Pulp And Tissue Restructuring (Schedule Of Restructuring Charges By Geography) (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
Restructuring charges, before tax	$ 31	$ 95	$ 85	$ 267
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring charges, before tax	31	95	85	267	500
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Incremental Depreciation [Member]
Restructuring charges, before tax	6	76	25	192
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Charges For Workforce Reductions [Member]
Restructuring charges, before tax	1	11	5	59
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Asset Write-Offs [Member]
Restructuring charges, before tax		5	11	13
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Other Associated Costs [Member]
Restructuring charges, before tax	24	3	44
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | North America [Member]
Restructuring charges, before tax	10	66	58	142	262
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | North America [Member] | Incremental Depreciation [Member]
Restructuring charges, before tax	6	53	24	123
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | North America [Member] | Charges For Workforce Reductions [Member]
Restructuring charges, before tax	1	10	5	10
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | North America [Member] | Asset Write-Offs [Member]
Restructuring charges, before tax		2	11	8
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | North America [Member] | Other Associated Costs [Member]
Restructuring charges, before tax	3	1	18	1
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Australia [Member]
Restructuring charges, before tax	22	24	27	112	160
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Australia [Member] | Incremental Depreciation [Member]
Restructuring charges, before tax	0	19	1	59
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Australia [Member] | Charges For Workforce Reductions [Member]
Restructuring charges, before tax	0	0	0	46
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Australia [Member] | Asset Write-Offs [Member]
Restructuring charges, before tax		3	0	5
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Australia [Member] | Other Associated Costs [Member]
Restructuring charges, before tax	22	2	26	2
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Other Geographic Areas [Member]
Restructuring charges, before tax	(1)	5	0	13	78
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Other Geographic Areas [Member] | Incremental Depreciation [Member]
Restructuring charges, before tax	0	4	0	10
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Other Geographic Areas [Member] | Charges For Workforce Reductions [Member]
Restructuring charges, before tax	0	1	0	3
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Other Geographic Areas [Member] | Asset Write-Offs [Member]
Restructuring charges, before tax		0	0	0
Pulp And Tissue Restructuring [Member] | Other Geographic Areas [Member] | Other Associated Costs [Member]
Restructuring charges, before tax	$ (1)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0