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(Reconciliation Of Earnings Per Share) (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
 [1]
Sep. 30, 2019
 [1]
Jun. 30, 2019
 [1]
Mar. 31, 2019
 [1]
Dec. 31, 2018
 [2]
Sep. 30, 2018
 [2]
Jun. 30, 2018
 [2]
Mar. 31, 2018
 [2]
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]                      
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to International Paper common shareholders                 $ 1,225 $ 1,667 $ 2,110
Weighted average common shares outstanding                 395.3 409.1 412.7
Weighted average common shares outstanding – assuming dilution                 398.8 414.2 417.7
Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations $ 0.42 $ 0.88 $ 0.74 $ 1.06 $ 0.79 $ 1.38 $ 1.03 $ 0.87 $ 3.10 [1] $ 4.07 [2] $ 5.11
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations $ 0.42 $ 0.87 $ 0.73 $ 1.05 $ 0.78 $ 1.37 $ 1.02 $ 0.86 $ 3.07 [1] $ 4.02 [2] $ 5.05
Restricted performance share plan                      
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]                      
Effect of dilutive securities:                 3.5 5.1 5.0
[1]
Includes the following pre-tax charges (gains):
 
 
2019
In millions
 
Q1

 
Q2
 
Q3
 
Q4
India impairment
 
$
—

 
$
152

 
$
8

 
$
(1
)
India divestiture transaction costs
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
3

Global Cellulose Fibers goodwill impairment
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
52

Litigation reserves
 
—

 
—

 
22

 
19

Italian antitrust fine
 
—

 
—

 
32

 
—

Environmental remediation reserve adjustment
 
—

 
—

 
15

 
10

(Gain) loss on sale of EMEA Packaging box plant
 
(7
)
 
—

 
—

 
1

EMEA Packaging business optimization
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
17

Multi-employer pension plan exit liability
 
16

 
—

 
(7
)
 
—

Abandoned property removal
 
11

 
11

 
13

 
15

Riverdale mill conversion costs
 
1

 
1

 
1

 
2

Foreign VAT refund accrual including interest
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(6
)
Debt extinguishment costs
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
21

Gain on sale of previously closed Oregon mill site
 
—

 
—

 
(9
)
 
—

Overhead cost reduction initiative
 
—

 
—

 
21

 
—

Other items
 
—

 
1

 
—

 
3

Non-operating pension expense
 
10

 
8

 
9

 
9

Total
 
$
31

 
$
173

 
$
105

 
$
145
[2]
Includes the following pre-tax charges (gains):
 
 
2018
In millions
 
Q1

 
Q2
 
Q3
 
Q4
Smurfit-Kappa acquisition proposal costs
 
$
—

 
$
12

 
$
—

 
$
—

Legal settlement
 
9

 
—

 
—

 
—

Litigation settlement recovery
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(5
)
Environmental remediation reserve adjustment
 
—

 
—

 
9

 
—

EMEA Packaging business optimization
 
22

 
26

 
—

 
(1
)
Abandoned property removal
 
9

 
9

 
6

 
8

Riverdale mill conversion costs
 
—

 
—

 
5

 
4

Brazil Packaging impairment
 
—

 
—

 
122

 
—

Debt extinguishment costs
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
10

Gain on sale of investment in Liaison Technologies
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(31
)
Non-operating pension expense
 
4

 
36

 
25

 
429

Total
 
$
44

 
$
83

 
$
167

 
$
414