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Potlatchdeltic Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/16 – ‘XML’

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 2/17/17  Potlatchdeltic Corp               10-K       12/31/16  111:18M                                    ActiveDisclosure/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 5: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     35K 
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17: R2          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML     79K 
18: R3          Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income      HTML     60K 
19: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     45K 
                (Parentheticals)                                                 
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21: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals)        HTML     46K 
22: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    137K 
23: R8          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     92K 
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26: R11         Earnings per Share                                  HTML     90K 
27: R12         Inventories                                         HTML     65K 
28: R13         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     65K 
29: R14         Timber and Timberlands                              HTML     62K 
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31: R16         Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities            HTML     57K 
32: R17         Debt                                                HTML    101K 
33: R18         Derivative Instruments                              HTML    113K 
34: R19         Financial Instruments                               HTML    138K 
35: R20         Savings Plans, Pension Plans and Other              HTML    604K 
                Postretirement Employee Benefits                                 
36: R21         Equity-Based Compensation Plans                     HTML    276K 
37: R22         Income Taxes                                        HTML    202K 
38: R23         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     56K 
39: R24         Segment Information                                 HTML    290K 
40: R25         Financial Results by Quarter (Unaudited)            HTML    257K 
41: R26         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    238K 
                (Policies)                                                       
42: R27         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    165K 
                (Tables)                                                         
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44: R29         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     65K 
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51: R36         Financial Instruments (Tables)                      HTML    126K 
52: R37         Savings Plans, Pension Plans and Other              HTML    602K 
                Postretirement Employee Benefits (Tables)                        
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56: R41         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    287K 
57: R42         Financial Results by Quarter (Unaudited) (Tables)   HTML    257K 
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                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
59: R44         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     77K 
                (Summary of Reclassification Adjustments)                        
                (Details)                                                        
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                Common Shares Used In Calculating Basic And                      
                Diluted EPS) (Details)                                           
61: R46         Earnings per Share (Narrative) (Details)            HTML     50K 
62: R47         Inventories (Details)                               HTML     45K 
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                Consolidated Statements of Income) (Details)                     
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                Financial Instruments) (Details)                                 
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                Postretirement Employee Benefits (Narrative)                     
                (Details)                                                        
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                Postretirement Employee Benefits (Change in                      
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                for Company-Sponsored Benefit Plans and                          
                Obligations) (Details)                                           
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                Postretirement Employee Benefits (Long-Term Asset                
                Allocation Ranges) (Details)                                     
82: R67         Savings Plans, Pension Plans and Other              HTML     40K 
                Postretirement Employee Benefits (Weighted Average               
                Asset Allocations of the Pension Benefit Plans'                  
                Assets) (Details)                                                
83: R68         Savings Plans, Pension Plans and Other              HTML     60K 
                Postretirement Employee Benefits (Fair Value                     
                Measurements) (Details)                                          
84: R69         Savings Plans, Pension Plans and Other              HTML     55K 
                Postretirement Employee Benefits (Pre-Tax                        
                Components Of Net Periodic Cost (Benefit))                       
                (Details)                                                        
85: R70         Savings Plans, Pension Plans and Other              HTML     68K 
                Postretirement Employee Benefits (Other Amounts                  
                Recognized in Consolidated Statements of                         
                Comprehensive Income) (Details)                                  
86: R71         Savings Plans, Pension Plans and Other              HTML     44K 
                Postretirement Employee Benefits (Amounts                        
                Recognized in AOCI on Consolidated Balance Sheet)                
                (Details)                                                        
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                Postretirement Employee Benefits (Schedule of                    
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88: R73         Savings Plans, Pension Plans and Other              HTML     40K 
                Postretirement Employee Benefits (Weighted Average               
                Assumptions Used to Determine the Benefit                        
                Obligation) (Details)                                            
89: R74         Savings Plans, Pension Plans and Other              HTML     44K 
                Postretirement Employee Benefits (Weighted Average               
                Assumptions used to Determine the Net Periodic                   
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90: R75         Savings Plans, Pension Plans and Other              HTML     42K 
                Postretirement Employee Benefits (One Percent                    
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92: R77         Equity-Based Compensation Plans (Details Of         HTML     45K 
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                Performance Share Awards) (Details)                              
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                Outstanding Performance Shares/Restricted Stock                  
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96: R81         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     61K 
97: R82         Income Taxes (Schedule of Reconciliation of Income  HTML     61K 
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98: R83         Income Taxes (Schedule of Components of Deferred    HTML     80K 
                Income Tax Assets and Liabilities) (Details)                     
99: R84         Income Taxes (Summary of Tax Years Subject to       HTML     52K 
                Examination by Major Taxing Jurisdictions)                       
                (Details)                                                        
100: R85         Income Taxes (Summary of Reconciliation of          HTML     37K  
                Unrecognized Tax Benefits) (Details)                             
101: R86         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     47K  
102: R87         Commitments and Contingencies (Future Minimum       HTML     51K  
                Rental Payments) (Details)                                       
103: R88         Segment Information (Narrative) (Details)           HTML     40K  
104: R89         Segment Information (Summary Of Information By      HTML     97K  
                Business Segment) (Details)                                      
105: R90         Segment Information (Summary Of Information By      HTML     43K  
                Business Segment) (Parenthetical) (Details)                      
106: R91         Segment Information (Schedule of Revenue by         HTML     44K  
                Geographic Area) (Details)                                       
107: R92         Financial Results by Quarter (Unaudited) Financial  HTML     55K  
                Results by Quarter (Unaudited) (Details)                         
108: R93         Financial Results by Quarter (Unaudited) - Summary  HTML     77K  
                of Adjustments Made to Financial Statements                      
                Reported at Interim Periods (Details)                            
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 2/15/24  PotlatchDeltic Corp.              10-K       12/31/23  125:20M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/16/23  PotlatchDeltic Corp.              10-K       12/31/22  130:29M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/17/22  PotlatchDeltic Corp.              10-K       12/31/21  118:23M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/18/21  PotlatchDeltic Corp.              10-K       12/31/20  120:22M                                    ActiveDisclosure/FA
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