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Fair Value Measurements Variable Interest Entity (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2004
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Type of Entity | bankruptcy-remote, limited liability subsidiary |  |
Variable Interest Entity Date Involvement Began |  |  | 2004
Amount of installment note and letter of credit contributed to special purpose entity |  |  | $ 25,000,000
Amount of cash received |  |  | 22,600,000
Interest cash payments received, net | immaterial cash payments |  |
Classification of carrying amount of interest | "Other Assets" |  |
Recorded liability for performance obligation | de minimus guarantee liability |  |
Maximum Exposure | 28,398,000 |  |
Type of financial obligation | make-whole agreement |  |
Cash to be received upon maturity | 2,600,000 |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Amount of notes issued by special purpose entity |  |  | 22,600,000
Term of notes issued by special purpose entity |  |  | 15-year
Variable Interest Entity Investment | 2,600,000 |  |
Maturity date of notes issued by special purpose entity | 2019 |  |
Financial Guarantee [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Recorded liability for performance obligation | de minimus liability |  |
Maximum Exposure | $ 2,254,000 | [1] |
[1] | In conjunction with a timberland sale and note monetization in the first quarter of 2004, the Company issued a make-whole agreement pursuant to which it guaranteed $2.3 million of obligations of a special-purpose entity that was established to complete the monetization. At December 31, 2012, the Company has recorded a de minimus liability to reflect the fair market value of its obligation to perform under the make-whole agreement.

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