Weyerhaeuser 10-K 2021-12-31

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021

or

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-4825

WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY

A Washington CORPORATION

91-0470860

(IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)

220 OCCIDENTAL AVENUE SOUTH, SEATTLE, Washington 98104-7800 TELEPHONE (206) 539-3000

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The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant based on the closing sale price as of the last business day of the most recently completed second fiscal quarter ended on June 30, 2021, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Price Transactions, was approximately $25.7 billion.

As of February 7, 2022, 746,331 thousand shares of the registrant’s common stock ($1.25 par value) were outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Notice of the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement for the company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 13, 2022, are incorporated by reference into Part III.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

| PART II | | | | ITEM 5. | MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES | 41 |

| ITEM 7. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (MD&A) | 43 | | | ECONOMIC AND MARKET CONDITIONS AFFECTING OUR OPERATIONS | 43 | | | FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE SUMMARY | 44 | | | RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | 45 | | | LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES | 50 | | | ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS, LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER CONTINGENCIES | 53 | | | ACCOUNTING MATTERS | 53 | | | PERFORMANCE MEASURES | 55 | | ITEM 7A. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK | 57 | | ITEM 8. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA | 58 | | | REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | 58 | | | CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS | 59 | | | CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | 60 | | | CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET | 61 | | | CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS | 62 | | | CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY | 63 | | | INDEX FOR NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 64 | | | NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 65 |

| ITEM 9A. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 99 |

| PART III | | | | ITEM 10. | DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 101 | | ITEM 11. | EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION | 101 | | ITEM 12. | SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS | 101 | | ITEM 13. | CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE | 101 | | ITEM 14. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES | 101 | | | | | | PART IV | | | | ITEM 15. | EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES | 101 | | | EXHIBITS | 102 |

| | SIGNATURES | 105 | | | | |

OUR BUSINESS

Weyerhaeuser Company is one of the world's largest private owners of timberlands. We own or control 10.6 million acres of timberlands in the U.S. and manage an additional 14.1 million acres of timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada. We manage these timberlands on a sustainable basis in compliance with internationally recognized forestry standards. Our objective is to maximize the long-term value of timberlands we own. We analyze each timberland acre comprehensively to understand its highest-value use. We realize this value in many ways, most notably through growing and harvesting the trees, but also by selling properties when we can create incremental value. In addition, we focus on opportunities to realize value through lease and royalty agreements for the surface and subsurface rights that exist in our ownership.

We are also one of the largest manufacturers of wood products in North America. We manufacture and distribute high-quality wood products, including structural lumber, oriented strand board, engineered wood products and other specialty products. These products are primarily supplied to the residential, multi-family, industrial, light commercial as well as repair and remodel markets. We operate 35 manufacturing facilities in the United States and Canada.

Sustainability and citizenship are part of our core values. Our sustainably managed forests and our wood products play a critical role in mitigating climate change, and our carbon record shows that our net impact is significantly carbon negative. In addition to practicing sustainable forestry, we focus on increasing energy and resource efficiency, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, conserving natural resources and offering sustainable products that meet our customers' needs. We operate with world-class safety results, actively support the communities in which we operate and communicate transparently with our investors and other stakeholders. We are recognized for our leading performance in the areas of ethics, citizenship and gender equality.

This portion of our Annual Report on Form 10-K provides detailed information about who we are and what we do. Unless otherwise specified, current information reported in this Form 10-K is as of or for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Throughout this Form 10-K, unless specified otherwise, references to “we,” “our,” “us” and “the company” refer to the consolidated company. We break out financial information such as revenues, earnings and assets by the business segments that comprise our company. We also discuss the geographic areas where we do business.

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AVAILABLE INFORMATION

We meet the information reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by filing periodic reports (annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q), current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These reports and statements, which contain information about our company’s business, financial results, corporate governance and other matters, as well as amendments to these reports and statements, are available at:

When we file or furnish information electronically with the SEC, it is also posted to our website.

WHO WE ARE

We were incorporated as Weyerhaeuser Timber Company in the state of Washington in January 1900, when Frederick Weyerhaeuser and 15 partners bought 900 thousand acres of timberland. Today, we are working to be the world's premier timber, land and forest products company for our shareholders, customers and employees.

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (REIT)

Weyerhaeuser Company is a REIT and REIT income can be distributed to shareholders without first paying corporate level tax, substantially eliminating the double taxation on income. We also own substantial timberland assets through a subsidiary, Weyerhaeuser Timber Holdings, Inc., that we believe will qualify for taxation as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (IRC), for tax years beginning 2022. We expect to derive most of our REIT income from our timberlands, including gains from the sales of our standing timber and rent from recreational leases. We are required to pay federal corporate income taxes on earnings of our Taxable REIT Subsidiaries (TRSs), which include our Wood Products segment and a portion of our Timberlands and Real Estate, Energy and Natural Resources segments.

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OUR BUSINESS SEGMENTS

In our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) section you will find discussion of our overall performance results for our business segments, which are as follows:

Detailed financial information about our business segments and our geographic locations is provided in Note 2: Business Segments and Note 21: Geographic Areas.

EFFECT OF MARKET CONDITIONS

The health of the U.S. housing market strongly affects the performance of all our business segments. Our Wood Products segment primarily sells into the new residential building and repair and remodel markets. Demand for sawlogs within our Timberlands segment is directly affected by domestic production of wood-based building products as well as export markets. Seasonal weather patterns impact the level of construction activity in the U.S., generally characterized by a reduction in activity during the winter months, which in turn affects the demand for our logs and wood products. Real Estate is affected by the health of the U.S. economy and local real estate market conditions, such as the level of supply or demand for properties sharing the same or similar characteristics as our timberlands. Energy and Natural Resources is affected by underlying demand for commodities, including natural gas and minerals.

COMPETITION IN OUR MARKETS

We operate in highly competitive domestic and foreign markets, with numerous companies selling similar products. Many of our products also face competition from substitutes for wood products. We compete in our markets primarily through product quality, service levels and price. We are relentlessly focused on operational excellence, producing quality products customers want and are willing to pay for, at the lowest possible cost.

Our business segments’ competitive strategies are as follows:

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE (ESG) PRACTICES

Sustainability is one of the core values of our company, and we have spent decades building a solid foundation characterized by excellence in environmental stewardship, social responsibility and corporate governance. Maintaining a strong ESG foundation is a key component of our ability to drive long-term shareholder value, and these principles guide us in how we conduct our business every day.

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

As a pioneer in sustainable forestry, we have environmental stewardship deeply rooted in our business and very much at the core of ou

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