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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
International Paper's 2024 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the "2024 LTICP') authorizes grants of restricted stock, restricted or deferred stock units, performance awards payable in cash or stock upon the attainment of specified performance goals, dividend equivalents, options, stock appreciation rights, other stock-based awards and cash-based awards at the discretion of the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “MDCC”). On December 9, 2024, the MDCC approved the 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2025 LTIP"), pursuant to the 2024 LTICP, approving a sole performance metric of 100% relative total shareholder return ("TSR") for performance stock unit awards, effective January 1, 2025. As of June 30, 2025, 7.0 million shares were available for grant under the LTICP.

Subsequent to the acquisition of DS Smith, the Company agreed to provide equity transition awards to DS Smith employees who became employees of the Company after closing of the transaction. The transition awards, which were granted in March 2025, consisted of time-based restricted stock units. The transition awards replaced the unvested portion of the 2024 DS Smith Performance Share Plan award granted to DS Smith employees in July 2024.

Stock-based compensation expense and related income tax benefits were as follows: 

 Three Months Ended
June 30,		Six Months Ended
June 30,
In millions2025202420252024
Total stock-based compensation expense (selling and administrative)$27 $26 $59 $35 
Income tax benefits related to stock-based compensation— — 38 13 

At June 30, 2025, $123 million, net of estimated forfeitures, of compensation cost related to time-based and performance-based shares and restricted stock attributable to future service had not yet been recognized. This amount will be recognized in expense over a weighted-average period of 1.7 years.

During the first six months of 2025, the Company granted 1.0 million performance units at an average grant date fair value of $66.59 and 0.9 million time-based units at an average grant date fair value of $54.17.