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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the noncurrent portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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DEBT (Narrative) (Details) a in Thousands, NZD in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
DEBT (Narrative) (Details) a in Thousands, NZD in Millions	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) a	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 NZD	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 28, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 05, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Acres of timberlands acquired \| a		91
Total debt						$ 1,033,406,000
Term Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt						350,000,000
Term Credit Agreement \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt									$ 350,000,000
Term Credit Agreement \| Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement Expiring 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity								$ 200,000,000
Solid Waste Bond
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt			$ 15,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility borrowings due 2020 at an average variable interest rate of 2.5% at September 30, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from line of credit		$ 10,000,000	$ 15,000,000	$ 25,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity						139,600,000
Total debt						50,000,000
Mortgage Notes Due 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt	$ 31,500,000
New Zealand JV Noncontrolling Interest
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt						8,406,000
Incremental Term Loan Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt							$ 300,000,000
New Zealand JV \| New Zealand JV Working Capital Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from line of credit				38,400,000
Remaining borrowing capacity \| NZD					NZD 40.0
New Zealand JV \| New Zealand JV Noncontrolling Interest
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt				10,900,000
Increase in debt due to favorable changes in exchange rates				$ 500,000
Standby Letters of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility borrowings due 2020 at an average variable interest rate of 2.5% at September 30, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount to secure outstanding letters of credit						$ 10,400,000