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BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Policies)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Consolidation, Policy
Our consolidated financial statements provide an overall view of our results and financial condition. They include our accounts and the accounts of entities we control, including:
majority-owned domestic and foreign subsidiaries and
variable interest entities in which we are the primary beneficiary.
They do not include our intercompany transactions and accounts, which are eliminated, and noncontrolling interests are presented as a separate component of equity.
We account for investments in and advances to unconsolidated equity affiliates using the equity method, with taxes provided on undistributed earnings. This means that we record earnings and accrue taxes in the period earnings are recognized by our unconsolidated equity affiliates.
Throughout these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, unless specified otherwise, references to “Weyerhaeuser,” “we” and “our” refer to the consolidated company.
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2013-11, which provides guidance on the presentation of unrecognized tax benefits, reflecting the manner in which an entity would settle at the reporting date any additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position when net operating loss carryforwards, similar tax losses or tax credit carryforwards exist. Our prospective adoption of this guidance in first quarter 2014 did not have a material effect on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
In April 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-08, an amendment to the current model of the classification and presentation of discontinued operations and asset disposals that changes the definition of a discontinued operation to include only disposals of components of an entity that represent a strategic shift that has (or will have) a material effect on an entity's financial results. The new standard is effective for all disposals or classifications as assets held for sale for fiscal periods starting after December 15, 2014 and early adoption is permitted. We expect to adopt ASU 2014-08 on January 1, 2015 and have determined that its adoption will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures at that time.
In May 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-09, a comprehensive new revenue recognition model that requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard is effective for us on January 1, 2017 and early adoption is not permitted. We may use either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. We are evaluating the impact that ASU 2014-09 will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. We have not yet selected a transition method nor determined the effect of the standard on our ongoing financial reporting.