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EXHIBIT 12
 

Weyerhaeuser Company and Subsidiaries
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

                       
          Twenty-six weeks ended
         
          June 29,   June 30,
          2003   2002
         
 
Available earnings:
               
 
Earnings before interest expense, amortization of debt expense, income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 602,326     $ 560,578  
 
Add interest portion of rental expense
    29,545       27,164  
 
 
   
     
 
Available earnings before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 631,871     $ 587,742  
 
 
   
     
 
Fixed charges:
               
 
Interest expense incurred:
               
   
Weyerhaeuser Company and subsidiaries excluding Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and other related subsidiaries
  $ 405,702     $ 349,358  
   
Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and other related subsidiaries
    26,879       26,197  
 
 
   
     
 
     
Subtotal
    432,581       375,555  
   
Less intercompany interest
    (46 )     466  
 
 
   
     
 
 
Total interest expense incurred
    432,627       375,089  
 
 
   
     
 
 
Amortization of debt expense
    6,925       50,212  
 
 
   
     
 
 
Rental expense:
               
   
Weyerhaeuser Company and subsidiaries excluding Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and other related subsidiaries
    82,473       76,362  
   
Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and other related subsidiaries
    6,161       5,129  
 
 
   
     
 
 
    88,634       81,491  
 
 
   
     
 
 
Interest portion of rental expense
    29,545       27,164  
 
 
   
     
 
Total fixed charges
  $ 469,097     $ 452,465  
 
 
   
     
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    1.35       1.30  
 
 
   
     
 

 


 

Weyerhaeuser Company with its Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and Other Related Subsidiaries
Accounted for on the Equity Method, but Excluding the Undistributed Earnings of Those Subsidiaries
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

                         
            Twenty-six weeks ended
           
            June 29,   June 30,
            2003   2002
           
 
Available earnings:
               
 
Earnings before interest expense, amortization of debt expense, income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 575,784     $ 536,862  
 
Add interest portion of rental expense
    27,491       25,454  
   
 
   
     
 
 
    603,275       562,316  
   
 
   
     
 
 
Deduct undistributed earnings of equity affiliates
    (4,152 )     (3,932 )
   
 
   
     
 
 
Deduct undistributed earnings before income taxes of Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and other related subsidiaries:
               
     
Deduct pretax earnings
    (185,524 )     (169,258 )
     
Add back dividends paid to Weyerhaeuser
           
   
 
   
     
 
       
Undistributed earnings
    (185,524 )     (169,258 )
   
 
   
     
 
Available earnings before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 413,599     $ 389,126  
   
 
   
     
 
Fixed charges:
               
 
Interest expense incurred
  $ 405,702     $ 349,358  
 
Amortization of debt expense
    6,925       50,212  
 
Interest portion of rental expense
    27,491       25,454  
   
 
   
     
 
Total fixed charges
  $ 440,118     $ 425,024  
   
 
   
     
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    0.94 1     0.92 1
   
 
   
     
 


1   Fixed charges exceeded available earnings before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle of Weyerhaeuser Company with its Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and other related subsidiaries accounted for on the equity method, but excluding the undistributed earnings of those subsidiaries by approximately $27 million for the twenty-six weeks ended June 29, 2003, and approximately $36 million for the twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2002.