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COMMITMENTS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments
COMMITMENTS
The Company leases certain buildings, machinery, and equipment under various operating leases. The Company also has long-term lease agreements on certain timberlands in the Southern U.S. and New Zealand. U.S. leases typically have initial terms of approximately 30 to 65 years, with renewal provisions in some cases. New Zealand timberland lease terms range between 30 and 99 years. Such leases are generally non-cancellable and require minimum annual rental payments.
At March 31, 2017, the future minimum payments under non-cancellable operating leases, timberland leases and other commitments were as follows:
 
Operating
Leases
 
Timberland
Leases (a)
 
Commitments (b)
 
Total
Remaining 2017

$1,300

 

$7,209

 

$8,561

 

$17,070

2018
1,022

 
9,163

 
7,181

 
17,366

2019
813

 
8,688

 
7,174

 
16,675

2020
639

 
8,284

 
7,174

 
16,097

2021
554

 
8,342

 
7,174

 
16,070

Thereafter (c)
1,187

 
152,075

 
22,223

 
175,485

 

$5,515

 

$193,761

 

$59,487

 

$258,763

 
 
 
 
 
(a)
The majority of timberland leases are subject to increases or decreases based on either the Consumer Price Index, Producer Price Index or market rates.
(b)
Commitments include payments expected to be made on derivative financial instruments (foreign exchange contracts and interest rate swaps) and construction of the Company’s office building.
(c)
Includes 20 years of future minimum payments for perpetual Crown Forest Licenses (“CFL”). A CFL consists of a license to use public or government owned land to operate a commercial forest. The CFL's extend indefinitely and may only be terminated upon a 35-year termination notice from the government. If no termination notice is given, the CFLs renew automatically each year for a one-year term. As of March 31, 2017, the New Zealand JV has four CFL’s under termination notice, two that are currently being relinquished as harvest activities are concluding, one each in 2034 and 2044, as well as two fixed term CFL’s expiring in 2062. The annual license fee is determined based on current market rental value, with triennial rent reviews.