BASIS OF PRESENTATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments that are necessary for the fair presentation of International Paper Company’s ("International Paper's," "the Company’s," "IP's" or "our") financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods presented. Except as disclosed herein, such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. Results for the first nine months of the year may not necessarily be indicative of full year results. You should read these unaudited condensed financial statements in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the "Annual Report"), which have previously been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").

Global Cellulose Fibers Discontinued Operations

The Company announced on August 21, 2025 that it had reached a definitive agreement with American Industrial Partners ("AIP") to sell its Global Cellulose Fibers business. As a result of the announcement, the Global Cellulose Fibers business is no longer a reportable segment and all current and historical operating results of the Global Cellulose Fibers business are presented as Discontinued Operations, net of tax, in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. All current and historical assets and liabilities of the Global Cellulose Fibers business are classified as Assets held for sale and Long-Term Assets Held For Sale and Liabilities held for sale and Long-Term Liabilities Held For Sale in the accompanying condensed balance sheets. See Note 9 - Divestiture for further details regarding the Global Cellulose Fibers business and discontinued operations.

Completed DS Smith Acquisition

As a result of the acquisition of DS Smith, the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) began reviewing and managing the Company’s financial results and operations under a revised structure that reflects the scope of the Company’s continuing operations: Packaging Solutions North America (PS NA) and Packaging Solutions EMEA (PS EMEA). The PS EMEA segment includes the Company's legacy EMEA Industrial Packaging business and the EMEA DS Smith business. As such, amounts related to the Company's legacy EMEA Industrial Packaging business have been recast out of the Industrial Packaging segment into the new PS EMEA segment for all prior periods. The North America DS Smith business has been included in the PS NA segment. Amounts related to the Company's legacy North America Industrial Packaging business have been reported in the PS NA segment for all prior periods.

Additionally, certain amounts from prior year in the condensed consolidated balance sheet have been reclassified to conform with the current year financial statement presentation.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States that require the use of management’s estimates. Actual results could differ from management’s estimates.