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Basis of Presentation (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions | Jun. 21, 2020 USD ($) a | Jun. 30, 2020 a
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Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |
Timber And Timberlands Acres Owned |  | 1,800,000
Conservation Fund [Member] |  |
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |
Timber and timberland agreement to sell | 72,000 |
Cash sale price | $ | $ 48.0 |

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- Definition The cash inflow from the sale of formerly productive land held for sale, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it, and so forth. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 12 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121586364&loc=d3e3179-108585 + Details
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