Resolute Forest Products (RFP) 10-Q 9 Aug 19 2019 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jul. 31, 2019
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2019
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-33776
Entity Registrant Name	RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS INC.
Entity Tax Identification Number	98-0526415
Entity Address, Address Line One	111 Robert-Bourassa Boulevard
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 5000
Entity Address, City	Montreal
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	H3C 2M1
City Area Code	514
Local Phone Number	875-2160
Title of 12(g) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
Trading Symbol	RFP
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		89,293,752
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Central Index Key	0001393066
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Address, Province	QC
Entity Address, Country	CA
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. [Member]
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Security Exchange Name	NYSE

Consolidated Statements of Oper

Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Sales	$ 755	$ 976	$ 1,550	$ 1,850
Costs and expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	42	54	82	107
Selling, general and administrative expenses	36	42	73	85
Closure costs, impairment and other related charges	0	1	0	1
Net gain on disposition of assets	0	(4)	0	(4)
Operating income (loss)	40	121	104	169
Interest expense	(7)	(11)	(16)	(24)
Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits	12	12	24	25
Other expense, net	(1)	(3)	(5)	(10)
Income (loss) before income taxes	44	119	107	160
Income tax provision	(19)	(47)	(40)	(78)
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests	25	72	67	82
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc.	$ 25	$ 72	$ 67	$ 82
Net income per share attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc. common shareholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.27	$ 0.79	$ 0.73	$ 0.90
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.27	$ 0.77	$ 0.71	$ 0.88
Weighted-average number of Resolute Forest Products Inc. common shares outstanding:
Basic	92.4	91.3	92.4	91.2
Diluted	93.6	93.2	93.8	93.1
Product [Member]
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs	$ 536	$ 639	$ 1,090	$ 1,253
Distribution costs [Member]
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs	$ 101	$ 123	$ 201	$ 239

Consolidated Statements of Op_2

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Parenthetical)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Type of cost, good or service [Extensible List]	us-gaap:ProductMember us-gaap:ShippingAndHandlingMember

Consolidated Statements of Comp

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$ 25	$ 72	$ 67	$ 82
Unamortized prior service credits
Change in unamortized prior service credits	(4)	(4)	(7)	(8)
Income tax provision	0	0	0	0
Change in unamortized prior service credits, net of tax	(4)	(4)	(7)	(8)
Unamortized actuarial losses
Change in unamortized actuarial losses	3	9	11	18
Income tax provision	0	(2)	(2)	(4)
Change in unamortized actuarial losses, net of tax	3	7	9	14
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(1)	3	2	6
Comprehensive income including noncontrolling interests	24	75	69	88
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc.	$ 24	$ 75	$ 69	$ 88

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 98	$ 304
Accounts receivable, net:
Trade	333	347
Other	67	102
Inventories, net	530	508
Other current assets	42	43
Total current assets	1,070	1,304
Fixed assets, net	1,479	1,515
Amortizable intangible assets, net	50	50
Deferred income tax assets	869	876
Operating lease right-of-use assets	63	0
Other assets	221	190
Total assets	3,752	3,935
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	376	427
Current portion of long-term debt	1	223
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	8	0
Total current liabilities	385	650
Long-term debt, net of current portion	422	422
Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	1,231	1,257
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion	59	0
Other liabilities	55	71
Total liabilities	2,152	2,400
Resolute Forest Products Inc. shareholders’ equity:
Common stock	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	3,803	3,802
Deficit	(1,131)	(1,198)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(948)	(950)
Treasury stock at cost	(125)	(120)
Total Resolute Forest Products Inc. shareholders’ equity	1,599	1,534
Noncontrolling interests	1	1
Total equity	1,600	1,535
Total liabilities and equity	$ 3,752	$ 3,935

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Accumulated depreciation	$ 1,579	$ 1,498
Accumulated amortization	25	24
Commitments and contingencies
Common stock, par value (per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares issued	119.1	118.8
Common stock, shares outstanding	90.4	90.8
Treasury stock, shares	28.7	28

Consolidated Statements of Chan

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings (Deficit) [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Non-controlling Interests [Member]
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 1,600	$ 0	$ 3,793	$ (1,294)	$ (780)	$ (120)	$ 1
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Share-based compensation, net of withholding taxes	4		4
Net income (loss)	82			82			0
Stock unit awards vested net of shares forfeited for employee withholding taxes	0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	6				6		0
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2018	$ 1,692	0	3,797	(1,212)	(774)	(120)	1
Stock Transactions, Parenthetical Disclosures [Abstract]
Stock unit awards vested, net of shares forfeited for employee withholding taxes	100,000
Treasury stock, shares, acquired	0
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2018	$ 1,616	0	3,796	(1,284)	(777)	(120)	1
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Share-based compensation, net of withholding taxes	1		1
Net income (loss)	72			72			0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	3				3		0
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2018	$ 1,692	0	3,797	(1,212)	(774)	(120)	1
Stock Transactions, Parenthetical Disclosures [Abstract]
Treasury stock, shares, acquired	0
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 1,535	0	3,802	(1,198)	(950)	(120)	1
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Share-based compensation, net of withholding taxes	1		1
Net income (loss)	67			67			0
Purchases of treasury stock	(5)					(5)
Stock unit awards vested net of shares forfeited for employee withholding taxes	0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	2				2		0
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2019	$ 1,600	0	3,803	(1,131)	(948)	(125)	1
Stock Transactions, Parenthetical Disclosures [Abstract]
Stock unit awards vested, net of shares forfeited for employee withholding taxes	300,000
Treasury stock, shares, acquired	720,000
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2019	$ 1,580	0	3,802	(1,156)	(947)	(120)	1
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Share-based compensation, net of withholding taxes	1		1
Net income (loss)	25			25			0
Purchases of treasury stock	(5)					(5)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(1)				(1)		0
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2019	$ 1,600	$ 0	$ 3,803	$ (1,131)	$ (948)	$ (125)	$ 1
Stock Transactions, Parenthetical Disclosures [Abstract]
Stock unit awards vested, net of shares forfeited for employee withholding taxes	0
Treasury stock, shares, acquired	720,000

Consolidated Statements of Cash

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$ 67	$ 82
Adjustments to reconcile net income including noncontrolling interests to net cash provided by operating activities:
Share-based compensation	3	5
Depreciation and amortization	82	107
Reversal of inventory write-downs related to closures	0	(1)
Deferred income taxes	40	75
Net pension contributions and other postretirement benefit payments	(57)	(70)
Net gain on disposition of assets	0	(4)
(Gain) loss on translation of foreign currency denominated deferred income taxes	(35)	44
Loss (gain) on translation of foreign currency denominated pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	37	(36)
Net planned major maintenance amortization (payments)	7	(3)
Changes in working capital:
Accounts receivable	38	17
Inventories	(21)	(20)
Other current assets	(3)	(1)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(64)	18
Other, net	1	7
Net cash provided by operating activities	95	220
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash invested in fixed assets	(45)	(53)
Disposition of assets	2	2
Decrease (increase) in countervailing duty cash deposits on supercalendered paper	1	(11)
Increase in countervailing and anti-dumping duty cash deposits on softwood lumber	(33)	(41)
Decrease (increase) in countervailing duty cash deposits on uncoated groundwood paper	6	(6)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(69)	(109)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net repayments under revolving credit facilities	0	(114)
Payments of debt	(225)	0
Purchases of treasury stock	(5)	0
Payments of financing and credit facility fees	(2)	(1)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(232)	(115)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash	1	(2)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(205)	(6)
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
Beginning of period	345	49
End of period	140	43
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash at period end:
Cash and cash equivalents	98	6
Restricted cash (included in “Other current assets” and “Other assets”)	$ 42	$ 37

Consolidated Statements of Ca_2

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical)	Jun. 30, 2019
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, asset, statement of financial position [Extensible List]	us-gaap:PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent us-gaap:OtherAssetsNoncurrent

Organization and Basis of Prese

Organization and Basis of Presentation	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization and Basis of Presentation	Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation Nature of operations Resolute Forest Products Inc. (with its subsidiaries, either individually or collectively, unless otherwise indicated, referred to as “Resolute Forest Products,” “we,” “our,” “us,” “Parent,” or the “Company”) is incorporated in Delaware. We are a global leader in the forest products industry with a diverse range of products, including market pulp, tissue, wood products, newsprint and specialty papers, which are marketed in close to 70 countries. We own or operate some 40 facilities, as well as power generation assets, in the United States and Canada. Financial statements Our interim consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes (or the “ Consolidated Financial Statements ”) are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (or the “ SEC ”) for interim reporting. Under those rules, certain footnotes and other financial information that are normally required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles may be condensed or omitted. In our opinion, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for the fair statement of the unaudited interim Consolidated Financial Statements have been made. All amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated. The results for the interim period ended June 30, 2019 , are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. These unaudited interim Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 , filed with the SEC on March 1, 2019 . Certain prior period amounts in our footnotes have been reclassified to conform to the 2019 presentation. New accounting pronouncement adopted in 2019 ASU 2016-02 “Leases” Effective January 1, 2019, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (or “ ASU ”) 2016-02, “Leases,” issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and the series of related accounting standard updates that followed (collectively, “ Topic 842 ”), through a cumulative-effect adjustment as of that date. The effect of this ASU on our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 1, 2019, was as follows: (Unaudited, in millions ) Before ASU Effect of Change As Adjusted Amortizable intangible assets, net $ 50 $ 1 $ 51 Operating lease right-of-use assets — 65 65 Current portion of operating lease liabilities — 7 7 Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion — 60 60 Other liabilities 71 (1 ) 70 On adoption, we elected to apply the package of practical expedients that allows us not to reassess whether expired or existing contracts contain leases, the classification of these leases, and whether previously capitalized initial direct costs would qualify for capitalization under Topic 842. Furthermore, we elected to use hindsight in determining the lease term and assessing impairment of the operating lease right-of-use assets. As a result of the implementation of Topic 842, our leases accounting policy was updated as follows: We determine if a contract contains a lease at inception. Leases are classified as either operating leases or finance leases. Operating leases are included in “Operating lease right-of-use assets,” “Current portion of operating lease liabilities,” and “Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion,” whereas finance leases are included in “Fixed assets, net,” “Current portion of long-term debt,” and “Long-term debt, net of current portion” in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Leases with a term of less than 12 months are not recorded in our Consolidated Balance Sheets, and are expensed over the term of the lease in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Operating lease right-of-use assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the term of the lease, and the related liabilities represent our obligation to make the lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease right-of-use assets and the related liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the lease payments over the term of the lease. Renewal and termination options are included in our lease terms when it is reasonably certain that they will be exercised. In determining the present value of lease payments, we use the implicit rate when readily determinable, or our estimated incremental borrowing rate, which is based on information available at the lease commencement date. Lease payments are expensed in our Consolidated Statements of Operations on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. For buildings, we account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. For all other contracts, we account for the lease and non-lease components separately.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Equity [Abstract]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Note 2. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss The change in our accumulated other comprehensive loss by component (net of tax) for the six months ended June 30, 2019 , was as follows: (Unaudited, in millions) Unamortized Prior Service Credits Unamortized Actuarial Losses Foreign Currency Translation Total Balance as of December 31, 2018 $ 28 $ (971 ) $ (7 ) $ (950 ) Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications — (3 ) — (3 ) Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss (1) (7 ) 12 — 5 Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income (7 ) 9 — 2 Balance as of June 30, 2019 $ 21 $ (962 ) $ (7 ) $ (948 ) (1) See the table below for details about these reclassifications. The reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the six months ended June 30, 2019 , were comprised of the following: (Unaudited, in millions) Amounts Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Affected Line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations Unamortized Prior Service Credits Amortization of prior service credits $ (6 ) Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits (1) Curtailment gain (1 ) Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits (1) — Income tax provision $ (7 ) Net of tax Unamortized Actuarial Losses Amortization of actuarial losses $ 15 Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits (1) (3 ) Income tax provision $ 12 Net of tax Total Reclassifications $ 5 Net of tax (1) These items are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost related to our pension and other postretirement benefit (or “ OPEB ”) plans summarized in Note 8, “Employee Benefit Plans .”

Net Income (Loss) Per Share

Net Income (Loss) Per Share	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net Income (Loss) Per Share	Note 3. Net Income Per Share The reconciliation of the basic and diluted net income per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 , was as follows: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (Unaudited, in millions, except per share amounts) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Numerator: Net income attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc. $ 25 $ 72 $ 67 $ 82 Denominator: Basic weighted-average number of Resolute Forest Products Inc. common shares outstanding 92.4 91.3 92.4 91.2 Dilutive impact of nonvested stock unit awards (1) 1.2 1.9 1.4 1.9 Diluted weighted-average number of Resolute Forest Products Inc. common shares outstanding 93.6 93.2 93.8 93.1 Net income per share attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc. common shareholders: Basic $ 0.27 $ 0.79 $ 0.73 $ 0.90 Diluted 0.27 0.77 0.71 0.88 (1) When we refer to stock unit awards we mean equity-classified restricted stock units, deferred stock units and performance stock units. The weighted-average number of outstanding stock options that were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per share, as their impact would have been antidilutive, was 1.0 million and 1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 , respectively, and 1.0 million and 1.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 , respectively.

Inventories, Net

Inventories, Net	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Inventories, Net	Note 4. Inventories, Net Inventories, net as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 , were comprised of the following: (Unaudited, in millions) June 30, December 31, Raw materials $ 102 $ 106 Work in process 41 39 Finished goods 194 180 Mill stores and other supplies 193 183 $ 530 $ 508

Operating Leases

Operating Leases	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Leases	Note 5. Operating leases We have operating leases for buildings, machinery, chemical equipment, rail cars, and office equipment with remaining terms from less than one year to 24 years . These leases may include renewal options for up to 13 years . The components of lease expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 , were as follows: (Unaudited, in millions) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Operating lease cost $ 3 $ 6 Variable lease cost (1) 4 10 (1) Variable lease cost is determined by the consumption of the underlying asset. Supplemental information related to operating leases was as follows: (Unaudited) June 30, Weighted-average remaining operating lease term (in years) 11.4 Weighted-average operating lease discount rate 4.7 % (Unaudited, in millions) Six Months Ended Operating cash flow payments for operating lease liabilities $ 5 Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities 2 The maturities of operating lease liabilities as of June 30, 2019 , were as follows: (Unaudited, in millions) Operating Leases Years ending December 31, 2019 $ 5 2020 11 2021 9 2022 9 2023 7 2024 and thereafter 46 Total lease payments 87 Less: imputed interest (20 ) Total operating lease liabilities $ 67

Accounts Payable and Accrued Li

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities	Note 6. Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued liabilities as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 , were comprised of the following: (Unaudited, in millions) June 30, December 31, Trade accounts payable $ 270 $ 299 Accrued compensation 49 66 Accrued interest 3 5 Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations 17 17 Accrued provision for former Fibrek Inc. dissenting shareholders 11 — Income and other taxes payable 4 4 Deposits 10 20 Other 12 16 $ 376 $ 427

Long-Term Debt

Long-Term Debt	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-Term Debt	Note 7. Long-Term Debt Overview Long-term debt, including current portion, as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 , was comprised of the following: (Unaudited, in millions) June 30, December 31, 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2023: Principal amount $ 375 $ 600 Deferred financing costs (3 ) (5 ) Unamortized discount (2 ) (3 ) Total 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2023 370 592 Term loan due 2025 46 46 Finance lease obligation 7 7 Total debt 423 645 Less: Current portion of 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2023 — (222 ) Less: Current portion of finance lease obligation (1 ) (1 ) Long-term debt, net of current portion $ 422 $ 422 2023 Notes We issued $600 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2023 (or the “ 2023 Notes ”) on May 8, 2013. Upon their issuance, the notes were recorded at their fair value of $594 million , which reflected a discount of $6 million that is being amortized to “Interest expense” in our Consolidated Statements of Operations using the interest method over the term of the notes, resulting in an effective interest rate of 6% . Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually beginning November 15, 2013, until their maturity date of May 15, 2023. In connection with the issuance of the notes, we incurred financing costs of $9 million , which were deferred and recorded as a reduction of the notes. Deferred financing costs are amortized to “Interest expense” in our Consolidated Statements of Operations using the interest method over the term of the notes. On January 3, 2019 (or the “ closing date ”), we repurchased $225 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2023 Notes, pursuant to a notes purchase agreement entered into on December 21, 2018, with certain noteholders, at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the closing date. The aggregate principal amount and related deferred financing costs and unamortized discount were included in “Current portion of long-term debt” in our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2018. As a result of the repurchase, we recorded a net loss on extinguishment of debt of $3 million in “ Other expense, net ” in our Consolidated Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2019. The fair value of the 2023 Notes (Level 1) was $379 million and $598 million as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 , respectively. Senior Secured Credit Facility On September 7, 2016, we entered into a senior secured credit facility (or the “ Senior Secured Credit Facility ”) for up to $185 million . The Senior Secured Credit Facility provides a term loan of $46 million with a maturity date of September 7, 2025 (or the “ Term Loan ”), and a revolving credit facility of up to $139 million with a maturity date of September 7, 2022 (or the “ Revolving Credit Facility ”). As of June 30, 2019 , we had $139 million of availability under the Revolving Credit Facility, which was undrawn. The fair value of the Term Loan (Level 2) approximated its carrying value as of both June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 . ABL Credit Facility On May 14, 2019, we entered into an amendment to the credit agreement dated May 22, 2015, for a senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (or the “ ABL Credit Facility ”). The amended credit agreement provides for an extension of the maturity date to May 14, 2024, with an aggregate lender commitment of $500 million at any time outstanding, subject to borrowing base availability based on specified advance rates, eligibility criteria and customary reserves. The aggregate lender commitment under the facility includes a $60 million swingline sub-facility and a $200 million letter of credit sub-facility, and we may convert up to $50 million of the commitments under the facility to a first-in last-out facility (or “ FILO Facility ”), subject to the consent of each converting lender. The ABL Credit Facility also provides for an uncommitted ability to increase the revolving credit facility by up to $500 million , subject to certain terms and conditions set forth in the agreement. Revolving loan (and letter of credit) availability under the facility is subject to a borrowing base, which at any time is equal to the sum of (i) 85% of eligible accounts receivable (or 90% with respect to certain insured or letter of credit backed accounts or with accounts owed by investment grade obligors), plus (ii) the lesser of (A) 70% of the lesser of the cost or market value of eligible inventory or (B) 85% of the net orderly liquidation value of eligible inventory, plus (iii) 100% of the value of eligible cash and 95% of the value of permitted investments held in deposit accounts controlled solely by the administrative and collateral agent (or the “a gent ”). The credit agreement includes reserves that reduce the borrowing base, including: (i) a reserve commencing March 16, 2023 for the outstanding principal amount due under the 2023 Notes; and (ii) a reserve for the outstanding principal amount due under the Senior Secured Credit Facility, commencing 60 days before its maturity. The borrowing base is subject to other customary reserves and eligibility criteria, in the exercise of the agent’s reasonable discretion. The obligations under the credit agreement are guaranteed by certain material subsidiaries of the Company and are secured by first priority liens on and security interests in accounts receivable, inventory and related assets. Loans under the credit agreement bear interest at a rate equal to a base rate, the London Interbank Offered Rate (or the “ LIBOR ”), or the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (or the “ CDOR ”), in each case plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin is between 0.00% and 0.50% with respect to base rate loans and between 1.00% and 1.50% with respect to LIBOR and CDOR loans, in each case based on availability under the credit facility and a leverage ratio. In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the ABL Credit Facility, we are required to pay a fee in respect of unutilized commitments under the ABL Credit Facility equal to 0.30% per annum when average daily utilization under the ABL Credit Facility for the prior fiscal quarter is less than 35% of the total revolving commitments, and 0.25% per annum when average daily utilization under the ABL Credit Facility for the prior fiscal quarter is greater than or equal to 35% of the total revolving commitments, as well as a fee in respect of outstanding letters of credit (equal to the applicable margin in respect of LIBOR and CDOR loans plus a fronting fee of 0.125% and certain administrative fees). Loans under the ABL Credit Facility may be repaid from time to time at our discretion without premium or penalty, with the exception of breakage costs for LIBOR and CDOR loans, if any. However, no loans under the FILO Facility can be repaid unless all other loans under the credit agreement are repaid first. We are required to repay outstanding loans that exceed the maximum availability then in effect. The credit agreement contains customary covenants for asset-based credit agreements of this type, including, among other things: (i) requirements to deliver financial statements, other reports and notices; (ii) restrictions on the existence or incurrence and repayment of indebtedness by the Company and its subsidiaries; (iii) restrictions on the existence or incurrence of liens by the Company and its subsidiaries; (iv) restrictions on the Company and certain of its subsidiaries making certain restricted payments; (v) restrictions on the Company and certain of its subsidiaries making certain investments; (vi) restrictions on certain mergers, consolidations and asset dispositions; (vii) restrictions on transactions with affiliates; (viii) restrictions on amendments or modifications to the Canadian pension and benefit plans; (ix) restrictions on modifications to material indebtedness; and (x) a springing requirement for the Company to maintain a minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, as determined under the credit agreement, of 1.0 :1.0, anytime availability under the facility falls below the greater of $45 million or 10% of the maximum available borrowing amount for two consecutive business days. Subject to customary grace periods and notice requirements, the credit agreement also contains certain customary events of default. As of June 30, 2019 , we had $353 million of availability under the ABL Credit Facility, which was undrawn except for $51 million of ordinary course letters of credit outstanding. Finance lease obligation We have a finance lease obligation for a warehouse with a maturity date of December 1, 2027, which can be renewed for 20 years at our option. Minimum monthly payments are determined by an escalatory price clause.

Employee Benefit Plans

Employee Benefit Plans	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Employee Benefit Plans	Note 8. Employee Benefit Plans Pension and other postretirement benefit plans The components of net periodic benefit cost relating to our pension and OPEB plans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 , were as follows: Pension Plans: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (Unaudited, in millions) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Interest cost $ 45 $ 48 $ 90 $ 96 Expected return on plan assets (61 ) (67 ) (124 ) (134 ) Amortization of actuarial losses 9 10 18 20 Amortization of prior service credits (1 ) — (1 ) (1 ) Non-operating pension credits (8 ) (9 ) (17 ) (19 ) Service cost 3 4 7 9 Net periodic benefit credits before special events (5 ) (5 ) (10 ) (10 ) Curtailment and settlement (gain) loss (1 ) 1 (1 ) 1 $ (6 ) $ (4 ) $ (11 ) $ (9 ) OPEB Plans: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (Unaudited, in millions) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Interest cost $ 1 $ 2 $ 2 $ 3 Amortization of actuarial gains (2 ) (2 ) (3 ) (3 ) Amortization of prior service credits (2 ) (4 ) (5 ) (7 ) Non-operating other postretirement benefit credits (3 ) (4 ) (6 ) (7 ) Service cost — 1 — 1 $ (3 ) $ (3 ) $ (6 ) $ (6 ) Defined contribution plans Our expense for the defined contribution plans totaled $4 million and $5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $9 million and $10 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Note 9. Income Taxes The income tax provision attributable to income before income taxes differs from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 21% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 , as a result of the following: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (Unaudited, in millions) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Income before income taxes $ 44 $ 119 $ 107 $ 160 Income tax provision: Expected income tax provision (9 ) (25 ) (22 ) (34 ) Changes resulting from: Valuation allowance (1) (4 ) 13 (11 ) 8 Foreign exchange 1 (7 ) 4 (14 ) U.S. tax on non-U.S. earnings (2) (5 ) (18 ) (5 ) (25 ) State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit 1 — 2 2 Foreign tax rate differences (4 ) (7 ) (9 ) (12 ) Other, net 1 (3 ) 1 (3 ) $ (19 ) $ (47 ) $ (40 ) $ (78 ) (1) Relates to our U.S. operations. (2) Reduces income tax benefits on U.S. losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Note 10. Commitments and Contingencies Legal matters We become involved in various legal proceedings, claims and governmental inquiries, investigations, and other disputes in the normal course of business, including matters related to contracts, commercial and trade disputes, taxes, environmental issues, activist damages, employment and workers’ compensation claims, grievances, human rights complaints, pension and benefit plans and obligations, health and safety, product safety and liability, asbestos exposure, financial reporting and disclosure obligations, corporate governance, First Nations claims, antitrust, governmental regulations, and other matters. Although the final outcome is subject to many variables and cannot be predicted with any degree of certainty, we regularly assess the status of the matters and establish provisions (including legal costs expected to be incurred) when we believe an adverse outcome is probable, and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Except as described below and for claims that cannot be assessed due to their preliminary nature, we believe that the ultimate disposition of these matters outstanding or pending as of June 30, 2019 , will not have a material adverse effect on our Consolidated Financial Statements. Asbestos-related lawsuits We are involved in a number of asbestos-related lawsuits filed primarily in U.S. state courts, including certain cases involving multiple defendants. These lawsuits principally allege direct or indirect personal injury or death resulting from exposure to asbestos-containing premises. While we dispute the plaintiffs’ allegations and intend to vigorously defend these claims, the ultimate resolution of these matters cannot be determined at this time. These lawsuits frequently involve claims for unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, and we are unable to reasonably estimate a range of possible losses. However, unfavorable rulings, judgments or settlement terms could materially impact our Consolidated Financial Statements. Certain cases, including cases that were scheduled in March 2019, were settled without any material impact in our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. Countervailing duty and anti-dumping investigations on softwood lumber On November 25, 2016, countervailing duty and anti-dumping petitions were filed with the U.S. Department of Commerce (or “ Commerce ”) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (or “ ITC ”) by certain U.S. softwood lumber products producers and forest landowners, requesting that the U.S. government impose countervailing and anti-dumping duties on Canadian-origin softwood lumber products exported to the U.S. One of our subsidiaries was identified in the petitions as being a Canadian exporting producer of softwood lumber products to the U.S. and was selected as a mandatory respondent to be investigated by Commerce in both the countervailing duty and anti-dumping investigations. On April 24, 2017, Commerce announced its preliminary determination in the countervailing duty investigation and, as a result, after April 28, 2017, we were required to pay cash deposits to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency (or “ U.S. Customs ”) at a rate of 12.82% for estimated countervailing duties on our U.S. imports of softwood lumber products produced at our Canadian sawmills. The preliminary rate remained in effect until August 26, 2017. Commerce changed the rate in its final affirmative determination on November 2, 2017, but the new rate did not take effect until December 28, 2017, following the ITC’s final affirmative determination and the publication by Commerce of a countervailing duty order. Since that date, we have been required to resume paying cash deposits to the U.S. Customs at a rate of 14.7% for our softwood lumber products U.S. imports from our Canadian sawmills. This rate will continue until Commerce sets a duty rate in an administrative review, or a new rate may be set through a remand determination by a North American Free Trade Agreement (or “ NAFTA ”) binational panel on appeal. Through June 30, 2019 , our cash deposits totaled $106 million and, based on the 14.7% rate and our current operating parameters, could be as high as $60 million per year. On June 26, 2017, Commerce announced its preliminary determination in the anti-dumping investigation and, as a result, after June 30, 2017, we were required to pay cash deposits to the U.S. Customs at a rate of 4.59% for estimated anti-dumping duties on our U.S. imports of softwood lumber products produced at our Canadian sawmills. On November 2, 2017, Commerce announced its final affirmative determination in the anti-dumping investigation and, as a result, since November 8, 2017, we have been required to pay cash deposits to the U.S. Customs, at a rate of 3.2% for our softwood lumber products U.S. imports from our Canadian sawmills. This rate will apply until Commerce sets a duty rate in an administrative review, or a new rate may be set through a remand determination by a NAFTA binational panel on appeal. Through June 30, 2019 , our cash deposits totaled $30 million and, based on the 3.2% rate and our current operating parameters, could be as high as $15 million per year. On April 1, 2019, Commerce published a notice initiating the administrative reviews of the countervailing duty and anti-dumping orders on softwood lumber products from Canada. We were selected as a mandatory respondent in these administrative reviews and we are in the process of responding to Commerce with the information requested. We are not presently able to determine the ultimate resolution of these matters, but we believe it is not probable that we will ultimately be assessed with significant duties, if any, on our U.S. imports of Canadian-produced softwood lumber products. Accordingly, no contingent loss was recorded in respect of these petitions in our Consolidated Statements of Operations, and our cash deposits were recorded in “Other assets” in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Fibrek acquisition Effective July 31, 2012, we completed the final step of the transaction pursuant to which we acquired the remaining 25.4% of the outstanding Fibrek Inc. (or “ Fibrek ”) shares, following the approval of Fibrek’s shareholders on July 23, 2012, and the issuance of a final order of the Quebec Superior Court in Canada approving the arrangement on July 27, 2012. Certain former shareholders of Fibrek exercised (or purported to exercise) rights of dissent in respect of the transaction, asking for a judicial determination of the fair value of their claim under the Canada Business Corporations Act . No consideration has to date been paid to the former Fibrek shareholders who exercised (or purported to exercise) rights of dissent. Any such consideration will only be paid out upon settlement or judicial determination of the fair value of their claims and will be paid entirely in cash. Accordingly, we cannot presently determine the amount that ultimately will be paid to former holders of Fibrek shares in connection with the proceedings, but we have accrued Cdn $14 million ( $11 million , based on the exchange rate in effect on June 30, 2019 ) for the eventual payment of those claims. The hearing in this matter occurred in 2019 and we are awaiting the decision of the court. Partial wind-ups of pension plans On June 12, 2012, we filed a motion for directives with the Quebec Superior Court, the court with jurisdiction in the creditor protection proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) (or the “ CCAA Creditor Protection Proceedings ”), seeking an order to prevent pension regulators in each of Quebec, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador from declaring partial wind-ups of pension plans relating to employees of former operations in New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador, or a declaration that any claim for accelerated reimbursements of deficits arising from a partial wind-up is a barred claim under the CCAA Creditor Protection Proceedings. We contend, among other things, that any such declaration, if issued, would be inconsistent with the Quebec Superior Court’s sanction order confirming the CCAA debtors’ CCAA Plan of Reorganization and Compromise , as amended, and the terms of our emergence from the CCAA Creditor Protection Proceedings. A partial wind-up would likely shorten the period in which any deficit within those plans, which could reach up to Cdn $150 million ( $115 million , based on the exchange rate in effect on June 30, 2019 ), would have to be funded if we do not obtain the relief sought. The hearing in this matter could occur in 2019 or 2020. Environmental matters We are subject to a variety of federal or national, state, provincial, and local environmental laws and regulations in the jurisdictions in which we operate. We believe our operations are in material compliance with current applicable environmental laws and regulations. Environmental regulations promulgated in the future could require substantial additional expenditures for compliance and could have a material impact on us, in particular, and the industry in general. We may be a “potentially responsible party” with respect to a hazardous waste site that is being addressed pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (commonly known as Superfund). We believe we will not be liable for any significant amounts at this site. We have environmental liabilities of $8 million recorded as of both June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 , primarily related to environmental remediation related to closed sites. The amount of these liabilities represents management’s estimate of the ultimate settlement based on an assessment of relevant factors and assumptions and could be affected by changes in facts or assumptions not currently known to management for which the outcome cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. These liabilities are included in “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities” or “Other liabilities” in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We also have asset retirement obligations of $26 million and $23 million recorded as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 , respectively, primarily consisting of liabilities associated with landfills, sludge basins and the dismantling of retired assets. These liabilities are included in “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities” or “Other liabilities” in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Share Capital

Share Capital	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Equity [Abstract]
Share Capital	Note 11. Share Capital During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 , we repurchased 720,000 shares, at a cost of $5 million under our $150 million share repurchase program, which was launched in 2012. We did not repurchase any shares during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 . There remains $19 million under the program.

Segment Information

Segment Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment Information	Note 12. Segment Information We manage our business based on the products we manufacture. Accordingly, our reportable segments correspond to our principal product lines: market pulp, tissue, wood products, newsprint, and specialty papers. None of the income or loss items following “ Operating income ” in our Consolidated Statements of Operations are allocated to our segments, since those items are reviewed separately by management. For the same reason, closure costs, impairment and other related charges, inventory write-downs related to closures, start-up costs, gains and losses on disposition of assets, as well as other discretionary charges or credits are not allocated to our segments. We allocate depreciation and amortization expense to our segments, although the related fixed assets and amortizable intangible assets are not allocated to segment assets. Additionally, all selling, general and administrative expenses are allocated to our segments, with the exception of certain discretionary charges and credits, which we present under “corporate and other.” Information about certain segment data for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 , was as follows: (Unaudited, in millions) Market Pulp (1) Tissue (2) Wood Products (3) Newsprint Specialty Papers Segment Total Corporate and Other Total Sales Second quarter 2019 $ 189 $ 43 $ 168 $ 209 $ 146 $ 755 $ — $ 755 2018 264 35 254 230 193 976 — 976 First six months 2019 420 82 329 421 298 1,550 — 1,550 2018 521 57 463 428 381 1,850 — 1,850 Depreciation and amortization Second quarter 2019 $ 5 $ 4 $ 9 $ 8 $ 11 $ 37 $ 5 $ 42 2018 8 5 7 17 12 49 5 54 First six months 2019 10 9 17 15 21 72 10 82 2018 15 6 15 33 24 93 14 107 Operating income (loss) Second quarter 2019 $ 27 $ (4 ) $ (3 ) $ 17 $ 15 $ 52 $ (12 ) $ 40 2018 41 (10 ) 79 18 4 132 (11 ) 121 First six months 2019 69 (12 ) 3 45 30 135 (31 ) 104 2018 74 (11 ) 132 14 (3 ) 206 (37 ) 169 (1) Inter-segment sales of $11 million and $9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $22 million and $19 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, which are transacted at cost, were excluded from market pulp sales. (2) The operating results of our Calhoun (Tennessee) tissue operations, previously recorded under “corporate and other,” have been recorded in our tissue segment since April 1, 2018. (3) Wood products sales to our joint ventures, which are transacted at arm’s length negotiated prices, were $6 million and $8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $11 million and $16 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Condensed Consolidating Financi

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Condensed Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information	Note 13. Condensed Consolidating Financial Information The following information is presented in accordance with Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X and the public information requirements of Rule 144 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in connection with Resolute Forest Products Inc.’s 2023 Notes that are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by all of our 100% owned material U.S. subsidiaries (or the “ Guarantor Subsidiaries ”). The 2023 Notes are not guaranteed by our foreign subsidiaries (or the “ Non-guarantor Subsidiaries ”). The following condensed consolidating financial information sets forth the Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 , the Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 , and the Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 for the Parent, the Guarantor Subsidiaries on a combined basis, and the Non-guarantor Subsidiaries also on a combined basis. The condensed consolidating financial information reflects the investments of the Parent in the Guarantor Subsidiaries and Non-guarantor Subsidiaries, as well as the investments of the Guarantor Subsidiaries in the Non-guarantor Subsidiaries, using the equity method of accounting. The principal consolidating adjustments are entries to eliminate the investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited, in millions) Parent Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Sales $ — $ 613 $ 569 $ (427 ) $ 755 Costs and expenses: Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs — 599 371 (434 ) 536 Depreciation and amortization — 9 33 — 42 Distribution costs — 23 76 2 101 Selling, general and administrative expenses 4 15 17 — 36 Operating (loss) income (4 ) (33 ) 72 5 40 Interest expense (17 ) — (2 ) 12 (7 ) Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits — 2 10 — 12 Other income (expense), net — 15 (4 ) (12 ) (1 ) Equity in income of subsidiaries 46 7 — (53 ) — Income (loss) before income taxes 25 (9 ) 76 (48 ) 44 Income tax provision — — (18 ) (1 ) (19 ) Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests 25 (9 ) 58 (49 ) 25 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests — — — — — Net income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc. $ 25 $ (9 ) $ 58 $ (49 ) $ 25 Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc. $ 24 $ (12 ) $ 60 $ (48 ) $ 24 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited, in millions) Parent Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Sales $ — $ 1,285 $ 1,166 $ (901 ) $ 1,550 Costs and expenses: Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs — 1,247 742 (899 ) 1,090 Depreciation and amortization — 19 63 — 82 Distribution costs — 49 155 (3 ) 201 Selling, general and administrative expenses 10 24 39 — 73 Operating (loss) income (10 ) (54 ) 167 1 104 Interest expense (34 ) (2 ) (6 ) 26 (16 ) Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits — 5 19 — 24 Other (expense) income, net (3 ) 32 (8 ) (26 ) (5 ) Equity in income of subsidiaries 114 18 — (132 ) — Income (loss) before income taxes 67 (1 ) 172 (131 ) 107 Income tax provision — — (40 ) — (40 ) Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests 67 (1 ) 132 (131 ) 67 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests — — — — — Net income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc. $ 67 $ (1 ) $ 132 $ (131 ) $ 67 Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc. $ 69 $ (6 ) $ 139 $ (133 ) $ 69 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited, in millions) Parent Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Sales $ — $ 731 $ 674 $ (429 ) $ 976 Costs and expenses: Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs — 666 396 (423 ) 639 Depreciation and amortization — 21 33 — 54 Distribution costs — 38 85 — 123 Selling, general and administrative expenses 7 14 21 — 42 Closure costs, impairment and other related charges — — 1 — 1 Net gain on disposition of assets — — (4 ) — (4 ) Operating (loss) income (7 ) (8 ) 142 (6 ) 121 Interest expense (24 ) (1 ) (3 ) 17 (11 ) Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits — 3 9 — 12 Other income (expense), net — 19 (5 ) (17 ) (3 ) Equity in income of subsidiaries 103 28 — (131 ) — Income before income taxes 72 41 143 (137 ) 119 Income tax provision — — (48 ) 1 (47 ) Net income including noncontrolling interests 72 41 95 (136 ) 72 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests — — — — — Net income attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc. $ 72 $ 41 $ 95 $ (136 ) $ 72 Comprehensive income attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc. $ 75 $ 39 $ 100 $ (139 ) $ 75 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited, in millions) Parent Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Sales $ — $ 1,540 $ 1,266 $ (956 ) $ 1,850 Costs and expenses: Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs — 1,437 762 (946 ) 1,253 Depreciation and amortization — 41 66 — 107 Distribution costs — 77 164 (2 ) 239 Selling, general and administrative expenses 12 31 42 — 85 Closure costs, impairment and other related charges — — 1 — 1 Net gain on disposition of assets — — (4 ) — (4 ) Operating (loss) income (12 ) (46 ) 235 (8 ) 169 Interest expense (47 ) (4 ) (6 ) 33 (24 ) Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits — 7 18 — 25 Other income (expense), net — 33 (10 ) (33 ) (10 ) Equity in income of subsidiaries 141 49 — (190 ) — Income before income taxes 82 39 237 (198 ) 160 Income tax provision — — (80 ) 2 (78 ) Net income including noncontrolling interests 82 39 157 (196 ) 82 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests — — — — — Net income attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc. $ 82 $ 39 $ 157 $ (196 ) $ 82 Comprehensive income attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc. $ 88 $ 34 $ 168 $ (202 ) $ 88 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET As of June 30, 2019 (Unaudited, in millions) Parent Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ — $ 91 $ 7 $ — $ 98 Accounts receivable, net — 270 130 — 400 Accounts receivable from affiliates — 248 748 (996 ) — Inventories, net — 214 328 (12 ) 530 Advance and interest receivable from parent — 66 — (66 ) — Interest receivable from affiliate — 4 — (4 ) — Other current assets — 16 26 — 42 Total current assets — 909 1,239 (1,078 ) 1,070 Fixed assets, net — 525 954 — 1,479 Amortizable intangible assets, net — 3 47 — 50 Deferred income tax assets — 1 865 3 869 Operating lease right-of-use assets — 29 34 — 63 Notes receivable from parent — 1,264 — (1,264 ) — Note receivable from affiliate — 111 — (111 ) — Investments in consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates 3,875 2,083 — (5,958 ) — Other assets — 158 63 — 221 Total assets $ 3,875 $ 5,083 $ 3,202 $ (8,408 ) $ 3,752 Liabilities and equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 10 $ 122 $ 244 $ — $ 376 Current portion of long-term debt — 1 — — 1 Current portion of operating lease liabilities — 4 4 — 8 Accounts payable to affiliates 257 784 — (1,041 ) — Advance and interest payable to subsidiaries 66 — — (66 ) — Interest payable to affiliate — — 4 (4 ) — Total current liabilities 333 911 252 (1,111 ) 385 Long-term debt, net of current portion 370 52 — — 422 Notes payable to subsidiaries 1,264 — — (1,264 ) — Note payable to affiliate — — 111 (111 ) — Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations — 330 901 — 1,231 Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion — 26 33 — 59 Other liabilities — 22 33 — 55 Total liabilities 1,967 1,341 1,330 (2,486 ) 2,152 Total equity 1,908 3,742 1,872 (5,922 ) 1,600 Total liabilities and equity $ 3,875 $ 5,083 $ 3,202 $ (8,408 ) $ 3,752 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited, in millions) Parent Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ — $ 301 $ 3 $ — $ 304 Accounts receivable, net — 301 148 — 449 Accounts receivable from affiliates — 588 1,071 (1,659 ) — Inventories, net — 194 327 (13 ) 508 Note, advance and interest receivable from parent — 422 — (422 ) — Interest receivable from affiliate — 4 — (4 ) — Other current assets — 15 28 — 43 Total current assets — 1,825 1,577 (2,098 ) 1,304 Fixed assets, net — 523 992 — 1,515 Amortizable intangible assets, net — 2 48 — 50 Deferred income tax assets — 1 872 3 876 Notes receivable from parent — 657 — (657 ) — Note receivable from affiliate — 107 — (107 ) — Investments in consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates 4,119 2,205 — (6,324 ) — Other assets — 126 64 — 190 Total assets $ 4,119 $ 5,446 $ 3,553 $ (9,183 ) $ 3,935 Liabilities and equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 7 $ 170 $ 250 $ — $ 427 Current portion of long-term debt 222 1 — — 223 Accounts payable to affiliates 592 1,112 — (1,704 ) — Note, advance and interest payable to subsidiaries 422 — — (422 ) — Interest payable to affiliate — — 4 (4 ) — Total current liabilities 1,243 1,283 254 (2,130 ) 650 Long-term debt, net of current portion 370 52 — — 422 Notes payable to subsidiaries 657 — — (657 ) — Note payable to affiliate — — 107 (107 ) — Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations — 342 915 — 1,257 Other liabilities 6 21 44 — 71 Total liabilities 2,276 1,698 1,320 (2,894 ) 2,400 Total equity 1,843 3,748 2,233 (6,289 ) 1,535 Total liabilities and equity $ 4,119 $ 5,446 $ 3,553 $ (9,183 ) $ 3,935 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited, in millions) Parent Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Net cash provided by operating activities $ — $ 64 $ 31 $ — $ 95 Cash flows from investing activities: Cash invested in fixed assets — (19 ) (26 ) — (45 ) Disposition of assets — 2 — — 2 Decrease in countervailing duty cash deposits on supercalendered paper — 1 — — 1 Increase in countervailing and anti-dumping duty cash deposits on softwood lumber — (33 ) — — (33 ) Decrease in countervailing duty cash deposits on uncoated groundwood paper — 6 — — 6 Increase in notes receivable from and advance to parent — (230 ) — 230 — Net cash used in investing activities — (273 ) (26 ) 230 (69 ) Cash flows from financing activities: Payments of debt (225 ) — — — (225 ) Purchases of treasury stock (5 ) — — — (5 ) Payments of financing and credit facility fees — (1 ) (1 ) — (2 ) Increase in notes payable to and advance from subsidiaries 230 — — (230 ) — Net cash used in financing activities — (1 ) (1 ) (230 ) (232 ) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash — — 1 — 1 Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash — (210 ) 5 — (205 ) Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash: Beginning of period — 306 39 — 345 End of period $ — $ 96 $ 44 $ — $ 140 Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash at period end: Cash and cash equivalents $ — $ 91 $ 7 $ — $ 98 Restricted cash — 5 37 — 42 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited, in millions) Parent Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Net cash provided by operating activities $ — $ 187 $ 33 $ — $ 220 Cash flows from investing activities: Cash invested in fixed assets — (16 ) (37 ) — (53 ) Disposition of assets — — 2 — 2 Increase in countervailing duty cash deposits on supercalendered paper — (11 ) — — (11 ) Increase in countervailing and anti-dumping duty cash deposits on softwood lumber — (41 ) — — (41 ) Increase in countervailing duty cash deposits on uncoated groundwood paper — (6 ) — — (6 ) Advance to parent — (1 ) — 1 — Net cash used in investing activities — (75 ) (35 ) 1 (109 ) Cash flows from financing activities: Net repayments under revolving credit facilities — (114 ) — — (114 ) Payments of financing and credit facility fees (1 ) — — — (1 ) Advance from subsidiary 1 — — (1 ) — Net cash used in financing activities — (114 ) — (1 ) (115 ) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash — — (2 ) — (2 ) Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash — (2 ) (4 ) — (6 ) Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash: Beginning of period — 3 46 — 49 End of period $ — $ 1 $ 42 $ — $ 43 Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash at period end: Cash and cash equivalents $ — $ 1 $ 5 $ — $ 6 Restricted cash — — 37 — 37

Organization and Basis of Pre_2

Organization and Basis of Presentation (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Financial statements	Our interim consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes (or the “ Consolidated Financial Statements ”) are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (or the “ SEC ”) for interim reporting. Under those rules, certain footnotes and other financial information that are normally required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles may be condensed or omitted. In our opinion, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for the fair statement of the unaudited interim Consolidated Financial Statements have been made. All amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated. The results for the interim period ended June 30, 2019 , are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. These unaudited interim Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 , filed with the SEC on March 1, 2019 . Certain prior period amounts in our footnotes have been reclassified to conform to the 2019 presentation.
New accounting pronouncements	ASU 2016-02 “Leases” Effective January 1, 2019, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (or “ ASU ”) 2016-02, “Leases,” issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and the series of related accounting standard updates that followed (collectively, “ Topic 842 ”), through a cumulative-effect adjustment as of that date. The effect of this ASU on our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 1, 2019, was as follows: (Unaudited, in millions ) Before ASU Effect of Change As Adjusted Amortizable intangible assets, net $ 50 $ 1 $ 51 Operating lease right-of-use assets — 65 65 Current portion of operating lease liabilities — 7 7 Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion — 60 60 Other liabilities 71 (1 ) 70 On adoption, we elected to apply the package of practical expedients that allows us not to reassess whether expired or existing contracts contain leases, the classification of these leases, and whether previously capitalized initial direct costs would qualify for capitalization under Topic 842. Furthermore, we elected to use hindsight in determining the lease term and assessing impairment of the operating lease right-of-use assets. As a result of the implementation of Topic 842, our leases accounting policy was updated as follows: We determine if a contract contains a lease at inception. Leases are classified as either operating leases or finance leases. Operating leases are included in “Operating lease right-of-use assets,” “Current portion of operating lease liabilities,” and “Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion,” whereas finance leases are included in “Fixed assets, net,” “Current portion of long-term debt,” and “Long-term debt, net of current portion” in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Leases with a term of less than 12 months are not recorded in our Consolidated Balance Sheets, and are expensed over the term of the lease in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Operating lease right-of-use assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the term of the lease, and the related liabilities represent our obligation to make the lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease right-of-use assets and the related liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the lease payments over the term of the lease. Renewal and termination options are included in our lease terms when it is reasonably certain that they will be exercised. In determining the present value of lease payments, we use the implicit rate when readily determinable, or our estimated incremental borrowing rate, which is based on information available at the lease commencement date. Lease payments are expensed in our Consolidated Statements of Operations on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. For buildings, we account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. For all other contracts, we account for the lease and non-lease components separately.
Leases	We determine if a contract contains a lease at inception. Leases are classified as either operating leases or finance leases. Operating leases are included in “Operating lease right-of-use assets,” “Current portion of operating lease liabilities,” and “Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion,” whereas finance leases are included in “Fixed assets, net,” “Current portion of long-term debt,” and “Long-term debt, net of current portion” in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Leases with a term of less than 12 months are not recorded in our Consolidated Balance Sheets, and are expensed over the term of the lease in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Operating lease right-of-use assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the term of the lease, and the related liabilities represent our obligation to make the lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease right-of-use assets and the related liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the lease payments over the term of the lease. Renewal and termination options are included in our lease terms when it is reasonably certain that they will be exercised. In determining the present value of lease payments, we use the implicit rate when readily determinable, or our estimated incremental borrowing rate, which is based on information available at the lease commencement date. Lease payments are expensed in our Consolidated Statements of Operations on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. For buildings, we account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. For all other contracts, we account for the lease and non-lease components separately.

Organization and Basis of Pre_3

Organization and Basis of Presentation (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Table Text Block]	The effect of this ASU on our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 1, 2019, was as follows: (Unaudited, in millions ) Before ASU Effect of Change As Adjusted Amortizable intangible assets, net $ 50 $ 1 $ 51 Operating lease right-of-use assets — 65 65 Current portion of operating lease liabilities — 7 7 Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion — 60 60 Other liabilities 71 (1 ) 70

Accumulated Other Comprehensi_2

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Equity [Abstract]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) by Component (Net of Tax)	The change in our accumulated other comprehensive loss by component (net of tax) for the six months ended June 30, 2019 , was as follows: (Unaudited, in millions) Unamortized Prior Service Credits Unamortized Actuarial Losses Foreign Currency Translation Total Balance as of December 31, 2018 $ 28 $ (971 ) $ (7 ) $ (950 ) Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications — (3 ) — (3 ) Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss (1) (7 ) 12 — 5 Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income (7 ) 9 — 2 Balance as of June 30, 2019 $ 21 $ (962 ) $ (7 ) $ (948 ) (1) See the table below for details about these reclassifications.
Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	The reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the six months ended June 30, 2019 , were comprised of the following: (Unaudited, in millions) Amounts Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Affected Line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations Unamortized Prior Service Credits Amortization of prior service credits $ (6 ) Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits (1) Curtailment gain (1 ) Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits (1) — Income tax provision $ (7 ) Net of tax Unamortized Actuarial Losses Amortization of actuarial losses $ 15 Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits (1) (3 ) Income tax provision $ 12 Net of tax Total Reclassifications $ 5 Net of tax (1) These items are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost related to our pension and other postretirement benefit (or “ OPEB ”) plans summarized in Note 8, “Employee Benefit Plans .”

Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Ta

Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of earnings per share, basic and diluted	The reconciliation of the basic and diluted net income per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 , was as follows: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (Unaudited, in millions, except per share amounts) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Numerator: Net income attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc. $ 25 $ 72 $ 67 $ 82 Denominator: Basic weighted-average number of Resolute Forest Products Inc. common shares outstanding 92.4 91.3 92.4 91.2 Dilutive impact of nonvested stock unit awards (1) 1.2 1.9 1.4 1.9 Diluted weighted-average number of Resolute Forest Products Inc. common shares outstanding 93.6 93.2 93.8 93.1 Net income per share attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc. common shareholders: Basic $ 0.27 $ 0.79 $ 0.73 $ 0.90 Diluted 0.27 0.77 0.71 0.88 (1) When we refer to stock unit awards we mean equity-classified restricted stock units, deferred stock units and performance stock units.

Inventories, Net (Tables)

Inventories, Net (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Inventories, Net	Inventories, net as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 , were comprised of the following: (Unaudited, in millions) June 30, December 31, Raw materials $ 102 $ 106 Work in process 41 39 Finished goods 194 180 Mill stores and other supplies 193 183 $ 530 $ 508

Operating Leases (Tables)

Operating Leases (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Components of lease expense	The components of lease expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 , were as follows: (Unaudited, in millions) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Operating lease cost $ 3 $ 6 Variable lease cost (1) 4 10 (1) Variable lease cost is determined by the consumption of the underlying asset.
Schedule of supplemental balance sheet information related to leases	Supplemental information related to operating leases was as follows: (Unaudited) June 30, Weighted-average remaining operating lease term (in years) 11.4 Weighted-average operating lease discount rate 4.7 %
Schedule of supplemental cash flow information related to leases	(Unaudited, in millions) Six Months Ended Operating cash flow payments for operating lease liabilities $ 5 Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities 2
Maturities of operating lease liabilities	The maturities of operating lease liabilities as of June 30, 2019 , were as follows: (Unaudited, in millions) Operating Leases Years ending December 31, 2019 $ 5 2020 11 2021 9 2022 9 2023 7 2024 and thereafter 46 Total lease payments 87 Less: imputed interest (20 ) Total operating lease liabilities $ 67

Accounts Payable and Accrued _2

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 , were comprised of the following: (Unaudited, in millions) June 30, December 31, Trade accounts payable $ 270 $ 299 Accrued compensation 49 66 Accrued interest 3 5 Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations 17 17 Accrued provision for former Fibrek Inc. dissenting shareholders 11 — Income and other taxes payable 4 4 Deposits 10 20 Other 12 16 $ 376 $ 427

Long-Term Debt (Tables)

Long-Term Debt (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-Term Debt, Including Current Portion	Long-term debt, including current portion, as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 , was comprised of the following: (Unaudited, in millions) June 30, December 31, 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2023: Principal amount $ 375 $ 600 Deferred financing costs (3 ) (5 ) Unamortized discount (2 ) (3 ) Total 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2023 370 592 Term loan due 2025 46 46 Finance lease obligation 7 7 Total debt 423 645 Less: Current portion of 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2023 — (222 ) Less: Current portion of finance lease obligation (1 ) (1 ) Long-term debt, net of current portion $ 422 $ 422

Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost Relating to Pension and OPEB Plans	The components of net periodic benefit cost relating to our pension and OPEB plans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 , were as follows: Pension Plans: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (Unaudited, in millions) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Interest cost $ 45 $ 48 $ 90 $ 96 Expected return on plan assets (61 ) (67 ) (124 ) (134 ) Amortization of actuarial losses 9 10 18 20 Amortization of prior service credits (1 ) — (1 ) (1 ) Non-operating pension credits (8 ) (9 ) (17 ) (19 ) Service cost 3 4 7 9 Net periodic benefit credits before special events (5 ) (5 ) (10 ) (10 ) Curtailment and settlement (gain) loss (1 ) 1 (1 ) 1 $ (6 ) $ (4 ) $ (11 ) $ (9 ) OPEB Plans: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (Unaudited, in millions) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Interest cost $ 1 $ 2 $ 2 $ 3 Amortization of actuarial gains (2 ) (2 ) (3 ) (3 ) Amortization of prior service credits (2 ) (4 ) (5 ) (7 ) Non-operating other postretirement benefit credits (3 ) (4 ) (6 ) (7 ) Service cost — 1 — 1 $ (3 ) $ (3 ) $ (6 ) $ (6 )

Income Taxes (Tables)

Income Taxes (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Reconciliation of Statutory Tax Benefit (Provision) to Income Tax Benefit (Provision)	The income tax provision attributable to income before income taxes differs from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 21% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 , as a result of the following: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (Unaudited, in millions) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Income before income taxes $ 44 $ 119 $ 107 $ 160 Income tax provision: Expected income tax provision (9 ) (25 ) (22 ) (34 ) Changes resulting from: Valuation allowance (1) (4 ) 13 (11 ) 8 Foreign exchange 1 (7 ) 4 (14 ) U.S. tax on non-U.S. earnings (2) (5 ) (18 ) (5 ) (25 ) State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit 1 — 2 2 Foreign tax rate differences (4 ) (7 ) (9 ) (12 ) Other, net 1 (3 ) 1 (3 ) $ (19 ) $ (47 ) $ (40 ) $ (78 ) (1) Relates to our U.S. operations. (2) Reduces income tax benefits on U.S. losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

Segment Information (Tables)

Segment Information (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information	Information about certain segment data for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 , was as follows: (Unaudited, in millions) Market Pulp (1) Tissue (2) Wood Products (3) Newsprint Specialty Papers Segment Total Corporate and Other Total Sales Second quarter 2019 $ 189 $ 43 $ 168 $ 209 $ 146 $ 755 $ — $ 755 2018 264 35 254 230 193 976 — 976 First six months 2019 420 82 329 421 298 1,550 — 1,550 2018 521 57 463 428 381 1,850 — 1,850 Depreciation and amortization Second quarter 2019 $ 5 $ 4 $ 9 $ 8 $ 11 $ 37 $ 5 $ 42 2018 8 5 7 17 12 49 5 54 First six months 2019 10 9 17 15 21 72 10 82 2018 15 6 15 33 24 93 14 107 Operating income (loss) Second quarter 2019 $ 27 $ (4 ) $ (3 ) $ 17 $ 15 $ 52 $ (12 ) $ 40 2018 41 (10 ) 79 18 4 132 (11 ) 121 First six months 2019 69 (12 ) 3 45 30 135 (31 ) 104 2018 74 (11 ) 132 14 (3 ) 206 (37 ) 169 (1) Inter-segment sales of $11 million and $9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $22 million and $19 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, which are transacted at cost, were excluded from market pulp sales. (2) The operating results of our Calhoun (Tennessee) tissue operations, previously recorded under “corporate and other,” have been recorded in our tissue segment since April 1, 2018. (3) Wood products sales to our joint ventures, which are transacted at arm’s length negotiated prices, were $6 million and $8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $11 million and $16 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Condensed Consolidating Finan_2

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Condensed Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited, in millions) Parent Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Sales $ — $ 613 $ 569 $ (427 ) $ 755 Costs and expenses: Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs — 599 371 (434 ) 536 Depreciation and amortization — 9 33 — 42 Distribution costs — 23 76 2 101 Selling, general and administrative expenses 4 15 17 — 36 Operating (loss) income (4 ) (33 ) 72 5 40 Interest expense (17 ) — (2 ) 12 (7 ) Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits — 2 10 — 12 Other income (expense), net — 15 (4 ) (12 ) (1 ) Equity in income of subsidiaries 46 7 — (53 ) — Income (loss) before income taxes 25 (9 ) 76 (48 ) 44 Income tax provision — — (18 ) (1 ) (19 ) Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests 25 (9 ) 58 (49 ) 25 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests — — — — — Net income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc. $ 25 $ (9 ) $ 58 $ (49 ) $ 25 Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc. $ 24 $ (12 ) $ 60 $ (48 ) $ 24 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited, in millions) Parent Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Sales $ — $ 1,285 $ 1,166 $ (901 ) $ 1,550 Costs and expenses: Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs — 1,247 742 (899 ) 1,090 Depreciation and amortization — 19 63 — 82 Distribution costs — 49 155 (3 ) 201 Selling, general and administrative expenses 10 24 39 — 73 Operating (loss) income (10 ) (54 ) 167 1 104 Interest expense (34 ) (2 ) (6 ) 26 (16 ) Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits — 5 19 — 24 Other (expense) income, net (3 ) 32 (8 ) (26 ) (5 ) Equity in income of subsidiaries 114 18 — (132 ) — Income (loss) before income taxes 67 (1 ) 172 (131 ) 107 Income tax provision — — (40 ) — (40 ) Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests 67 (1 ) 132 (131 ) 67 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests — — — — — Net income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc. $ 67 $ (1 ) $ 132 $ (131 ) $ 67 Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc. $ 69 $ (6 ) $ 139 $ (133 ) $ 69 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited, in millions) Parent Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Sales $ — $ 731 $ 674 $ (429 ) $ 976 Costs and expenses: Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs — 666 396 (423 ) 639 Depreciation and amortization — 21 33 — 54 Distribution costs — 38 85 — 123 Selling, general and administrative expenses 7 14 21 — 42 Closure costs, impairment and other related charges — — 1 — 1 Net gain on disposition of assets — — (4 ) — (4 ) Operating (loss) income (7 ) (8 ) 142 (6 ) 121 Interest expense (24 ) (1 ) (3 ) 17 (11 ) Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits — 3 9 — 12 Other income (expense), net — 19 (5 ) (17 ) (3 ) Equity in income of subsidiaries 103 28 — (131 ) — Income before income taxes 72 41 143 (137 ) 119 Income tax provision — — (48 ) 1 (47 ) Net income including noncontrolling interests 72 41 95 (136 ) 72 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests — — — — — Net income attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc. $ 72 $ 41 $ 95 $ (136 ) $ 72 Comprehensive income attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc. $ 75 $ 39 $ 100 $ (139 ) $ 75 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited, in millions) Parent Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Sales $ — $ 1,540 $ 1,266 $ (956 ) $ 1,850 Costs and expenses: Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs — 1,437 762 (946 ) 1,253 Depreciation and amortization — 41 66 — 107 Distribution costs — 77 164 (2 ) 239 Selling, general and administrative expenses 12 31 42 — 85 Closure costs, impairment and other related charges — — 1 — 1 Net gain on disposition of assets — — (4 ) — (4 ) Operating (loss) income (12 ) (46 ) 235 (8 ) 169 Interest expense (47 ) (4 ) (6 ) 33 (24 ) Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits — 7 18 — 25 Other income (expense), net — 33 (10 ) (33 ) (10 ) Equity in income of subsidiaries 141 49 — (190 ) — Income before income taxes 82 39 237 (198 ) 160 Income tax provision — — (80 ) 2 (78 ) Net income including noncontrolling interests 82 39 157 (196 ) 82 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests — — — — — Net income attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc. $ 82 $ 39 $ 157 $ (196 ) $ 82 Comprehensive income attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc. $ 88 $ 34 $ 168 $ (202 ) $ 88
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET As of June 30, 2019 (Unaudited, in millions) Parent Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ — $ 91 $ 7 $ — $ 98 Accounts receivable, net — 270 130 — 400 Accounts receivable from affiliates — 248 748 (996 ) — Inventories, net — 214 328 (12 ) 530 Advance and interest receivable from parent — 66 — (66 ) — Interest receivable from affiliate — 4 — (4 ) — Other current assets — 16 26 — 42 Total current assets — 909 1,239 (1,078 ) 1,070 Fixed assets, net — 525 954 — 1,479 Amortizable intangible assets, net — 3 47 — 50 Deferred income tax assets — 1 865 3 869 Operating lease right-of-use assets — 29 34 — 63 Notes receivable from parent — 1,264 — (1,264 ) — Note receivable from affiliate — 111 — (111 ) — Investments in consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates 3,875 2,083 — (5,958 ) — Other assets — 158 63 — 221 Total assets $ 3,875 $ 5,083 $ 3,202 $ (8,408 ) $ 3,752 Liabilities and equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 10 $ 122 $ 244 $ — $ 376 Current portion of long-term debt — 1 — — 1 Current portion of operating lease liabilities — 4 4 — 8 Accounts payable to affiliates 257 784 — (1,041 ) — Advance and interest payable to subsidiaries 66 — — (66 ) — Interest payable to affiliate — — 4 (4 ) — Total current liabilities 333 911 252 (1,111 ) 385 Long-term debt, net of current portion 370 52 — — 422 Notes payable to subsidiaries 1,264 — — (1,264 ) — Note payable to affiliate — — 111 (111 ) — Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations — 330 901 — 1,231 Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion — 26 33 — 59 Other liabilities — 22 33 — 55 Total liabilities 1,967 1,341 1,330 (2,486 ) 2,152 Total equity 1,908 3,742 1,872 (5,922 ) 1,600 Total liabilities and equity $ 3,875 $ 5,083 $ 3,202 $ (8,408 ) $ 3,752 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET As of December 31, 2018 (Unaudited, in millions) Parent Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ — $ 301 $ 3 $ — $ 304 Accounts receivable, net — 301 148 — 449 Accounts receivable from affiliates — 588 1,071 (1,659 ) — Inventories, net — 194 327 (13 ) 508 Note, advance and interest receivable from parent — 422 — (422 ) — Interest receivable from affiliate — 4 — (4 ) — Other current assets — 15 28 — 43 Total current assets — 1,825 1,577 (2,098 ) 1,304 Fixed assets, net — 523 992 — 1,515 Amortizable intangible assets, net — 2 48 — 50 Deferred income tax assets — 1 872 3 876 Notes receivable from parent — 657 — (657 ) — Note receivable from affiliate — 107 — (107 ) — Investments in consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates 4,119 2,205 — (6,324 ) — Other assets — 126 64 — 190 Total assets $ 4,119 $ 5,446 $ 3,553 $ (9,183 ) $ 3,935 Liabilities and equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 7 $ 170 $ 250 $ — $ 427 Current portion of long-term debt 222 1 — — 223 Accounts payable to affiliates 592 1,112 — (1,704 ) — Note, advance and interest payable to subsidiaries 422 — — (422 ) — Interest payable to affiliate — — 4 (4 ) — Total current liabilities 1,243 1,283 254 (2,130 ) 650 Long-term debt, net of current portion 370 52 — — 422 Notes payable to subsidiaries 657 — — (657 ) — Note payable to affiliate — — 107 (107 ) — Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations — 342 915 — 1,257 Other liabilities 6 21 44 — 71 Total liabilities 2,276 1,698 1,320 (2,894 ) 2,400 Total equity 1,843 3,748 2,233 (6,289 ) 1,535 Total liabilities and equity $ 4,119 $ 5,446 $ 3,553 $ (9,183 ) $ 3,935
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited, in millions) Parent Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Net cash provided by operating activities $ — $ 64 $ 31 $ — $ 95 Cash flows from investing activities: Cash invested in fixed assets — (19 ) (26 ) — (45 ) Disposition of assets — 2 — — 2 Decrease in countervailing duty cash deposits on supercalendered paper — 1 — — 1 Increase in countervailing and anti-dumping duty cash deposits on softwood lumber — (33 ) — — (33 ) Decrease in countervailing duty cash deposits on uncoated groundwood paper — 6 — — 6 Increase in notes receivable from and advance to parent — (230 ) — 230 — Net cash used in investing activities — (273 ) (26 ) 230 (69 ) Cash flows from financing activities: Payments of debt (225 ) — — — (225 ) Purchases of treasury stock (5 ) — — — (5 ) Payments of financing and credit facility fees — (1 ) (1 ) — (2 ) Increase in notes payable to and advance from subsidiaries 230 — — (230 ) — Net cash used in financing activities — (1 ) (1 ) (230 ) (232 ) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash — — 1 — 1 Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash — (210 ) 5 — (205 ) Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash: Beginning of period — 306 39 — 345 End of period $ — $ 96 $ 44 $ — $ 140 Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash at period end: Cash and cash equivalents $ — $ 91 $ 7 $ — $ 98 Restricted cash — 5 37 — 42 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited, in millions) Parent Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Net cash provided by operating activities $ — $ 187 $ 33 $ — $ 220 Cash flows from investing activities: Cash invested in fixed assets — (16 ) (37 ) — (53 ) Disposition of assets — — 2 — 2 Increase in countervailing duty cash deposits on supercalendered paper — (11 ) — — (11 ) Increase in countervailing and anti-dumping duty cash deposits on softwood lumber — (41 ) — — (41 ) Increase in countervailing duty cash deposits on uncoated groundwood paper — (6 ) — — (6 ) Advance to parent — (1 ) — 1 — Net cash used in investing activities — (75 ) (35 ) 1 (109 ) Cash flows from financing activities: Net repayments under revolving credit facilities — (114 ) — — (114 ) Payments of financing and credit facility fees (1 ) — — — (1 ) Advance from subsidiary 1 — — (1 ) — Net cash used in financing activities — (114 ) — (1 ) (115 ) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash — — (2 ) — (2 ) Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash — (2 ) (4 ) — (6 ) Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash: Beginning of period — 3 46 — 49 End of period $ — $ 1 $ 42 $ — $ 43 Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash at period end: Cash and cash equivalents $ — $ 1 $ 5 $ — $ 6 Restricted cash — — 37 — 37

Organization and Basis of Pre_4

Organization and Basis of Presentation - Nature of Operations (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)sitecountry	Jan. 01, 2019USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of countries products are marketed in (approximate) | country	70
Number of manufacturing facilities (approximate) | site	40
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets, net	$ 50	$ 51	$ 50
Operating lease right-of-use assets	63	65	0
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	8	7	0
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion	59	60	0
Other liabilities	$ 55	70	$ 71
Before accounting standards update [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets, net		50
Operating lease right-of-use assets		0
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		0
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion		0
Other liabilities		71
Effect of change [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets, net		1
Operating lease right-of-use assets		65
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		7
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion		60
Other liabilities		$ (1)

Accumulated Other Comprehensi_3

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) by Component (Net of Tax) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Increase (Decrease) in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance				$ (950)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications				(3)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	[1]			5
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		$ (1)	$ 3	2	$ 6
Ending balance		(948)		(948)
Unamortized Prior Service Credits [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance				28
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications				0
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	[1]			(7)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax				(7)
Ending balance		21		21
Unamortized Actuarial Losses [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance				(971)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications				(3)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	[1]			12
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax				9
Ending balance		(962)		(962)
Foreign Currency Translation [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance				(7)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications				0
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	[1]			0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax				0
Ending balance		$ (7)		$ (7)
[1]	See the table below for details about these reclassifications.

Accumulated Other Comprehensi_4

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits (costs)		$ 12	$ 12	$ 24	$ 25
Income tax (provision) benefit		(19)	(47)	(40)	(78)
Net income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc.		$ 25	$ 72	67	$ 82
Amounts Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Net income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc.				5
Amounts Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member] | Amortization of Prior Service Costs (Credits) [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits (costs)	[1]			(6)
Amounts Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member] | Net Prior Service - Curtailment (Gains) Losses [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits (costs)	[1]			(1)
Amounts Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member] | Unamortized Prior Service Credits [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Income tax (provision) benefit				0
Net income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc.				(7)
Amounts Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member] | Unamortized Actuarial Losses [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits (costs)	[1]			15
Income tax (provision) benefit				(3)
Net income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc.				$ 12
[1]	These items are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost related to our pension and other postretirement benefit (or “ OPEB ”) plans summarized in Note 8, “Employee Benefit Plans .”

Net Income (Loss) Per Share (De

Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc.		$ 25	$ 72	$ 67	$ 82
Basic weighted-average number of Resolute Forest Products Inc. common shares outstanding		92.4	91.3	92.4	91.2
Dilutive impact of nonvested stock unit awards	[1]	1.2	1.9	1.4	1.9
Diluted weighted-average number of Resolute Forest Products Inc. common shares outstanding		93.6	93.2	93.8	93.1
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.27	$ 0.79	$ 0.73	$ 0.90
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.27	$ 0.77	$ 0.71	$ 0.88
Stock options [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share		1	1.3	1	1.3
[1]	When we refer to stock unit awards we mean equity-classified restricted stock units, deferred stock units and performance stock units.

Inventories, Net (Details)

Inventories, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Raw materials	$ 102	$ 106
Work in process	41	39
Finished goods	194	180
Mill stores and other supplies	193	183
Inventories, net	$ 530	$ 508

Operating Leases - Components o

Operating Leases - Components of Lease Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Operating lease cost		$ 3	$ 6
Variable lease cost	[1]	$ 4	$ 10
[1]	Variable lease cost is determined by the consumption of the underlying asset.

Operating Leases - Supplemental

Operating Leases - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Details)	Jun. 30, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Weighted-average remaining operating lease term (in years)	11 years 4 months 24 days
Weighted-average operating lease discount rate	4.70%

Operating Leases - Supplement_2

Operating Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
Operating cash flow payments for operating lease liabilities	$ 5
Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities	$ 2

Operating Leases - Maturities o

Operating Leases - Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
Lease payments maturing in 2019	$ 5
Lease payments maturing in 2020	11
Lease payments maturing in 2021	9
Lease payments maturing in 2022	9
Lease payments maturing in 2023	7
Lease payments maturing in 2024 and thereafter	46
Total lease payments	87
Less: imputed interest	(20)
Total operating lease liabilities	$ 67

Operating Leases - Additional I

Operating Leases - Additional Information (Details)	Jun. 30, 2019
Minimum [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease term of contracts	1 year
Maximum [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease term of contracts	24 years
Operating lease renewal term	13 years

Operating Leases - Parenthetica

Operating Leases - Parenthetical (Details)	Jun. 30, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Operating Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	us-gaap:OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent us-gaap:OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent

Accounts Payable and Accrued _3

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Trade accounts payable	$ 270	$ 299
Accrued compensation	49	66
Accrued interest	3	5
Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	17	17
Accrued provision for former Fibrek Inc. dissenting shareholders	11	0
Income and other taxes payable	4	4
Deposits	10	20
Other	12	16
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$ 376	$ 427

Long-Term Debt - Long-Term Debt

Long-Term Debt - Long-Term Debt Including Current Portion (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Finance lease obligation	$ 7	$ 7
Total debt	423	645
Less: Current portion of 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2023	0	(222)
Less: Current portion of finance lease obligation	(1)	(1)
Long-term debt, net of current portion	422	422
Secured Debt [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net carrying amount	46	46
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes Due Two Thousand Twenty-Three [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	375	600
Deferred financing costs	(3)	(5)
Unamortized discount	(2)	(3)
Net carrying amount	$ 370	$ 592

Long-Term Debt - 2023 Notes (De

Long-Term Debt - 2023 Notes (Details) - Senior Notes [Member] - Senior Notes Due Two Thousand Twenty-Three [Member] - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jan. 03, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	May 08, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt				$ 600,000,000
Interest rate of notes				5.875%
Fair value of senior notes	$ 379,000,000		$ 598,000,000	$ 594,000,000
Unamortized discount				$ 6,000,000
Effective interest rate of debt				6.00%
Deferred financing costs				$ 9,000,000
Notes repurchased face amount		$ 225,000,000
Purchase price to principal amount, percentage		100.00%
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ 3,000,000

Long-Term Debt - Senior Secured

Long-Term Debt - Senior Secured Credit Facility (Details) - Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019	Sep. 07, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt		$ 185,000,000
Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt		46,000,000
Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility lender commitment amount		$ 139,000,000
Available credit facility borrowing capacity	$ 139,000,000

Long-Term Debt - ABL Credit Fac

Long-Term Debt - ABL Credit Facility (Details) - Revolving credit facility [Member] - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	May 14, 2019
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility lender commitment amount		$ 500,000,000
Uncommitted ability to increase borrowing capacity, maximum	$ 500,000,000
Borrowing base availability, eligible accounts receivable, percentage	85.00%
Borrowing base availability, eligible insured or letter of credit backed accounts and accounts owed by investment grade obligors, percentage	90.00%
Borrowing base availability, cost or market value of eligible inventory, percentage	70.00%
Borrowing base availability, net orderly liquidation value of eligible inventory, percentage	85.00%
Borrowing base availability, value of eligible cash, percentage	100.00%
Borrowing base availability, value of permitted investments held in deposit accounts controlled solely by the agent, percentage	95.00%
Number of days before the maturity date of the senior secured credit facility that the credit agreement reserve commences	60 days
Average daily utilization threshold, percentage	35.00%
Credit facility, fronting fee percentage	0.125%
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio required if excess availability falls below certain conditions	1
Minimum excess availability of credit facility before triggering fixed coverage ratio requirement, amount	$ 45,000,000
Minimum excess availability of credit facility before triggering fixed coverage ratio requirement, percentage of the maximum available borrowing amount	10.00%
Available credit facility borrowing capacity	$ 353,000,000
Letters of credit amount outstanding	51,000,000
Letter of credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility lender commitment amount	$ 200,000,000
Borrowing base availability, eligible accounts receivable, percentage	85.00%
Borrowing base availability, eligible insured or letter of credit backed accounts and accounts owed by investment grade obligors, percentage	90.00%
Borrowing base availability, cost or market value of eligible inventory, percentage	70.00%
Borrowing base availability, net orderly liquidation value of eligible inventory, percentage	85.00%
Borrowing base availability, value of eligible cash, percentage	100.00%
Borrowing base availability, value of permitted investments held in deposit accounts controlled solely by the agent, percentage	95.00%
Swingline [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility lender commitment amount	$ 60,000,000
Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility commitment fee percentage, unutilized commitments	0.30%
Maximum [Member] | FILO facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitments of the ABL credit facility convertible to a first-in last-out facility	$ 50,000,000
Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility commitment fee percentage, unutilized commitments	0.25%
Base Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate margin applicable to borrowings	0.50%
Base Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate margin applicable to borrowings	0.00%
Canadian Dollar Offered Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate margin applicable to borrowings	1.50%
Canadian Dollar Offered Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate margin applicable to borrowings	1.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate margin applicable to borrowings	1.50%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate margin applicable to borrowings	1.00%

Long-Term Debt - Capital Lease

Long-Term Debt - Capital Lease Obligation (Details)	Jun. 30, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Length of warehouse capital lease obligation renewal option	20 years

Long-Term Debt Long-Term Debt -

Long-Term Debt Long-Term Debt - Parenthetical (Details)	Jun. 30, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Current portion of finance lease obligation, balance sheet [Extensible List]	us-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
Finance lease obligation, balance sheet [Extensible List]	us-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations

Employee Benefit Plans - Compon

Employee Benefit Plans - Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost Relating to Pension and OPEB Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit costs (credits)	$ (12)	$ (12)	$ (24)	$ (25)
Expense for the defined contribution plans, total	4	5	9	10
Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Interest cost	45	48	90	96
Expected return on plan assets	(61)	(67)	(124)	(134)
Amortization of actuarial (gains) losses	9	10	18	20
Amortization of prior service (credits) costs	(1)	0	(1)	(1)
Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit costs (credits)	(8)	(9)	(17)	(19)
Service cost	3	4	7	9
Net periodic benefit costs (credits) before special events	(5)	(5)	(10)	(10)
Curtailment and settlement (gain) loss	(1)	1	(1)	1
Net periodic benefit cost	(6)	(4)	(11)	(9)
OPEB Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Interest cost	1	2	2	3
Amortization of actuarial (gains) losses	(2)	(2)	(3)	(3)
Amortization of prior service (credits) costs	(2)	(4)	(5)	(7)
Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit costs (credits)	(3)	(4)	(6)	(7)
Service cost	0	1	0	1
Net periodic benefit cost	$ (3)	$ (3)	$ (6)	$ (6)

Employee Benefit Plans - Additi

Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Interest cost, statements of operations [Extensible List]	us-gaap:NetPeriodicDefinedBenefitsExpenseReversalOfExpenseExcludingServiceCostComponent
Expected return on plan assets, statements of operations [Extensible List]	us-gaap:NetPeriodicDefinedBenefitsExpenseReversalOfExpenseExcludingServiceCostComponent
Amortization of actuarial gains (losses), statements of operations [Extensible List]	us-gaap:NetPeriodicDefinedBenefitsExpenseReversalOfExpenseExcludingServiceCostComponent
Amortization of prior service costs (credits), statements of operations [Extensible List]	us-gaap:NetPeriodicDefinedBenefitsExpenseReversalOfExpenseExcludingServiceCostComponent
Net periodic benefit cost (credit) excluding service cost, statement of operations [Extensible List]	us-gaap:NetPeriodicDefinedBenefitsExpenseReversalOfExpenseExcludingServiceCostComponent
Settlement loss, statements of operations [Extensible List]	us-gaap:NetPeriodicDefinedBenefitsExpenseReversalOfExpenseExcludingServiceCostComponent

Income Taxes - Reconciliation o

Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Statutory Tax Benefit (Provision) to Income Tax Benefit (Provision) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate (for rate rec)		21.00%	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
Income before income taxes		$ 44	$ 119	$ 107	$ 160
Income tax provision:
Expected income tax provision		(9)	(25)	(22)	(34)
Changes resulting from:
Valuation allowance	[1]	(4)	13	(11)	8
Foreign exchange		1	(7)	4	(14)
U.S. tax on non-U.S. earnings	[2]	(5)	(18)	(5)	(25)
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit		1	0	2	2
Foreign tax rate differences		(4)	(7)	(9)	(12)
Other, net		1	(3)	1	(3)
Income tax provision		$ (19)	$ (47)	$ (40)	$ (78)
[1]	Relates to our U.S. operations.
[2]	Reduces income tax benefits on U.S. losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

Income Taxes - Additional Infor

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate (for rate rec)	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%

Commitments and Contingencies (

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019CAD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019CAD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)	Nov. 02, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Apr. 28, 2017	Jul. 31, 2012
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Preliminary countervailing duty rate on Canadian softwood lumber imported to the U.S. market							12.82%
Final determination countervailing duty rate on Canadian softwood lumber imported to the U.S. market					14.70%
Accumulated countervailing cash deposits made on softwood lumber exports	$ 106
Preliminary anti-dumping rate on Canadian softwood lumber imported to the U.S. market						4.59%
Final determination anti-dumping rate on Canadian softwood lumber imported to the U.S. market					3.20%
Accumulated anti-dumping cash deposits made on softwood lumber exports	30
Maximum deficit from partial wind-up of pension plans to be funded	115	$ 150
Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]
Environmental liabilities	8			$ 8
Asset retirement obligations	26			$ 23
Softwood Lumber Duties Investigations [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Contingent loss	0
Fibrek [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of outstanding shares acquired								25.40%
Amount paid, contingent consideration, business combination	0
Amount accrued to be contingently distributed	11		$ 14
Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Yearly countervailing duty cash deposits on imports of Canadian softwood lumber imported to the U.S. market	60
Yearly anti-dumping cash deposits on imports of Canadian softwood lumber imported to the U.S. market	$ 15

Share Capital (Details)

Share Capital (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Equity [Abstract]
Treasury stock, shares, acquired	720,000	0	720,000	0
Shares repurchased, cost	$ 5		$ 5
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount	150		150
Stock repurchase program, remaining authorized repurchase amount	$ 19		$ 19

Segment Information - Schedule

Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales		$ 755	$ 976	$ 1,550	$ 1,850
Depreciation and amortization		42	54	82	107
Operating income (loss)		40	121	104	169
Operating segments [Member] | Market Pulp [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	[1]	189	264	420	521
Depreciation and amortization	[1]	5	8	10	15
Operating income (loss)	[1]	27	41	69	74
Operating segments [Member] | Tissue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	[2]	43	35	82	57
Depreciation and amortization	[2]	4	5	9	6
Operating income (loss)	[2]	(4)	(10)	(12)	(11)
Operating segments [Member] | Wood Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	[3]	168	254	329	463
Depreciation and amortization	[3]	9	7	17	15
Operating income (loss)	[3]	(3)	79	3	132
Operating segments [Member] | Newsprint [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales		209	230	421	428
Depreciation and amortization		8	17	15	33
Operating income (loss)		17	18	45	14
Operating segments [Member] | Specialty Papers [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales		146	193	298	381
Depreciation and amortization		11	12	21	24
Operating income (loss)		15	4	30	(3)
Operating segments [Member] | Segment Total [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales		755	976	1,550	1,850
Depreciation and amortization		37	49	72	93
Operating income (loss)		52	132	135	206
Corporate, non-segment [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales		0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization		5	5	10	14
Operating income (loss)		$ (12)	$ (11)	$ (31)	$ (37)
[1]	Inter-segment sales of $11 million and $9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $22 million and $19 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, which are transacted at cost, were excluded from market pulp sales.
[2]	The operating results of our Calhoun (Tennessee) tissue operations, previously recorded under “corporate and other,” have been recorded in our tissue segment since April 1, 2018.
[3]	Wood products sales to our joint ventures, which are transacted at arm’s length negotiated prices, were $6 million and $8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $11 million and $16 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Segment Information - Schedul_2

Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales		$ 755	$ 976	$ 1,550	$ 1,850
Market Pulp [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales		11	9	22	19
Market Pulp [Member] | Operating segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	[1]	189	264	420	521
Wood Products [Member] | Operating segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	[2]	168	254	329	463
Joint venture sales		$ 6	$ 8	$ 11	$ 16
[1]	Inter-segment sales of $11 million and $9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $22 million and $19 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, which are transacted at cost, were excluded from market pulp sales.
[2]	Wood products sales to our joint ventures, which are transacted at arm’s length negotiated prices, were $6 million and $8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $11 million and $16 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Condensed Consolidating Finan_3

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales	$ 755	$ 976	$ 1,550	$ 1,850
Costs and expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	42	54	82	107
Selling, general and administrative expenses	36	42	73	85
Closure costs, impairment and other related charges	0	1	0	1
Net gain on disposition of assets	0	(4)	0	(4)
Operating income (loss)	40	121	104	169
Interest expense	(7)	(11)	(16)	(24)
Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits	12	12	24	25
Other income (expense), net	(1)	(3)	(5)	(10)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes	44	119	107	160
Income tax provision	(19)	(47)	(40)	(78)
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests	25	72	67	82
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc.	25	72	67	82
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc.	24	75	69	88
Parent [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales	0	0	0	0
Costs and expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	4	7	10	12
Closure costs, impairment and other related charges		0		0
Net gain on disposition of assets		0		0
Operating income (loss)	(4)	(7)	(10)	(12)
Interest expense	(17)	(24)	(34)	(47)
Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits	0	0	0	0
Other income (expense), net	0	0	(3)	0
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	46	103	114	141
Income (loss) before income taxes	25	72	67	82
Income tax provision	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests	25	72	67	82
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc.	25	72	67	82
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc.	24	75	69	88
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales	613	731	1,285	1,540
Costs and expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	9	21	19	41
Selling, general and administrative expenses	15	14	24	31
Closure costs, impairment and other related charges		0		0
Net gain on disposition of assets		0		0
Operating income (loss)	(33)	(8)	(54)	(46)
Interest expense	0	(1)	(2)	(4)
Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits	2	3	5	7
Other income (expense), net	15	19	32	33
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	7	28	18	49
Income (loss) before income taxes	(9)	41	(1)	39
Income tax provision	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests	(9)	41	(1)	39
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc.	(9)	41	(1)	39
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc.	(12)	39	(6)	34
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales	569	674	1,166	1,266
Costs and expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	33	33	63	66
Selling, general and administrative expenses	17	21	39	42
Closure costs, impairment and other related charges		1		1
Net gain on disposition of assets		(4)		(4)
Operating income (loss)	72	142	167	235
Interest expense	(2)	(3)	(6)	(6)
Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits	10	9	19	18
Other income (expense), net	(4)	(5)	(8)	(10)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes	76	143	172	237
Income tax provision	(18)	(48)	(40)	(80)
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests	58	95	132	157
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc.	58	95	132	157
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc.	60	100	139	168
Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Sales	(427)	(429)	(901)	(956)
Costs and expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	0	0	0	0
Closure costs, impairment and other related charges		0		0
Net gain on disposition of assets		0		0
Operating income (loss)	5	(6)	1	(8)
Interest expense	12	17	26	33
Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit credits	0	0	0	0
Other income (expense), net	(12)	(17)	(26)	(33)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	(53)	(131)	(132)	(190)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(48)	(137)	(131)	(198)
Income tax provision	(1)	1	0	2
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests	(49)	(136)	(131)	(196)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc.	(49)	(136)	(131)	(196)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Resolute Forest Products Inc.	(48)	(139)	(133)	(202)
Product [Member]
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs	536	639	1,090	1,253
Product [Member] | Parent [Member]
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs	0	0	0	0
Product [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs	599	666	1,247	1,437
Product [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs	371	396	742	762
Product [Member] | Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs	(434)	(423)	(899)	(946)
Distribution costs [Member]
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs	101	123	201	239
Distribution costs [Member] | Parent [Member]
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs	0	0	0	0
Distribution costs [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs	23	38	49	77
Distribution costs [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs	76	85	155	164
Distribution costs [Member] | Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation, amortization and distribution costs	$ 2	$ 0	$ (3)	$ (2)

Condensed Consolidating Finan_4

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 98			$ 304	$ 6
Accounts receivable, net	400			449
Accounts receivable from affiliates	0			0
Inventories, net	530			508
Notes, advance and interest receivable from parent	0			0
Notes and interest receivable from affiliates	0			0
Other current assets	42			43
Total current assets	1,070			1,304
Fixed assets, net	1,479			1,515
Amortizable intangible assets, net	50		$ 51	50
Deferred income tax assets	869			876
Operating lease right-of-use assets	63		65	0
Notes receivable from parent	0			0
Notes receivable from affiliates	0			0
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates	0			0
Other assets	221			190
Total assets	3,752			3,935
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	376			427
Current portion of long-term debt	1			223
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	8		7	0
Accounts payable to affiliates	0			0
Notes, advance and interest payable to subsidiaries	0			0
Notes and interest payable to affiliates	0			0
Total current liabilities	385			650
Long-term debt, net of current portion	422			422
Notes payable to subsidiaries	0			0
Notes payable to affiliates	0			0
Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	1,231			1,257
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion	59		60	0
Other liabilities	55		$ 70	71
Total liabilities	2,152			2,400
Total equity	1,600	$ 1,580		1,535	1,692	$ 1,616	$ 1,600
Total liabilities and equity	3,752			3,935
Parent [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0			0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0			0
Accounts receivable from affiliates	0			0
Inventories, net	0			0
Notes, advance and interest receivable from parent	0			0
Notes and interest receivable from affiliates	0			0
Other current assets	0			0
Total current assets	0			0
Fixed assets, net	0			0
Amortizable intangible assets, net	0			0
Deferred income tax assets	0			0
Operating lease right-of-use assets	0
Notes receivable from parent	0			0
Notes receivable from affiliates	0			0
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates	3,875			4,119
Other assets	0			0
Total assets	3,875			4,119
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	10			7
Current portion of long-term debt	0			222
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	0
Accounts payable to affiliates	257			592
Notes, advance and interest payable to subsidiaries	66			422
Notes and interest payable to affiliates	0			0
Total current liabilities	333			1,243
Long-term debt, net of current portion	370			370
Notes payable to subsidiaries	1,264			657
Notes payable to affiliates	0			0
Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	0			0
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion	0
Other liabilities	0			6
Total liabilities	1,967			2,276
Total equity	1,908			1,843
Total liabilities and equity	3,875			4,119
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	91			301	1
Accounts receivable, net	270			301
Accounts receivable from affiliates	248			588
Inventories, net	214			194
Notes, advance and interest receivable from parent	66			422
Notes and interest receivable from affiliates	4			4
Other current assets	16			15
Total current assets	909			1,825
Fixed assets, net	525			523
Amortizable intangible assets, net	3			2
Deferred income tax assets	1			1
Operating lease right-of-use assets	29
Notes receivable from parent	1,264			657
Notes receivable from affiliates	111			107
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates	2,083			2,205
Other assets	158			126
Total assets	5,083			5,446
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	122			170
Current portion of long-term debt	1			1
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	4
Accounts payable to affiliates	784			1,112
Notes, advance and interest payable to subsidiaries	0			0
Notes and interest payable to affiliates	0			0
Total current liabilities	911			1,283
Long-term debt, net of current portion	52			52
Notes payable to subsidiaries	0			0
Notes payable to affiliates	0			0
Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	330			342
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion	26
Other liabilities	22			21
Total liabilities	1,341			1,698
Total equity	3,742			3,748
Total liabilities and equity	5,083			5,446
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	7			3	5
Accounts receivable, net	130			148
Accounts receivable from affiliates	748			1,071
Inventories, net	328			327
Notes, advance and interest receivable from parent	0			0
Notes and interest receivable from affiliates	0			0
Other current assets	26			28
Total current assets	1,239			1,577
Fixed assets, net	954			992
Amortizable intangible assets, net	47			48
Deferred income tax assets	865			872
Operating lease right-of-use assets	34
Notes receivable from parent	0			0
Notes receivable from affiliates	0			0
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates	0			0
Other assets	63			64
Total assets	3,202			3,553
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	244			250
Current portion of long-term debt	0			0
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	4
Accounts payable to affiliates	0			0
Notes, advance and interest payable to subsidiaries	0			0
Notes and interest payable to affiliates	4			4
Total current liabilities	252			254
Long-term debt, net of current portion	0			0
Notes payable to subsidiaries	0			0
Notes payable to affiliates	111			107
Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	901			915
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion	33
Other liabilities	33			44
Total liabilities	1,330			1,320
Total equity	1,872			2,233
Total liabilities and equity	3,202			3,553
Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0			0	$ 0
Accounts receivable, net	0			0
Accounts receivable from affiliates	(996)			(1,659)
Inventories, net	(12)			(13)
Notes, advance and interest receivable from parent	(66)			(422)
Notes and interest receivable from affiliates	(4)			(4)
Other current assets	0			0
Total current assets	(1,078)			(2,098)
Fixed assets, net	0			0
Amortizable intangible assets, net	0			0
Deferred income tax assets	3			3
Operating lease right-of-use assets	0
Notes receivable from parent	(1,264)			(657)
Notes receivable from affiliates	(111)			(107)
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates	(5,958)			(6,324)
Other assets	0			0
Total assets	(8,408)			(9,183)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	0			0
Current portion of long-term debt	0			0
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	0
Accounts payable to affiliates	(1,041)			(1,704)
Notes, advance and interest payable to subsidiaries	(66)			(422)
Notes and interest payable to affiliates	(4)			(4)
Total current liabilities	(1,111)			(2,130)
Long-term debt, net of current portion	0			0
Notes payable to subsidiaries	(1,264)			(657)
Notes payable to affiliates	(111)			(107)
Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	0			0
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion	0
Other liabilities	0			0
Total liabilities	(2,486)			(2,894)
Total equity	(5,922)			(6,289)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (8,408)			$ (9,183)

Condensed Consolidating Finan_5

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ 95	$ 220
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash invested in fixed assets	(45)	(53)
Disposition of assets	2	2
Decrease (increase) in countervailing duty cash deposits on supercalendered paper	1	(11)
Increase in countervailing and anti-dumping duty cash deposits on softwood lumber	(33)	(41)
Decrease (increase) in countervailing duty cash deposits on uncoated groundwood paper	6	(6)
Increase in notes receivable from and advance to parent	0
Advance to parent		0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(69)	(109)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments of debt	225	0
Purchases of treasury stock	(5)	0
Net repayments under revolving credit facilities	0	(114)
Payments of financing and credit facility fees	(2)	(1)
Increase in notes payable to and advance from subsidiaries	0
Advance from subsidiary		0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(232)	(115)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash	1	(2)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(205)	(6)
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
Beginning of period	345	49
End of period	140	43
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash at period end:
Cash and cash equivalents	98	6	$ 304
Restricted cash	42	37
Parent [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash invested in fixed assets	0	0
Disposition of assets	0	0
Decrease (increase) in countervailing duty cash deposits on supercalendered paper	0	0
Increase in countervailing and anti-dumping duty cash deposits on softwood lumber	0	0
Decrease (increase) in countervailing duty cash deposits on uncoated groundwood paper	0	0
Increase in notes receivable from and advance to parent	0
Advance to parent		0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	0	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments of debt	225
Purchases of treasury stock	(5)
Net repayments under revolving credit facilities		0
Payments of financing and credit facility fees	0	(1)
Increase in notes payable to and advance from subsidiaries	230
Advance from subsidiary		1
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	0	0
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
Beginning of period	0	0
End of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash at period end:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	64	187
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash invested in fixed assets	(19)	(16)
Disposition of assets	2	0
Decrease (increase) in countervailing duty cash deposits on supercalendered paper	1	(11)
Increase in countervailing and anti-dumping duty cash deposits on softwood lumber	(33)	(41)
Decrease (increase) in countervailing duty cash deposits on uncoated groundwood paper	6	(6)
Increase in notes receivable from and advance to parent	(230)
Advance to parent		(1)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(273)	(75)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments of debt	0
Purchases of treasury stock	0
Net repayments under revolving credit facilities		(114)
Payments of financing and credit facility fees	(1)	0
Increase in notes payable to and advance from subsidiaries	0
Advance from subsidiary		0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(1)	(114)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(210)	(2)
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
Beginning of period	306	3
End of period	96	1
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash at period end:
Cash and cash equivalents	91	1	301
Restricted cash	5	0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	31	33
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash invested in fixed assets	(26)	(37)
Disposition of assets	0	2
Decrease (increase) in countervailing duty cash deposits on supercalendered paper	0	0
Increase in countervailing and anti-dumping duty cash deposits on softwood lumber	0	0
Decrease (increase) in countervailing duty cash deposits on uncoated groundwood paper	0	0
Increase in notes receivable from and advance to parent	0
Advance to parent		0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(26)	(35)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments of debt	0
Purchases of treasury stock	0
Net repayments under revolving credit facilities		0
Payments of financing and credit facility fees	(1)	0
Increase in notes payable to and advance from subsidiaries	0
Advance from subsidiary		0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(1)	0
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash	1	(2)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash	5	(4)
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
Beginning of period	39	46
End of period	44	42
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash at period end:
Cash and cash equivalents	7	5	3
Restricted cash	37	37
Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash invested in fixed assets	0	0
Disposition of assets	0	0
Decrease (increase) in countervailing duty cash deposits on supercalendered paper	0	0
Increase in countervailing and anti-dumping duty cash deposits on softwood lumber	0	0
Decrease (increase) in countervailing duty cash deposits on uncoated groundwood paper	0	0
Increase in notes receivable from and advance to parent	230
Advance to parent		1
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	230	1
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments of debt	0
Purchases of treasury stock	0
Net repayments under revolving credit facilities		0
Payments of financing and credit facility fees	0	0
Increase in notes payable to and advance from subsidiaries	(230)
Advance from subsidiary		(1)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(230)	(1)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
Beginning of period	0	0
End of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash at period end:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	$ 0
Restricted cash	$ 0	$ 0

Condensed Consolidated Financia

Condensed Consolidated Financial Information - Additional Information (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Percentage owned of material U.S. subsidiaries	100.00%