Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEM****ENT OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
| QUARTER ENDED | YEAR-TO-DATE ENDED | |||||||||||||||
| DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER-SHARE FIGURES | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Net sales (Note 3) | $ | 2,022 | $ | 2,276 | $ | 5,900 | $ | 8,361 | ||||||||
| Costs of sales | 1,520 | 1,694 | 4,560 | 5,130 | ||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 502 | 582 | 1,340 | 3,231 | ||||||||||||
| Selling expenses | 22 | 24 | 66 | 70 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 107 | 100 | 316 | 294 | ||||||||||||
| Other operating costs, net (Note 13) | 20 | 1 | 50 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Operating income | 353 | 457 | 908 | 2,848 | ||||||||||||
| Non-operating pension and other post-employment benefit costs (Note 6) | (12 | ) | (12 | ) | (33 | ) | (38 | ) | ||||||||
| Interest income and other | 24 | 9 | 54 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net of capitalized interest | (72 | ) | (67 | ) | (208 | ) | (204 | ) | ||||||||
| Loss on debt extinguishment (Note 8) | — | — | — | (276 | ) | |||||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | 293 | 387 | 721 | 2,339 | ||||||||||||
| Income taxes (Note 14) | (54 | ) | (77 | ) | (101 | ) | (470 | ) | ||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 239 | $ | 310 | $ | 620 | $ | 1,869 | ||||||||
| Earnings per share, basic and diluted (Note 4) | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.42 | $ | 0.85 | $ | 2.51 | ||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding (in thousands) (Note 4): | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 731,046 | 740,058 | 732,069 | 743,990 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | 731,742 | 740,975 | 732,542 | 745,081 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
| QUARTER ENDED | YEAR-TO-DATE ENDED | |||||||||||||||
| DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 239 | $ | 310 | $ | 620 | $ | 1,869 | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss): | ||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | (7 | ) | (53 | ) | — | (62 | ) | |||||||||
| Changes in unamortized actuarial loss, net of tax expense of $3, $11, $7 and $40 | 9 | 32 | 23 | 122 | ||||||||||||
| Changes in unamortized net prior service credit, net of tax benefit (expense) of $0, $0, $1 and ($1) | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive income (loss) | 2 | **(**20 | ) | 24 | 61 | |||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income | $ | 241 | $ | 290 | $ | 644 | $ | 1,930 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(UNAUD****ITED)
| DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PAR VALUE | SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 | DECEMBER 31, 2022 | ||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,173 | $ | 1,581 | ||||
| Short-term investments (Note 9) | 668 | — | ||||||
| Receivables, net | 443 | 357 | ||||||
| Receivables for taxes | 18 | 42 | ||||||
| Inventories (Note 5) | 528 | 550 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 186 | 216 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 3,016 | 2,746 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $3,854 and $3,710 | 2,106 | 2,171 | ||||||
| Construction in progress | 311 | 222 | ||||||
| Timber and timberlands at cost, less depletion | 11,521 | 11,604 | ||||||
| Minerals and mineral rights, less depletion | 203 | 214 | ||||||
| Deferred tax assets | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| Other assets | 385 | 375 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 17,550 | $ | 17,340 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 8) | $ | 861 | $ | 982 | ||||
| Accounts payable | 288 | 247 | ||||||
| Accrued liabilities (Note 7) | 537 | 511 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 1,686 | 1,740 | ||||||
| Long-term debt, net (Note 8) | 4,818 | 4,071 | ||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 113 | 96 | ||||||
| Deferred pension and other post-employment benefits (Note 6) | 349 | 344 | ||||||
| Other liabilities | 356 | 340 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 7,322 | 6,591 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 10) | ||||||||
| Equity: | ||||||||
| Common shares: $1.25 par value; authorized 1,360 million shares; issued and outstanding: 730,128 thousand shares at September 30, 2023 and 732,794 thousand shares at December 31, 2022 | 913 | 916 | ||||||
| Other capital | 7,609 | 7,691 | ||||||
| Retained earnings | 1,929 | 2,389 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 11) | (223 | ) | (247 | ) | ||||
| Total equity | 10,228 | 10,749 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 17,550 | $ | 17,340 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
| YEAR-TO-DATE ENDED | ||||||||
| DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | ||||||
| Cash flows from operations: | ||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 620 | $ | 1,869 | ||||
| Noncash charges (credits) to earnings: | ||||||||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 374 | 360 | ||||||
| Basis of real estate sold | 80 | 77 | ||||||
| Pension and other post-employment benefits (Note 6) | 50 | 65 | ||||||
| Share-based compensation expense (Note 12) | 26 | 25 | ||||||
| Loss on debt extinguishment (Note 8) | — | 276 | ||||||
| Other | (4 | ) | 17 | |||||
| Change in: | ||||||||
| Receivables, net | (77 | ) | 81 | |||||
| Receivables and payables for taxes | 51 | 15 | ||||||
| Inventories | 23 | (30 | ) | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (5 | ) | (7 | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 43 | (23 | ) | |||||
| Pension and post-employment benefit contributions and payments | (16 | ) | (19 | ) | ||||
| Other | (20 | ) | (41 | ) | ||||
| Net cash from operations | 1,145 | 2,665 | ||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures for property and equipment | (209 | ) | (207 | ) | ||||
| Capital expenditures for timberlands reforestation | (42 | ) | (38 | ) | ||||
| Acquisition of timberlands (Note 15) | (70 | ) | (286 | ) | ||||
| Purchase of short-term investments | (664 | ) | — | |||||
| Other | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Net cash from investing activities | **(**982 | ) | **(**530 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Cash dividends on common shares | (1,076 | ) | (1,485 | ) | ||||
| Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt (Note 8) | 743 | 881 | ||||||
| Payments on long-term debt (Note 8) | (118 | ) | (1,203 | ) | ||||
| Repurchases of common shares (Note 4) | (109 | ) | (402 | ) | ||||
| Other | (11 | ) | (5 | ) | ||||
| Net cash from financing activities | **(**571 | ) | **(**2,214 | ) | ||||
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | **(**408 | ) | **(**79 | ) | ||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | 1,581 | 1,999 | ||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 1,173 | $ | 1,920 | ||||
| Cash paid during the period for: | ||||||||
| Interest, net of amount capitalized of $5 and $5 | $ | 190 | $ | 211 | ||||
| Income taxes, net of refunds | $ | 40 | $ | 446 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
| QUARTER ENDED | YEAR-TO-DATE ENDED | |||||||||||||||
| DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER-SHARE FIGURES | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Common shares: | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | $ | 914 | $ | 927 | $ | 916 | $ | 934 | ||||||||
| Issued for exercise of stock options and vested units | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common shares (Note 4) | (1 | ) | (5 | ) | (5 | ) | (14 | ) | ||||||||
| Balance at end of period | 913 | 922 | 913 | 922 | ||||||||||||
| Other capital: | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | 7,624 | 7,954 | 7,691 | 8,181 | ||||||||||||
| Issued for exercise of stock options | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common shares (Note 4) | (24 | ) | (140 | ) | (105 | ) | (390 | ) | ||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 9 | 8 | 26 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| Other transactions, net | (1 | ) | 1 | (6 | ) | (6 | ) | |||||||||
| Balance at end of period | 7,609 | 7,824 | 7,609 | 7,824 | ||||||||||||
| Retained earnings: | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | 1,828 | 2,333 | 2,389 | 2,131 | ||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 239 | 310 | 620 | 1,869 | ||||||||||||
| Dividends on common shares | (138 | ) | (133 | ) | (1,080 | ) | (1,490 | ) | ||||||||
| Balance at end of period | 1,929 | 2,510 | 1,929 | 2,510 | ||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss: | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | (225 | ) | (398 | ) | (247 | ) | (479 | ) | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 2 | (20 | ) | 24 | 61 | |||||||||||
| Balance at end of period (Note 11) | **(**223 | ) | **(**418 | ) | **(**223 | ) | **(**418 | ) | ||||||||
| Total equity: | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance at end of period | $ | 10,228 | $ | 10,838 | $ | 10,228 | $ | 10,838 | ||||||||
| Dividends paid per common share | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.18 | $ | 1.47 | $ | 1.99 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements*.*
INDEX FOR NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
| NOTE 1: | BASIS OF PRESENTATION | 7 |
| NOTE 2: | BUSINESS SEGMENTS | 7 |
| NOTE 3: | REVENUE RECOGNITION | 8 |
| NOTE 4: | NET EARNINGS PER SHARE AND SHARE REPURCHASES | 8 |
| NOTE 5: | INVENTORIES | 9 |
| NOTE 6: | PENSION AND OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLANS | 10 |
| NOTE 7: | ACCRUED LIABILITIES | 10 |
| NOTE 8: | LONG-TERM DEBT AND LINE OF CREDIT | 10 |
| NOTE 9: | FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS | 11 |
| NOTE 10: | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | 11 |
| NOTE 11: | ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | 12 |
| NOTE 12: | SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION | 12 |
| NOTE 13: | OTHER OPERATING COSTS, NET | 13 |
| NOTE 14: | INCOME TAXES | 13 |
| NOTE 15: | TIMBERLAND ACQUISITIONS | 13 |
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE QUARTERS AND YEAR-TO-DATE PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AND 2022
NOTE 1: BASIS O****F PRESENTATION
Our consolidated financial statements provide an overall view of our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. They include our accounts and the accounts of entities we control, including majority-owned domestic and foreign subsidiaries. They do not include our intercompany transactions and accounts, which are eliminated. Throughout these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, unless specified otherwise, references to “Weyerhaeuser,” “we,” “the company” and “our” refer to the consolidated company.
The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. Except as otherwise disclosed in these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to interim financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in our annual Consolidated Financial Statements have been condensed or omitted. These quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Results of operations for interim periods should not necessarily be regarded as indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.
NOTE 2: BUSIN****ESS SEGMENTS
We are principally engaged in growing and harvesting timber; manufacturing, distributing and selling products made from trees; maximizing the value of our acreage through the sale of higher and better use (HBU) properties; and monetizing the value of surface and subsurface assets through leases and royalties. Our business segments are organized based primarily on products and services which include:
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Timberlands – Logs, timber, recreational leases and other products;
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Real Estate, Energy and Natural Resources (Real Estate & ENR) – Real Estate (sales of timberlands) and ENR (rights to explore for and extract hard minerals, construction materials, natural gas production, and wind and solar); and
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Wood Products – Structural lumber, oriented strand board, engineered wood products and building materials distribution.
A reconciliation of our business segment information to the respective information in the Consolidated Statement of Operations is as follows:
| QUARTER ENDED | YEAR-TO-DATE ENDED | |||||||||||||||
| DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Sales to unaffiliated customers: | ||||||||||||||||
| Timberlands | $ | 380 | $ | 441 | $ | 1,259 | $ | 1,421 | ||||||||
| Real Estate & ENR | 105 | 68 | 286 | 313 | ||||||||||||
| Wood Products | 1,537 | 1,767 | 4,355 | 6,627 | ||||||||||||
| 2,022 | 2,276 | 5,900 | 8,361 | |||||||||||||
| Intersegment sales: | ||||||||||||||||
| Timberlands | 141 | 133 | 433 | 450 | ||||||||||||
| Total sales | 2,163 | 2,409 | 6,333 | 8,811 | ||||||||||||
| Intersegment eliminations | (141 | ) | (133 | ) | (433 | ) | (450 | ) | ||||||||
| Total | $ | 2,022 | $ | 2,276 | $ | 5,900 | $ | 8,361 | ||||||||
| Net contribution (charge) to earnings: | ||||||||||||||||
| Timberlands | $ | 78 | $ | 107 | $ | 302 | $ | 442 | ||||||||
| Real Estate & ENR | 56 | 48 | 161 | 194 | ||||||||||||
| Wood Products | 277 | 344 | 590 | 2,389 | ||||||||||||
| 411 | 499 | 1,053 | 3,025 | |||||||||||||
| Unallocated items(1) | (46 | ) | (45 | ) | (124 | ) | (206 | ) | ||||||||
| Net contribution to earnings | 365 | 454 | 929 | 2,819 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net of capitalized interest | (72 | ) | (67 | ) | (208 | ) | (204 | ) | ||||||||
| Loss on debt extinguishment | — | — | — | (276 | ) | |||||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | 293 | 387 | 721 | 2,339 | ||||||||||||
| Income taxes | (54 | ) | (77 | ) | (101 | ) | (470 | ) | ||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 239 | $ | 310 | $ | 620 | $ | 1,869 |
(1)
Unallocated items are gains or charges not related to, or allocated to, an individual operating segment. They include all or a portion of items such as share-based compensation, pension and post-employment costs, elimination of intersegment profit in inventory and LIFO, foreign exchange transaction gains and losses, interest income and other.
NOTE 3: REVENU****E RECOGNITION
A reconciliation of revenue recognized by our major products:
| QUARTER ENDED | YEAR-TO-DATE ENDED | |||||||||||||||
| DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Net sales to unaffiliated customers: | ||||||||||||||||
| Timberlands segment | ||||||||||||||||
| Delivered logs: | ||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||
| Domestic sales | $ | 96 | $ | 97 | $ | 290 | $ | 313 | ||||||||
| Export grade sales | 80 | 127 | 321 | 478 | ||||||||||||
| Subtotal West | 176 | 224 | 611 | 791 | ||||||||||||
| South | 155 | 166 | 485 | 480 | ||||||||||||
| North | 11 | 15 | 35 | 40 | ||||||||||||
| Subtotal delivered logs sales | 342 | 405 | 1,131 | 1,311 | ||||||||||||
| Stumpage and pay-as-cut timber | 12 | 10 | 43 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| Recreational and other lease revenue | 19 | 18 | 54 | 51 | ||||||||||||
| Other(1) | 7 | 8 | 31 | 29 | ||||||||||||
| Net sales attributable to Timberlands segment | 380 | 441 | 1,259 | 1,421 | ||||||||||||
| Real Estate & ENR segment | ||||||||||||||||
| Real estate | 79 | 30 | 198 | 217 | ||||||||||||
| Energy and natural resources | 26 | 38 | 88 | 96 | ||||||||||||
| Net sales attributable to Real Estate & ENR segment | 105 | 68 | 286 | 313 | ||||||||||||
| Wood Products segment | ||||||||||||||||
| Structural lumber | 570 | 676 | 1,658 | 2,880 | ||||||||||||
| Oriented strand board | 284 | 287 | 707 | 1,348 | ||||||||||||
| Engineered solid section | 216 | 233 | 600 | 676 | ||||||||||||
| Engineered I-joists | 122 | 166 | 335 | 471 | ||||||||||||
| Softwood plywood | 42 | 47 | 127 | 158 | ||||||||||||
| Medium density fiberboard | 40 | 50 | 120 | 151 | ||||||||||||
| Complementary building products | 184 | 222 | 551 | 676 | ||||||||||||
| Other(2) | 79 | 86 | 257 | 267 | ||||||||||||
| Net sales attributable to Wood Products segment | 1,537 | 1,767 | 4,355 | 6,627 | ||||||||||||
| Total net sales | $ | 2,022 | $ | 2,276 | $ | 5,900 | $ | 8,361 |
(1)
Other Timberlands sales include sales of seeds and seedlings from our nursery operations as well as wood chips.
(2)
Other Wood Products sales include wood chips, other byproducts and third-party residual log sales from our Canadian Forestlands operations.
NOTE 4: NET EARNINGS PER SHARE AND SHARE REPURCHASES
Our basic and diluted earnings per share were:
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$0.33 during third quarter 2023 and $0.85 during year-to-date 2023;
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$0.42 during third quarter 2022 and $2.51 during year-to-date 2022.
Basic earnings per share is net earnings divided by the weighted average number of our outstanding common shares, including stock equivalent units where there is no circumstance under which those shares would not be issued. Diluted earnings per share is net earnings divided by the sum of the weighted average number of our outstanding common shares and the effect of our outstanding dilutive potential common shares.
| QUARTER ENDED | YEAR-TO-DATE ENDED | |||||||||||||||
| SHARES IN THOUSANDS | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic | 731,046 | 740,058 | 732,069 | 743,990 | ||||||||||||
| Dilutive potential common shares: | ||||||||||||||||
| Stock options | 154 | 192 | 134 | 294 | ||||||||||||
| Restricted stock units | 304 | 420 | 117 | 417 | ||||||||||||
| Performance share units | 238 | 305 | 222 | 380 | ||||||||||||
| Total effect of outstanding dilutive potential common shares | 696 | 917 | 473 | 1,091 | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding – dilutive | 731,742 | 740,975 | 732,542 | 745,081 |
We use the treasury stock method to calculate the dilutive effect of our outstanding stock options, restricted stock units and performance share units.
Potential Shares Not Included in the Computation of Diluted Earnings per Share
The following shares were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were either antidilutive or the required performance or market conditions were not met. Some or all of these shares may be dilutive potential common shares in future periods.
| QUARTER ENDED | YEAR-TO-DATE ENDED | |||||||||||||||
| SHARES IN THOUSANDS | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Stock options | 609 | 620 | 609 | 620 | ||||||||||||
| Performance share units | 612 | 623 | 612 | 623 |
Share Repurchase Program
On September 22, 2021, we announced that our board of directors approved a new share repurchase program (the 2021 Repurchase Program) under which we are authorized to repurchase up to $1 billion of outstanding shares. Concurrently, the board terminated the remaining repurchase authorization under the share repurchase program approved by the board in February 2019 (the 2019 Repurchase Program).
We repurchased 757,510 common shares for approximately $25 million (including transaction fees) under the 2021 Repurchase Program during third quarter 2023 and 3,562,944 common shares for approximately $110 million under the 2021 Repurchase Program during year-to-date 2023. As of September 30, 2023, we had remaining authorization of $267 million for future share repurchases. During year-to-date 2022, we repurchased 11,217,300 common shares for approximately $404 million (including transaction fees) under the 2021 Repurchase Program.
All common stock repurchases under the 2021 Repurchase Program were made in open-market transactions. We record share repurchases upon trade date as opposed to the settlement date when cash is disbursed. We record a liability for repurchases that have not yet been settled as of period end. There were 32,757 unsettled shares (approximately $1 million) as of September 30, 2023, and 223,548 unsettled shares (approximately $7 million) as of December 31, 2022.
NOTE 5: IN****VENTORIES
Inventories include raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods, as well as materials and supplies.
| DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS | SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 | DECEMBER 31, 2022 | ||||||
| LIFO inventories: | ||||||||
| Logs | $ | 28 | $ | 32 | ||||
| Lumber, plywood, panels and fiberboard | 80 | 61 | ||||||
| Other products | 16 | 9 | ||||||
| Moving average cost or FIFO inventories: | ||||||||
| Logs | 31 | 56 | ||||||
| Lumber, plywood, panels, fiberboard and engineered wood products | 98 | 122 | ||||||
| Other products | 129 | 140 | ||||||
| Materials and supplies | 146 | 130 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 528 | $ | 550 |
LIFO – the last-in, first-out method – applies to major inventory products held at our U.S. locations. The moving average cost method or FIFO – the first-in, first-out method – applies to the balance of our U.S. raw material and product inventories, all material and supply inventories and all foreign inventories.
NOTE 6: PENSION AND OTHER PO****ST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLANS
The components of net periodic benefit cost are:
| PENSION | ||||||||||||||||
| QUARTER ENDED | YEAR-TO-DATE ENDED | |||||||||||||||
| DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Service cost | $ | 6 | $ | 9 | $ | 17 | $ | 27 | ||||||||
| Interest cost | 30 | 27 | 89 | 80 | ||||||||||||
| Expected return on plan assets | (30 | ) | (40 | ) | (90 | ) | (120 | ) | ||||||||
| Amortization of actuarial loss | 10 | 23 | 29 | 70 | ||||||||||||
| Amortization of prior service cost | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total net periodic benefit cost – pension | $ | 16 | $ | 20 | $ | 46 | $ | 59 |
| OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS | ||||||||||||||||
| QUARTER ENDED | YEAR-TO-DATE ENDED | |||||||||||||||
| DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Interest cost | $ | 2 | $ | — | $ | 4 | $ | 2 | ||||||||
| Amortization of actuarial loss | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Amortization of prior service credit | — | — | (1 | ) | — | |||||||||||
| Total net periodic benefit cost – other post-employment benefits | $ | 2 | $ | 1 | $ | 4 | $ | 6 |
For the periods presented, service cost is included in “Costs of sales,” “Selling expenses,” and “General and administrative expenses” with the remaining components included in “Non-operating pension and other post-employment benefit costs” in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Fair Value of Pension Plan Assets and Obligations
In our year-end reporting process, we estimate the fair value of pension plan assets based upon the information available at that time. For certain assets, primarily private equity funds, the information available consists of net asset values as of an interim date, cash flows between the interim date and the end of the year and market events. We update the year-end estimated fair value of pension plan assets in second quarter of each year to incorporate final net asset values reflected in financial statements received after we have filed our Annual Report on Form 10-K. No adjustments to the fair value of assets or projected benefit obligations were necessary during second quarter 2023.
NOTE 7: ACCRU****ED LIABILITIES
Accrued liabilities were comprised of the following:
| DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS | SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 | DECEMBER 31, 2022 | ||||||
| Compensation and employee benefit costs | $ | 173 | $ | 201 | ||||
| Current portion of lease liabilities | 21 | 22 | ||||||
| Customer rebates, volume discounts and deferred income | 135 | 132 | ||||||
| Interest | 84 | 69 | ||||||
| Taxes payable | 66 | 23 | ||||||
| Other | 58 | 64 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 537 | $ | 511 |
NOTE 8: LONG-TERM DEBT AND LINE OF CREDIT
In July 2023, we repaid $118 million of our 7.125 percent notes at maturity.
In May 2023, we completed an offering of debt securities by issuing $750 million of 4.750 percent notes due in May 2026. The net proceeds after deducting the discount, underwriting fees and issuance costs were $743 million. Of these total net proceeds, $664 million was invested in short-term investments classified as held-to-maturity securities.
In March 2022, we completed a series of transactions that lowered our weighted average interest rate and extended our weighted average maturity by issuing $900 million in notes and using the net proceeds plus cash on hand to close cash tender offers for $931 million of principal in higher interest rate notes. We issued $450 million of 3.375 percent notes due in March 2033 and $450 million of 4.000 percent notes due in March 2052. The net proceeds after deducting the discount, underwriting fees and issuance costs were $444 million and $437 million, respectively. The net proceeds were used to retire $592 million of our 7.375 percent notes due in March 2032, $161 million of our 8.500 percent notes due in January 2025, $73 million of our 7.125 percent notes due in July 2023, $65 million of our 7.950 percent notes due in March 2025, and $40 million of our 7.850 percent notes due in July 2026. We paid holders an aggregate $1.2 billion in cash reflecting principal, premium to par and tender premium. A net pretax charge of $276 million ($207 million after-tax) was included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations in first quarter 2022 for premiums to retire $931 million of principal plus unamortized debt issuance costs and unamortized debt discounts in connection with the early debt retirement.
In March 2023, we entered into a new $1.5 billion five-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility, which expires in March 2028 and replaced the existing facility which was set to expire in January 2025. Borrowings will bear interest at a floating rate based on either the adjusted term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus a spread or a mutually agreed upon base rate plus a spread. We had no outstanding borrowings on our credit facility as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
NOTE 9: FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The estimated fair value and carrying value of our long-term debt consisted of the following:
| DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS | SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 | DECEMBER 31, 2022 | ||||||
| Long-term fixed rate debt (including current maturities): | ||||||||
| Carrying value | $ | 5,679 | $ | 5,053 | ||||
| Fair value (level 2) | $ | 5,434 | $ | 4,918 |
To estimate the fair value of fixed rate long-term debt, we used the market approach, which is based on quoted market prices we received for the same types and issues of our debt. We believe that our line of credit has a net carrying value that approximates its fair value within an insignificant difference. The inputs to the valuations of our long-term debt are based on market data obtained from independent sources or information derived principally from observable market data. The difference between the fair value and the carrying value represents the theoretical net premium or discount we would pay or receive to retire all debt at the measurement date.
Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments
We believe that our other financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, receivables and payables, have net carrying values that approximate their fair values with only insignificant differences. This is primarily due to the short-term nature of these instruments and the allowance for doubtful accounts.
As of September 30, 2023, we had $668 million in short-term investments classified as held-to-maturity debt securities, which consist of a mixture of term deposits and Treasury bills. We did not have any short-term investments classified as held-to-maturity debt securities as of December 31, 2022. These short-term investments mature within one year and are recorded in "Short-term investments" on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. We record held-to-maturity debt securities at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
NOTE 10: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, C****OMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal Proceedings
We are party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. We are not currently a party to any legal proceeding that management believes could have a material adverse effect on our Consolidated Statement of Operations, Consolidated Balance Sheet or Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
Environmental Matters
Site Remediation
Under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) – commonly known as the “Superfund” – and similar state laws, we:
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are a party to various proceedings related to the cleanup of hazardous waste sites and
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have been notified that we may be a potentially responsible party related to the cleanup of other hazardous waste sites for which proceedings have not yet been initiated.
As of September 30, 2023, our total accrual for future estimated remediation costs on active Superfund sites and other sites for which we are potentially responsible was approximately $75 million. These amounts are recorded in "Accrued liabilities" and "Other liabilities" on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.
NOTE 11: ACCUMULATED OT****HER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Changes in amounts included in our accumulated other comprehensive loss by component are:
| QUARTER ENDED | YEAR-TO-DATE ENDED | |||||||||||||||
| DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Pension**(1)** | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | $ | (444 | ) | $ | (632 | ) | $ | (458 | ) | $ | (720 | ) | ||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | — | 14 | (1 | ) | 65 | |||||||||||
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings(2) | 9 | 19 | 24 | 56 | ||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive income | 9 | 33 | 23 | 121 | ||||||||||||
| Balance at end of period | $ | **(**435 | ) | $ | **(**599 | ) | $ | **(**435 | ) | $ | **(**599 | ) | ||||
| Other post-employment benefits**(1)** | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | $ | 21 | $ | — | $ | 20 | $ | (2 | ) | |||||||
| Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | — | (1 | ) | |||||||||
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings(2) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive income | — | — | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Balance at end of period | $ | 21 | $ | — | $ | 21 | $ | — | ||||||||
| Translation adjustments and other | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | $ | 198 | $ | 234 | $ | 191 | $ | 243 | ||||||||
| Translation adjustments | (7 | ) | (53 | ) | — | (62 | ) | |||||||||
| Total other comprehensive loss | (7 | ) | (53 | ) | — | (62 | ) | |||||||||
| Balance at end of period | 191 | 181 | 191 | 181 | ||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss, end of period | $ | **(**223 | ) | $ | **(**418 | ) | $ | **(**223 | ) | $ | **(**418 | ) |
(1)
Amounts presented are net of tax.
(2)
Amounts of actuarial loss and prior service (cost) credit are components of net periodic benefit cost. See Note 6: Pension and Other Post-Employment Benefit Plans.
NOTE 12: SHARE-B****ASED COMPENSATION
Share-based compensation activity during year-to-date 2023 included the following:
| SHARES IN THOUSANDS | GRANTED | VESTED | ||||||
| Restricted stock units (RSUs) | 844 | 771 | ||||||
| Performance share units (PSUs) | 392 | 228 |
A total of 897 thousand shares of common stock were issued as a result of RSU vestings, PSU vestings and stock option exercises.
Restricted Stock Units
The weighted average fair value of the RSUs granted in 2023 was $33.76. The vesting provisions for RSUs granted in 2023 were consistent with prior year grants.
Performance Share Units
The weighted average grant date fair value of PSUs granted in 2023 was $37.58. The final number of shares granted in 2023 will vest between a range of 0 percent to 150 percent of each grant's target, depending upon actual company performance compared against an industry peer group. PSUs granted in 2023 will vest at a maximum of 100 percent of target value in the event of negative absolute company total shareholder return.
Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Estimating the Value of Performance Share Units Granted in 2023
| PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS | ||
| Performance period | 2/09/2023 – 12/31/2025 | |
| Valuation date average stock price(1) | $33.96 | |
| Expected dividends | 2.25% | |
| Risk-free rate | 4.21% – 4.66% | |
| Expected volatility | 29.26% – 40.19% |
(1)
Calculated as an average of the high and low prices on grant date.
NOTE 13: OTHER OPERAT****ING COSTS, NET
Other operating costs, net were comprised of the following:
| QUARTER ENDED | YEAR-TO-DATE ENDED | |||||||||||||||
| DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | SEPTEMBER 2023 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Environmental remediation charges | $ | 1 | $ | — | $ | 14 | $ | 1 | ||||||||
| Foreign exchange losses (gains), net | 1 | (8 | ) | (1 | ) | (12 | ) | |||||||||
| Litigation expense, net | 9 | 2 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Research and development expenses | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Other, net | 7 | 6 | 21 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Total other operating costs, net | $ | 20 | $ | 1 | $ | 50 | $ | 19 |
NOTE 14: INCOME TAXES
As a real estate investment trust (REIT), we generally are not subject to federal corporate income taxes on REIT taxable income that is distributed to shareholders. We are required to pay corporate income taxes on earnings of our wholly-owned Taxable REIT Subsidiaries (TRSs), which includes our Wood Products segment earnings and portions of our Timberlands and Real Estate & ENR segments' earnings.
The quarterly provision for income taxes is based on our current estimate of the annual effective tax rate and is adjusted for discrete taxable events that have occurred during the year. Our 2023 estimated annual effective tax rate, excluding discrete items, differs from the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21 percent primarily due to state and foreign income taxes and tax benefits associated with our nontaxable REIT earnings.
NOTE 15: TIMBERLAND ACQUISITIONS
On July 19, 2023, we completed the purchase of 22 thousand acres of Mississippi timberlands for approximately $60 million. We recorded $59 million of timberland assets in "Timber and timberlands at cost, less depletion" and $1 million of related assets in "Property and equipment, net" on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.
On May 18, 2022, we completed the purchase of 81 thousand acres of North and South Carolina timberlands for approximately $265 million. We recorded $263 million of timberland assets in “Timber and timberlands at cost, less depletion” and $2 million of related assets in “Property and equipment, net” on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.
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