Cover	12 Months Ended
Cover	Dec. 31, 2024
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	DEF 14A
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	International Paper Company
Entity Central Index Key	0000051434

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2023

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2022

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2021

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2020

USD ($)

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table

Pay Versus Performance

As outlined in the CD&A above, our MDCC has established an executive compensation program aimed at aligning pay with performance, retaining talent, and enhancing shareowner value through the adoption of sound policies and best practices. The following table shows the total compensation for our CEOs (Mark S. Sutton through April 30, 2024, identified below as “First CEO,” and Andrew K. Silvernail from May 1, 2024 to present, identified below as “Second CEO”) and, on an average basis, our other NEOs for the past four fiscal years as set forth in the Summary Compensation Table (the “SCT”) and the prior year’s proxy statement, the “compensation actually paid” or “CAP” to our CEOs and, on an average basis, our other NEOs (in each case, as determined under SEC rules), our TSR, our peer group TSR over the same period, our net income/(loss), and our Company-Selected Measure, Adjusted EBITDA. We have designated Adjusted EBITDA as our Company- Selected Measure based on our determination that Adjusted EBITDA is the most important performance measure used by the Company to link compensation actually paid to our NEOs for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, to our performance in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K.

For information concerning how we seek to align executive compensation with our performance, see Section 4, “How and Why We Choose our Performance Metrics” in the CD&A.


Fiscal Year	SCT Total for First CEO ($) (a)		SCT Total for Second CEO ($) (b)		CAP to First CEO ($) (c)		CAP to Second CEO ($) (c)		Average SCT Total for Other Named Executive Officers (NEOs) ($) (d)		Average CAP to Other Named Officers (NEOs) ($) (c)		Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based On:				Net Income (Loss) ($) (g)		Company Selected Measure
Fiscal Year	SCT Total for First CEO ($) (a)		SCT Total for Second CEO ($) (b)		CAP to First CEO ($) (c)		CAP to Second CEO ($) (c)				Average CAP to Other Named Officers (NEOs) ($) (c)		Company Total Shareholder Return ($) (e)		2024 Peer Group Shareholder Return ($) (f)		Net Income (Loss) ($) (g)		Adjusted EBITDA # (h)
2024		15,293,363		20,732,570		20,572,769		47,741,451		4,467,453		9,418,104		155		143		557		1,986
2023		12,845,526				5,255,432		—		2,975,016		1,332,603		100		121		288		2,234
2022		13,654,752				6,482,688		—		2,611,637		1,443,810		90		100		1,504		2,859
2021		15,228,707				14,622,299		—		3,102,918		2,287,800		118		120		1,752		3,108
2020		18,320,199				12,582,246		—		4,433,997		3,344,960		114		117		482		3,103

(a)

The dollar amounts reported in column (a) are the amounts of total compensation reported for Mr. Sutton (our “First CEO”) for each corresponding year. For fiscal years 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020, Mr. Sutton was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Company. Mr. Sutton retired as CEO effective April 30, 2024. Our CEO is our PEO.

(b)	The dollar amounts reported in column (b) are the amounts of total compensation reported for Mr. Silvernail (our “Second CEO”). Effective May 1, 2024, Mr. Silvernail assumed the role of CEO.

(c)	To calculate CAP, adjustments were made to the amounts reported in SCT. A reconciliation of the adjustments for our First CEO, Second CEO and the average of the other NEOs can be found in the following supplemental tables.

CEO SCT Total to CAP Reconciliation:


Year	SCT First CEO Total ($) (i)		Deductions from SCT Total						Additions to SCT Total				CAP ($)
Year	SCT First CEO Total ($) (i)		SCT Second CEO Total ($) (i)		Stock Awards ($) (ii)				Equity Value ($) (iii)		Pension Value ($)		CAP ($)
2024		—		20,732,570		(17,193,607	)	—		44,202,488		—		47,741,451
2024		15,293,363		—		(10,695,459	)	—		15,974,865		—		20,572,769

(i)

Reflects the Total Compensation for our First CEO and Second CEO reported in the SCT for each year shown.

(ii)

Represents the grant date fair value of equity-based awards.

(iii)

Represents the fair value of equity awards, adjusted for year-over-year change in values, including dividends. The additions to the SCT Total reflect the value of equity calculated in accordance with the SEC methodology for determining CAP. The equity component of CAP for fiscal year 2024 is further detailed in the supplemental table below. In addition, the payout percentages match the Company’s financial accounting for compensation expense purposes. There is no pension service cost or prior service cost for the NEO; therefore, an addition to the SCT Total related to pension is not needed. See the supplemental table below.

Supplemental

CEO Equity Component of CAP for FY 2024:


Year	Equity Type		Fair Value of Current Year Equity Awards at Year End First CEO ($) (1)		Fair Value of Current Year Equity Awards at Year End Second CEO ($) (1)		Year-Over-Year Change in Value of Prior Years’ Awards Unvested at Year End ($) (2)		Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Equity Awards Granted and Vested During the Year ($) (3)		Year-Over-Year Change in Value of Prior Years’ Awards That Vested During the Year ($) (4)		Fair Value at the End of the Prior Year of Equity Awards that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions During the Year ($) (5)
2024		PSUs		—		44,202,488		—		—		—		—		44,202,488
2024		PSUs		4,266,405		—		4,532,409		—		9,618,131		(2,431,697	)	15,985,248
2024		RSUs		—		—		—		749,085		198,528		(957,996	)	(10,383	)

Equity awards granted to our First CEO during the applicable periods included RSUs granted in 2024 which are subject to time-based vesting conditions, as well as PSUs granted in 2024. Equity awards granted to our Second CEO granted to our Second CEO in 2024 include only PSUs. PSU awards have a three-year performance period and are earned, in full or part, based upon the Company’s achievement of specified performance objectives. RSU awards are earned and vest ratably in three equal installments over a three-year period, regardless of Company performance. Unvested awards remain subject to significant risk from forfeiture conditions and possible future declines in value based on changes in our stock price. See Section 4, “Elements of Our Compensation Program-Long-Term Incentive Plan.”

(d)	Each of the four fiscal years presented include the average SCT totals of the other NEOs as applicable in each reporting year. The Company’s other NEOs for the applicable reporting years were as follows:

2024: Messrs. Nicholls, Hamic, Ellis, and Royalty.

ii.

2023: Messrs. Nicholls, Hamic, Joseph R. Saab, Gregory T. Wanta, and Thomas J. Plath. Mr. Wanta, a former senior vice president, retired effective September 30, 2023. Mr. Plath, a former senior vice president, left the Company on December 31, 2024.

iii.

2022: Messrs. Nicholls, Wanta, Plath, Hamic and Ms. Sharon Ryan, a former senior vice president, who retired effective June 30, 2022.

iv.

2021: Ms. Ryan and Messrs. Nicholls, Wanta, Plath, Jean-Michel Ribieras and W. Michael Amick, Jr., each a former senior vice president, separated from the Company in 2021 following completion of the spinoff of our paper business.

2020: Ms. Ryan, Messrs. Nicholls, Ribieras, and Wanta.

Average Other NEOs SCT Total to CAP Reconciliation:


			Deductions to SCT Total					Additions to SCT Total
Year	SCT Total ($) (i)		Stock Awards ($) (ii)			Change in Pension Value ($)		Equity Value ($) (iii)		Pension Value ($)		CAP ($)
2024		4,467,453		(2,664,904	)		—		7,615,555		—		9,418,104

(i)

Reflects the average of the other NEOs’ Total Compensation reported in the SCT.

(ii)

Represents the average of the other NEOs’ grant date fair value of equity-based awards granted each year.

(iii)

Represents the average fair value of equity, adjusted for year-over-year changes in values, including dividends. The additions to the SCT Total reflect the average of the other NEOs value of equity calculated in accordance with the SEC methodology for determining CAP for each year shown. The average equity component of CAP for fiscal year 2024 is further detailed in the supplemental table below. In addition, the payout percentages match the Company’s financial accounting for compensation expense purposes. There is no pension service cost or prior service cost for the other NEOs; therefore, an addition to the SCT Total related to pension is not needed. See the supplemental table below.

Supplemental

Average Other NEOs Equity Component of CAP for FY 2024:


Year	Equity Type		Fair Value of Current Year Equity Awards at Year End ($) (1)		Year-Over-Year Change in Value of Prior Years’ Awards Unvested at Year End ($) (2)		Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Equity Awards Granted and Vested During the Year ($) (3)		Year-Over-Year Change in Value of Prior Years’ Awards That Vested During the Year ($) (4)			Fair Value at the End of the Prior Year of Equity Awards that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions During the Year ($) (5)		Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Stock or Option Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value or Total Compensation ($) (6)
2024		PSUs		3,132,613		1,375,906		—		1,389,260			—		—	5,897,779
2024		RSUs		1,576,365		148,075		—		(6,664	)		—		—	1,717,776

Equity awards granted to our other NEOs during the applicable periods included RSUs granted in 2024 which are subject to time-based vesting conditions, as well as PSUs granted in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. PSU awards have a three-year performance period and are earned, in full or part, based upon the Company’s achievement of specified performance objectives. Generally, RSU awards are earned and vest ratably, in three equal installments over a three-year period, regardless of Company performance. See Section 4, “Elements of Our Compensation Program-Long-Term Incentive Plan.”

(e)	The amount represents the value of an initial fixed $100 Investment in International Paper common stock on December 31, 2019, assuming reinvestment of all dividends.

(f)

Peer group companies reflect the same peer group used for purposes of the performance graph under Regulation

S-K

Item 201(e)(1)(ii) as set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form

10-K

for the year ended December 31, 2024. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the peer group companies were DS Smith Limited (formerly DS Smith Plc), Klabin S.A., Mondi Group, Packaging Corporation of America, and Stora Enso Group. We removed WestRock Company from the peer group due to its acquisition by Smurfit Kappa plc effective in July 2024. The amount represents an initial fixed December 31, 2019, assuming reinvestment of all dividends. International Paper Company acquired DS Smith on January 31, 2025.

(g)	Represents the Company’s Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to International Paper (in millions) for each applicable fiscal year-end 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

(h)

Adjusted EBITDA, a

non-GAAP

measure, is defined as earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and equity earnings and before the impact of special items and

non-operating

pension expense, plus interest expense and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA may be adjusted at the MDCC’s discretion, for any impact of acquisitions, divestitures, the effect of changes in tax laws, and/or to reflect the impact of any significant,

one-time

event, including, but not limited to, epidemics/pandemics, wars/invasions/hostilities (whether war is declared or not), natural disasters with significant impact on our operations, or any other significant,

one-time

event the MDCC deems appropriate for an adjustment. For additional information on Adjusted EBITDA, see Appendix A

Company Selected Measure Name

Adjusted EBITDA

Named Executive Officers, Footnote

(d)	Each of the four fiscal years presented include the average SCT totals of the other NEOs as applicable in each reporting year. The Company’s other NEOs for the applicable reporting years were as follows:

2024: Messrs. Nicholls, Hamic, Ellis, and Royalty.

ii.

iii.

2022: Messrs. Nicholls, Wanta, Plath, Hamic and Ms. Sharon Ryan, a former senior vice president, who retired effective June 30, 2022.

iv.

2020: Ms. Ryan, Messrs. Nicholls, Ribieras, and Wanta.

Peer Group Issuers, Footnote

Peer group companies reflect the same peer group used for purposes of the performance graph under Regulation

S-K

Item 201(e)(1)(ii) as set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form

10-K

Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote

CEO SCT Total to CAP Reconciliation:


Year	SCT First CEO Total ($) (i)		Deductions from SCT Total						Additions to SCT Total				CAP ($)
Year	SCT First CEO Total ($) (i)		SCT Second CEO Total ($) (i)		Stock Awards ($) (ii)				Equity Value ($) (iii)		Pension Value ($)		CAP ($)
2024		—		20,732,570		(17,193,607	)	—		44,202,488		—		47,741,451
2024		15,293,363		—		(10,695,459	)	—		15,974,865		—		20,572,769

(i)

Reflects the Total Compensation for our First CEO and Second CEO reported in the SCT for each year shown.

(ii)

Represents the grant date fair value of equity-based awards.

(iii)

Supplemental

CEO Equity Component of CAP for FY 2024:


Year	Equity Type		Fair Value of Current Year Equity Awards at Year End First CEO ($) (1)		Fair Value of Current Year Equity Awards at Year End Second CEO ($) (1)		Year-Over-Year Change in Value of Prior Years’ Awards Unvested at Year End ($) (2)		Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Equity Awards Granted and Vested During the Year ($) (3)		Year-Over-Year Change in Value of Prior Years’ Awards That Vested During the Year ($) (4)		Fair Value at the End of the Prior Year of Equity Awards that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions During the Year ($) (5)
2024		PSUs		—		44,202,488		—		—		—		—		44,202,488
2024		PSUs		4,266,405		—		4,532,409		—		9,618,131		(2,431,697	)	15,985,248
2024		RSUs		—		—		—		749,085		198,528		(957,996	)	(10,383	)

Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount

$ 4,467,453

$ 2,975,016

$ 2,611,637

$ 3,102,918

$ 4,433,997

Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount

$ 9,418,104

1,332,603

1,443,810

2,287,800

3,344,960

Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote

Average Other NEOs SCT Total to CAP Reconciliation:


			Deductions to SCT Total					Additions to SCT Total
Year	SCT Total ($) (i)		Stock Awards ($) (ii)			Change in Pension Value ($)		Equity Value ($) (iii)		Pension Value ($)		CAP ($)
2024		4,467,453		(2,664,904	)		—		7,615,555		—		9,418,104

(i)

Reflects the average of the other NEOs’ Total Compensation reported in the SCT.

(ii)

Represents the average of the other NEOs’ grant date fair value of equity-based awards granted each year.

(iii)

Supplemental

Average Other NEOs Equity Component of CAP for FY 2024:


Year	Equity Type		Fair Value of Current Year Equity Awards at Year End ($) (1)		Year-Over-Year Change in Value of Prior Years’ Awards Unvested at Year End ($) (2)		Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Equity Awards Granted and Vested During the Year ($) (3)		Year-Over-Year Change in Value of Prior Years’ Awards That Vested During the Year ($) (4)			Fair Value at the End of the Prior Year of Equity Awards that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions During the Year ($) (5)		Value of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Stock or Option Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value or Total Compensation ($) (6)
2024		PSUs		3,132,613		1,375,906		—		1,389,260			—		—	5,897,779
2024		RSUs		1,576,365		148,075		—		(6,664	)		—		—	1,717,776

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure

Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group

Tabular List, Table

Most Important Performance Measures

In the Company’s assessment, the three items listed below represent the most important financial performance measures used by the Company to link compensation actually paid to our NEOs, for the most recently completed fiscal year, to Company performance. Please see Appendix A for an explanation of the non-GAAP financial measures.

Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR)

Net Income

Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (Adjusted EBITDA)

Total Shareholder Return Amount

$ 155

100

118

114

Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount

143

121

100

120

117

Net Income (Loss)

$ 557,000,000

$ 288,000,000

$ 1,504,000,000

$ 1,752,000,000

$ 482,000,000

Company Selected Measure Amount

1,986

2,234

2,859

3,108

3,103

Measure:: 1

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Name

Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR)

Measure:: 2

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Name

Net Income

Measure:: 3

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Name

Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (Adjusted EBITDA)

Non-GAAP Measure Description

Adjusted EBITDA, a

non-GAAP

measure, is defined as earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and equity earnings and before the impact of special items and

non-operating

one-time

event the MDCC deems appropriate for an adjustment. For additional information on Adjusted EBITDA, see Appendix A

Mr Sutton [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

PEO Total Compensation Amount

$ 15,293,363

$ 12,845,526

$ 13,654,752

$ 15,228,707

$ 18,320,199

PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount

$ 20,572,769

$ 5,255,432

$ 6,482,688

$ 14,622,299

$ 12,582,246

PEO Name

Mr. Sutton

Mr Silvernail [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

PEO Total Compensation Amount

$ 20,732,570

PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount

$ 47,741,451

PEO Name

Mr. Silvernail

PEO | Equity Value Rsus [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

$ (10,383)

PEO | Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Equity Awards Granted and Vested During the Year Rsus [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

749,085

PEO | Year Over Year Change In Value Of Prior Years Awards That Vested During The Year Rsus [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

198,528

PEO | Fair Value at the End of the Prior Year of Equity Awards that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions During the Year Rsus [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(957,996)

PEO | Mr Sutton [Member] | Stock Awards [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(10,695,459)

PEO | Mr Sutton [Member] | Equity Value [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

15,974,865

PEO | Mr Sutton [Member] | Equity Value Psus [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

15,985,248

PEO | Mr Sutton [Member] | Fair Value Of Current Year Equity Awards At Year End Psus [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

4,266,405

PEO | Mr Sutton [Member] | Year Over Year Change In Value Of Prior Years Awards Unvested At Year End Psus [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

4,532,409

PEO | Mr Sutton [Member] | Year Over Year Change In Value Of Prior Years Awards That Vested During The Year Psus [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

9,618,131

PEO | Mr Sutton [Member] | Fair Value at the End of the Prior Year of Equity Awards that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions During the Year Psus [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(2,431,697)

PEO | Mr Silvernail [Member] | Stock Awards [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(17,193,607)

PEO | Mr Silvernail [Member] | Equity Value [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

44,202,488

PEO | Mr Silvernail [Member] | Equity Value Psus [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

44,202,488

PEO | Mr Silvernail [Member] | Fair Value Of Current Year Equity Awards At Year End Psus [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

44,202,488

Non-PEO NEO | Stock Awards [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(2,664,904)

Non-PEO NEO | Equity Value [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

7,615,555

Non-PEO NEO | Equity Value Psus [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

5,897,779

Non-PEO NEO | Fair Value Of Current Year Equity Awards At Year End Psus [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

3,132,613

Non-PEO NEO | Year Over Year Change In Value Of Prior Years Awards Unvested At Year End Psus [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

1,375,906

Non-PEO NEO | Year Over Year Change In Value Of Prior Years Awards That Vested During The Year Psus [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

1,389,260

Non-PEO NEO | Equity Value Rsus [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

1,717,776

Non-PEO NEO | Fair Value Of Current Year Equity Awards At Year End Rsus [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

1,576,365

Non-PEO NEO | Year Over Year Change In Value Of Prior Years Awards Unvested At Year End Rsus [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

148,075

Non-PEO NEO | Year Over Year Change In Value Of Prior Years Awards That Vested During The Year Rsus [Member]

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

$ (6,664)

Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation	12 Months Ended
Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation	Dec. 31, 2024
Restatement Determination Date:: 2023-12-31
Erroneously Awarded Compensation Recovery
Erroneous Compensation Analysis	Clawback or Forfeiture of Incentive Awards Our current and former Section 16 officers are subject to a robust International Paper Company Clawback Policy (the “ Clawback Policy ”), adopted by our Board of Directors in 2023. The Clawback Policy is administered by the MDCC and is compliant with the SEC final rule and NYSE listing standards and supplements clawback provisions under our plan documents. Under our Clawback Policy , both short-term and long-term incentive awards for current and former executive officers are subject to mandatory clawback under our Dodd-Frank compliant Clawback Policy . Additional discretionary clawback provisions apply under our plan documents. Our Clawback Policy requires mandatory clawback of incentive-based compensation received by current and former executive officers in the event of an accounting restatement regardless of wh et her the executive officer was responsible for the causes of the restatement. Under our plan documents, the MDCC has discretion to clawback compensation if the Company’s financial statements are restated as a result of errors, omission, or fraud. In addition, the MDCC may, at its discretion, based on the facts and circumstances, require all or a portion of short- term and long-term awards to be forfeited in the event a participant engages in conduct that is detrimental to the business interests or reputation of the Company, including any violation of any Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement to which such participant is a party or violation of the Code of Conduct . Additionally, the MDCC may, in its discretion, based on the facts and circumstances, require an NEO who does not provide one-year’s notice of retirement to forfeit his or her short- term and long-term incentive awards. The foregoing summary of our Clawback Policy does not purport to be complete and is qualified by reference to our Clawback Policy , a copy of which can be found as Exhibit 97 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2025. Our Clawback Policy is available on the Company’s website at www.internationalpaper.com under the “Investors” tab and then under the “Governance” link.

Award Timing Disclosure	12 Months Ended
Award Timing Disclosure	Dec. 31, 2024
Award Timing Disclosures [Line Items]
Award Timing MNPI Disclosure	Equity Grant Practices Equity awards are made on an annual basis according to a pre-established schedule. Annual equity grants under the LTIP are approved at the MDCC’s December meeting with a grant date of January 1. The December meeting is generally scheduled at least one year in advance. Awards to newly-hired and newly-eligible participants are generally made on November 1. For Board-appointed executive officers, the grant date may be as soon as reasonably practicable following the individual’s effective hire date. Service-based restricted stock awards under our Recognition Award Program may be granted on the first day of any month by our senior vice president, chief people and strategy officer (as delegated by the Board), within parameters approved by the MDCC. An award to a Board-appointed executive officer requires approval by the MDCC (or by the independent members of the Board for the CEO). We do not strategically time long-term incentive awards in coordination with the release of material non-public information (“MNPI”) and have never had a practice of doing so. We do not currently grant stock options, stock appreciation rights or any similar awards with “option-like” features and therefore have not adopted a policy regarding the timing of any such awards in connection with the disclosure of MNPI of the Company. We have never timed and do not plan to time the release of MNPI for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation. The framework for making grants set forth above minimizes any concern that grant dates could be selectively chosen based upon the release of MNPI and market price at any given time. Our equity award accounting practices comply with GAAP in the United States a nd is transparently disclosed in our SEC filings.
Award Timing Method	Equity awards are made on an annual basis according to a pre-established schedule. Annual equity grants under the LTIP are approved at the MDCC’s December meeting with a grant date of January 1.
Award Timing MNPI Considered	false
MNPI Disclosure Timed for Compensation Value	false

Insider Trading Policies and Procedures	12 Months Ended
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures	Dec. 31, 2024
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures [Line Items]
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures Adopted	false
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures Not Adopted	Insider Trading Policy and Procedures The Company has adopted comprehensive and detailed policies governing the purchase, sale and/or other dispositions of Com p any securities by our employees and Board members that we believe are reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules, regulations, the New York Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange listing standards and the UK Market Abuse Regulation. Our Insider Trading Policy prohibits our employees and directors and others from trading in securities of International Paper and other companies while in possession of material, non-public information about the Company. Our Insider Trading Policy also prohibits our employees from disclosing material, non-public information of International Paper, or another publicly traded company, to others who may trade on the basis of that information. It is the Company’s policy to comply with the federal securities laws and the applicable exchange listing requirements in regard to its policies governing purchase, sale and/or other dispositions of its own securities. Additionally, the Company requires certain officers of the Company to only transact in International Paper securities during an open window period. Our Section 16 officers and Board members are required to obtain approval in advance of transactions in our common stock. Our Insider Trading Policy also strictly prohibits our Section 16 officers and members of our Board of Directors from holding Company securities in a margin account or pledging those securities as collateral for a loan. Lastly, the Insider Trading Policy prohibits all Company officers (but no other employees) and members of our Board of Directors from engaging in any of the following short-term or speculative transactions involving Company securities: short sales; publicly traded options, such as puts, calls or other derivative instruments; and hedging and monetization transactions, such as zero-cost collars and forward-sale contracts. The foregoing summary of our Insider Trading Policy does not purport to be complete and is qualified by reference to our Insider Trading Policy , a copy of which can be found as Exhibit 19 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2025.