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COMMITMENTS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 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 September 30, 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

$312

 

$3,533

 

$4,813

 

$8,658

2018
1,130

 
9,271

 
6,901

 
17,302

2019
907

 
8,796

 
5,589

 
15,292

2020
724

 
8,391

 
5,510

 
14,625

2021
625

 
8,450

 
4,905

 
13,980

Thereafter (c)
1,230

 
153,753

 
12,737

 
167,720

 

$4,928

 

$192,194

 

$40,455

 

$237,577

 
 
 
 
 
(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 and Wildlight development project.
(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 September 30, 2017, the New Zealand JV has four CFL’s under termination notice that are currently being relinquished as harvest activities are concluding, 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.