LEASES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

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, we 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, 2022, the New Zealand subsidiary has three CFLs comprising 11,000 gross acres or 9,000 net plantable acres under termination notice that are being relinquished as harvest activities are concluded, as well as two fixed-term CFLs comprising 3,000 gross acres or 2,000 net plantable acres expiring in 2062. Additionally, the New Zealand subsidiary has two forestry rights comprising 31,000 gross acres or 5,000 net plantable acres under termination notice that are being relinquished as harvest activities are concluded.

OTHER NON-TIMBERLAND LEASES

In addition to timberland holdings, we lease 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 our undiscounted lease obligations as of December 31, 2022 by type of lease and year of expiration:


	Year of Expiration
Lease obligations	Total	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	Thereafter
Operating lease liabilities	$195,213	$9,234	$9,020	$8,144	$7,414	$7,317	$154,084
Total Undiscounted Cash Flows	$195,213	$9,234	$9,020	$8,144	$7,414	$7,317	$154,084
Imputed interest	(98,067)
Balance at December 31, 2022	$97,146
Less: Current portion	(8,390)
Non-current portion at December 31, 2022	$88,756

The following table details components of our lease cost for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020:


	Year Ended December 31,
Lease Cost Components	2022	2021	2020
Operating lease cost	$9,332	$10,166	$9,647
Variable lease cost (a)	757	196	230
Total lease cost (b)	$10,089	$10,362	$9,877

(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, 2022.

The following table details components of our lease cost for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020:


	Year Ended December 31,
Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases:	2022		2021		2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$2,571		$2,389		$2,127
Investing cash flows from operating leases	6,761		7,777		7,520
Total cash flows from operating leases	$9,332		$10,166		$9,647

Weighted-average remaining lease term in years - operating leases	30		29		29
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases	5	%	5	%	5	%

We apply the following practical expedients as allowed under ASC 842:


Practical Expedient						Description
Short-term leases						We do 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						We do 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.

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