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Total costs accrued as of the balance sheet date for environmental loss contingencies.

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Estimated amount of loss resulting from an adverse tax position.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of reserves for the costs of settling insured claims and costs incurred in the claims settlement process attributable to asbestos and environmental claims, before estimated recoveries from reinsurers.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions			1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended					24 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2025 defendant	Oct. 11, 2024 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2024 EUR (€)	Apr. 30, 2019 producer	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 EUR (€)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Liability for asbestos and environmental claims, gross						$ 271	$ 270					$ 270
Liability for asbestos and environmental claims, net						$ 110	103					103
Secretariat of the Federal Revenue Bureau of Brazil
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Responsible party percentage						60.00%
Loss contingency accrual						$ 48								$ 48
Income tax examination, estimate of possible loss		$ 269				426
Income tax examination, penalties and interest expense						$ 313
Responsible party percentage-Sylvamo						40.00%
Shared tax assessment payment						$ 300
Secretariat of the Federal Revenue Bureau of Brazil \| Tax Year 2007-2015
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Income tax examination, estimate of possible loss						113
Artuso Pastry Foods Corp v. Packaging Corp. of America (N.D. Ill.)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, number of defendants \| defendant	12
Italian Competition Authority
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, number of defendants \| producer					30
Loss contingency accrual															$ 31	€ 29
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies, period decrease			$ 6	€ 6
Cass Lake, Minnesota
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies						48	47					47
Kalamazoo River Superfund Site
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages sought, value											$ 37
Environmental remediation reserve adjustments							7	$ 27	$ 27
Liability for asbestos and environmental claims, net						18	20					20
Kalamazoo River Superfund Site \| Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP, Fort James Corporation and Georgia Pacific LLC Cost Recovery Action
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages sought, value						79
Loss contingency, damages awarded, value						$ 50
Loss contingencies, share of damages (as percent)						15.00%
San Jacinto River Superfund Site
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Environmental remediation reserve adjustments										$ 65
Liability for asbestos and environmental claims, net						$ 97	97					97
Responsible party percentage										50.00%
San Jacinto River Superfund Site \| Southern Impoundment
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Environmental remediation reserve adjustments										$ 10
San Jacinto River Superfund Site \| Northern impoundment
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Environmental remediation reserve adjustments										$ 55		27
Versailles Pond
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Liability for asbestos and environmental claims, net						$ 29	$ 29					$ 29	$ 30