Restructuring and Other Charges (Restructuring and Related Costs Tables) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended						3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges	$ 846		$ 156		$ 65
Two Thousand And Fourteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges	846
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax	518
Two Thousand And Fourteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member] | Early Debt Extinguishment Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges	276						13	262
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax	169						8	160
Two Thousand And Fourteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member] | Courtland Mill Shutdown [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges	554	[1]					3	49	7	495
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax	338	[1]					2	30	4	302
Two Thousand And Fourteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member] | EMEA Packaging Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges							5
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax							3
Two Thousand And Fourteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges	16	[2]					3	3	5	4
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax	11	[2]					2	3	3	3
Two Thousand And Thirteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges			156
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax			98
Two Thousand And Thirteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member] | Early Debt Extinguishment Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges			25								15	3	6
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax			16								9	2	4
Two Thousand And Thirteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member] | Courtland Mill Shutdown [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges			118	[3]							51			67
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax			72	[3]							31			41
Two Thousand And Thirteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member] | CTA Bellevue Facility Closure [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges			(13)								(9)
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax			(8)								(6)
Two Thousand And Thirteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member] | Augusta Mill Paper Machine Shutdown [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges			45	[4]									44
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax			28	[4]									27
Two Thousand And Thirteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member] | Insurance Recovery [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges			(30)									(30)
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax			(19)									(19)
Two Thousand And Thirteen Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges			11	[5]							2	3	2	2
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax			9	[5]							2	3	1
Two Thousand And Twelve Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges					65
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax					46
Two Thousand And Twelve Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member] | Early Debt Extinguishment Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges					48
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax					30
Two Thousand And Twelve Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member] | EMEA Packaging Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges					17	[6]
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax					12	[6]
Two Thousand And Twelve Organizational Restructuring Charges [Member] | Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges					0
Restructuring and other related charges net of tax					$ 4

[1] 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.

[2] Includes $15 million of severance charges.

[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 $2 million of severance charges.

[6] Includes $17 million of severance charges.