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EXHIBIT 12

Weyerhaeuser Company and Subsidiaries
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

                 
    Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
    June 27,   June 29,
    2004
  2003
Available earnings:
               
Earnings before interest expense, amortization of debt expense, income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 1,181,815     $ 612,737  
Add interest portion of rental expense
    29,767       29,545  
Deduct undistributed earnings of equity affiliates
    (10,641 )     (10,411 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Available earnings before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 1,200,941     $ 631,871  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Fixed charges:
               
Interest expense incurred:
               
Weyerhaeuser Company and subsidiaries excluding Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and other related subsidiaries
  $ 405,312     $ 405,702  
Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and other related subsidiaries
    29,521       26,879  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Subtotal
    434,833       432,581  
Less intercompany interest
    (283 )     46  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total interest expense incurred
    434,550       432,627  
Amortization of debt expense
    8,023       6,925  
Interest portion of rental expense
    29,767       29,545  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total fixed charges
  $ 472,340     $ 469,097  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    2.54       1.35  
 
   
 
     
 
 

 


 

Weyerhaeuser Company with its Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and Other
Related Subsidiaries Accounted for on the Equity Method, but Excluding the
Undistributed Earnings of those Subsidiaries Computation of Ratios of
Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

                 
    Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
    June 27,   June 29,
    2004
  2003
Available earnings:
               
Earnings before interest expense, amortization of debt expense, income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 1,150,895     $ 575,784  
Add interest portion of rental expense
    27,219       27,491  
Deduct undistributed earnings of equity affiliates
    3,747       (4,152 )
Deduct undistributed earnings before income taxes of Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and other related subsidiaries
    (237,795 )     (185,524 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Available earnings before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 944,066     $ 413,599  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Fixed charges:
               
Interest expense incurred
  $ 405,312     $ 405,702  
Amortization of debt expense
    8,023       6,925  
Interest portion of rental expense
    27,219       27,491  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total fixed charges
  $ 440,554     $ 440,118  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    2.14       0.94 (1)
 
   
 
     
 
 


(1)   Fixed charges exceeded available earnings before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle of Weyerhaeuser Company with its Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and other related subsidiaries accounted for on the equity method, but excluding the undistributed earnings of those subsidiaries by approximately $27 million for the twenty-six weeks ended June 29, 2003.