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Interim Financial Results (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Sep. 30, 2022
Jun. 30, 2022
Mar. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Sep. 30, 2021
Jun. 30, 2021
Mar. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]                      
NET SALES $ 5,133 $ 5,402 $ 5,389 $ 5,237 $ 5,086 $ 4,914 $ 4,770 $ 4,593 $ 21,161 [1] $ 19,363 [1] $ 17,565 [1]
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity earnings 322 [2] 313 [2] 514 [2] 362 [2] 44 [3] 397 [3] 252 [3] 306 [3] 1,511 [2] 999 [3] 329
Discontinued operations, net of taxes (489) [4] 64 [4] 95 [4] 93 [4] 58 [5] 527 [5] 225 [5] 131 [5] (237) [4] 941 [5] 300
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent $ (318) [2],[4],[6] $ 951 [2],[4],[6] $ 511 [2],[4],[6] $ 360 [2],[4],[6] $ 107 [3],[5],[7] $ 864 [3],[5],[7] $ 432 [3],[5],[7],[8] $ 349 [3],[5],[7] $ 1,504 [2],[4],[6] $ 1,752 [3],[5],[7],[8] $ 482
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations $ 0.48 $ 2.48 $ 1.13 $ 0.71 $ 0.13 $ 0.86 $ 0.53 $ 0.56 $ 4.79 $ 2.08 $ 0.46
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations and Disposal of Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Basic Share (1.38) 0.18 0.26 0.25 0.15 1.36 0.57 0.33 (0.65) 2.42 0.77
Earnings Per Share, Basic (0.90) 2.66 1.39 0.96 0.28 2.22 1.10 0.89 4.14 4.50 1.23
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations 0.48 2.46 1.13 0.70 0.13 0.86 0.52 0.55 4.74 2.07 0.46
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations and Disposal of Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Diluted Share (1.38) 0.18 0.25 0.25 0.15 1.34 0.57 0.33 (0.64) 2.40 0.76
Earnings Per Share, Diluted (0.90) 2.64 1.38 0.95 0.28 2.20 1.09 0.88 4.10 4.47 1.22
Dividends per share of common stock $ 0.4625 $ 0.4625 $ 0.4625 $ 0.4625 $ 0.4625 $ 0.5125 $ 0.5125 $ 0.5125 $ 1.8500 $ 2.000 $ 2.050
[1] Net sales are attributed to countries based on the location of the seller.
[2]
(a) Includes the following pre-tax charges (gains):
2022
In millionsQ1Q2Q3Q4
Debt extinguishment costs$— $— $93 $— 
EMEA Packaging goodwill impairment— — — 76 
Foreign currency cumulative translation loss related to sale of equity method investment— — — 10 
Timber monetization settlement interest— — 55 3 
Litigation reserve adjustments— — (15)11 
Environmental remediation reserve adjustment— 15 — 48 
Sylvamo investment - fair value adjustment(46)(3)(16)— 
Other items— 6 — (4)
Non-operating pension expense(49)(47)(48)(48)
Total$(95)$(29)$69 $96 
[3]
(d) Includes the following pre-tax charges (gains):
2021
In millionsQ1Q2Q3Q4
Debt extinguishment costs$18 $170 $35 $238 
EMEA Packaging business optimization12 — — — 
Building a Better IP— — — 29 
Legal reserve adjustment— — — (5)
Environmental remediation reserve adjustment— 5 5 — 
Gain on sale of equity investment in Graphic Packaging(74)(130)— — 
EMEA Packaging impairment - Turkey2 (9)— — 
Sylvamo investment - fair value adjustment— — — 32 
Real estate - office impairment— 21 — — 
Other items— 11 9 1 
Non-operating pension expense(52)(51)(50)(47)
Total$(94)$17 $(1)$248 
[4] (b) Includes equity earnings from our Ilim equity method investment for the full year. Also includes a charge of $533 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022 related to the impairment of our equity method investment in connection with the announced plan to sell our interest in the Ilim joint venture.
[5]
(e) Includes the operating earnings of the Printing Papers business and equity earnings from our Ilim equity method investment for the full year. Also includes the following charges (gains):

2021
In millionsQ1Q2Q3Q4
Printing Papers spin-off expenses$20 $20 $47 $5 
Gain on sale of Kwidzyn, Poland mill— — (350)6 
Gain on sale of La Mirada, CA distribution center— — (65)— 
Foreign value-added tax credit— (47)10 — 
Foreign and state taxes related to spin-off of Printing Papers business— — 27 (3)
Non-operating pension expense(1)(1)— — 
Total$19 $(28)$(331)$8 
[6]
(c) Includes the following tax expenses (benefits):
2022
In millionsQ1Q2Q3Q4
Tax benefit related to timber monetization settlement$— $— $(604)$— 
Tax benefit related to exchange of Sylvamo shares— (31)(35)— 
Tax impact of other special items11 (4)(29)(15)
Foreign deferred tax valuation allowance— — — 45 
Tax impact of non-operating pension expense12 12 12 12 
Total$23 $(23)$(656)$42 
[7]
(f) Includes the following tax expenses (benefits):

2021
In millionsQ1Q2Q3Q4
Tax impact of other special items$12 $(14)$(12)$(73)
Tax impact of non-operating pension expense13 13 12 11 
Total$25 $(1)$— $(62)
[8] (g) Includes the allocation of income to noncontrolling interest of $1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 related to the gain on the sale of our EMEA Packaging business in Turkey.