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EXHIBIT 12

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

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

                 
    Thirty-nine weeks ended
    Sept. 26,   Sept. 28,
    2004
  2003
Available earnings:
               
Earnings before interest expense, amortization of debt expense, income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 2,282,640     $ 957,427  
Add interest portion of rental expense
    44,972       44,171  
Deduct undistributed earnings of equity affiliates
    (20,194 )     (14,303 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Available earnings before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 2,307,418     $ 987,295  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Fixed charges:
               
Interest expense incurred:
               
Weyerhaeuser Company and subsidiaries excluding Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and other related subsidiaries
  $ 585,454     $ 601,833  
Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and other related subsidiaries
    43,834       39,978  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Subtotal
    629,288       641,811  
Less intercompany interest
    (506 )     34  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total interest expense incurred
    628,782       641,845  
Amortization of debt expense
    11,836       10,783  
Interest portion of rental expense
    44,972       44,171  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total fixed charges
  $ 685,590     $ 696,799  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    3.37       1.42  
 
   
 
     
 
 


 

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)

                 
    Thirty-nine weeks ended
    Sept. 26,   Sept. 28,
    2004
  2003
Available earnings:
               
Earnings before interest expense, amortization of debt expense, income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 2,234,928     $ 896,399  
Add interest portion of rental expense
    41,067       41,070  
Add distributed earnings (deduct undistributed earnings) of equity affiliates
    3,647       (6,963 )
Deduct undistributed earnings before income taxes of Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and other related subsidiaries
    (393,115 )     (283,113 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Available earnings before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 1,886,527     $ 647,393  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Fixed charges:
               
Interest expense incurred
  $ 585,454     $ 601,833  
Amortization of debt expense
    11,836       10,783  
Interest portion of rental expense
    41,067       41,070  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total fixed charges
  $ 638,357     $ 653,686  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    2.96       0.99 (1)
 
   
 
     
 
 


(1)   Fixed charges exceeded available earnings before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle of Weyerhaeuser Company with it’s Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and other related subsidiaries accounted for on the equity method, but excluding the undistributed earnings of those subsidiaries by approximately $6 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 28, 2003.