Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 293,993	$ 203,076
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	132,810	100,130
Non-cash cost of real estate sold	4,349	3,005
Stock-based incentive compensation expense	8,993	12,212
Amortization of debt discount/premium	887	5,367
Deferred income taxes	42,832	(6,028)
Tax benefit of AFMC for CBPC exchange	(18,761)	(11,660)
Non-cash adjustments to unrecognized tax benefit liability	3,966	0
Amortization of losses from pension and postretirement plans	16,835	14,275
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net	(42,670)	0
Gain related to consolidation of New Zealand joint venture	(16,098)	0
Loss on early redemption of exchangeable notes	3,017	0
Other	(8,538)	(332)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(18,710)	(14,169)
Inventories	(9,040)	(646)
Accounts payable	13,712	(13,326)
Income tax receivable/payable	(2,482)	52,189
All other operating activities	5,863	16,416
Payment to exchange AFMC for CBPC	(70,311)	0
Expenditures for dispositions and discontinued operations	(6,411)	(6,867)
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	334,236	353,642
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures	(122,482)	(112,015)
Purchase of additional interest in New Zealand joint venture	(139,879)	0
Purchase of timberlands	(11,650)	(11,632)
Jesup mill cellulose specialties expansion (gross purchases of $140,820 and $130,718, net of purchases on account of $3,428 and $25,936)	(137,392)	(104,782)
Proceeds from disposition of Wood Products business, net of income tax payments of $16,027	68,063	0
Change in restricted cash	3,989	(12,796)
Other	159	4,281
CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(339,192)	(236,944)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issuance of debt	607,885	355,000
Repayment of debt	(453,463)	(198,653)
Dividends paid	(175,079)	(152,358)
Proceeds from the issuance of common shares	9,205	20,732
Excess tax benefits on stock-based compensation	8,189	7,057
Debt issuance costs	0	(3,698)
Repurchase of common shares	(11,303)	(7,783)
CASH (USED FOR) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES	(14,566)	20,297
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH	(336)	(123)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(19,858)	136,872
Balance, beginning of year	280,596	78,603
Balance, end of period	260,738	215,475
Cash paid during the period:
Interest	26,930	18,239
Income taxes	88,024	14,912
Non-cash investing activity:
Capital assets purchased on account	29,738	52,727
Non-cash financing activity:
Shareholder debt assumed in acquisition of New Zealand joint venture	125,532	0
Partial conversion of Senior Exchangeable Notes to equity	1,497	0
Conversion of Matariki shareholder debt to preferred equity [Member]
Non-cash financing activity:
Conversion of shareholder debt to equity noncontrolling interest	$ (95,961)	$ 0