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Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

News Release

International Paper Reports Record Earnings

Increased Revenues, Significant Margin Expansion, Strong Free Cash Flow

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – October 27th, 2010 – International Paper (NYSE: IP) today reported third quarter 2010 net earnings attributable to common shareholders totaling $397 million ($0.91 per share) compared with $93 million ($0.21 per share) in the second quarter of 2010 and $371 million ($0.87 per share) in the third quarter of 2009. Amounts include the impact of special items in the second quarter of 2010 and the third quarter of 2009.

Diluted Earnings Per Share Attributable to International Paper Shareholders

 

     Third
Quarter
2010
     Second
Quarter
2010
     Third
Quarter
2009
 

Net Earnings

   $ 0.91       $ 0.21       $ 0.87   

Add Back – Net Special Items Expense (Income)

   $ 0.00       $ 0.21       ($ 0.50
                          

Earnings Before Special Items

   $ 0.91       $ 0.42       $ 0.37   
                          

Quarterly net sales were $6.7 billion compared with $6.1 billion in the second quarter of 2010 and $5.9 billion in the third quarter of 2009.

Operating profits before special items were $752 million in the third quarter of 2010, up from $466 million in the second quarter of 2010 and $443 million in the third quarter of 2009.

“Our paper and packaging businesses delivered strong results, which led to record earnings,” said John Faraci, chairman and chief executive officer. “We continued to realize our announced price increases, realize restructuring benefits, operate well and improve our mix of business which led to strong margin expansion. As a result, free cash flow in the quarter was outstanding. We are well positioned to generate strong results in the fourth quarter and into 2011.”

SEGMENT INFORMATION

To measure the performance of the company’s business segments from quarter to quarter without variations caused by special items, management focuses on business segment operating profits excluding those items. Third quarter 2010 business segment operating profits


and business trends compared with the prior quarter are as follows (special items were immaterial in the 2010 third quarter):

Industrial Packaging operating profits rose to $332 million versus $193 million ($192 million after special items) in the second quarter of 2010. Our North American operations generated record quarterly earnings, reflecting the realization of announced price increases for boxes and linerboard, fewer mill outages, improved input costs, and continued strong mill operations.

Printing Papers operating profits were $278 million versus $158 million ($47 million after special items) in the second quarter of 2010. Earnings for North American printing papers represent the second best quarterly earnings on record. Results were positively impacted by favorable pulp and paper pricing, reduced fixed costs, fewer mill outages, bad debt recovery, and increased shipments in the U.S. and Europe.

Consumer Packaging operating profits increased to $71 million compared with $49 million ($48 million after special items) in the second quarter of 2010. Our North American coated paperboard business generated record quarterly earnings. Results benefited from higher volumes, further realization of announced price increases, and fewer maintenance outages.

xpedx, the company’s distribution business, reported operating profits of $22 million, down from $26 million in the second quarter of 2010. Higher sales volumes were offset by lower margins and increased overhead costs.

Forest Products earnings were $49 million, up from $40 million in the second quarter due to the sale of the majority of our remaining land portfolio.

Net corporate expenses totaled $58 million for the 2010 third quarter, essentially in line with the $54 million in the 2010 second quarter.

Effective Tax Rate

The effective third quarter tax rate was 31 percent, compared with an effective tax rate before special items of 31 percent in the second quarter of 2010 and 30 percent in the third quarter of 2009.

Effects of Special Items

Special items in the second quarter of 2010 included a pre-tax charge of $144 million ($88 million after taxes) for restructuring and other charges. Restructuring and other charges included a $111 million pre-tax charge ($68 million after taxes) associated with the closure of the Franklin mill (including $46 million of accelerated depreciation charges and $36 million related to environmental reserves), an $18 million pre-tax charge ($11 million after taxes) for early debt extinguishment costs, a pre-tax charge of $11 million ($7 million after taxes) for an Ohio Commercial Activity tax adjustment and pre-tax charges of $4 million ($2 million after taxes) for other items.

Special items in the third quarter of 2009 included a $525 million pre-tax credit ($320 million after taxes) for alternative fuel mixture credits earned under 2007 legislation enacted to provide a tax credit for companies that use alternative fuel mixtures to produce renewable energy to operate their businesses, an $18 million pre-tax charge ($11 million after taxes) for integration


costs associated with the Industrial Packaging business integration, and a pre-tax charge of $151 million ($95 million after taxes) for restructuring and other charges. Restructuring and other charges included a pre-tax charge of $102 million ($62 million after taxes) for early debt extinguishment costs, a $39 million pre-tax charge ($24 million after taxes) for severance and benefit costs associated with the company’s 2008 overhead reduction program, and a $10 million pre-tax charge ($9 million after taxes) for facility closure costs.

Earnings Webcast

The company will host a webcast to discuss earnings and current market conditions at 9 a.m. EDT (8 a.m. CDT) today. All interested parties are invited to listen to the webcast via the company’s Internet site at http://www.internationalpaper.com by clicking on the Investors tab and going to the Webcasts and Presentations page. A replay of the webcast will also be on the Web site beginning approximately two hours after the call.

Parties who wish to participate in the webcast via teleconference may dial +1 (706) 679-8242 or, within the U.S. only, (877) 316-2541, and ask to be connected to the International Paper Third Quarter Earnings Call. The conference ID number is 11919083. Participants should call in no later than 8:45 a.m. EDT (7:45 a.m. CDT). An audio-only replay will be available for four weeks following the call. To access the replay, dial +1 (706) 645-9291 or, within the U.S. only, (800) 642-1687, and when prompted for the conference ID, enter “11919083.”

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a global paper and packaging company with manufacturing operations in North America, Europe, Latin America, Russia, Asia and North Africa. Its businesses include uncoated papers and industrial and consumer packaging, complemented by xpedx, the company’s North American distribution company. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., the company employs about 60,000 people in more than 20 countries and serves customers worldwide. 2009 net sales were more than $23 billion. For more information about International Paper, its products and stewardship efforts, visit internationalpaper.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management’s current views and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements. Factors which could cause actual results to differ relate to: (i) increases in interest rates; (ii) industry conditions, including but not limited to changes in the cost or availability of raw materials, energy and transportation costs, competition we face, cyclicality and changes in consumer preferences, demand and pricing for its products; (iii) global economic conditions and political changes, including but not limited to the impairment of financial institutions, changes in currency exchange rates, credit ratings issued by recognized credit rating organizations, the amount of our future pension funding obligation, changes in tax laws and pension and health care costs; (iv) unanticipated expenditures related to the cost of compliance with environmental and other governmental regulations and to actual or potential litigation; and (v) whether we experience a material disruption at one of our manufacturing facilities and risks inherent in conducting business through a joint venture. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These and other factors that could cause or contribute to actual results differing materially from such forward looking statements are discussed in greater detail in the company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings.


 

Contacts:

Media: Tom Ryan, 901-419-4333

Investors: Thomas A. Cleves, 901-419-7566; and Emily Nix, 901-419-4987


 

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

Consolidated Statement of Operations

Preliminary and Unaudited

(In millions, except per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010      2009     2010     2010     2009  

Net Sales

   $ 6,720       $ 5,919      $ 6,121      $ 18,648      $ 17,389   
                                         

Costs and Expenses

           

Cost of products sold

     4,758         3,758 (a)      4,490        13,712        11,270 (g) 

Selling and administrative expenses

     504         527 (b)      472        1,397        1,535 (h) 

Depreciation, amortization and cost of timber harvested

     362         378        363        1,096        1,088   

Distribution expenses

     339         299        330        986        857   

Taxes other than payroll and income taxes

     58         48        47        150        145   

Restructuring and other charges

     —           151 (c)      144 (d)      359 (e)      313 (i) 

Net losses on sales and impairments of businesses

     —           —          —          —          48 (j) 

Interest expense, net

     152         169        157        458        506   
                                         

Earnings From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and Equity Earnings

     547         589 (a-c)      118 (d)      490 (e)      1,627 (g-j) 

Income tax provision

     170         212        25        171 (f)      790 (k) 

Equity earnings (losses), net of taxes

     22         —          7        27        (59
                                         

Net Earnings

   $ 399       $ 377 (a-c)    $ 100 (d)    $ 346 (e,f)    $ 778 (g-k) 

Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

     2         6        7        18        14   
                                         

Net Earnings Attributable to International Paper Company

   $ 397       $ 371 (a-c)    $ 93 (d)    $ 328 (e,f)    $ 764 (g-k) 
                                         

Basic Earnings Per Common Share Attributable to International Paper Common Shareholders

   $ 0.92       $ 0.87 (a-c)    $ 0.22 (d)    $ 0.76 (e,f)    $ 1.80 (g-k) 
                                         

Diluted Earnings Per Common Share Attributable to International Paper Common Shareholders

   $ 0.91       $ 0.87 (a-c)    $ 0.21 (d)    $ 0.76 (e,f)    $ 1.79 (g-k) 
                                         

Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding - Diluted

     433.8         428.7        433.4        433.8        426.6   
                                         

Cash Dividends Per Common Share

   $ 0.125       $ 0.025      $ 0.125      $ 0.275      $ 0.300   
                                         

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this consolidated statement of operations.

 

(a) Includes a pre-tax gain of $525 million ($320 million after taxes) related to alternative fuel mixture credits.
(b) Includes a pre-tax charge of $18 million ($11 million after taxes) for integration costs associated with the Containerboard, Packaging and Recycling business (CBPR) acquired from Weyerhaeuser Company in August 2008.
(c) Includes a pre-tax charge of $39 million ($24 million after taxes) for severance and benefit costs associated with the Company’s 2008 overhead cost reduction initiative, a pre-tax charge of $102 million ($62 million after taxes) for early debt extinguishment costs, a charge of $7 million (before and after taxes) for costs associated with the planned closure of the Etienne mill in France and a pre-tax charge of $3 million ($2 million after taxes) for other items.
(d) Includes a pre-tax charge of $111 million ($68 million after taxes) for shutdown costs for the Franklin mill (including $46 million of accelerated depreciation and $36 million of environmental closure costs), a pre-tax charge of $18 million ($11 million after taxes) for early debt extinguishment costs, a pre-tax charge of $11 million ($7 million after taxes) for an Ohio Commercial Activity tax adjustment and pre-tax charges of $4 million ($2 million after taxes) for other items.
(e) Includes a pre-tax charge of $315 million ($192 million after taxes) for shutdown costs for the Franklin mill (including $236 million of accelerated depreciation and $36 million of environmental closure costs), a pre-tax charge of $22 million ($13 million after taxes) for early debt extinguishment costs, a pre-tax charge of $11 million ($7 million after taxes) for an Ohio Commercial Activity tax adjustment, a pre-tax charge of $4 million ($2 million after taxes) for costs associated with the reorganization of the Company’s Shorewood operations and charges of $7 million ($6 million after taxes) for other items.
(f) Includes a $14 million tax expense and a $32 million tax expense for incentive compensation and Medicare Part D deferred tax write-offs, respectively.
(g) Includes a pre-tax gain of $1.5 billion ($944 million after taxes) related to alternative fuel mixture credits.
(h) Includes a pre-tax charge of $72 million ($44 million after taxes) for integration costs associated with the CBPR business.
(i) Includes a pre-tax charge of $125 million ($77 million after taxes) for severance and benefit costs associated with the Company’s 2008 overhead cost reduction initiative, a pre-tax charge of $23 million ($28 million after taxes) for closure costs associated with the Inverurie, Scotland mill, a pre-tax charge of $127 million ($78 million after taxes) for early debt extinguishment costs, a charge of $22 million (before and after taxes) for severance and other costs associated with the planned closure of the Etienne mill, and a pre-tax charge of $16 million ($10 million after taxes) for other items.
(j) Includes a charge of $48 million (before and after taxes) to write down the assets at the Etienne mill to estimated fair value.
(k) Includes a $156 million tax expense for the write off of deferred tax assets in France and a $26 million tax benefit related to the closing of the 2004 and 2005 U.S. federal income tax audit, and related state income tax effects.


 

International Paper Company

Reconciliation of Earnings Before Special Items to Net Earnings

Attributable to International Paper Company

Preliminary and Unaudited

(In millions except for per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010      2009     2010     2010     2009  

Earnings Before Special Items

   $ 397       $ 157      $ 181      $ 594      $ 277   

Restructuring and other charges

     —           (95     (88     (220     (215

CBPR business integration costs

     —           (11     —          —          (44

Alternative fuel mixture credits

     —           320        —          —          944   

Net losses on sales and impairments of businesses

     —           —          —          —          (48

Income tax adjustments

     —           —          —          (46     (150
                                         

Net Earnings as Reported

   $ 397       $ 371      $ 93      $ 328      $ 764   
                                         
     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 

Diluted Earnings per Common Share

   2010      2009     2010     2010     2009  

Earnings Per Share Before Special Items

   $ 0.91       $ 0.37      $ 0.42      $ 1.37      $ 0.65   

Restructuring and other charges

     —           (0.22     (0.21     (0.51     (0.50

CBPR business integration costs

     —           (0.03     —          —          (0.11

Alternative fuel mixture credits

     —           0.75        —          —          2.21   

Net losses on sales and impairments of businesses

     —           —          —          —          (0.11

Income tax adjustments

     —           —          —          (0.10     (0.35
                                         

Diluted Earnings per Common Share as Reported

   $ 0.91       $ 0.87      $ 0.21      $ 0.76      $ 1.79   
                                         

 

Notes:

 

(1) The Company calculates Earnings Before Special Items by excluding the after-tax effect of items considered by management to be unusual from the earnings reported under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Management uses this measure to focus on on-going operations, and believes that it is useful to investors because it enables them to perform meaningful comparisons of past and present operating results. International Paper believes that using this information, along with net earnings, provides for a more complete analysis of the results of operations by quarter. Net earnings is the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
(2) Since diluted earnings per share are computed independently for each period, nine-month per share amounts may not equal the sum of the respective quarters.


 

International Paper

Sales and Earnings by Industry Segment

Preliminary and Unaudited

(In Millions)

Sales by Industry Segment

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010     2009     2010     2010     2009  

Industrial Packaging

   $ 2,610      $ 2,230      $ 2,440      $ 7,270      $ 6,680   

Printing Papers

     1,550        1,470        1,445        4,400        4,155   

Consumer Packaging

     870        790        845        2,520        2,275   

Distribution

     1,755        1,665        1,630        4,965        4,850   

Forest Products

     205        5        5        220        20   

Corporate and Inter-segment Sales

     (270     (241     (244     (727     (591
                                        

Net Sales

   $ 6,720      $ 5,919      $ 6,121      $ 18,648      $ 17,389   
                                        

Operating Profit by Industry Segment

          
     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010     2009     2010     2010     2009  

Industrial Packaging

   $ 332      $ 410 (2,3,4)    $ 192 (7)    $ 565 (7)    $ 1,152 (2,3,4) 

Printing Papers

     278        363 (2,5)      47 (8)      247 (8)      954 (2,5) 

Consumer Packaging

     71        144 (2,6)      48 (6)      147 (6)      370 (2,6) 

Distribution

     22        21        26        69        24   

Forest Products

     49        2        40        97        7   
                                        

Operating Profit (1)

     752        940        353        1,125        2,507   

Interest expense, net

     (152     (169     (157     (458     (506

Noncontrolling interest/equity earnings adjustment (9)

     5        5        7        20        19   

Corporate items, net

     (58     (46     (54     (163     (141

Restructuring and other charges

     —          (141     (31     (34     (252
                                        

Earnings From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and Equity Earnings

   $ 547      $ 589      $ 118      $ 490      $ 1,627   
                                        

Equity Earnings (Loss) in Ilim Holdings S.A., Net of Taxes (1)

   $ 22      $ —        $ 5      $ 24      $ (56
                                        

 

(1) In addition to the operating profits shown above, International Paper recorded equity earnings, net of taxes, of $22 million, $0 million and $5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010, September 30, 2009 and June 30, 2010, respectively, and $24 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010; and equity losses, net of taxes, of $56 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, related to the equity investment in Ilim Holdings S.A., a separate reportable industry segment.
(2) Includes gains of $221 million in the Industrial Packaging segment, $226 million in the Printing Papers segment, and $78 million million in the Consumer Packaging segment for the three months ended September 30, 2009, and gains of $637 million in the Industrial Packaging segment, $663 million in the Printing Papers segment, and $247 million in the Consumer Packaging segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, relating to alternative fuel mixture credits.
(3) Includes charges of $18 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, and $72 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, for CBPR integration costs.
(4) Includes charges of $7 million and $22 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively, for severance and other costs related to the planned closure of the Etienne mill and $48 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 to write down the assets at the Etienne mill in France to estimated fair value.
(5) Includes charges of $1 million and $11 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively, for shutdown costs for the Louisiana mill and the Franklin lumber mill, sheet converting plant and converting innovations center, and a charge of $23 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 for the closure of the Inverurie, Scotland mill.
(6) Includes charges of $2 million and $1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and June 30, 2010, respectively, and $4 million and $5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009, respectively, related to the reorganization of the Company’s Shorewood operations.
(7) Includes charges of $1 million and $3 million for additional closure costs for the Etienne mill in France for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010, respectively; and $3 million of additional closure costs for U.S. mills for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
(8) Includes charges of $111 million and $315 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010, respectively, for shutdown costs for the Franklin mill.
(9) Operating profits for industry segments include each segment’s percentage share of the profits of subsidiaries included in that segment that are less than wholly owned. The pre-tax noncontrolling interest and equity earnings for these subsidiaries are adjusted here to present consolidated earnings before income taxes and equity earnings.


 

International Paper Company

Reconciliation of Operating Profit to Operating Profit Before Special Items

(In millions)

 

     Three Months Ended September 30, 2010  
   Industrial
Packaging
    Printing
Papers
    Consumer
Packaging
    Distribution      Forest
Products
     Total  

Operating Profit as Reported

     332        278        71        22         49         752   

Restructuring and other charges

     —          —          —          —           —           —     
                                                  

Operating Profit Before Special Items

     332        278        71        22         49         752   
                                                  
     Three Months Ended June 30, 2010  
     Industrial
Packaging
    Printing
Papers
    Consumer
Packaging
    Distribution      Forest
Products
     Total  

Operating Profit as Reported

     192        47        48        26         40         353   

Restructuring and other charges

     1        111        1        —           —           113   
                                                  

Operating Profit Before Special Items

     193        158        49        26         40         466   
                                                  
     Three Months Ended September 30, 2009  
     Industrial
Packaging
    Printing
Papers
    Consumer
Packaging
    Distribution      Forest
Products
     Total  

Operating Profit as Reported

     410        363        144        21         2         940   

Restructuring and other charges

     7        1        2        —           —           10   

Alternative fuel mixture credits

     (221     (226     (78           (525

CBPR business integration costs

     18                  18   
                                                  

Operating Profit Before Special Items

     214        138        68        21         2         443   
                                                  


 

International Paper

Sales Volume by Product (1)

Preliminary and Unaudited

International Paper Consolidated

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010      2009      2010      2010      2009  

Industrial Packaging (In thousands of short tons)

              

Corrugated Packaging

     1,928         1,856         1,956         5,693         5,531   

Containerboard

     634         580         602         1,867         1,581   

Recycling

     636         566         644         1,860         1,759   

Saturated Kraft

     45         33         50         136         83   

Bleached Kraft

     23         22         21         66         52   

European Industrial Packaging

     251         252         259         768         790   

Asian Box

     114         43         44         197         109   

Asian Distribution

     87         157         82         270         318   
                                            

Industrial Packaging

     3,718         3,509         3,658         10,857         10,223   
                                            

Printing Papers (In thousands of short tons)

              

U.S. Uncoated Papers

     684         753         667         2,051         2,148   

European & Russian Uncoated Papers

     311         304         310         929         1,006   

Brazilian Uncoated Papers

     262         282         282         792         696   

Asian Uncoated Papers

     24         25         19         75         40   
                                            

Uncoated Papers

     1,281         1,364         1,278         3,847         3,890   
                                            

Market Pulp (2)

     385         422         317         1,053         1,114   
                                            

Consumer Packaging (In thousands of short tons)

              

U.S. Coated Paperboard

     364         324         354         1,057         932   

European Coated Paperboard

     88         86         86         264         265   

Asian Coated Paperboard

     213         221         217         651         628   

Other Consumer Packaging

     45         42         44         129         130   
                                            

Consumer Packaging

     710         673         701         2,101         1,955   
                                            

 

(1) Sales volumes include third party and inter-segment sales and exclude sales of equity investees.
(2) Includes internal sales to mills.


 

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

Consolidated Balance Sheet

Preliminary and Unaudited

(In Millions)

 

     September 30,
2010
     December 31,
2009
 

Assets

     

Current Assets

     

Cash and Temporary Investments

   $ 1,429       $ 1,892   

Accounts and Notes Receivable, Net

     3,310         2,695   

Inventories

     2,336         2,179   

Deferred Income Tax Assets

     330         368   

Other

     403         417   
                 

Total Current Assets

     7,808         7,551   
                 

Plants, Properties and Equipment, Net

     12,030         12,688   

Forestlands

     730         757   

Investments

     1,065         1,077   

Goodwill

     2,285         2,290   

Deferred Charges and Other Assets

     1,171         1,185   
                 

Total Assets

   $ 25,089       $ 25,548   
                 

Liabilities and Equity

     

Current Liabilities

     

Notes Payable and Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt

   $ 312       $ 304   

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

     4,206         3,708   
                 

Total Current Liabilities

     4,518         4,012   
                 

Long-Term Debt

     8,428         8,729   

Deferred Income Taxes

     2,759         2,425   

Pension Benefit Obligation

     1,607         2,765   

Postretirement and Postemployment Benefit Obligation

     517         538   

Other Liabilities

     622         824   

Equity

     

Invested Capital

     4,234         4,074   

Retained Earnings

     2,154         1,949   
                 

Total Shareholders’ Equity

     6,388         6,023   
                 

Non-controlling interests

     250         232   
                 

Total Equity

     6,638         6,255   
                 

Total Liabilities and Equity

   $ 25,089       $ 25,548   
                 


 

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

Preliminary and Unaudited

(In Millions)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010     2009  

Operating Activities

    

Net earnings

   $ 346      $ 778   

Depreciation, amortization and cost of timber harvested

     1,096        1,088   

Cost of timberlands sold

     143        —     

Deferred income tax expense, net

     397        585   

Restructuring and other charges

     359        313   

Payments related to restructuring and legal reserves

     (2     (35

Pension plan contribution

     (1,150     —     

Net losses on sales and impairments of businesses

     —          48   

Equity (earnings) loss, net

     (27     59   

Periodic pension expense, net

     174        160   

Alternative fuel mixture credits receivable

     —          (251

Other, net

     (57     140   

Changes in current assets and liabilities

    

Accounts and notes receivable

     (555     466   

Inventories

     (181     262   

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     126        (38

Interest payable

     49        21   

Other

     (131     (26
                

Cash Provided by Operations

     587 (1)      3,570 (1) 
                

Investment Activities

    

Invested in capital projects

     (457     (367

Acquisitions, net of cash received

     (152     (17

Other

     (2     (59
                

Cash Used for Investment Activities

     (611     (443
                

Financing Activities

    

Repurchases of common stock and payments of restricted stock tax withholding

     (26     (10

Issuance of debt

     177        2,490   

Reduction of debt

     (505     (4,911

Change in book overdrafts

     80        (5

Dividends paid

     (120     (129

Other

     (24     (113
                

Cash Used for Financing Activities

     (418     (2,678
                

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash

     (21     59   
                

Change in Cash and Temporary Investments

     (463     508   

Cash and Temporary Investments

    

Beginning of the period

     1,892        1,144   
                

End of the period

   $ 1,429      $ 1,652   
                

 

(1) Includes $132 million and $1.3 billion of cash received from alternative fuel mixture credits in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.