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Percentage of Foreign Currency Exposure Hedged For Forecasted Sales In Next Eighteen To Forty Eight Months

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The estimated net amount of existing gains or losses on cash flow hedges at the reporting date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next 12 months.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 agreement	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Repayments of debt					$ 420,000	$ 132,000
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount expected to be reclassified into earnings in next 12 months					$ (11,703)
2026 Incremental Term Loan \| Excluding Timber Funds
Derivative [Line Items]
Repayments of debt		$ 100,000
2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility borrowings due 2025 at a variable interest rate of 2.0% at March 31, 2021 \| Excluding Timber Funds
Derivative [Line Items]
Repayments of debt		250,000
Interest Rate Swap Maturing 2030 \| Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges \| Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount subject to termination, de-designation, or cash settlement		250,000
Proceeds from derivative termination		6,800
Gain (loss) recorded to AOCI	$ 16,300
Interest Rate Swap Maturing 2026 \| Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges \| Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount subject to termination, de-designation, or cash settlement		100,000
Gain (loss) related to terminated interest rate swaps		(2,200)
Treasury locks \| Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges \| Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recorded to AOCI	17,800
Number of agreements \| agreement				3
Interest rate swap locks
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount subject to termination, de-designation, or cash settlement			$ 11,100
Interest rate swap locks \| Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges \| Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recorded to AOCI	1,200
Forward-starting interest rate swaps \| Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges \| Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount subject to termination, de-designation, or cash settlement		$ 325,000
Gain (loss) recorded to AOCI	$ 9,900
New Zealand JV \| Forecasted Sales and Purchases, term 1
Derivative [Line Items]
Length of time, foreign currency cash flow hedge					12 months
New Zealand JV \| Minimum \| Forecasted Sales and Purchases, term 1
Derivative [Line Items]
Percent of forecast sales and purchases hedged for 12 months	50.00%				50.00%
New Zealand JV \| Minimum \| Forecasted Sales and Purchases, term 2
Derivative [Line Items]
Length of time, foreign currency cash flow hedge					12 months
New Zealand JV \| Minimum \| Foreign Sales and Purchases, term 3
Derivative [Line Items]
Length of time, foreign currency cash flow hedge					18 months
New Zealand JV \| Maximum \| Forecasted Sales and Purchases, term 1
Derivative [Line Items]
Percent of forecast sales and purchases hedged for 12 months	90.00%				90.00%
New Zealand JV \| Maximum \| Forecasted Sales and Purchases, term 2
Derivative [Line Items]
Length of time, foreign currency cash flow hedge					18 months
Percent of forecast sales and purchases hedged for 12 to 18 months	75.00%				75.00%
New Zealand JV \| Maximum \| Foreign Sales and Purchases, term 3
Derivative [Line Items]
Length of time, foreign currency cash flow hedge					48 months
Percent of forecast sales and purchases hedged for 18 to 48 months	50.00%				50.00%