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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Net Earnings (Loss) $ 311us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ (99)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:    
Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment (484)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax 18us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
Net gains/losses on cash flow hedging derivatives:    
Net gains (losses) arising during the period 6us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax 4us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net earnings (loss) 3us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax 5us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax (397)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax [1] (21)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax [1]
Comprehensive Income (Loss) (86)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (120)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests 2us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 4us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests 1us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 2us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to International Paper Company (83)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax (114)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
U.S. Plans    
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:    
Amortization of pension and post-retirement prior service costs and net loss: 78us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= ip_UnitedStatesPensionAndPostretirementBenefitPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember		 52us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= ip_UnitedStatesPensionAndPostretirementBenefitPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Pension and postretirement liability adjustments 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= ip_UnitedStatesPensionAndPostretirementBenefitPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember		 (103)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= ip_UnitedStatesPensionAndPostretirementBenefitPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]    
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:    
Pension and postretirement liability adjustments $ 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember		 $ 3us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
[1] All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI.