CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 898	$ 953
Inventories (Note 5)	531	476
Deferred tax assets (Note 20)	1,458	1,301
Total assets	12,592	12,634
Liabilities
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Total liabilities	8,479	8,367
Weyerhaeuser shareholders’ interest (Notes 16 and 17):
Common shares: $1.25 par value; authorized 1,360,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 542,392,642 and 536,425,400 shares	678	671
Other capital	4,731	4,595
Retained earnings	219	176
Cumulative other comprehensive loss	(1,558)	(1,179)
Total Weyerhaeuser shareholders’ interest	4,070	4,263
Noncontrolling interests	43	4
Total equity	4,113	4,267
Total liabilities and equity	12,592	12,634
Forest Products:
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	893	950
Receivables, less allowances of $3 and $6	468	468
Receivables for taxes	95	22
Inventories (Note 5)	531	476
Prepaid expenses	83	68
Deferred tax assets (Note 20)	65	81
Total current assets	2,135	2,065
Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $6,350 and $6,550 (Note 6)	2,859	2,901
Construction in progress	50	145
Timber and timberlands at cost, less depletion charged to disposals	3,961	3,978
Investments in and advances to equity affiliates (Note 7)	192	192
Goodwill	40	40
Deferred tax assets (Note 20)	189	36
Other assets	358	444
Assets held by variable interest entities (Note 9)	805	916
Total assets	10,589	10,717
Liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt (Notes 13 and 14)	340	12
Accounts payable	329	336
Accrued liabilities (Note 11)	561	593
Total current liabilities	1,230	941
Long-term debt (Notes 13 and 14)	3,842	4,181
Long-term debt (Notes 13 and 14)	4,182	4,193
Deferred income taxes (Note 20)	0	129
Deferred pension and other postretirement benefits (Note 8)	1,930	1,467
Other liabilities	499	408
Liabilities (nonrecourse to the company) held by variable interest entities (Note 9)	681	776
Total liabilities	8,182	7,902
Real Estate:
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	5	3
Receivables, less discounts and allowances of $4 and $2	72	41
Real estate in process of development and for sale (Note 10)	658	555
Land being processed for development	904	936
Investments in and advances to equity affiliates (Note 7)	21	21
Deferred tax assets (Note 20)	202	240
Other assets	94	113
Assets held by variable interest entities (Note 9)	47	8
Total assets	2,003	1,917
Liabilities
Long-term debt (Notes 13 and 14)	109	285
Other liabilities	187	172
Liabilities (nonrecourse to the company) held by variable interest entities (Note 9)	1	8
Total liabilities	$ 297	$ 465