2013.

Pension Accounting

Net pension expense totaled approximately $413 million for International Paper’s U.S. plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, or about $157 million more than the pension expense for the first nine months of 2012. The increase in U.S. plan expense was principally due to a decrease in the assumed discount rate to 4.10% in 2013 from 5.10% in 2012 and higher amortization of unrecognized actuarial losses. Net pension expense for non-U.S. plans was about $4 million and $2 million for the first nine months of 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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After consultation with our actuaries, International Paper determines key actuarial assumptions on December 31 of each year that are used to calculate liability information as of that date and pension expense for the following year. Key assumptions affecting pension expense include the discount rate, the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets, the projected rate of future compensation increases, and various demographic assumptions including expected mortality. The discount rate assumption is determined based on approximately 500 Aa-rated bonds appropriate to provide the projected benefit payments of the plan. A bond portfolio is selected and a single rate is determined that equates the market value of the bonds purchased to the discounted value of the plan’s benefit payments. The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is based on projected rates of return for current and planned asset classes in the plan’s investment portfolio. At September 30, 2013, the market value of plan assets for International Paper’s U.S. plans totaled approximately $10.4 billion, consisting of approximately 50% equity securities, 31% fixed income securities, and 19% real estate and other assets. Plan assets did not include International Paper common stock.

The Company’s funding policy for its qualified pension plans is to contribute amounts sufficient to meet legal funding requirements, plus any additional amounts that the Company may determine to be appropriate considering the funded status of the plans, tax deductibility, the cash flow generated by the Company, and other factors. The Company made a $31 million contribution to the Pension Plan in the second quarter of 2013. The Company continually reassesses the amount and timing of any discretionary contributions and could elect to make an additional contribution in 2013. The U.S. nonqualified plans are only funded to the extent of benefits paid which are expected to be $24 million in 2013.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this report that are not historical in nature may be considered “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are often identified by the words, “will,” “may,” “should,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “plan,” “appear,” “project,” “estimate,” “intend,” and words of a similar nature. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and reflect management’s current views with respect to future events, which are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements. Factors which could cause actual results to differ include but are not limited to: (i) the level of our indebtedness and increases in interest rates; (ii) industry conditions, including but not limited to changes in the cost or availability of raw materials, energy and transportation costs, competition we face, cyclicality and changes in consumer preferences, demand and pricing for our products; (iii) global economic conditions and political changes, including but not limited to the impairment of financial institutions, changes in currency exchange rates, credit ratings issued by recognized credit rating organizations, the amount of our future pension funding obligation, changes in tax laws and pension and health care costs; (iv) unanticipated expenditures related to the cost of compliance with existing and new environmental and other governmental regulations and to actual or potential litigation; (v) whether we experience a material disruption at one of our manufacturing facilities; (vi) risks inherent in conducting business through a joint venture; (vii) our ability to reach a definitive agreement on a mutually acceptable transaction combining xpedx with Unisource, the receipt of governmental and other approvals and favorable rulings associated with such a transaction and the successful fulfillment or waiver of all other closing conditions for such a transaction without unexpected delays or conditions, and the successful closing of such transaction within the estimated timeframe; (viii)our ability to achieve the benefits we expect from all other strategic acquisitions, divestitures and restructurings; and (ix) other factors you can find in our press releases and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risk factors identified in Item 1A (“Risk Factors”) of Part I of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Information relating to quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk is shown on pages 41 and 42 of International Paper’s 2012 10-K, which information is incorporated herein by reference. There have been no material changes in the Company’s exposure to market risk since December 31, 2012.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures:

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported (and accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure) within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. As of the end of the period covered by this report, we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 of the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2013 (the end of the period covered by this report).

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting:

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

During the first quarter of 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of Temple-Inland, Inc. (Temple-Inland). Integration activities, including a preliminary assessment of internal controls over financial reporting, are currently in process. The initial annual assessment of internal controls over financial reporting for Temple-Inland will be conducted over the course of our 2013 assessment cycle.

During the first quarter of 2013, the Company completed the acquisitions of Olmuksan and Orsa IP. Integration activities, including a preliminary assessment of internal controls over financial reporting, are currently in process. The initial annual assessment of internal controls over financial reporting for Olmuksan and Orsa IP will be conducted over the course of our 2014 assessment cycle.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

A discussion of material developments in the Company’s litigation matters occurring in the period covered by this report is found in Note 12 to the financial statements in this Form 10-Q.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 in response to Part I, Item 1A of Form 10-K.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased (a)	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of a Publicly Announced Plan or Program	Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (in billions)
July 1, 2013 - July 31, 2013	1,368	$	50.19	N/A	N/A
September 1, 2013 - September 30, 2013	389,685	47.71		387,935	$1.48
Total	391,053

(a) 3,118 shares were acquired from employees from share withholdings to pay income taxes under the Company's restricted stock programs. The remainder were purchased under the Company's $1.5 Billion Share Repurchase Program announced on September 10, 2013.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

10.1	Form of Change-in-Control Agreement - Tier I, for the Chief Executive Officer and all "grandfathered" senior vice presidents elected prior to 2012 (all named executive officers) - approved September 2013.
10.2	Form of Change-in-Control Agreement - Tier II, for all future senior vice presidents all "grandfathered" vice presidents elected prior to February 2008 (all named executive officers) - approved September 2013.
11	Statement of Computation of Per Share Earnings.
12	Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.
31.1	Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.
101.PRE	XBRL Extension Presentation Linkbase.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY                         (Registrant)
November 6, 2013	By	/s/ Carol L. Roberts
		Carol L. Roberts
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
November 6, 2013	By	/s/ Terri L. Herrington
		Terri L. Herrington
		Vice President – Finance and Controller

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EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

FORM OF CHANGE-IN-CONTROL AGREEMENT – TIER I –

CEO AND GRANDFATHERED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTS

Mr./Ms. [Full Name]

International Paper Company

[TITLE]

[ADDRESS]

Dear [First Name]:

International Paper Company (the "Company") considers the establishment and maintenance of a sound and vital management to be essential to protecting and enhancing the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. In this connection, the Company recognizes that, as is the case with many publicly held corporations, the possibility of a change in control may exist and that such possibility, and the uncertainty and questions which it may raise among senior management, may result in the departure or distraction of senior management personnel to the detriment of the Company and its shareholders. Accordingly, the Company's Board of Directors has determined that appropriate steps should be taken to reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of members of the Company's senior management, including yourself, to their assigned duties without distraction in the face of the potentially disturbing circumstances arising from the possibility of a change in control of the Company.

In order to induce you to remain in the employ of the Company, and to continue to exercise your special skills and knowledge at the Company, this letter agreement (this "Agreement") sets forth the benefits which the Company agrees will be provided to you in the event your employment with the Company is terminated subsequent to a Change in Control (as defined in Section 2) under the circumstances described below.

1. TERM

This Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and, unless there is a Change in Control, shall continue until the earliest of (a) your termination of employment as a "full-time employee" of the Company, (b) the date when you attain the age of 65 years or (c) the date when this Agreement is terminated by the Company in accordance with the next sentence. If a Change in Control has not occurred, then the Company shall have the right at any time to terminate this Agreement by giving you six (6) months prior written notice of termination of this Agreement.

If a Change in Control occurs at any time prior to the termination of this Agreement pursuant to the preceding paragraph, then this Agreement shall terminate on the second anniversary of such Change in Control.

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2. CHANGE IN CONTROL DEFINED; EQUITY AWARD TREATMENT UPON CHANGE IN CONTROL

(a) For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change in Control" means the occurrence of any of the following:

(1) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” or “group” (as those terms are used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, hereinafter the “Exchange Act”) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of the Company’s voting stock representing 30% or more of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding voting stock, provided, however, that an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries for whom shares are held under an employee stock ownership, employee retirement, employee savings or similar plan and whose shares are voted in accordance with the instructions of such employee shall not be a member of a “group”(as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) solely because such employee’s shares are held by a trustee under said plan;

(2) during any period of 2 consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the election, or the nomination for election, by the Company's shareholders of each new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of the period;

(3) the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, any person, or any person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the Company’s outstanding voting stock or voting stock of such other person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the Company’s voting stock outstanding immediately prior to such transaction constitutes, or is converted into or exchanged for, voting stock representing more than 50% of the voting power of the voting stock of the surviving person immediately after giving effect to such transaction;

(4) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” or “group” (as those terms are used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to the Company or one of its subsidiaries; or

(5) the shareholders of the Company approve a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

(b) Provided that you remain in the employment of the Company as of the date immediately preceding a Change in Control, unless an award meeting the requirements of Section 2(c) below (the “Replacement Award”) is provided to you in substitution for each outstanding equity award (the “Replaced Award”) of the Company, then upon the occurrence of such Change in Control:

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(i) each stock option to purchase shares of the common stock of the Company (or such other securities of the Company that may be substituted for such stock of the Company) granted to you by the Company under any plan, arrangement or agreement before or after the date hereof (but prior to the Change in Control), including the 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “ICP”), and then held by you shall become fully (100%) vested and exercisable;

(ii) any and all forfeiture provisions, transfer restrictions and any other restrictions applicable to each award of time-vested restricted stock or restricted stock units of the Company (or such other securities of the Company that may be substituted for such stock of the Company) granted to you by the Company under any plan, arrangement or agreement before or after the date hereof (but prior to the Change in Control), including the ICP, and then held by you shall immediately lapse in their entirety;

(iii) the performance goals applicable to any performance-based awards granted to you by the Company under any plan, arrangement or agreement (other than any short-term annual incentive plan), including the ICP, before or after the date hereof (but prior to the Change in Control) and then held by you will be deemed to have been fully satisfied and performance achievement shall be calculated as follows depending upon whether: (A) the award is segmented for purposes of measuring performance achievement (“Segmented Award”) or not segmented for purposes of measuring performance achievement (“Non-Segmented Award”), (B) a segment has been banked or not based on previously attained and approved performance achievement, and (C) the time that has elapsed between the beginning of the applicable performance period and the date of the Change in Control:

(a) Segmented Awards:

a. Where a segment has been banked, the associated award for such a segment will be paid out based on actual Company performance as banked; and

b. Where a segment has not yet been banked, the associated award for such a segment shall be paid out based on target Company performance.

For purposes of this Section 2, a Segmented Award is deemed “banked” following review and approval, by the Board or its designated committee, of the performance attained or achieved for the segmented measurement period within the overall performance period of the award.

(b) Non-Segmented Awards:

a. Where less than one year has elapsed between the beginning of the applicable performance period and the Change in Control, such Non-Segmented Awards shall be paid out based on target Company performance; and

b. Where one year or more has elapsed between the beginning of the applicable performance period and the Change in Control, such Non-Segmented Awards shall be paid out based on actual Company performance measured through the date of the Change in Control.

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To the extent any awards become payable pursuant to this Section 2(b)(iii), all forfeiture provisions, transfer restrictions and any other restrictions applicable to any such performance-based awards shall immediately lapse in their entirety and all such awards shall be fully and immediately payable in shares of Company common stock, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors or its designated committee.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a Change in Control, the Board or its designated committee may in its sole discretion pay cash to you in exchange for the cancellation of your outstanding equity awards.

(c) For purposes of this Agreement, an award shall meet the conditions of this Section 2(c) and qualify as a Replacement Award if:

(i) it relates to equity securities of the Company or its successor following the Change in Control or another entity that is affiliated with the Company or its successor following the Change in Control and such equity securities are publicly traded and registered under the Exchange Act;

(ii) it has a value at least equal to the value of the Replaced Award as of the date of the Change in Control as determined by the Board of Directors or its designated committee in its sole discretion;

(iii) it does not contain any performance goals and only vests based on your continued service with the Company or its successor following the Change in Control;

(iv) its forfeiture provisions, transfer restrictions and any other restrictions lapse based upon the original vesting or performance period of the Replaced Award;

(v) if the Replaced Award is a performance-based award, the number of units issued as the Replacement Award is determined as of the date of the Change in Control as follows:

(A) with respect to Replaced Awards that result from Segmented Awards, the number of units issued as the Replacement Award is based on actual Company performance as banked where a segment has been banked and is based on target Company performance where a segment has not been banked;

(B) with respect to other Replaced Awards that result from Non-Segmented Awards, the number of units issued as the Replacement Award is determined based on target Company performance where the Change in Control occurs less than one year after the start of the applicable performance period, and is based on actual Company performance measured through the date of the Change in Control where the Change in Control occurs one year or more after the start of the applicable performance period; and

(vi) its other terms and conditions are not less favorable to the participant than the terms and conditions of the Replaced Award (including the provisions that would apply in the event of a subsequent Change in Control).

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Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Replacement Award may take the form of a continuation of the Replaced Award provided that the preceding requirements of this Section 2(c) are satisfied. The determination of whether the requirements of this Section 2(c) are satisfied shall be made by the Board of Directors or its designated committee, as constituted immediately prior to the Change in Control, in its sole discretion.

3. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT FOLLOWING CHANGE IN CONTROL

If a Change in Control occurs, you shall be entitled to the benefits provided in Section 5 upon the subsequent termination of your employment during the Term of this Agreement as set forth in Section 1, unless such termination is (x) because of your death, Disability (as defined below) or Retirement (as defined below), (y) by the Company for Cause (as defined below) or (z) by you, other than for Good Reason (as defined below).

(a)    Disability shall mean that, as a result of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, you are receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company.

(b)    Retirement shall mean voluntary termination other than for Good Reason after your becoming eligible for "normal retirement" under the Company's pension plan in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control.

(c)    Cause shall mean termination upon:

(i) the willful and continued failure by you substantially to perform your duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from your incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure resulting from termination by you for Good Reason) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to you by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that you have not substantially performed your duties; or

(ii) the willful engaging by you in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise.

For purposes of this Section 3(c), no act, or failure to act, on your part shall be deemed "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by you not in good faith and without reasonable belief that your action or omission was in the best interest of the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, you shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to you a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters (3/4) of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to you and an opportunity for you, together with your counsel, to be heard before the Board),finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board you were guilty of conduct set forth above in Sections 3(c)(i) or 3(c)(ii), and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

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(d)    Good Reason shall mean, without your express written consent, any of the following:

(i) the assignment to you of any duties with the Company (or with a successor or affiliated company) inconsistent with your status as an executive, or a substantial adverse alteration in the nature or status of your responsibilities, from those in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control;

(ii) a reduction in your annual base salary as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time;

(iii) the failure by the Company to continue in effect any material compensation plan in which you participate (including but not limited to the Company's Performance Share Plan, Management Incentive Plan or Unfunded Supplemental Retirement Plan for Senior Managers (the “SERP”)), each as in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control) or any substitute plans adopted prior to the Change in Control, unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been made with respect to such plan in connection with the Change in Control, or the failure by the Company to continue your participation therein on substantially the same basis, both in terms of the amount of benefits provided and the level of your participation relative to other participants, as existed immediately prior to the Change in Control;

(iv) except for across-the-board reductions similarly affecting all executives of the Company and all executives of any person in control of the Company: (A) the failure by the Company to continue to provide you with benefits substantially similar to those enjoyed by you under any of the Company's pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident or disability plans in which you were participating at the time of a Change in Control, (B) the taking of any action by the Company which would directly or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits or deprive you of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by you at the time of the Change in Control or (C) the failure by the Company to provide you with the number of paid vacation days to which you are entitled on the basis of years of service with the Company in accordance with the Company's normal vacation policy in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control;

(v) the failure of the Company to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to assume and agree to perform this Agreement;

(vi) any purported termination of your employment which is not effected pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of Section 3(e) (and, if applicable, the requirements of Section 3(c)); for purposes of this Agreement, no such purported termination shall be an effective termination by the Company; or

(vii) the Company's requiring you to be based at a new place of work more than 50 miles from your place of work immediately prior to the Change in Control, except for required travel on the Company's business to an extent substantially consistent with your present business travel obligations.

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Your right to terminate your employment pursuant to this Section 3(d) shall not be affected by your incapacity due to physical or mental illness.

(e)    Notice of Termination. Any termination of your employment by the Company or by you shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 11. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of your employment under the provision so indicated, and shall specify a date for termination of employment ("Date of Termination") which shall not be less than 30 days or more than 60 days after the date of delivery of the Notice of Termination.

4. DEATH, DISABILITY OR ELIGIBILITY FOR NORMAL RETIREMENT

This Agreement shall not be applicable in the event of termination of your employment because of your death, Disability or Retirement.

5. COMPENSATION UPON TERMINATION

If a Change in Control occurs and your employment is subsequently terminated during the Term of this Agreement as set forth in Section 1 under the circumstances described in Section 3 that entitle you to benefits under this Agreement, then:

(a) The Company will continue to provide medical and dental insurance coverage to you and your dependents at Company expense which is comparable in benefits, deductibles, co-payments and other terms, to the coverage which you had (i) immediately prior to the Change in Control or (ii) as of the Date of Termination, whichever is better in your sole discretion, and this coverage will continue until the earlier of (A) the third anniversary of the Date of Termination and (B) such time as you become eligible to join a comparable plan sponsored by another employer, including self-employment (the “Welfare Benefits Continuation Period”). Such coverage shall be credited against the time period that you and your dependents are entitled to receive continued coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”). During the Welfare Benefits Continuation Period, (i) the benefits provided in any one calendar year shall not affect the amount of benefits to be provided in any other calendar year, and (ii) the reimbursement of an eligible expense must be made no later than December 31 of the year after the year in which the expense was incurred. Your rights pursuant to this Section 5(a) shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

(b) Provided that you are eligible to participate in the Company’s Retiree Medical Plan as of the Date of Termination, after the cessation of benefits described in Section 5(a) above, the Company will provide retiree medical coverage for you and your dependents which is comparable in benefits and in participant contributions, deductibles, co-payments and other terms to the coverage provided by the Company's retiree medical plan in effect (i) immediately prior to the Change in Control or (ii) as of the Date of Termination, whichever is better in your sole discretion (with a coordination of benefits clause comparable to the clause used in connection with the relevant retiree medical

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plan). The Company shall continue to provide the benefits, if any, under this Section 5(b) for so long as permitted under the Company’s Retiree Medical Plan. During the time that such retiree medical benefits are provided, (i) the benefits provided in any one calendar year shall not affect the amount of benefits to be provided in any other calendar year, and (ii) the reimbursement of an eligible expense must be made no later than December 31 of the year after the year in which the expense was incurred. Your rights pursuant to this Section 5(b) shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

(c) Subject to your signing and non-revocation of the release required by Section 15 hereof, the Company shall pay to you the following amounts in one lump-sum payment in cash on the 30^th day after the Date of Termination, unless a later payment date is required by Section 9(c) or Section 5(c)(iii):

(i) your full base salary through the Date of Termination, at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given, plus an amount in cash equal to the value of any vacation earned but not taken (based upon such rate of base salary);

(ii) to the extent not already paid, your full prior-year short-term annual incentive compensation (in the amount determined prior to the Date of Termination, or if such amount has not been determined as of the Date of Termination, an amount not less than the higher of (x) your actual short-term annual incentive compensation amount for the year before such prior-year or (y) your target short-term annual incentive compensation amount for such prior-year);

(iii) if the Date of Termination occurs during the same plan year in which the Change in Control occurs, your short-term annual incentive compensation target amount on the Date of Termination, as if the performance goals applicable to such amount have been fully satisfied (i.e., achieved at 100% of target, or, if determinable, achieved at the actual level); provided that such compensation will be prorated to reflect the number of days that have elapsed as of the Date of Termination since the beginning of such year; or if the Date of Termination occurs after the end of the plan year in which the Change in Control occurs, then your short-term annual incentive compensation that is based on the Company’s actual performance achievement of the financial metrics under the short-term annual incentive compensation plan applicable to all participants in such plan, such as absolute and relative return on investment; provided that such compensation will be prorated to reflect the number of days that have elapsed as of the Date of Termination since the beginning of such year; plus

(iv) a termination payment equal to the product of "3" times the sum of (I) your annualized base salary as of the Date of Termination and (II) your target short-term annual incentive compensation amount in effect as of your Date of Termination. The lump-sum payment under this Section 5(c)(iv) shall be deposited in a “rabbi trust” upon the execution of any merger, stock purchase, asset purchase or similar agreement that, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereunder, would result in a Change in Control.

(d) The Company shall pay to you in one lump-sum payment in cash within 30 days after the Date of Termination, unless a later payment date is required by Section 9, the

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highest, as determined by an accounting firm selected by the Company prior to the Change in Control, of:

(i) your benefits pursuant to the SERP payable under the terms of such plan, as if there had been a Change in Control;

(ii) your benefits pursuant to the SERP as if there had not been a Change in Control and as if you were credited with 3 years of additional age and 3 years of additional service; or

(iii) your benefits pursuant to the Retirement Plan of International Paper Company in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, as if you were credited with 3 years of additional age and 3 years of additional service, or, if your employment with the Company commenced after June 30, 2004, your benefits under the Retirement Savings Account with 3 additional years of Company contributions.

(e) All forfeiture provisions, transfer restrictions and any other restrictions applicable to any such Replacement Award shall immediately lapse in their entirety and all such awards shall be fully and immediately payable.

6. MITIGATION

You shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in Section 5 (by seeking other employment or otherwise), nor shall the amount of any payment provided for in Section 5 be reduced by any compensation earned by you as a result of employment by another employer after the Date of Termination.

7. MANDATORY REDUCTION OF PAYMENTS IN CERTAIN EVENTS

(a)    Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by the Company to you or for your benefit (whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise) (a “Payment”) would be subject to the excise tax (the “Excise Tax”) imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), then, prior to the making of any Payment to you, a calculation shall be made comparing (i) the net benefit to you of the Payment after your liability for the Excise Tax, to (ii) the net benefit to you if the Payment had been limited to the extent necessary to avoid being subject to the Excise Tax. If the amount calculated under (i) above is less than the amount calculated under (ii) above, then the Payment shall be limited to the extent necessary to avoid being subject to the Excise Tax (the “Reduced Amount”). The reduction of the Payments due hereunder, if applicable, shall be made in such a manner as to maximize the economic value of all Payments actually made to you, determined by the Accounting Firm (as defined in Section 7(b) below) as of the date of the Change in Control using the discount rate required by Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code.

(b)    The determination of whether an Excise Tax would be imposed, the amount of such Excise Tax, and the calculation of the amounts referred to Section 7(a)(i) and (ii) above shall be made by an independent, nationally recognized accounting firm (the “Accounting Firm”) which shall provide detailed supporting calculations. Any

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determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon you and the Company. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the initial determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that Payments to which you were entitled, but did not receive pursuant to Section 7(a), could have been made without the imposition of the Excise Tax (the “Underpayment”). In such event, the Accounting Firm shall determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to you or for your benefit, but no later than December 31 of the year in which the Underpayment is determined to exist.

(c)    In the event that the provisions of Code Section 280G and 4999 or any successor provisions are repealed without succession, this Section 7 shall be of no further force or effect.

8. RELATIONSHIP TO AMOUNTS OTHERWISE PAYABLE

The compensation set forth in Section 5 shall be in lieu of any severance or termination payments which might otherwise be payable under any other severance programs or policy or practice of the Company, other than those set out as part of any of the Company's long-term incentive plans, performance share plans, stock option plans, executive continuity awards and retirement or supplemental retirement plans.

In addition to the payments under this Agreement, you shall continue to be eligible to receive all of your vested accrued benefits under employee pension and welfare benefit plans sponsored by the Company.

9. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 409A OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

(a)    General. This Agreement shall be interpreted and administered in a manner so that any amount or benefit payable hereunder shall be paid or provided in a manner that is either exempt from or compliant with the requirements Section 409A of the Code and applicable Internal Revenue Service guidance and Treasury Regulations issued thereunder (and any applicable transition relief under Section 409A of the Code). Nevertheless, the tax treatment of the benefits provided under the Agreement is not warranted or guaranteed. Neither the Company nor its directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be held liable for any taxes, interest, penalties or other monetary amounts owed by you as a result of the application of Section 409A of the Code.

(b)    Definitional Restrictions. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any amount or benefit that would constitute non-exempt “deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code would otherwise be payable or distributable hereunder, or a different form of payment would be effected, by reason the occurrence of a Change in Control or your Disability or separation from service, such amount or benefit will not be payable or distributable to you, and/or such different form of payment will not be effected, by reason of such circumstance unless (i) the circumstances giving rise to such Change in Control, Disability or separation from service meet the description or definition of “change in control event,” “disability” or “separation from service,” as the case may be, in Section 409A of the Code and applicable regulations (without giving effect to any elective provisions that may be

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available under such definition), or (ii) the payment or distribution of such amount or benefit would be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code by reason of the short-term deferral exemption or otherwise. This provision does not prohibit the vesting of any amount upon a Change in Control, Disability or separation from service, however defined. If this provision prevents the payment or distribution of any amount or benefit, such payment or distribution shall be made on the date, if any, on which an event occurs that constitutes a Section 409A-compliant “separation from service” or any later date required by subsection (c) below. If this provision prevents the application of a different form of payment of any amount or benefit, such payment shall be made in the same form as would have applied absent such designated event or circumstance.

(c)    Six-Month Delay in Certain Circumstances. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any amount or benefit that would constitute non-exempt “deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code would otherwise be payable or distributable under this Agreement by reason your separation from service during a period in which you are a Specified Employee (as defined below), then, subject to any permissible acceleration of payment by the Company under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ii) (domestic relations order), (j)(4)(iii) (conflicts of interest), or (j)(4)(vi) (payment of employment taxes):

(i)    the amount of such non-exempt deferred compensation that would otherwise be payable during the six-month period immediately following your separation from service will be accumulated through and paid or provided on the first day of the seventh month following your separation from service (or, if you die during such period, within 30 days after your death) (in either case, the “Required Delay Period”); and

(ii)    the normal payment or distribution schedule for any remaining payments or distributions will resume at the end of the Required Delay Period.

For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Specified Employee” has the meaning given such term in Code Section 409A and the final regulations thereunder (“Final 409A Regulations”), provided, however, that, as permitted in the Final 409A Regulations, the Company’s Specified Employees and its application of the six-month delay rule of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) shall be determined in accordance with rules adopted by the Company, which shall be applied consistently with respect to all nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements of the Company, including this Agreement.

(d)    Treatment of Installment Payments. Each payment of termination benefits under Section 5 of this Agreement, including, without limitation, each installment payment and each payment or reimbursement of premiums for continued insurance coverage under Section 5(a) and (b), shall be considered a separate payment, as described in Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-2(b)(2), for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.

10. SUCCESSORS; BINDING AGREEMENT

(a) Successor Companies. The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to you, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner

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and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. Failure by the Company to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall entitle you to terminate your employment and to receive compensation from the Company in the same amount and on the same terms as you would be entitled hereunder if you terminated your employment for Good Reason, except that the date on which any such succession becomes effective shall be deemed the Date of Termination. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the Company hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which executes and delivers the agreement provided for in this Section 10 or which otherwise becomes bound by all terms and provisions of this Agreement by operation of law.

(b) Heirs; Representatives. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by your personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If you should die while any

amounts would still be payable to you hereunder if you had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to your devisee, legatee or other designee, or, if there be no such designee, to your estate.

11. NOTICE

For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United States certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth on the first page of this Agreement; provided that all notices to the Company shall be directed to the attention of the Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Communications, of the Company with a copy to the Secretary of the Company, or to such address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

12. MISCELLANEOUS

(a) Amendments, Entire Agreement, Etc. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement on this subject matter between the parties and supersedes any prior oral or written agreements or understandings on the subject matter covered by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Change in Control Agreement between the Company and you dated [DATE] and shall not be amended or modified except by written agreement signed by both parties.

(b) Waiver. No significant provisions of this Agreement may be waived or discharged, unless such waiver or discharge is in writing signed by the party who is making the waiver or discharge. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of any similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. In the event that this Agreement provides benefits upon termination of your employment which duplicate benefits contained in any employment arrangement with you, such

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arrangement shall automatically be amended in accordance with this Agreement so that your benefits under this Agreement shall be sole and exclusive to the extent to which they are duplicative.

(c) Withholding. Amounts paid to you hereunder shall be subject to all applicable federal, state and local withholding taxes.

(d) Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

13. VALIDITY

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

14. ARBITRATION

Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in Memphis, Tennessee, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Notwithstanding the pendency of any such dispute or controversy, the Company will continue to pay you your base salary in effect when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given, and will continue you as a participant in all compensation, benefit and insurance plans in which you were participating when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given, until the dispute is finally resolved.

Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that you shall be entitled to seek specific performance of your right to be paid until the Date of Termination during the pendency of any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement.

15. RELEASE

You will be required to execute and deliver a valid and irrevocable release of employment-related claims in the form provided by the Company in order to receive any of your compensation or benefits pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Such release must be executed and all revocation periods shall have expired within 30 days after the Date of Termination; failing which such payments or benefits shall be forfeited. If any such payment or benefit constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation, then, subject to Section 9(c) above, such payment or benefit shall be made (or in the case of installment payments, installments that would have otherwise been payable during such 30-day period shall be accumulated and paid) on the 30^th day after the Date of Termination provided such release shall have been executed and such revocation periods shall have expired. If such payment or benefit is exempt from Section 409A of the Code, the Company may elect to make or commence payment at any time during such 30-day period.

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If this letter correctly sets forth our agreement on the subject matter hereof, kindly sign and return to the Company the enclosed copy of this letter which will then constitute our agreement on this subject.

Sincerely,

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

By:______________________

Paul J. Karre

SVP, Human Resources & Communications

Agreed:

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[NAME]

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EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

FORM OF CHANGE-IN-CONTROL AGREEMENT – TIER II –

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTS AND GRANDFATHERED VICE PRESIDENTS

Mr./Ms. [Full Name]

International Paper Company

[TITLE]

[ADDRESS]

Dear [First Name]:

International Paper Company (the "Company") considers the establishment and maintenance of a sound and vital management to be essential to protecting and enhancing the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. In this connection, the Company recognizes that, as is the case with many publicly held corporations, the possibility of a change in control may exist and that such possibility, and the uncertainty and questions which it may raise among senior management, may result in the departure or distraction of senior management personnel to the detriment of the Company and its shareholders. Accordingly, the Company's Board of Directors has determined that appropriate steps should be taken to reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of members of the Company's senior management, including yourself, to their assigned duties without distraction in the face of the potentially disturbing circumstances arising from the possibility of a change in control of the Company.

In order to induce you to remain in the employ of the Company, and to continue to exercise your special skills and knowledge at the Company, this letter agreement (this "Agreement") sets forth the benefits which the Company agrees will be provided to you in the event your employment with the Company is terminated subsequent to a Change in Control (as defined in Section 2) under the circumstances described below.

1. TERM

This Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and, unless there is a Change in Control, shall continue until the earliest of (a) your termination of employment as a "full-time employee" of the Company, (b) the date when you attain the age of 65 years or (c) the date when this Agreement is terminated by the Company in accordance with the next sentence. If a Change in Control has not occurred, then the Company shall have the right at any time to terminate this Agreement by giving you six (6) months prior written notice of termination of this Agreement.

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If a Change in Control occurs at any time prior to the termination of this Agreement pursuant to the preceding paragraph, then this Agreement shall terminate on the second anniversary of such Change in Control.

2. CHANGE IN CONTROL DEFINED; EQUITY AWARD TREATMENT UPON CHANGE IN CONTROL

(a) For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change in Control" means the occurrence of any of the following:

(1) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” or “group” (as those terms are used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, hereinafter the “Exchange Act”) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of the Company’s voting stock representing 30% or more of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding voting stock, provided, however, that an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries for whom shares are held under an employee stock ownership, employee retirement, employee savings or similar plan and whose shares are voted in accordance with the instructions of such employee shall not be a member of a “group”(as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) solely because such employee’s shares are held by a trustee under said plan;

(2) during any period of 2 consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the election, or the nomination for election, by the Company's shareholders of each new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of the period;

(3) the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, any person, or any person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the Company’s outstanding voting stock or voting stock of such other person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the Company’s voting stock outstanding immediately prior to such transaction constitutes, or is converted into or exchanged for, voting stock representing more than 50% of the voting power of the voting stock of the surviving person immediately after giving effect to such transaction;

(4) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” or “group” (as those terms are

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used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to the Company or one of its subsidiaries; or

(5) the shareholders of the Company approve a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

(b) Provided that you remain in the employment of the Company as of the date immediately preceding a Change in Control, unless an award meeting the requirements of Section 2(c) below (the “Replacement Award”) is provided to you in substitution for each outstanding equity award (the “Replaced Award”) of the Company, then upon the occurrence of such Change in Control:

(i) each stock option to purchase shares of the common stock of the Company (or such other securities of the Company that may be substituted for such stock of the Company) granted to you by the Company under any plan, arrangement or agreement before or after the date hereof (but prior to the Change in Control), including the 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “ICP”), and then held by you shall become fully (100%) vested and exercisable;

(ii) any and all forfeiture provisions, transfer restrictions and any other restrictions applicable to each award of time-vested restricted stock or restricted stock units of the Company (or such other securities of the Company that may be substituted for such stock of the Company) granted to you by the Company under any plan, arrangement or agreement before or after the date hereof (but prior to the Change in Control), including the ICP, and then held by you shall immediately lapse in their entirety;

(iii) the performance goals applicable to any performance-based awards granted to you by the Company under any plan, arrangement or agreement (other than any short-term annual incentive plan), including the ICP, before or after the date hereof (but prior to the Change in Control) and then held by you will be deemed to have been fully satisfied and performance achievement shall be calculated as follows depending upon whether: (A) the award is segmented for purposes of measuring performance achievement (“Segmented Award”) or not segmented for purposes of measuring performance achievement (“Non-Segmented Award”), (B) a segment has been banked or not based on previously attained and approved performance achievement, and (C) the time that has elapsed between the beginning of the applicable performance period and the date of the Change in Control:

(a) Segmented Awards:

a. Where a segment has been banked, the associated award for such a segment will be paid out based on actual Company performance as banked; and

b. Where a segment has not yet been banked, the associated award for such a segment shall be paid out based on target Company performance.

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For purposes of this Section 2, a Segmented Award is deemed “banked” following review and approval, by the Board or its designated committee, of the performance attained or achieved for the segmented measurement period within the overall performance period of the award.

(b) Non-Segmented Awards:

a. Where less than one year has elapsed between the beginning of the applicable performance period and the Change in Control, such Non-Segmented Awards shall be paid out based on target Company performance; and

b. Where one year or more has elapsed between the beginning of the applicable performance period and the Change in Control, such Non-Segmented Awards shall be paid out based on actual Company performance measured through the date of the Change in Control.

To the extent any awards become payable pursuant to this Section 2(b)(iii), all forfeiture provisions, transfer restrictions and any other restrictions applicable to any such performance-based awards shall immediately lapse in their entirety and all such awards shall be fully and immediately payable in shares of Company common stock, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors or its designated committee.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a Change in Control, the Board or its designated committee may in its sole discretion pay cash to you in exchange for the cancellation of your outstanding equity awards.

(c) For purposes of this Agreement, an award shall meet the conditions of this Section 2(c) and qualify as a Replacement Award if:

(i) it relates to equity securities of the Company or its successor following the Change in Control or another entity that is affiliated with the Company or its successor following the Change in Control and such equity securities are publicly traded and registered under the Exchange Act;

(ii) it has a value at least equal to the value of the Replaced Award as of the date of the Change in Control as determined by the Board of Directors or its designated committee in its sole discretion;

(iii) it does not contain any performance goals and only vests based on your continued service with the Company or its successor following the Change in Control;

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(iv) its forfeiture provisions, transfer restrictions and any other restrictions lapse based upon the original vesting or performance period of the Replaced Award;

(v) if the Replaced Award is a performance-based award, the number of units issued as the Replacement Award is determined as of the date of the Change in Control as follows:

(A) with respect to Replaced Awards that result from Segmented Awards, the number of units issued as the Replacement Award is based on actual Company performance as banked where a segment has been banked and is based on target Company performance where a segment has not been banked;

(B) with respect to other Replaced Awards that result from Non-Segmented Awards, the number of units issued as the Replacement Award is determined based on target Company performance where the Change in Control occurs less than one year after the start of the applicable performance period, and is based on actual Company performance measured through the date of the Change in Control where the Change in Control occurs one year or more after the start of the applicable performance period; and

(vi) its other terms and conditions are not less favorable to the participant than the terms and conditions of the Replaced Award (including the provisions that would apply in the event of a subsequent Change in Control).

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Replacement Award may take the form of a continuation of the Replaced Award provided that the preceding requirements of this Section 2(c) are satisfied. The determination of whether the requirements of this Section 2(c) are satisfied shall be made by the Board of Directors or its designated committee, as constituted immediately prior to the Change in Control, in its sole discretion.

3. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT FOLLOWING CHANGE IN CONTROL

If a Change in Control occurs, you shall be entitled to the benefits provided in Section 5 upon the subsequent termination of your employment during the Term of this Agreement as set forth in Section 1, unless such termination is (x) because of your death, Disability (as defined below) or Retirement (as defined below), (y) by the Company for Cause (as defined below) or (z) by you, other than for Good Reason (as defined below).

(a)    Disability shall mean that, as a result of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, you are

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receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company.

(b)    Retirement shall mean voluntary termination other than for Good Reason after your becoming eligible for "normal retirement" under the Company's pension plan in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control.

(c)    Cause shall mean termination upon:

(i) the willful and continued failure by you substantially to perform your duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from your incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure resulting from termination by you for Good Reason) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to you by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that you have not substantially performed your duties; or

(ii) the willful engaging by you in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise.

For purposes of this Section 3(c), no act, or failure to act, on your part shall be deemed "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by you not in good faith and without reasonable belief that your action or omission was in the best interest of the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, you shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to you a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters (3/4) of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to you and an opportunity for you, together with your counsel, to be heard before the Board),finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board you were guilty of conduct set forth above in Sections 3(c)(i) or 3(c)(ii), and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

(d)    Good Reasonshall mean, without your express written consent, any of the following:

(i) the assignment to you of any duties with the Company (or with a successor or affiliated company) inconsistent with your status as an executive, or a substantial adverse alteration in the nature or status of your responsibilities, from those in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control;

(ii) a reduction in your annual base salary as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time;

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(iii) the failure by the Company to continue in effect any material compensation plan in which you participate (including but not limited to the Company's Performance Share Plan or Management Incentive Plan), each as in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control) or any substitute plans adopted prior to the Change in Control, unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been made with respect to such plan in connection with the Change in Control, or the failure by the Company to continue your participation therein on substantially the same basis, both in terms of the amount of benefits provided and the level of your participation relative to other participants, as existed immediately prior to the Change in Control;

(iv) except for across-the-board reductions similarly affecting all executives of the Company and all executives of any person in control of the Company: (A) the failure by the Company to continue to provide you with benefits substantially similar to those enjoyed by you under any of the Company's pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident or disability plans in which you were participating at the time of a Change in Control, (B) the taking of any action by the Company which would directly or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits or deprive you of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by you at the time of the Change in Control or (C) the failure by the Company to provide you with the number of paid vacation days to which you are entitled on the basis of years of service with the Company in accordance with the Company's normal vacation policy in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control;

(v) the failure of the Company to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to assume and agree to perform this Agreement;

(vi) any purported termination of your employment which is not effected pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of Section 3(e) (and, if applicable, the requirements of Section 3(c)); for purposes of this Agreement, no such purported termination shall be an effective termination by the Company; or

(vii) the Company's requiring you to be based at a new place of work more than 50 miles from your place of work immediately prior to the Change in Control, except for required travel on the Company's business to an extent substantially consistent with your present business travel obligations.

Your right to terminate your employment pursuant to this Section 3(d) shall not be affected by your incapacity due to physical or mental illness.

(e)    Notice of Termination. Any termination of your employment by the Company or by you shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 11. For purposes of this

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Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of your employment under the provision so indicated, and shall specify a date for termination of employment ("Date of Termination") which shall not be less than 30 days or more than 60 days after the date of delivery of the Notice of Termination.

4. DEATH, DISABILITY OR ELIGIBILITY FOR NORMAL RETIREMENT

This Agreement shall not be applicable in the event of termination of your employment because of your death, Disability or Retirement.

5. COMPENSATION UPON TERMINATION

If a Change in Control occurs and your employment is subsequently terminated during the Term of this Agreement as set forth in Section 1 under the circumstances described in Section 3 that entitle you to benefits under this Agreement, then:

(a) The Company will continue to provide medical and dental insurance coverage to you and your dependents at Company expense which is comparable in benefits, deductibles, co-payments and other terms, to the coverage which you had (i) immediately prior to the Change in Control or (ii) as of the Date of Termination, whichever is better in your sole discretion, and this coverage will continue until the earlier of (A) the second anniversary of the Date of Termination and (B) such time as you become eligible to join a comparable plan sponsored by another employer, including self-employment (the “Welfare Benefits Continuation Period”). Such coverage shall be credited against the time period that you and your dependents are entitled to receive continued coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”). During the Welfare Benefits Continuation Period, (i) the benefits provided in any one calendar year shall not affect the amount of benefits to be provided in any other calendar year, and (ii) the reimbursement of an eligible expense must be made no later than December 31 of the year after the year in which the expense was incurred. Your rights pursuant to this Section 5(a) shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

(b) Provided that you are eligible to participate in the Company’s Retiree Medical Plan as of the Date of Termination, after the cessation of benefits described in Section 5(a) above, the Company will provide retiree medical coverage for you and your dependents which is comparable in benefits and in participant contributions, deductibles, co-payments and other terms to the coverage provided by the Company's retiree medical plan in effect (i) immediately prior to the Change in Control or (ii) as of the Date of Termination,

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whichever is better in your sole discretion (with a coordination of benefits clause comparable to the clause used in connection with the relevant retiree medical plan). The Company shall continue to provide the benefits, if any, under this Section 5(b) for so long as permitted under the Company’s Retiree Medical Plan. During the time that such retiree medical benefits are provided, (i) the benefits provided in any one calendar year shall not affect the amount of benefits to be provided in any other calendar year, and (ii) the reimbursement of an eligible expense must be made no later than December 31 of the year after the year in which the expense was incurred. Your rights pursuant to this Section 5(b) shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

(c) Subject to your signing and non-revocation of the release required by Section 15 hereof, the Company shall pay to you the following amounts in one lump-sum payment in cash on the 30^th day after the Date of Termination, unless a later payment date is required by Section 9(c) or Section 5(c)(iii):

(i) your full base salary through the Date of Termination, at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given, plus an amount in cash equal to the value of any vacation earned but not taken (based upon such rate of base salary);

(ii) to the extent not already paid, your full prior-year short-term annual incentive compensation (in the amount determined prior to the Date of Termination, or if such amount has not been determined as of the Date of Termination, an amount not less than the higher of (x) your actual short-term annual incentive compensation amount for the year before such prior-year or (y) your target short-term annual incentive compensation amount for such prior-year);

(iii) if the Date of Termination occurs during the same plan year in which the Change in Control occurs, your short-term annual incentive compensation target amount on the Date of Termination, as if the performance goals applicable to such amount have been fully satisfied (i.e., achieved at 100% of target, or, if determinable, achieved at the actual level); provided that such compensation will be prorated to reflect the number of days that have elapsed as of the Date of Termination since the beginning of such year; or if the Date of Termination occurs after the end of the plan year in which the Change in Control occurs, then your short-term annual incentive compensation that is based on the Company’s actual performance achievement of the financial metrics under the short-term annual incentive compensation plan applicable to all participants in such plan, such as absolute and relative return on investment; provided that such compensation will be prorated to reflect the number of days that have elapsed as of the Date of Termination since the beginning of such year; plus

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(iv) a termination payment equal to the product of "2" times the sum of (I) your annualized base salary as of the Date of Termination and (II) your target short-term annual incentive compensation amount in effect as of your Date of Termination. The lump-sum payment under this Section 5(c)(iv) shall be deposited in a “rabbi trust” upon the execution of any merger, stock purchase, asset purchase or similar agreement that, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereunder, would result in a Change in Control.

(d) The Company shall pay to you in one lump-sum payment in cash within 30 days after the Date of Termination, unless a later payment date is required by Section 9, the highest, as determined by an accounting firm selected by the Company prior to the Change in Control, of:

(i) your benefits pursuant to the Pension Restoration Plan for Salaried Employees, payable under the terms of such plan, as if there had been a Change in Control;

(ii) your benefits pursuant to the Pension Restoration Plan for Salaried Employees, as if there had not been a Change in Control and as if you were credited with 2 years of additional age and 2 years of additional service; or

(iii) your benefits pursuant to the Retirement Plan of International Paper Company in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, as if you were credited with 2 years of additional age and 2 years of additional service, or, if your employment with the Company commenced after June 30, 2004, your benefits under the Retirement Savings Account with 2 additional years of Company contributions.

(e) All forfeiture provisions, transfer restrictions and any other restrictions applicable to any such Replacement Award shall immediately lapse in their entirety and all such awards shall be fully and immediately payable.

6. MITIGATION

You shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in Section 5 (by seeking other employment or otherwise), nor shall the amount of any payment provided for in Section 5 be reduced by any compensation earned by you as a result of employment by another employer after the Date of Termination.

7. MANDATORY REDUCTION OF PAYMENTS IN CERTAIN EVENTS

(a)    Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by the Company to you or for your benefit (whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant

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to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise) (a “Payment”) would be subject to the excise tax (the “Excise Tax”) imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), then, prior to the making of any Payment to you, a calculation shall be made comparing (i) the net benefit to you of the Payment after your liability for the Excise Tax, to (ii) the net benefit to you if the Payment had been limited to the extent necessary to avoid being subject to the Excise Tax. If the amount calculated under (i) above is less than the amount calculated under (ii) above, then the Payment shall be limited to the extent necessary to avoid being subject to the Excise Tax (the “Reduced Amount”). The reduction of the Payments due hereunder, if applicable, shall be made in such a manner as to maximize the economic value of all Payments actually made to you, determined by the Accounting Firm (as defined in Section 7(b) below) as of the date of the Change in Control using the discount rate required by Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code.

(b)    The determination of whether an Excise Tax would be imposed, the amount of such Excise Tax, and the calculation of the amounts referred to Section 7(a)(i) and (ii) above shall be made by an independent, nationally recognized accounting firm (the “Accounting Firm”) which shall provide detailed supporting calculations. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon you and the Company. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the initial determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that Payments to which you were entitled, but did not receive pursuant to Section 7(a), could have been made without the imposition of the Excise Tax (the “Underpayment”). In such event, the Accounting Firm shall determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to you or for your benefit, but no later than December 31 of the year in which the Underpayment is determined to exist.

(c)    In the event that the provisions of Code Section 280G and 4999 or any successor provisions are repealed without succession, this Section 7 shall be of no further force or effect.

8. RELATIONSHIP TO AMOUNTS OTHERWISE PAYABLE

The compensation set forth in Section 5 shall be in lieu of any severance or termination payments which might otherwise be payable under any other severance programs or policy or practice of the Company, other than those set out as part of any of the Company's long-term incentive plans, performance share plans, stock option plans, executive continuity awards and retirement or supplemental retirement plans.

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In addition to the payments under this Agreement, you shall continue to be eligible to receive all of your vested accrued benefits under employee pension and welfare benefit plans sponsored by the Company.

9. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 409A OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

(a)    General. This Agreement shall be interpreted and administered in a manner so that any amount or benefit payable hereunder shall be paid or provided in a manner that is either exempt from or compliant with the requirements Section 409A of the Code and applicable Internal Revenue Service guidance and Treasury Regulations issued thereunder (and any applicable transition relief under Section 409A of the Code). Nevertheless, the tax treatment of the benefits provided under the Agreement is not warranted or guaranteed. Neither the Company nor its directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be held liable for any taxes, interest, penalties or other monetary amounts owed by you as a result of the application of Section 409A of the Code.

(b)    Definitional Restrictions. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any amount or benefit that would constitute non-exempt “deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code would otherwise be payable or distributable hereunder, or a different form of payment would be effected, by reason the occurrence of a Change in Control or your Disability or separation from service, such amount or benefit will not be payable or distributable to you, and/or such different form of payment will not be effected, by reason of such circumstance unless (i) the circumstances giving rise to such Change in Control, Disability or separation from service meet the description or definition of “change in control event,” “disability” or “separation from service,” as the case may be, in Section 409A of the Code and applicable regulations (without giving effect to any elective provisions that may be available under such definition), or (ii) the payment or distribution of such amount or benefit would be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code by reason of the short-term deferral exemption or otherwise. This provision does not prohibit the vesting of any amount upon a Change in Control, Disability or separation from service, however defined. If this provision prevents the payment or distribution of any amount or benefit, such payment or distribution shall be made on the date, if any, on which an event occurs that constitutes a Section 409A-compliant “separation from service” or any later date required by subsection (c) below. If this provision prevents the application of a different form of payment of any amount or benefit, such payment shall be made in the same form as would have applied absent such designated event or circumstance.

(c)    Six-Month Delay in Certain Circumstances. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any amount or benefit that would constitute non-exempt “deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code

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would otherwise be payable or distributable under this Agreement by reason your separation from service during a period in which you are a Specified Employee (as defined below), then, subject to any permissible acceleration of payment by the Company under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ii) (domestic relations order), (j)(4)(iii) (conflicts of interest), or (j)(4)(vi) (payment of employment taxes):

(i)    the amount of such non-exempt deferred compensation that would otherwise be payable during the six-month period immediately following your separation from service will be accumulated through and paid or provided on the first day of the seventh month following your separation from service (or, if you die during such period, within 30 days after your death) (in either case, the “Required Delay Period”); and

(ii)    the normal payment or distribution schedule for any remaining payments or distributions will resume at the end of the Required Delay Period.

For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Specified Employee” has the meaning given such term in Code Section 409A and the final regulations thereunder (“Final 409A Regulations”), provided, however, that, as permitted in the Final 409A Regulations, the Company’s Specified Employees and its application of the six-month delay rule of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) shall be determined in accordance with rules adopted by the Company, which shall be applied consistently with respect to all nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements of the Company, including this Agreement.

(d)    Treatment of Installment Payments. Each payment of termination benefits under Section 5 of this Agreement, including, without limitation, each installment payment and each payment or reimbursement of premiums for continued insurance coverage under Section 5(a) and (b), shall be considered a separate payment, as described in Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-2(b)(2), for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.

10. SUCCESSORS; BINDING AGREEMENT

(a) Successor Companies. The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to you, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. Failure by the Company to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall entitle you to terminate your employment and to receive compensation from the Company in the same amount and on the same terms as you would be entitled hereunder if you terminated your employment for Good Reason, except that the date on

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which any such succession becomes effective shall be deemed the Date of Termination. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the Company hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which executes and delivers the agreement provided for in this Section 10 or which otherwise becomes bound by all terms and provisions of this Agreement by operation of law.

(b) Heirs; Representatives. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by your personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If you should die while any

amounts would still be payable to you hereunder if you had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to your devisee, legatee or other designee, or, if there be no such designee, to your estate.

11. NOTICE

For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United States certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth on the first page of this Agreement; provided that all notices to the Company shall be directed to the attention of the Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Communications, of the Company with a copy to the Secretary of the Company, or to such address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

12. MISCELLANEOUS

(a) Amendments, Entire Agreement, Etc. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement on this subject matter between the parties and supersedes any prior oral or written agreements or understandings on the subject matter covered by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Change in Control Agreement between the Company and you dated [DATE] and shall not be amended or modified except by written agreement signed by both parties.

(b) Waiver. No significant provisions of this Agreement may be waived or discharged, unless such waiver or discharge is in writing signed by the party who is making the waiver or discharge. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of any similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. In the event that this Agreement

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provides benefits upon termination of your employment which duplicate benefits contained in any employment arrangement with you, such arrangement shall automatically be amended in accordance with this Agreement so that your benefits under this Agreement shall be sole and exclusive to the extent to which they are duplicative.

(c) Withholding. Amounts paid to you hereunder shall be subject to all applicable federal, state and local withholding taxes.

(d) Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

13. VALIDITY

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

14. ARBITRATION

Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in Memphis, Tennessee, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Notwithstanding the pendency of any such dispute or controversy, the Company will continue to pay you your base salary in effect when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given, and will continue you as a participant in all compensation, benefit and insurance plans in which you were participating when the notice giving rise to the dispute was given, until the dispute is finally resolved.

Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that you shall be entitled to seek specific performance of your right to be paid until the Date of Termination during the pendency of any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement.

15. RELEASE

You will be required to execute and deliver a valid and irrevocable release of employment-related claims in the form provided by the Company in order to receive any of your compensation or benefits pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Such release must be executed and all revocation periods shall have expired within 30 days after the Date of Termination; failing which such payments or benefits shall be forfeited. If any such payment or benefit constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation, then, subject to Section 9(c)

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above, such payment or benefit shall be made (or in the case of installment payments, installments that would have otherwise been payable during such 30-day period shall be accumulated and paid) on the 30^th day after the Date of Termination provided such release shall have been executed and such revocation periods shall have expired. If such payment or benefit is exempt from Section 409A of the Code, the Company may elect to make or commence payment at any time during such 30-day period.

If this letter correctly sets forth our agreement on the subject matter hereof, kindly sign and return to the Company the enclosed copy of this letter which will then constitute our agreement on this subject.

Sincerely,

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

By:______________________

Paul J. Karre

SVP, Human Resources & Communications

Agreed:

________________________________________

[NAME]

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EX-11

Exhibit 11

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

STATEMENT OF COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS (1)

(Unaudited)

(In millions, except per share amounts)

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012		2013		2012
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	392		$	223	$	919	$	524
Discontinued operations	(10		)	14		40		35
Net earnings (loss)	382			237		959		559
Effect of dilutive securities	—			—		—		—
Net earnings - assuming dilution	$	382		$	237	$	959	$	559
Average common shares outstanding	445.9			435.1		444.1		434.7
Effect of dilutive securities
Restricted stock performance share plan	3.6			4.7		4.3		5.0
Stock options	0.2			—		0.3		—
Average common shares outstanding - assuming dilution	449.7			439.8		448.7		439.7
Earnings (loss) per common share from continuing operations	$	0.88		$	0.51	$	2.07	$	1.20
Discontinued operations	(0.02		)	0.03		0.09		0.08
Net earnings (loss) per common share	$	0.86		$	0.54	$	2.16	$	1.28
Earnings (loss) per common share from continuing operations - assuming dilution	$	0.87		$	0.51	$	2.05	$	1.19
Discontinued operations	(0.02		)	0.03		0.09		0.08
Net earnings (loss) per common share - assuming dilution	$	0.85		$	0.54	$	2.14	$	1.27

Note: If an amount does not appear in the above table, the security was antidilutive for the periods presented.

(1) Attributable to International Paper Company common shareholders.

EX-12

Exhibit 12

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

(Dollar amounts in millions)

		For the Years Ended December 31,															Nine Months Ended September 30,
TITLE		2008			2009			2010			2011			2012			2012			2013
(A)	Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity earnings	$	(1,153.0	)	$	1,199.0		$	822.0		$	1,458.0		$	1,024.0		$	737.0		$	1,004.0
(B)	Noncontrolling interests, net of taxes	(3.0		)	(18.0		)	(21.0		)	(14.0		)	(5.0		)	(8.0		)	11.0
(C)	Fixed charges excluding capitalized interest	648.2			780.6			718.8			680.7			797.4			604.4			568.2
(D)	Amortization of previously capitalized interest	30.0			31.3			30.4			29.2			24.2			18.2			18.3
(F)	Distributed income of equity investees	73.0			51.0			33.0			85.6			—			—			—
(G)	Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and fixed charges	$	(404.8	)	$	2,043.9		$	1,583.2		$	2,239.5		$	1,840.6		$	1,351.6		$	1,601.5
Fixed Charges
(H)	Interest and amortization of debt expense	$	572.5		$	702.3		$	643.4		$	602.0		$	714.7		$	538.0		$	505.1
(I)	Interest factor attributable to rentals	65.8			72.0			69.9			73.3			77.0			62.1			62.0
(J)	Preferred dividends of subsidiaries	9.9			6.3			5.5			5.4			5.7			4.3			1.1
(K)	Capitalized interest	27.5			12.1			14.0			21.6			36.6			28.8			12.1
(L)	Total fixed charges	$	675.7		$	792.7		$	732.8		$	702.3		$	834.0		$	633.2		$	580.3
(M)	Ratio of earnings to fixed charges				2.58			2.16			3.19			2.21			2.13			2.76
(N)	Deficiency in earnings necessary to cover fixed charges	$	(1,080.5	)

NOTE: Dividends on International Paper's preferred stock are insignificant. As a result, for all periods presented, the ratios of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends are the same as the ratios of earnings to fixed charges.

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, John V. Faraci, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of International Paper Company;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

November 6, 2013

/s/ John V. Faraci

John V. Faraci

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Carol L. Roberts, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of International Paper Company;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

November 6, 2013

/s/ Carol L. Roberts

Carol L. Roberts

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The certification set forth below is being submitted in connection with the Quarterly Report of International Paper Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013 for the purpose of complying with Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code. John V. Faraci, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Carol L. Roberts, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each certify that, to the best of his knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ John V. Faraci

John V. Faraci

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

November 6, 2013

/s/ Carol L. Roberts

Carol L. Roberts

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

November 6, 2013

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Assumptions Used to Determine Compensation Cost for Market Condition Component of Performance Share Program Plan) (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected volatility, lower limit	25.25%	28.39%	25.25%	28.39%
Expected volatility, upper limit	62.58%	55.33%	62.58%	55.33%
Risk-free interest rate, lower limit	0.20%	0.12%	0.20%	0.12%
Risk-free interest rate, upper limit	0.99%	0.42%	0.99%	0.42%

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DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Schedule of Notional Amounts of Financial Instruments) (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013 Embedded Derivative [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Embedded Derivative [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Interest Rate Swap [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Interest Rate Swap [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] USD ($)		Sep. 30, 2013 Foreign exchange contracts to sell indian rupee for u s dollar Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] INR		Dec. 31, 2012 Foreign exchange contracts to sell indian rupee for u s dollar Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] INR	Sep. 30, 2013 Foreign exchange contracts to sell thai baht for u s dollar Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] THB		Dec. 31, 2012 Foreign exchange contracts to sell thai baht for u s dollar Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] THB	Sep. 30, 2013 Foreign exchange contracts to sell u s dollar for turkish iira Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2012 Foreign exchange contracts to sell u s dollar for turkish iira Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Foreign exchange contracts to sell brazilian real for u s dollar Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] BRL		Dec. 31, 2012 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Foreign exchange contracts to sell brazilian real for u s dollar Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] BRL	Sep. 30, 2013 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Foreign exchange contracts to sell british pounds for brazilian real Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] GBP (£)		Dec. 31, 2012 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Foreign exchange contracts to sell british pounds for brazilian real Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2013 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Foreign exchange contracts to sell european euro for brazilian real Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] EUR (€)		Dec. 31, 2012 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Foreign exchange contracts to sell european euro for brazilian real Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2013 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Foreign exchange contracts to sell european euro for polish zloty Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] EUR (€)		Dec. 31, 2012 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Foreign exchange contracts to sell european euro for polish zloty Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2013 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Foreign exchange contracts to sell u s dollar for brazilian real Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2012 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Foreign exchange contracts to sell u s dollar for brazilian real Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Zero cost collar to sell u s dollar for brazilian real ZeroCostCollarDerivativeMember [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2012 Cash Flow Hedging [Member] Zero cost collar to sell u s dollar for brazilian real ZeroCostCollarDerivativeMember [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount	$ 0	$ 150	$ 0	$ 150	[1]	157	[2]	140	36	[2]	261	$ 0	[2]	$ 56	543	[3]	0	£ 16	[3]	£ 13	€ 21	[3]	€ 13	€ 263	[3]	€ 149	$ 335	[3]	$ 238	$ 18	[3]	$ 18

[1] Includes $150 million floating-to-fixed interest rate swap notional to offset the embedded derivative.

[2] These contracts had maturities of one year or less as of September 30, 2013.

[3] These contracts had maturities of three years or less as of September 30, 2013.

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DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Gains Losses Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income AOCI Net of Tax Related to Derivative Instruments) (Details) (Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member], Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member], Cash Flow Hedging [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	$ 7	$ 7	$ (3)	$ 13
Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	7	7	(3)	14
Commodity Contract [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (1)

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INDUSTRY SEGMENT INFORMATION (Sales by Industry Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ 7,406	$ 7,026	$ 21,831	$ 20,758
Industrial Packaging [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	3,755	3,335	11,095	9,900
Printing Papers [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	1,555	1,580	4,635	4,650
Consumer Packaging [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	885	765	2,570	2,355
Distribution [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	1,445	1,535	4,235	4,510
Corporate and Intersegment Sales [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ (234)	$ (189)	$ (704)	$ (657)

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INCOME TAXES (Note)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes [Note Text Block]

INCOME TAXES

International Paper made income tax payments, net of refunds, as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012
Income tax payments, net	$	224	$	41

The following table presents a rollforward of unrecognized tax benefits and related accrued estimated interest and penalties for the nine months ended September 30, 2013:

In millions	Unrecognized Tax Benefits			Accrued Estimated Interest and Tax Penalties
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	(972	)	$	(104	)
Activity for three months ended March 31, 2013	99			20
Activity for the three months ended June 30, 2013	6			1
Activity for the three months ended September 30, 2013	29			13
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	(838	)	$	(70	)

The Company currently estimates that, as a result of ongoing discussions, pending tax settlements and expirations of statutes of limitations, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits could be reduced by approximately $720 million during the next 12 months and approximately $650 million of this reduction will positively impact the effective rate.

Included in the Company’s income tax provisions for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, are $197 million and $81 million of income tax benefits, respectively, related to special items. The components of the net provision related to special items were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013			2012
Special items	$	(77	)	$	(87	)
Tax-related adjustments:
Temple-Inland acquisition	—			3
IRS audit settlement	(122		)	—
Mexican business restructuring	—			3
Other	2			—
Income tax provision (benefit) related to special items	$	(197	)	$	(81	)

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SUPPLEMENT FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION (Accounts and Notes Receivable) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts and notes receivable	$ 4,024	$ 3,562
Trade [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts and notes receivable	3,717	3,316
Other Non-Trade Receivables [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts and notes receivable	$ 307	$ 246

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Consolidated Balance Sheet (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current Assets
Cash and temporary investments	$ 1,946	$ 1,302
Accounts and notes receivable, net	4,024	3,562
Inventories	2,841	2,730
Deferred income tax assets	421	323
Assets of businesses held for sale	0	759
Other current assets	243	229
Total Current Assets	9,475	8,905
Plants, Properties and Equipment, net	13,697	13,949
Forestlands	580	622
Investments	755	887
Financial Assets of Special Purpose Entities (Note 13)	2,122	2,108
Goodwill	4,491	4,315
Deferred Charges and Other Assets	1,469	1,367
Total Assets	32,589	32,153
Current Liabilities
Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt	783	444
Accounts payable	2,904	2,775
Accrued payroll and benefits	513	508
Liabilities of businesses held for sale	0	44
Other accrued liabilities	1,195	1,227
Total Current Liabilities	5,395	4,998
Long-Term Debt	8,900	9,696
Nonrecourse Financial Liabilities of Special Purpose Entities (Note 13)	2,042	2,036
Deferred Income Taxes	3,330	3,026
Pension Benefit Obligation	3,932	4,112
Postretirement and Postemployment Benefit Obligation	435	473
Other Liabilities	1,013	1,176
Equity
Common stock, $1 par value, 2013 - 447.0 shares and 2012 - 439.9 shares	447	440
Paid-in capital	6,432	6,042
Retained earnings	4,212	3,662
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,812)	(3,840)
Shareholders' Equity before Treasury Stock, Total	7,279	6,304
Less: Common stock held in treasury, at cost, 2013 - 1.1 shares and 2012 - 0.013 shares	49	0
Total Shareholders' Equity	7,230	6,304
Noncontrolling interests	312	332
Total Equity	7,542	6,636
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 32,589	$ 32,153

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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Note)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Equity [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income [Note Text Block]

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (AOCI)

The following table presents changes in AOCI for the three-month period ended September 30, 2013:

In millions	Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Items (a)			Change in Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (a)			Net Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives (a)			Total (a)
Balance as of June 30, 2013	$	(3,442	)	$	(592	)	$	(17	)	$	(4,051	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	103			34			7			144
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	76			—			4			80
Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income	179			34			11			224
Balance as of September 30, 2013	$	(3,263	)	$	(558	)	$	(6	)	$	(3,827	)

(a) All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI.

The following table presents changes in AOCI for the three-month period ended September 30, 2012:

In millions	Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Items (a)			Change in Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (a)			Net Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives (a)			Total (a)
Balance as of June 30, 2012	$	(2,730	)	$	(392	)	$	(17	)	$	(3,139	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	4			114			7			125
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	48			—			4			52
Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income	52			114			11			177
Balance as of September 30, 2012	$	(2,678	)	$	(278	)	$	(6	)	$	(2,962	)

(a) All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI.

The following table presents changes in AOCI for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2013:

In millions	Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Items (a)			Change in Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (a)			Net Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives (a)			Total (a)
Balance as of January 1, 2013	$	(3,596	)	$	(246	)	$	2		$	(3,840	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	103			(329		)	(3		)	(229		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	230			17			(5		)	242
Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income	333			(312		)	(8		)	13
Balance as of September 30, 2013	$	(3,263	)	$	(558	)	$	(6	)	$	(3,827	)

(a) All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI.

The following table presents changes in AOCI for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012:

In millions	Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Items (a)			Change in Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (a)			Net Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives (a)			Total (a)
Balance as of January 1, 2012	$	(2,852	)	$	(117	)	$	(36	)	$	(3,005	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	28			(126		)	13			(85		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	146			(35		)	17			128
Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income	174			(161		)	30			43
Balance as of September 30, 2012	$	(2,678	)	$	(278	)	$	(6	)	$	(2,962	)

(a) All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI.

The following table presents details of the reclassifications out of AOCI for the three-month period ended September 30, 2013:

Details About Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (a)				Location of Amount Reclassified from AOCI
In millions:
Defined benefit pension and postretirement items:
Prior-service costs	$	(2	)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Actuarial gains/(losses)	(123		)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	(125		)
Tax (expense)/benefit	49
Net of tax	$	(76	)
Net gains and losses on cash flow hedging derivatives:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	(6	)	(c)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	(6		)
Tax (expense)/benefit	2
Net of tax	(4		)
Total reclassifications for the period	$	(80	)

(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to earnings/loss.

(b) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 16 for additional details).

(c) This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in our derivatives and hedging activities (see Note 15 for additional details).

The following table presents details of the reclassifications out of AOCI for the three-month period ended September 30, 2012:

Details About Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (a)				Location of Amount Reclassified from AOCI
In millions:
Defined benefit pension and postretirement items:
Prior-service costs	$	(1	)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Actuarial gains/(losses)	(78		)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	(79		)
Tax (expense)/benefit	31
Net of tax	$	(48	)
Net gains and losses on cash flow hedging derivatives:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	(6	)	(c)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	(6		)
Tax (expense)/benefit	2
Net of tax	(4		)
Total reclassifications for the period	$	(52	)

(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to earnings/loss.

(b) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 16 for additional details).

(c) This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in our derivatives and hedging activities (see Note 15 for additional details).

The following table presents details of the reclassifications out of AOCI for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2013:

Details About Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (a)				Location of Amount Reclassified from AOCI
In millions
Defined benefit pension and postretirement items:
Prior-service costs	$	(7	)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Actuarial gains/(losses)	(370		)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	(377		)
Tax (expense)/benefit	147
Net of tax	$	(230	)
Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments:
Business acquisition/divestitures	$	(17	)		Net bargain purchase gain on acquisition of business
Tax (expense)/benefit	—
Net of tax	$	(17	)
Net gains and losses on cash flow hedging derivatives:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	7		(c)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	7
Tax (expense)/benefit	(2		)
Net of tax	5
Total reclassifications for the period	$	(242	)

(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to earnings/loss.

(b) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 16 for additional details).

(c) This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in our derivatives and hedging activities (see Note 15 for additional details).

The following table presents details of the reclassifications out of AOCI for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012:

Details About Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (a)				Location of Amount Reclassified from AOCI
In millions
Defined benefit pension and postretirement items:
Prior-service costs	$	(2	)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Actuarial gains/(losses)	(237		)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	(239		)
Tax (expense)/benefit	93
Net of tax	$	(146	)
Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments:
Business acquisitions/divestitures	$	48			Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses
Tax (expense)/benefit	(13		)
Net of tax	$	35
Net gains and losses on cash flow hedging derivatives:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	(16	)	(c)	Cost of products sold
Natural gas contracts	(11		)	(c)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	(27		)
Tax (expense)/benefit	10
Net of tax	(17		)
Total reclassifications for the period	$	(128	)

(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to earnings/loss.

(b) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 16 for additional details).

(c) This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in our derivatives and hedging activities (see Note 15 for additional details).

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INDUSTRY SEGMENT INFORMATION (Note)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Industry Segment Information [Note Text Block]

INDUSTRY SEGMENT INFORMATION

International Paper’s industry segments, Industrial Packaging, Printing Papers, Consumer Packaging and Distribution, are consistent with the internal structure used to manage these businesses. All segments are differentiated on a common product, common customer basis consistent with the business segmentation generally used in the Forest Products industry.

The Company also has a 50% equity interest in Ilim in Russia that is a separate reportable industry segment.

Sales by industry segment for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013			2012			2013			2012
Industrial Packaging	$	3,755		$	3,335		$	11,095		$	9,900
Printing Papers	1,555			1,580			4,635			4,650
Consumer Packaging	885			765			2,570			2,355
Distribution	1,445			1,535			4,235			4,510
Corporate and Intersegment Sales	(234		)	(189		)	(704		)	(657		)
Net Sales	$	7,406		$	7,026		$	21,831		$	20,758

Operating profit by industry segment for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013				2012				2013				2012
Industrial Packaging	$	499		(a)	$	255		(e)	1,328			(a)	$	730		(e)
Printing Papers	93			(b)	202			(f)	318			(b)	452			(f)
Consumer Packaging	73			(c)	67			(g)	131			(c)	227			(g)
Distribution	13			(d)	15			(h)	8			(d)	18			(h)
Operating Profit	678				539				$	1,785			1,427
Interest expense, net	(147		)		(163		)		(479		)	(i)	(503		)
Noncontrolling interests/equity earnings adjustment (j)	(3		)		—				1				8
Corporate items, net	(13		)		(1		)		(35		)		(36		)
Restructuring and other charges	(26		)		(15		)		(23		)		(40		)
Non-operating pension expense	(78		)		(40		)		(245		)		(119		)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity earnings	$	411			$	320			$	1,004			$	737
Equity earnings (loss), net of taxes – Ilim	$	11			$	33			$	(34	)		$	48

(a) Includes charges of $24 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and $50 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for integration costs associated with the acquisition of Temple-Inland, a gain of $14 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for a bargain purchase adjustment on the first quarter 2013 acquisition of a majority share of our operations in Turkey, a gain of $9 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 related to the sale of the box plant facility in Bellevue, Washington, and charges of $3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and $8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for other items.

(b) Includes charges of $51 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 for costs associated with the announced shutdown of our Courtland, Alabama mill.

(c) Includes charges of $45 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for costs associated with the permanent shutdown of a paper machine at our Augusta, Georgia mill.

(d) Includes charges of $6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and $30 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for costs associated with the restructuring of the Company's xpedx operations.

(e) Includes charges of $58 million and $136 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 for integration costs associated with the Temple-Inland acquisition, charges of $19 million and $28 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 for costs associated with the divestiture of three containerboard mills, charges of $16 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 for costs associated with the restructuring of our Packaging business in Europe, a charge of $62 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 to adjust the value of the long-lived assets of the Hueneme mill in Oxnard, California to their fair value, a charge of $20 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to the write-up of the Temple-Inland inventory to fair value, and gains of $6 million and $5 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 for other items.

(f) Includes a gain of $1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and a net $0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to the acquisition of the majority interest in Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited.

(g) Includes a gain of $1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 for adjustments related to the sale of the Shorewood business.

(h) Includes charges of $9 million and $42 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 for costs associated with the restructuring of the Company's xpedx operation.

(i) Includes a gain of $6 million for interest related to the settlement of an IRS tax audit.

(j) 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.

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INCOME TAXES (Components of Net Income Tax Provisions Related to Special Items and Discontinued Operations) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Tax Special Items [Line Items]
Income Tax Provision Benefit Related To Special Items	$ (197)	$ (81)
Other Restructuring and Other Charges [Member]
Tax Special Items [Line Items]
Income Tax Provision Benefit Related To Special Items	(77)	(87)
Acquisition-Related Costs [Member]
Tax Special Items [Line Items]
Income Tax Provision Benefit Related To Special Items	0	3
Settlement With Taxing Authority [Member]
Tax Special Items [Line Items]
Income Tax Provision Benefit Related To Special Items	(122)	0
Business Restructuring Reserves [Member]
Tax Special Items [Line Items]
Income Tax Provision Benefit Related To Special Items	0	3
Other Expense [Member]
Tax Special Items [Line Items]
Income Tax Provision Benefit Related To Special Items	$ 2	$ 0

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SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION (Valuation Accounts) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 National Envelope [Member]
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Accumulated depreciation	$ 19,826	$ 18,934
Allowance for doubtful accounts	138	119	28
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current			$ 42

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies [Note Text Block]

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Environmental Proceedings

International Paper has been named as a potentially responsible party in environmental remediation actions under various federal and state laws, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). Many of these proceedings involve the cleanup of hazardous substances at large commercial landfills that received waste from many different sources. While joint and several liability is authorized under CERCLA and equivalent state laws, as a practical matter, liability for CERCLA cleanups is typically allocated among the many potential responsible parties. Remedial costs are recorded in the consolidated financial statements when they become probable and reasonably estimable. International Paper has estimated the probable liability associated with these matters to be approximately $95 million in the aggregate.

Cass Lake: One of the matters referenced above is a closed wood treating facility located in Cass Lake, Minnesota. During 2009, in connection with an environmental site remediation action under CERCLA, International Paper submitted to the EPA a site remediation feasibility study. In June 2011, the EPA selected and published a proposed soil remedy at the site with an estimated cost of $46 million. The overall remediation reserve for the site is currently $52 million to address this selection of an alternative for the soil remediation component of the overall site remedy. In October 2011, the EPA released a public statement indicating that the final soil remedy decision would be delayed. In the unlikely event that the EPA changes its proposed soil remedy and approves instead a more expensive clean-up alternative, the remediation costs could be material, and significantly higher than amounts currently recorded. In October 2012, the Natural Resource Trustees for this site provided notice to International Paper and other potentially responsible parties of their intent to perform a Natural Resource Damage Assessment. It is premature to predict the outcome of the assessment or to estimate a loss or range of loss, if any, which may be incurred.

Other: In addition to the above matters, other remediation costs typically associated with the cleanup of hazardous substances at the Company’s current, closed or formerly-owned facilities, and recorded as liabilities on the balance sheet, totaled approximately $43 million at September 30, 2013. Other than as described above, completion of required remedial actions is not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

Kalamazoo River: The Company is a potentially responsible party with respect to the Allied Paper, Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund Site (Kalamazoo River Superfund Site) in Michigan. The EPA asserts that the site is contaminated primarily by PCBs as a result of discharges from various paper mills located along the Kalamazoo River, including a paper mill formerly owned by St. Regis Paper Co. (St. Regis). The Company is a successor in interest to St. Regis. The Company has not received any orders from the EPA with respect to the site and continues to collect information from the EPA and other parties relative to the site to evaluate the extent of its liability, if any, with respect to the site. Accordingly, it is premature to estimate a loss or range of loss with respect to this site.

Also in connection with the Kalamazoo River Superfund Site, the Company was named as a defendant by Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP, Fort James Corporation and Georgia Pacific LLC in a contribution and cost recovery action for alleged pollution at the site. The suit seeks contribution under CERCLA for $79 million in costs purportedly expended by plaintiffs as of the filing of the complaint and for future remediation costs. The suit alleges that a mill, during the time it was allegedly owned and operated by St. Regis, discharged PCB contaminated solids and paper residuals resulting from paper de-inking and recycling. Also named as defendants in the suit are NCR Corporation and Weyerhaeuser Company. In mid-2011, the suit was transferred from the District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin to the District Court for the Western District of Michigan. The trial of the initial liability phase took place in February 2013. Weyerhaeuser conceded prior to trial that it was a liable party with respect to the site. In September 2013, an opinion and order was issued in the suit. The order concluded that the Company (as the successor to St. Regis) was an "owner" of the mill at issue during a portion of the relevant period and is therefore liable under CERCLA. The order also determined that NCR is a liable party as an "arranger for disposal" of PCBs in waste paper that was de-inked and recycled by mills along the Kalamazoo River. The order did not address the Company's responsibility, if any, for costs for which plaintiffs in the suit are seeking recovery. This will be the subject of a separate trial. The Company thus believes it is premature to predict the outcome or to estimate a loss or range of loss, if any, which may be incurred.

Harris County: International Paper and McGinnis Industrial Maintenance Corporation, a subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc., are potentially responsible parties at the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site (San Jacinto River Superfund Site) in Harris County, Texas, and have been actively participating in investigation and remediation activities at this Superfund site. In December 2011, Harris County, Texas filed a suit against the Company in Harris County District Court seeking civil penalties with regard to the alleged discharge of dioxin into the San Jacinto River since 1965 from waste impoundments that are part of the San Jacinto River Superfund Site. Also named as defendants in this action are McGinnis Industrial Maintenance Corporation, Waste Management, Inc. and Waste Management of Texas Inc. Harris County is seeking civil penalties pursuant to the Texas Water Code, which provides for the imposition of civil penalties between $50 and $25,000 per day. The case is in the discovery phase and it is therefore premature to predict the outcome or to estimate our maximum reasonably possible loss. However, we do not believe that any material loss is probable.

In October 2012, a civil lawsuit was filed against the same defendants, including the Company, in the District Court of Harris County by what are now 659 plaintiffs seeking medical monitoring and damages with regard to the alleged discharge of dioxin into the San Jacinto River since 1965 from waste impoundments that are a part of the San Jacinto Superfund Site. This case is in the discovery phase and it is therefore premature to predict the outcome or to estimate a loss or range of loss, if any, which may be incurred. In December 2012, residents of an up-river neighborhood filed a civil action against the same defendants, including the Company, in the District Court of Harris County alleging property damage and personal injury from the alleged discharge of dioxin into the San Jacinto River from the San Jacinto Superfund Site. This case is in the discovery phase and it is therefore premature to predict the outcome or to estimate a loss or range of loss, if any, which may be incurred.

Bogalusa: In August 2011, Temple-Inland's Bogalusa, Louisiana paper mill experienced an upset condition that resulted in a fish kill on the Pearl River (the Bogalusa Incident). Louisiana and Mississippi state regulatory agencies and the U.S. Department of Justice (the DOJ) initiated enforcement actions against Temple-Inland as a result of the Bogalusa Incident. We have resolved the Louisiana and Mississippi enforcement matters and paid approximately $3 million in penalties.

The DOJ investigation into the Bogalusa Incident was resolved in the second quarter of 2013 upon federal court approval of a criminal plea agreement between Temple-Inland subsidiary, TIN Inc., and the DOJ. Under the plea agreement, TIN pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor environmental offenses, paid a $3.3 million financial penalty, and agreed to a two-year corporate probation period.

The Bogalusa mill also expects the LDEQ to levy a civil penalty resulting from (i) alleged environmental violations identified in an LDEQ environmental audit conducted immediately after the Bogalusa Incident, and (ii) air permit deviations self-disclosed by the mill in 2012.

Temple-Inland (or its affiliates) was a defendant in 28 civil lawsuits in Louisiana and Mississippi related to the Bogalusa Incident. Fifteen of these civil cases were filed in Louisiana state court shortly after the incident and were removed and consolidated in an action then pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana along with a civil case originally filed in that court. During August 2012, an additional 13 causes of action were filed in federal or state court in Mississippi and Louisiana. In October 2012, International Paper and the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, the group of attorneys appointed by the Louisiana federal court to organize and coordinate the efforts of all the plaintiffs in this litigation, reached a tentative understanding on key structural terms and an amount for resolution of the litigation. The court granted preliminary approval for the proposed class action settlement on December 19, 2012. There were no opt-outs and four objections which were all later withdrawn. The Fairness Hearing was held July 10, 2013, and the court issued its Final Order and Judgment Approving Class Action Settlement the same day. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the class action settlement was deemed final on August 9, 2013. We funded the settlement in September 2013. This settlement did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Legal Proceedings

Antitrust: In September 2010, eight containerboard producers, including International Paper and Temple-Inland, were named as defendants in a purported class action complaint that alleged a civil violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. The suit is captioned Kleen Products LLC v. Packaging Corp. of America (N.D. Ill.). The complaint alleges that the defendants, beginning in August 2005 through November 2010, conspired to limit the supply and thereby increase prices of containerboard products. The alleged class is all persons who purchased containerboard products directly from any defendant for use or delivery in the United States during the period August 2005 to the present. The complaint seeks to recover an unspecified amount of treble actual damages and attorney’s fees on behalf of the purported class. Four similar complaints were filed and have been consolidated in the Northern District of Illinois. Moreover, in January 2011, International Paper was named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed in state court in Cocke County, Tennessee alleging that International Paper violated Tennessee law by conspiring to limit the supply and fix the prices of containerboard from mid-2005 to the present. Plaintiffs in the state court action seek certification of a class of Tennessee indirect purchasers of containerboard products, damages and costs, including attorneys’ fees. The Company disputes the allegations made and intends to vigorously defend each action. However, because the Kleen Products case is in the discovery phase and the Tennessee action is in the preliminary stages, we are unable to predict an outcome or estimate a range of reasonably possible loss.

In late December 2012, purchasers of gypsum board filed purported class action complaints alleging civil violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act against Temple-Inland and a number of other gypsum manufacturers in three separate actions. Two of the actions were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (E.D. PA) and one in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (N.D. IL). The case in the N.D. IL was voluntarily dismissed in December. Since that time, approximately 25 additional actions were collectively filed between the E.D. PA and the N.D. IL and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina (W.D. NC), on behalf of direct and indirect purchasers. The complaints are similar and allege that the gypsum manufacturers conspired or otherwise reached agreements to: (1) raise prices of gypsum board either from 2008 or 2011 through the present; (2) avoid price erosion by ceasing the practice of issuing job quotes; and (3) restrict supply through downtime and limit order fulfillment. The alleged classes are all persons who purchased gypsum board and/or gypsum finishing products directly or indirectly from any defendant and the conspiracy is alleged to have commenced on or before either September 2011 or January 2008. The complainants seek to recover unspecified treble actual damages and attorneys' fees on behalf of the purported classes. On April 8, 2013, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered transfer of all pending cases to E.D. PA for coordinated and consolidated pretrial proceedings, and the direct purchaser plaintiffs and indirect purchaser plaintiffs filed their respective amended consolidated complaints in June 2013. The amended consolidated complaints allege a conspiracy or agreement beginning in or before September 2011. The Company disputes the allegations made and intends to vigorously defend the consolidated action. In addition, in September 2013, purported class actions were filed in courts in Quebec, Canada and Ontario, Canada, with each suit alleging violations of the Canadian Competition Act and seeking damages and injunctive relief. The Company has not yet filed an answer in either case, but intends to dispute the allegations made and to vigorously defend the litigation. Because the U.S. cases are in the discovery phase and the Canadian cases are in a preliminary stage, we are unable to predict an outcome or estimate our maximum reasonably possible loss. However, we do not believe that any material loss is probable.

Guaranty Bank: As we have previously disclosed, Temple-Inland was named as a defendant in a lawsuit captioned North Port Firefighters’ Pension v. Temple-Inland Inc., filed in November 2011 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas and subsequently amended. The lawsuit alleges a class action against Temple-Inland and certain individual defendants contending that Temple-Inland and certain individual defendants misrepresented the financial condition of Guaranty Financial Group during the period December 12, 2007 through August 24, 2009. On June 20, 2012, all defendants in the lawsuit filed motions to dismiss the amended complaint. On March 28, 2013, the district court granted Temple-Inland's and the individual defendants' motions to dismiss without prejudice. On April 26, 2013, the plaintiff filed a Second Amended Complaint that asserted claims against the individual defendants, but did not assert any claims against Temple-Inland. On July 30, 2013, the district court dismissed the Second Amended Complaint filed against the individual defendants with prejudice, also noting that since the plaintiff did not seek the court's leave to amend its complaint with respect to the claims against Temple-Inland, all claims against Temple-Inland were dismissed with prejudice. On August 27, 2013, the plaintiff filed a notice of appeal of the district court's ruling.

Certain of the individual defendants in the North Port litigation have requested advancement of their costs of defense from Temple-Inland and have asserted a right to indemnification by Temple-Inland. We believe that all or part of these defense costs would be covered losses under Temple-Inland’s directors and officers insurance. The carriers under the applicable policies have been notified of the claims and each has responded with a reservation of rights letter.

Tax: The Company is currently being challenged by Brazilian tax authorities concerning the statute of limitations related to the use of certain tax credits. The Company is appealing an unfavorable March 2012 administrative court ruling. The potential loss to the Company in the event of a final unfavorable outcome is approximately $29 million.

General: The Company is involved in various other inquiries, administrative proceedings and litigation relating to environmental and safety matters, labor and employment, personal injury, property damage, contracts, sales of property, and other matters, some of which allege substantial monetary damages. While any proceeding or litigation has the element of uncertainty, the Company believes that the outcome of any of the lawsuits or claims that are pending or threatened or all of them combined (other than those that cannot be assessed due to their preliminary nature) will not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Summary of Performance Share Plan Activity) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Nonvested Shares
Outstanding beginning balance, nonvested shares / units	8,660,855
Granted, nonvested shares / units	3,148,445
Shares issued, nonvested shares / units	(3,222,491.5)	[1]
Forfeited, nonvested shares / units	(348,754)
Outstanding ending balance, nonvested shares / units	8,238,054
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding beginning balance, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 28.37
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 40.76
Shares issued, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 32.48	[1]
Forfeited, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 35.06
Outstanding ending balance, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 31.22

[1] Includes 316,274 units held for payout at the end of the performance period.

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ACQUISITIONS AND JOINT VENTURES (Identifiable Finite and Indefinite Intangible Assets Acquired in Connection with Acquisition) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified		0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended
	Jan. 14, 2013 Orsa IP [Member]	Jan. 14, 2013 Orsa IP [Member] Customer Relationships [Member]	Jan. 14, 2013 Orsa IP [Member] Trademarks [Member]	Jan. 14, 2013 Orsa IP [Member] Supply Commitment [Member]	Feb. 13, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member]	Feb. 13, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member] Trade names [Member]	Feb. 13, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member] Customer Relationships [Member]	Feb. 13, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member] Customer Relationships [Member] Minimum [Member]	Feb. 13, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member] Customer Relationships [Member] Maximum [Member]	Feb. 13, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member] Developed Technology Rights [Member]	Feb. 13, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member] Developed Technology Rights [Member] Minimum [Member]	Feb. 13, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member] Developed Technology Rights [Member] Maximum [Member]	Feb. 13, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member] Favorable Contracts [Member]	Feb. 13, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member] Favorable Contracts [Member] Minimum [Member]	Feb. 13, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member] Favorable Contracts [Member] Maximum [Member]	Feb. 13, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member] Non-Compete Agreements [Member]
Finite-lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of a Business Combination [Line Items]
Acquired finite-lived intangible asset, amount		$ 88	$ 3	$ 19			$ 536			$ 8			$ 14			$ 26
Indefinite-lived intangible asset, amount						109
Acquired finite and indefinite lived intangible asset, amount	$ 110				$ 693
Average remaining useful life, years		12 years	6 years	25 years				12 years	17 years		5 years	10 years		4 years	7 years	2 years

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DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Impact of Derivative Instruments in Consolidated Balance Sheet) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	$ 23		$ 9
Derivative Liabilities	28		23
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	22		7
Derivative Liabilities	28		21
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	1		2
Derivative Liabilities	0		2
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	0		1	[1]
Derivative Liabilities	0		0
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	0		0
Derivative Liabilities	0		1	[2]
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Energy Related Derivative [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	1	[3]	0
Derivative Liabilities	0		1	[2]
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Embedded Derivative [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	0		1	[1]
Derivative Liabilities	0		0
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	22	[4]	7	[5]
Derivative Liabilities	$ 28	[6]	$ 21	[7]

[1] (d)Included in Other current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

[2] (g)Included in Other accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

[3] (b)Included in Deferred charges and other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

[4] (a)Includes $11 million recorded in Other current assets and $11 million recorded in Deferred charges and other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

[5] (c)Includes $3 million recorded in Other current assets and $4 million recorded in Deferred charges and other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

[6] (e)Includes $17 million recorded in Other accrued liabilities and $11 million recorded in Other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

[7] (f)Includes $20 million recorded in Other accrued liabilities and $1 million recorded in Other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

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SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION (Cash Payments Related to Interest) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Interest Payments [Line Items]
Interest payments	$ 537	$ 496

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INDUSTRY SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Sales and Operating Profit by Industry Segment [Table Text Block]

Sales by industry segment for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013			2012			2013			2012
Industrial Packaging	$	3,755		$	3,335		$	11,095		$	9,900
Printing Papers	1,555			1,580			4,635			4,650
Consumer Packaging	885			765			2,570			2,355
Distribution	1,445			1,535			4,235			4,510
Corporate and Intersegment Sales	(234		)	(189		)	(704		)	(657		)
Net Sales	$	7,406		$	7,026		$	21,831		$	20,758

Operating profit by industry segment for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013				2012				2013				2012
Industrial Packaging	$	499		(a)	$	255		(e)	1,328			(a)	$	730		(e)
Printing Papers	93			(b)	202			(f)	318			(b)	452			(f)
Consumer Packaging	73			(c)	67			(g)	131			(c)	227			(g)
Distribution	13			(d)	15			(h)	8			(d)	18			(h)
Operating Profit	678				539				$	1,785			1,427
Interest expense, net	(147		)		(163		)		(479		)	(i)	(503		)
Noncontrolling interests/equity earnings adjustment (j)	(3		)		—				1				8
Corporate items, net	(13		)		(1		)		(35		)		(36		)
Restructuring and other charges	(26		)		(15		)		(23		)		(40		)
Non-operating pension expense	(78		)		(40		)		(245		)		(119		)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity earnings	$	411			$	320			$	1,004			$	737
Equity earnings (loss), net of taxes – Ilim	$	11			$	33			$	(34	)		$	48

(a) Includes charges of $24 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and $50 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for integration costs associated with the acquisition of Temple-Inland, a gain of $14 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for a bargain purchase adjustment on the first quarter 2013 acquisition of a majority share of our operations in Turkey, a gain of $9 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 related to the sale of the box plant facility in Bellevue, Washington, and charges of $3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and $8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for other items.

(b) Includes charges of $51 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 for costs associated with the announced shutdown of our Courtland, Alabama mill.

(c) Includes charges of $45 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for costs associated with the permanent shutdown of a paper machine at our Augusta, Georgia mill.

(d) Includes charges of $6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and $30 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for costs associated with the restructuring of the Company's xpedx operations.

(e) Includes charges of $58 million and $136 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 for integration costs associated with the Temple-Inland acquisition, charges of $19 million and $28 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 for costs associated with the divestiture of three containerboard mills, charges of $16 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 for costs associated with the restructuring of our Packaging business in Europe, a charge of $62 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 to adjust the value of the long-lived assets of the Hueneme mill in Oxnard, California to their fair value, a charge of $20 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to the write-up of the Temple-Inland inventory to fair value, and gains of $6 million and $5 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 for other items.

(f) Includes a gain of $1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and a net $0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to the acquisition of the majority interest in Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited.

(g) Includes a gain of $1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 for adjustments related to the sale of the Shorewood business.

(h) Includes charges of $9 million and $42 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 for costs associated with the restructuring of the Company's xpedx operation.

(i) Includes a gain of $6 million for interest related to the settlement of an IRS tax audit.

(j) 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.

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EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY COMMON SHAREHOLDERS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the amounts included in the computation of earnings (loss) per common share, and diluted earnings (loss) per common share is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions, except per share amounts	2013		2012		2013		2012
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	392	$	223	$	919	$	524
Effect of dilutive securities (a)	—		—		—		—
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations – assuming dilution	$	392	$	223	$	919	$	524
Average common shares outstanding	445.9		435.1		444.1		434.7
Effect of dilutive securities (a)
Restricted stock performance share plan	3.6		4.7		4.3		5.0
Stock options (b)	0.2		—		0.3		—
Average common shares outstanding – assuming dilution	449.7		439.8		448.7		439.7
Basic earnings (loss) from continuing operations per common share	$	0.88	$	0.51	$	2.07	$	1.20
Diluted earnings (loss) from continuing operations per common share	$	0.87	$	0.51	$	2.05	$	1.19

(a) Securities are not included in the table in periods when antidilutive.

(b) Options to purchase 10.7 million shares for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 9.4 million shares for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were not included in the computation of diluted common shares outstanding because their exercise price exceeded the average market price of the Company’s common stock for each respective reporting period.

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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Tables)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

The following table presents changes in AOCI for the three-month period ended September 30, 2013:

In millions	Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Items (a)			Change in Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (a)			Net Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives (a)			Total (a)
Balance as of June 30, 2013	$	(3,442	)	$	(592	)	$	(17	)	$	(4,051	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	103			34			7			144
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	76			—			4			80
Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income	179			34			11			224
Balance as of September 30, 2013	$	(3,263	)	$	(558	)	$	(6	)	$	(3,827	)

(a) All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI.

The following table presents changes in AOCI for the three-month period ended September 30, 2012:

In millions	Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Items (a)			Change in Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (a)			Net Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives (a)			Total (a)
Balance as of June 30, 2012	$	(2,730	)	$	(392	)	$	(17	)	$	(3,139	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	4			114			7			125
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	48			—			4			52
Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income	52			114			11			177
Balance as of September 30, 2012	$	(2,678	)	$	(278	)	$	(6	)	$	(2,962	)

(a) All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI.

The following table presents changes in AOCI for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2013:

In millions	Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Items (a)			Change in Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (a)			Net Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives (a)			Total (a)
Balance as of January 1, 2013	$	(3,596	)	$	(246	)	$	2		$	(3,840	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	103			(329		)	(3		)	(229		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	230			17			(5		)	242
Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income	333			(312		)	(8		)	13
Balance as of September 30, 2013	$	(3,263	)	$	(558	)	$	(6	)	$	(3,827	)

(a) All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI.

The following table presents changes in AOCI for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012:

In millions	Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Items (a)			Change in Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (a)			Net Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives (a)			Total (a)
Balance as of January 1, 2012	$	(2,852	)	$	(117	)	$	(36	)	$	(3,005	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	28			(126		)	13			(85		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	146			(35		)	17			128
Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income	174			(161		)	30			43
Balance as of September 30, 2012	$	(2,678	)	$	(278	)	$	(6	)	$	(2,962	)

(a) All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI.

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block]

The following table presents details of the reclassifications out of AOCI for the three-month period ended September 30, 2013:

Details About Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (a)				Location of Amount Reclassified from AOCI
In millions:
Defined benefit pension and postretirement items:
Prior-service costs	$	(2	)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Actuarial gains/(losses)	(123		)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	(125		)
Tax (expense)/benefit	49
Net of tax	$	(76	)
Net gains and losses on cash flow hedging derivatives:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	(6	)	(c)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	(6		)
Tax (expense)/benefit	2
Net of tax	(4		)
Total reclassifications for the period	$	(80	)

(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to earnings/loss.

(b) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 16 for additional details).

(c) This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in our derivatives and hedging activities (see Note 15 for additional details).

The following table presents details of the reclassifications out of AOCI for the three-month period ended September 30, 2012:

Details About Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (a)				Location of Amount Reclassified from AOCI
In millions:
Defined benefit pension and postretirement items:
Prior-service costs	$	(1	)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Actuarial gains/(losses)	(78		)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	(79		)
Tax (expense)/benefit	31
Net of tax	$	(48	)
Net gains and losses on cash flow hedging derivatives:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	(6	)	(c)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	(6		)
Tax (expense)/benefit	2
Net of tax	(4		)
Total reclassifications for the period	$	(52	)

(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to earnings/loss.

(b) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 16 for additional details).

(c) This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in our derivatives and hedging activities (see Note 15 for additional details).

The following table presents details of the reclassifications out of AOCI for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2013:

Details About Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (a)				Location of Amount Reclassified from AOCI
In millions
Defined benefit pension and postretirement items:
Prior-service costs	$	(7	)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Actuarial gains/(losses)	(370		)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	(377		)
Tax (expense)/benefit	147
Net of tax	$	(230	)
Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments:
Business acquisition/divestitures	$	(17	)		Net bargain purchase gain on acquisition of business
Tax (expense)/benefit	—
Net of tax	$	(17	)
Net gains and losses on cash flow hedging derivatives:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	7		(c)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	7
Tax (expense)/benefit	(2		)
Net of tax	5
Total reclassifications for the period	$	(242	)

(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to earnings/loss.

(b) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 16 for additional details).

(c) This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in our derivatives and hedging activities (see Note 15 for additional details).

The following table presents details of the reclassifications out of AOCI for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012:

Details About Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (a)				Location of Amount Reclassified from AOCI
In millions
Defined benefit pension and postretirement items:
Prior-service costs	$	(2	)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Actuarial gains/(losses)	(237		)	(b)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	(239		)
Tax (expense)/benefit	93
Net of tax	$	(146	)
Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments:
Business acquisitions/divestitures	$	48			Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses
Tax (expense)/benefit	(13		)
Net of tax	$	35
Net gains and losses on cash flow hedging derivatives:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	(16	)	(c)	Cost of products sold
Natural gas contracts	(11		)	(c)	Cost of products sold
Total pre-tax amount	(27		)
Tax (expense)/benefit	10
Net of tax	(17		)
Total reclassifications for the period	$	(128	)

(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to earnings/loss.

(b) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 16 for additional details).

(c) This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in our derivatives and hedging activities (see Note 15 for additional details).

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RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES (Narrative)(Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	$ 76	$ (4)	$ 59	$ 33	$ 21	$ 34	$ 131	$ 88
Restructuring and other charges, after tax	$ 47	$ (2)	$ 36	$ 24	$ 13	$ 23

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DEBT (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt Extinguishment [Table Text Block]

Amounts related to early debt extinguishment during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Early debt reductions (a)	$	442	$	611	$	500	$	1,047
Pre-tax early debt extinguishment costs (b)	15		13		24		39

(a) Reductions related to notes with interest rates ranging from 5.45% to 7.40% with original maturities from 2014 to 2033 and from 1.63% to 6.95% with original maturities from 2017 to 2023 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and 5.20% to 7.95% with original maturities from 2014 to 2033 and from 1.63% to 7.95% with original maturities from 2012 to 2023 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively.

(b) Amounts are included in Restructuring and Other Charges in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

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EQUITY (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Equity [Line Items]
Common stock dividends, per share	$ 0.9000	$ 0.7875
Total International Paper Shareholders' Equity [Member]
Equity [Line Items]
Common stock dividends, per share	$ 0.9000	$ 0.7875
Noncontrolling Interests [Member]
Equity [Line Items]
Common stock dividends, per share	$ 0.9000	$ 0.7875

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ACQUISITIONS AND JOINT VENTURES (Pro Forma Information on Consolidated Results Operations Related to Acquisitions) (Details) (Temple Inland Inc [Member], USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Temple Inland Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 21,050
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations (a)	567	[1]
Net earnings (loss) (a)	$ 602	[1]
Diluted earnings (loss) from continuing operations per common share (a)	$ 1.29	[1]
Diluted net earnings (loss) per common share (a)	$ 1.37	[1]

[1] Attributable to International Paper Company common shareholders.

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes in Goodwill Balances [Table Text Block]

The following table presents changes in goodwill balances as allocated to each business segment for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2013:

In millions	Industrial Packaging				Printing Papers				Consumer Packaging			Distribution		Total
Balance as of January 1, 2013
Goodwill	$	3,165			$	2,396			$	1,783		$	400	$	7,744
Accumulated impairment losses (a)	—				(1,765		)		(1,664		)	—		(3,429		)
	3,165				631				119			400		4,315
Reclassifications and other (b)	(13		)		(49		)		2			—		(60		)
Additions/reductions	253			(c)	(17		)	(d)	—			—		236
Balance as of September 30, 2013
Goodwill	3,405				2,330				1,785			400		7,920
Accumulated impairment losses (a)	—				(1,765		)		(1,664		)	—		(3,429		)
Total	$	3,405			$	565			$	121		$	400	$	4,491

(a) Represents accumulated goodwill impairment charges since the adoption of ASC 350, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other” in 2002.

(b) Represents the effects of foreign currency translations and reclassifications.

(c) Reflects $220 million for Orsa IP, the newly formed joint venture in Brazil, and the adjustment of $54 million ($33 million after-tax impact to goodwill) previously included as a trade name intangible asset in Deferred Charges and Other Assets on the balance sheet.

(d) Reflects a reduction from tax benefits generated by the deduction of goodwill amortization for tax purposes in Brazil.

Finite and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Identifiable intangible assets comprised the following:

	September 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
In millions	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships and lists	$	634	$	138	$	644	$	112
Non-compete agreements	76		41		83		30
Tradenames, patents and trademarks	77		18		144		16
Land and water rights	75		7		87		6
Fuel and power agreements	11		6		17		12
Software	24		22		22		19
Other	49		27		83		19
Total	$	946	$	259	$	1,080	$	214

Amortization Expense of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

The Company recognized the following amounts as amortization expense related to intangible assets:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Amortization expense related to intangible assets	$	30	$	28	$	66	$	43

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES (Changes in Goodwill Balances) (Parenthetical) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Goodwill [Line Items]
Additions/reductions	$ 236
Orsa IP [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Additions/reductions	220	[1]
Temple Inland Inc [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Additions/reductions	33	[1]
Additions/reductions, before tax	$ 54	[1]

[1] (c)Reflects $220 million for Orsa IP, the newly formed joint venture in Brazil, and the adjustment of $54 million ($33 million after-tax impact to goodwill) previously included as a trade name intangible asset in Deferred Charges and Other Assets on the balance sheet.

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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES AND PREFERRED SECURITIES OF SUBSIDIARIES (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			9 Months Ended			5 Months Ended	3 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2007 acre	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2007	Oct. 31, 2007 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]	Dec. 31, 2006 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Class B Interests In Entities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Class B Interests In Entities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2006 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Class B Interests In Entities [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Timber Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2006 Timber Notes [Member] acre	Jun. 21, 2012 Timber Notes [Member] B N P Paribas [Member]	Oct. 07, 2011 Timber Notes [Member] Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 2007 Financing Entities [Member]	Mar. 27, 2013 Preferred Securities Of Subsidiaries [Member]	Mar. 30, 2003 Preferred Securities Of Subsidiaries [Member] acre	May 31, 2002 2002 Financing Entities [Member] Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Financial Assets [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Financial Liabilities [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Barclays Private Limited Company [Member] Two Thousand Seven Monetized Notes [Member]	Jun. 21, 2012 Barclays Private Limited Company [Member] Two Thousand Seven Monetized Notes [Member]	Dec. 19, 2012 B N P Paribas [Member] Timber Notes [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Societe Generale Sa [Member] Timber Notes [Member]	Jan. 23, 2012 Societe Generale Sa [Member] Timber Notes [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Societe Generale Sa [Member] Two Thousand Seven Monetized Notes [Member]	Jan. 23, 2012 Societe Generale Sa [Member] Two Thousand Seven Monetized Notes [Member]	Feb. 29, 2012 Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc [Member] Timber Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc [Member] Timber Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc [Member] Timber Notes [Member]	Feb. 10, 2012 Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc [Member] Timber Notes [Member]	Nov. 22, 2011 Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc [Member] Timber Notes [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Forestlands acreage sales	1,550,000												5,600,000
Amount of consideration received							$ 2,380,000,000	$ 4,800,000,000
Contribution of Class A interests in the Borrower Entities to other newly formed entities in December 2006								200,000,000
Contribution of International Paper promissory notes, to other newly formed entities								400,000,000
Class B interests held in entities in December 2006											5,000,000,000
Letters of credit downgrade period of replacement												60 days				30 days															60 day
Entities acquired International Paper debt obligations for cash								4,800,000,000											500,000,000
International Paper debt obligations held by the Entities		9,683,000,000	9,683,000,000					5,200,000,000	5,300,000,000
Interest, offset against related debt obligations of the entities									5,200,000,000
Remainder of the borrowing included in long-term debt		8,900,000,000	8,900,000,000		9,696,000,000	2,140,000,000			76,000,000	79,000,000
Additional debt included in notes payable and current maturities		783,000,000	783,000,000		444,000,000				79,000,000	79,000,000
Letters of credit issued that support Timber Notes	2,380,000,000													707,000,000	1,600,000,000								500,000,000			666,000,000		506,000,000			797,000,000	135,000,000	707,000,000
Replacement fees incurred																						6,000,000			5,000,000		2,000,000		5,000,000	5,000,000
The percent of letters of credit supporting Timber Notes and Monetized Note that are cash collateralized		100.00%	100.00%
Transferred notes (the Monetized Notes) and cash to entities in exchange for preferred interests																			500,000,000
Long-term notes, maturity term																			10 years
Fair value of notes receivable as of acquisition date				2,090,000,000
Notes receivable, fair value disclosure		2,510,000,000	2,510,000,000
Fair value of financial assets as of acquisition date						2,030,000,000
Long-term debt, fair value		2,390,000,000	2,390,000,000
Preferred third-party interest, included in noncontrolling interest		312,000,000	312,000,000		332,000,000													150,000,000
Forestlands acres held in United States initially by Southeast timber																		1,500,000
Distributions under preferred securities to third party investors		1,000,000	1,000,000	4,000,000
Preferred securities issued to a private investor with future dividend payments based on LIBOR in March 2003																	150,000,000
Goodwill, translation and purchase accounting adjustments																				$ 292,000,000	$ (110,000,000)
Number of days notice to terminate replacement waiver																								30 days

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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Amortization Expense of Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$ 30	$ 28	$ 66	$ 43

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EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY COMMON SHAREHOLDERS (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$ 392		$ 223		$ 919		$ 524
Effect of dilutive securities (a)	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations - assuming dilution	$ 392		$ 223		$ 919		$ 524
Average common shares outstanding	445.9		435.1		444.1		434.7
Average common shares outstanding - assuming dilution	449.7		439.8		448.7		439.7
Basic earnings (loss) from continuing operations per common share	$ 0.88		$ 0.51		$ 2.07		$ 1.20
Diluted earnings (loss) from continuing operations per common share	$ 0.87		$ 0.51		$ 2.05		$ 1.19
Restricted Stock Performance Share Plan [Member]
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	3.6	[1]	4.7	[1]	4.3	[1]	5.0	[1]
Stock Options [Member]
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	0.2	[1],[2]	0	[1],[2]	0.3	[1],[2]	0	[1],[2]

[1] Securities are not included in the table in periods when antidilutive.

[2] Options to purchase 10.7 million shares for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 9.4 million shares for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were not included in the computation of diluted common shares outstanding because their exercise price exceeded the average market price of the Company’s common stock for each respective reporting period.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Environmental Remediation Obligations) (Details) (USD $)				9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013 Cass Lake, Minnesota [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Cass Lake, Minnesota [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Kalamazoo River Superfund Site [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Harris County San Jacinto River Superfund Site [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Bogalusa Louisiana [Member] Louisiana and Mississippi [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Bogalusa Louisiana [Member] Louisiana and Mississippi [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Bogalusa Louisiana [Member] Louisiana [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Bogalusa Louisiana [Member] Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) Limits Exceeded [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Bogalusa Louisiana [Member] Clean Water Act Violation [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Minimum [Member] Harris County San Jacinto River Superfund Site [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Maximum [Member] Harris County San Jacinto River Superfund Site [Member]
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies	$ 95,000,000	$ 52,000,000	$ 46,000,000
Environmental remediation on closed or formerly-owned facilities, recorded as liabilities in balance sheet	43,000,000
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value				79,000,000							50	25,000
Number of plaintiffs seeking damages					659
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies, payments									$ 3,000,000	$ 3,300,000
Number of claims filed						13	28	15

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INDUSTRY SEGMENT INFORMATION (Operating Profit by Industry Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	$ 678		$ 539		$ 1,785		$ 1,427
Interest expense, net	(147)		(163)		(479)	[1]	(503)
Noncontrolling interests/equity earnings adjustment	(3)	[2]	0	[2]	1	[2]	8	[2]
Corporate items, net	(13)		(1)		(35)		(36)
Restructuring and other charges	(26)		(15)		(23)		(40)
Non-operating pension expense	(78)		(40)		(245)		(119)
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and Equity Earnings	411		320		1,004		737
Equity earnings (loss), net of taxes	16		34		(30)		52
Ilim Holding [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Equity earnings (loss), net of taxes	11		33		(34)		48
Industrial Packaging [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	499	[3]	255	[4]	1,328	[3]	730	[4]
Printing Papers [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	93	[5]	202	[6]	318	[5]	452	[6]
Consumer Packaging [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	73	[7]	67	[8]	131	[7]	227	[8]
Distribution [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit	$ 13	[9]	$ 15	[10]	$ 8	[9]	$ 18	[10]

[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 $24 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and $50 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for integration costs associated with the acquisition of Temple-Inland, a gain of $14 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for a bargain purchase adjustment on the first quarter 2013 acquisition of a majority share of our operations in Turkey, a gain of $9 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 related to the sale of the box plant facility in Bellevue, Washington, and charges of $3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and $8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for other items.

[4] Includes charges of $58 million and $136 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 for integration costs associated with the Temple-Inland acquisition, charges of $19 million and $28 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 for costs associated with the divestiture of three containerboard mills, charges of $16 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 for costs associated with the restructuring of our Packaging business in Europe, a charge of $62 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 to adjust the value of the long-lived assets of the Hueneme mill in Oxnard, California to their fair value, a charge of $20 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to the write-up of the Temple-Inland inventory to fair value, and gains of $6 million and $5 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 for other items.

[5] Includes charges of $51 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 for costs associated with the announced shutdown of our Courtland, Alabama mill.

[6] Includes a gain of $1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and a net $0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to the acquisition of the majority interest in Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited.

[7] Includes charges of $45 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for costs associated with the permanent shutdown of a paper machine at our Augusta, Georgia mill.

[8] Includes a gain of $1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 for adjustments related to the sale of the Shorewood business.

[9] Includes charges of $6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and $30 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for costs associated with the restructuring of the Company's xpedx operations.

[10] Includes charges of $9 million and $42 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 for costs associated with the restructuring of the Company's xpedx operation.

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INDUSTRY SEGMENT INFORMATION (Operating Profit by Industry Segment) (Parenthetical) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses	$ 1			$ 18			$ 1	$ 89
Net bargain purchase gain on acquisition of business	0			0			(13)	0
Restructuring and other charges	76	(4)	59	33	21	34	131	88
Tax Adjustments, Settlements, and Unusual Provisions								(6)
Temple Inland Inc [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Integration costs	24			58			50	136
Write-up of inventory								20
Olmuksan Joint Venture [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net bargain purchase gain on acquisition of business	(4)		(18)				(22)
Total Business Combination Bargain Purchase Recognized Gain Loss Net							14
Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net bargain purchase gain on acquisition of business				(1)				0
Hueneme Mill [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets to be disposed of					62
Containerboard Mills [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses				19	9			28
Shorewood Divestiture [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses					6	(7)		1
EMEA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges				16				16
Augusta Mill Paper Machine Shutdown [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges			44				45
Courtland Mill Shutdown [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	51						51
CTA Bellevue facility closure [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	(9)						(9)
XPEDX Restructuring [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	6	17	7	8	10	19	30
Total X P E D X Restructuring [Member] [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges				9				42
Other Divestitures And Impairments [Member] | Hueneme Mill [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets to be disposed of				62
Other Restructuring and Other Charges [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	$ 3			$ (6)			$ 8	$ (5)

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EQUITY (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Stockholders' Equity [Table Text Block]

A summary of the changes in equity for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 is provided below:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013									2012
In millions, except per share amounts	Total International Paper Shareholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Equity			Total International Paper Shareholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Equity
Balance, January 1	$	6,304		$	332		$	6,636		$	6,645		$	340		$	6,985
Issuance of stock for various plans, net	418			—			418			144			—			144
Repurchase of stock	(70		)	—			(70		)	(35		)	—			(35		)
Common stock dividends ($0.9000 per share in 2013 and $0.7875 per share in 2012)	(409		)	—			(409		)	(353		)	—			(353		)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests by subsidiary	—			(1		)	(1		)	—			(4		)	(4		)
Noncontrolling interests of acquired entities, net	—			7			7			—			—			—
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			—			(2		)	(2		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	987			(26		)	961			605			5			610
Ending Balance, September 30	$	7,230		$	312		$	7,542		$	7,006		$	339		$	7,345

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Operating Activities
Net earnings (loss)	$ 948	$ 567
Discontinued operations, net of taxes	(40)	(35)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	(908)	(532)
Depreciation, amortization and cost of timber harvested	1,176	1,111
Deferred income tax provision, net	55	192
Restructuring and other charges	131	88
Pension plan contribution	(31)	(44)
Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses	1	89
Net bargain purchase gain on acquisition of business	(13)	0
Equity (earnings) losses, net	30	(52)
Periodic pension expense, net	413	256
Other, net	(112)	(66)
Changes in current assets and liabilities
Accounts and notes receivable	(357)	226
Inventories	(121)	23
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(19)	(125)
Interest payable	(8)	65
Other	(89)	(21)
Cash Provided By (Used For) Operations - Continuing Operations	1,964	2,274
Cash Provided By (Used For) Operations - Discontinued Operations	27	(20)
Cash Provided By (Used For) Operations	1,991	2,254
Investment Activities
Invested in capital projects	(759)	(1,001)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(507)	(3,734)
Proceeds from divestitures	733	474
Equity investment in Ilim	0	(45)
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	76	0
Other	(33)	(115)
Cash Provided By (Used For) Investment Activities - Continuing Operations	(490)	(4,421)
Cash Provided By (Used For) Investment Activities - Discontinued Operations	1	(61)
Cash Provided By (Used For) Investment Activities	(489)	(4,482)
Financing Activities
Repurchases of common stock and payments of restricted stock tax withholding	(70)	(35)
Issuance of common stock	288	60
Issuance of debt	212	2,052
Reduction of debt	(637)	(2,123)
Change in book overdrafts	(65)	(52)
Dividends paid	(400)	(344)
Redemption of securities	(150)	0
Other	(28)	(38)
Cash Provided By (Used For) Financing Activities	(850)	(480)
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash	(8)	(11)
Change in Cash and Temporary Investments	644	(2,719)
Cash and Temporary Investments
Beginning of period	1,302	3,994
End of period	$ 1,946	$ 1,275

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RECENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS (Note)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

Recent Accounting Developments [Note Text Block]

RECENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS

Disclosures About Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU No. 2011-11, "Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities", which amends ASC 210, "Balance Sheet". This ASU requires entities to disclose gross and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and those subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. This would include derivatives and other financial securities arrangements. This guidance was effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after January 1, 2013 and was required to be applied retrospectively. The application of the requirements of this guidance did not have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.

Intangibles – Goodwill and Other

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU 2012-02, "Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment," which amends ASC 350, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other". This ASU gives an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors if it is more likely than not that the fair value of indefinite-lived intangible assets are less than their carrying amount. If that assessment indicates no impairment, the quantitative impairment test is not required. This amendment was effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. The adoption of the provisions of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Comprehensive Income

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-02, "Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income," which adds new disclosure requirements for items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. This guidance was effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2012. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance in the first quarter of 2013.

Hedge Accounting

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-10, "Derivatives and Hedging," which amends ASC 815, "Derivatives and Hedging," to allow entities to use the Fed Funds Swap Rate, in addition to U.S. Treasury rates and LIBOR, as a benchmark interest rate in accounting for fair value and cash flow hedges in the United States. The ASU also eliminates the provision that prohibits the use of different benchmark rates for similar hedges except in rare and justifiable circumstances. The ASU is effective prospectively for qualifying new hedging relationships entered into on or after July 17, 2013 and for hedging relationships redesignated on or after that date. The adoption of the provisions of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Income Taxes

In July 2013, the FASB also issued ASU 2013-11, "Income Taxes," which provides guidance on financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. This guidance should be applied to all unrealized tax benefits that exist as of the effective date which is fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2013, and interim periods within those years. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of this guidance.

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EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY COMMON SHAREHOLDERS (Note)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Note Text Block]

EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

Basic earnings per common share are computed by dividing earnings by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per common share are computed assuming that all potentially dilutive securities, including “in-the-money” stock options, were converted into common shares. A reconciliation of the amounts included in the computation of earnings (loss) per common share, and diluted earnings (loss) per common share is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions, except per share amounts	2013		2012		2013		2012
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	392	$	223	$	919	$	524
Effect of dilutive securities (a)	—		—		—		—
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations – assuming dilution	$	392	$	223	$	919	$	524
Average common shares outstanding	445.9		435.1		444.1		434.7
Effect of dilutive securities (a)
Restricted stock performance share plan	3.6		4.7		4.3		5.0
Stock options (b)	0.2		—		0.3		—
Average common shares outstanding – assuming dilution	449.7		439.8		448.7		439.7
Basic earnings (loss) from continuing operations per common share	$	0.88	$	0.51	$	2.07	$	1.20
Diluted earnings (loss) from continuing operations per common share	$	0.87	$	0.51	$	2.05	$	1.19

(a) Securities are not included in the table in periods when antidilutive.

(b) Options to purchase 10.7 million shares for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 9.4 million shares for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were not included in the computation of diluted common shares outstanding because their exercise price exceeded the average market price of the Company’s common stock for each respective reporting period.

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DEBT (Debt Extinguishment)(Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Debt reductions	$ 442	[1]	$ 611	[1]	$ 500	[1]	$ 1,047	[1]
Pre-tax early debt extinguishment costs	$ 15	[2]	$ 13	[2]	$ 24	[2]	$ 39	[2]
Original maturity date range, minimum	2014		2017		2014		2012
Original maturity date range, maximum	2033		2023		2033		2023

[1] Reductions related to notes with interest rates ranging from 5.45% to 7.40% with original maturities from 2014 to 2033 and from 1.63% to 6.95% with original maturities from 2017 to 2023 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and 5.20% to 7.95% with original maturities from 2014 to 2033 and from 1.63% to 7.95% with original maturities from 2012 to 2023 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively.

[2] Amounts are included in Restructuring and Other Charges in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

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EQUITY (Note)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Equity [Abstract]

Equity [Note Text Block]

EQUITY

A summary of the changes in equity for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 is provided below:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013									2012
In millions, except per share amounts	Total International Paper Shareholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Equity			Total International Paper Shareholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Equity
Balance, January 1	$	6,304		$	332		$	6,636		$	6,645		$	340		$	6,985
Issuance of stock for various plans, net	418			—			418			144			—			144
Repurchase of stock	(70		)	—			(70		)	(35		)	—			(35		)
Common stock dividends ($0.9000 per share in 2013 and $0.7875 per share in 2012)	(409		)	—			(409		)	(353		)	—			(353		)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests by subsidiary	—			(1		)	(1		)	—			(4		)	(4		)
Noncontrolling interests of acquired entities, net	—			7			7			—			—			—
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			—			(2		)	(2		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	987			(26		)	961			605			5			610
Ending Balance, September 30	$	7,230		$	312		$	7,542		$	7,006		$	339		$	7,345

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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ (4,051)	[1]	$ (3,139)	[1]	$ (3,840)	[1]	$ (3,005)	[1]
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	144	[1]	125	[1]	(229)	[1]	(85)	[1]
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	80	[1]	52	[1]	242	[1]	128	[1]
Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income	224	[1]	177	[1]	13	[1]	43	[1]
Ending balance	(3,827)	[1]	(2,962)	[1]	(3,827)	[1]	(2,962)	[1]
Accumulated Defined Benefit Pension Plans Adjustment [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning balance	(3,442)	[1]	(2,730)	[1]	(3,596)	[1]	(2,852)	[1]
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	103	[1]	4	[1]	103	[1]	28	[1]
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	76	[1]	48	[1]	230	[1]	146	[1]
Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income	179	[1]	52	[1]	333	[1]	174	[1]
Ending balance	(3,263)	[1]	(2,678)	[1]	(3,263)	[1]	(2,678)	[1]
Change in Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning balance	(592)	[1]	(392)	[1]	(246)	[1]	(117)	[1]
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	34	[1]	114	[1]	(329)	[1]	(126)	[1]
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	0	[1]	0	[1]	17	[1]	(35)	[1]
Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income	34	[1]	114	[1]	(312)	[1]	(161)	[1]
Ending balance	(558)	[1]	(278)	[1]	(558)	[1]	(278)	[1]
Net Gains and Losses on Cash Fow Hedging Derivatives [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning balance	(17)	[1]	(17)	[1]	2	[1]	(36)	[1]
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	7	[1]	7	[1]	(3)	[1]	13	[1]
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	4	[1]	4	[1]	(5)	[1]	17	[1]
Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income	11	[1]	11	[1]	(8)	[1]	30	[1]
Ending balance	$ (6)	[1]	$ (6)	[1]	$ (6)	[1]	$ (6)	[1]

[1] All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI.

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RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Jun. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Jun. 30, 2012

Mar. 31, 2012

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

2013: During the three months ended September 30, 2013, restructuring and other charges totaling $76 million before taxes ($47 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
In millions	Before-Tax Charges			After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	15		$	9
xpedx restructuring	6			4
xpedx transaction costs	11			7
Courtland mill shutdown	51			31
Bellevue box plant facility sale	(9		)	(6		)
Other	2			2
Total	$	76		$	47

During the three months ended June 30, 2013, restructuring and other charges totaling a gain of $4 million before taxes ($2 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
In millions	Before-Tax Charges			After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	3		$	2
Insurance reimbursements	(30		)	(19		)
xpedx restructuring	17			10
Other	6			5
Total	$	(4	)	$	(2	)

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, restructuring and other charges totaling $59 million before taxes ($36 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
In millions	Before-Tax Charges		After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	6	$	4
xpedx restructuring	7		4
Augusta paper machine shutdown	44		27
Other	2		1
Total	$	59	$	36

2012: During the three months ended September 30, 2012, restructuring and other charges totaling $33 million before taxes ($24 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
In millions	Before-Tax Charges			After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	13		$	8
xpedx restructuring	8			4
EMEA packaging restructuring	16			11
Other	(4		)	1
Total	$	33		$	24

During the three months ended June 30, 2012, restructuring and other charges totaling $21 million before taxes ($13 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
In millions	Before-Tax Charges		After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	10	$	6
xpedx restructuring	10		6
Other	1		1
Total	$	21	$	13

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, restructuring and other charges totaling $34 million before taxes ($23 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
In millions	Before-Tax Charges			After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	16		$	10
xpedx restructuring	19			14
Other	(1		)	(1		)
Total	$	34		$	23

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Net Income Tax Provisions Related to Special Items and Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block]

The components of the net provision related to special items were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013			2012
Special items	$	(77	)	$	(87	)
Tax-related adjustments:
Temple-Inland acquisition	—			3
IRS audit settlement	(122		)	—
Mexican business restructuring	—			3
Other	2			—
Income tax provision (benefit) related to special items	$	(197	)	$	(81	)

Income Tax Payments, Net of Refunds [Table Text Block]

International Paper made income tax payments, net of refunds, as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012
Income tax payments, net	$	224	$	41

Unrecognized Tax Benefits and Related Accrued Estimated Interest and Penalties [Table Text Block]

The following table presents a rollforward of unrecognized tax benefits and related accrued estimated interest and penalties for the nine months ended September 30, 2013:

In millions	Unrecognized Tax Benefits			Accrued Estimated Interest and Tax Penalties
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	(972	)	$	(104	)
Activity for three months ended March 31, 2013	99			20
Activity for the three months ended June 30, 2013	6			1
Activity for the three months ended September 30, 2013	29			13
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	(838	)	$	(70	)

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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES AND PREFERRED SECURITIES OF SUBSIDIARIES (Activity Between Company and Entities) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Cash receipts					$ 0		$ (45)
Accretion expense for amortization of purchase accounting adjustment, financial liabiities	2				5		5
Accretion income for amortization of purchase accounting adjustment, financial assets	5				14		12
Entities [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Revenue	11	[1]	15	[1]	35	[1]	35	[1]
Expense	20	[1]	28	[1]	61	[1]	68	[1]
Cash receipts	14	[2]	21	[2]	33	[2]	36	[2]
Cash payments	39	[3]	47	[3]	84	[3]	87	[3]
2007 Financing Entities [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Revenue	6	[4]	15	[4]	20	[4]	21	[4]
Expense	7	[5]	11	[5]	22	[5]	20	[5]
Cash receipts	2	[6]	3	[6]	6	[6]	10	[6]
Cash payments	$ 5	[7]	$ 6	[7]	$ 16	[7]	$ 16	[7]

[1] The net expense related to the Company’s interest in the Entities is included in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations, as International Paper has and intends to affect its legal right to offset as discussed above.

[2] The cash receipts are equity distributions from the Entities to International Paper.

[3] The semi-annual payments are related to interest on the associated debt obligations discussed above.

[4] The revenue is included in Interest expense, net in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations and includes approximately $5 million and $14 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $12 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, of accretion income for the amortization of the purchase accounting adjustment on the Financial assets of special purpose entities.

[5] The expense is included in Interest expense, net in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations and includes approximately $2 million and $5 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $5 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, of accretion expense for the amortization of the purchase accounting adjustment on the Nonrecourse financial liabilities of special purpose entities.

[6] The cash receipts are interest received on the Financial assets of special purpose entities.

[7] The cash payments are interest paid on Nonrecourse financial liabilities of special purpose entities.

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation Expense Related to Income Tax Benefits [Table Text Block]

Stock-based compensation expense and related income tax benefits were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Total stock-based compensation expense (selling and administrative)	$	35	$	26	$	106	$	70
Income tax benefits related to stock-based compensation	3		—		70		40

Assumptions Used to Determine Compensation Cost for Market Condition Component of Performance Share Program Plan [Table Text Blcok]

The following table sets forth the assumptions used to determine compensation cost for the market condition component of the PSP plan:

	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013	2012	2013	2012
Expected volatility	25.25 % - 62.58%	28.39% - 55.33%	25.25% - 62.58%	28.39% - 55.33%
Risk-free interest rate	0.20% - 0.99%	0.12% - 0.42%	0.20% - 0.99%	0.12% - 0.42%

Summary of Performance Share Plan Activity [Table Text Block]

The following summarizes the activity for PSP for the nine months ended September 30, 2013:

	Nonvested Shares /  Units		Weighted Average Grant  Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2012	8,660,855		$	28.37
Granted	3,148,445		40.76
Shares Issued (a)	(3,222,492	)	32.48
Forfeited	(348,754	)	35.06
Outstanding at September 30, 2013	8,238,054		$	31.22

 (a) Includes 316,274 units held for payout at the end of the performance period.

Summary of Option Activity [Table Text Block]

A summary of option activity under the plan as of September 30, 2013 is presented below:

	Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Life (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (thousands)
Outstanding at December 31, 2012	9,136,060		$	38.79
Granted	4,744		48.11
Exercised	(7,067,850	)	38.54
Expired	(49,637	)	35.99
Outstanding at September 30, 2013	2,023,317		$	39.74	0.85	$	10,245

Summary of Restricted Stock Award Program Activity [Table Text Block]

The following summarizes the activity of the Executive Continuity and Restricted Stock Award Program for the nine months ended September 30, 2013:

	Nonvested Shares		Weighted Average Grant  Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2012	151,549		$	30.49
Granted	63,500		44.40
Shares Issued	(81,941	)	33.04
Forfeited	(17,500	)	37.75
Outstanding at September 30, 2013	115,608		$	35.22

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Litigation) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2010 Kleen Products Llc Versus Packaging Corp of America [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Kleen Products Llc Versus Packaging Corp of America [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Gypsum Board Class Action [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Gypsum Board Class Action [Member] Pennsylvania [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Gypsum Board Class Action [Member] Illinois [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Gypsum Board Class Action [Member] Pennsylvania and Illinois [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	$ (76)	$ 4	$ (59)	$ (33)	$ (21)	$ (34)	$ (131)	$ (88)
Income tax examination, estimate of possible loss							$ 29
Number of claims filed										4	3	2	1	25
Loss contingency, number of defendants									8

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INDUSTRY SEGMENT INFORMATION (Narrative) (Details) (Ilim Holding [Member])	Sep. 30, 2013
Ilim Holding [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of equity interest	50.00%

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SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION (Depreciation Expense) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Depreciation Expense [Line Items]
Depreciation expense	$ 365	$ 347	$ 1,081	$ 1,045

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ACQUISITIONS AND JOINT VENTURES (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Feb. 13, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member]	Feb. 13, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member] T	Sep. 30, 2013 Temple Inland Inc [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Temple Inland Inc [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member]	Jan. 14, 2013 Orsa IP [Member] Facilities	Sep. 30, 2013 Olmuksan Joint Venture [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Olmuksan Joint Venture [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Olmuksan Joint Venture [Member]	Jan. 02, 2013 Olmuksan Joint Venture [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Olmuksan Joint Venture [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Minimum [Member] Olmuksan Joint Venture [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Maximum [Member] Olmuksan Joint Venture [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Parent Company [Member] Olmuksan Joint Venture [Member]	Jan. 02, 2013 Parent Company [Member] Olmuksan Joint Venture [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill, gross	$ 7,920		$ 7,920		$ 7,744
Payments to acquire businesses, gross										3,700											56
Business combination, step acquisition, equity interest in acquiree, percentage																	43.70%	43.70%
Fair value of equity interest in acquiree														75		75
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain														9
Business combination, step acquisition, equity interest in acquiree, including subsequent acquisition, percentage																						87.40%
Foreign currency transaction gain (loss), realized															17
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate														13.00%
Fair Value Inputs, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate																			6.00%	9.00%
Fair Value Inputs, Corporate Tax Rate														20.00%
Bargain purchase gain (loss) on acquisition of business	0	0	13	0										4	18	22
Outstanding common stock acquired, price per share						$ 32.00	$ 32.00
Acquisition of business, debt assumed						700
Mills required to be divested							3
Tons of aggregate capacity to be divested							970,000
Write-up of inventory												20
Write-up of inventory, after tax										12
Integration costs associated with acquisition								24	58		50	136
Business combination integration related costs, after tax								15	34		31	89
Percentage of interest acquired													75.00%
Containerboard mills acquired in business acquisition													3
Box plants acquired in business acquisition													4
Acquisition of business, purchase price													$ 471				$ 154

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RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	$ 76	$ (4)	$ 59	$ 33	$ 21	$ 34	$ 131	$ 88
Restructuring and other charges, after tax	47	(2)	36	24	13	23
Early Debt Extinguishment Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	15	3	6	13	10	16
Restructuring and other charges, after tax	9	2	4	8	6	10
XPEDX Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	6	17	7	8	10	19	30
Restructuring and other charges, after tax	4	10	4	4	6	14
xpedx Transaction Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	11
Restructuring and other charges, after tax	7
Courtland Mill Shutdown [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	51						51
Restructuring and other charges, after tax	31
CTA Bellevue facility closure [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	(9)						(9)
Restructuring and other charges, after tax	(6)
Insurance Reimbursements [Member] | Tepper Versus Temple Inland [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges		(30)
Restructuring and other charges, after tax		(19)
Augusta Mill Paper Machine Shutdown [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges			44				45
Restructuring and other charges, after tax			27
EMEA [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges				16				16
Restructuring and other charges, after tax				11
Other Restructuring and Other Charges [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	2	6	2	(4)	1	(1)
Restructuring and other charges, after tax	$ 2	$ 5	$ 1	$ 1	$ 1	$ (1)

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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Net Earnings (Loss)	$ 376		$ 238		$ 948		$ 567
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:
Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment	34		114		(312)		(161)
Net gains/losses on cash flow hedging derivatives:
Net gains (losses) arising during the period	7		7		(3)		13
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net earnings (loss)	4		4		(5)		17
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	224	[1]	177	[1]	13	[1]	43	[1]
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	600		415		961		610
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	6		(1)		11		(8)
Other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0		(12)		15		3
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to International Paper Company	606		402		987		605
U.S. Plans
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:
Amortization of pension and post-retirement prior service costs and net loss:	76		48		230		146
Pension and postretirement liability adjustments	$ 103		$ 4		$ 103		$ 28

[1] All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI.

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BUSINESSES HELD FOR SALE, DIVESTITURES AND IMPAIRMENTS (Note)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Businesses Held for Sale, Divestitures and Impairments [Note Text Block]

BUSINESSES HELD FOR SALE, DIVESTITURES AND IMPAIRMENTS

Discontinued Operations

On July 19, 2013, the Company finalized the sale of its Temple-Inland Building Products division, which included 15 manufacturing facilities, to Georgia-Pacific Building Products, LLC for approximately $733 million in cash, including preliminary customary closing adjustments.

On April 1, 2013, the Company finalized the sale of Temple-Inland's 50% interest in Del-Tin Fiber L.L.C. (Del-Tin) to joint venture partner Deltic Timber Corporation (Deltic) for $20 million in assumed liabilities and cash. Accordingly, the Del-Tin assets (which included a manufacturing facility) were excluded from the sale to Georgia-Pacific and the purchase price under our sale agreement with Georgia-Pacific was adjusted from $750 million to $710 million.

The operating results of the Temple-Inland Building Products business have been included in Discontinued operations from the date of acquisition. The assets of this business, totaling $759 million at December 31, 2012 are included in Assets of businesses held for sale in current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012. Included in this amount is $26 million and $153 million related to goodwill and intangibles, respectively. The liabilities of this business, totaling $44 million at December 31, 2012 are included in Liabilities of businesses held for sale in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012.

Other Divestitures and Impairments

2012: During the three months ended September 30, 2012, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $19 million ($49 million after taxes) for additional costs associated with the divestiture of its Ontario and Oxnard (Hueneme), California containerboard mills and its New Johnsonville, Tennessee containerboard mill. Also during the three months ended September 30, 2012, a net gain of $1 million, before and after taxes, was recorded for other items.

As referenced in Note 7, on July 2, 2012, International Paper finalized the sales of its Ontario and Oxnard (Hueneme), California containerboard mills to New-Indy Containerboard LLC, and its New Johnsonville, Tennessee containerboard mill to Hood Container Corporation. A pre-tax charge of $9 million ($5 million after taxes) was recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2012 for costs associated with the divestiture of these three containerboard mills. Also, in anticipation of the divestiture of the Hueneme mill in Oxnard, California, a pre-tax charge of $62 million ($38 million after taxes) was recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2012 to adjust the long-lived assets of the mill to their fair value.

Also during the three months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $6 million ($4 million after taxes) to adjust the previously estimated loss on the sale of the Company's Shorewood business.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company recorded a pre-tax gain of $7 million ($6 million after taxes) to adjust the previously estimated loss on the sale of the Company’s Shorewood business. The sale of the Shorewood non-U.S. business was completed in January 2012.

All of the charges discussed above are included in Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

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Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Common stock, par value	$ 1	$ 1
Common stock, shares	447,000,000	439,900,000
Common stock held in treasury, shares	1,067,000	13,000

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SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION (Schedule of Interest Income and Interest Expense) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Interest Income and Interest Expense [Line Items]
Interest expense	$ 162	[1]	$ 197	[1]	$ 520	[1]	$ 559	[1]
Interest income	15	[1]	34	[1]	41	[1]	56	[1]
Capitalized interest costs	$ 4		$ 10		$ 12		$ 29

[1] Interest expense and interest income exclude approximately $11 million and $35 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and $15 million and $35 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, related to investments in and borrowings from variable interest entities for which the Company has a legal right of offset (see Note 13).

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Consolidated Statement of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Net Sales	$ 7,406	$ 7,026	$ 21,831		$ 20,758
Costs and Expenses
Cost of products sold	5,313	5,140	15,947		15,394
Selling and administrative expenses	572	527	1,654		1,514
Depreciation, amortization and cost of timber harvested	401	383	1,176		1,111
Distribution expenses	438	403	1,309		1,198
Taxes other than payroll and income taxes	47	39	143		124
Restructuring and other charges	76	33	131		88
Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses	1	18	1		89
Net bargain purchase gain on acquisition of business	0	0	(13)		0
Interest expense, net	147	163	479	[1]	503
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and Equity Earnings	411	320	1,004		737
Income tax provision (benefit)	41	130	66		257
Equity earnings (losses), net of taxes	16	34	(30)		52
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations	386	224	908		532
Discontinued operations, net of taxes	(10)	14	40		35
Net Earnings (Loss)	376	238	948		567
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(6)	1	(11)		8
Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to International Paper Company	382	237	959		559
Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to International Paper Company Common Shareholders
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$ 0.88	$ 0.51	$ 2.07		$ 1.20
Discontinued operations, net of taxes	$ (0.02)	$ 0.03	$ 0.09		$ 0.08
Net earnings (loss)	$ 0.86	$ 0.54	$ 2.16		$ 1.28
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to International Paper Company Common Shareholders
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$ 0.87	$ 0.51	$ 2.05		$ 1.19
Discontinued operations, net of taxes	$ (0.02)	$ 0.03	$ 0.09		$ 0.08
Net earnings (loss)	$ 0.85	$ 0.54	$ 2.14		$ 1.27
Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding - assuming dilution	449.7	439.8	448.7		439.7
Cash Dividends Per Common Share	$ 0.3000	$ 0.2625	$ 0.9000		$ 0.7875
Amounts Attributable to International Paper Company Common Shareholders
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	392	223	919		524
Discontinued operations, net of taxes	(10)	14	40		35
Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to International Paper Company	$ 382	$ 237	$ 959		$ 559

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

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BUSINESSES HELD FOR SALE, DIVESTITURES AND IMPAIRMENTS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 Temple Inland Building Products Business [Member] Facilities	Dec. 31, 2012 Temple Inland Building Products Business [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Containerboard Mills [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Containerboard Mills [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Containerboard Mills [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Hueneme Mill [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Shorewood Divestiture [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Shorewood Divestiture [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Shorewood Divestiture [Member]	Feb. 13, 2013 Deltic Timber Corporation (Deltic) [Member] Temple Inland Building Products Business [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Georgia-Pacific [Member] Temple Inland Building Products Business [Member]	Apr. 02, 2013 Georgia-Pacific [Member] Temple Inland Building Products Business [Member]	Mar. 27, 2013 Georgia-Pacific [Member] Temple Inland Building Products Business [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of facilities to be sold						15
Proceeds from divestitures			$ 733	$ 474														$ 733
Significant acquisitions and disposals, acquisition costs or sale proceeds															20
Disposal group, transfer of ownership interest															50.00%
Disposal of business, contractual sale price																			710	750
Assets of businesses held for sale	0		0		759		759
Goodwill, gross	7,920		7,920		7,744		26
Acquired finite and indefinite lived intangible asset, amount							153
Liabilities of businesses held for sale	0		0		44		44
Disposal group, not discontinued operation, gain (loss) on disposal	(1)	(18)	(1)	(89)				(19)	(9)	(28)		(6)	7	(1)
Disposal group, not discontinued operation, gain (loss) on disposal, net of tax								(49)	(5)			(4)	6
Bargain purchase gain (loss) on acquisition of business	0	0	13	0												1	0
Impairment of long-lived assets to be disposed of											62
Impairment of long-lived assets to be disposed of, net of tax											$ 38

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DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Gains and Losses Recognized in Consolidated Statement of Operations on Qualifying and Non Qualifying Financial Instruments) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net	$ 7	$ 5	$ 13	$ 11
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cost of Products Sold [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	(4)	(4)	5	(17)
Energy Related Derivative [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cost of Products Sold [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net	0	1	2	(2)
Embedded Derivative [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | InterestIncomeExpense [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net	0	(1)	(1)	(3)
Commodity Contract [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cost of Products Sold [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	0	0	0	(7)
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cost of Products Sold [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net	0	0	(5)	(1)
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cost of Products Sold [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	(4)	(4)	5	(10)
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | InterestIncomeExpense [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net	$ 7	$ 5	$ 17	$ 17

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DEBT (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Dec. 31, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member]	Feb. 29, 2012 London Inner Bank Offering Rate Plus Margin Of One Hundred And Seventy Five Basis Points [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 London Inner Bank Offering Rate Plus Margin Of One Hundred And Seventy Five Basis Points [Member]	Feb. 29, 2012 London Inner Bank Offering Rate Plus Margin Of One Hundred And Thirty Eight Basis Points [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 London Inner Bank Offering Rate Plus Margin Of One Hundred And Thirty Eight Basis Points [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 London Inner Bank Offering Rate Plus Margin Of One Hundred And Thirty Eight Basis Points [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Term loan										$ 200,000,000			$ 1,200,000,000
Maturity date										Dec. 31, 2017		Dec. 31, 2017
Pre-tax early debt extinguishment costs	15,000,000	[1]	13,000,000	[1]	24,000,000	[1]	39,000,000	[1]
Base points margin											1.75%			1.38%	0.70%
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage rate range, minimum	5.45%		1.625%		5.20%		1.625%		4.55%
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage rate range, maximum	7.40%		6.95%		7.95%		7.95%		6.75%
Debt and capital lease obligations	9,683,000,000				9,683,000,000
Debt fair value	11,000,000,000				11,000,000,000
Original maturity date range, minimum	2014		2017		2014		2012		2015
Original maturity date range, maximum	2033		2023		2033		2023		2031
Debt Instrument, Increase (Decrease), Net									70,000,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Secured Debt															$ 225,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period															0.224%

[1] Amounts are included in Restructuring and Other Charges in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

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ACQUISITIONS AND JOINT VENTURES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Business Acquisition Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

This information does not purport to represent International Paper’s actual results of operations if the transaction described above would have occurred on January 1, 2012, nor is it necessarily indicative of future results.

In millions, except per share amounts	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Net sales	$	21,050
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations (a)	567
Net earnings (loss) (a)	602
Diluted earnings (loss) from continuing operations per common share (a)	1.29
Diluted net earnings (loss) per common share (a)	1.37

(a) Attributable to International Paper Company common shareholders.

Orsa IP [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired as of January 14, 2013.

In millions
Cash and temporary investments	$	16
Accounts and notes receivable, net	5
Inventory	27
Plants, properties and equipment	290
Goodwill	220
Other intangible assets	110
Other long-term assets	3
Total assets acquired	671
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	10
Deferred income tax liability	56
Total liabilities assumed	66
Noncontrolling interest	134
Net assets acquired	$	471

Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]

The identifiable intangible assets acquired in connection with the Orsa IP acquisition included the following:

In millions	Estimated Fair  Value		Average Remaining Useful Life
			(at acquisition date)
Asset Class:
Customer relationships	$	88	12 years
Trademark	3		6 years
Wood supply agreement	19		25 years
Total	$	110

Olmuksan Joint Venture [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired as of January 1, 2013.

In millions
Cash and temporary investments	$	5
Accounts and notes receivable	72
Inventory	31
Other current assets	2
Plants, properties and equipment	105
Investments	11
Total assets acquired	226
Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt	17
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	27
Deferred income tax liability	4
Postretirement and postemployment benefit obligation	6
Total liabilities assumed	54
Noncontrolling interest	18
Net assets acquired	$	154

Temple Inland Inc [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

he following summarizes the allocation of the purchase price to the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired as of February 13, 2012, which was finalized in the fourth quarter of 2012.

In millions
Accounts and notes receivable	$	466
Inventory	484
Deferred income tax assets – current	140
Other current assets	57
Plants, properties and equipment	2,911
Financial assets of special purpose entities	2,091
Goodwill	2,139
Other intangible assets	693
Deferred charges and other assets	54
Total assets acquired	9,035
Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt	130
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	704
Long-term debt	527
Nonrecourse financial liabilities of special purpose entities	2,030
Deferred income tax liability	1,252
Pension benefit obligation	338
Postretirement and postemployment benefit obligation	99
Other liabilities	221
Total liabilities assumed	5,301
Net assets acquired	$	3,734

Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]

The identifiable intangible assets acquired in connection with the Temple-Inland acquisition included the following:

In millions	Estimated Fair  Value		Average Remaining Useful Life
			(at acquisition date)
Asset Class:
Customer relationships	$	536	12-17 years
Developed technology	8		5-10 years
Tradenames	109		Indefinite
Favorable contracts	14		4-7 years
Non-compete agreement	26		2 years
Total	$	693

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Note)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Stock-based Compensation [Note Text Block]

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

International Paper has an Incentive Compensation Plan (ICP) which is administered by the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the Committee). The ICP authorizes the grants of restricted stock, restricted or deferred stock units, performance awards payable in cash or stock upon the attainment of specified performance goals, dividend equivalents, stock options, stock appreciation rights, other stock-based awards and cash-based awards in the discretion of the Committee. A detailed discussion of the ICP, including the stock option program and executive continuity award program that provided for tandem grants of restricted stock and stock options, is presented in Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. As of September 30, 2013, 17.7 million shares were available for grant under the ICP.

Stock-based compensation expense and related income tax benefits were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Total stock-based compensation expense (selling and administrative)	$	35	$	26	$	106	$	70
Income tax benefits related to stock-based compensation	3		—		70		40

At September 30, 2013, $143 million, net of estimated forfeitures, of compensation cost related to unvested restricted performance shares, executive continuity awards and restricted stock attributable to future service had not yet been recognized. This amount will be recognized in expense over a weighted-average period of 1.8 years.

Performance Share Plan

Under the Performance Share Plan (PSP), awards are granted by the Committee to approximately 1,300 employees. Awards are earned based on the Company’s performance achievement in relative return on investment (ROI) and total shareholder return (TSR) compared to peer groups. Awards are weighted 75% for ROI and 25% for TSR for all participants except for officers for whom awards are weighted 50% for ROI and 50% for TSR. The ROI component of the PSP awards is valued at the closing stock price on the day prior to the grant date. As the ROI component contains a performance condition, compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, is recorded over the requisite service period based on the most probable number of awards expected to vest. The TSR component of the PSP awards is valued using a Monte Carlo simulation as the TSR component contains a market condition. The Monte Carlo simulation estimates the fair value of the TSR component based on the expected term of the award, the risk-free rate, expected dividends, and the expected volatility for the Company and its competitors. The expected term was estimated based on the vesting period of the awards, the risk-free rate was based on the yield on U.S. Treasury securities matching the vesting period and the volatility was based on the Company’s historical volatility over the expected term.

Beginning with the 2011 PSP, grants will be made in performance-based restricted stock units (PSU’s). The PSP will continue to be paid in unrestricted shares of Company stock.

PSP awards issued to certain members of senior management are liability awards, which are required to be remeasured at fair value at each balance sheet date. The valuation of these PSP liability awards is computed based on the same methodology as other PSP awards.

The following table sets forth the assumptions used to determine compensation cost for the market condition component of the PSP plan:

	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013	2012	2013	2012
Expected volatility	25.25 % - 62.58%	28.39% - 55.33%	25.25% - 62.58%	28.39% - 55.33%
Risk-free interest rate	0.20% - 0.99%	0.12% - 0.42%	0.20% - 0.99%	0.12% - 0.42%

The following summarizes the activity for PSP for the nine months ended September 30, 2013:

	Nonvested Shares /  Units		Weighted Average Grant  Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2012	8,660,855		$	28.37
Granted	3,148,445		40.76
Shares Issued (a)	(3,222,492	)	32.48
Forfeited	(348,754	)	35.06
Outstanding at September 30, 2013	8,238,054		$	31.22

 (a) Includes 316,274 units held for payout at the end of the performance period.

Stock Option Program

The Company discontinued its stock option program in 2004 for members of executive management, and in 2005 for all other eligible U.S. and non-U.S. employees. Shares granted in 2013 represent replacement options from a stock swap.

A summary of option activity under the plan as of September 30, 2013 is presented below:

	Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Life (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (thousands)
Outstanding at December 31, 2012	9,136,060		$	38.79
Granted	4,744		48.11
Exercised	(7,067,850	)	38.54
Expired	(49,637	)	35.99
Outstanding at September 30, 2013	2,023,317		$	39.74	0.85	$	10,245

All options were fully vested and exercisable as of September 30, 2013.

Executive Continuity and Restricted Stock Award Program

The following summarizes the activity of the Executive Continuity and Restricted Stock Award Program for the nine months ended September 30, 2013:

	Nonvested Shares		Weighted Average Grant  Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2012	151,549		$	30.49
Granted	63,500		44.40
Shares Issued	(81,941	)	33.04
Forfeited	(17,500	)	37.75
Outstanding at September 30, 2013	115,608		$	35.22

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EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY COMMON SHAREHOLDERS (Parenthetical) (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
Stock options, options to purchase shares not included in the computation of diluted common shares outstanding	10.7	9.4

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DERIVATIVE AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Schedule of Notional Amounts of Financial Instruments) (Parenthetical) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Maturity period of cash flow hedges, maximum (in years)	1 year
Floating to Fixed Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount	$ 0	$ 150	[1]
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Maturity period of cash flow hedges, maximum (in years)	3 years

[1] Includes $150 million floating-to-fixed interest rate swap notional to offset the embedded derivative.

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SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION (Inventories by Major Category) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Inventory [Line Items]
Raw materials	$ 410	$ 360
Finished pulp, paper and packaging	1,792	1,728
Operating supplies	571	588
Other	68	54
Inventory, Net	$ 2,841	$ 2,730

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INCOME TAXES (Income Tax Payments Net of Refunds) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Income Tax Payments [Line Items]
Income tax payments,net	$ 224	$ 41

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EQUITY (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Equity [Line Items]
Beginning balance			$ 6,636	$ 6,985
Issuance of stock for various plans, net			418	144
Repurchase of stock			(70)	(35)
Common stock dividends ($0.9000 per share in 2013 and $0.7875 per share in 2012)			(409)	(353)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests by subsidiary			(1)	(4)
Noncontrolling interests of acquired entities			7	0
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests			0	(2)
Comprehensive income (loss)	600	415	961	610
Ending balance	7,542	7,345	7,542	7,345
Total International Paper Shareholders' Equity [Member]
Equity [Line Items]
Beginning balance			6,304	6,645
Issuance of stock for various plans, net			418	144
Repurchase of stock			(70)	(35)
Common stock dividends ($0.9000 per share in 2013 and $0.7875 per share in 2012)			(409)	(353)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests by subsidiary			0	0
Noncontrolling interests of acquired entities			0	0
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests			0	0
Comprehensive income (loss)			987	605
Ending balance	7,230	7,006	7,230	7,006
Noncontrolling Interests [Member]
Equity [Line Items]
Beginning balance			332	340
Issuance of stock for various plans, net			0	0
Repurchase of stock			0	0
Common stock dividends ($0.9000 per share in 2013 and $0.7875 per share in 2012)			0	0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests by subsidiary			(1)	(4)
Noncontrolling interests of acquired entities			7	0
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests			0	(2)
Comprehensive income (loss)			(26)	5
Ending balance	$ 312	$ 339	$ 312	$ 339

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DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Notional Amounts of Financial Instruments [Table Text Block]

The notional amounts of qualifying and non-qualifying financial instruments used in hedging transactions were as follows:

In millions	September 30, 2013	December 31, 2012
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:
Foreign exchange contracts (Sell / Buy; denominated in sell notional): (a)
Brazilian real / U.S. dollar - Forward	543	—
British pounds / Brazilian real – Forward	16	13
European euro / Brazilian real – Forward	21	13
European euro / Polish zloty – Forward	263	149
U.S. dollar / Brazilian real – Forward	335	238
U.S. dollar / Brazilian real – Zero-cost collar	18	18
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Embedded derivative (in USD)	—	150
Foreign exchange contracts (Sell / Buy; denominated in sell notional): (b)
Indian rupee / U.S. dollar	157	140
Thai baht / U.S. dollar	36	261
U.S. dollar / Turkish lira	—	56
Interest rate contracts (in USD)	—	150	(c)

(a) These contracts had maturities of three years or less as of September 30, 2013.

(b) These contracts had maturities of one year or less as of September 30, 2013.

(c) Includes $150 million floating-to-fixed interest rate swap notional to offset the embedded derivative.

Gains Or Losses Recognized In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI), Net Of Tax, Related To Derivative Instruments [Table Text Block]

The following table shows gains or losses recognized in AOCI, net of tax, related to derivative instruments:

	Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)
	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013			2012
Foreign exchange contracts	$	7	$	7	$	(3	)	$	14
Natural gas contracts	—		—		—			(1		)
Total	$	7	$	7	$	(3	)	$	13

Gains And Losses Recognized In Consolidated Statement Of Operations On Qualifying And Non-Qualifying Financial Instruments [Table Text Block]

The amounts of gains and losses recognized in the consolidated statement of operations on qualifying and non-qualifying financial instruments used in hedging transactions were as follows:

	Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI (Effective Portion)											Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI (Effective Portion)
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013			2012			2013		2012
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	(4	)	$	(4	)	$	5	$	(10	)	Cost of products sold
Natural gas contracts	—			—			—		(7		)	Cost of products sold
Total	$	(4	)	$	(4	)	$	5	$	(17	)

	Gain (Loss) Recognized											Location of Gain (Loss) In Consolidated Statement of Operations
	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012			2013			2012
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Electricity contact	$	—	$	1		$	2		$	(2	)	Cost of products sold
Embedded Derivatives	—		(1		)	(1		)	(3		)	Interest expense, net
Foreign exchange contracts	—		—			(5		)	(1		)	Cost of products sold
Interest rate contracts	7		5			17			17			Interest expense, net
Total	$	7	$	5		$	13		$	11

Impact Of Derivative Instruments In Consolidated Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

The following table provides a summary of the impact of our derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet:

Fair Value Measurements

Level 2 – Significant Other Observable Inputs

	Assets						Liabilities
In millions	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012			September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts – cash flow	$	22	(a)	$	7	(c)	$	28	(e)	$	21	(f)
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	$	22		$	7		$	28		$	21
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Electricity contract	$	1	(b)	$	—		$	—		$	1	(g)
Embedded derivatives	—			1		(d)	—			—
Foreign exchange contracts	—			1		(d)	—			—
Interest rate contracts	—			—			—			1		(g)
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	$	1		$	2		$	—		$	2
Total derivatives	$	23		$	9		$	28		$	23

(a) Includes $11 million recorded in Other current assets and $11 million recorded in Deferred charges and other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

(b) Included in Deferred charges and other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

(c) Includes $3 million recorded in Other current assets and $4 million recorded in Deferred charges and other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

(d) Included in Other current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

(e) Includes $17 million recorded in Other accrued liabilities and $11 million recorded in Other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

(f) Includes $20 million recorded in Other accrued liabilities and $1 million recorded in Other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

(g) Included in Other accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

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RETIREMENT PLANS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Net Periodic Pension Expense for Qualified and Nonqualified U.S. Defined Benefit Plans [Table Text Block]

Net periodic pension expense for our qualified and nonqualified U.S. defined benefit plans comprised the following:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	47		$	38		$	142		$	113
Interest cost	143			154			430			452
Expected return on plan assets	(186		)	(190		)	(550		)	(563		)
Actuarial loss	121			76			365			230
Amortization of prior service cost	9			8			26			24
Net periodic pension expense	$	134		$	86		$	413		$	256

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ACQUISITIONS AND JOINT VENTURES (Note)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Acquisitions And Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Acquisitions and Joint Ventures [Note Text Block]

ACQUISITIONS AND JOINT VENTURES

Acquisitions

2013: On January 3, 2013, International Paper completed the acquisition (effective date of acquisition on January 1, 2013) of the shares of its joint venture partner, Sabanci Holding, in the Turkish corrugated packaging company, Olmuksa International Paper Sabanci Ambalaj Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (now called Olmuksan International Paper or Olmuksan), for a purchase price of $56 million. The acquired shares represent 43.7% of Olmuksan's shares. Prior to this acquisition, International Paper held a 43.7% equity interest in Olmuksan.

Because the transaction resulted in International Paper becoming the majority shareholder, owning 87.4% of Olmuksan's outstanding and issued shares, its completion triggered a mandatory call for tender of the remaining public shares which began in March 2013 and ended in April 2013, with no shares tendered. Also as a result of International Paper taking majority control of the entity, Olmuksan's financial results have been consolidated with the Company's Industrial Packaging segment beginning January 1, 2013, the effective date which International Paper obtained majority control of the entity.

Following the transaction, the Company's previously held 43.7% equity interest in Olmuksan was remeasured to a fair value of $75 million, resulting in a gain of $9 million. The fair value was estimated by applying the discounted cash flow approach, using a 13% discount rate, long-term sustainable growth rates ranging from 6% to 9% and a corporate tax rate of 20%. In addition, the cumulative translation adjustment balance of $17 million relating to the previously held equity interest was reclassified, as expense, to Net bargain purchase gain on acquisition of business in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations, from accumulated other comprehensive income.

The preliminary purchase price allocation indicates that the sum of the cash consideration paid, the fair value of the noncontrolling interest and the fair value of the previously held interest is less than the fair value of the underlying assets by $22 million, resulting in a bargain purchase price gain being recorded on this transaction.

The $17 million reclassification of the cumulative translation balance and $18 million of the estimated bargain purchase gain were recorded in the 2013 first-quarter earnings. The $9 million gain resulting from the measurement of the previously held equity interest and an additional $4 million bargain purchase gain were recorded in 2013 second-quarter earnings and are included in the Net bargain purchase gain on acquisition of business line item in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

Due to the timing of the completion of the acquisition, certain assumptions and estimates were used in determining the preliminary purchase price allocation. Those assumptions and estimates primarily relate to the amounts allocated to deferred taxes and contingent liabilities (which are included in Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet), as work is still ongoing as of September 30, 2013 to determine the fair value of those assets and liabilities at the acquisition date. Therefore, the amounts disclosed may change as the purchase price allocation is finalized. The purchase price allocation is expected to be finalized in the fourth quarter of 2013.

The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired as of January 1, 2013.

In millions
Cash and temporary investments	$	5
Accounts and notes receivable	72
Inventory	31
Other current assets	2
Plants, properties and equipment	105
Investments	11
Total assets acquired	226
Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt	17
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	27
Deferred income tax liability	4
Postretirement and postemployment benefit obligation	6
Total liabilities assumed	54
Noncontrolling interest	18
Net assets acquired	$	154

Pro forma information related to the acquisition of Olmuksan has not been included as it does not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated results of operations.

2012: On February 13, 2012, International Paper completed the acquisition of Temple-Inland Inc. (Temple-Inland). International Paper acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Temple-Inland for $32.00 per share in cash, totaling approximately $3.7 billion, and assumed approximately $700 million in Temple-Inland’s debt. As a condition to allowing the transaction to proceed, the Company entered into an agreement on a proposed Final Judgment with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that required the Company to divest three containerboard mills, with approximately 970,000 tons of aggregate containerboard capacity. On July 2, 2012, International Paper finalized the sales of its Ontario and Oxnard (Hueneme), California containerboard mills to New-Indy Containerboard LLC, and its New Johnsonville, Tennessee containerboard mill to Hood Container Corporation. By completing these transactions, the Company satisfied its divestiture obligations under the Final Judgment. See Note 8 for further details of these divestitures.

Temple-Inland's results of operations are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition on February 13, 2012.

The following summarizes the allocation of the purchase price to the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired as of February 13, 2012, which was finalized in the fourth quarter of 2012.

In millions
Accounts and notes receivable	$	466
Inventory	484
Deferred income tax assets – current	140
Other current assets	57
Plants, properties and equipment	2,911
Financial assets of special purpose entities	2,091
Goodwill	2,139
Other intangible assets	693
Deferred charges and other assets	54
Total assets acquired	9,035
Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt	130
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	704
Long-term debt	527
Nonrecourse financial liabilities of special purpose entities	2,030
Deferred income tax liability	1,252
Pension benefit obligation	338
Postretirement and postemployment benefit obligation	99
Other liabilities	221
Total liabilities assumed	5,301
Net assets acquired	$	3,734

The identifiable intangible assets acquired in connection with the Temple-Inland acquisition included the following:

In millions	Estimated Fair  Value		Average Remaining Useful Life
			(at acquisition date)
Asset Class:
Customer relationships	$	536	12-17 years
Developed technology	8		5-10 years
Tradenames	109		Indefinite
Favorable contracts	14		4-7 years
Non-compete agreement	26		2 years
Total	$	693

In connection with the purchase price allocation, inventories were written up by approximately $20 million before taxes ($12 million after taxes) to their estimated fair value. As the related inventories were sold in the 2012 first quarter, this amount was expensed in Cost of products sold for the quarter.

Additionally, Selling and administrative expenses included $24 million ($15 million after taxes) and $50 million ($31 million after taxes), for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $58 million ($34 million after taxes) and $136 million ($89 million after taxes), for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, in charges for integration costs associated with the acquisition.

The following unaudited pro forma information for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 represents the results of operations of International Paper as if the Temple-Inland acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2012. This information does not purport to represent International Paper’s actual results of operations if the transaction described above would have occurred on January 1, 2012, nor is it necessarily indicative of future results.

In millions, except per share amounts	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Net sales	$	21,050
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations (a)	567
Net earnings (loss) (a)	602
Diluted earnings (loss) from continuing operations per common share (a)	1.29
Diluted net earnings (loss) per common share (a)	1.37

(a) Attributable to International Paper Company common shareholders.

Joint Ventures

2013:On January 14, 2013, International Paper and Brazilian corrugated packaging producer, Jari Celulose, Papel e Embalagens S.A. (Jari), a Grupo Orsa company, formed Orsa International Paper Embalagens S.A. (Orsa IP). The new entity, in which International Paper holds a 75% stake, includes three containerboard mills and four box plants, which make up Jari's former industrial packaging assets. This acquisition supports the Company's strategy of growing its global packaging presence and better serving its global customer base.

The value of International Paper's investment in Orsa IP is approximately $471 million. Because International Paper acquired majority control of the joint venture, Orsa IP's financial results have been consolidated with our Industrial Packaging segment from the date of formation on January 14, 2013.

Due to the timing of the completion of the acquisition, certain assumptions and estimates were used in determining the preliminary purchase price allocation. Those assumptions and estimates primarily relate to the amounts allocated to deferred taxes and postretirement and postemployment benefit obligations, as work is still ongoing as of September 30, 2013 to determine the fair value of those assets and liabilities at the acquisition date. Therefore, the amount disclosed may change materially as the purchase price allocation is refined. The purchase price allocation is expected to be finalized during the fourth quarter of 2013.

The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired as of January 14, 2013.

In millions
Cash and temporary investments	$	16
Accounts and notes receivable, net	5
Inventory	27
Plants, properties and equipment	290
Goodwill	220
Other intangible assets	110
Other long-term assets	3
Total assets acquired	671
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	10
Deferred income tax liability	56
Total liabilities assumed	66
Noncontrolling interest	134
Net assets acquired	$	471

The identifiable intangible assets acquired in connection with the Orsa IP acquisition included the following:

In millions	Estimated Fair  Value		Average Remaining Useful Life
			(at acquisition date)
Asset Class:
Customer relationships	$	88	12 years
Trademark	3		6 years
Wood supply agreement	19		25 years
Total	$	110

Pro forma information related to the acquisition of Orsa IP has not been included as it does not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated results of operations.

Due to the complex organizational structure of Orsa IP's operations, and the extended time required to prepare consolidated financial information in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, the Company reports its share of Orsa IP's operating results on a one-month lag basis.

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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Identifiable Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount, finite and indefinite-lived intangible assets	$ 946	$ 1,080
Accumulated amortization	259	214
Customer Relationships and Lists [Member]
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount, finite-lived intangible assets	634	644
Accumulated amortization	138	112
Non-Compete Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount, finite-lived intangible assets	76	83
Accumulated amortization	41	30
Tradenames, Patents and Trademarks [Member]
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount, finite and indefinite-lived intangible assets	77	144
Accumulated amortization	18	16
Land and Water Rights [Member]
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount, finite and indefinite-lived intangible assets	75	87
Accumulated amortization	7	6
Fuel and Power Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount, finite-lived intangible assets	11	17
Accumulated amortization	6	12
Software [Member]
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount, finite-lived intangible assets	24	22
Accumulated amortization	22	19
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount, finite-lived intangible assets	49	83
Accumulated amortization	$ 27	$ 19

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Schedule of Option Activity) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Options
Options, outstanding beginning balance	9,136,060
Options, granted	4,744
Options, exercised	(7,067,850)
Options, expired	(49,637)
Options, outstanding ending balance	2,023,317
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Weighted average exercise price, outstanding beginning balance	$ 38.79
Weighted average exercise price, granted	$ 48.11
Weighted average exercise price, exercised	$ 38.54
Weighted average exercise price, expired	$ 35.99
Weighted average exercise price, outstanding ending balance	$ 39.74
Additonal Option Disclosures
Weighted average remaining life (years), outstanding ending balance	10 months 6 days
Aggregate intrinsic value, outstanding ending balance	$ 10,245

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SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Abstract]

Temporary Investments [Table Text Block]

Temporary Investments

In millions	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Temporary investments	$	1,545	$	934

Accounts and Notes Receivable [Table Text Block]

Accounts and Notes Receivable

In millions	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Accounts and notes receivable, net:
Trade	$	3,717	$	3,316
Other	307		246
Total	$	4,024	$	3,562

Inventories [Table Text Block]

Inventories

In millions	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Raw materials	$	410	$	360
Finished pulp, paper and packaging	1,792		1,728
Operating supplies	571		588
Other	68		54
Total	$	2,841	$	2,730

Depreciation Expense [Table Text Block]

Depreciation Expense

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Depreciation expense	$	365	$	347	$	1,081	$	1,045

Valuation Accounts [Table Text Block]

Certain valuation accounts were as follows:

In millions	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Accumulated depreciation	$	19,826	$	18,934
Allowance for doubtful accounts	138		119

Interest [Table Text Block]

Cash payments related to interest were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012
Interest payments	$	537	$	496

Schedule of Interest Income and Interest Expense [Table Text Block]

Amounts related to interest were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Interest expense (a)	$	162	$	197	$	520	$	559
Interest income (a)	15		34		41		56
Capitalized interest costs	4		10		12		29

(a) Interest expense and interest income exclude approximately $11 million and $35 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and $15 million and $35 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, related to investments in and borrowings from variable interest entities for which the Company has a legal right of offset (see Note 13).

Postretirement Benefit Expense [Table Text Block]

The components of the Company’s postretirement benefit expense were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	—		$	1		$	1		$	2
Interest cost	4			5			11			15
Actuarial loss	2			3			5			8
Amortization of prior service credit	(6		)	(8		)	(18		)	(22		)
Net postretirement benefit expense	$	—		$	1		$	(1	)	$	3

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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Schedule of Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Tax (expense) benefit	$ (41)		$ (130)		$ (66)		$ (257)
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations	386		224		908		532
Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations	(80)	[1]	(52)	[1]	(242)	[1]	(128)	[1]
Accumulated Defined Benefit Pension Plans Adjustment [Member] | Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Prior-service cost	(2)	[1],[2]	(1)	[1],[2]	(7)	[1],[2]	(2)	[1],[2]
Actuarial gains (losses)	(123)	[1],[2]	(78)	[1],[2]	(370)	[1],[2]	(237)	[1],[2]
Total pre-tax amount	(125)	[1]	(79)	[1]	(377)	[1]	(239)	[1]
Tax (expense) benefit	49	[1]	31	[1]	147	[1]	93	[1]
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations	(76)	[1]	(48)	[1]	(230)	[1]	(146)	[1]
Business Acquisitions/Divestitures [Member] | Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Business acquisitions/divestitures					(17)	[1]	48	[1]
Accumulated Net Unrealized Investment Gain (Loss) [Member] | Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Tax (expense) benefit					0	[1]	(13)	[1]
Change in Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments [Member] | Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations					(17)	[1]	35	[1]
Net Gains and Losses on Cash Fow Hedging Derivatives [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Total pre-tax amount	(6)	[1]	(6)	[1]	7	[1]	(27)	[1]
Tax (expense) benefit	2	[1]	2	[1]	(2)	[1]	10	[1]
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations	(4)	[1]	(4)	[1]	5	[1]	(17)	[1]
Net Gains and Losses on Cash Fow Hedging Derivatives [Member] | Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Foreign exchange contracts	(6)	[1],[3]	(6)	[1],[3]	7	[1],[3]	(16)	[1],[3]
Net Gains and Losses on Cash Fow Hedging Derivatives [Member] | Commodity Contract [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Foreign exchange contracts							$ (11)	[1],[3]

[1] Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to earnings/loss.

[2] These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 16 for additional details).

[3] This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in our derivatives and hedging activities (see Note 15 for additional details).

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES (Note)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Other Intangibles [Note Text Block]

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES

Goodwill

The following table presents changes in goodwill balances as allocated to each business segment for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2013:

In millions	Industrial Packaging				Printing Papers				Consumer Packaging			Distribution		Total
Balance as of January 1, 2013
Goodwill	$	3,165			$	2,396			$	1,783		$	400	$	7,744
Accumulated impairment losses (a)	—				(1,765		)		(1,664		)	—		(3,429		)
	3,165				631				119			400		4,315
Reclassifications and other (b)	(13		)		(49		)		2			—		(60		)
Additions/reductions	253			(c)	(17		)	(d)	—			—		236
Balance as of September 30, 2013
Goodwill	3,405				2,330				1,785			400		7,920
Accumulated impairment losses (a)	—				(1,765		)		(1,664		)	—		(3,429		)
Total	$	3,405			$	565			$	121		$	400	$	4,491

(a) Represents accumulated goodwill impairment charges since the adoption of ASC 350, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other” in 2002.

(b) Represents the effects of foreign currency translations and reclassifications.

(c) Reflects $220 million for Orsa IP, the newly formed joint venture in Brazil, and the adjustment of $54 million ($33 million after-tax impact to goodwill) previously included as a trade name intangible asset in Deferred Charges and Other Assets on the balance sheet.

(d) Reflects a reduction from tax benefits generated by the deduction of goodwill amortization for tax purposes in Brazil.

Other Intangibles

Identifiable intangible assets comprised the following:

	September 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
In millions	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships and lists	$	634	$	138	$	644	$	112
Non-compete agreements	76		41		83		30
Tradenames, patents and trademarks	77		18		144		16
Land and water rights	75		7		87		6
Fuel and power agreements	11		6		17		12
Software	24		22		22		19
Other	49		27		83		19
Total	$	946	$	259	$	1,080	$	214

The Company recognized the following amounts as amortization expense related to intangible assets:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Amortization expense related to intangible assets	$	30	$	28	$	66	$	43

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation cost related to unvested restricted performance shares, executive continuity awards and restricted stock attributable to future performance, net of estimated forfeitures	$ 143
Compensation cost related to unvested restricted performance shares, executive continuity awards and restricted stock attributable to future performance, net of estimated forfeitures, weighted-average period (in years)	1 year 9 months 15 days
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards granted to number of employees	1,300
Performance Shares [Member] | Other Participants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weight of return on investment (ROI) on awards	75.00%
Weight of total shareholder return (TSR) on awards	25.00%
Performance Shares [Member] | Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weight of return on investment (ROI) on awards	50.00%
Weight of total shareholder return (TSR) on awards	50.00%
Stock Compensation Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for grant under ICP	17.7

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DEBT (Debt Extinguishment) (Parenthetical)(Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage rate range, minimum	5.45%	1.625%	5.20%	1.625%
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage rate range, maximum	7.40%	6.95%	7.95%	7.95%
Original maturity date range, minimum	2014	2017	2014	2012
Original maturity date range, maximum	2033	2023	2033	2023

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RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES (Note)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Related Activities [Note Text Block]

RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES

2013: During the three months ended September 30, 2013, restructuring and other charges totaling $76 million before taxes ($47 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
In millions	Before-Tax Charges			After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	15		$	9
xpedx restructuring	6			4
xpedx transaction costs	11			7
Courtland mill shutdown	51			31
Bellevue box plant facility sale	(9		)	(6		)
Other	2			2
Total	$	76		$	47

During the three months ended June 30, 2013, restructuring and other charges totaling a gain of $4 million before taxes ($2 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
In millions	Before-Tax Charges			After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	3		$	2
Insurance reimbursements	(30		)	(19		)
xpedx restructuring	17			10
Other	6			5
Total	$	(4	)	$	(2	)

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, restructuring and other charges totaling $59 million before taxes ($36 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
In millions	Before-Tax Charges		After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	6	$	4
xpedx restructuring	7		4
Augusta paper machine shutdown	44		27
Other	2		1
Total	$	59	$	36

2012: During the three months ended September 30, 2012, restructuring and other charges totaling $33 million before taxes ($24 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
In millions	Before-Tax Charges			After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	13		$	8
xpedx restructuring	8			4
EMEA packaging restructuring	16			11
Other	(4		)	1
Total	$	33		$	24

During the three months ended June 30, 2012, restructuring and other charges totaling $21 million before taxes ($13 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
In millions	Before-Tax Charges		After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	10	$	6
xpedx restructuring	10		6
Other	1		1
Total	$	21	$	13

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, restructuring and other charges totaling $34 million before taxes ($23 million after taxes) were recorded. Details of these charges were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
In millions	Before-Tax Charges			After-Tax Charges
Early debt extinguishment costs	$	16		$	10
xpedx restructuring	19			14
Other	(1		)	(1		)
Total	$	34		$	23

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Note)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation [Note Text Block]

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments that are necessary for the fair presentation of International Paper Company’s (International Paper’s, the Company’s or our) financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods presented. Except as disclosed herein, such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. Results for the first nine months of the year may not necessarily be indicative of full year results. It is suggested that these consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 which have previously been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Summary of Restricted Stock Award Program Activity) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Nonvested Shares
Outstanding beginning balance, nonvested shares / units	8,660,855
Granted, nonvested shares / units	3,148,445
Shares issued, nonvested shares / units	(3,222,491.5)	[1]
Forfeited, nonvested shares / units	(348,754)
Outstanding ending balance, nonvested shares / units	8,238,054
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding beginning balance, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 28.37
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 40.76
Shares issued, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 32.48	[1]
Forfeited, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 35.06
Outstanding ending balance, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 31.22
Executive Continuity and restricted Stock Award Program [Member]
Nonvested Shares
Outstanding beginning balance, nonvested shares / units	151,549
Granted, nonvested shares / units	63,500
Shares issued, nonvested shares / units	(81,941)
Forfeited, nonvested shares / units	(17,500)
Outstanding ending balance, nonvested shares / units	115,608
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding beginning balance, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 30.49
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 44.40
Shares issued, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 33.04
Forfeited, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 37.75
Outstanding ending balance, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 35.22

[1] Includes 316,274 units held for payout at the end of the performance period.

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SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION (Temporary Investments) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Investment [Line Items]
Temporary investments	$ 1,545	$ 934

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ACQUISITIONS AND JOINT VENTURES (Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Acquired) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2007	Jan. 14, 2013 Orsa IP [Member]	Jan. 02, 2013 Olmuksan Joint Venture [Member]	Feb. 13, 2012 Temple Inland Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash and temporary investments					$ 16	$ 5
Accounts and notes receivable					5	72	466
Inventory					27	31	484
Deferred income tax assets - current							140
Other current assets						2	57
Plants, property and equipment					290	105	2,911
Goodwill	4,491	4,315			220		2,139
Investments						11
Financial assets of special purpose entities			2,090				2,091
Other intangible assets					110		693
Deferred charges and other assets							54
Other long-term assets					3
Total assets acquired					671	226	9,035
Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt						17	130
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities					10	27	704
Long-term debt							527
Nonrecourse financial liabilities of special purpose entities				2,030			2,030
Deferred income tax liability					56	4	1,252
Pension benefit obligation							338
Postretirement and postemployment benefit obligation						6	99
Other liabilities							221
Total liabilities assumed					66	54	5,301
Non-controlling interest					134	18
Net assets acquired, less noncontrolling interest					471	154
Net assets acquired							$ 3,734

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DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Gain / (Loss) recorded to AOCI after tax, that is expected to be reclassified to earnings	$ (2)
Fair values of derivative instruments containing credit risk-related contingent features in a net liability position	$ 2	$ 18

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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES AND PREFERRED SECURITIES OF SUBSIDIARIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Entities [Member]

Activity Between Company And Entities [Table Text Block]

Activity between the Company and the Entities was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Revenue (a)	$	11	$	15	$	35	$	35
Expense (a)	20		28		61		68
Cash receipts (b)	14		21		33		36
Cash payments (c)	39		47		84		87

(a) The net expense related to the Company’s interest in the Entities is included in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations, as International Paper has and intends to affect its legal right to offset as discussed above.

(b) The cash receipts are equity distributions from the Entities to International Paper.

(c) The semi-annual payments are related to interest on the associated debt obligations discussed above.

2007 Financing Entities [Member]

Activity Between Company And Entities [Table Text Block]

Activity between the Company and the 2007 financing entities was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Revenue (a)	$	6	$	15	$	20	$	21
Expense (b)	7		11		22		20
Cash receipts (c)	2		3		6		10
Cash payments (d)	5		6		16		16

(a) The revenue is included in Interest expense, net in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations and includes approximately $5 million and $14 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $12 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, of accretion income for the amortization of the purchase accounting adjustment on the Financial assets of special purpose entities.

(b) The expense is included in Interest expense, net in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations and includes approximately $2 million and $5 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $5 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, of accretion expense for the amortization of the purchase accounting adjustment on the Nonrecourse financial liabilities of special purpose entities.

(c) The cash receipts are interest received on the Financial assets of special purpose entities.

(d) The cash payments are interest paid on Nonrecourse financial liabilities of special purpose entities.

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DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Impact of Derivative Instruments in Consolidated Balance Sheet) (Parenthetical) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	$ 23	$ 9
Derivative Liabilities	28	23
Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	11	3
Deferred Charges and Other Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	11	4
Other Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Liabilities	17	20
Other Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Liabilities	$ 11	$ 1

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Summary of Performance Share Plan Activity) (Parenthetical) (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Shares held for payout	316,273.5

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INCOME TAXES (Unrecognized Tax Benefits and Related Accrued Estimated Interest and Penalties) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits and Related Accrued Estimated Interest and Penalties [Line Items]
Beginning balance, unrecognized tax benefits			$ (972)
Activity for three months, unrecognized tax benefits	29	6	99
Ending balance, unrecognized tax benefits	(838)
Beginning balance, accrued estimated interest and tax penalties			(104)
Activity for three months, accrued estimated interest and tax penalties	13	1	20
Ending balance, accrued estimated interest and tax penalties	$ (70)

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SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION (Components of Postretirement Benefit Expense) (Details) (Postretirement benefit expense [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Postretirement benefit expense [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 0	$ 1	$ 1	$ 2
Interest cost	4	5	11	15
Actuarial loss	2	3	5	8
Amortization of prior service credit	(6)	(8)	(18)	(22)
Net periodic benefit expense	$ 0	$ 1	$ (1)	$ 3

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RETIREMENT PLANS (Net Periodic Pension Expense for Qualified and Nonqualified U.S. Defined Benefit Plans) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Non Qualified [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Benefits paid			$ 15
United States Pension Plans of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	47	38	142	113
Interest cost	143	154	430	452
Expected return on plan assets	(186)	(190)	(550)	(563)
Actuarial loss	121	76	365	230
Amortization of prior service cost	9	8	26	24
Net periodic benefit expense	$ 134	$ 86	$ 413	$ 256

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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES AND PREFERRED SECURITIES OF SUBSIDIARIES (Note)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Variable Interest Entities And Preferred Securities Of Subsidiaries [Abstract]

Variable Interest Entities and Preferred Securities of Subsidiaries [Note Text Block]

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES AND PREFERRED SECURITIES OF SUBSIDIARIES

Variable Interest Entities

In connection with the 2006 sale of approximately 5.6 million acres of forestlands, International Paper received installment notes (the Timber Notes) totaling approximately $4.8 billion. The Timber Notes, which do not require principal payments prior to their August 2016 maturity, are supported by irrevocable letters of credit obtained by the buyers of the forestlands.

During 2006, International Paper contributed the Timber Notes to newly formed entities (the Borrower Entities) in exchange for Class A and Class B interests in these entities. Subsequently, International Paper contributed its $200 million Class A interests in the Borrower Entities, along with approximately $400 million of International Paper promissory notes, to other newly formed entities (the Investor Entities, and together with the Borrower Entities, the Entities) in exchange for Class A and Class B interests in these entities, and simultaneously sold its Class A interest in the Investor Entities to a third party investor. As a result, at December 31, 2006, International Paper held Class B interests in the Borrower Entities and Class B interests in the Investor Entities valued at approximately $5.0 billion. International Paper did not provide any financial support that was not previously contractually required for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012.

Following the 2006 sale of forestlands and creation of the Entities discussed above, the Timber Notes were used as collateral for borrowings from third party lenders, which effectively monetized the Timber Notes. Provisions of certain loan agreements require any bank issuing letters of credit supporting the Timber Notes to maintain a credit rating at or above a specified threshold. In the event the credit rating of a letter of credit bank is downgraded below the specified threshold, the letters of credit must be replaced within 60 days with letters of credit from a qualifying financial institution or for one of the letter of credit banks, collateral must be posted. The Company, retained to provide management services for the third-party entities that hold the Timber Notes, has, as required by the loan agreements, successfully replaced banks that fell below the specified threshold.

Also during 2006, the Entities acquired approximately $4.8 billion of International Paper debt obligations for cash, resulting in a total of approximately $5.2 billion of International Paper debt obligations held by the Entities at December 31, 2006. The various agreements entered into in connection with these transactions provide that International Paper has, and intends to affect, a legal right to offset its obligation under these debt instruments with its investments in the Entities. Accordingly, for financial reporting purposes, International Paper has offset approximately $5.2 billion of Class B interests in the Entities against $5.3 billion of International Paper debt obligations held by these Entities at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. Despite the offset treatment, these remain debt obligations of International Paper. Remaining borrowings of $76 million and $79 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, are included in Long-term debt in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Additional debt related to the above transaction of $79 million is included in Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

On October 7, 2011, Moody’s Investor Services reduced its credit rating of senior unsecured long-term debt of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, which issued letters of credit that support $1.6 billion of Timber Notes, below the specified threshold. On November 22, 2011, letters of credit worth $707 million were replaced by another qualifying institution. The Company and the third party managing member agreed to extend the 60 day deadline, and then, on February 10, 2012, letters of credit worth $135 million were replaced by another qualifying institution. Fees of $5 million were incurred in connection with these replacements. The Company and the third party managing member instituted a replacement waiver for the remaining $797 million, and then on July 25, 2012, these letters of credit were successfully replaced by another qualifying institution. In the event the credit rating of the letter of credit bank is downgraded below a specified threshold, the new bank is required to provide credit support for its obligation. Fees of $5 million were incurred in connection with this replacement.

On January 23, 2012, Standard and Poor's reduced its credit rating of senior unsecured long-term debt of Société Générale SA, which issued letters of credit that support $666 million of the Timber Notes, below the specified threshold. The letters of credit were successfully replaced by another qualifying institution. Fees of $5 million were incurred in connection with this replacement.

On June 21, 2012, Moody's Investor Services reduced its credit rating of senior unsecured long-term debt of BNP Paribas, which issued letters of credit that support $707 million of Timber Notes, below the specified threshold. On December 19, 2012, the Company and the third-party managing member agreed to a continuing replacement waiver for these letters of credit, terminable upon 30 days notice.

Activity between the Company and the Entities was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Revenue (a)	$	11	$	15	$	35	$	35
Expense (a)	20		28		61		68
Cash receipts (b)	14		21		33		36
Cash payments (c)	39		47		84		87

(a) The net expense related to the Company’s interest in the Entities is included in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations, as International Paper has and intends to affect its legal right to offset as discussed above.

(b) The cash receipts are equity distributions from the Entities to International Paper.

(c) The semi-annual payments are related to interest on the associated debt obligations discussed above.

Based on an analysis of the Entities discussed above under guidance that considers the potential magnitude of the variability in the structures and which party has a controlling financial interest, International Paper determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of the Entities, and therefore, does not consolidate its investments in these entities. It was also determined that the source of variability in the structures is the value of the Timber Notes, the assets most significantly impacting the structure’s economic performance. The credit quality of the Timber Notes is supported by irrevocable letters of credit obtained by third party buyers which are 100% cash collateralized. International Paper analyzed which party has control over the economic performance of each entity, and concluded International Paper does not have control over significant decisions surrounding the Timber Notes and letters of credit and therefore is not the primary beneficiary. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss equals the value of the Timber Notes; however, an analysis performed by the Company concluded the likelihood of this exposure is remote.

International Paper also held a variable interest in financing entities that were used to monetize long-term notes received from the sale of forestlands in 2002. International Paper transferred notes (the Monetized Notes, with an original maturity of 10 years from inception) and cash having a value of approximately $500 million to the entities in exchange for preferred interests, and accounted for the transfers as a sale of the notes with no associated gain or loss. In the same period, the entities acquired approximately $500 million of International Paper debt obligations for cash. International Paper has no obligation to make any further capital contributions to these entities and did not provide any financial support that was not previously contractually required during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012.

During 2011 and the six months ended June 30, 2012, the 2002 Monetized Notes matured. Cash receipts upon maturity were used to pay the associated debt obligations. Effective June 1, 2012, International Paper liquidated its interest in the 2002 financing entities.

The use of the above entities facilitated the monetization of the credit enhanced Timber and Monetized Notes in a cost effective manner by increasing the borrowing capacity and lowering the interest rate while continuing to preserve the tax deferral that resulted from the forestlands installment sales and the offset accounting treatment described above.

In connection with the acquisition of Temple-Inland in February 2012, two special purpose entities became wholly-owned subsidiaries of International Paper.

In October 2007, Temple-Inland sold 1.55 million acres of timberland for $2.38 billion. The total consideration consisted almost entirely of notes due in 2027 issued by the buyer of the timberland, which Temple-Inland contributed to two wholly-owned, bankruptcy-remote special purpose entities. The notes are shown in Financial assets of special purpose entities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and are supported by $2.38 billion of irrevocable letters of credit issued by three banks, which are required to maintain minimum credit ratings on their long-term debt. In the third quarter of 2012, International Paper completed its preliminary analysis of the acquisition date fair value of the notes and determined it to be$2.09 billion. As of September 30, 2013, the fair value of the notes was $2.51 billion.

In December 2007, Temple-Inland’s two wholly-owned special purpose entities borrowed $2.14 billion shown in Nonrecourse financial liabilities of special purpose entities. The loans are repayable in 2027 and are secured only by the $2.38 billion of notes and the irrevocable letters of credit securing the notes and are nonrecourse to us. The loan agreements provide that if a credit rating of any of the banks issuing the letters of credit is downgraded below the specified threshold, the letters of credit issued by that bank must be replaced within 30 days with letters of credit from another qualifying financial institution. In the third quarter of 2012, International Paper completed its preliminary analysis of the acquisition date fair value of the borrowings and determined it to be $2.03 billion. As of September 30, 2013, the fair value of this debt was $2.39 billion.

On January 23, 2012, Standard and Poor's reduced its credit rating of senior unsecured long-term debt of Société Générale SA, which issued letters of credit that support $506 million of the 2007 Monetized Notes, below the specific threshold. These letters of credit were successfully replaced by another qualifying institution. Fees of $2 million were incurred in connection with this replacement.

On June 21, 2012, Moody's Investor Services reduced its credit rating of senior unsecured long-term debt of Barclays Bank PLC, which issued letters of credit that support approximately $500 million of the 2007 Monetized Notes, below the specified threshold. These letters of credit were successfully replaced by another qualifying institution. Fees of $6 million were incurred in connection with this replacement.

Activity between the Company and the 2007 financing entities was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Revenue (a)	$	6	$	15	$	20	$	21
Expense (b)	7		11		22		20
Cash receipts (c)	2		3		6		10
Cash payments (d)	5		6		16		16

(a) The revenue is included in Interest expense, net in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations and includes approximately $5 million and $14 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $12 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, of accretion income for the amortization of the purchase accounting adjustment on the Financial assets of special purpose entities.

(b) The expense is included in Interest expense, net in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations and includes approximately $2 million and $5 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $5 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, of accretion expense for the amortization of the purchase accounting adjustment on the Nonrecourse financial liabilities of special purpose entities.

(c) The cash receipts are interest received on the Financial assets of special purpose entities.

(d) The cash payments are interest paid on Nonrecourse financial liabilities of special purpose entities.

Preferred Securities of Subsidiaries

In March 2003, Southeast Timber, Inc. (Southeast Timber), a consolidated subsidiary of International Paper, issued $150 million of preferred securities to a private investor with future dividend payments based on LIBOR. Southeast Timber, which through a subsidiary initially held approximately 1.5 million acres of forestlands in the southern United States, was International Paper’s primary vehicle for sales of southern forestlands. As of September 30, 2013, substantially all of these forestlands have been sold. On March 27, 2013, Southeast Timber redeemed its Class A common shares owned by the private investor for $150 million. As a result, Noncontrolling interests decreased by $150 million in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Distributions paid to the third-party investor were $1 million and $4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The expense related to these preferred securities is shown in Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

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SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION (Note)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Abstract]

Supplemental Financial Statement Information [Note Text Block]

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION

Temporary Investments

In millions	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Temporary investments	$	1,545	$	934

Accounts and Notes Receivable

In millions	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Accounts and notes receivable, net:
Trade	$	3,717	$	3,316
Other	307		246
Total	$	4,024	$	3,562

Inventories

In millions	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Raw materials	$	410	$	360
Finished pulp, paper and packaging	1,792		1,728
Operating supplies	571		588
Other	68		54
Total	$	2,841	$	2,730

Depreciation Expense

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Depreciation expense	$	365	$	347	$	1,081	$	1,045

Valuation Accounts

Certain valuation accounts were as follows:

In millions	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Accumulated depreciation	$	19,826	$	18,934
Allowance for doubtful accounts	138		119

During the second quarter of 2013, a reserve of $28 million on $42 million of total receivables from a large envelope company was recorded due to their filing for bankruptcy protection in June 2013. The reserve is based on the Company's estimate of ultimate expected losses associated with the outstanding receivable balance.

There was no material activity related to asset retirement obligations during either of the nine months ended September 30, 2013 or 2012.

Interest

Cash payments related to interest were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012
Interest payments	$	537	$	496

Amounts related to interest were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Interest expense (a)	$	162	$	197	$	520	$	559
Interest income (a)	15		34		41		56
Capitalized interest costs	4		10		12		29

(a) Interest expense and interest income exclude approximately $11 million and $35 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and $15 million and $35 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, related to investments in and borrowings from variable interest entities for which the Company has a legal right of offset (see Note 13).

Postretirement Benefit Expense

The components of the Company’s postretirement benefit expense were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	—		$	1		$	1		$	2
Interest cost	4			5			11			15
Actuarial loss	2			3			5			8
Amortization of prior service credit	(6		)	(8		)	(18		)	(22		)
Net postretirement benefit expense	$	—		$	1		$	(1	)	$	3

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INCOME TAXES (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Estimated reduction of unrecognized tax benefits	$ 720
Estimated reduction of unrecognized tax benefits that will impact the effective tax rate	650
Income Tax Provision Benefit Related To Special Items	$ (197)	$ (81)

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RETIREMENT PLANS (Note)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Retirement Plans [Note Text Block]

RETIREMENT PLANS

International Paper sponsors and maintains the Retirement Plan of International Paper Company (the “Pension Plan”), a tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan that provides retirement benefits to substantially all U.S. salaried employees and hourly employees (receiving salaried benefits) hired prior to July 1, 2004, and substantially all other U.S. hourly and union employees who work at a participating business unit regardless of hire date. These employees generally are eligible to participate in the Pension Plan upon attaining 21 years of age and completing one year of eligibility service. U.S. salaried employees and hourly employees (receiving salaried benefits) hired after June 30, 2004, are not eligible for the Pension Plan, but receive a company contribution to their individual savings plan accounts.

The Pension Plan provides defined pension benefits based on years of credited service and either final average earnings (salaried employees and hourly employees receiving salaried benefits), hourly job rates or specified benefit rates (hourly and union employees). A detailed discussion of these plans is presented in Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

In connection with the Temple-Inland acquisition in February 2012, International Paper assumed administrative responsibility for the Temple-Inland Retirement Plan, a defined benefit plan which covers substantially all employees of Temple-Inland. As a result of the sale of the Temple-Inland Building Products division as discussed in Note 8, the Company was required to remeasure the projected benefit obligation of the Temple-Inland defined benefit pension and postretirement plans. The remeasurement resulted in a reduction of the projected benefit obligation of approximately $168 million ($103 million net of tax) principally due to an increase in the assumed discount rate.

Net periodic pension expense for our qualified and nonqualified U.S. defined benefit plans comprised the following:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	47		$	38		$	142		$	113
Interest cost	143			154			430			452
Expected return on plan assets	(186		)	(190		)	(550		)	(563		)
Actuarial loss	121			76			365			230
Amortization of prior service cost	9			8			26			24
Net periodic pension expense	$	134		$	86		$	413		$	256

The Company’s funding policy for our pension plans is to contribute amounts sufficient to meet legal funding requirements, plus any additional amounts that the Company may determine to be appropriate considering the funded status of the plan, tax deductibility, the cash flows generated by the Company, and other factors. The Company made a cash contribution of $31 million to the Pension Plan in the second quarter of 2013. The Company continually reassesses the amount and timing of any discretionary contributions and could elect to make an additional contribution in 2013. The nonqualified defined benefit plans are funded to the extent of benefit payments, which totaled $15 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

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DEBT (Note)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt [Note Text Block]

DEBT

Amounts related to early debt extinguishment during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013		2012
Early debt reductions (a)	$	442	$	611	$	500	$	1,047
Pre-tax early debt extinguishment costs (b)	15		13		24		39

(a) Reductions related to notes with interest rates ranging from 5.45% to 7.40% with original maturities from 2014 to 2033 and from 1.63% to 6.95% with original maturities from 2017 to 2023 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and 5.20% to 7.95% with original maturities from 2014 to 2033 and from 1.63% to 7.95% with original maturities from 2012 to 2023 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively.

(b) Amounts are included in Restructuring and Other Charges in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

In February 2012, International Paper borrowed $1.2 billion under a term loan with an initial interest rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 138 basis points that varied depending on the credit rating of the Company and entered into a $200 million term loan with an interest rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 175 basis points, both with maturity dates in 2017. The proceeds from these borrowings were used, along with available cash, to fund the acquisition of Temple-Inland. During 2012, International Paper fully repaid the $1.2 billion term loan.

In June 2012, International Paper borrowed $225 million under the receivable securitization facility acquired from Temple-Inland with an interest rate of 0.224% plus a margin of 70 basis points. The borrowings under this receivable securitization facility were repaid in July 2012.

Subsequent to September 30, 2013, International Paper executed call notices on approximately $70 million of industrial development bonds with interest rates from 4.55% to 6.75% and original maturities from 2015 to 2031, which are expected to settle during the fourth quarter of 2013.

At September 30, 2013, the fair value of International Paper’s $9.7 billion of debt was approximately $11.0 billion. The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt is estimated based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues. International Paper’s long-term debt is classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy, which is further defined in Note 12 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Maintaining an investment-grade credit rating is an important element of International Paper’s financing strategy. At September 30, 2013, the Company held long-term credit ratings of BBB (stable outlook) and Baa3 (stable outlook) by S&P and Moody’s, respectively.

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	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013
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RETIREMENT PLANS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan employer cash contributions in current fiscal year			$ 31
U.S. Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, before Tax	168
Pension and postretirement liability adjustments	103	4	103	28
Non Qualified [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Benefits paid			$ 15

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DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Note)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivatives and Hedging Activities [Note Text Block]

DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

As a multinational company we are exposed to market risks, such as changes in interest rates, currency exchanges rates and commodity prices.

For detailed information regarding the Company’s hedging activities and related accounting, refer to Note 13 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

The notional amounts of qualifying and non-qualifying financial instruments used in hedging transactions were as follows:

In millions	September 30, 2013	December 31, 2012
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:
Foreign exchange contracts (Sell / Buy; denominated in sell notional): (a)
Brazilian real / U.S. dollar - Forward	543	—
British pounds / Brazilian real – Forward	16	13
European euro / Brazilian real – Forward	21	13
European euro / Polish zloty – Forward	263	149
U.S. dollar / Brazilian real – Forward	335	238
U.S. dollar / Brazilian real – Zero-cost collar	18	18
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Embedded derivative (in USD)	—	150
Foreign exchange contracts (Sell / Buy; denominated in sell notional): (b)
Indian rupee / U.S. dollar	157	140
Thai baht / U.S. dollar	36	261
U.S. dollar / Turkish lira	—	56
Interest rate contracts (in USD)	—	150	(c)

(a) These contracts had maturities of three years or less as of September 30, 2013.

(b) These contracts had maturities of one year or less as of September 30, 2013.

(c) Includes $150 million floating-to-fixed interest rate swap notional to offset the embedded derivative.

The following table shows gains or losses recognized in AOCI, net of tax, related to derivative instruments:

	Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)
	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012		2013			2012
Foreign exchange contracts	$	7	$	7	$	(3	)	$	14
Natural gas contracts	—		—		—			(1		)
Total	$	7	$	7	$	(3	)	$	13

During the next 12 months, the amount of the September 30, 2013 AOCI balance, after tax, that is expected to be reclassified to earnings is a loss of $2 million.

The amounts of gains and losses recognized in the consolidated statement of operations on qualifying and non-qualifying financial instruments used in hedging transactions were as follows:

	Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI (Effective Portion)											Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI (Effective Portion)
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013			2012			2013		2012
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	(4	)	$	(4	)	$	5	$	(10	)	Cost of products sold
Natural gas contracts	—			—			—		(7		)	Cost of products sold
Total	$	(4	)	$	(4	)	$	5	$	(17	)

	Gain (Loss) Recognized											Location of Gain (Loss) In Consolidated Statement of Operations
	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2013		2012			2013			2012
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Electricity contact	$	—	$	1		$	2		$	(2	)	Cost of products sold
Embedded Derivatives	—		(1		)	(1		)	(3		)	Interest expense, net
Foreign exchange contracts	—		—			(5		)	(1		)	Cost of products sold
Interest rate contracts	7		5			17			17			Interest expense, net
Total	$	7	$	5		$	13		$	11

Fair Value Measurements

For a discussion of the Company’s fair value measurement policies under the fair value hierarchy, refer to Note 13 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

The Company has not changed its valuation techniques for measuring the fair value of any financial assets or liabilities during the year. Transfers between levels, if any, are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

The following table provides a summary of the impact of our derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet:

Fair Value Measurements

Level 2 – Significant Other Observable Inputs

	Assets						Liabilities
In millions	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012			September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange contracts – cash flow	$	22	(a)	$	7	(c)	$	28	(e)	$	21	(f)
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments	$	22		$	7		$	28		$	21
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Electricity contract	$	1	(b)	$	—		$	—		$	1	(g)
Embedded derivatives	—			1		(d)	—			—
Foreign exchange contracts	—			1		(d)	—			—
Interest rate contracts	—			—			—			1		(g)
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	$	1		$	2		$	—		$	2
Total derivatives	$	23		$	9		$	28		$	23

(a) Includes $11 million recorded in Other current assets and $11 million recorded in Deferred charges and other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

(b) Included in Deferred charges and other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

(c) Includes $3 million recorded in Other current assets and $4 million recorded in Deferred charges and other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

(d) Included in Other current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

(e) Includes $17 million recorded in Other accrued liabilities and $11 million recorded in Other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

(f) Includes $20 million recorded in Other accrued liabilities and $1 million recorded in Other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

(g) Included in Other accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

The above contracts are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements that provide rights of offset with each counterparty when amounts are payable on the same date in the same currency or in the case of certain specified defaults. Management has made an accounting policy election to not offset the fair value of recognized derivative assets and derivative liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. The amounts owed to the counterparties and owed to the Company are considered immaterial with respect to each counterparty and in the aggregate with all counterparties.

Credit-Risk-Related Contingent Features

Certain of the Company’s financial instruments used in hedging transactions are governed by standard credit support arrangements with counterparties. If the lower of the Company’s credit rating by Moody’s or S&P were to drop below investment grade, the Company would be required to post collateral for all of its derivatives in a net liability position, although no derivatives would terminate. The fair values of derivative instruments containing credit risk-related contingent features in a net liability position were $2 million and $18 million as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The Company was not required to post any collateral as of September 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012. For more information on credit-risk-related contingent features, refer to Note 13 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES (Changes in Goodwill Balances) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 7,744
Accumulated impairment losses (a)	(3,429)	[1]
Total	4,491		4,315
Reclassifications and other (b)	(60)	[2]
Additions/reductions	236
Ending balance	7,920
Accumulated impairment losses (a)	(3,429)	[1]
Industrial Packaging [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance	3,165
Accumulated impairment losses (a)	0	[1]
Total	3,405		3,165
Reclassifications and other (b)	(13)	[2]
Additions/reductions	253	[3]
Ending balance	3,405
Accumulated impairment losses (a)	0	[1]
Printing Papers [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance	2,396
Accumulated impairment losses (a)	(1,765)	[1]
Total	565		631
Reclassifications and other (b)	(49)	[2]
Additions/reductions	(17)	[4]
Ending balance	2,330
Accumulated impairment losses (a)	(1,765)	[1]
Consumer Packaging [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance	1,783
Accumulated impairment losses (a)	(1,664)	[1]
Total	121		119
Reclassifications and other (b)	2	[2]
Additions/reductions	0
Ending balance	1,785
Accumulated impairment losses (a)	(1,664)	[1]
Distribution [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance	400
Accumulated impairment losses (a)	0	[1]
Total	400		400
Reclassifications and other (b)	0	[2]
Additions/reductions	0
Ending balance	400
Accumulated impairment losses (a)	$ 0	[1]

[1] (a)Represents accumulated goodwill impairment charges since the adoption of ASC 350, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other” in 2002.

[2] (b)Represents the effects of foreign currency translations and reclassifications.

[3] (c)Reflects $220 million for Orsa IP, the newly formed joint venture in Brazil, and the adjustment of $54 million ($33 million after-tax impact to goodwill) previously included as a trade name intangible asset in Deferred Charges and Other Assets on the balance sheet.

[4] (d)Reflects a reduction from tax benefits generated by the deduction of goodwill amortization for tax purposes in Brazil.

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SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION (Schedule of Interest Income and Interest Expense) (Parenthetical) (Details) (Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Amounts Related To Interest [Line Items]
Interest expense and interest income excluded, amount	$ (11)	$ (15)	$ (35)	$ (35)

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Schedule of Stock-Based Compansation Expense Related to Income Tax Benefits) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Income tax benefits related to stock-based compensation	$ 3	$ 0	$ 70	$ 40
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expense (selling and administrative)	$ 35	$ 26	$ 106	$ 70