Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 10-Q 25 Oct 22 2022 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

Cover Page

Cover Page - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Oct. 24, 2022
Cover [Abstract]
Document type	10-Q
Document quarterly report	true
Document period end date	Sep. 30, 2022
Document transition report	false
Entity file number	001-33988
Entity registrant name	Graphic Packaging Holding Co
Entity incorporation, state or country code	DE
Entity tax identification number	26-0405422
Entity address, address line one	1500 Riveredge Parkway, Suite 100
Entity address, city or town	Atlanta,
Entity address, state or province	GA
Entity address, postal zip code	30328
City area code	770
Local phone number	240-7200
Title of 12(b) security	Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
Trading symbol	GPK
Security exchange name	NYSE
Entity current reporting status	Yes
Entity interactive data current	Yes
Entity filer category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity small business	false
Entity emerging growth company	false
Entity shell company	false
Entity common stock, shares outstanding		307,118,078
Entity central index key	0001408075
Amendment flag	false
Document fiscal year focus	2022
Document fiscal period focus	Q3
Current fiscal year end date	--12-31

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMEN

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Cost of Sales	$ 1,940	$ 1,502	$ 5,715	$ 4,384
Selling, General and Administrative	203	128	569	379
Other Expense (Income), Net	6	(2)	6	2
Business Combinations, Shutdown and Other Special Charges, and Exit Activities, Net	9	33	126	79
Income from Operations	293	121	638	324
Nonoperating Pension and Postretirement Benefit Income	2	1	5	4
Interest Expense, Net	(53)	(29)	(143)	(88)
Income before Income Taxes and Equity Income of Unconsolidated Entity	242	93	500	240
Income Tax Expense	(49)	(20)	(134)	(64)
Income before Equity Income of Unconsolidated Entity	193	73	366	176
Equity Income of Unconsolidated Entity	0	0	0	1
Net Income	193	73	366	177
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0	0	0	(12)
Net Income Attributable to Graphic Packaging Holding Company	$ 193	$ 73	$ 366	$ 165
Net Income Per Share Attributable to Graphic Packaging Holding Company — Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.63	$ 0.24	$ 1.18	$ 0.56
Net Income Per Share Attributable to Graphic Packaging Holding Company — Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.62	$ 0.24	$ 1.18	$ 0.56
Net Sales	$ 2,451	$ 1,782	$ 7,054	$ 5,168

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEM_2

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Graphic Packaging Holding Company
Net Income	$ 193	$ 73	$ 366	$ 177
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net of Tax:
Derivative Instruments		4		9
Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans		1		21
Currency Translation Adjustment		(17)		(16)
Total Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax		(12)		14
Total Comprehensive Income		61		179
Noncontrolling Interest
Net Income, Noncontrolling Interest				12
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net of Tax:
Derivative Instruments				1
Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans				0
Currency Translation Adjustment				0
Total Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax				1
Total Comprehensive Income				13
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Net Income Attributable to Graphic Packaging Holding Company	193	$ 73	366	165
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:
Derivative Instruments	5		15	10
Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans	0		(8)	21
Currency Translation Adjustment	(99)		(222)	(16)
Total Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax	(94)		(215)	15
Total Comprehensive Income	$ 99		$ 151	$ 192

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 82	$ 172
Receivables, Net	888	859
Inventories, Net	1,564	1,387
Other Current Assets	108	84
Total Current Assets	2,642	2,502
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	4,509	4,677
Goodwill	1,942	2,015
Intangible Assets, Net	738	868
Other Assets	351	395
Total Assets	10,182	10,457
Current Liabilities:
Short-Term Debt and Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	300	279
Accounts Payable	999	1,125
Compensation and Employee Benefits	265	211
Interest Payable	39	35
Other Accrued Liabilities	429	399
Total Current Liabilities	2,032	2,049
Long-Term Debt	5,195	5,515
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	635	579
Accrued Pension and Postretirement Benefits	112	139
Other Noncurrent Liabilities	250	282
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share; 100,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding	0	0
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 307,380,403 and 307,103,551 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively	3	3
Capital in Excess of Par Value	2,046	2,046
Retained Earnings	346	66
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	(439)	(224)
Total Graphic Packaging Holding Company Shareholders' Equity	1,956	1,891
Noncontrolling Interest	2	2
Total Equity	1,958	1,893
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ 10,182	$ 10,457

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANC_2

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	100,000,000	100,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	307,380,403	307,103,551
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	307,380,403	307,103,551

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEM_3

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTEREST - USD ($) $ in Millions		Total	Common Stock	Capital in Excess of Par Value	Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	Total	Noncontrolling Interests
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020			267,726,373
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2020		$ 1,840	$ 3	$ 1,715	$ (48)	$ (246)	$ 416
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income		62			54		8
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:
Derivative Instruments		4				3	1
Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans		10				10
Currency Translation Adjustment		(5)				(4)	(1)
Redemption of IP's Ownership Interest (in shares)			15,307,000
Reduction of IP's Ownership Interest		(146)		70			(216)
Dividends Declared		(21)			(21)
Distribution of Membership Interest		(4)					(4)
Recognition of Stock-Based Compensation, Net		(3)		(3)
Issuance of Shares for Stock-Based Awards (in shares)			1,168,394
Issuance of Shares for Stock-Based Awards		0
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2021			284,201,767
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2021		1,737	$ 3	1,782	(15)	(237)	204
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020			267,726,373
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2020		$ 1,840	$ 3	1,715	(48)	(246)	416
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:
Repurchase of Common Stock (in shares)		0
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2021			307,071,620
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2021		$ 1,854	$ 3	2,032	51	(232)	0
Beginning balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2021			284,201,767
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2021		1,737	$ 3	1,782	(15)	(237)	204
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income		42			38		4
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:
Derivative Instruments		2				2
Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans		10				10
Currency Translation Adjustment		6				5	1
Redemption of IP's Ownership Interest (in shares)			22,773,072
Reduction of IP's Ownership Interest		34		241			(207)
Dividends Declared		(22)			(22)
Distribution of Membership Interest		(2)					(2)
Recognition of Stock-Based Compensation, Net		7		7
Issuance of Shares for Stock-Based Awards (in shares)			70,868
Issuance of Shares for Stock-Based Awards		0
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2021			307,045,707
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2021		1,814	$ 3	2,030	1	(220)	0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income		73			73		0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:
Derivative Instruments		4				4	0
Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans		1				1	0
Currency Translation Adjustment		(17)				(17)	0
Dividends Declared		(23)			(23)
Recognition of Stock-Based Compensation, Net		2		2
Issuance of Shares for Stock-Based Awards (in shares)			25,913
Issuance of Shares for Stock-Based Awards		0
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2021			307,071,620
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2021		$ 1,854	$ 3	2,032	51	(232)	0
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021		307,103,551	307,103,551
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021		$ 1,893	$ 3	2,046	66	(224)	2
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income		107			107
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:
Derivative Instruments		19				19
Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans		(9)				(9)
Currency Translation Adjustment		(28)				(28)
Dividends Declared		(23)			(23)
Recognition of Stock-Based Compensation, Net		(8)		(8)
Issuance of Shares for Stock-Based Awards (in shares)			1,184,737
Issuance of Shares for Stock-Based Awards		0
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022			308,288,288
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2022		$ 1,951	$ 3	2,038	150	(242)	2
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021		307,103,551	307,103,551
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021		$ 1,893	$ 3	2,046	66	(224)	2
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:
Repurchase of Common Stock (in shares)		(1,090,765)
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022		307,380,403	307,325,403
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2022		$ 1,958	$ 3	2,046	346	(439)	2
Beginning balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022			308,288,288
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2022		1,951	$ 3	2,038	150	(242)	2
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income		66			66
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:
Derivative Instruments		(9)				(9)
Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans		1				1
Currency Translation Adjustment		(95)				(95)
Repurchase of Common Stock (in shares)	[1]		(379,000)
Repurchase of Common Stock	[1]	(7)		(2)	(5)
Dividends Declared		(23)			(23)
Recognition of Stock-Based Compensation, Net		8		8
Issuance of Shares for Stock-Based Awards (in shares)			123,102
Issuance of Shares for Stock-Based Awards		0
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022			308,032,390
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2022		1,892	$ 3	2,044	188	(345)	2
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income		193			193
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:
Derivative Instruments		5				5
Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans		0				0
Currency Translation Adjustment		(99)				(99)
Repurchase of Common Stock (in shares)	[2]		(711,765)
Repurchase of Common Stock	[2]	(16)		(4)	(12)
Dividends Declared		(23)			(23)
Recognition of Stock-Based Compensation, Net		6		6
Issuance of Shares for Stock-Based Awards (in shares)			4,778
Issuance of Shares for Stock-Based Awards		$ 0
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022		307,380,403	307,325,403
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2022		$ 1,958	$ 3	$ 2,046	$ 346	$ (439)	$ 2
[1])Includes 32,000 shares repurchased but not yet settled as of June 30, 2022[2])Includes 55,000 shares repurchased but not yet settled as of September 30, 2022

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEM_4

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTEREST (Parenthetical) - shares shares in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Shares repurchased not yet settled	55	32

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEM_5

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Income	$ 366	$ 177
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation and Amortization	415	356
Deferred Income Taxes	67	45
Amount of Postretirement Expense Less Than Funding	(17)	(23)
Impairment Charges related to Divestiture	93	0
Other, Net	43	79
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities	(347)	(175)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	620	459
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital Spending	(429)	(566)
Packaging Machinery Spending	(16)	(22)
Acquisition of Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	0	(292)
Beneficial Interest on Sold Receivables	83	97
Beneficial Interest Obtained in Exchange for Proceeds	(2)	(6)
Other, Net	(3)	(3)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	(367)	(792)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repurchase of Common Stock	(22)	0
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt	0	1,586
Retirement of Long-Term Debt	0	(1,226)
Payments on Debt	(10)	(13)
Redemption of Noncontrolling Interest	0	(150)
Borrowings under Revolving Credit Facilities	3,166	2,876
Payments on Revolving Credit Facilities	(3,387)	(2,700)
IP Tax Receivable Agreement Payment	0	(43)
Repurchase of Common Stock related to Share-Based Payments	(18)	(15)
Debt Issuance Costs	0	(16)
Dividends and Distributions Paid to GPIP Partner	(69)	(71)
Other, Net	9	(5)
Net Cash (Used In) Provided by Financing Activities	(331)	223
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash	(11)	(2)
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents	(89)	(112)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	172	179
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD (includes $1 million classified as held for sale as of September 30, 2022)	83	67
Non-cash Investing Activities:
Beneficial Interest Obtained in Exchange for Trade Receivables	86	94
Right-of-Use Assets Obtained in Exchange for New Operating Lease Liabilities	36	58
Non-cash Financing Activities:
Non-cash Exchange of Stock Issuance for Redemption of Noncontrolling Interest	$ 0	$ (652)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEM_6

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Parenthetical) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents as held for sale	$ 1

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
GENERAL INFORMATION	GENERAL INFORMATION Nature of Business Graphic Packaging Holding Company (“GPHC” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is committed to providing consumer packaging that makes a world of difference. The Company is a leading provider of sustainable, fiber-based consumer packaging solutions for a wide variety of products to food, beverage, foodservice and other consumer products companies. The Company operates on a global basis, is the largest producer of folding cartons in the United States ("U.S.") and Europe, and holds leading market positions in coated-recycled paperboard ("CRB"), coated unbleached kraft paperboard ("CUK") and solid bleached sulfate paperboard ("SBS"). The Company’s customers include many of the world’s most widely recognized companies and brands with prominent market positions in beverage, food, foodservice, and other consumer products. The Company strives to provide its customers with innovative, sustainable packaging solutions designed to deliver marketing and performance benefits at a competitive cost by capitalizing on its low-cost paperboard mills and converting plants, its proprietary carton and packaging designs, and its commitment to quality and service. On January 1, 2018, GPHC, a Delaware corporation, International Paper Company, a New York corporation (“IP”), Graphic Packaging International Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company formerly known as Gazelle Newco LLC and a wholly- owned subsidiary of the Company (“GPIP”), and Graphic Packaging International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company formerly known as Graphic Packaging International, Inc. and a direct subsidiary of GPIP (“GPIL”), completed a series of transactions pursuant to an agreement dated October 23, 2017 among the foregoing parties (the “Transaction Agreement”). Pursuant to the Transaction Agreement (i) a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company transferred its ownership interest in GPIL to GPIP; (ii) IP transferred its North America Consumer Packaging (“NACP”) business to GPIP, which was then subsequently transferred to GPIL; (iii) GPIP issued membership interests to IP, and IP was admitted as a member of GPIP; and (iv) GPIL assumed certain indebtedness of IP (the "NACP Combination"). During 2020, GPIP purchased 32.5 million partnership units from IP for $500 million in cash, fully redeeming the 18.2 million partnership units that were required to be redeemed in cash. On February 16, 2021, the Company announced that IP had notified the Company of its intent to exchange additional partnership units. Per an agreement between the parties, on February 19, 2021, GPIP purchased 9.3 million partnership units from IP for $150 million in cash, and IP exchanged 15.3 million partnership units for an equivalent number of shares of GPHC common stock. On May 21, 2021, IP exchanged its remaining 22.8 million partnership units for an equivalent number of shares of GPHC common stock. As required by the parties' agreement, these shares were immediately sold by IP. As a result, IP had no ownership interest remaining in GPIP as of May 21, 2021. Prior to September 1, 2022, substantially all the Company’s operations were held through its investment in GPIP. Effective September 1, 2022, as a result of internal restructuring, GPIP is no longer classified as a partnership for U.S. income tax purposes and GPIP’s activities are directly subject to U.S. income tax. The Company no longer holds an interest in an entity classified as a partnership for U.S. income tax purposes. The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include all subsidiaries in which the Company has the ability to exercise direct or indirect control over operating and financial policies. Intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation. In the Company’s opinion, the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary to state fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods. The Company’s year-end Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet data was derived from audited financial statements. The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X and do not include all the information required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements. Therefore, these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. In addition, the preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual amounts could differ from those estimates and changes in these estimates are recorded when known. Revenue Recognition The Company has two primary activities, manufacturing and converting paperboard, from which it generates revenue from contracts with customers. Revenue is disaggregated primarily by geography and type of activity as further explained in " Note 10 - Segment Information. " All reportable segments and the Australia and Pacific Rim operating segments recognize revenue under the same method, allocate transaction price using similar methods, and have similar economic factors impacting the uncertainty of revenue and related cash flows. Revenue is recognized on the Company's annual and multi-year supply contracts when the Company satisfies the performance obligation by transferring control over the product or service to a customer, which is generally based on shipping terms and passage of title under the point-in-time method of recognition. For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized $2,445 million and $1,775 million, respectively, of revenue from contracts with customers. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized $7,035 million and $5,151 million, respectively, of revenue from contracts with customers. The transaction price allocated to each performance obligation consists of the stand-alone selling price, estimates of rebates and other sales or contract renewal incentives, and cash discounts and sales returns ("Variable Consideration") and excludes sales tax. Estimates are made for Variable Consideration based on contract terms and historical experience of actual results and are applied to the performance obligations as they are satisfied. Purchases by the Company’s principal customers are manufactured and shipped with minimal lead time, therefore performance obligations are generally satisfied shortly after manufacturing and shipment. The Company uses standard payment terms that are consistent with industry practice. The Company's contract assets consist primarily of contract renewal incentive payments to customers which are amortized over the period in which performance obligations related to the contract renewal are satisfied. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, contract assets were $11 million and $17 million, respectively. The Company's contract liabilities consist principally of rebates, and as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were $61 million and $61 million, respectively. Accounts Receivable and Allowances Accounts receivable are stated at the amount owed by the customer, net of an allowance for estimated uncollectible accounts, returns and allowances, and cash discounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated based on historical experience, current economic conditions and the creditworthiness of customers. Receivables are charged to the allowance when determined to be no longer collectible. The Company has entered into agreements to sell, on a revolving basis, certain trade accounts receivable to third party financial institutions. Transfers under these agreements meet the requirements to be accounted for as sales in accordance with the Transfers and Servicing topic of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification (the "Codification"). The loss on sale is not material and is included in Other Expense (Income), Net line item on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The following table summarizes the activity under these programs for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively: Nine Months Ended September 30, In millions 2022 2021 Receivables Sold and Derecognized $ 2,422 $ 2,230 Proceeds Collected on Behalf of Financial Institutions 2,230 2,202 Net Proceeds Received From Financial Institutions 212 39 Deferred Purchase Price at September 30 (a) 7 8 Pledged Receivables at September 30 161 154 (a) Included in Other Current Assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and represents a beneficial interest in the receivables sold to the financial institutions, which is a Level 3 fair value measure. Receivables sold under all programs subject to continuing involvement, which consists principally of collection services, were $821 million and $613 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The Company also participates in supply chain financing arrangements offered by certain customers that qualify for sale accounting in accordance with the Transfers and Servicing topic of the FASB Codification. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company sold receivables of $824 million and $493 million, respectively, related to these arrangements. Share Repurchases and Dividends During the first nine months of 2022, the Company's board of directors declared three regular quarterly dividends of $0.075 per share of common stock to shareholders of record as follows: Date Declared Record Date Payment Date February 22, 2022 March 15, 2022 April 5, 2022 May 24, 2022 June 15, 2022 July 5, 2022 August 2, 2022 September 15, 2022 October 5, 2022 On September 22, 2022, the Company's board of directors voted to increase the quarterly dividend to $0.10 per share of common stock, a 33% increase from the prior quarterly dividend of $0.075. The dividend is payable on January 5, 2023, to common stockholders of record at the close of business on December 15, 2022. On January 28, 2019, the Company's board of directors authorized a share repurchase program to allow the Company to purchase up to $500 million of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of common stock through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions and Rule 10b5-1 plans (the "2019 share repurchase program"). During the first nine months of 2022, the Company repurchased 1,090,765 shares of its common stock at an average price of $20.99 under the 2019 share repurchase program. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock under the 2019 share repurchase program. As of September 30, 2022, the Company has $124 million available for additional repurchases under the 2019 share repurchase program. Business Combinations, Shutdown and Other Special Charges, and Exit Activities, Net The following table summarizes the transactions recorded in Business Combinations, Shutdown and Other Special Charges, and Exit Activities, Net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, In millions 2022 2021 2022 2021 Charges Associated with Business Combinations (a) $ 7 $ 25 $ 20 $ 48 Shutdown and Other Special Charges (1) 5 1 20 Exit Activities (b) 2 3 12 11 Charges Associated with a Divestiture (c) 1 — 93 — Total $ 9 $ 33 $ 126 $ 79 (a) These costs relate to the Americraft Carton, Inc. and AR Packaging Group AB acquisitions (see " Note 3 - Business Combinations" ). (b) Relates to the Company's CRB mill and folding carton facility closures (see " Note 13 - Exit Activities" ). (c) Relates to the Company's planned divestiture of its Russian business (see "Note 14 - Impairment and Divestiture of Russian Business"). 2022 In the second quarter of 2022, the Company began the process of divesting its interests in its two folding carton plants in Russia. Impairment charges associated with this divestiture are included in Charges Associated with a Divestiture in the table above for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. For more information, see "Note 14 - Impairment and Divestiture of Russian Business." In March 2022, the Company announced its decision to close the Norwalk, Ohio folding carton facility and closed the facility in September 2022. Severance charges associated with this project are included in Exit Activities in the table above for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. For more information, see "Note 13 - Exit Activities." 2021 During 2019, the Company announced its plans to invest in a new CRB paper machine in Kalamazoo, Michigan. At the time of the announcement, the Company expected to close two of its smaller CRB Mills in 2022 in order to remain capacity neutral. During the third quarter of 2021, the Company decided to continue to operate one of the two original smaller CRB mills at least through 2022. In the second quarter of 2022, the Company closed the Battle Creek, MI CRB mill. Severance, retention, shutdown costs, and other charges associated with this project are included in Exit Activities in the table above for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. For more information, see "Note 13 - Exit Activities." On May 14, 2021, in connection with the AR Packaging Group AB ("AR Packaging") acquisition, the Company entered into deal contingent foreign exchange forward contracts, with no upfront cash cost, to hedge €700 million of the acquisition price. These forward contracts settled October 29, 2021, roughly concurrent with the acquisition of AR Packaging, and are accounted for as derivatives under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. Unrealized gains and losses resulting from these contracts are recognized in earnings. Unrealized losses of $21 million and $38 million resulting from these contracts are recognized in Charges Associated with Business Combinations in the table above for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. For more information, see "Note 1 - General Information" of the Company's 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and "Note 7 — Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurement.” On July 1, 2021, the Company acquired substantially all the assets of Americraft Carton, Inc. (“Americraft”), the largest remaining independent folding carton converter in North America for $292 million. The acquisition included seven converting facilities across the United States and is reported within the Americas Paperboard Packaging reportable segment. Charges associated with this acquisition are included in Charges Associated with Business Combinations in the table above. For more information, see "Note 3 — Business Combinations." Adoption of New Accounting Standards In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting . This standard provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from the LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”). The ASU can be adopted after its issuance date through December 31, 2022. The Company adopted this standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 with no material impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations. Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted In September 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-04, Liabilities - Supplier Finance Programs (Subtopic 405-50): Disclosure of Supplier Finance Program Obligations , which is intended to enhance the transparency surrounding the use of supplier finance programs. Supplier finance programs may also be referred to as reverse factoring, payables finance, or structured payables arrangements. The amendments require a buyer that uses supplier finance programs to make annual disclosures about the program’s key terms, the balance sheet presentation of related amounts, the confirmed amount outstanding at the end of the period, and associated rollforward information. Only the amount outstanding at the end of the period must be disclosed in interim periods. The amendments are effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 on a retrospective basis, including interim periods with those fiscal years, except for the requirement to disclose rollforward information, which is effective prospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. Early adoption is permitted. The Company will continue evaluating the impact of this ASU. In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions . This ASU clarifies that contractual sale restrictions should not be considered in measuring the fair value of equity securities. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods therein, with early adoption permitted. The Company will continue evaluating the impact of this ASU. In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-01, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Fair Value Hedging – Portfolio Layer Method . This ASU expands and clarifies the portfolio layer method for fair value hedges of interest rate risk. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods therein, with early adoption permitted. The Company will continue evaluating the impact of this ASU. In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Acquired Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities

INVENTORIES, NET

INVENTORIES, NET	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
INVENTORIES, NET	INVENTORIES, NET Inventories, Net by major class: In millions September 30, 2022 December 31, 2021 Finished Goods $ 509 $ 528 Work in Progress 205 194 Raw Materials 630 473 Supplies 220 192 Total $ 1,564 $ 1,387

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS	BUSINESS COMBINATIONS Americraft As disclosed in "Note 1 - General Information," the Company completed the Americraft acquisition in 2021. The Company paid approximately $292 million, using existing cash and borrowings under its revolving credit facility. During the second quarter of 2022, the Company finalized the acquisition accounting for Americraft. AR Packaging On November 1, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of AR Packaging, Europe's second largest producer of fiber-based consumer packaging, by acquiring all the AR Packaging Group AB shares that were issued and outstanding as of the date of acquisition. The acquisition included 30 converting plants in 13 countries and enhances the Company’s global scale, innovation capabilities, and value proposition for customers throughout Europe and bordering regions. The total cash consideration for the AR Packaging acquisition was $1,412 million net of cash acquired of $75 million, paid in Euros through the use of deal contingent, foreign exchange forward contracts, purchased through the use of available borrowing capacity on the Company’s Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facilities and the $400 million Incremental Facility Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. For more information, see "Note 4 - Debt." The purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the estimated fair values as of the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired was allocated to goodwill, none of which is expected to be deductible for tax purposes, and will be reported within the Europe Paperboard Packaging reportable segment. During the third quarter of 2022, the Company recorded acquisition accounting adjustments of less than $1 million to goodwill comprised of adjustments to Other Accrued Liabilities. The allocation of purchase price shown below remains preliminary and is subject to further adjustment, pending additional refinement and final completion of valuations, including but not limited to valuations of property and equipment, customer relationships and other intangible assets, and deferred tax liabilities. Goodwill is primarily attributed to future expected economic benefits, including enhanced revenue growth from expanded capabilities and geographic presence as well as substantial cost savings from reduction of duplicative overhead, streamlined operations and enhanced operational efficiency. In millions Amounts Recognized as of Acquisition Date (a) Total Purchase Consideration $ 1,487 Cash Acquired 75 Receivables, Net 212 Inventories 166 Other Current Assets 12 Property, Plant and Equipment (b) 529 Intangible Assets (c) 447 Other Assets 76 Total Assets Acquired 1,517 Accounts Payable 109 Compensation and Employee Benefits 12 Other Accrued Liabilities 105 Short-Term Debt and Current Portion of Long-Term Debt 9 Long-Term Debt 17 Deferred Income Tax Liabilities 164 Accrued Pension and Postretirement Benefits 50 Other Noncurrent Liabilities 41 Noncontrolling Interests 2 Total Liabilities Assumed 509 Net Assets Acquired 1,008 Goodwill 479 Total Estimated Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired $ 1,487 (a) The amounts were translated from Euro to USD using the rate at the acquisition date of 1.1539. (b) Property, Plant and Equipment primarily consists of Machinery and Equipment of $371 million with a weighted average life of approximately 12 years. (c) Intangible Assets primarily consists of Customer Relationships of $439 million with a weighted average life of approximately 15 years. The above fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are preliminary and are based on the information that was available as of the reporting date. The fair values of the tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed were preliminarily determined using the income and cost approaches. In many cases, the determination of the fair values required estimates about discount rates, future expected cash flows and other future events that are judgmental and subject to change. The fair value measurements were primarily based on significant inputs that are not observable in the market and thus represent a Level 3 measurement of the fair value hierarchy as defined in ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements (“ASC 820”). Intangible assets consisting of customer relationships, technology, and trade names were valued using the discounted cash flow analysis. The significant assumptions used to estimate the value of the customer relationships intangible assets included the discount rate, annual revenue growth rates, customer attrition rates, projected operating expenses, projected EBITDA margins, tax rate, depreciation, and contributory asset charge. The Company believes that the information provides a reasonable basis for estimating the fair values of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities, but the potential for measurement period adjustments exists based on the Company’s continuing review of matters related to the acquisition. The Company expects to complete the purchase price allocation in Q4 2022. The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations include $291 million of Net Sales and $19 million of Income from Operations for AR Packaging for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and $842 million of Net Sales and $33 million of Loss from Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The nine months ended September 30, 2022 include $93 million of impairment charges related to the divestiture of its two folding carton plants in Russia. See " Note 14 - Impairment and divestiture of Russian business " for further information. The following unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 combines the results of the Company for fiscal 2021 and the unaudited results of AR Packaging for the corresponding period. The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information assumes that the acquisition, which closed on November 1, 2021, was completed on January 1, 2021 (the first day of fiscal 2021). The pro forma consolidated financial information has been calculated after applying the Company’s accounting policies and includes adjustments for amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, fair value adjustments for acquired inventory, property, plant and equipment and long-term debt. These pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and do not purport to be indicative of the operating results of the Company that would have been achieved had the acquisition actually taken place on January 1, 2021. In addition, these results are not intended to be a projection of future results and do not reflect events that may occur after the acquisition, including but not limited to revenue enhancements, cost savings or operating synergies that the combined Company may achieve as a result of the acquisition. Pro Forma Three Months Ended (unaudited) Pro Forma Nine Months Ended (unaudited) September 30, September 30, In millions 2022 2021 2022 2021 Net Sales $ 2,451 $ 2,069 $ 7,054 $ 6,015 Net Income $ 193 $ 85 $ 366 $ 114

DEBT

DEBT	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
DEBT	DEBT Short-Term Debt and Current Portion of Long-Term Debt is comprised of the following: In millions September 30, 2022 December 31, 2021 Short-Term Borrowings $ 19 $ 9 Current Portion of Finance Lease Obligations 10 7 Current Portion of Long-Term Debt 271 263 Total $ 300 $ 279 Long-Term Debt is comprised of the following: In millions September 30, 2022 December 31, 2021 Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 4.875%, effective rate of 4.88%, payable in 2022 (a) $ 250 $ 250 Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 0.821%, effective rate of 0.82%, payable in 2024 (b) 400 400 Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 4.125%, effective rate of 4.14%, payable in 2024 (a) 300 300 Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 1.512%, effective rate of 1.52%, payable in 2026 (b) 400 400 Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 4.75%, effective rate of 4.80%, payable in 2027 (b) 300 300 Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 3.50%, effective rate of 3.54%, payable in 2028 (b) 450 450 Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 3.50%, effective rate of 3.54%, payable in 2029 (b) 350 350 Senior Notes (€290 million) with interest payable semi-annually at 2.625% , effective rate of 2.66%, payable in 2029 (b) 284 330 Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 3.75% , effective rate of 3.80%, payable in 2030 (b) 400 400 Green Bond net of unamortized premium with interest payable at 4.00%, effective rate of 1.72%, payable in 2026 (b) 109 110 Senior Secured Term Loan A-2 Facility with interest payable quarterly at 2.67%, effective rate of 2.68% payable in 2028 (b) 425 425 Senior Secured Term Loan A-3 Facility with interest payable monthly payable at floating rates (4.56% at September 30, 2022), effective rate of 4.59%, payable in 2028 (b) 250 250 Senior Secured Term Loan Facilities with interest payable at various dates at floating rates (4.31% at September 30, 2022) payable through 2026 (b) 533 543 Senior Secured Term Loan Facility (€210 million) with interest payable at various dates at floating rates (1.82% at September 30, 2022) payable through 2026 (b) 206 239 Senior Secured Revolving Facilities with interest payable quarterly at floating rates (4.82% at September 30, 2022) payable in 2026 (b)(c) 667 920 Finance Leases and Financing Obligations 168 146 Other 16 9 Total Long-Term Debt 5,508 5,822 Less: Current Portion 281 270 Total Long-Term Debt Excluding Current Portion 5,227 5,552 Less: Unamortized Deferred Debt Issuance Costs 32 37 Total $ 5,195 $ 5,515 (a) Guaranteed by GPHC and certain domestic subsidiaries. (b) Guaranteed by GPIP and certain domestic subsidiaries. (c) The weighted average effective interest rates for the Company’s Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facilities were 3.06% and 1.63% as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. At September 30, 2022, the Company and its U.S. and international subsidiaries had the following commitments, amounts outstanding and amounts available under revolving credit facilities: In millions Total Total Total Available Senior Secured Domestic Revolving Credit Facility (a) $ 1,850 $ 625 $ 1,200 Senior Secured International Revolving Credit Facility 178 42 136 Other International Facilities 74 35 39 Total $ 2,102 $ 702 $ 1,375 (a) In accordance with its debt agreements, the Company’s availability under its revolving credit facilities has been reduced by the amount of standby letters of credit issued of $25 million as of September 30, 2022. These letters of credit are primarily used as security against the Company's self-insurance obligations and workers’ compensation obligations. These letters of credit expire at various dates through 2022 unless extended. Covenant Agreements The Covenants in the Company's Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended, the "Current Credit Agreement") and the indentures governing the 4.875% Senior Notes due 2022, 0.821% Senior Notes due 2024, 4.125% Senior Notes due 2024, 1.512% Senior Notes due 2026, 4.75% Senior Notes due 2027, 3.50% Senior Notes due 2028, 3.50% Senior Notes due 2029, 2.625% Senior Notes due 2029 and 3.75% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Indentures”), limit the Company's ability to incur additional indebtedness. Additional covenants contained in the Current Credit Agreement and the Indentures may, among other things, restrict the ability of the Company to dispose of assets, incur guarantee obligations, prepay other indebtedness, repurchase stock, pay dividends and make other restricted payments, create liens, make equity or debt investments, make acquisitions, modify terms of the Indentures, engage in mergers or consolidations, change the business conducted by the Company and its subsidiaries, and engage in certain transactions with affiliates. Such restrictions could limit the Company’s ability to respond to changing market conditions, fund its capital spending program, provide for unexpected capital investments or take advantage of business opportunities. As of September 30, 2022, the Company was in compliance with the covenants in the Current Credit Agreement and the Indentures.

STOCK INCENTIVE PLANS

STOCK INCENTIVE PLANS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
STOCK INCENTIVE PLANS	STOCK INCENTIVE PLANS The Company has one active equity compensation plan from which new grants may be made, the Graphic Packaging Holding Company 2014 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2014 Plan”). The 2014 Plan allows for granting shares of stock, options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), restricted stock awards (“RSAs”), and other types of stock-based and cash awards. Awards under the 2014 Plan vest and expire in accordance with terms established at the time of grant. Shares issued pursuant to awards under the 2014 Plan are from GPHC’s authorized but unissued shares. Compensation costs are recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award and are adjusted for actual performance for performance-based awards. As of September 30, 2022, there were 10.4 million shares remaining available to be granted under the 2014 Plan. Stock Awards, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Under the 2014 Plan, all RSUs granted to employees generally vest and become payable three years from date of grant. RSUs granted to employees generally contain some combination of service and performance objectives based on various financial targets and relative total shareholder return that must be met for the RSUs to vest. RSUs granted as deferred compensation for non-employee directors are fully vested but not payable until the distribution date elected by the director. Stock awards issued to non-employee directors as part of their compensation for service on the Board are unrestricted on the grant date. Data concerning RSUs and Stock Awards granted in the first nine months of 2022 is as follows: Weighted Average RSUs — Employees and Non-Employee Directors 1,928,271 $ 20.18 Stock Awards — Board of Directors 34,160 $ 20.49 During the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, $24 million and $21 million, respectively, were charged to compensation expense for stock incentive plans and such amounts are included in Selling, General and Administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. During each of the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, 1.2 million shares were issued. The shares issued were primarily related to RSUs granted to employees during 2019 and 2018.

PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREME

PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS	PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITSThe Company maintains both defined benefit pension plans and postretirement health care plans that provide medical and life insurance coverage to eligible salaried and hourly retired employees in North America and their dependents. The Company maintains international defined benefit pension plans which are either noncontributory or contributory and are funded in accordance with applicable local laws. Pension or termination benefits are based primarily on years of service and the employee's compensation. Pension Expense The pension expenses related to the Company’s plans consisted of the following: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, In millions 2022 2021 2022 2021 Components of Net Periodic Cost: Service Cost $ 3 $ 3 $ 10 $ 11 Interest Cost 3 3 9 7 Expected Return on Plan Assets (6) (6) (17) (15) Amortization: Actuarial Loss 1 2 3 4 Net Periodic Cost $ 1 $ 2 $ 5 $ 7 Employer Contributions The Company made $21 million and $30 million of contributions to its pension plans during the first nine months of 2022 and 2021 respectively. In the first quarter of 2022 and 2021, the Company made a $6 million and $14 million contribution to its remaining U.S. defined benefit plan by effectively utilizing the excess balance related to the U.S. defined benefit plan terminated in 2020, respectively. Excluding this $6 million contribution, the Company expects to make contributions in the range of $10 million to $20 million for the full year of 2022. The Company also made postretirement health care benefit payments of $1 million during the first nine months of 2022. The Company expects to make approximately $2 million contributions to its postretirement health care plans for the full year of 2022.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT	FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT The Company enters into derivative instruments for risk management purposes only, including derivatives designated as hedging instruments under the Derivatives and Hedging topic of the FASB Codification and those not designated as hedging instruments under this guidance. The Company uses natural gas swap contracts and used interest rate swaps and forward exchange contracts. These derivative instruments are designated as cash flow hedges and, to the extent they are effective in offsetting the variability of the hedged cash flows, changes in the derivatives’ fair value are not included in current earnings but are included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss. These changes in fair value will subsequently be reclassified to earnings, contemporaneously with and offsetting changes in the related hedged exposure and presented in the same line of the income statement expected for the hedged item. For more information regarding the Company’s financial instruments and fair value measurement, see “ Note 10 - Financial Instruments, Derivatives and Hedging Activities ” and “ Note 11 - Fair Value Measurement ” of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company's 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Interest Rate Risk The Company used interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risks on future interest payments caused by interest rate changes on its variable rate term loan facility. Changes in fair value will subsequently be reclassified into earnings as a component of Interest Expense, Net as interest is incurred on amounts outstanding under the term loan facility. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had interest rate swap positions with a notional value of $200 million which matured in January 2022. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had no outstanding interest rate swaps. As discussed in "Note 8 - Income Taxes" , a $10 million expense was recorded to release the lingering tax expense remaining in Other Comprehensive Income after the settlement of these swaps in the first quarter of 2022. During the first nine months of 2021, there were no amounts of ineffectiveness related to changes in the fair value of interest rate swap agreements. Additionally, there were no amounts excluded from the measure of effectiveness. Commodity Risk To manage risks associated with future variability in cash flows and price risk attributable to purchases of natural gas, the Company enters into natural gas swap contracts to hedge prices for a designated percentage of its expected natural gas usage. Such contracts are designated as cash flow hedges. The contracts are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss and resulting gain or loss reclassified into Cost of Sales concurrently with the recognition of the commodity consumed. The Company has hedged approximately 40% and 44% of its expected natural gas usage for the remainder of 2022 and 2023, respectively. During the first nine months of 2022 and 2021, there were no amounts of ineffectiveness related to changes in the fair value of natural gas swap contracts. Additionally, there were no amounts excluded from the measure of effectiveness. Foreign Currency Risk The Company entered into forward exchange contracts to manage risks associated with foreign currency transactions and future variability of cash flows arising from those transactions that may be adversely affected by changes in exchange rates. The contracts are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss and gains/losses related to these contracts are recognized in Other Expense (Income), Net or Net Sales, when appropriate. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had no outstanding forward exchange contracts. No amounts were reclassified to earnings during 2021 in connection with forecasted transactions that were considered probable of not occurring and there was no amount of ineffectiveness related to changes in the fair value of foreign currency forward contracts. Additionally, there were no amounts excluded from the measure of effectiveness. The Company has not entered into any foreign exchange contracts in 2022. Derivatives not Designated as Hedges The Company enters into forward exchange contracts to effectively hedge substantially all of its accounts receivables resulting from sales transactions and intercompany loans denominated in foreign currencies in order to manage risks associated with variability in cash flows that may be adversely affected by changes in exchange rates. At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, multiple foreign currency forward exchange contracts existed, with maturities ranging up to three months. Those foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, when aggregated and measured in U.S. dollars at contractual rates at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, had net notional amounts totaling $111 million and $103 million, respectively. Unrealized gains and losses resulting from these contracts are recognized in Other Expense (Income), Net and approximately offset corresponding recognized but unrealized gains and losses on the remeasurement of these accounts receivable. Deal Contingent Hedge On May 14, 2021, in connection with the AR Packaging acquisition, the Company entered into deal contingent foreign exchange forward contracts, with no upfront cash cost, to hedge €700 million of the acquisition price. These forward contracts settled October 29, 2021, immediately prior to the acquisition of AR Packaging and are accounted for as derivatives under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. Unrealized losses of $21 million and $38 million resulting from these contracts are recognized in Business Combinations, Shutdown and Other Special Charges, and Exit Activities, Net on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. For more information, see "Note 1 - General Information" of the Company's 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. Fair Value of Financial Instruments The Company’s derivative instruments are carried at fair value. The Company has determined that the inputs to the valuation of these derivative instruments are Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Level 2 inputs are defined as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. The Company uses valuation techniques based on discounted cash flow analyses, which reflect the terms of the derivatives and use observable market-based inputs, including forward rates, and uses market price quotations obtained from independent derivatives brokers, corroborated with information obtained from independent pricing service providers. As of September 30, 2022, there has not been any significant impact to the fair value of the Company’s derivative liabilities due to its own credit risk. Similarly, there has not been any significant adverse impact to the Company’s derivative assets based on evaluation of the Company’s counterparties’ credit risks. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had commodity contract derivatives assets, which were included in Other Current Assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, of $1 million and $2 million, respectively The fair values of the Company’s other financial assets and liabilities at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 approximately equal the carrying values reported on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets except for Long-Term Debt. The fair value of the Company’s Long-Term Debt (excluding finance leases and deferred financing fees) was $4,909 million and $5,715 million as compared to the carrying amounts of $5,340 million and $5,676 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The fair value of the Company’s Total Debt, including the Senior Notes, is based on quoted market prices (Level 2 inputs). Level 2 valuation techniques for Long-Term Debt are based on quotations obtained from independent pricing service providers. Effect of Derivative Instruments The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations is as follows: Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Location in Statement of Operations Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Statement of Operations Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, In millions 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 Commodity Contracts $ (10) $ (6) $ (10) $ (11) Cost of Sales $ (5) $ (3) $ (11) $ (4) Foreign Currency Contracts — — — (2) Other Expense (Income), Net — 1 — 2 Interest Rate Swap Agreements — — — — Interest Expense, Net — 1 — 4 Total $ (10) $ (6) $ (10) $ (13) Total $ (5) $ (1) $ (11) $ 2 At September 30, 2022, the Company expects to reclassify $1 million of pre-tax gain in the next twelve months from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss to earnings, contemporaneously with and offsetting changes in the related hedged exposure. The actual amount that will be reclassified to future earnings may vary from this amount as a result of changes in market conditions. The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations is as follows: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, In millions 2022 2021 2022 2021 Foreign Currency Contracts Other Expense (Income), Net $ (9) $ (1) $ (18) $ (5) Deal Contingent Foreign Exchange Forward Business Combinations, Shutdown and Other Special Charges, and Exit Activities, Net — 21 — 38 Total $ (9) $ 20 $ (18) $ 33

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
INCOME TAXES	INCOME TAXES Prior to September 1, 2022, substantially all the Company’s operations were held through its investment in GPIP, a subsidiary that was classified as a partnership for U.S. income tax purposes and was generally not subject to domestic income tax expense. As a result, prior to September 1, 2022, the consolidated financial statements exclude the domestic tax effect of the earnings attributable to the noncontrolling partner’s interest in GPIP for the portion of any year in which the noncontrolling partner held an interest. Effective September 1, 2022, as a result of internal restructuring, GPIP is no longer classified as a partnership for U.S. income tax purposes and GPIP’s activities are directly subject to U.S. income tax. The Company no longer holds an interest in an entity classified as a partnership for U.S. income tax purposes. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recognized Income Tax Expense of $134 million on Income before Income Taxes of $500 million. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was different than the statutory rate primarily due to the discrete tax impact of the charges associated with the divestiture of the Company’s Russia business that results in no corresponding tax benefit. Additional discrete tax adjustments were recorded during the period, including tax benefits of $7 million associated with the recognition of differences between the Company’s outside tax basis in its investment in GPIP and the Company’s inside tax basis in individual assets and liabilities due to the internal restructuring completed during the period, provision to return true-up tax benefits of $2 million, a tax benefit of $2 million related to the remeasurement of deferred taxes due to state law changes, tax expense of $10 million recorded to release the lingering tax expense remaining in Other Comprehensive Income after the settlement of certain swaps, and a tax benefit of $2 million related to excess tax benefits on restricted stock that vested during the period. In addition, the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities on unrealized foreign currency activity related to intercompany loans where the entity’s functional currency and the loan denomination currency are different than the tax reporting currency resulted in a decrease in the effective tax rate for the period. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recognized Income Tax Expense of $64 million on Income before Income Taxes of $240 million. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was different than the statutory rate primarily due to the tax effect of income attributable to noncontrolling interests as well as the mix and levels of earnings between foreign and domestic tax jurisdictions with and without a valuation allowance. In addition, during the second quarter, the Company recorded discrete tax expense of $3 million related to the remeasurement of the net deferred tax liability for its UK subsidiaries due to the statutory tax rate increase enacted and $5 million related to the remeasurement of deferred tax assets for executive compensation as a result of IP’s exchange of its remaining shares in GPIP during the period. The Company also recorded a discrete tax benefit of $7 million related to tax credit and other provision to return adjustments related to the 2020 U.S. federal income tax return during the third quarter.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND LEGAL MATTERS

ENVIRONMENTAL AND LEGAL MATTERS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
ENVIRONMENTAL AND LEGAL MATTERS	ENVIRONMENTAL AND LEGAL MATTERS Environmental Matters The Company is subject to a broad range of foreign, federal, state and local environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, including those governing discharges to air, soil and water, the management, treatment and disposal of hazardous substances, solid waste and hazardous wastes, the investigation and remediation of contamination resulting from historical site operations and releases of hazardous substances, the recycling of packaging and the health and safety of employees. Compliance initiatives could result in significant costs, which could negatively impact the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Any failure to comply with environmental or health and safety laws and regulations or any permits and authorizations required thereunder could subject the Company to fines, corrective action or other sanctions. Some of the Company’s current and former facilities are the subject of environmental investigations and remediations resulting from historic operations and the release of hazardous substances or other constituents. Some current and former facilities have a history of industrial usage for which investigation and remediation obligations may be imposed in the future or for which indemnification claims may be asserted against the Company. Also, closures or sales of facilities may necessitate investigation and may result in remediation activities at those facilities. The Company has established reserves for those facilities or issues where a liability is probable and the costs are reasonably estimable. The Company believes that the amounts accrued for its loss contingencies, and the reasonably possible loss beyond the amounts accrued, are not material to the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. The Company cannot estimate with certainty other future compliance, investigation or remediation costs. Some costs relating to historic usage that the Company considers to be reasonably possible of resulting in liability are not quantifiable at this time. The Company will continue to monitor environmental issues at each of its facilities, as well as regulatory developments, and will revise its accruals, estimates and disclosures relating to past, present and future operations, as additional information is obtained. Legal Matters The Company is a party to a number of lawsuits arising in the ordinary conduct of its business. Although the timing and outcome of these lawsuits cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company does not believe that disposition of these lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

SEGMENT INFORMATION

SEGMENT INFORMATION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
SEGMENT INFORMATION	SEGMENT INFORMATION The Company has three reportable segments as follows: Paperboard Mills includes the seven North American paperboard mills that produce primarily CRB, CUK, and SBS, which is consumed internally to produce paperboard packaging for the Americas and Europe Packaging segments. The remaining paperboard is sold externally to a wide variety of paperboard packaging converters and brokers. The Paperboard Mills segment Net Sales represent the sale of paperboard only to external customers. The effect of intercompany transfers to the paperboard packaging segments has been eliminated from the Paperboard Mills segment to reflect the economics of the integration of these segments. Americas Paperboard Packaging includes paperboard packaging, primarily folding cartons, sold primarily to consumer packaged goods ("CPG") companies, and cups, lids and food containers sold primarily to foodservice companies and quick-service restaurants ("QSR"), serving the food, beverage, and consumer product markets in the Americas. Europe Paperboard Packaging includes paperboard packaging, primarily folding cartons, sold primarily to CPG companies serving the food, beverage and consumer product markets including healthcare and beauty primarily in Europe. The Company allocates certain mill and corporate costs to the reportable segments to appropriately represent the economics of these segments. The Corporate and Other caption includes the Pacific Rim and Australia operating segments and unallocated corporate and one-time costs. These segments are evaluated by the chief operating decision maker based primarily on Income from Operations, as adjusted for depreciation and amortization. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described above in " Note 1 - General Information. " Segment information is as follows: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, In millions 2022 2021 2022 2021 NET SALES: Paperboard Mills $ 345 $ 251 $ 933 $ 732 Americas Paperboard Packaging 1,577 1,291 4,533 3,697 Europe Paperboard Packaging 488 198 1,467 616 Corporate/Other/Eliminations (a) 41 42 121 123 Total $ 2,451 $ 1,782 $ 7,054 $ 5,168 INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS: Paperboard Mills (b) $ 12 $ 14 $ 17 $ (31) Americas Paperboard Packaging 229 107 589 336 Europe Paperboard Packaging (c) 40 17 31 64 Corporate and Other (d) 12 (17) 1 (45) Total $ 293 $ 121 $ 638 $ 324 DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION: Paperboard Mills $ 60 $ 61 $ 183 $ 175 Americas Paperboard Packaging 43 47 129 130 Europe Paperboard Packaging 27 8 84 30 Corporate and Other 7 6 19 21 Total $ 137 $ 122 $ 415 $ 356 (a) Includes revenue from contracts with customers for the Australia and Pacific Rim operating segments. (b) Includes accelerated depreciation related to exit activities in 2022 and 2021. (c) Includes impairment charges of $93 million related to Russia through Q3 2022. See " Note 14 - Impairment and divestiture of Russian business " for further information. (d) Includes expenses related to business combinations, shutdown and other special charges, and exit activities.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

EARNINGS PER SHARE	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
EARNINGS PER SHARE	EARNINGS PER SHARE Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, In millions, except per share data 2022 2021 2022 2021 Net Income Attributable to Graphic Packaging Holding Company $ 193 $ 73 $ 366 $ 165 Weighted Average Shares: Basic 308.8 308.3 308.9 293.2 Dilutive Effect of RSUs 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 Diluted 309.6 309.0 309.7 294.0 Earnings Per Share — Basic $ 0.63 $ 0.24 $ 1.18 $ 0.56 Earnings Per Share — Diluted $ 0.62 $ 0.24 $ 1.18 $ 0.56

CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER CO

CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Equity [Abstract]
CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS	CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS The following represents changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss attributable to Graphic Packaging Holding Company by component for the nine months ended September 30, 2022: In millions, net of tax Derivatives Instruments Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans Currency Translation Adjustments Total Balance at December 31, 2021 $ (8) $ (94) $ (122) $ (224) Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) before Reclassifications 13 (9) (222) (218) Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (a) 2 1 — 3 Net Current-period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) 15 (8) (222) (215) Balance at September 30, 2022 $ 7 $ (102) $ (344) $ (439) (a) See following table for details about these reclassifications. The following represents reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2022: In millions Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Components Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Affected Line Item in the Statement Where Net Income is Presented Derivatives Instruments: Commodity Contracts $ (11) Cost of Sales Interest Rate Swap Agreements — Interest Expense, Net (11) Total before Tax 13 (a) Tax Expense $ 2 Total, Net of Tax Amortization of Defined Benefit Pension Plans: Actuarial Losses $ 3 (b) (1) Tax (Benefit) $ 2 Total, Net of Tax Amortization of Postretirement Benefit Plans: Actuarial Gains $ (1) (b) $ (1) Total, Net of Tax Total Reclassifications for the Period $ 3 (a) Includes tax expense of $10 million to release the lingering tax effect after settling the interest rate swaps (see " Note 7 - Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurement " and " Note 8 - Income Taxes "). (b) These accumulated other comprehensive loss components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see “ Note 6 - Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits ").

EXIT ACTIVITIES

EXIT ACTIVITIES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
EXIT ACTIVITIES	EXIT ACTIVITIES In March 2022, the Company announced its decision to close the Norwalk, Ohio folding carton facility and closed the facility in September 2022. The Company has incurred charges associated with this exit activity for post-employment benefits, retention bonuses and incentives, which are included in the Severance costs and other line item in the table below for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. During 2019, the Company announced its plans to invest in a new CRB paper machine in Kalamazoo, Michigan. At the time of the announcement, the Company expected to close two of its smaller CRB Mills in 2022 in order to remain capacity neutral. During the third quarter of 2021, the Company decided to continue to operate one of the two original smaller CRB mills at least through 2022. In the second quarter of 2022, the Company closed the Battle Creek, MI CRB mill. The Company has incurred charges associated with this exit activity for post-employment benefits, retention bonuses and incentives, which are included in the Severance costs and other line item in the table below for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded $19 million and $25 million of exit costs, respectively, associated with these restructurings. Other costs associated with the start-up of the new CRB paper machine are recorded in the period in which they are incurred. The following table summarizes the costs incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 related to these restructurings: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, In millions Location in Statement of Operations 2022 2021 2022 2021 Severance Costs and Other (a) Business Combinations, Shutdown and Other Special Charges, and Exit Activities, Net $ — $ 3 $ 1 $ 11 Asset Write-Offs and Start-Up Costs (b) Business Combinations, Shutdown and Other Special Charges, and Exit Activities, Net 2 — 11 — Accelerated Depreciation Cost of Sales — 4 7 14 Total $ 2 $ 7 $ 19 $ 25 (a) Costs incurred include activities for post-employment benefits, retention bonuses, incentives and professional services (see " Note 1 - Business Combinations, Shutdown and Other Special Charges and Exit Activities, net" ). (b) Costs incurred include non-cash write-offs for items such as supplies and inventory. The following table summarizes the balance of accrued expenses related to restructuring: In millions Total Balance at December 31, 2021 $ 8 Costs Incurred 1 Payments (6) Balance at September 30, 2022 $ 3

IMPAIRMENT AND DIVESTITURE OF R

IMPAIRMENT AND DIVESTITURE OF RUSSIAN BUSINESS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
IMPAIRMENT AND DIVESTITURE OF RUSSIAN BUSINESS	IMPAIRMENT AND DIVESTITURE OF RUSSIAN BUSINESSIn the second quarter of 2022, the Company began the process of the divesting its interests in its two folding carton facilities in Russia (the “Disposal Group”), which met the criteria to be considered a business, through a sale of 100% of the Disposal Group’s outstanding shares. The Company expects the sale to be complete within the next 12 months. The assets and liabilities to be disposed of in connection with this transaction met the held for sale criteria as of September 30, 2022. The carrying value of the net assets held for sale, inclusive of the cumulative translation adjustment balance attributable to the business, was greater than their fair value, less costs to sell, resulting in a pre-tax loss of $81 million, which is included in the Business, Combinations, Shutdown and Other Special Charges, and Exit Activities, Net in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. The assets related to the sale, inclusive of the valuation allowance, and liabilities related to the sale were classified as Other current assets and Other accrued liabilities, respectively, within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2022. Excluded from the assets classified as held for sale within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet is an intercompany note receivable totaling $30 million from the Company to the Disposal Group. The intercompany note will be sold as part of the transaction and, thus, should be considered when calculating the carrying value of the Disposal Group and the allowance to adjust the carrying value to the fair value less costs to sell. Upon consummation of the sale of the Disposal Group, the Company will reclassify this note from intercompany to the applicable liability line item in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as it will represent a liability to an external third party. The cumulative translation adjustment attributable to the business of $10 million is included within Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2022. Goodwill totaling $12 million associated with the Disposal Group was determined to be impaired as of September 30, 2022. The pre-tax impairment loss for this impairment is included in the Business, Combinations, Shutdown and Other Special Charges, and Exit Activities, Net in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. As the sale of the Disposal Group is not considered a strategic shift that will have a major effect on the Company’s operations or financial results, it was not reported as discontinued operations. The Company will continue to evaluate the Disposal Group for future impairments until it is sold. The Disposal Group is reported within the Europe Paperboard Packaging segment. The following table summarizes the Company’s assets and liabilities held for sale by major class: In millions September 30, 2022 Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 1 Receivables, Net 19 Inventories 22 Property, Plant and Equipment, Net 28 Intangible Assets, Net 16 Assets Held for Sale 86 Valuation Allowance to Adjust Carrying Value of Russian Operations to Fair Value Less Costs to Sell (81) Total Assets Held for Sale, Net Included in Other Current Assets $ 5 Short-Term Debt and Current Portion of Long-Term Debt $ 1 Accounts Payable 7 Other Accrued Liabilities 7 Deferred Income Tax Liabilities 5 Total Liabilities Held for Sale Included in Other Current Accrued Liabilities $ 20

GENERAL INFORMATION (Policies)

GENERAL INFORMATION (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Consolidation	The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include all subsidiaries in which the Company has the ability to exercise direct or indirect control over operating and financial policies. Intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation.In the Company’s opinion, the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary to state fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods. The Company’s year-end Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet data was derived from audited financial statements.
Basis of Accounting	The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X and do not include all the information required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements. Therefore, these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Use of Estimates	In addition, the preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual amounts could differ from those estimates and changes in these estimates are recorded when known.
Revenue Recognition	Revenue Recognition The Company has two primary activities, manufacturing and converting paperboard, from which it generates revenue from contracts with customers. Revenue is disaggregated primarily by geography and type of activity as further explained in " Note 10 - Segment Information. " All reportable segments and the Australia and Pacific Rim operating segments recognize revenue under the same method, allocate transaction price using similar methods, and have similar economic factors impacting the uncertainty of revenue and related cash flows. Revenue is recognized on the Company's annual and multi-year supply contracts when the Company satisfies the performance obligation by transferring control over the product or service to a customer, which is generally based on shipping terms and passage of title under the point-in-time method of recognition. For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized $2,445 million and $1,775 million, respectively, of revenue from contracts with customers. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized $7,035 million and $5,151 million, respectively, of revenue from contracts with customers. The transaction price allocated to each performance obligation consists of the stand-alone selling price, estimates of rebates and other sales or contract renewal incentives, and cash discounts and sales returns ("Variable Consideration") and excludes sales tax. Estimates are made for Variable Consideration based on contract terms and historical experience of actual results and are applied to the performance obligations as they are satisfied. Purchases by the Company’s principal customers are manufactured and shipped with minimal lead time, therefore performance obligations are generally satisfied shortly after manufacturing and shipment. The Company uses standard payment terms that are consistent with industry practice.
Accounts Receivable and Allowances	Accounts Receivable and Allowances Accounts receivable are stated at the amount owed by the customer, net of an allowance for estimated uncollectible accounts, returns and allowances, and cash discounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated based on historical experience, current economic conditions and the creditworthiness of customers. Receivables are charged to the allowance when determined to be no longer collectible. The Company has entered into agreements to sell, on a revolving basis, certain trade accounts receivable to third party financial institutions. Transfers under these agreements meet the requirements to be accounted for as sales in accordance with the Transfers and Servicing The Company also participates in supply chain financing arrangements offered by certain customers that qualify for sale accounting in accordance with the Transfers and Servicing
Adoption of New Accounting Standards and Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted	Adoption of New Accounting Standards In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting . This standard provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from the LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”). The ASU can be adopted after its issuance date through December 31, 2022. The Company adopted this standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 with no material impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations. Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted In September 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-04, Liabilities - Supplier Finance Programs (Subtopic 405-50): Disclosure of Supplier Finance Program Obligations , which is intended to enhance the transparency surrounding the use of supplier finance programs. Supplier finance programs may also be referred to as reverse factoring, payables finance, or structured payables arrangements. The amendments require a buyer that uses supplier finance programs to make annual disclosures about the program’s key terms, the balance sheet presentation of related amounts, the confirmed amount outstanding at the end of the period, and associated rollforward information. Only the amount outstanding at the end of the period must be disclosed in interim periods. The amendments are effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 on a retrospective basis, including interim periods with those fiscal years, except for the requirement to disclose rollforward information, which is effective prospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. Early adoption is permitted. The Company will continue evaluating the impact of this ASU. In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions . This ASU clarifies that contractual sale restrictions should not be considered in measuring the fair value of equity securities. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods therein, with early adoption permitted. The Company will continue evaluating the impact of this ASU. In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-01, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Fair Value Hedging – Portfolio Layer Method . This ASU expands and clarifies the portfolio layer method for fair value hedges of interest rate risk. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods therein, with early adoption permitted. The Company will continue evaluating the impact of this ASU. In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Acquired Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities

GENERAL INFORMATION (Tables)

GENERAL INFORMATION (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Schedule of the agreements for purchasing and servicing of receivables	The following table summarizes the activity under these programs for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively: Nine Months Ended September 30, In millions 2022 2021 Receivables Sold and Derecognized $ 2,422 $ 2,230 Proceeds Collected on Behalf of Financial Institutions 2,230 2,202 Net Proceeds Received From Financial Institutions 212 39 Deferred Purchase Price at September 30 (a) 7 8 Pledged Receivables at September 30 161 154 (a) Included in Other Current Assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and represents a beneficial interest in the receivables sold to the financial institutions, which is a Level 3 fair value measure.
Schedule of restructuring and other special charges	The following table summarizes the transactions recorded in Business Combinations, Shutdown and Other Special Charges, and Exit Activities, Net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, In millions 2022 2021 2022 2021 Charges Associated with Business Combinations (a) $ 7 $ 25 $ 20 $ 48 Shutdown and Other Special Charges (1) 5 1 20 Exit Activities (b) 2 3 12 11 Charges Associated with a Divestiture (c) 1 — 93 — Total $ 9 $ 33 $ 126 $ 79 (a) These costs relate to the Americraft Carton, Inc. and AR Packaging Group AB acquisitions (see " Note 3 - Business Combinations" ). (b) Relates to the Company's CRB mill and folding carton facility closures (see " Note 13 - Exit Activities" ). (c) Relates to the Company's planned divestiture of its Russian business (see "Note 14 - Impairment and Divestiture of Russian Business").

INVENTORIES, NET (Tables)

INVENTORIES, NET (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Inventories, Net by major class	Inventories, Net by major class: In millions September 30, 2022 December 31, 2021 Finished Goods $ 509 $ 528 Work in Progress 205 194 Raw Materials 630 473 Supplies 220 192 Total $ 1,564 $ 1,387

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Tables)

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]
Preliminary purchase price allocation	In millions Amounts Recognized as of Acquisition Date (a) Total Purchase Consideration $ 1,487 Cash Acquired 75 Receivables, Net 212 Inventories 166 Other Current Assets 12 Property, Plant and Equipment (b) 529 Intangible Assets (c) 447 Other Assets 76 Total Assets Acquired 1,517 Accounts Payable 109 Compensation and Employee Benefits 12 Other Accrued Liabilities 105 Short-Term Debt and Current Portion of Long-Term Debt 9 Long-Term Debt 17 Deferred Income Tax Liabilities 164 Accrued Pension and Postretirement Benefits 50 Other Noncurrent Liabilities 41 Noncontrolling Interests 2 Total Liabilities Assumed 509 Net Assets Acquired 1,008 Goodwill 479 Total Estimated Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired $ 1,487 (a) The amounts were translated from Euro to USD using the rate at the acquisition date of 1.1539. (b) Property, Plant and Equipment primarily consists of Machinery and Equipment of $371 million with a weighted average life of approximately 12 years. (c) Intangible Assets primarily consists of Customer Relationships of $439 million with a weighted average life of approximately 15 years.
Pro forma information	These pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and do not purport to be indicative of the operating results of the Company that would have been achieved had the acquisition actually taken place on January 1, 2021. In addition, these results are not intended to be a projection of future results and do not reflect events that may occur after the acquisition, including but not limited to revenue enhancements, cost savings or operating synergies that the combined Company may achieve as a result of the acquisition. Pro Forma Three Months Ended (unaudited) Pro Forma Nine Months Ended (unaudited) September 30, September 30, In millions 2022 2021 2022 2021 Net Sales $ 2,451 $ 2,069 $ 7,054 $ 6,015 Net Income $ 193 $ 85 $ 366 $ 114

DEBT (Tables)

DEBT (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of current debt	Short-Term Debt and Current Portion of Long-Term Debt is comprised of the following: In millions September 30, 2022 December 31, 2021 Short-Term Borrowings $ 19 $ 9 Current Portion of Finance Lease Obligations 10 7 Current Portion of Long-Term Debt 271 263 Total $ 300 $ 279
Schedule of long-term debt	Long-Term Debt is comprised of the following: In millions September 30, 2022 December 31, 2021 Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 4.875%, effective rate of 4.88%, payable in 2022 (a) $ 250 $ 250 Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 0.821%, effective rate of 0.82%, payable in 2024 (b) 400 400 Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 4.125%, effective rate of 4.14%, payable in 2024 (a) 300 300 Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 1.512%, effective rate of 1.52%, payable in 2026 (b) 400 400 Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 4.75%, effective rate of 4.80%, payable in 2027 (b) 300 300 Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 3.50%, effective rate of 3.54%, payable in 2028 (b) 450 450 Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 3.50%, effective rate of 3.54%, payable in 2029 (b) 350 350 Senior Notes (€290 million) with interest payable semi-annually at 2.625% , effective rate of 2.66%, payable in 2029 (b) 284 330 Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 3.75% , effective rate of 3.80%, payable in 2030 (b) 400 400 Green Bond net of unamortized premium with interest payable at 4.00%, effective rate of 1.72%, payable in 2026 (b) 109 110 Senior Secured Term Loan A-2 Facility with interest payable quarterly at 2.67%, effective rate of 2.68% payable in 2028 (b) 425 425 Senior Secured Term Loan A-3 Facility with interest payable monthly payable at floating rates (4.56% at September 30, 2022), effective rate of 4.59%, payable in 2028 (b) 250 250 Senior Secured Term Loan Facilities with interest payable at various dates at floating rates (4.31% at September 30, 2022) payable through 2026 (b) 533 543 Senior Secured Term Loan Facility (€210 million) with interest payable at various dates at floating rates (1.82% at September 30, 2022) payable through 2026 (b) 206 239 Senior Secured Revolving Facilities with interest payable quarterly at floating rates (4.82% at September 30, 2022) payable in 2026 (b)(c) 667 920 Finance Leases and Financing Obligations 168 146 Other 16 9 Total Long-Term Debt 5,508 5,822 Less: Current Portion 281 270 Total Long-Term Debt Excluding Current Portion 5,227 5,552 Less: Unamortized Deferred Debt Issuance Costs 32 37 Total $ 5,195 $ 5,515 (a) Guaranteed by GPHC and certain domestic subsidiaries. (b) Guaranteed by GPIP and certain domestic subsidiaries.
Schedule of revolving credit facilities	At September 30, 2022, the Company and its U.S. and international subsidiaries had the following commitments, amounts outstanding and amounts available under revolving credit facilities: In millions Total Total Total Available Senior Secured Domestic Revolving Credit Facility (a) $ 1,850 $ 625 $ 1,200 Senior Secured International Revolving Credit Facility 178 42 136 Other International Facilities 74 35 39 Total $ 2,102 $ 702 $ 1,375 (a) In accordance with its debt agreements, the Company’s availability under its revolving credit facilities has been reduced by the amount of standby letters of credit issued of $25 million as of September 30, 2022. These letters of credit are primarily used as security against the Company's self-insurance obligations and workers’ compensation obligations. These letters of credit expire at various dates through 2022 unless extended.

STOCK INCENTIVE PLANS (Tables)

STOCK INCENTIVE PLANS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Data concerning RSUs and stock awards granted	Data concerning RSUs and Stock Awards granted in the first nine months of 2022 is as follows: Weighted Average RSUs — Employees and Non-Employee Directors 1,928,271 $ 20.18 Stock Awards — Board of Directors 34,160 $ 20.49

PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIRE_2

PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Schedule of pension and postretirement expenses	The pension expenses related to the Company’s plans consisted of the following: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, In millions 2022 2021 2022 2021 Components of Net Periodic Cost: Service Cost $ 3 $ 3 $ 10 $ 11 Interest Cost 3 3 9 7 Expected Return on Plan Assets (6) (6) (17) (15) Amortization: Actuarial Loss 1 2 3 4 Net Periodic Cost $ 1 $ 2 $ 5 $ 7

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAI_2

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments designated as hedges	The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations is as follows: Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Location in Statement of Operations Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Statement of Operations Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, In millions 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 Commodity Contracts $ (10) $ (6) $ (10) $ (11) Cost of Sales $ (5) $ (3) $ (11) $ (4) Foreign Currency Contracts — — — (2) Other Expense (Income), Net — 1 — 2 Interest Rate Swap Agreements — — — — Interest Expense, Net — 1 — 4 Total $ (10) $ (6) $ (10) $ (13) Total $ (5) $ (1) $ (11) $ 2
Pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedges	The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations is as follows: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, In millions 2022 2021 2022 2021 Foreign Currency Contracts Other Expense (Income), Net $ (9) $ (1) $ (18) $ (5) Deal Contingent Foreign Exchange Forward Business Combinations, Shutdown and Other Special Charges, and Exit Activities, Net — 21 — 38 Total $ (9) $ 20 $ (18) $ 33

SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Schedule of segment information	Segment information is as follows: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, In millions 2022 2021 2022 2021 NET SALES: Paperboard Mills $ 345 $ 251 $ 933 $ 732 Americas Paperboard Packaging 1,577 1,291 4,533 3,697 Europe Paperboard Packaging 488 198 1,467 616 Corporate/Other/Eliminations (a) 41 42 121 123 Total $ 2,451 $ 1,782 $ 7,054 $ 5,168 INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS: Paperboard Mills (b) $ 12 $ 14 $ 17 $ (31) Americas Paperboard Packaging 229 107 589 336 Europe Paperboard Packaging (c) 40 17 31 64 Corporate and Other (d) 12 (17) 1 (45) Total $ 293 $ 121 $ 638 $ 324 DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION: Paperboard Mills $ 60 $ 61 $ 183 $ 175 Americas Paperboard Packaging 43 47 129 130 Europe Paperboard Packaging 27 8 84 30 Corporate and Other 7 6 19 21 Total $ 137 $ 122 $ 415 $ 356 (a) Includes revenue from contracts with customers for the Australia and Pacific Rim operating segments. (b) Includes accelerated depreciation related to exit activities in 2022 and 2021. (c) Includes impairment charges of $93 million related to Russia through Q3 2022. See " Note 14 - Impairment and divestiture of Russian business " for further information. (d) Includes expenses related to business combinations, shutdown and other special charges, and exit activities.

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of earnings per share	Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, In millions, except per share data 2022 2021 2022 2021 Net Income Attributable to Graphic Packaging Holding Company $ 193 $ 73 $ 366 $ 165 Weighted Average Shares: Basic 308.8 308.3 308.9 293.2 Dilutive Effect of RSUs 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 Diluted 309.6 309.0 309.7 294.0 Earnings Per Share — Basic $ 0.63 $ 0.24 $ 1.18 $ 0.56 Earnings Per Share — Diluted $ 0.62 $ 0.24 $ 1.18 $ 0.56

CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER _2

CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Equity [Abstract]
Schedule of changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	The following represents changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss attributable to Graphic Packaging Holding Company by component for the nine months ended September 30, 2022: In millions, net of tax Derivatives Instruments Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans Currency Translation Adjustments Total Balance at December 31, 2021 $ (8) $ (94) $ (122) $ (224) Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) before Reclassifications 13 (9) (222) (218) Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (a) 2 1 — 3 Net Current-period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) 15 (8) (222) (215) Balance at September 30, 2022 $ 7 $ (102) $ (344) $ (439) (a) See following table for details about these reclassifications.
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	The following represents reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2022: In millions Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Components Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Affected Line Item in the Statement Where Net Income is Presented Derivatives Instruments: Commodity Contracts $ (11) Cost of Sales Interest Rate Swap Agreements — Interest Expense, Net (11) Total before Tax 13 (a) Tax Expense $ 2 Total, Net of Tax Amortization of Defined Benefit Pension Plans: Actuarial Losses $ 3 (b) (1) Tax (Benefit) $ 2 Total, Net of Tax Amortization of Postretirement Benefit Plans: Actuarial Gains $ (1) (b) $ (1) Total, Net of Tax Total Reclassifications for the Period $ 3 (a) Includes tax expense of $10 million to release the lingering tax effect after settling the interest rate swaps (see " Note 7 - Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurement " and " Note 8 - Income Taxes "). (b) These accumulated other comprehensive loss components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see “ Note 6 - Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits ").

EXIT ACTIVITIES (Tables)

EXIT ACTIVITIES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Restructuring and related costs	The following table summarizes the costs incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 related to these restructurings: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, In millions Location in Statement of Operations 2022 2021 2022 2021 Severance Costs and Other (a) Business Combinations, Shutdown and Other Special Charges, and Exit Activities, Net $ — $ 3 $ 1 $ 11 Asset Write-Offs and Start-Up Costs (b) Business Combinations, Shutdown and Other Special Charges, and Exit Activities, Net 2 — 11 — Accelerated Depreciation Cost of Sales — 4 7 14 Total $ 2 $ 7 $ 19 $ 25 (a) Costs incurred include activities for post-employment benefits, retention bonuses, incentives and professional services (see " Note 1 - Business Combinations, Shutdown and Other Special Charges and Exit Activities, net" ). (b) Costs incurred include non-cash write-offs for items such as supplies and inventory.
Schedule of restructuring reserve by type of cost	The following table summarizes the balance of accrued expenses related to restructuring: In millions Total Balance at December 31, 2021 $ 8 Costs Incurred 1 Payments (6) Balance at September 30, 2022 $ 3

IMPAIRMENT AND DIVESTITURE OF_2

IMPAIRMENT AND DIVESTITURE OF RUSSIAN BUSINESS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Schedule of disposal groups, including discontinued operations	The following table summarizes the Company’s assets and liabilities held for sale by major class: In millions September 30, 2022 Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 1 Receivables, Net 19 Inventories 22 Property, Plant and Equipment, Net 28 Intangible Assets, Net 16 Assets Held for Sale 86 Valuation Allowance to Adjust Carrying Value of Russian Operations to Fair Value Less Costs to Sell (81) Total Assets Held for Sale, Net Included in Other Current Assets $ 5 Short-Term Debt and Current Portion of Long-Term Debt $ 1 Accounts Payable 7 Other Accrued Liabilities 7 Deferred Income Tax Liabilities 5 Total Liabilities Held for Sale Included in Other Current Accrued Liabilities $ 20

GENERAL INFORMATION - Narrative

GENERAL INFORMATION - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 21, 2021	Feb. 19, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	[1]	Jun. 30, 2022	[2]	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Shares repurchased (in shares)							1,090,765	0
Shares repurchased, value			$ 16		$ 7
Shares required to be redeemed in cash									18,200,000
International Paper Company
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Shares repurchased (in shares)		9,300,000							32,500,000
Shares repurchased, value		$ 150							$ 500
Graphic Packaging Holding Company
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Stock exchanged for GPHC shares	22,800,000	15,300,000
[1])Includes 55,000 shares repurchased but not yet settled as of September 30, 2022[2])Includes 32,000 shares repurchased but not yet settled as of June 30, 2022

GENERAL INFORMATION - Revenue R

GENERAL INFORMATION - Revenue Recognition (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) revenueGeneratingActivity	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of revenue generating activities | revenueGeneratingActivity			2
Net sales	$ 2,445	$ 1,775	$ 7,035	$ 5,151
Contract assets	11		11		$ 17
Contract liabilities	$ 61		$ 61		$ 61

GENERAL INFORMATION - Accounts

GENERAL INFORMATION - Accounts Receivable and Allowances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Receivables Sold and Derecognized	$ 2,422	$ 2,230
Proceeds Collected on Behalf of Financial Institutions	2,230	2,202
Net Proceeds Received From Financial Institutions	212	39
Deferred Purchase Price at September 30	7	8
Pledged Receivables at September 30	161	154
Amount transferred subject to continuing involvement	821		$ 613
Receivables sold	$ 824	$ 493

GENERAL INFORMATION - Share Rep

GENERAL INFORMATION - Share Repurchases and Dividends (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 22, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Jan. 28, 2019
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10		$ 0.075	$ 0.075
Percentage of increase in common stock dvidend		33%
Shares repurchased (in shares)				1,090,765	0
Average price (in dollars per share)		$ 20.99		$ 20.99
Share Repurchase Program 2019
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, authorized amount						$ 500,000,000
Stock repurchase program, remaining authorized repurchase amount		$ 124,000,000		$ 124,000,000

GENERAL INFORMATION - Business

GENERAL INFORMATION - Business Combinations and Shutdown and Other Special Charges, Net (Details) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2021 USD ($) facility	May 14, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) mill	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 mill
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Charges Associated with Business Combinations			$ 7	$ 25	$ 20	$ 48
Shutdown and Other Special Charges			1	(5)	(1)	(20)
Exit Activities			2	3	12	11
Charges Associated with a Divestiture			1	0	93	0
Total			(9)	(33)	(126)	(79)
Deal contingent hedge		$ 700
Foreign Currency Contracts			(9)	20	(18)	33
Deal Contingent Foreign Exchange Forward | Business Combinations, Shutdown and Other Special Charges, and Exit Activities, Net
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Contracts			$ 0	$ 21	$ 0	$ 38
Americraft Carton, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 292
Number of converting facilities acquired | facility	7
Facility Closing
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of mills expected to be closed | mill							2
Number of mills remaining open | mill				1

INVENTORIES, NET (Details)

INVENTORIES, NET (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Finished Goods	$ 509	$ 528
Work in Progress	205	194
Raw Materials	630	473
Supplies	220	192
Total	$ 1,564	$ 1,387

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - Americr

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - Americraft Acquisition (Details) $ in Millions	Jul. 01, 2021 USD ($)
Americraft Carton, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total Purchase Consideration	$ 292

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - AR Pack

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - AR Packaging Acquisition (Details)		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2021 USD ($) factory country	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of business acquisition			$ 0	$ 292,000,000
Term A-4 Facility | Term Loan
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 400,000,000
AR Packaging
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of converting plants acquired | factory	30
Number of countries | country	13
Purchase price of business acquisition	$ 1,412,000,000
Cash acquired from acquisition	$ 75,000,000
Goodwill acquisition accounting adjustments (less than)		$ 1,000,000
Actual net sales from acquiree since acquisition		291,000,000	842,000,000
Income (Loss) from aquisition		$ 19,000,000	33,000,000
Impairment charges			$ 93,000,000

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - AR Pa_2

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - AR Packaging Purchase Price Allocation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Nov. 01, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 1,942	$ 2,015
AR Packaging
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total Purchase Consideration	$ 1,487
Cash Acquired	75
Receivables, Net	212
Inventories	166
Other Current Assets	12
Property, Plant and Equipment	529
Intangible Assets	447
Other Assets	76
Total Assets Acquired	1,517
Accounts Payable	109
Compensation and Employee Benefits	12
Other Accrued Liabilities	105
Short-Term Debt and Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	9
Long-Term Debt	17
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	164
Accrued Pension and Postretirement Benefits	50
Other Noncurrent Liabilities	41
Noncontrolling Interests	2
Total Liabilities Assumed	509
Net Assets Acquired	1,008
Goodwill	479
Total Estimated Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired	$ 1,487
Euro to USD translation rate at date of acquisition	115.39%
Estimated useful life of property, plant and equipment	12 years
AR Packaging | Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible Assets	$ 439
Weighted average useful life of customer relationships (in years)	15 years
AR Packaging | Machinery and Equipment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment	$ 371

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - AR Pa_3

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - AR Packaging Pro Forma Information (Details) - AR Packaging - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Net Sales	$ 2,451	$ 2,069	$ 7,054	$ 6,015
Net Income	$ 193	$ 85	$ 366	$ 114

DEBT - Current Debt (Details)

DEBT - Current Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Short-Term Borrowings	$ 19	$ 9
Current Portion of Finance Lease Obligations	10	7
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	271	263
Total	$ 300	$ 279

DEBT - Long-Term Debt (Details)

DEBT - Long-Term Debt (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 5,340		$ 5,676
Finance Leases and Financing Obligations	168		146
Other	16		9
Total Long-Term Debt	5,508		5,822
Less: Current Portion	281		270
Total Long-Term Debt Excluding Current Portion	5,227		5,552
Less: Unamortized Deferred Debt Issuance Costs	32		37
Total	$ 5,195		5,515
3.75% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.75%	3.75%
Senior Notes | Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 4.875%, effective rate of 4.88%, payable in 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 250		250
Stated interest rate	4.875%	4.875%
Effective interest rate	4.88%	4.88%
Senior Notes | Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 0.821%, effective rate of 0.82%, payable in 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 400		400
Stated interest rate	0.821%	0.821%
Effective interest rate	0.82%	0.82%
Senior Notes | Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 4.125%, effective rate of 4.14%, payable in 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 300		300
Stated interest rate	4.125%	4.125%
Effective interest rate	4.14%	4.14%
Senior Notes | Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 1.512%, effective rate of 1.52%, payable in 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 400		400
Stated interest rate	1.512%	1.512%
Effective interest rate	1.52%	1.52%
Senior Notes | Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 4.75%, effective rate of 4.80%, payable in 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 300		300
Stated interest rate	4.75%	4.75%
Effective interest rate	4.80%	4.80%
Senior Notes | Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 3.50%, effective rate of 3.54%, payable in 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 450		450
Stated interest rate	3.50%	3.50%
Effective interest rate	3.54%	3.54%
Senior Notes | Senior Notes with interest payable semi-annually at 3.50%, effective rate of 3.54%, payable in 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 350		350
Stated interest rate	3.50%	3.50%
Effective interest rate	3.54%	3.54%
Senior Notes | Senior Notes (€290 million) with interest payable semi-annually at 2.625% , effective rate of 2.66%, payable in 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 284		330
Stated interest rate	2.625%	2.625%
Effective interest rate	2.66%	2.66%
Aggregate principal amount | €		€ 290
Senior Notes | 3.75% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 400		400
Stated interest rate	3.75%	3.75%
Effective interest rate	3.80%	3.80%
Senior Notes | Senior Secured Term Loan A-3 Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 250		250
Bonds | Tax-exempt green bond payable in 2061
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 109		110
Stated interest rate	4%	4%
Effective interest rate	1.72%	1.72%
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 533		543
Interest rate at period end	4.31%	4.31%
Term Loan | Senior Secured Term Loan A-2 Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 425		425
Stated interest rate	2.67%	2.67%
Effective interest rate	2.68%	2.68%
Term Loan | Senior Secured Term Loan A-3 Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.56%	4.56%
Interest rate at period end	4.59%	4.59%
Term Loan | Euro Note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 206		239
Stated interest rate	1.82%	1.82%
Aggregate principal amount | €		€ 210
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 667		$ 920
Effective interest rate	3.06%	3.06%	1.63%
Interest rate at period end	4.82%	4.82%

DEBT - Revolving Credit Facilit

DEBT - Revolving Credit Facilities (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Total Commitments	$ 2,102
Total Outstanding	702
Total Available	1,375
Senior Secured Domestic Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Total Commitments	1,850
Total Outstanding	625
Total Available	1,200
Standby letters of credit issued	25
Senior Secured International Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Total Commitments	178
Total Outstanding	42
Total Available	136
Other International Facilities
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Total Commitments	74
Total Outstanding	35
Total Available	$ 39

DEBT - Additional Information (

DEBT - Additional Information (Details)	Sep. 30, 2022
4.875% Senior Notes due 2022 | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.875%
0.821% Senior Notes due 2024 | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	0.821%
4.125% Senior Notes due 2024 | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.125%
1.512% Senior Notes due 2026 | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	1.512%
4.75% Senior Notes due 2027 | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.75%
3.50% Senior Notes due 2028 | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.50%
3.50% Senior Notes due 2029 | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.50%
2.625% Senior Notes due 2029 | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	2.625%
3.75% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.75%
3.75% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2030 | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.75%

STOCK INCENTIVE PLANS - Additio

STOCK INCENTIVE PLANS - Additional Information (Details) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) compensationPlan shares	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of active equity compensation plans | compensationPlan	1
Recognized share-based compensation expense | $	$ 24	$ 21
Share-based compensation issued (in shares)	1.2	1.2
RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	3 years
2014 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for grant (in shares)	10.4

STOCK INCENTIVE PLANS - Data Co

STOCK INCENTIVE PLANS - Data Concerning RSUs Granted (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 $ / shares shares
Employees and Non-Employee Directors | RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSU grants during period (in shares) | shares	1,928,271
Weighted average grant date fair value per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 20.18
Board of Directors | Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSU grants during period (in shares) | shares	34,160
Weighted average grant date fair value per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 20.49

PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIRE_3

PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS - Pension and Postretirement Expenses (Details) - Pension Benefit Plans - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Components of Net Periodic Cost:
Service Cost	$ 3	$ 3	$ 10	$ 11
Interest Cost	3	3	9	7
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(6)	(6)	(17)	(15)
Amortization:
Actuarial Loss	1	2	3	4
Net Periodic Cost	$ 1	$ 2	$ 5	$ 7

PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIRE_4

PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022
Pension Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Company's contributions to its pension plans			$ 21	$ 30
Excess contribution from terminated US plan	$ 6	$ 14	6
Pension Benefit Plans | Minimum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Expected contributions in current year			10
Pension Benefit Plans | Maximum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Expected contributions in current year			20
Postretirement Health Coverage
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Benefit payments			$ 1
Postretirement Health Coverage | Forecast
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Expected contributions					$ 2

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAI_3

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT - Additional Information (Details) € in Millions			3 Months Ended					9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 14, 2021 USD ($)	May 14, 2021 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Tax Expense					$ 49,000,000		$ 20,000,000	$ 134,000,000	$ 64,000,000
Deal contingent hedge	$ 700,000,000
Unrealized gains and losses from deal contingent foreign exchange forward contracts					(9,000,000)		20,000,000	(18,000,000)	33,000,000
Fair value of long-term debt					4,909,000,000			4,909,000,000		$ 5,715,000,000
Carrying value of long-term debt					5,340,000,000			5,340,000,000		$ 5,676,000,000
Anticipated reclassification of loss to earnings in the next twelve months								$ 1,000,000
Euro Member Countries, Euro
Derivative [Line Items]
Deal contingent hedge | €		€ 700
Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments | Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Foreign currency forward exchange contract term								3 months		3 months
Interest Rate Swap Agreements
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount					0			$ 0		$ 200,000,000
Tax Expense						$ 10,000,000		10,000,000
Interest Rate Swap Agreements | Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: | Instruments in a Cash Flow Hedging Relationship
Derivative [Line Items]
Amounts excluded from effectiveness									0
Amounts excluded from the measure of effectiveness									0
Commodity Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities					1,000,000			1,000,000
Derivative assets										2,000,000
Commodity Contracts | Instruments in a Cash Flow Hedging Relationship | Forecast
Derivative [Line Items]
Percentage of expected natural gas usage hedged			44%	40%
Commodity Contracts | Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: | Instruments in a Cash Flow Hedging Relationship
Derivative [Line Items]
Amounts excluded from effectiveness								0	0
Amounts excluded from the measure of effectiveness								0	0
Foreign currency contracts | Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: | Instruments in a Cash Flow Hedging Relationship
Derivative [Line Items]
Amounts excluded from effectiveness								0	0
Amounts excluded from the measure of effectiveness								0	0
Amounts forecasted and reclassified into earnings no longer probable								0	0
Foreign currency contracts | Derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount					111,000,000			111,000,000		$ 103,000,000
Deal Contingent Foreign Exchange Forward | Business Combinations, Shutdown and Other Special Charges, and Exit Activities, Net
Derivative [Line Items]
Unrealized gains and losses from deal contingent foreign exchange forward contracts					$ 0		$ 21,000,000	$ 0	$ 38,000,000

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAI_4

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT - Effect of Derivative Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	$ (10)	$ (6)	$ (10)	$ (13)
Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Statement of Operations	(5)	(1)	(11)	2
Foreign Currency Contracts	(9)	20	(18)	33
Commodity Contracts
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	(10)	(6)	(10)	(11)
Commodity Contracts | Cost of Sales
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Statement of Operations	(5)	(3)	(11)	(4)
Foreign Currency Contracts
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	0	0	0	(2)
Foreign Currency Contracts | Other Expense (Income), Net
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Statement of Operations	0	1	0	2
Foreign Currency Contracts	(9)	(1)	(18)	(5)
Interest Rate Swap Agreements
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	0	0	0	0
Interest Rate Swap Agreements | Interest Expense, Net
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Statement of Operations	0	1	0	4
Deal Contingent Foreign Exchange Forward | Business Combinations, Shutdown and Other Special Charges, and Exit Activities, Net
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Contracts	$ 0	$ 21	$ 0	$ 38

INCOME TAXES (Details)

INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Tax Expense	$ 49		$ 20		$ 134	$ 64
Income before income taxes	$ 242		$ 93		500	240
Discrete tax expense attributable to noncontrolling interest and differences between Foreign and Domestic Tax Jurisdictions					7
Return true-up tax benefits					2
Tax benefit state law					2
Change in enacted tax rate				$ 3	2
Remeasurement of deferred tax assets for executive compensation				$ 5
Interest Rate Swap Agreements
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Tax Expense		$ 10			10
Discrete tax expense attributable to noncontrolling interest and differences between Foreign and Domestic Tax Jurisdictions					$ 10
Tax Year 2020
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Discrete benefit related to release of valuation allowances against net deferred tax assets						$ 7

SEGMENT INFORMATION - Additiona

SEGMENT INFORMATION - Additional Information (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 paperboard_mill segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments | segment	3
Number of North American paperboard mills | paperboard_mill	7

SEGMENT INFORMATION - Schedule

SEGMENT INFORMATION - Schedule of Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
NET SALES:	$ 2,445	$ 1,775	$ 7,035	$ 5,151
NET SALES:	2,451	1,782	7,054	5,168
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS:	293	121	638	324
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:	137	122	415	356
Russian Business
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Impairment charges	93
Corporate/Other/Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
NET SALES:	41	42	121	123
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS:	12	(17)	1	(45)
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:	7	6	19	21
Paperboard Mills | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
NET SALES:	345	251	933	732
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS:	12	14	17	(31)
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:	60	61	183	175
Americas Paperboard Packaging | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
NET SALES:	1,577	1,291	4,533	3,697
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS:	229	107	589	336
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:	43	47	129	130
Europe Paperboard Packaging | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
NET SALES:	488	198	1,467	616
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS:	40	17	31	64
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:	$ 27	$ 8	$ 84	$ 30

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details)

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net Income Attributable to Graphic Packaging Holding Company	$ 193	$ 73	$ 366	$ 165
Weighted Average Shares:
Basic (shares)	308.8	308.3	308.9	293.2
Dilutive effect of RSUs (shares)	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8
Diluted (shares)	309.6	309	309.7	294
Earnings Per Share — Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.63	$ 0.24	$ 1.18	$ 0.56
Earnings Per Share — Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.62	$ 0.24	$ 1.18	$ 0.56

CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER _3

CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS - Schedule of changes in AOCI (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 1,893
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) before Reclassifications	(218)
Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	3
Net Current-period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(215)
Ending balance	1,958
Derivatives Instruments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(8)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) before Reclassifications	13
Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	2
Net Current-period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	15
Ending balance	7
Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(94)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) before Reclassifications	(9)
Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	1
Net Current-period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(8)
Ending balance	(102)
Currency Translation Adjustments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(122)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) before Reclassifications	(222)
Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	0
Net Current-period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(222)
Ending balance	(344)
Total
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(224)
Ending balance	$ (439)

CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER _4

CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS - Reclassifications Out of AOCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Derivatives Instruments:
Cost of Sales	$ 1,940		$ 1,502	$ 5,715	$ 4,384
Amortization:
Tax Expense	49		20	134	64
Total Reclassifications for the Period	$ (193)		$ (73)	(366)	$ (177)
Interest Rate Swap Agreements
Amortization:
Tax Expense		$ 10		10
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Amortization:
Total Reclassifications for the Period				3
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Derivatives Instruments
Amortization:
Total, Net of Tax				(11)
Tax Expense				13
Total Reclassifications for the Period				2
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Derivatives Instruments | Commodity contracts
Derivatives Instruments:
Cost of Sales				(11)
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Derivatives Instruments | Interest Rate Swap Agreements
Derivatives Instruments:
Interest Expense, Net				0
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans | Pension Benefit Plans
Amortization:
Actuarial Losses				3
Tax Expense				(1)
Total Reclassifications for the Period				2
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans | Postretirement Benefits Plan
Amortization:
Actuarial Losses				(1)
Total, Net of Tax				$ (1)

EXIT ACTIVITIES - Additional In

EXIT ACTIVITIES - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) mill	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 mill
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit costs associated with restructuring	$ 2	$ 7	$ 19	$ 25
Facility Closing
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Number of mills expected to be closed | mill					2
Number of mills remaining open | mill		1
Facility Closing | Two CRB Mills
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit activities charges incurred			15
Accelerated depreciation related to plant closure			52
One-time Termination Benefits
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Exit costs associated with restructuring			$ 19	$ 25

EXIT ACTIVITIES - Restructuring

EXIT ACTIVITIES - Restructuring and Related Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Total	$ 2	$ 7	$ 19	$ 25
One-time Termination Benefits
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Total			19	25
Business Combinations, Shutdown and Other Special Charges, and Exit Activities, Net | One-time Termination Benefits
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs and Other	0	3	1	11
Asset Write-Offs and Start-Up Costs	2	0	11	0
Cost of Sales | Facility Closing
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Accelerated Depreciation	$ 0	$ 4	$ 7	$ 14

EXIT ACTIVITIES - Schedule of R

EXIT ACTIVITIES - Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 8
Costs Incurred	1
Payments	(6)
Ending balance	$ 3

IMPAIRMENT AND DIVESTITURE OF_3

IMPAIRMENT AND DIVESTITURE OF RUSSIAN BUSINESS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal group’s outstanding shares (in percent)	100%
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pre-tax loss		$ 81
Intercompany note receivable		19
Goodwill		12
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale | Notes Receivable
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Intercompany note receivable		30
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale | Total
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cumulative translation adjustment		$ 10

IMPAIRMENT AND DIVESTITURE OF_4

IMPAIRMENT AND DIVESTITURE OF RUSSIAN BUSINESS - Summarizes of Assets and Liabilities (Details) - Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 1
Receivables, Net	19
Inventories	22
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	28
Intangible Assets, Net	16
Assets Held for Sale	86
Valuation Allowance to Adjust Carrying Value of Russian Operations to Fair Value Less Costs to Sell	(81)
Total Assets Held for Sale, Net Included in Other Current Assets	5
Short-Term Debt and Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	1
Accounts Payable	7
Other Accrued Liabilities	7
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	5
Total Liabilities Held for Sale Included in Other Current Accrued Liabilities	$ 20