LEASES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

ADOPTION OF ASC 842

For more information on the adoption of ASC 842, including required transition disclosures, see Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.

TIMBERLAND LEASES

U.S. timberland leases typically have initial terms of approximately 30 to 65 years, with renewal provisions in some cases. New Zealand timberland lease terms typically range between 30 and 99 years. New Zealand lease arrangements generally consist of Crown Forest Licenses (“CFLs”), forestry rights and land leases. A CFL is a license arrangement to use government or privately owned lands to operate a commercial forest. CFLs generally extend indefinitely and may only be terminated upon a 35-year termination notice. If no termination notice is given, the CFLs renew automatically each year for a one-year term. Alternatively, some CFLs extend for a specific term. Once a CFL is terminated, the Company may be able to obtain a forestry right from the subsequent owner. A forestry right is a license arrangement with a private entity to use their lands to operate a commercial forest. Forestry rights terminate either upon the issuance of a termination notice (which can last 35 to 45 years), completion of harvest, or a specified termination date.

As of December 31, 2019, the New Zealand subsidiary has two CFLs comprising 9,000 acres under termination notice that are being relinquished as harvest activities are concluded, as well as two fixed-term CFLs comprising 3,000 acres expiring in 2062. Additionally, the New Zealand subsidiary has two forestry rights comprising 32,000 acres under termination notice that are being relinquished as harvest activities are concluded in 2026 and 2030.

OTHER NON-TIMBERLAND LEASES

In addition to timberland holdings, the Company leases properties for certain office locations. Significant leased properties include a regional office in Lufkin, Texas; a Pacific Northwest Timber office in Hoquiam, Washington and a New Zealand Timber and Trading headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.

LEASE MATURITIES, LEASE COST AND OTHER LEASE INFORMATION

The following table details the Company’s undiscounted lease obligations as of December 31, 2019 by type of lease and year of expiration:



	Year of Expiration
Lease obligations	Total			2020		2021		2022		2023		2024		Thereafter
Operating lease liabilities		$193,320			$10,028		$9,293		$8,413		$8,355		$8,281		$148,950
Total Undiscounted Cash Flows		$193,320			$10,028		$9,293		$8,413		$8,355		$8,281		$148,950
Imputed interest	(92,796		)
Balance at December 31, 2019	100,524
Less: Current portion	(10,043		)
Non-current portion at December 31, 2019		$90,481

The following table details components of the Company’s lease cost for year ended December 31, 2019:



	Year Ended December 31,
Lease Cost Components	2019
Operating lease cost		$10,870
Variable lease cost (a)	235
Total lease cost (b)		$11,105


(a)	The majority of timberland leases are subject to increases or decreases based on either the Consumer Price Index, Producer Price Index or market rates.


(b)	Short-term leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. Lease expense for these leases are expensed on a straight line basis over the lease term. Short-term lease expense was not material for the year ended December 31, 2019.

The following table details components of the Company’s lease cost for the year ended December 31, 2019:



	Year Ended December 31,
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases:	2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases		$2,567
Investing cash flows from operating leases	8,303
Total cash flows from operating leases		$10,870

Weighted-average remaining lease term in years - operating leases	28
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases	5		%

The Company applied the following practical expedients upon adoption of the new standard as allowed under ASC 842:



Practical Expedient		Description
Short-term leases		The Company does not record right-of-use assets or liabilities for short-term leases (a lease that at commencement date has a lease term of 12 months or less and does not contain a purchase option that is reasonably certain to be exercised).
Separation of lease and non-lease components		The Company does not separate non-lease components from the associated lease components if they have the same timing and pattern of transfer and, if accounted for separately, would both be classified as an operating lease.