The number of timberland acres owned and managed.

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Number of Core Business Areas

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Productive acres of timberland owned, leased or managed

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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The cash outflow for acquisition of timber and timberlands during the period.

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Nature of Business Operations - Narrative 2 (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 10, 2016 USD ($) a	Nov. 30, 2011 a	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) a core_business_area	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) a	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 a	Mar. 03, 2016 a	Mar. 02, 2016	Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 04, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired										39.00%
Acres of timberland owned or leased			2,700,000			400,000
Ownership percentage by parent							77.00%	65.00%	65.00%	65.00%
Acres acquired	61,000	250,000	110,727	36,750
Payments to acquire timberlands \| $			$ 366,481	$ 98,409	$ 130,896
Acquisition consideration \| $	$ 263,000		$ 366,481	$ 98,409	$ 130,896
Florida, Georgia, Texas, Oregon, and Washington
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Acres acquired			111,000
Payments to acquire timberlands \| $			$ 366,500
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Texas and Washington Timberland Acquisitions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Acres acquired				35,000
Payments to acquire timberlands \| $				$ 88,500
New Zealand
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Acres acquired			0	1,767
Acquisition consideration \| $			$ 0	$ 9,949
New Zealand JV
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired							12.00%
New Zealand JV \| New Zealand
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Acres of timberland owned or leased							433,000
Productive acres of timberland							299,000
Trading
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of core business areas \| core_business_area			2