Interim Financial Results (Footnotes) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment, Net of Tax	$ 36
Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment	47
Restructuring and other charges									846		156		65
Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses									38		3		86
Proceeds from Income Tax Refunds		5
Proceeds from income tax refunds, net of tax		3
Income Tax Provision Benefit Related To Special Items									(453)		(869)		(63)
Proceeds from Legal Settlements		20
Proceeds from Legal Settlements, net of tax		20
Multiemployer Plans, Withdrawal Obligation		35
Multiemployer Plan, Withdrawal Obligation, Net of Tax		21
Goodwill impairment loss									100		512
Discontinued Operation, Tax Effect of Income (Loss) from Disposal of Discontinued Operation		(2)
Gain on Sale of Investments	9
Gain on sale of investments, net of tax	5
Income Tax Examination, Interest Expense								(6)
Income Tax Examination, Interest Expense, net of tax								(4)
Effective income tax rate reconciliation, tax settlement, domestic, amount									0		(770)		0
Other Tax Expense (Benefit)				(1)				(35)
Asset impairment charges							9
Asset impairment charges, net of tax							5
Business combination, bargain purchase, gain recognized, net of tax											7
Effective income tax rate reconciliation, tax settlement, amount						(30)			0		(33)		0
Income tax provision (benefit)									123		(498)		306
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Interest income, other					4
Interest income, other, net of tax					3
Industrial Packaging [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges									7		(2)		14
Goodwill impairment loss	100								100		0
Goodwill, impairment loss, net of tax	100
Printing Papers [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges									554		118		0
Goodwill impairment loss									0		112	[1]
Printing Papers [Member] | Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment loss					127
Goodwill, impairment loss, net of tax					122
Distribution [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment loss					400				0		400	[1]
Goodwill, impairment loss, net of tax					366
Tax Adjustments, Settlements, Unusual Provisions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate reconciliation, tax settlement, domestic, amount								(93)
Income tax provision (benefit)					(651)	(31)
Other adjustments [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Income tax provision (benefit)					(3)
Brazil [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Tax Adjustments, Settlements, and Unusual Provisions, Including Interest Expense		32
Tax adjustments, settlements, and unusual provisions, including interest expense, net of tax		17
Cass Lake Minnesota [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Environmental remediation expense							6
Environmental remediation expense, net of tax							4
Settlement with Taxing Authority [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Income Tax Provision Benefit Related To Special Items				10					10		(770)		0
Internal Restructuring [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Income Tax Provision Benefit Related To Special Items	(90)							2	(90)		(4)		14
Brazil Packaging Business [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses			(7)
Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses, net of tax			(5)
ASG [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses									47
Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses, net of tax									36
Gain on Sale of Investments	47
Gain on sale of investments, net of tax	36
Containerboard Mills [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses						(1)					3
Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses, net of tax						0					1
Shorewood Packaging [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses					(2)
Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses, net of tax					(1)
Discontinued Operations [Member] | xpedx divestiture [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, restructuring and other charges		(11)	18	16	8	11	3		25		54		44
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, restructuring and other charges, net of tax		(14)	20	10	5	7	2
Discontinued Operations [Member] | X P E D X Restructuring [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, restructuring and other charges			(1)	2	2	6	17	7
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, restructuring and other charges, net of tax		(1)		0	1	4	10	4
Discontinued Operations [Member] | Temple Inland Building Products Business [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, restructuring and other charges	14			2	18	24	13	4
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, restructuring and other charges, net of tax	9			2	6	15	8	3
Two Thousand And Fourteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges									846
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax									518
Two Thousand And Thirteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges											156
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax											98
Courtland Mill Shutdown [Member] | Two Thousand And Fourteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	7	3	49	495					554	[2]
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax	4	2	30	302					338	[2]
Courtland Mill Shutdown [Member] | Two Thousand And Thirteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges					67	51					118	[3]
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax					41	31					72	[3]
X P E D X Restructuring [Member] | Two Thousand And Thirteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax					0
Early Debt Extinguishment Costs [Member] | Two Thousand And Fourteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges		13	262						276
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax		8	160						169
Early Debt Extinguishment Costs [Member] | Two Thousand And Thirteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges						15	3	6			25
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax						9	2	4			16
EMEA Packaging Restructuring [Member] | Two Thousand And Fourteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges		5
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax		3
Augusta Mill Paper Machine Shutdown [Member] | Two Thousand And Thirteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges								44			45	[4]
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax								27			28	[4]
Insurance Recovery [Member] | Two Thousand And Thirteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges							(30)				(30)
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax							(19)				(19)
CTA Bellevue Facility Closure [Member] | Two Thousand And Thirteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges						(9)					(13)
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax						(6)					(8)
S C A Packaging Asia [Member] | Two Thousand And Thirteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges					4
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax					3
Other Restructuring [Member] | Two Thousand And Fourteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	5	3	3	4					16	[5]
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax	3	2	3	3					11	[5]
Other Restructuring [Member] | Two Thousand And Thirteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges					2	2	3	2			11	[6]
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax						2	3	1			9	[6]
Temple Inland Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Integration related costs	1	1	2	12	12	24	14	12	16		62		164
Integration related costs, after taxes	1	1	1	7	7	15	8	8	10		38		105
Brazil Packaging Business [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Integration related costs	4
Integration related costs, after taxes	3
Olmuksan Joint Venture [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, bargain purchase, gain recognized, amount							13
Business combination, bargain purchase, gain recognized, net of tax							$ 13

[1] Represents the impairment of goodwill for the India Papers business and xpedx.

[2] Includes $464 million of accelerated depreciation, $24 million of inventory impairment charges, $26 million of severance charges and $40 million of other charges which are recorded in the Printing Papers segment.

[3] Includes $73 million of accelerated depreciation and other non-cash charges, $42 million of severance charges and $3 million of other charges which are recorded in the Printing Papers segment. During 2013, the Company accelerated depreciation for certain Courtland assets, and diligently evaluated certain other assets for possible alternative uses by one of our other businesses. The net book value of these assets at December 31, 2013 was approximately $470 million.

[4] Includes $39 million of accelerated depreciation charges, $2 million of severance charges and $4 million of other charges which are recorded in the Consumer Packaging segment.

[5] Includes $15 million of severance charges.

[6] Includes $2 million of severance charges.