international paper Q1 2008 10-Q

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q
⌧ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2008

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period From to

Commission File Number 1-3157

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York 13-0872805
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation of organization) Identification No.)

6400 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38197
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (901) 419-7000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

⌧
Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a
smaller reporting company. See definitions of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company”
in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

⌧
Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer Smaller company
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

⌧
Yes No

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of May 7, 2008 was
427,625,220.


INDEX
PAGE NO.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Consolidated Statement of Operations -
Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 1
Consolidated Balance Sheet -
March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 2
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows -
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Common Shareholders’ Equity -
Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 5
Financial Information by Industry Segment 19
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 21
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 37
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 38

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 39
Item 1A. Risk Factors *
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 39
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities *
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders *
Item 5. Other Information 39
Item 6. Exhibits 40
Signatures 41
* Omitted since no answer is called for, answer is in the negative or inapplicable.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Consolidated Statement of Operations
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2008 2007
$ 5,217
Net Sales $ 5,668
Costs and Expenses
Cost of products sold 3,851
4,261
Selling and administrative expenses 435
472
Depreciation, amortization and cost of timber harvested 262
286
Distribution expenses 256
285
Taxes other than payroll and income taxes 42
44
Restructuring and other charges 18
42
Net gains on sales and impairments of businesses (314)
(1)
Interest expense, net 61
81
606
Earnings From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes, Equity Earnings and Minority Interest 198
Income tax provision 143
59
Equity earnings, net of taxes —
16
Minority interest expense, net of taxes 6
5
457
Earnings From Continuing Operations 150
Discontinued operations, net of taxes and minority interest (23)
(17)
$ 434
Net Earnings $ 133
Basic Earnings Per Common Share
Earnings from continuing operations $ 1.03
$ 0.36
Discontinued operations (0.05)
(0.04)
Net earnings $ 0.98
$ 0.32
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share
Earnings from continuing operations $ 1.02
$ 0.35
Discontinued operations (0.05)
(0.04)
Net earnings $ 0.97
$ 0.31
448.4
Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding - assuming dilution 423.3
$ 0.25
Cash Dividends Per Common Share $ 0.25

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated Balance Sheet
(In millions)
March 31, December 31,
2008 2007
(Unaudited)
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and temporary investments $ 905
$ 880
Accounts and notes receivable, net 3,152
3,206
Inventories 2,071
2,147
Assets of businesses held for sale 24
—
Deferred income tax assets 213
206
Other current assets 370
273
Total Current Assets 6,735
6,712
Plants, Properties and Equipment, net 10,141
10,290
Forestlands 770
778
Investments 1,276
1,317
Goodwill 3,650
3,658
Deferred Charges and Other Assets 1,587
1,600
$ 24,159
Total Assets $ 24,355
Liabilities and Common Shareholders’ Equity
Current Liabilities
Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt $ 267
$ 727
Accounts payable 2,145
2,184
Accrued payroll and benefits 400
279
Liabilities of businesses held for sale 4
—
Other accrued liabilities 1,026
955
Total Current Liabilities 3,842
4,145
Long-Term Debt 6,353
6,037
Deferred Income Taxes 2,919
3,117
Other Liabilities 2,145
1,823
Minority Interest 228
234
Common Shareholders’ Equity
Common stock, $1 par value, 493.6 shares in 2008 and 2007 494
494
Paid-in capital 6,755
6,671
Retained earnings 4,375
4,396
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (471)
(179)
11,153
11,382
Less: Common stock held in treasury, at cost, 65.9 shares in 2008 and 68.4 shares in 2007 2,481
2,383
Total Common Shareholders’ Equity 8,672
8,999
$ 24,159
Total Liabilities and Common Shareholders’ Equity $ 24,355

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2008 2007
Operating Activities
Net earnings $ 434
$ 133
Discontinued operations, net of taxes and minority interest 23
17
Earnings from continuing operations 457
150
Depreciation, amortization and cost of timber harvested 262
286
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense, net 74
(130)
Restructuring and other charges 18
42
Payments related to restructuring and legal reserves (22)
(22)
Net gains on sales and impairments of businesses (314)
(1)
Equity earnings, net —
(16)
Periodic pension expense, net 52
28
Other, net 51
81
Changes in current assets and liabilities
Accounts and notes receivable (81)
5
Inventories (129)
(32)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (61)
(75)
Other (11)
118
296
Cash provided by operations - continuing operations 434
(44)
Cash used for operations - discontinued operations —
252
Cash Provided by Operations 434
Investment Activities
Invested in capital projects (178)
(215)
Proceeds from divestititures 1,633
14
Other (118)
(140)
1,337
Cash (used for) provided by investment activities - continuing operations (341)
(11)
Cash used for investment activities - discontinued operations —
1,326
Cash (Used for) Provided by Investment Activities (341)
Financing Activities
Repurchases of common stock and payments of restricted stock tax withholding (398)
(47)
Issuance of common stock 30
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Issuance of debt —
83
Reduction of debt (362)
(26)
Change in book overdrafts 20
(39)
Dividends paid (114)
(112)
Other (3)
—
(827)
Cash Used for Financing Activities (140)
15
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash 22
766
Change in Cash and Temporary Investments (25)
Cash and Temporary Investments
Beginning of the period 1,624
905
End of the period $ 2,390
$ 880

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Common Shareholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except share amounts in thousands)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2008

Accumulated Total
Common Stock Other Common
Issued Treasury Stock
Paid-in Retained Comprehensive Shareholders’
Shares Amount Capital Earnings (Loss) Income Shares Amount Equity
493,556 $ 494 $6,755 $ 4,375 $ (471) 68,436 $2,481 $ 8,672
Balance, December 31, 2007
Issuance of stock for various plans, net — — (84) — — (2,501) (98) 14
Cash dividends - Common stock ($0.25 per
share) — — — (112) — — — (112)
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net earnings — — — 133 — — — 133
Amortization of pension and post
retirement prior service costs and net
loss:
U.S. plans (less tax of $15) — — — — 20 — — 20
Non-U.S. plans (less tax of $0) — — — — 3 — — 3
Change in cumulative foreign currency
translation adjustment (less tax of $0) — — — — 246 — — 246
Net gains on cash flow hedging
derivatives:
Net gain arising during the period
(less tax of $17) — — — — 36 — — 36
Less: Reclassification adjustment
for gains included in net income
(less tax of $4) — — — — (13) — — (13)
Total comprehensive income 425
Balance, March 31, 2008 493,556 $ 494 $6,671 $ 4,396 $ (179) 65,935 $2,383 $ 8,999

Three Months Ended March 31, 2007

Accumulated Total
Common Stock Other Common
Issued Treasury Stock
Paid-in Retained Comprehensive Shareholders’
Shares Amount Capital Earnings (Loss) Income Shares Amount Equity
493,340 $ 493 $6,735 $ 3,737 $ (1,564) 39,844 $1,438 $ 7,963
Balance, December 31, 2006
Issuance of stock for various plans, net 2 — (75) — — (2,681) (97) 22
Repurchase of stock — — — — — 11,231 398 (398)
Cash dividends - Common stock ($0.25 per
share) — — — (114) — — — (114)
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net earnings — — — 434 — — — 434
Amortization of pension and post-
retirement prior service costs and net
loss (less tax of $10) — — — — 18 — — 18
Change in cumulative foreign currency
translation adjustment (less tax of $0) — — — — 88 — — 88
Net gains on cash flow hedging
derivatives:
Net gain arising during the period
(less tax of $1) — — — — 10 — — 10
Less: Reclassification adjustment
for gains included in net income
(less tax of $0) — — — — (4) — — (4)
Total comprehensive income 546
Adoption of FIN 48 (Note 8) — — — (94) — — — (94)
493,342 $ 493 $6,660 $ 3,963 $ (1,452) 48,394 $1,739 $ 7,925
Balance, March 31, 2007

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Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared 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 the Company’s 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 three months of the year may not necessarily be indicative of full year results. It is
suggested that these consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes
thereto included in International Paper’s (the Company) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 which
has previously been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Financial information by industry segment is presented on page 19. Effective January 1, 2008, the Company changed its method of
allocating corporate overhead to increase the expense amounts allocated to its business segments in reports reviewed by its chief
executive officer to facilitate performance comparisons with other companies. Accordingly, the Company has revised its presentation
of industry segment operating profit to reflect this change in allocation method, and has restated all comparative prior period
information on this basis, reducing reported industry segment operating profits by $127 million and $145 million for the three months
ended March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2007, respectively, with no effect on reported net income.

NOTE 2 - EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
Basic earnings per common share from continuing operations are computed by dividing earnings from continuing operations by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations are
computed assuming that all potentially dilutive securities, including “in-the-money” stock options, are converted into common shares
at the beginning of each period. A reconciliation of the amounts included in the computation of earnings per common share from
continuing operations, and diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations is as follows:

Three Months Ended
March 31,
In millions, except per share amounts 2008 2007
$ 457
Earnings from continuing operations $ 150
Effect of dilutive securities —
—
$ 457
Earnings from continuing operations - assuming dilution $ 150
445.3
Average common shares outstanding 420.6
Effect of dilutive securities
Restricted stock performance share plan 2.7
2.6
Stock options (a) 0.4
0.1
448.4
Average common shares outstanding - assuming dilution 423.3
$ 1.03
Earnings per common share from continuing operations $ 0.36
$ 1.02
Diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations $ 0.35
(a) Options to purchase 25.4 million shares and 21.1 million shares for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007,
respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted common shares outstanding because their exercise price exceeded
the average market price of the Company's common stock for each respective reporting date.
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NOTE 3 - RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES
2008:
During the first quarter of 2008, restructuring and other charges totaling $42 million before taxes ($26 million after taxes) were
recorded, including a $40 million charge before taxes ($25 million after taxes) for adjustments of legal reserves (see Note 9), a $5
million charge before taxes ($3 million after taxes) related to the reorganization of the Company’s Shorewood operations in Canada
and a $3 million credit before taxes ($2 million after taxes) for adjustments to previously recorded reserves associated with the
Company’s organizational restructuring programs.

2007:
During the first quarter of 2007, restructuring and other charges totaling $18 million before taxes ($11 million after taxes) were
recorded for organizational restructuring programs associated with the Company’s Transformation Plan, including $12 million before
taxes ($7 million after taxes) of accelerated depreciation charges for long-lived assets being removed from service. Additionally, a $2
million pre-tax credit ($1 million after taxes) was recorded in Interest expense, net, for interest received from the Canadian
government on refunds of prior-year softwood lumber duties.

NOTE 4 - ACQUISITIONS, EXCHANGES AND JOINT VENTURES
Acquisitions:
2008:
On March 17, 2008, International Paper announced that it had signed an agreement with Weyerhaeuser Company to purchase its
Containerboard, Packaging and Recycling (CBPR) business for $6 billion in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments. International
Paper expects to finance the purchase with debt financing. The business will become part of International Paper’s North American
Packaging business. The transaction has been approved by United States regulators but additional pre-merger approvals are required
in other jurisdictions. The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2008, subject to customary closing conditions. The
agreement provides that a termination fee of $100 million could become payable to Weyerhaeuser Company if International Paper
were unable to obtain sufficient financing for the acquisition and certain other conditions were met.
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2007:
On August 24, 2007, International Paper completed the acquisition of Central Lewmar LLC, a privately held paper and packaging
distributor in the United States, for $189 million. During the first quarter of 2008, the Company finalized the allocation of the
purchase price to the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired as follows:

In millions
Accounts receivable $116
Inventory 31
Plants, properties and equipment, net 2
Goodwill 78
Deferred tax asset 5
Other intangible assets 33
Total assets acquired 272
Other current liabilities 79
Other liabilities 4
Total liabilities assumed 83
Net assets acquired $189

The identifiable intangible assets acquired in connection with the Central Lewmar acquisition included the following:

Estimated Average
In millions Fair Value Useful Life
Asset Class:
Customer lists $ 18 13 years
Non-compete covenants 7 5 years
Trade names 8 15 years
$ 33
Total

Central Lewmar’s financial position and results of operations have been included in International Paper’s consolidated financial
statements since its acquisition on August 24, 2007.

Exchanges:
On February 1, 2007, the Company completed the non-cash exchange of certain pulp and paper assets in Brazil with Votorantim
Celulose e Papel S.A. (VCP) that had been announced in the fourth quarter of 2006. The Company exchanged its in-progress pulp
mill project and certain forestland operations including approximately 100,000 hectares of surrounding forestlands in Tres Lagoas,
Brazil, for VCP’s Luiz Antonio uncoated paper and pulp mill and approximately 55,000 hectares of forestlands in the state of Sao
Paulo, Brazil. The exchange improved the Company’s competitive position by adding a globally cost-competitive paper mill, thereby
expanding the Company’s uncoated freesheet capacity in Latin America and providing additional growth opportunities in the region.
The exchange was accounted for based on the fair value of assets exchanged, resulting in the recognition in the 2007 first quarter of a
pre-tax gain of $205 million ($164 million after taxes) representing the difference between the fair value and book value of the assets
exchanged. This gain is included in Net gains on sales and impairments of businesses in the accompanying consolidated statement of
operations.
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The following table summarizes the final allocation of the fair value of the assets exchanged to the assets and liabilities acquired.

In millions
Accounts receivable $ 55
Inventory 19
Plants, properties and equipment, net 582
Forestlands 434
Goodwill 521
Other intangible assets 154
Other long-term assets 9
Total assets acquired 1,814
Other current liabilities 18
Deferred income taxes 270
Other liabilities 6
Total liabilities assumed 294
Net assets acquired $1,520

Identifiable intangible assets included the following:

Estimated Average
In millions Fair Value Useful Life
Asset Class:
Non-competition agreement $ 10 2 years
Customer lists 144 10 - 20 years
$ 154
Total

The following unaudited pro forma information for the three months ended March 31, 2007 presents the results of operations of
International Paper as if the Central Lewmar acquisition and the Luiz Antonio asset exchange had occurred on January 1, 2007. This
pro forma information does not purport to represent International Paper’s actual results of operations if the transactions described
above would have occurred on January 1, 2007, nor is it necessarily indicative of future results.

Three Months Ended
In millions, except per share amounts March 31, 2007
Net sales $ 5,539
Earnings from continuing operations 483
Net earnings 460
Earnings from continuing operations per common share 1.08
Net earnings per common share 1.03

Joint Ventures:
On October 5, 2007, International Paper and Ilim Holding S.A. announced the completion of the formation of a 50:50 joint venture to
operate in Russia as Ilim Group. To form the joint venture, International Paper purchased 50% of Ilim Holding S.A. (Ilim) for
approximately $620 million, including $545 million in cash and $75 million of notes payable. The Company’s investment in Ilim
totaled $697 million at March 31, 2008, which is approximately $350 million higher than the Company’s share of the underlying net
assets of Ilim. Based on initial estimates, approximately $150 million of this basis difference, principally related to the estimated fair
value write-up of Ilim plant, property and equipment, is being amortized as a reduction of reported net income over the estimated
remaining useful lives of the related assets. An estimated $200 million of the difference represents estimated goodwill.
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International Paper is accounting for its investment in Ilim, a separate reportable industry segment, using the equity method of
accounting. Due to the complex organization structure of Ilim’s operations, and the extended time required for Ilim to prepare
consolidated financial information in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, the Company is
reporting its share of Ilim’s results of operations on a one-quarter lag basis. Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated statement of
operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 includes the Company’s share of Ilim’s operating results for the three-month
period ended December 31, 2007 under the caption Equity earnings, net of taxes.

NOTE 5 - BUSINESSES HELD FOR SALE AND DIVESTITURES
Discontinued Operations:
2008:
During the first quarter of 2008, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $25 million ($16 million after taxes) related to the final
settlement of a post-closing adjustment to the purchase price received by the Company for the sale of its Beverage Packaging business
(see Note 9), and a $2 million charge before taxes ($1 million after taxes) for operating losses related to certain wood products
facilities.

2007:
During the first quarter of 2007, the Company recorded pre-tax credits of $21 million ($9 million after taxes) and $6 million ($4
million after taxes) relating to the sales of its Wood Products and Kraft Papers businesses, respectively. In addition, a $15 million pre-
tax charge ($39 million after taxes) was recorded for adjustments to the loss on the completion of the sale of most of the Beverage
Packaging business. Finally, a pre-tax credit of approximately $10 million ($6 million after taxes) was recorded for refunds received
from the Canadian government of duties paid by the Company’s former Weldwood of Canada Limited business.

Other Divestitures and Impairments:
2008:
During the first quarter of 2008, a $1 million pre-tax credit ($1 million after taxes) was recorded to adjust previously estimated
gains/losses of businesses previously sold.

2007:
During the first quarter of 2007, a $103 million pre-tax gain ($96 million after taxes) was recorded upon the completion of the sale of
the Company’s Arizona Chemical business. As part of the transaction, International Paper acquired a minority interest of
approximately 10% in the resulting new entity. Since the interest acquired represents significant continuing involvement in the
operations of the business under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, the operating results for Arizona Chemical have
been included in continuing operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations through the date of sale.

In addition, during the first quarter of 2007, a $6 million pre-tax credit ($4 million after taxes) was recorded to adjust previously
estimated gains/losses of businesses previously sold.

These gains are included, along with the gain on the exchange for the Luiz Antonio mill in Brazil (see Note 4), in Net gains on sales
and impairments of businesses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
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NOTE 6 - SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION
Temporary investments with an original maturity of three months or less are treated as cash equivalents and are stated at cost.
Temporary investments totaled $598 million and $578 million at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.

Inventories by major category were:

March 31, December 31,
In millions 2008 2007
Raw materials $ 320
$ 409
Finished pulp, paper and packaging products 1,413
1,380
Operating supplies 308
314
Other 30
44
$ 2,071
Total $ 2,147

Accumulated depreciation was $15.3 billion at March 31, 2008 and $14.9 billion at December 31, 2007. The allowance for doubtful
accounts was $102 million at March 31, 2008 and $95 million at December 31, 2007.

The following tables present changes in goodwill balances as allocated to each business segment for the three-month periods ended
March 31, 2008 and 2007:

Balance Reclassifications Balance
December 31, and Additions/ March 31,
In millions 2007 Other (a) (Reductions) 2008
Printing Papers $ 2,043 $ 11 $ (7)(b) $ 2,047
Industrial Packaging 683 3 — 686
Consumer Packaging 530 4 — 534
Distribution 394 — (3)(c) 391
$ 3,650
Total $ 18 $ (10) $ 3,658
(a) Represents the effects of foreign currency translations and reclassifications.
(b) Reflects a decrease related to the reduction from tax benefits generated by the deduction of goodwill amortization for tax
purposes in Brazil.
(c) Reflects a decrease from the final purchase adjustments related to the Central Lewmar acquisition in August 2007.

Balance Reclassifications Balance
December 31, and Additions/ March 31,
In millions 2006 Other (a) (Reductions) 2007
Printing Papers $ 1,441 $ 12 $ 304(b) $ 1,757
Industrial Packaging 670 — (3)(c) 667
Consumer Packaging 510 1 8(d) 519
Distribution 308 — — 308
$ 2,929 $ 13 $ 309 $ 3,251
Total
(a) Represents the effects of foreign currency translations and reclassifications.
(b) Reflects initial goodwill estimate from the Luiz Antonio mill transaction in February 2007.
(c) Reflects a decrease from final purchase adjustments related to the Box USA acquisition.
(d) Reflects additional goodwill related to joint ventures in China.

There was no material activity related to asset retirement obligations during either the first quarter of 2008 or 2007.
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Interest payments made during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 were $86 million and $96 million,
respectively. Capitalized interest costs were $4 million and $11 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007,
respectively. Total interest expense was $99 million for the first three months of 2008 and $112 million for the first three months of
2007. Interest income was $18 million and $51 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Interest
expense and interest income in 2008 and 2007 exclude approximately $74 million and $83 million, respectively, related to
investments in and borrowings from variable interest entities for which the Company has a legal right of offset. Distributions under
preferred securities paid by Southeast Timber, Inc., a consolidated subsidiary of International Paper, were $3 million during the first
three months of both 2008 and 2007. The expense related to these preferred securities was included in Minority interest expense in the
consolidated statement of operations. Income tax payments of $19 million and $33 million were made during the first three months
of 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Equity earnings, net of taxes includes the Company’s share of earnings from its investment in Ilim Holding S.A. ($17 million) and
certain other smaller investments.

The components of the Company’s postretirement benefit cost were as follows:

Three Months Ended
March 31,
Service cost $ —
$—
Interest cost 9
9
Actuarial loss 5
7
Amortization of prior service cost (11)
(9)
$ 3
Net postretirement benefit cost (a) $ 7
(a) Excludes a $10 million credit for the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 for curtailments and special termination benefits
recorded in Discontinued operations.

Fair Value Measurements
In accordance with the provisions of FASB Staff Position FAS 157-2 (see Note 7), the Company has partially applied the provisions
of SFAS No. 157 only to its financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value, which consist of derivative contracts, including
interest rate swaps, foreign currency forward contracts, and other financial instruments that are used to hedge exposures to interest
rate, commodity and currency risks. For these financial instruments, fair value is determined at each balance sheet date using an
income approach, which consists of a discounted cash flow model that takes into account the present value of future cash flows under
the terms of the contracts using current market information as of the reporting date, such as prevailing interest rates and foreign
currency spot and forward rates. The following table provides a summary of the inputs used to develop these estimated fair values
under the hierarchy defined in SFAS No. 157:
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Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2008 Using
Quoted Prices in Significant
Active Markets for Significant Other Unobservable
Identical Assets Observable Inputs Inputs
In millions Total (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3)
Assets:
Interest rate swaps (a) $ 69 $ — $ 69 $ —
Commodity forward contracts (b) 32 — 32 —
Foreign currency forward contracts (c) 126 — 126 —
Total $227 $ — $ 227 $ —
Liabilities:
Foreign currency forward contracts (d) $ 6 $ — $ 6 $ —
Total $ 6 $ — $ 6 $ —
(a) Includes $8 million recorded in Other current assets and $61 million recorded in Deferred charges and other assets in the
accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
(b) Includes $22 million recorded in Other current assets and $10 million recorded in Deferred charges and other assets in the
(c) Includes $88 million recorded in Other current assets and $38 million recorded in Deferred charges and other assets in the
(d) Includes $5 million recorded in Other accrued liabilities and $1 million recorded in Other liabilities in the accompanying
consolidated balance sheet.

NOTE 7 - RECENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS
Intangible Assets:
In April 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FSP FAS 142-3, “Determination of the Useful Life of
Intangible Assets,” which amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used in
determining the useful life of a recognized intangible asset. This FSP is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2008 (calendar year 2009). The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of this FSP.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities:
In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – An Amendment
of FASB Statement No. 133.” This statement requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives,
quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of, and gains and losses on, derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-
related contingent features in derivative agreements. Statement No. 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning
after November 15, 2008 (calendar year 2009). The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of this statement.

Business Combinations:
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations.” Statement No. 141(R) establishes principles and
requirements for how an acquiring entity in a business combination recognizes and measures the assets acquired and liabilities
assumed in the transaction; establishes the acquisition-date fair value as the measurement objective for all assets acquired and
liabilities assumed; and requires the acquirer to disclose to investors and other users all of the information needed to evaluate and
understand the nature and financial effect of the business combination. This statement will be effective prospectively for business
combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after
December 15, 2008 (calendar year 2009). The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of this statement.
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Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements:
In December 2007, the FASB also issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an
amendment of ARB 51.” This statement clarifies that a noncontrolling (minority) interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in
the entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements. It also requires consolidated net income to include
the amounts attributable to both the parent and noncontrolling interest, with disclosure on the face of the consolidated income
statement of the amounts attributed to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest. This statement will be effective prospectively for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 (calendar year 2009), with presentation and disclosure requirements applied
retrospectively to comparative financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of this statement.

Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities:
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including
an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115.” This statement permits an entity to measure certain financial assets and financial
liabilities at fair value, which would result in the reporting of unrealized gains and losses in earnings at each subsequent reporting
date. The fair value option may be elected on an instrument-by-instrument basis, with few exceptions, as long as it is applied to the
instrument in its entirety. The statement establishes presentation and disclosure requirements to help financial statement users
understand the effect of an entity’s election on its earnings, but does not eliminate the disclosure requirements of other accounting
standards. The Company elected not to apply the fair value option to any of its financial assets or liabilities.

Fair Value Measurements:
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” which provides a single definition of fair value,
together with a framework for measuring it, and requires additional disclosures about the use of fair value to measure assets and
liabilities. It also emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement, and sets out a fair
value hierarchy with the highest priority being quoted prices in active markets. In February 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-2
which delays the effective date of Statement No. 157 for all nonrecurring fair value measurements of nonfinancial assets and
liabilities until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 (calendar year 2009). The Company partially adopted the provisions
of SFAS No. 157 with respect to its financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value effective January 1, 2008 (see Note
6). The Company is currently evaluating the effects of the remaining provisions of SFAS No. 157.

NOTE 8 – INCOME TAXES
International Paper adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48), on January 1,
2007. The adoption of this standard resulted in a charge to the beginning balance of retained earnings of $94 million at the date of
adoption. Total unrecognized tax benefits at the date of adoption including this cumulative effect charge were $919 million. At
December 31, 2007, unrecognized tax benefits totaled $794 million.

During the first quarter of 2008, the Company settled certain issues relating to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service examination of tax
years 2001 through 2003. As a result of these settlements and other current period transactions, unrecognized tax benefits were
reduced by $282 million to $512 million and accrued estimated interest and tax penalties were reduced by $19 million to $72 million
at March 31, 2008 with no effect on net earnings. The Company currently estimates that, as a result of ongoing discussions, pending
tax settlements and expirations of statutes of limitations, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits could be reduced by up to $75
million during the next 12 months.
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NOTE 9 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
As previously disclosed, under the terms of the sale agreement for the Beverage Packaging business, the initial purchase price of $500
million received by the Company was subject to a possible post-closing adjustment based on adjusted annualized earnings of the
Beverage Packaging business for the first six months of 2007 and other factors. As of December 31, 2007, the purchaser of the
business had proposed a reduction in the purchase price totaling $48 million for this adjustment and the Company believed that no
such adjustment was required under the sale agreement.

During the first quarter of 2008, representatives of the Company met with representatives of the purchaser of the business in an effort
to resolve this matter. After considering many factors, including the prospect of protracted litigation, the complexity of this matter and
other commercial relationships between the parties, the matter was settled for $25 million, and this amount was accrued on the
balance sheet as of March 31, 2008. In April, a net payment of approximately $20 million was paid to the purchaser of the business
for this adjustment, net of a separate post-closing adjustment amount owed by the purchaser to the Company.

Exterior Siding and Roofing Litigation:
International Paper has established reserves relating to the settlement, during 1998 and 1999, of three nationwide class action lawsuits
against the Company and Masonite Corp., a former wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Those settlements relate to (1) exterior
hardboard siding installed during the 1980’s (the 1980’s Hardboard Claims) and during the 1990’s (the 1990’s Hardboard Claims, and
together with the 1980’s Hardboard Claims, the Hardboard Claims); (2) Omniwood siding installed during the 1990’s (the Omniwood
Claims); and (3) Woodruf roofing installed during the 1980’s and 1990’s (the Woodruf Claims). Each of these settlements is
discussed in detail in Note 10, Commitments and Contingent Liabilities, to the Financial Statements included in International Paper’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. All Hardboard Claims were required to be made by January 15,
2008, while all Omniwood and Woodruf Claims must be made by January 6, 2009.

Claims Data and Reserve Analysis
Claims activity for the Hardboard, Omniwood and Woodruf claims during 2007 was generally in line with updated projections made
in the fourth quarter of 2006, although in connection with the January 15, 2008 filing deadline for Hardboard siding claims, the
Company received a large number of claims at the end of 2007 and the beginning of 2008. During the first quarter of 2008, based on a
current estimate of payments to be made for all claims received to date and projected future claim filings, an additional charge of $40
million was recorded to increase the reserve to management’s best estimate of the amount required for future payments.

The following table presents the claims activity of the Hardboard Claims for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008:

Single Multi-
In thousands Family Family Total
December 31, 2007 29.8 2.2 32.0
No. of Claims Filed 8.7 1.5 10.2
No. of Claims Paid (4.6) (0.2) (4.8)
No. of Claims Dismissed (2.0) (0.4) (2.4)
March 31, 2008 31.9 3.1 35.0

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The average settlement cost per claim for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 for the Hardboard settlement was $2,164.

The following table presents the claims activity of the Omniwood Claims and the Woodruf Claims for the three-month period ended
March 31, 2008:

Omniwood Woodruf Total
Single Multi- Single Multi- Single Multi-
In thousands Family Family Family Family Family Family Total
December 31, 2007 3.1 0.6 1.0 0.3 4.1 0.9 5.0
No. of Claims Filed 1.9 — 0.1 — 2.0 — 2.0
No. of Claims Paid (0.9) (0.1) (0.1) — (1.0) (0.1) (1.1)
No. of Claims Dismissed (0.3) — (0.3) — (0.6) — (0.6)
March 31, 2008 3.8 0.5 0.7 0.3 4.5 0.8 5.3

The average settlement costs per claim for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 for the Omniwood and Woodruf settlements
were $3,925 and $2,829, respectively.

The following table presents an analysis of the net reserve activity for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008:

In millions Hardboard Omniwood Woodruf Total
Balance, December 31, 2007 $ 20 $ 25 $ 1 $ 46
Additional Provisions 34 4 2 40
Payments (16) (5) (1) (22)
Balance, March 31, 2008 $ 38 $ 24 $ 2 $ 64

Other Legal Matters:
International Paper is involved in various other inquiries, administrative proceedings and litigation relating to contracts, sales of
property, environmental matters, taxes, personal injury, and other matters, some of which allege substantial monetary damages. While
any proceeding or litigation has the element of uncertainty, the Company believes that the outcome of any of the lawsuits or claims
that are pending or threatened, or all of them combined, will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial
statements.

NOTE 10 – RETIREMENT PLANS
International Paper maintains pension plans that provide retirement benefits to substantially all U.S. employees hired prior to July 1,
2004. These employees generally are eligible to participate in the plans upon completion of one year of service and attainment of age
21. Employees hired after June 30, 2004, who are not eligible for these pension plans, receive an additional company contribution to
their individual savings plans.

The pension plans provide defined benefits based on years of credited service and either final average earnings (salaried employees),
hourly job rates or specified benefit rates (hourly and union employees). A detailed discussion of these plans is presented in Note 15
to the Financial Statements included in International Paper’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
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Net periodic pension expense for our qualified and nonqualified U.S. defined benefit plans consisted of the following:

Three Months Ended
March 31,
Service cost $ 27
$ 25
Interest cost 131
133
Expected return on plan assets (159)
(167)
Actuarial loss 48
30
Amortization of prior service cost 5
7
$ 52
Net periodic pension expense $ 28

For its qualified plan, International Paper makes contributions that are sufficient to fully fund its actuarially determined costs,
generally equal to the minimum amounts required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). International Paper
made no contributions to the qualified plan in 2007, and none are expected to be required in 2008. The nonqualified defined benefit
plans are funded to the extent of benefit payments, which equaled $5 million through March 31, 2008.

NOTE 11 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
International Paper has a Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (LTICP) that includes a performance share program, a service-
based restricted stock award program, an executive continuity award program that provides for tandem grants of restricted stock and
stock options, and a stock option program that has been discontinued as described below. The LTICP is administered by the
Management Development and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the Committee). Non-employee directors are not
eligible for awards under the LTICP. A detailed discussion of these plans is presented in Note 17 to the Financial Statements included
in International Paper’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. As of March 31, 2008, 26.5 million
shares were available for grant under the LTICP.

Total stock-based compensation cost recognized in Selling and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statement of
operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 was $29 million and $26 million, respectively. The actual tax benefit
realized for stock-based compensation costs was $19,000 and $3 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007,
respectively. At March 31, 2008, $139 million, net of estimated forfeitures, of compensation cost related to unvested restricted
performance shares, executive continuity awards and restricted stock attributable to future performance had not yet been recognized.
This amount will be recognized in expense over a weighted-average period of two years.

Performance-Based Restricted Share Program:
Under the Performance Share Program (PSP), contingent awards of International Paper common stock are granted by the Committee
to approximately 900 employees. Awards are earned based on the achievement of defined performance rankings of return on
investment (ROI) and total shareholder return (TSR) compared to ROI and TSR peer groups of companies. Awards are weighted 75%
for ROI and 25% for TSR for all participants except for officers for whom awards are weighted 50% for ROI and 50% for TSR. The
ROI component of the PSP awards is valued at the closing stock price on the day prior to the grant date. As the ROI component
contains a performance condition, compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, is recorded over the requisite service period
based on the most probable number of awards expected to vest. The TSR component of the PSP awards is valued using a Monte Carlo
simulation as the TSR component contains a market condition. The Monte Carlo simulation estimates the fair value of the TSR
component based on the expected term of the award, risk-free rate, expected dividends, and the expected volatility for the Company
and its competitors. The expected term was estimated based on the vesting period of the awards, the risk-free rate was based on the
yield on U.S. Treasury securities matching the vesting period, the expected dividends were assumed to be zero for all companies, and
the volatility was based on the Company’s historical volatility over the expected term.
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PSP awards issued to certain members of senior management are liability awards, which are required to be remeasured at fair value at
each balance sheet date. The valuation of these PSP liability awards is computed based on the same methodology as other PSP
awards.

The following table sets forth the assumptions used to determine compensation cost for the market condition component of the PSP
consistent with the requirements of SFAS No. 123(R):

Three Months Ended March 31,
2008 2007
Expected volatility 19.57% - 25.46% 20.33% - 20.46%
Risk-free interest rate 1.199% - 3.497% 4.64% - 4.75%

The following summarizes the activity for PSP for the three months ended March 31, 2008:

Weighted Average
Nonvested Grant Date Fair
Shares Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2007 6,217,012 $ 35.67
Granted 3,983,300 36.25
Shares Issued (a) (3,553,038) 41.72
Forfeited (177,350) 34.90
Outstanding at March 31, 2008 6,469,924 $ 32.73
(a) Includes 139,913 shares held for payout at the end of the performance period.

Stock Option Program:
The Company discontinued its stock option program in 2004 for members of executive management, and in 2005 for all other eligible
U.S. and non-U.S. employees.

A summary of option activity under the plan as of March 31, 2008 is presented below:

Weighted
Weighted Average Aggregate
Average Remaining Intrinsic
Exercise Life Value
Options Price (years) (thousands)
Outstanding at December 31, 2007 28,013,735 $ 39.81
Granted — —
Exercised (14,800) 31.55
Forfeited (38,768) 43.60
Expired (1,455,974) 40.58
Outstanding at March 31, 2008 26,504,193 $ 39.77 4.3316 $ 1,054

All options were fully vested and exercisable as of March 31, 2008.
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Executive Continuity and Restricted Stock Award Program:
The following summarizes the activity of the Executive Continuity and Restricted Stock Award Program for the three months ended
March 31, 2008:

Weighted Average
Nonvested Grant Date Fair
Shares Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2007 122,625 $ 37.18
Granted 1,500 31.70
Shares Issued (28,000) 38.73
Forfeited — —
Outstanding at March 31, 2008 96,125 $ 36.64

NOTE 12 – SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On Saturday May 3, 2008, a recovery boiler at International Paper Company’s Vicksburg, Mississippi containerboard mill
exploded, resulting in one fatality and injuries to 17 others who were employees of contractors working on the site. The mill had been
undergoing its annual maintenance outage and was in the process of starting back up when the incident occurred. The situation is now
contained and an investigation of the incident is underway.

The mill is currently not operating. While it is still too early to predict an estimated start-up date, the loss of productive capacity
will tighten the Company’s supply/demand balance. However, all efforts will be made to meet customer needs on a case-by-case
basis. The Company has both business interruption insurance and property damage insurance that are subject to deductibles and
retention amounts up to $20 million. However, it is still too early in the investigation to determine the amount of any loss potentially
not covered by insurance.
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