Pulp And Tissue Restructuring (Charges Incurred In Connection With Restructuring) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		21 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012
Cost of products sold	$ 3,480	$ 3,794	$ 10,531	$ 11,062
Charges for workforce reductions included in Mariketing, research and general expenses	988	943	3,003	2,804
Provision for income taxes	223	174	621	499
Net charges	31	95	85	267
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member]
Net charges	31	95	85	267	500
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Restructuring Cost [Member]
Cost of products sold	22	95	60	262
Charges for workforce reductions included in Mariketing, research and general expenses	1	0	2	5
Provision for income taxes	(12)	(29)	(20)	(85)
Net charges	11	66	42	182
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Additional Streamlining [Member]
Cost of products sold	8		23
Charges for workforce reductions included in Mariketing, research and general expenses			0
Provision for income taxes	(3)		(9)
Net charges	5		14
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Total Restructuring Cost [Member]
Cost of products sold	30		83
Charges for workforce reductions included in Mariketing, research and general expenses	1		2
Provision for income taxes	(15)		(29)
Net charges	16		56
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Incremental Depreciation [Member]
Net charges	6	76	25	192
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Incremental Depreciation [Member] | Restructuring Cost [Member]
Cost of products sold	0	76	7	192
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Incremental Depreciation [Member] | Additional Streamlining [Member]
Cost of products sold	6		18
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Incremental Depreciation [Member] | Total Restructuring Cost [Member]
Cost of products sold	6		25
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Charges For Workforce Reductions [Member]
Net charges	1	11	5	59
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Charges For Workforce Reductions [Member] | Restructuring Cost [Member]
Cost of products sold	0	11	0	54
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Charges For Workforce Reductions [Member] | Additional Streamlining [Member]
Cost of products sold	0		3
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Charges For Workforce Reductions [Member] | Total Restructuring Cost [Member]
Cost of products sold	0		3
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Asset Write-Offs [Member]
Net charges		5	11	13
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Asset Write-Offs [Member] | Restructuring Cost [Member]
Cost of products sold	0	5	11	13
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Asset Write-Offs [Member] | Additional Streamlining [Member]
Cost of products sold	0		0
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Asset Write-Offs [Member] | Total Restructuring Cost [Member]
Cost of products sold	0		11
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Other Exit Costs [Member]
Net charges	24	3	44
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Other Exit Costs [Member] | Restructuring Cost [Member]
Cost of products sold	22	3	42	3
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Other Exit Costs [Member] | Additional Streamlining [Member]
Cost of products sold	2		2
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Other Exit Costs [Member] | Total Restructuring Cost [Member]
Cost of products sold	$ 24		$ 44