INDUSTRY SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment [Table Text Block]

Sales by business segment for the three months and three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
In millions	2018		2017
Industrial Packaging	$	3,827	$	3,577
Global Cellulose Fibers	677		564
Printing Papers	1,053		995
Corporate and Intersegment Sales	64		(4		)
Net Sales	$	5,621	$	5,132

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Operating profit by business segment for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
In millions	2018			2017
Industrial Packaging	$	437		$	384
Global Cellulose Fibers	11			(70		)
Printing Papers	64			100
Business Segment Operating Profits	512			414
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity earnings	356			217
Interest expense, net	135			142
Noncontrolling interests/equity earnings adjustment	(1		)	—
Corporate items, net	9			24
Corporate special items, net	9			—
Non-operating pension expense	4			31
	$	512		$	414