SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]

Temporary Investments [Table Text Block]

Temporary Investments

In millions	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Temporary investments	$	1,234	$	1,480

Accounts and Notes Receivable [Table Text Block]

Accounts and Notes Receivable

In millions	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Accounts and notes receivable, net:
Trade	$	2,821	$	2,860
Other	253		223
Total	$	3,074	$	3,083

Inventories [Table Text Block]

Inventories

In millions	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Raw materials	$	423	$	494
Finished pulp, paper and packaging	1,386		1,273
Operating supplies	556		562
Other	72		95
Total	$	2,437	$	2,424

Depreciation Expense [Table Text Block]

Depreciation Expense

	Three Months Ended March 31,
In millions	2015		2014
Depreciation expense	$	304	$	324

Valuation Accounts [Table Text Block]

Certain valuation accounts were as follows:

In millions	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Accumulated depreciation	$	20,279	$	20,340
Allowance for doubtful accounts	78		82

Schedule of Interest Payments [Table Text Block]

Cash payments related to interest were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
In millions	2015		2014
Interest payments	$	129	$	113

Schedule of Interest Income and Interest Expense [Table Text Block]

Amounts related to interest were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
In millions	2015		2014
Interest expense (a)	$	159	$	164
Interest income (a)	22		21
Capitalized interest costs	7		6

(a) Interest expense and interest income exclude approximately $9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and $10 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 related to investments in and borrowings from variable interest entities for which the Company has a legal right of offset (see Note 13).