Consolidated Statement of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Net Sales	[1],[2]	$ 5,901	$ 4,619
Costs and Expenses
Cost of products sold		4,259	3,424
Selling and administrative expenses		530	358
Depreciation and amortization		571	278
Distribution expenses		483	391
Taxes other than payroll and income taxes		93	41
Restructuring charges, net		83	3
Net (gains) losses on sales of fixed assets		(67)	5
Interest expense, net		81	46
Non-operating pension expense (income)		3	(12)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Total		(135)	85
Income tax provision (benefit)		(31)	27
Equity earnings (loss), net of taxes		(1)	(2)
Net Earnings (Loss)		$ (105)	$ 56
Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Basic earnings (loss) per share		$ (0.24)	$ 0.16
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Diluted earnings (loss) per share		$ (0.24)	$ 0.16
Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding – assuming dilution		437.6	348.5

[1] (a) Net sales are attributed to countries based on the location of the seller.

[2] External sales by segment are defined as those made to parties outside International Paper’s consolidated group, whereas sales by segment in the Net Sales table are determined using a management approach and include intersegment sales.