Debt Covenant Requirement, Amount of Repayment Offer

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Debt Covenant Requirement, Excess Timberland Sales Proceeds After Repayment Offer

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Debt Covenant Requirement, Limit of Non-reinvestment of Excess Timberland Sales Proceeds

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Debt Covenant Requirement, Period of Repayment Offer, Period End

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Debt Covenant Requirement, Period of Repayment Offer, Period Start

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The threshold over which individual land sales qualify as excess proceeds per the debt covenant definition.

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Description of a feature that permits the holders of the debt to exchange the debt for a settlement amount, as defined in the indenture, before the stated maturity date. The description may include such items as the conditions required for the exchange feature to be exercised, the period that the holders can elect to exchange the debt, the calculation of the settlement amount and other significant terms of the exchange feature.

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The date beginning the period that the holders may elect to exchange the debt for the settlement amount, as defined in the indenture, once the conditions of the exchange feature are met.

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The date ending the period that the holders may elect to exchange the debt for the settlement amount, as defined in the indenture, once the conditions of the exchange feature are met.

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Date the debt instrument was issued

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The stated principal amount of the debt instrument at time of issuance, which may vary from the carrying amount because of unamortized premium or discount.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement.

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Description of the maturity date of the debt instrument including whether the debt matures serially and, if so, a brief description of the serial maturities.

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-Section 02

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Maximum amount borrowed under the credit facility at any time during the period.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, excluding amounts to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer (current maturities). Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Debt (Details) (USD $)			9 Months Ended
Debt (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 April 2011 Line of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Senior Notes due 2022 at a fixed interest rate of 3.75% [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2015 at a fixed interest rate of 4.50% [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Installment note due 2014 at a fixed interest rate of 8.64% [Member]	May 15, 2012 Installment note due 2014 at a fixed interest rate of 8.64% [Member]	Apr. 09, 2012 Installment note due 2014 at a fixed interest rate of 8.64% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date				March 2012	August 2009
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 325,000,000	$ 172,500,000	$ 112,500,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				3.75%	4.50%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date, Description				2022	2015
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period			150,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity			431,000,000
Debt Instrument, Exchange Feature, Exchange Period, Beginning Date					Sep. 30, 2012
Debt Instrument, Exchange Feature, Exchange Period, End Date					Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument, Exchange Feature, Description					Per the indenture, in order for the notes to become exchangeable, the Company's stock price must exceed 130 percent of the exchange price for 20 trading days during a period of 30 consecutive trading days as of the last day of the quarter.
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	967,785,000	819,229,000			131,200,000
Debt Covenant Requirement, Threshold of Individual Sales to Qualify as Excess Timberland Sales Proceeds						10,000,000
Debt Covenant Requirement, Limit of Non-reinvestment of Excess Timberland Sales Proceeds						50,000,000
Debt Covenant Requirement, Period of Repayment Offer, Period Start								April 2012
Debt Covenant Requirement, Amount of Repayment Offer								$ 59,900,000
Debt Covenant Requirement, Period of Repayment Offer, Period End							May 15, 2012
Debt Covenant Requirement, Excess Timberland Sales Proceeds After Repayment Offer						zero