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Income Taxes (Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation) (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
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]                      
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity earnings $ 307us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments [1] $ 552us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments [2] $ 152us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments [3] $ (139)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments [4] $ 239us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments [5] $ 403us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments [6] $ 359us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments [7] $ 227us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments [8] $ 872us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments [1],[2],[3],[4] $ 1,228us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments [5],[6],[7],[8] $ 967us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Statutory U.S. income tax rate                 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Tax expense (benefit) using statutory U.S. income tax rate                 305us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 430us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 338us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State and local income taxes                 10us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes (2)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 9us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Tax rate and permanent differences on non-U.S. earnings                 (72)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (90)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (116)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Net U.S. tax on non-U.S. dividends                 16us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsDividends (15)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsDividends 48us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsDividends
Tax benefit on manufacturing activities                 (46)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (27)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (15)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities
Non-deductible business expenses                 7us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense 4us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense 7us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense
Non-deductible goodwill                 35us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseImpairmentLosses 37us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseImpairmentLosses 34us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseImpairmentLosses
Effective income tax rate reconciliation, tax settlement, domestic, amount                 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxSettlementsDomestic (770)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxSettlementsDomestic 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxSettlementsDomestic
Subsidiary liquidation                 (85)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDispositionOfAssets 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDispositionOfAssets 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDispositionOfAssets
Retirement plan dividends                 (5)us-gaap_IncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsEmployeeStockOwnershipPlanDividends (5)us-gaap_IncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsEmployeeStockOwnershipPlanDividends (5)us-gaap_IncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsEmployeeStockOwnershipPlanDividends
Effective income tax rate reconciliation, tax settlement, amount           (30)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments     0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments (33)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Tax credits                 (34)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits (23)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits
Medicare subsidy                 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsMedicarePrescriptionDrugBenefitSubsidy 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsMedicarePrescriptionDrugBenefitSubsidy 5us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsMedicarePrescriptionDrugBenefitSubsidy
Other, net                 (8)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems (4)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems 1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems
Income tax provision (benefit)                 $ 123us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ (498)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 306us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Effective income tax rate                 14.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations (41.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 32.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
[1] Includes a charge of $100 million (before and after taxes) for a goodwill impairment charge related to our Asian Industrial Packaging business, a charge of $1 million (before and after taxes) for integration costs associated with the acquisition of Temple-Inland, a pre-tax charge of $7 million ($4 million after taxes) for costs associated with the shutdown of our Courtland mill, a pre-tax charge of $4 million ($3 million after taxes) for integration costs associated with our Brazil Packaging business, a pre-tax charge of $47 million ($36 million after taxes) for a loss on the sale of a business by ASG in which we hold an investment, and the resulting impairment of our ASG investment, a pre-tax gain of $9 million ($5 million after taxes) related to the sale of an investment, and a net pre-tax charge of $5 million ($3 million after taxes) for other items.
[2] Includes a pre-tax charge of $5 million ($3 million after taxes) for a refund of previously claimed state tax credits, a gain of $20 million (before and after taxes) for the resolution of a legal contingency in India, a pre-tax charge of $35 million ($21 million after taxes) for costs associated with a multi-employer pension plan withdrawal liability, a pre-tax charge of $32 million ($17 million after taxes) for costs associated with a foreign tax amnesty program, a pre-tax charge of $13 million ($8 million after taxes) for debt extinguishment costs, a pre-tax charge of $3 million ($2 million after taxes) for costs associated with the shutdown of our Courtland mill, a charge of $1 million (before and after taxes) for integration costs associated with the acquisition of Temple-Inland, a pre-tax charge of $5 million ($3 million after taxes) for costs associated with the restructuring of the Company's Packaging business in Europe, and a net pre-tax loss of $3 million ($2 million after taxes) for other items.
[3] Includes a pre-tax charge of $2 million ($1 million after taxes) for integration costs associated with the acquisition of Temple-Inland, a pre-tax charge of $262 million ($160 million after taxes) for debt extinguishment costs, a pre-tax charge of $49 million ($30 million after taxes) for costs associated with the shutdown of our Courtland mill, a pre-tax gain of $7 million ($5 million after taxes) associated with our Brazil Packaging business and net charges of $3 million (before and after taxes) for other items.
[4] Includes a pre-tax charge of $12 million ($7 million after taxes) for integration costs associated with the acquisition of Temple-Inland, a pre-tax charge of $495 million ($302 million after taxes) for costs associated with the shutdown of our Courtland mill, and a pre-tax charge of $4 million ($3 million after taxes) for other items.
[5] Includes a pre-tax charge of $12 million ($7 million after taxes) for integration costs associated with the acquisition of Temple-Inland, a pre-tax charge of $67 million ($41 million after taxes) for costs associated with the shutdown of our Courtland mill, a pre-tax charge of $4 million ($3 million after taxes) for costs associated with the restructuring of the Asia Box operations, a pre-tax charge of $127 million ($122 million after taxes) for the impairment of goodwill and a trade name intangible asset of the Company's India Papers business, a pre- tax charge of $2 million ($1 million after taxes) for an adjustment associated with the Company's divestiture of the Shorewood operations, and a net pre-tax gain of $2 million ($0 million after taxes) for other items.
[6] Includes a pre-tax charge of $24 million ($15 million after taxes) for integration costs associated with the acquisition of Temple-Inland, a pre-tax charge of $51 million ($31 million after taxes) for costs associated with the shutdown of our Courtland mill, a pre-tax charge of $15 million ($9 million after taxes) for debt extinguishment costs, a pre-tax gain of $9 million ($6 million after taxes) associated with the sale of the Bellevue box plant facility which was closed in 2010, a pre-tax charge of $1 million ($0 million after taxes) for costs associated with the divestiture of three containerboard mills in 2012 and charges of $2 million (before and after taxes) for other items.
[7] Includes a pre-tax charge of $6 million ($4 million after taxes) for an environmental reserve related to the Company's property in Cass Lake, Minnesota, a pre-tax charge of $14 million ($8 million after taxes) for integration costs associated with the acquisition of Temple-Inland, a pre-tax charge of $9 million ($5 million after taxes) to adjust the value of two Company airplanes to market value, a pre-tax gain of $30 million ($19 million after taxes) for insurance reimbursements related to the 2012 Guaranty Bank legal settlement, a pre-tax charge of $3 million ($2 million after taxes) for debt extinguishment costs, a gain of $13 million (before and after taxes) related to a bargain purchase adjustment on the first-quarter 2013 acquisition of a majority share of our operations in Turkey, and charges of $3 million (before and after taxes) for other items.
[8] Includes a pre-tax charge of $12 million ($8 million after taxes) for integration costs associated with the acquisition of Temple-Inland, a pre-tax charge of $44 million ($27 million after taxes) for costs associated with the permanent shutdown of a paper machine at our Augusta mill, a pre-tax charge of $6 million ($4 million after taxes) for debt extinguishment costs, interest income of $6 million ($4 million after taxes) related to the closing of a U.S. federal income tax audit, and pre-tax charges of $2 million ($1 million after taxes) for other items.