UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021
oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
 
Commission File Number:  001-35805
Boise Cascade Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware20-1496201
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
1111 West Jefferson Street
Suite 300
Boise, Idaho 83702-5389
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
(208) 384-6161
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes x     No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).      Yes x     No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer x    Accelerated filer o    Non-accelerated filer o    Smaller reporting company o
Emerging growth company o


If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange
Act. o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).       
Yes o  No x

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per shareBCCNew York Stock Exchange
 
There were 38,559,53639,330,807 shares of the registrant's common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding on October 27, 2017. July 30, 2021.




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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ITEM 1.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 

Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited) 
 Three Months Ended
September 30
 Nine Months Ended
September 30
 2017 2016 2017 2016
 (thousands, except per-share data)
Sales$1,226,644
 $1,067,214
 $3,340,026
 $2,991,682
        
Costs and expenses 
  
  
  
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)1,045,772
 922,101
 2,872,765
 2,586,360
Depreciation and amortization19,686
 19,459
 58,631
 53,249
Selling and distribution expenses87,564
 80,026
 243,601
 224,922
General and administrative expenses16,476
 14,367
 45,613
 46,031
Other (income) expense, net1,138
 (46) (135) (1,459)
 1,170,636
 1,035,907
 3,220,475
 2,909,103
        
Income from operations56,008
 31,307
 119,551
 82,579
        
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)90
 (40) 131
 186
Interest expense(6,295) (7,135) (19,150) (19,364)
Interest income167
 60
 254
 236
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps(33) 836
 (462) (765)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 (9,525) 
 (9,525)
 (6,071) (15,804) (19,227) (29,232)
        
Income before income taxes49,937
 15,503
 100,324
 53,347
Income tax provision(18,276) (5,522) (36,489) (19,188)
Net income$31,661
 $9,981
 $63,835
 $34,159
        
Weighted average common shares outstanding:       
Basic38,660
 38,814
 38,601
 38,827
Diluted39,139
 39,120
 38,962
 38,950
        
Net income per common share:       
Basic$0.82
 $0.26
 $1.65
 $0.88
Diluted$0.81
 $0.26
 $1.64
 $0.88
Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
 Three Months Ended
June 30
Six Months Ended
June 30
 2021202020212020
 (thousands, except per-share data)
Sales$2,443,161 $1,242,760 $4,264,477 $2,413,294 
Costs and expenses    
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)1,864,523 1,048,902 3,314,957 2,041,172 
Depreciation and amortization20,420 19,899 39,959 55,231 
Selling and distribution expenses130,736 103,566 251,653 203,029 
General and administrative expenses17,988 18,755 43,250 34,839 
Loss on curtailment of facility38 1,707 
Other (income) expense, net(281)(170)(378)(1)
 2,033,386 1,190,990 3,649,441 2,335,977 
Income from operations409,775 51,770 615,036 77,317 
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)147 409 301 (464)
Pension expense (excluding service costs)(19)(302)(38)(689)
Interest expense(6,347)(6,633)(12,222)(13,054)
Interest income51 190 110 845 
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps(25)(514)999 (2,828)
 (6,193)(6,850)(10,850)(16,190)
Income before income taxes403,582 44,920 604,186 61,127 
Income tax provision(101,026)(11,334)(152,474)(15,341)
Net income$302,556 $33,586 $451,712 $45,786 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic39,442 39,312 39,399 39,238 
Diluted39,688 39,387 39,633 39,381 
Net income per common share:
Basic$7.67 $0.85 $11.47 $1.17 
Diluted$7.62 $0.85 $11.40 $1.16 
Dividends declared per common share$2.10 $0.10 $2.20 $0.20 
 
See accompanying condensed notes to unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements.




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Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(unaudited) 
 Three Months Ended
September 30
 Nine Months Ended
September 30
 2017 2016 2017 2016
 (thousands)
Net income$31,661
 $9,981
 $63,835
 $34,159
Other comprehensive income, net of tax       
  Defined benefit pension plans       
Amortization of actuarial loss, net of tax of $170, $225, $479 and $593, respectively271
 359
 766
 947
Effect of settlements, net of tax of $-, $-, $- and $114, respectively
 
 
 183
Other comprehensive income, net of tax271
 359
 766
 1,130
Comprehensive income$31,932
 $10,340
 $64,601
 $35,289


Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
June 30
Six Months Ended
June 30
2021202020212020
(thousands)
Net income$302,556 $33,586 $451,712 $45,786 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
  Defined benefit pension plans
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss, net of tax of $(1) , $51, $(2), and $102, respectively(3)150 (7)301 
Effect of settlements, net of tax of $0, $0, $0, and $22, respectively64 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax(3)150 (7)365 
Comprehensive income$302,553 $33,736 $451,705 $46,151 

See accompanying condensed notes to unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements.






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Boise Cascade Company
Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
 September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 (thousands)
ASSETS 
  
Current 
  
Cash and cash equivalents$172,185
 $103,978
Receivables   
Trade, less allowances of $1,227 and $1,459315,336
 199,191
Related parties285
 506
Other9,424
 10,952
Inventories459,864
 433,451
Prepaid expenses and other10,209
 12,381
Total current assets967,303
 760,459
    
Property and equipment, net555,197
 568,702
Timber deposits14,704
 14,901
Goodwill55,433
 55,433
Intangible assets, net15,260
 15,547
Deferred income taxes8,502
 8,840
Other assets14,151
 15,315
Total assets$1,630,550
 $1,439,197
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
 June 30,
2021
December 31,
2020
 (thousands)
ASSETS  
Current  
Cash and cash equivalents$653,767 $405,382 
Receivables 
Trade, less allowances of $2,513 and $1,111592,953 375,865 
Related parties412 201 
Other16,785 15,067 
Inventories727,205 503,480 
Prepaid expenses and other16,308 8,860 
Total current assets2,007,430 1,308,855 
Property and equipment, net457,291 461,456 
Operating lease right-of-use assets57,650 62,447 
Finance lease right-of-use assets28,146 29,523 
Timber deposits7,469 11,761 
Goodwill60,382 60,382 
Intangible assets, net15,962 16,574 
Deferred income taxes7,261 7,460 
Other assets5,849 7,260 
Total assets$2,647,440 $1,965,718 
 
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Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)
Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)
(unaudited)
 September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 (thousands, except per-share data)
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY   
Current   
Accounts payable   
Trade$283,089
 $194,010
Related parties2,235
 1,903
Accrued liabilities   
Compensation and benefits71,338
 67,752
Interest payable1,803
 6,860
Other68,460
 42,339
Total current liabilities426,925
 312,864
    
Debt   
Long-term debt438,033
 437,629
    
Other   
Compensation and benefits83,537
 83,164
Deferred income taxes12,434
 6,339
Other long-term liabilities20,308
 19,197
 116,279
 108,700
    
Commitments and contingent liabilities

 

    
Stockholders' equity   
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 50,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 300,000 shares authorized, 43,727 and 43,520 shares issued, respectively437
 435
Treasury stock, 5,167 shares at cost(133,979) (133,979)
Additional paid-in capital520,220
 515,410
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(82,246) (83,012)
Retained earnings344,881
 281,150
Total stockholders' equity649,313
 580,004
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$1,630,550
 $1,439,197
(unaudited)

June 30,
2021
December 31,
2020
(thousands, except per-share data)
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current
Accounts payable
Trade$507,237 $307,653 
Related parties2,811 1,199 
Accrued liabilities 
Compensation and benefits116,596 118,400 
Income taxes payable15,460 8,101 
Interest payable9,879 8,477 
Dividends payable78,662 
Other123,612 80,172 
Total current liabilities854,257 524,002 
Debt
Long-term debt444,210 443,792 
Other
Compensation and benefits28,312 25,951 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion50,967 56,001 
Finance lease liabilities, net of current portion30,661 31,607 
Deferred income taxes7,378 18,263 
Other long-term liabilities15,945 15,303 
 133,263 147,125 
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 50,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 300,000 shares authorized, 44,698 and 44,568 shares issued, respectively447 446 
Treasury stock, 5,367 shares at cost(138,909)(138,909)
Additional paid-in capital538,841 538,006 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(1,085)(1,078)
Retained earnings816,416 452,334 
Total stockholders' equity1,215,710 850,799 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$2,647,440 $1,965,718 

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Boise Cascade Company
Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
 Nine Months Ended
September 30
 2017 2016
 (thousands)
Cash provided by (used for) operations   
Net income$63,835
 $34,159
Items in net income not using (providing) cash   
Depreciation and amortization, including deferred financing costs and other60,097
 54,609
Stock-based compensation6,931
 5,980
Pension expense1,074
 1,749
Deferred income taxes6,019
 7,008
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps462
 765
Other(125) 67
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 9,525
Decrease (increase) in working capital, net of acquisitions   
Receivables(110,646) (62,794)
Inventories(26,413) (48,362)
Prepaid expenses and other(2,389) (3,678)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities108,099
 102,313
Pension contributions(1,666) (3,338)
Income taxes payable11,051
 13,623
Restricted cash deposits with trustee for interest payments
 (3,681)
Other807
 5,309
Net cash provided by operations117,136
 113,254
    
Cash provided by (used for) investment 
  
Expenditures for property and equipment(48,060) (55,426)
Acquisitions of businesses and facilities
 (215,900)
Proceeds from sales of assets and other2,089
 546
Net cash used for investment(45,971) (270,780)
    
Cash provided by (used for) financing   
Borrowings of long-term debt, including revolving credit facility410,400
 835,000
Payments on long-term debt, including revolving credit facility(410,400) (602,096)
Restricted cash deposits with trustee for debt payments
 (119,175)
Treasury stock purchased
 (2,632)
Financing costs(478) (6,319)
Tax withholding payments on stock-based awards(2,901) (383)
Other421
 (181)
  Net cash provided by (used for) financing(2,958) 104,214
    
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents68,207
 (53,312)
    
Balance at beginning of the period103,978
 184,496
    
Balance at end of the period$172,185
 $131,184
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
 Six Months Ended
June 30
 20212020
 (thousands)
Cash provided by (used for) operations  
Net income$451,712 $45,786 
Items in net income not using (providing) cash
Depreciation and amortization, including deferred financing costs and other40,826 56,295 
Stock-based compensation3,503 3,345 
Pension expense38 1,023 
Deferred income taxes(10,481)(1,501)
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps(999)2,828 
Loss on curtailment of facility (excluding severance)1,476 
Other1,017 164 
Decrease (increase) in working capital
Receivables(219,112)(129,532)
Inventories(225,006)41,102 
Prepaid expenses and other(7,448)(6,989)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities248,139 95,505 
Pension contributions(153)(1,062)
Income taxes payable7,253 8,616 
Other1,890 1,220 
Net cash provided by operations291,179 118,276 
Cash provided by (used for) investment  
Expenditures for property and equipment(31,502)(28,849)
Proceeds from sales of assets and other500 406 
Net cash used for investment(31,002)(28,443)
Cash provided by (used for) financing
Borrowings of long-term debt, including revolving credit facility28,000 
Payments of long-term debt, including revolving credit facility(28,000)
Dividends paid on common stock(8,373)(8,562)
Tax withholding payments on stock-based awards(2,729)(3,309)
Other(690)(1,763)
Net cash used for financing(11,792)(13,634)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents248,385 76,199 
Balance at beginning of the period405,382 285,237 
Balance at end of the period$653,767 $361,436 
 
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Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
(unaudited)
 Common StockTreasury StockAdditional Paid-In CapitalAccumulated Other Comprehensive LossRetained EarningsTotal
 SharesAmountSharesAmount
 (thousands)
Balance at December 31, 202044,568 $446 5,367 $(138,909)$538,006 $(1,078)$452,334 $850,799 
Net income149,156 149,156 
Other comprehensive loss(4)(4)
Common stock issued130 
Stock-based compensation2,092 2,092 
Common stock dividends ($0.10 per share)(4,116)(4,116)
Tax withholding payments on stock-based awards(2,729)(2,729)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options63 63 
Other(1)(1)
Balance at March 31, 202144,698 $447 5,367 $(138,909)$537,431 $(1,082)$597,374 $995,261 
Net income302,556 302,556 
Other comprehensive loss(3)(3)
Stock-based compensation1,411 1,411 
Common stock dividends ($2.10 per share)(83,514)(83,514)
Other(1)(1)
Balance at June 30, 202144,698 $447 5,367 $(138,909)$538,841 $(1,085)$816,416 $1,215,710 

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Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (continued)
(unaudited)
 Common StockTreasury StockAdditional Paid-In CapitalAccumulated Other Comprehensive LossRetained EarningsTotal
 SharesAmountSharesAmount
 (thousands)
Balance at December 31, 201944,353 $444 5,367 $(138,909)$533,345 $(50,248)$356,698 $701,330 
Net income12,200 12,200 
Other comprehensive income215 215 
Common stock issued211 
Stock-based compensation1,674 1,674 
Common stock dividends ($0.10 per share)(3,866)(3,866)
Tax withholding payments on stock-based awards(3,309)(3,309)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options27 27 
Other(2)(2)
Balance at March 31, 202044,564 $446 5,367 $(138,909)$531,735 $(50,033)$365,032 $708,271 
Net income33,586 33,586 
Other comprehensive income150 150 
Stock-based compensation1,671 1,671 
Common stock dividends ($0.10 per share)(3,970)(3,970)
Balance at June 30, 202044,564 $446 5,367 $(138,909)$533,406 $(49,883)$394,648 $739,708 

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Condensed Notes to Unaudited Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements


1.Nature of Operations and Consolidation
1.    Nature of Operations and Consolidation
 
Nature of Operations
 
Boise Cascade Company is a building products company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. As used in this Form 10-Q, the terms "Boise Cascade," "we," and "our" refer to Boise Cascade Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. We are one of the largest producers of engineered wood products (EWP) and plywood in North America and a leading United States (U.S.) wholesale distributor of building products.


We operate our business using two2 reportable segments: (1) Wood Products, which primarily manufactures EWP plywood, ponderosa pine lumber, studs, and particleboard;plywood, and (2) Building Materials Distribution (BMD), which is a wholesale distributor of building materials. For more information, see Note 11,12, Segment Information.
 
Consolidation
 
The accompanying quarterly consolidated financial statements have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm but, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows, and stockholders' equity for the interim periods presented. Except as disclosed within these condensed notes to unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements, the adjustments made were of a normal, recurring nature. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in our annual consolidated financial statements have been condensed or omitted. The quarterly consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Boise Cascade and its subsidiaries after elimination of intercompany balances and transactions. Quarterly results are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the full year. These condensed notes to unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our 20162020 Form 10-K and the other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).


2.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

2.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Accounting Policies


The complete summary of significant accounting policies is included in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" in our 20162020 Form 10-K.


Use of Estimates


The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events. These estimates and the underlying assumptions affect the amounts of assets and liabilities reported, disclosures about contingent assets and liabilities, and reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Such estimates include the valuation of accounts receivable, inventories, goodwill, intangible assets, and other long-lived assets; legal contingencies; guarantee obligations; indemnifications; assumptions used in retirement, medical, and workers' compensation benefits; assumptions used in the determination of right-of-use assets and related lease liabilities; stock-based compensation; fair value measurements; income taxes; and vendor and customer rebates, among others. These estimates and assumptions are based on management's best estimates and judgment. Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors, including the current economic environment, which management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. We adjust such estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates. Changes in these estimates resulting from continuing changes in the economic environment will be reflected in the consolidated financial statements in future periods.  


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Revenue Recognition

    Revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. For revenue disaggregated by major product line for each reportable segment, see Note 12, Segment Information.

    Fees for shipping and handling charged to customers for sales transactions are included in "Sales" in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. When control over products has transferred to the customer, we have elected to recognize costs related to shipping and handling as fulfillment costs. For our Wood Products segment, costs related to shipping and handling are included in "Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)" in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. In our Wood Products segment, we view our shipping and handling costs as a cost of the manufacturing process and the movement of product to our end customers. For our Building Materials Distribution segment, costs related to shipping and handling of $49.7 million and $44.2 million, for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $96.2 million and $84.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, are included in "Selling and distribution expenses" in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. In our Building Materials Distribution segment, our activities relate to the purchase and resale of finished product, and excluding shipping and handling costs from “Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)” provides us a clearer view of our operating performance and the effectiveness of our sales and purchasing functions.

Customer Rebates and Allowances

    Rebates are provided to our customers and our customers' customers based on the volume of their purchases, among other factors such as customer loyalty, conversion, and commitment. We provide the rebates to increase the sell-through of our products. Rebates are generally estimated based on the expected amount to be paid and recorded as a decrease in "Sales." At June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, we had $93.1 million and $56.3 million, respectively, of rebates payable to our customers recorded in "Accrued liabilities, Other" on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We adjust our estimate of revenue at the earlier of when the probability of rebates paid changes or when the amounts become fixed. There have not been significant changes to our estimates of rebates, although it is reasonably possible that a change in the estimate may occur.

Vendor and Customer Rebates and Allowances
 
We receive rebates and allowances from our vendors under a number of different programs, including vendor marketing programs. At SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, and December 31, 2016,2020, we had $5.7$11.6 million and $7.0$9.9 million,, respectively, of vendor rebates and allowances recorded in "Receivables, Other" on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Rebates and allowances received from our vendors are recognized as a reduction of "Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding
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depreciation)" when the product is sold, unless the rebates and allowances are linked to a specific incremental cost to sell a vendor's product. Amounts received from vendors that are linked to specific selling and distribution expenses are recognized as a reduction of "Selling and distribution expenses" in the period the expense is incurred.


Leases

We also provide rebates toprimarily lease land, building, and equipment under operating and finance leases. We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception and assess lease classification as either operating or finance at lease inception or upon modification. Substantially all of our customersleases with initial terms greater than one year are for real estate, including distribution centers, corporate headquarters, land, and our customers' customersother office space. Substantially all of these lease agreements have fixed payment terms based on the volumepassage of their purchases. We provide the rebates to increase the sell-throughtime and are recorded in our Building Materials Distribution segment. Many of our products.leases include fixed escalation clauses, renewal options and/or termination options that are factored into our determination of lease term and lease payments when appropriate. Renewal options generally range from one to ten years with fixed payment terms similar to those in the original lease agreements. Some lease agreements provide us with the option to purchase the leased property at market value. Our lease agreements do not contain any residual value guarantees.

    Right-of-use (ROU) assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the estimated present value of fixed lease payments over the lease term. The rebatescurrent portion of our operating and finance lease liabilities are recorded as a decrease in "Sales." At September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016, we had $45.8 million and $31.6 million, respectively, of rebates payable to our customers recorded in "Accrued liabilities, Other" on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Leases
    
We use our estimated incremental borrowing rate, which is derived from information available at the lease a portioncommencement date, in determining the present value of lease payments. In determining our distribution centers as well as other propertyincremental borrowing rates, we
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give consideration to publicly available interest rates for instruments with similar characteristics, including credit rating, term, and equipment under operating leases.collateralization.
    For purposes of determining straight-line rent expense, the lease term is calculated from the date we first take possession of the facility, including any periods of free rent and any renewal option periods we are reasonably assuredcertain of exercising. RentalVariable lease expense generally includes reimbursement of actual costs for common area maintenance, property taxes, and insurance on leased real estate and are recorded as incurred. Most of our operating lease expense is recorded in "Selling and distribution expenses" in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. In addition, we do not separate lease and non-lease components for all of our leases.

    Our short-term leases was $4.8 millionprimarily include equipment rentals with lease terms on a month-to-month basis, which provide for our seasonal needs and $4.6 millionflexibility in the use of equipment. Our short-term leases also include certain real estate for which either party has the three months ended Septemberright to cancel upon providing notice of 30 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $14.4 million and $13.5 millionto 90 days. We do not recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Sublease rental income was not material in any of the periods presented.short-term leases.


Inventories
 
Inventories included the following (work in process is not material):
 
 June 30,
2021
December 31,
2020
 (thousands)
Finished goods and work in process$641,695 $431,663 
Logs48,095 35,622 
Other raw materials and supplies37,415 36,195 
 $727,205 $503,480 
  September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
  (thousands)
Finished goods and work in process $374,046
 $330,026
Logs 43,144
 63,208
Other raw materials and supplies 42,674
 40,217
  $459,864
 $433,451


Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment consisted of the following asset classes:
 
 June 30,
2021
December 31,
2020
 (thousands)
Land$47,099 $47,099 
Buildings154,318 151,718 
Improvements64,972 64,178 
Mobile equipment, information technology, and office furniture182,427 178,271 
Machinery and equipment715,155 687,768 
Construction in progress28,620 40,606 
 1,192,591 1,169,640 
Less accumulated depreciation(735,300)(708,184)
 $457,291 $461,456 
  September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
  (thousands)
Land $38,606
 $38,700
Buildings 139,959
 136,087
Improvements 52,539
 50,655
Mobile equipment, information technology, and office furniture 133,636
 125,486
Machinery and equipment 635,185
 613,060
Construction in progress 32,441
 34,877
  1,032,366
 998,865
Less accumulated depreciation (477,169) (430,163)
  $555,197
 $568,702



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Fair Value


Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy under GAAP gives the highest priority to quoted market prices (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). In general, and where applicable, we use quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities to determine fair value (Level 1). If quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities are not available to determine fair value, we use quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities or inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly (Level 2). If quoted prices for identical or similar assets are not available or are unobservable, we may use internally developed valuation models, whose inputs include bid prices, and third-party valuations utilizing underlying asset assumptions (Level 3).


Financial Instruments
 
Our financial instruments are cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, long-term debt, and interest rate swaps. Our cash is recorded at cost, which approximates fair value, and our cash equivalents are money market funds. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, and December 31, 2016,2020, we held $131.5$585.5 million and $78.1$371.8 million,, respectively, in money market funds that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 1 inputs. The recorded values of accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair values based on their short-term nature. At SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, and December 31, 2016,2020, the book value of our fixed-rate debt for each period was $350.0$400.0 million, and the fair value was estimated to be $367.5$423.5 million and $347.4$432.0 million, respectively. The difference between the book value and the fair value is derived from the difference between the period-end market interest rate and the stated rate of our fixed-rate, long-term debt. We estimated the fair value of our fixed-rate debt using quoted market prices of our debt in inactive markets (Level 2 inputs). The interest rate on our term loansvariable-rate debt is based on market conditions such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or a base rate. Because the interest rate on the term loansvariable-rate debt is based on current market conditions, we believe that the estimated fair value of the outstanding balance on our term loansvariable-rate debt approximates book value. As discussed below, we also have interest rate swaps to mitigate our variable interest rate exposure, the fair value of which is measured based on Level 2 inputs.


Interest Rate Risk and Interest Rate Swaps


We are exposed to interest rate risk arising from fluctuations in variable-rate LIBOR on our term loansloan and when we have loan amounts outstanding on our revolving credit facility.Revolving Credit Facility. At June 30, 2021, we had $50.0 million of variable-rate debt outstanding based on one-month LIBOR. Our objective is to limit the variability of interest payments on our debt. To meet this objective, in 2016 we enteredenter into receive-variable, pay-fixed interest rate swaps to change the variable-rate cash flow exposure to fixed-rate cash flows. In accordance with our risk management strategy, we actively monitor our interest rate exposure and use derivative instruments from time to time to manage the related risk.

On February 16, 2016, and March 31, 2016, we entered into interest rate swap agreements with notional principal amounts of $50.0 million and $75.0 million, respectively, to offset risks associated with the variability in cash flows relating to interest payments that are based on one-month LIBOR. We do not speculate using derivative instruments.

    At SeptemberJune 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016, the notional principal amount of our2021, we had two interest rate swap agreements exceeded the $95.0 million of variable-rate debt outstanding after paying down $30.0 million of variable rate debt on our term loan in December 2016. The excess notional principal amount of our interest rate swaps over our variable-rate debt is within our management strategy as we have partially funded seasonal and intra-month working capital requirements from borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

agreements. Under the interest rate swaps, we receive one-month LIBOR-based variable interest rate payments and make fixed interest rate payments, thereby fixing the interest rate on $125.0$50.0 million of variable rate debt exposure. Payments on theone interest rate swapsswap, entered into in 2016, with a notional principal amountsamount of $50.0 million and $75.0 million are due on a monthly basis at an annual fixed rate of 1.007%, and 1.256%, respectively, and expirethis swap expires in February 2022 (Initial Swap). During second quarter 2020, we entered into another forward interest rate swap agreement which commences on the expiration date of the Initial Swap. Payments on this interest rate swap with a notional principal amount of $50.0 million will be due on a monthly basis at an annual fixed rate of 0.39%, and March 2022, respectively. this swap expires in June 2025.

The interest rate swap agreements were not designated as cash flow hedges, and as a result, all changes in the fair value are recognized in "Change in fair value of interest rate swaps" in theour Consolidated Statements of Operations rather than through other comprehensive income. At SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, we recorded a long-term asset of $0.7 million in "Other assets" on our Consolidated Balance Sheets, and we also recorded a long-term liability of $0.3 million in "Other long-term liabilities" on our Consolidated Balance Sheets, representing the fair value of the interest rate swap agreements. At December 31, 2016,2020, we recorded a long-term assetsliability of $3.7$0.6 million and $4.2 million, respectively, in "Other assets"long-term liabilities" on our Consolidated Balance Sheets, representing the fair value of the interest rate swap agreements. The swaps were valued based on observable inputs for similar assets and liabilities and other observable inputs for interest rates and yield curves (Level 2 inputs).


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Concentration of Credit Risk
 
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ongoing credit evaluations. At SeptemberJune 30, 2017, receivables from two customers each accounted for approximately 13% of total receivables. At December 31, 2016,2021, receivables from two customers accounted for approximately 11%18% and 10% of total receivables. At December 31, 2020, receivables from these two customers accounted for approximately 13% and 12%, respectively, of total receivables. No other customer accounted for 10% or more of total receivables.


New and Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
 
In May 2017,March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2017-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 718) -848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, which provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope, of Modification Accounting. This ASUamendswhich refines the scope of modification accountingTopic 848 and clarifies some of its guidance as it related to recent rate reform activities. Our current contracts that reference LIBOR include certain debt instruments and interest rate swaps. The amendments are effective for share-based payment arrangementseligible contract modifications subsequent to March 12, 2020, and provides guidance on the types of changes to the terms or conditions of share-based payment awards to which an entity would be required to apply modification accounting under ASC 718. Specifically, an entity would not apply modification accounting if the fair value, vesting conditions, and classification of the awards are the same immediately before and after the modification.through December 31, 2022. The guidance is effective prospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period. We do not expect the adoption of this guidancethese standards did not and are not expected to have a material effect on our financial statements.
In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, Compensation—Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost. This ASU requires entities to present the service cost component of net periodic benefit coststatements, but we will assess any eligible contract modifications in the same income statement line item(s) as other employee compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. The other components of net periodic benefit cost must be presented elsewhere in the income statement and outside of income from operations if that subtotal is presented. Entities will have to disclose the line(s) used to present the other components of net periodic benefit cost if the components are not presented separately in the income statement. The guidance on the income statement presentation of the components of net periodic benefit cost must be applied retrospectively. This new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within that reporting period. We are currently evaluating the effect of this ASU on our financial statements; however, we expect the adoption of ASU 2017-07 to result in a change in our income from operations in an amount equal to the other components of net periodic pension cost, which will be offset by a corresponding change outside of income from operations. The components of the net periodic cost are shown in Note 7, Retirement and Benefit Plans.future.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. This ASU is intended to simplify the accounting for goodwill impairment by removing the requirement to perform a hypothetical purchase price allocation. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which the reporting unit's carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. All other goodwill impairment guidance will remain largely unchanged. This new standard will be applied prospectively and is effective for annual or interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted after January 1, 2017. We adopted this standard in first quarter of 2017 and it did not have a material effect on our financial statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (a consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force). This ASU is intended to reduce diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows. This new standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted, provided that all of the amendments are adopted in the same period. The guidance requires application using a retrospective transition method. We will adopt this standard in first quarter of 2018 and do not expect this guidance to have a material effect on our consolidated statements of cash flows.    

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. This ASU simplifies several aspects of the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions, including the accounting for income taxes, forfeitures, and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statement of cash flows. We adopted this standard in the first quarter of 2017, under the modified retrospective method, with the cumulative effect of adoption recorded as an adjustment to 2017 beginning retained earnings. The new standard results in excess tax benefits and deficiencies on share-based transactions being recorded as income tax expense or benefit rather than in additional-paid-in-capital. In addition, excess tax benefits on share-based payments are now classified in the operating section of our consolidated statement of cash flows. Furthermore, we recorded an adjustment to beginning retained earnings of approximately $0.1 million as we have made an election to account for share-based award forfeitures as they occur, rather than making estimates of future forfeitures.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). This amendment requires a lessee to recognize substantially all leases (whether operating or finance leases) on the balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and an
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associated lease liability. Short-term leases of 12 months or less are excluded from this amendment. For leases defined as finance leases under the new standard, the lessee subsequently recognizes interest expense and amortization of the right-of-use asset, similar to accounting for capital leases under current GAAP. For leases defined as operating leases under the new standard, the lessee subsequently recognizes straight-line lease expense over the life of the lease. This new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The guidance is to be applied using a modified retrospective transition method with the option to elect a package of practical expedients. The adoption of this ASU will result in a significant increase to our balance sheet for lease liabilities and right-of-use assets, which has not yet been quantified. We are currently evaluating this and the other effects of this ASU on our financial statements.
In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory. This ASU requires entities to measure most inventory "at the lower of cost or net realizable value," thereby simplifying the current guidance under which an entity must measure inventory at the lower of cost or market. The new standard is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The adoption of this standard in first quarter of 2017 did not have a material effect on our financial statements.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). This ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective and requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The guidance also requires additional disclosure to help users of financial statements better understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue that is recognized. Furthermore, numerous updates were issued in 2016 that provide clarification on a number of specific issues. The new standard is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and we currently anticipate adopting it effective January 1, 2018. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or modified retrospective (cumulative-effect) transition method. We currently anticipate adopting the standard using the modified retrospective method. As a result of our preliminary assessment, we do not anticipate a material impact on our revenue recognition practices. We are still in the process of evaluating the impact on our revenue disclosures, but anticipate additional required disclosure. We continue to evaluate the standard as well as additional changes, modifications or interpretations which may impact our preliminary conclusions.

There were no other accounting standards recently issued that had or are expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and associated disclosures.


3.Income Taxes

3.    Income Taxes

For the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, we recorded $18.3$101.0 million and $36.5$152.5 million, respectively, of income tax expense and had an effective rate of 36.6%25.0% and 36.4%, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, we recorded $5.5 million and $19.2 million, respectively, of income tax expense and had an effective rate of 35.6% and 36.0%25.2%, respectively. During the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, the primary reason for the difference between the federal statutory income tax rate of 35%21% and the effective tax rate was the effect of state taxes. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, we recorded $11.3 million and $15.3 million, respectively, of income tax expense and had an effective rate of 25.2% and 25.1%, respectively. During the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016,2020, the primary reason for the difference between the federal statutory income tax rate of 35%21% and the effective tax rate was the effect of state taxes, offset partially by other tax credits.taxes.


During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021 and 2020, cash paid for taxes, net of refunds received, was $15.3 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, refunds received, net of cash paid for taxes, were $1.4 million.$155.5 million and $8.9 million, respectively.


4.Net Income Per Common Share
4.    Net Income Per Common Share
 
Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Weighted average common shares outstanding for the basic net income per common share calculation includes certain vested restricted stock units (RSUs) and performance stock units (PSUs) as there are no conditions under which those shares will not be issued. Diluted net income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the combination of other potentially dilutive weighted average common shares and the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.period and other potentially dilutive weighted average common shares. Other potentially dilutive weighted average common shares include the dilutive effect of stock options, RSUs, and PSUs for each period using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the exercise price of a share and the amount of compensation expense, if any, for future service that has not yet been recognized are assumed to be used to repurchase shares in the current period.


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The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per common share:

 Three Months Ended
June 30
Six Months Ended
June 30
 2021202020212020
 (thousands, except per-share data)
Net income$302,556 $33,586 $451,712 $45,786 
Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period (for basic calculation)39,442 39,312 39,399 39,238 
Dilutive effect of other potential common shares246 75 234 143 
Weighted average common shares and potential common shares (for diluted calculation)39,688 39,387 39,633 39,381 
Net income per common share - Basic$7.67 $0.85 $11.47 $1.17 
Net income per common share - Diluted$7.62 $0.85 $11.40 $1.16 

 Three Months Ended
September 30
 Nine Months Ended
September 30
 2017 2016 2017 2016
 (thousands, except per-share data)
Net income$31,661
 $9,981
 $63,835
 $34,159
Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period (for basic calculation)38,660
 38,814
 38,601
 38,827
Dilutive effect of other potential common shares479
 306
 361
 123
Weighted average common shares and potential common shares (for diluted calculation)39,139
 39,120
 38,962
 38,950
        
Net income per common share - Basic$0.82
 $0.26
 $1.65
 $0.88
Net income per common share - Diluted$0.81
 $0.26
 $1.64
 $0.88

The computation of the dilutive effect of other potential common shares excludes stock awards representing no0 shares and 0.20.1 million shares of common stock, respectively, in the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and 2016,2020, and 0.2 million and 0.1 million shares of common stock, respectively, in both the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and 2016.2020. Under the treasury stock method, the inclusion of these stock awards would have been antidilutive.


5.Acquisitions
5.    Curtailment of Manufacturing Facility

    
On March 31, 2016,February 20, 2020, we decided to permanently curtail I-joist production at our wholly owned subsidiary, Boise Cascade Wood Products, L.L.C., completed the acquisition of Georgia-Pacific LLC's and certain of its affiliates' (collectively, "GP") EWP facilities located in Thorsby, Alabama, and Roxboro, North Carolina for an aggregate purchase pricefacility by March 31, 2020. As a result of $215.9the curtailment, we recorded $15.0 million including a post-closing adjustment of $0.3accelerated depreciation during first quarter 2020 to fully depreciate the curtailed I-joist assets. In addition, we recorded $1.7 million based upon a working capital target (the Acquisition). Acquisition-relatedof various closure-related costs in "Loss on curtailment of $3.6 million are recorded in "General and administrative expenses"facility" in our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.Operations.


The following pro forma financial information gives effect to the Acquisition as if it had occurred on January 1, 2015. The pro forma financial information also gives effect to the issuance of a $75.0 million term loan due March 30, 2026 and a $55.0 million draw under our revolving credit facility incurred to partially finance the Acquisition, as if such transactions had occurred on January 1, 2015. The pro forma results are intended for informational purposes only and do not purport to represent what our results of operations would actually have been had the Acquisition and related financing transactions occurred on January 1, 2015. They also do not reflect any revenue enhancements or cost savings, operating synergies, customer attrition, or incremental depreciation upon the restart of idle laminated veneer lumber assets at Roxboro.

6.    Debt
  Pro Forma
  Nine Months Ended
  September 30, 2016
  (unaudited, thousands, except per-share data)
Sales $3,018,876
Net income (a) $37,305
Net income per common share - Basic and Diluted $0.96


(a)The pro forma financial information for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, was adjusted to exclude $3.6 million of pre-tax acquisition-related costs for legal, accounting, and other advisory-related services.

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6.Debt
 
Long-term debt consisted of the following:
 
 September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 (thousands)
Asset-based revolving credit facility$
 $
Asset-based credit facility term loan50,000
 50,000
Term loan45,000
 45,000
5.625% senior notes due 2024350,000
 350,000
Deferred financing costs(6,967) (7,371)
Long-term debt$438,033
 $437,629
 June 30,
2021
December 31,
2020
 (thousands)
Asset-based revolving credit facility due 2025$$
Asset-based credit facility term loan due 202550,000 50,000 
4.875% senior notes due 2030400,000 400,000 
Deferred financing costs(5,790)(6,208)
Long-term debt$444,210 $443,792 
 
Asset-Based Credit Facility


On May 15, 2015, Boise Cascade and its principal operating subsidiaries, Boise Cascade Wood Products, L.L.C., and Boise Cascade Building Materials Distribution, L.L.C., as borrowers, and Boise Cascade Wood Products Holdings Corp., Chester Wood Products LLC, and Moncure Plywood LLC, as guarantors,guarantor, entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended, (Amended Agreement) with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as administrative agent, and the banks named therein as lenders. The Amended Agreement includes a $370$350 million senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (Revolving Credit Facility) and a $50.0 million term loan (ABL Term Loan) maturing on May 1, 2022.March 13, 2025. Interest on borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility and ABL Term Loan are payable monthly. Borrowings under the Amended Agreement are constrained by a borrowing base formula dependent upon levels of eligible receivables and inventory reduced by outstanding borrowings and letters of credit (Availability). On August 10, 2017, we entered into the fifth amendment to the Amended Agreement to extend the maturity date of the Revolving Credit Facility from April 30, 2020, to May 1, 2022, and to reduce the unused line fee to a singular rate of 0.25% per annum.


The Amended Agreement is secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of our assets, except for property and equipment. The proceeds of borrowings under the agreement are available for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
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The Amended Agreement contains customary nonfinancial covenants, including a negative pledge covenant and restrictions on new indebtedness, investments, distributions to equity holders, asset sales, and affiliate transactions, the scope of which are dependent on the Availability existing from time to time. The Amended Agreement also contains a requirement that we meet a 1:1 fixed-charge coverage ratio (FCCR), applicable only if Availability falls below 10% of the aggregate revolving lending commitments (or $37$35 million). Availability exceeded the minimum threshold amounts required for testing of the FCCR at all times since entering into the Amended Agreement, and Availability at SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, was $363.6 million.$345.3 million.


The Amended Agreement generally permits us to pay dividends only if certain conditions are met, including complying with eitherat the time of payment (i) no default has occurred or is continuing (or would result from such payment) under the Amended Agreement, and (ii) pro forma Excess Availability (as defined in the Amended Agreement) is equal to or exceedingexceeds 25% of the aggregate Revolver Commitments (as defined in the Amended Agreement) or (ii)(iii) (x) pro forma Excess Availability is equal to or exceedingexceeds 15% of the aggregate Revolver Commitment and (y) aour fixed-charge coverage ratio ofis greater than or equal to 1:1 on a pro forma basis.


Revolving Credit Facility


Interest rates under the Revolving Credit Facility are based, at our election, on either LIBOR or a base rate, as defined in the Amended Agreement, plus a spread over the index elected that ranges from 1.25% to 1.75%1.50% for loans based on LIBOR and from 0.25% to 0.75%0.50% for loans based on the base rate. The spread is determined on the basis of a pricing grid that results in a higher spread as average quarterly Availability declines. Letters of credit are subject to a fronting fee payable to the issuing bank and a fee payable to the lenders equal to the LIBOR margin rate. In addition, we are required to pay an unused commitment fee at a rate of 0.25% per annum of the average unused portion of the lending commitments.


At both SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, and December 31, 2016,2020, we had no0 borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility and $6.4$4.7 million and $5.9$4.8 million, respectively, of letters of credit outstanding. These letters of credit and borrowings, if any, reduce Availability under the Revolving Credit Facility by an equivalent amount. During the ninesix months ended
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September June 30, 2017,2021, the minimum and maximum borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility were zero0 and $89.2$28.0 million, respectively, and the average interest rate on borrowings was approximately 2.25%1.37%.


ABL Term Loan


The ABL Term Loan was provided by institutions within the Farm Credit system. Borrowings under the ABL Term Loan may be repaid from time to time at the discretion of the borrowers without premium or penalty. However, any principal amount of ABL Term Loan repaid may not be subsequently re-borrowed.


Interest rates under the ABL Term Loan are based, at our election, on either LIBOR or a base rate, as defined in the Amended Agreement, plus a spread over the index elected that ranges from 1.75% to 2.25%2.00% for LIBOR rate loans and from 0.75% to 1.25%1.00% for base rate loans, both dependent on the amount of Average Excess Availability (as defined in the Amended Agreement). During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, the average interest rate on the ABL Term Loan was approximately 2.76%1.86%.


We have received and expect to continue receiving patronage credits under the ABL Term Loan. Patronage credits are distributions of profits from banks in the Farm Credit system, which are cooperatives that are required to distribute profits to their members. Patronage distributions, which are generally made in cash, are received in the year after they are earned. Patronage credits are recorded as a reduction to interest expense in the year earned. After giving effect to expected patronage distributions, the effective average net interest rate on the ABL Term Loan was approximately 2.0%0.9% during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2021.

Term Loan

On March 30, 2016 (Closing Date), Boise Cascade and its principal operating subsidiaries, Boise Cascade Wood Products, L.L.C., and Boise Cascade Building Materials Distribution, L.L.C., as borrowers, and the guarantors party thereto, entered into a term loan agreement, as amended, (Term Loan Agreement) with American AgCredit, PCA, as administrative agent and sole lead arranger, and the banks in the Farm Credit system named therein as lenders. The Term Loan Agreement was for a $75.0 million secured term loan (Term Loan). The outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan amortizes and is payable in equal installments of $10 million per year on each of the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth anniversaries of the Closing Date, with the remaining principal balance due and payable on March 30, 2026. In December 2016, we prepaid $30 million of the Term Loan, which became available to reborrow as discussed below. This prepayment satisfied our principal obligations due on the sixth, seventh, and eighth anniversaries of the Closing Date. Interest on our Term Loan is payable monthly.

The Term Loan Agreement allows us to prepay the Term Loan and subsequently reborrow amounts prepaid on or before December 31, 2018. The option to reborrow applicable prepaid principal amounts expires on December 31, 2019. Reborrowings may be made in up to three instances in minimum amounts of $10 million each. In addition, amounts prepaid and eligible for reborrowing are subject to an unused line fee of 0.325% per annum times the average daily amount of the unused commitments.

Pursuant to the Term Loan Agreement, the borrowers are required to maintain, as of the end of any fiscal quarter, a Capitalization Ratio lower than 60%, a Consolidated Net Worth greater than $350 million, and Available Liquidity greater than $100 million (each as defined in the Term Loan Agreement). In addition, under the Term Loan Agreement, and subject to certain exceptions, the borrowers may not, among other things, (i) incur indebtedness, (ii) incur liens, (iii) make junior payments, (iv) make certain investments, and (v) under certain circumstances, make capital expenditures in excess of $50 million during four consecutive quarters. The Term Loan Agreement also includes customary representations of the borrowers and provides for certain events of default customary for similar facilities.

Interest rates under the Term Loan Agreement are based, at our election, on either the LIBOR or a base rate, as defined in the Term Loan Agreement, plus a spread over the index. The applicable spread for the Term Loan ranges from 1.875% to 2.125% for LIBOR rate loans, and 0.875% to 1.125% for base rate loans, both dependent on our Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement). During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the average interest rate on the Term Loan was approximately 2.88%. We have received and expect to continue receiving patronage credits under the Term Loan. After giving effect to expected patronage distributions, the effective average net interest rate on the Term Loan was approximately 2.1%.

The Term Loan is secured by a first priority mortgage on our Thorsby, Alabama, and Roxboro, North Carolina, EWP facilities and a first priority security interest on the equipment and certain tangible personal property located therein.
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20242030 Notes


On August 29, 2016, Boise CascadeJuly 27, 2020, we issued $350$400 million of 5.625%4.875% senior notes due SeptemberJuly 1, 2024 (20242030 (2030 Notes) through a private placement that was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Interest on our 20242030 Notes is payable semiannually in arrears on MarchJanuary 1 and SeptemberJuly 1. The 20242030 Notes are guaranteed by each of our existing and future direct or indirect domestic subsidiaries that is a guarantor under our Amended Agreement.


The 20242030 Notes are senior unsecured obligations and rank equally with all of the existing and future senior indebtedness of Boise Cascade Company and of the guarantors, senior to all of their existing and future subordinated indebtedness, effectively subordinated to all of their present and future senior secured indebtedness (including all borrowings with respect to our Amended Agreement to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness), and structurally subordinated to the indebtedness of any subsidiaries that do not guarantee the 20242030 Notes.


The terms of the indenture governing the 20242030 Notes, among other things, limit the ability of Boise Cascade and our restricted subsidiaries to: incur additional debt; declare or pay dividends; redeem stock or make other distributions to stockholders; make investments; create liens on assets; consolidate, merge or transfer substantially all of their assets; enter into transactions with affiliates; and sell or transfer certain assets. The indenture governing the 2030 Notes permits us to pay dividends only if at the time of payment (i) no default has occurred or is continuing (or would result from such payment) under the indenture, and (ii) our consolidated leverage ratio is no greater than 3.5:1, or (iii) the dividend, together with other dividends since the issue date, would not exceed our "builder" basket under the indenture. In addition, the indenture includes certain specific baskets for the payment of dividends.


The indenture governing the 20242030 Notes provides for customary events of default and remedies.


Interest Rate Swaps


For information on interest rate swaps, see Interest Rate Risk and Interest Rate Swaps of Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.
    
Cash Paid for Interest


For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and 2016,2020, cash payments for interest were $22.5$9.6 million and $16.2$11.5 million, respectively.


7.    Leases
Lease Costs

    The components of lease expense were as follows:
Three Months Ended
June 30
Six Months Ended
June 30
2021202020212020
(thousands)
Operating lease cost$3,363 $3,361 $6,725 $6,707 
Finance lease cost
Amortization of right-of-use assets598 552 1,204 999 
Interest on lease liabilities591 559 1,183 1,044 
Variable lease cost939 754 1,724 1,461 
Short-term lease cost1,165 937 2,248 2,070 
Sublease income(31)(38)(62)(77)
Total lease cost$6,625 $6,125 $13,022 $12,204 
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Other Information

    Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
Six Months Ended
June 30
20212020
(thousands)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases$6,656 $6,588 
Operating cash flows from finance leases1,177 1,044 
Financing cash flows from finance leases752 591 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations
Operating leases5,769 
Finance leases9,338 
Other information related to leases was as follows:
June 30, 2021December 31, 2020
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases78
Finance leases1515
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases6.4 %6.4 %
Finance leases7.7 %7.7 %

    As of June 30, 2021, our minimum lease payment requirements for noncancelable operating and finance leases are as follows:
Operating LeasesFinance Leases
(thousands)
Remainder of 2021$6,922 $1,948 
202213,007 3,879 
202312,055 3,919 
202411,171 3,916 
20259,428 3,601 
Thereafter25,545 37,801 
Total future minimum lease payments78,128 55,064 
Less: interest(17,016)(22,828)
Total lease obligations61,112 32,236 
Less: current obligations(10,145)(1,575)
Long-term lease obligations$50,967 $30,661 

As of June 30, 2021, the minimum lease payment amount for leases signed but not yet commenced was $7.3 million.
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8.    Retirement and Benefit Plans
 
The following table presents the pension benefit costs:
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 Nine Months Ended
September 30
Three Months Ended
June 30
Six Months Ended
June 30
2017 2016 2017 2016 2021202020212020
(thousands) (thousands)
Service cost$301
 $279
 $903
 $846
Service cost$$166 $$334 
Interest cost4,392
 4,805
 13,150
 14,376
Interest cost23 1,473 47 2,946 
Expected return on plan assets(4,743) (5,131) (14,224) (15,310)Expected return on plan assets(1,372)(2,746)
Amortization of actuarial loss441
 584
 1,245
 1,540
Amortization of actuarial (gain) lossAmortization of actuarial (gain) loss(4)201 (9)403 
Plan settlement loss
 
 
 297
Plan settlement loss86 
Net periodic benefit expense$391
 $537
 $1,074
 $1,749
Net periodic benefit expense$19 $468 $38 $1,023 
     
Service cost is recorded in the same income statement line items as other employee compensation costs arising from services rendered, and the other components of net periodic benefit expense are recorded in "Pension expense (excluding service costs)" in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, we contributed $1.7paid $0.2 million in cash to the nonqualified pension plans.plan participants. For the remainder of 2017,2021, we expect to make approximately $0.5$0.2 million in additional cash contributionspayments to theour nonqualified pension plans.plan participants.

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8.Stock-Based Compensation

9.    Stock-Based Compensation

In February 2017first quarter 2021 and 2016,2020, we granted two2 types of stock-based awards under our incentive plans:plan: performance stock units (PSUs) and restricted stock units (RSUs).


PSU and RSU Awards
    
During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, we granted 178,02173,265 PSUs to our officers and other employees, subject to performance and service conditions. For the officers, the number of shares actually awarded will range from 0% and 200% of the target amount, depending upon Boise Cascade's 20172021 return on invested capital (ROIC), determinedas approved by our Compensation Committee in accordance with the related grant agreement. For the other employees, the number of shares actually awarded will range from 0% to 200% of the target amount, depending upon Boise Cascade’s 20172021 EBITDA, defined as income before interest (interest expense and interest income), income taxes, and depreciation and amortization, determined in accordance with the related grant agreement. Because the ROIC and EBITDA components contain a performance condition, we record compensation expense over the requisite service period based on the most probable number of shares expected to vest.
    
During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016,2020, we granted 418,34494,850 PSUs to our officers and other employees, subject to performance and service conditions. During the 20162020 performance period, officers and other employees both earned 97% and 104%, respectively,200% of the target based on Boise Cascade’s 20162020 ROIC and EBITDA, determined by our Compensation Committee in accordance with the related grant agreement.


    The PSUs granted to officers generally vest in a single installment three years from the date of grant, while the PSUs granted to other employees vest in 3 equal tranches each year after the grant date.

During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and 2016,2020, we granted an aggregate of 214,03599,588 and 334,587125,716 RSUs, respectively, to our officers, other employees, and nonemployee directors with only service conditions.

The PSUs granted to officers in 2017, if earned, generally vest over a three year period from the date of grant, while the PSUs granted to other employees vest in three equal tranches each year after the grant date. All PSU grants are subject to final determination of meeting the performance condition by the Compensation Committee of our board of directors. The RSUs granted to officers and other employees vest in three3 equal tranches each year after the grant date. The RSUs granted to nonemployee directors vest over a one-yearone year period.


We based the fair value of PSU and RSU awards on the closing market price of our common stock on the grant date. During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and 2016,2020, the total fair value of PSUs and RSUs vested was $8.4$9.2 million and $1.8$11.1 million, respectively.

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The following summarizes the activity of our PSUs and RSUs awarded under our incentive plan for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017:2021:
PSUsRSUs
PSUs RSUsNumber of sharesWeighted Average Grant-Date Fair ValueNumber of sharesWeighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Number of shares Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value Number of shares Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Outstanding, December 31, 2016448,500
 $18.16
 387,287
 $19.73
Outstanding, December 31, 2020Outstanding, December 31, 2020196,340 $35.34 212,766 $34.24 
Granted178,021
 27.05
 214,035
 27.10
Granted73,265 52.45 99,588 52.96 
Performance condition adjustment (a)5,175
 16.56
 
 
Performance condition adjustment (a)94,850 36.45 
Vested(117,253) 20.41
 (180,949) 20.74
Vested(68,223)38.70 (106,200)35.64 
Forfeited (b)(24,624) 19.50
 (13,843) 22.51
Outstanding, September 30, 2017489,819
 $20.77
 406,530
 $23.07
ForfeitedForfeited(49,259)37.19 (45,562)33.76 
Outstanding, June 30, 2021Outstanding, June 30, 2021246,973 $39.54 160,592 $45.06 
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(a)Amount represents additional PSU's earned during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 based on the performance condition adjustment, as other employees earned 104% of the target based Boise Cascade's 2016 EBITDA.
(b)Total PSUs forfeited during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 includes 8,457 shares related to the performance condition adjustment, as officers earned 97% of the target based on Boise Cascade’s 2016 ROIC.
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(a)    Represents additional PSUs granted during the six months ended June 30, 2021, related to the 2020 performance condition adjustment described above.



Compensation Expense


We record compensation expense over the awards' vesting period and account for share-based award forfeitures as they occur, rather than making estimates of future forfeitures. Any shares not vested are forfeited. We recognize stock awards with only service conditions on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. Most of our share-based compensation expense was recorded in "General and administrative expenses" in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Total stock-based compensation recognized from PSUs RSUs, and stock optionsRSUs, net of forfeitures, was as follows:
Three Months Ended
September 30
 Nine Months Ended
September 30
Three Months Ended
June 30
Six Months Ended
June 30
2017 2016 2017 20162021202020212020
(thousands)(thousands)
PSUs$1,297
 $1,081
 $3,312
 $2,955
PSUs$745 $691 $1,834 $1,301 
RSUs1,191
 1,033
 3,619
 2,944
RSUs666 980 1,669 2,044 
Stock options
 
 
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Total$2,488
 $2,114
 $6,931
 $5,980
Total$1,411 $1,671 $3,503 $3,345 


The related tax benefit for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and 2016,2020, was $2.7$0.9 million and $2.3$0.8 million respectively. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements was $12.6 million.$14.9 million. This expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.82.1 years.


9.10.    Stockholders' Equity


Stock RepurchaseDividends

On February 25, 2015,November 14, 2017, we announced that our Boardboard of Directors (Board) authorizeddirectors approved a two million share repurchase program (Program) pursuantdividend policy to which we may, from timepay quarterly cash dividends to time, purchase sharesholders of our common stock through various means including, without limitation, open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions, or accelerated share repurchase transactions. We are not obligated to purchase any sharesstock. For more information regarding our dividend declarations and there is no set date thatpayments made during each of the Program will expire. The Board may increase or decrease the number of shares under the Program or terminate the Program in its discretion at any time. We did not repurchase any shares under the Program during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017. We repurchased 180,100 shares under the Program at2021 and 2020, see "Common stock dividends" on our Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity.

     On June 28, 2021, our board of directors declared a costsupplemental dividend of $2.6 million, or an average of $14.62$2.00 per share during the nine months ended Septemberon our common stock, payable on July 30, 2016. The shares were purchased with cash2021, to stockholders of record on hand and are recorded as "Treasury stock"July 15, 2021. At June 30, 2021, we accrued $78.7 million in "Dividends payable" on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. AsSheets, representing our supplemental dividend declaration. On July 29, 2021, our board of September 30, 2017, there were 696,989 sharesdirectors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share on our common stock, payable on September 15, 2021, to stockholders of record on September 1, 2021. For a description of the restrictions in our asset-based credit facility and the indenture governing our senior notes on our ability to pay dividends, see Note 6, Debt.

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    Future dividend declarations, including amount per share, record date and payment date, will be made at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon, among other things, legal capital requirements and surplus, our future operations and earnings, general financial condition, contractual obligations, restrictions imposed by our asset-based credit facility and the indenture governing our senior notes, applicable laws, and other factors that our board of directors may yet be purchased under the Program.deem relevant.


Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The following table details the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and 2016:2020:

 Three Months Ended
September 30
 Nine Months Ended
September 30
 2017 2016 2017 2016
 (thousands)
Beginning Balance, net of taxes$(82,517) $(92,244) $(83,012) $(93,015)
Amortization of actuarial loss, before taxes (a)441
 584
 1,245
 1,540
Effect of settlements, before taxes (a)
 
 
 297
Income taxes(170) (225) (479) (707)
Ending Balance, net of taxes$(82,246) $(91,885) $(82,246) $(91,885)
Three Months Ended
June 30
Six Months Ended
June 30
2021202020212020
(thousands)
Beginning balance, net of taxes$(1,082)$(50,033)$(1,078)$(50,248)
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss, before taxes (a)(4)201 (9)403 
Effect of settlements, before taxes (a)86 
Income taxes(51)(124)
Ending balance, net of taxes$(1,085)$(49,883)$(1,085)$(49,883)
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(a)
(a)    Represents amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss. These amounts are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost. For additional information, see Note 7, Retirement and Benefit Plans.

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net periodic pension cost. For additional information, see Note 8, Retirement and Benefit Plans.


10.Transactions With Related Party
11.    Transactions With Related Party
 
Louisiana Timber Procurement Company, L.L.C. (LTP) is an unconsolidated variable-interest entity that is 50% owned by us and 50% owned by Packaging Corporation of America (PCA). LTP procures sawtimber, pulpwood, residual chips, and other residual wood fiber to meet the wood and fiber requirements of us and PCA in Louisiana. We are not the primary beneficiary of LTP as we do not have power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the economic performance of LTP. Accordingly, we do not consolidate LTP's results in our financial statements.


Sales


Related-party sales to LTP from our Wood Products segment in our Consolidated Statements of Operations were $3.8$3.4 million and $4.0$2.5 million,, respectively, during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and 2016,2020, and $13.3$6.7 million and $6.8 million, respectively, during both the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and 2016.2020. These sales are recorded in "Sales" in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.


Costs and Expenses


Related-party wood fiber purchases from LTP were $23.9 million and $21.2 million, respectively, during the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, and $66.3$20.7 million and $64.7$13.8 million, respectively, during the ninethree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and 2016.2020, and $41.0 million and $36.4 million, respectively, during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. These costs are recorded in "Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)" in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.


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11.Segment Information
12.    Segment Information
 
As of January 1, 2017, weWe operate our business using two2 reportable segments: Wood Products and Building Materials Distribution. Prior to January 1, 2017, we operated our business using three reportable segments: Wood Products, Building Materials Distribution, and Corporate and Other. This change is based on Corporate and Other no longer earning revenue as of January 1, 2017 and thus no longer meeting the definition of a reportable segment. Corporate and Other resultsUnallocated corporate costs are now presented as reconciling items to arrive at total net sales and operating income. Corresponding information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 has been revised to conform with current presentation. There are no other differences in our basis of measurement of segment profit or loss from those disclosed in Note 14,17, Segment Information, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" in our 20162020 Form 10-K.

Wood Products and Building Materials Distribution segment sales to external customers, including related parties, by product line are as follows:
Three Months Ended
June 30
Six Months Ended
June 30
2021202020212020
(millions)
Wood Products (a)
LVL$3.7 $5.3 $9.7 $11.3 
I-joists3.1 2.6 7.9 7.1 
Other engineered wood products12.6 5.2 23.2 11.6 
Plywood and veneer201.2 65.2 324.1 129.0 
Lumber25.7 12.3 44.6 24.6 
Byproducts19.0 15.7 36.6 36.4 
Other5.1 2.2 10.9 9.0 
270.5 108.5 457.0 229.0 
Building Materials Distribution  
Commodity1,308.8 490.0 2,215.1 930.1 
General line566.5 448.1 1,039.1 845.6 
Engineered wood products297.4 196.2 553.3 408.6 
2,172.7 1,134.3 3,807.5 2,184.3 
$2,443.2 $1,242.8 $4,264.5 $2,413.3 
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(a)Amounts represent sales to external customers. Sales are calculated after intersegment sales eliminations to our Building Materials Distribution segment, as well as the cost of EWP rebates and sales allowances provided at various stages of the supply chain (including distributors, retail lumberyards, and professional builders). For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, approximately 78% and 80%, respectively, of Wood Products' EWP sales volumes were to our Building Materials Distribution segment.

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An analysis of our operations by segment is as follows: 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 Nine Months Ended
September 30
Three Months Ended
June 30
Six Months Ended
June 30
2017 2016 2017 2016 2021202020212020
(thousands) (thousands)
Net sales by segment    

  Net sales by segment
Wood Products$366,920
 $340,928
 $1,042,854
 $990,743
Wood Products$594,569 $281,505 $1,026,904 $601,566 
Building Materials Distribution1,045,646
 889,026
 2,842,035
 2,456,322
Building Materials Distribution2,172,744 1,134,260 3,807,521 2,184,257 
Intersegment eliminations and other (a)(185,922) (162,740) (544,863) (455,383)
Intersegment eliminations (a)Intersegment eliminations (a)(324,152)(173,005)(569,948)(372,529)
Total net sales$1,226,644
 $1,067,214
 $3,340,026
 $2,991,682
Total net sales$2,443,161 $1,242,760 $4,264,477 $2,413,294 
       
Segment operating income       Segment operating income
Wood Products$24,027
 $11,564
 $46,810
 $33,758
Wood Products (b)Wood Products (b)$213,761 $17,074 $310,813 $20,837 
Building Materials Distribution39,379
 26,415
 93,853
 68,905
Building Materials Distribution206,338 43,210 326,557 72,512 
Total segment operating income63,406
 37,979
 140,663
 102,663
Total segment operating income420,099 60,284 637,370 93,349 
Unallocated corporate and other(7,398) (6,672) (21,112) (20,084)
Unallocated corporate costsUnallocated corporate costs(10,324)(8,514)(22,334)(16,032)
Income from operations$56,008
 $31,307
 $119,551
 $82,579
Income from operations$409,775 $51,770 $615,036 $77,317 
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(a)Primarily represents intersegment sales from our Wood Products segment to our Building Materials Distribution segment.

(a)    Primarily represents intersegment sales from our Wood Products segment to our Building Materials Distribution segment.

Table(b)    Wood Products segment operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2020, included $15.0 million of Contents
accelerated depreciation and $1.7 million of other closure-related costs due to the permanent curtailment of I-joist production at our Roxboro, North Carolina facility. For more information, see Note 5, Curtailment of Manufacturing Facility.


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13.    Commitments, Legal Proceedings and Contingencies, and Guarantees
 
Commitments
 
We are a party to a number of long-term log supply agreements that are discussed in Note 15,18, Commitments, Legal Proceedings and Contingencies, and Guarantees, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" in our 20162020 Form 10-K. In addition, we have purchase obligations for goods and services, capital expenditures, and raw materials entered into in the normal course of business. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, there have been no material changes to the above commitments disclosed in the 20162020 Form 10-K, except for entering into a ten-year log supply agreement to purchase approximately $95 million (or approximately $9.5 million per year) of logs in the Pacific Northwest. The amount is estimated using pricing in effect upon execution of the agreement on July 1, 2017, but the actual prices will be set quarterly and depend on a pricing index. Under the contract, we have the right to cancel or reduce our commitments in the event of a mill curtailment or shutdown.10-K.
 
Legal Proceedings and Contingencies


We are a party to routine legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business, including commercial liability claims, premises claims, environmental claims, and employment-related claims, among others. As of the date of this filing, we believe it is not reasonably possible that any of the legal actions against us will, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.


Guarantees
 
We provide guarantees, indemnifications, and assurances to others. Note 15,18, Commitments, Legal Proceedings and Contingencies, and Guarantees, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" in our 20162020 Form 10-K describes the nature of our guarantees, including the approximate terms of the guarantees, how the guarantees arose, the events or circumstances that would require us to perform under the guarantees, and the maximum potential undiscounted amounts of future payments we could be required to make. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, there have been no material changes to the guarantees disclosed in the 20162020 Form 10-K.  
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ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Understanding Our Financial Information
 
This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes in "Item 1. Financial Statements" of this Form 10-Q, as well as our 20162020 Form 10-K. The following discussion includes statements regarding our expectations with respect to our future performance, liquidity, and capital resources. Such statements, along with any other nonhistorical statements in the discussion, are forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, indicate, or imply future results, performance, or achievements and may contain the words "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "should," "plan," "anticipate," and other similar expressions. All of these forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by our management that, although believed by us to be reasonable, are inherently uncertain. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our 20162020 Form 10-K, as well as those factors listed in other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We do not assume an obligation to update any forward-looking statement. Our future actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by any of the forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q.
 
Background
 
Boise Cascade Company is a building products company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. As used in this Form 10-Q, the terms "Boise Cascade," "we," and "our" refer to Boise Cascade Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. Boise Cascade is a large, vertically-integrated wood products manufacturer and building materials distributor. We have two reportable segments: (i) Wood Products, which primarily manufactures engineered wood products (EWP), plywood, ponderosa pine lumber, studs, and particleboard;plywood; and (ii) Building Materials Distribution (BMD), which is a wholesale distributor of building materials. For more information, see Note 11, Segment Information, of the Condensed Notes to Unaudited Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 1. Financial Statements" of this Form 10-Q.

Executive Overview
We recorded income from operations of $56.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared with income from operations of $31.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2016. In our Wood Products segment, income increased $12.5 million to $24.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, from $11.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The increase in segment income was due primarily to higher sales prices of plywood, EWP, and lumber, offset partially by higher OSB costs used in the manufacture of I-joists. In our Building Materials Distribution segment, income increased $13.0 million to $39.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, from $26.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, driven primarily by a gross margin increase of $22.3 million generated from a sales increase of 18%, offset partially by increased selling and distribution expenses of $7.6 million. These changes are discussed further in "Our Operating Results" below.

We ended third quarter 2017 with $172.2 million of cash and cash equivalents and $438.0 million of debt. At September 30, 2017, we had $393.6 million of unused committed bank line availability. We generated $68.2 million of cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as cash provided by operations was offset partially by capital spending. A further description of our cash sources and uses for the nine month comparative periods are discussed further in "Liquidity and Capital Resources" below.

Demand for the products we manufacture, as well as the products we purchase and distribute, is closely correlated with new residential construction in the U.S., which has historically been cyclical. To a lesser extent, demand for our products correlates with residential repair-and-remodeling activity and light commercial construction. For more information, see Note 12, Segment Information, of the Condensed Notes to Unaudited Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 1. Financial Statements" of this Form 10-Q.

Executive Overview
    We recorded income from operations of $409.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared with income from operations of $51.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2020. In our Wood Products segment, income increased $196.7 million to $213.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, from $17.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, due primarily to higher plywood, EWP, and lumber sales prices, as well as higher EWP sales volumes, offset partially by higher wood fiber costs. In our Building Materials Distribution segment, income increased $163.1 million to $206.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, from $43.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, driven by a gross margin increase of $187.9 million, resulting primarily from improved sales volumes and gross margins on substantially all products lines, particularly commodity products, compared with second quarter 2020. The margin improvement was offset partially by increased selling and distribution expenses of $25.9 million. These changes are discussed further in "Our Operating Results" below.

    We ended second quarter 2021 with $653.8 million of cash and cash equivalents and $345.3 million of undrawn committed bank line availability, for total available liquidity of $999.1 million. We had $444.2 million of outstanding debt at June 30, 2021. We generated $248.4 million of cash during the six months ended June 30, 2021, as cash provided by operations was offset partially by capital spending, dividends paid on our common stock, and tax withholding payments on stock-based awards. A further description of our cash sources and uses for the six month comparative periods are discussed in "Liquidity and Capital Resources" below.
As both a manufacturer and a distributor, our second quarter 2021 financial results were favorably impacted by higher commodity wood products pricing compared to pricing in the same period last year, driven by continued robust construction activity during second quarter 2021. While not subject to the significant price fluctuations of commodity products, demand also exceeded supply for many of the general line and EWP products distributed by BMD. Lumber pricing peaked in May 2021, then dropped sharply driven by declining repair and remodel and "do-it-yourself" activity, causing hesitancy in the marketplace
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because of expectations for potential price erosion. With COVID-19 vaccines and easing pandemic restrictions, people are spending less time at home on home improvement projects, resulting in reduced demand from our home center customers.

In recent months, the effects of the COVID-19 vaccine and COVID-19 safety protocols have resulted in fewer pandemic-related disruptions to both our manufacturing and distribution locations. Although many restrictions related to COVID-19 have been lightened, we continue to conduct business with certain modifications to mill and distribution center housekeeping and cleanliness protocols, employee travel, employee work locations, and virtualization or cancellation of certain sales and marketing events, among other modifications. In addition, we continue to actively monitor evolving developments, including the impact of COVID-19 variants, and may take actions that alter our business operations as may be required by federal, state, or local authorities, or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers, suppliers, communities, and stockholders.

Economic uncertainty due to the pandemic continues. However, low mortgage rates, continuation of work-from-home practices by many in the economy, and demographics in the U.S. have created a favorable demand environment for new residential construction, particularly single-family housing starts, which we expect to continue in 2021 and into next year. As of October 2017,July 2021, the Blue Chip Economic Indicators consensus forecast for 20172021 and 20182022 single- and multi-family housing starts in the U.S. were 1.211.60 million and 1.291.58 million units, respectively, compared with actual housing starts of 1.171.38 million in 2016 and 1.11 million in 2015,2020, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. Single-familyAlthough we believe that current U.S. demographics support the higher level of forecasted housing starts, have represented approximately two thirds of total housing starts in recent years and many national home builders are the primary driver of our sales.

Although we expect only modestreporting strong near-term backlogs, labor shortages and supply induced constraints on residential construction growth dueactivity may continue to constraints faced by builders, such as availabilityextend build times and limit activity. In addition, while the age of labor and building lots, we believe U.S. demographics are supportive of further recovery in housing starts. The
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pace of household formation rates and residential repair-and-remodeling activity will be affected by continued employment growth, wage growth, prospective home buyers' access to financing, improved consumer confidence, as well as other factors. Improved household formation rates in turn will help stimulate new construction.

We expect to experience seasonally slower demand in fourth quarter 2017. On an annual basis, total housing starts in the U.S. continue to show modest improvement, with single-family starts growth offsetting weakness in multi-family starts in 2017. We remain optimistic that the improvement in demand for our products will continue as household formation rateshousing stock and residential construction recover and welimited home inventory availability will continue to manage our production levelsprovide a favorable backdrop for repair and remodel spending, we expect the recent decline in home improvement demand to our sales demand. As in past years, we plan to take scheduled capitalcontinue near-term as travel restrictions are rescinded and maintenance-related downtime at certain plywood facilities during the fourth quarter.pent-up demand for leisure spending occurs.

Future commodity product pricing could be volatile in response to industry operating rates, net import and export activity, the North American softwood lumber trade dispute, inventory levels in our distribution channels, and seasonal demand patterns. Furthermore, commodity product pricing is currently above historical levels. As a wholesale distributor of a broad mix of commodity products and a manufacturer of certain commodity products, we have sales and profitability exposure to declines in commodity product prices. Lumber pricing was very volatile during second quarter 2021, with rapidly rising prices in April and most of May followed by sharp price declines during the remainder of the quarter. Our BMD segment purchases and resells a broad mix of commodity products with periods of increasing prices providing the opportunity for higher sales and increased margins, while declining price environments expose us to declines in sales and profitability. Current composite panel and lumber prices have declined by approximately 53% and 48% from levels at the end of second quarter 2021. Future commodity product pricing and commodity input costs could be volatile in response to capacity restoration and industry operating rates, the impact of COVID-19 on residential construction, net import and export activity, transportation constraints or disruptions, inventory levels in various distribution channels, and seasonal demand patterns.

Factors That Affect Our Operating Results and Trends
 
Our results of operations and financial performance are influenced by a variety of factors, including the following:


the commodity nature of our products and their price movements, which are driven largely by industry capacity utilizationand operating rates, industry cycles that affect supply and demand, and net import and export activity;


general economic conditions, including but not limited to housing starts, repair-and-remodeling activity, light commercial construction, inventory levels of new and existing homes for sale, foreclosure rates, interest rates, unemployment rates, household formation rates, prospective home buyers' access to and mortgage availabilitycost of financing, and pricing, as well as other consumer financing mechanisms,housing affordability, that ultimately affect demand for our products;


the duration and magnitude of impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and related variants;

the highly competitive nature of our industry;


disruptions to information systems used to process and store customer, employee, and vendor information, as well as the technology that manages our operations and other business processes;

material disruptions and/or major equipment failure at our manufacturing facilities;

concentration of our sales among a relatively small group of customers, as well as the financial condition and creditworthiness of our customers;


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product shortages, loss of key suppliers, and our dependence on third-party suppliers and manufacturers;


material disruptions and/or major equipment failure at our manufacturing facilities;

labor disruptions, shortages of skilled and technical labor, or increased labor costs;


the need to successfully formulate and implement succession plans for key members of our management team;


availabilityimpairment of our long-lived assets, goodwill, and/or intangible assets;

cost and costavailability of raw materials, including wood fiber and glues and resins;


cost of compliance with government regulations, in particular environmental regulations;

our ability to successfully and efficiently complete and integrate acquisitions;


declines in demand for our products due to competing technologies or materials, as well as changes in building code provisions;

substantial ongoing capital investment costs, including those associated with acquisitions, and the difficulty in offsetting fixed costs related to those investments;

the cost and availability of third-party transportation services used to deliver the goods we manufacture and distribute, as well as our raw materials;

exposure to product liability, product warranty, casualty, construction defect, and other claims;

our indebtedness, including the possibility that we may not generate sufficient cash flows from operations or that future borrowings may not be available in amounts sufficient to fulfill our debt obligations and fund other liquidity needs;


restrictive covenants contained in our debt agreements;


disruptions to information systems used to process and store customer, employee, and vendor information, as well as the technology that manages our operations and other business processes;

impairment of our long-lived assets, goodwill, and/or intangible assets;

substantial ongoing capital investment costs, including those associated with recent acquisitions, and the difficulty in offsetting fixed costs related to those investments;

cost of compliance with government regulations, in particular environmental regulations;
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declines in demand for our products due to competing technologies or materials, as well as changes in building code provisions;

the cost and availability of third-party transportation services used to deliver the goods we manufacture and distribute, as well as our raw materials;

the impact of actuarial assumptions, investment return on pension assets, and regulatory activity on pension costs and pension funding requirements;

the financial condition and creditworthiness of our customers;

exposure to product liability, product warranty, casualty, construction defect, and other claims;

fluctuations in the market for our equity; and


the other factors described in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our 20162020 Form 10-K.
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Our Operating Results
 
The following tables set forth our operating results in dollars and as a percentage of sales for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and 2016:2020:
 Three Months Ended
June 30
Six Months Ended
June 30
 2021202020212020
 (millions)
Sales$2,443.2 $1,242.8 $4,264.5 $2,413.3 
Costs and expenses    
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)1,864.5 1,048.9 3,315.0 2,041.2 
Depreciation and amortization20.4 19.9 40.0 55.2 
Selling and distribution expenses130.7 103.6 251.7 203.0 
General and administrative expenses18.0 18.8 43.3 34.8 
Loss on curtailment of facility— — — 1.7 
Other (income) expense, net(0.3)(0.2)(0.4)— 
 2,033.4 1,191.0 3,649.4 2,336.0 
Income from operations$409.8 $51.8 $615.0 $77.3 
 (percentage of sales)
Sales100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Costs and expenses
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)76.3 %84.4 %77.7 %84.6 %
Depreciation and amortization0.8 1.6 0.9 2.3 
Selling and distribution expenses5.4 8.3 5.9 8.4 
General and administrative expenses0.7 1.5 1.0 1.4 
Loss on curtailment of facility— — — 0.1 
Other (income) expense, net— — — — 
 83.2 %95.8 %85.6 %96.8 %
Income from operations16.8 %4.2 %14.4 %3.2 %
 
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 Three Months Ended
September 30
 Nine Months Ended
September 30
 2017 2016 2017 2016
 (millions)
Sales$1,226.6
 $1,067.2
 $3,340.0
 $2,991.7
        
Costs and expenses 
  
  
  
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)1,045.8
 922.1
 2,872.8
 2,586.4
Depreciation and amortization19.7
 19.5
 58.6
 53.2
Selling and distribution expenses87.6
 80.0
 243.6
 224.9
General and administrative expenses16.5
 14.4
 45.6
 46.0
Other (income) expense, net1.1
 
 (0.1) (1.5)
 1,170.6
 1,035.9
 3,220.5
 2,909.1
        
Income from operations$56.0
 $31.3
 $119.6
 $82.6
        
 (percentage of sales)
Sales100.0% 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 %
        
Costs and expenses       
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)85.3% 86.4 % 86.0 % 86.5 %
Depreciation and amortization1.6
 1.8
 1.8
 1.8
Selling and distribution expenses7.1
 7.5
 7.3
 7.5
General and administrative expenses1.3
 1.3
 1.4
 1.5
Other (income) expense, net0.1
 
 
 
 95.4% 97.1 % 96.4 % 97.2 %
        
Income from operations4.6% 2.9 % 3.6 % 2.8 %

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Sales Volumes and Prices
 
Set forth below are historical U.S. housing starts data, segment sales volumes and average net selling prices for the principal products sold by our Wood Products segment, and sales mix and gross margin information for our Building Materials Distribution segment for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and 2016.2020.
Three Months Ended
September 30
 Nine Months Ended
September 30
Three Months Ended
June 30
Six Months Ended
June 30
2017 2016 2017 2016 2021202020212020
(thousands) (thousands)
U.S. Housing Starts (a)       U.S. Housing Starts (a)
Single-family229.6
 206.5
 648.6
 594.6
Single-family308.1 217.4 563.4 431.8 
Multi-family87.8
 106.5
 263.5
 290.3
Multi-family120.4 81.4 223.0 196.2 
317.4
 313.0
 912.1
 884.9
428.5 298.8 786.4 628.0 
       
(thousands)(thousands)
Segment Sales     
  
Segment Sales  
Wood Products$366,920
 $340,928
 $1,042,854
 $990,743
Wood Products$594,569 $281,505 $1,026,904 $601,566 
Building Materials Distribution1,045,646
 889,026
 2,842,035
 2,456,322
Building Materials Distribution2,172,744 1,134,260 3,807,521 2,184,257 
Intersegment eliminations and other(185,922) (162,740) (544,863) (455,383)
Total net sales$1,226,644
 $1,067,214
 $3,340,026
 $2,991,682
       
Intersegment eliminationsIntersegment eliminations(324,152)(173,005)(569,948)(372,529)
Total salesTotal sales$2,443,161 $1,242,760 $4,264,477 $2,413,294 
(millions)
Wood Products       Wood Products(millions)
Sales Volumes       Sales Volumes
Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) (cubic feet)4.1
 4.4
 13.3
 12.6
Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) (cubic feet)4.7 3.8 9.1 8.5 
I-joists (equivalent lineal feet)57
 62
 183
 177
I-joists (equivalent lineal feet)76 50 147 109 
Plywood (sq. ft.) (3/8" basis)405
 385
 1,110
 1,143
Plywood (sq. ft.) (3/8" basis)338 314 641 632 
Lumber (board feet)44
 46
 129
 143
       
(dollars per unit)
Wood Products       Wood Products(dollars per unit)
Average Net Selling Prices       Average Net Selling Prices
Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) (cubic foot)$17.22
 $16.57
 $16.82
 $16.70
Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) (cubic foot)$19.63 $18.36 $19.33 $18.44 
I-joists (1,000 equivalent lineal feet)1,157
 1,102
 1,120
 1,125
I-joists (1,000 equivalent lineal feet)1,363 1,260 1,342 1,268 
Plywood (1,000 sq. ft.) (3/8" basis)324
 288
 304
 273
Plywood (1,000 sq. ft.) (3/8" basis)878 287 726 277 
Lumber (1,000 board feet)553
 481
 535
 465
       
(percentage of Building Materials Distribution sales)(percentage of Building Materials Distribution sales)
Building Materials Distribution       Building Materials Distribution
Product Line Sales       Product Line Sales
Commodity48.3% 46.9% 47.1% 46.5%Commodity60.2 %43.2 %58.2 %42.6 %
General line33.9% 35.1% 34.2% 35.4%General line26.1 %39.5 %27.3 %38.7 %
Engineered wood17.8% 18.0% 18.7% 18.1%Engineered wood13.7 %17.3 %14.5 %18.7 %
       
Gross margin percentage (b)12.4% 12.0% 12.0% 12.0%Gross margin percentage (b)15.6 %13.4 %15.4 %13.0 %
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(a)Actual U.S. housing starts data reported by the U.S. Census Bureau.

(a)    Actual U.S. housing starts data reported by the U.S. Census Bureau.
(b)We define gross margin as "Sales" less "Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)." Substantially all costs included in "Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)" for our Building Materials Distribution segment are for inventory purchased for resale. Gross margin percentage is gross margin as a percentage of segment sales.


(b)    We define gross margin as "Sales" less "Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)." Substantially all costs included in "Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)" for our Building Materials Distribution segment are for inventory purchased for resale. Gross margin percentage is gross margin as a percentage of segment sales.

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Sales
 
For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, total sales increased $159.4$1,200.4 million, or 15%97%, to $1,226.6$2,443.2 million from $1,067.2$1,242.8 million during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016.2020. For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, total sales increased by $348.3$1,851.2 million, or 12%77%, to $3,340.0$4,264.5 million from $2,991.7$2,413.3 million for the same period in the prior year. As described below, both of our segments had increasedthe increase in sales was driven by the changes in sales prices and volumes for the products we manufacture and distribute with single-family residential construction activity being the key demand driver of our sales. In thirdsecond quarter 2017, total2021, U.S. housing starts increased 1%43%, with single-family starts up 11%42% from the same period in 2016.2020. On a year-to-date basis through September 2017,June 2021, total and single-family housing starts increased 3%25% and 30%, respectively, compared with single-family up 9% from the same period in 2016.2020. Average composite panel and average composite lumber prices for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, were 17%280% and 16%210% higher, respectively, than in the same period in the prior year, as reflected by Random Lengths composite lumberpanel and panellumber pricing. For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, average composite panel and average composite lumber and average composite panel prices were up 18%217% and 14%,177% higher, respectively, compared with the same period in the prior year. These improvements in composite commodity pricing resulted in improved sales in both of our segments, as noted below.


Wood Products.  Sales, including sales to our BMD segment, increased $26.0$313.1 million, or 8%111%, to $366.9$594.6 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, from $340.9$281.5 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016.2020. The increase in sales was driven primarily by higher salesplywood prices for plywood and lumber of 13% and 15%206%, respectively, resulting in increased sales of $14.7$199.5 million. Plywood demand in the second quarter outpaced industry production levels, driving the favorable pricing. Higher sales volumes for I-joists and LVL of 53% and 22%, respectively, resulted in increased sales of $33.0 million and $3.2$15.7 million, respectively. In addition, sales prices for I-joists and laminated veneer lumber (LVL)LVL increased 5%8% and 4%7%, respectively, resulting in increased sales of $3.1$7.8 million and $2.7$5.9 million, respectively. An increase inImproved lumber sales prices and plywood sales volumes of 5% also124% and 8%, respectively, contributed $5.6$14.0 million and $6.8 million, respectively, to the improvedincrease in sales. These increases were offset by decreases in I-joists and LVL sales volumes of 8% and 7%, or $5.1 million and $5.3 million in sales, respectively. Our third quarter 2016 EWP sales volumes included liquidation of Georgia-Pacific (GP) branded EWP from the acquisition of two EWP facilities located in Thorsby, Alabama, and Roxboro, North Carolina, on March 31, 2016 (Acquisition). As expected, we converted a minority of the legacy GP EWP customers to Boise Cascade branded EWP as wholesale distribution channel partnerships shifted following the Acquisition. For Boise Cascade branded EWP, LVL sales volumes were up 7% compared with the year-ago quarter and I-joist sales volumes declined 1%.


For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, sales, including sales to our BMD segment, increased $52.1$425.3 million, or 5%71%, to $1,042.9$1,026.9 million from $990.7$601.6 million for the same period in the prior year. The increase in sales was driven primarily by higher plywood prices of 162%, resulting in increased sales of $287.5 million. Higher sales volumes for I-joists and LVL of 35% and 6%, respectively, resulted in increased sales of $48.6 million and $10.0 million, respectively. In addition, sales prices for plywoodI-joists and lumber of 11%LVL increased 6% and 15%5%, respectively, resulting in increased sales of $33.9$10.8 million and $9.0$8.0 million, respectively. In addition,Improved lumber sales prices and plywood sales volumes of LVL107% and I-joists increased 6% and 4%1%, respectively, resulting in increased sales of $11.6contributed $22.8 million and $7.0$2.5 million, respectively. Anrespectively, to the increase in LVL sales prices of 1% also contributed $1.6 million to the improved sales. These increases were offset by decreases in plywood and lumber sales volumes of 3% and 10%, or $8.9 million and $6.6 million in sales, respectively. We have shifted a higher proportion of our internally produced veneer into EWP, resulting in the decline in plywood production and sales volumes. Sales prices for I-joists were relatively flat compared with the same period in the prior year.


Building Materials Distribution.  Sales increased$156.61,038.5 million, or 18%92%, to $1,045.6$2,172.7 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, from $889.0$1,134.3 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016.2020. Compared with the same quarter in the prior year, the overall increase in sales was driven by sales price and sales volume increases of 10%83% and 8%9%, respectively. By product line, commodity sales increased 21%167%, or $89.0$818.8 million; general line product sales increased 14%26%, or $42.3$118.5 million; and sales of EWP (substantially all of which are sourced through our Wood Products segment) increased 16%52%, or $25.3$101.2 million.


During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, sales increased $385.7$1,623.3 million, or 16%74%, to $2,842.0$3,807.5 million from $2,456.3$2,184.3 million for the same period in the prior year. Compared with the same period in the prior year, the overall increase in sales was driven by 8%sales price and volume increases in each sales volumeof 67% and sales price.7%, respectively. By product line, commodity sales increased 17%138%, or $197.0$1,285.0 million; general line product sales increased 12%23%, or $101.9$193.6 million; and sales of EWP increased 19%35%, or $86.8$144.7 million.


Costs and Expenses
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) increased $123.7$815.6 million, or 13%78%, to $1,045.8$1,864.5 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, compared with $922.1$1,048.9 million during the same period in the prior year. In our Wood Products segment, the increase in materials, labor, and other operating expenses was primarily driven byincreased, due to higher sales volumes, as well as higher per-unit costs of OSB (used in the manufacture of I-joists) and logs of 24%approximately 28% and 3%17%, respectively, compared with thirdsecond quarter 2016.2020. However, materials, labor, and other operating expenses as a percentage of sales (MLO rate) in our Wood Products segment decreased by 2802,560 basis points. The decrease in the MLO ratepoints, which was primarily due to higher plywood, EWP, and lumber sales prices, resulting in improved leveraging of labor costs, wood fiber costs, and other manufacturing costs. In BMD, materials, labor, and other operating expenses increased, driven by higher purchased materials costs as a result of higher sales volumes and higher commodity prices, compared with second quarter 2020. However, the BMD segment MLO rate improved 220 basis points compared with second quarter 2020 due primarily to improved sales volumes and gross margin percentages for commodity products, driven by an increasing commodity price environment during most of second quarter 2021. In addition, higher sales volumes and gross margin percentages for EWP contributed to the improved MLO rate.

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For the six months ended June 30, 2021, materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation), increased $1,273.8 million or 62%, to $3,315.0 million, compared with $2,041.2 million in the same period in the prior year. In our Wood Products segment, materials, labor, and other operating expenses increased, due to higher sales volumes, as well as higher per-unit costs of OSB and logs of approximately 36% and 15%, compared with the first half of 2020. However, the MLO rate in our Wood Products segment decreased by 2,090 basis points, which was primarily due to higher plywood, EWP, and lumber sales prices, resulting in improved leveraging of labor costs, wood fiber costs, and other manufacturing costs. In BMD, the increase in materials, labor, and other operating expenses was driven by higher purchased materials costs as a result of higher sales volumes compared with third
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quarter 2016. In addition, the BMD segment MLO rate decreased 30 basis points compared with third quarter 2016 because of improved margins onand higher commodity products and EWP, offset partially by lower margins of general line products.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation), increased $286.4 million, or 11%, to $2,872.8 million, compared with $2,586.4 million in the same period in the prior year. In our Wood Products segment, the increase in materials, labor, and other operating expenses was primarily driven by higher per-unit costs of OSB and logs of 22% and 2%, respectively,prices, compared with the first nine monthshalf of 2016. However, the MLO rate in our Wood Products segment decreased by 90 basis points. The decrease in the MLO rate was primarily due to higher sales prices, resulting in improved leveraging of manufacturing costs, offset partially by higher wood fiber and labor costs. In BMD, the increase in materials, labor, and other operating expenses was driven by higher purchased materials costs as a result of higher sales volumes, compared with the first nine months of 2016.2020. However, the BMD segment MLO rate was flatimproved 240 basis points compared with the first nine monthshalf of 2016 as2020 due primarily to improved margins ofsales volumes and gross margin percentages for our commodity products, driven by an increasing commodity price environment during most of the first half of 2021. In addition, higher sales volumes and gross margin percentages for EWP were offset by slightly lower margins of general line products.contributed to the improved MLO rate.


Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $0.2$0.5 million, or 1%3%, to $19.7$20.4 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, compared with $19.5$19.9 million during the same period in the prior year. For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021. these expenses increased $5.4decreased $15.3 million, or 10%28%, to $58.6$40.0 million, compared with $53.2$55.2 million in the same period in the prior year. The increase was due primarily to the acquisition of two EWP facilities located in Thorsby, Alabama, and Roxboro, North Carolina, on March 31, 2016 (Acquisition), and other capital expenditures. We also expect to begin depreciation on approximately $45 million of veneer and LVL related assets at our Roxboro, North Carolina EWP facility in fourth quarter 2017 as we make further progress on start-up activities.
Selling and distribution expenses increased $7.5 million, or 9%, to $87.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared with $80.0 million during the same period in the prior year, due primarily to higher employee-related expenses and shipping and handling costsrecording accelerated depreciation of $3.5 million and $2.7 million, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, selling and distribution expenses increased $18.7 million, or 8%, to $243.6 million, compared with $224.9 million during the same period in 2016, due primarily to higher employee-related expenses and shipping and handling costs of $10.2 million and $6.8 million, respectively. The increases for both periods were primarily a result of increased sales volumes and improved operating results in our BMD segment.
General and administrative expenses increased $2.1 million, or 15%, to $16.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared with $14.4 million for the same period in the prior year, due primarily to higher employee-related expenses. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, general and administrative expenses decreased $0.4 million, or 1%, to $45.6 million, compared with $46.0 million during the same period in 2016. The decrease was primarily due to acquisition-related expenses of $3.6$15.0 million in first quarter 2020 to fully depreciate the curtailed I-joist production assets at our Wood Products segment incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, offset partially by higher employee-related expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Other (income) expense, net, was $1.1 million of expense for the three months ended September 30, 2017, which included a $1.0 million noncash asset write-down in our Wood Products segment. Other (income) expense, net, for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was insignificant.Roxboro, North Carolina facility. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, other (income) expense, net, was $0.1 million of income, which included a $1.2 million gain from the sale of machinery and equipment, offset by a $1.0 million noncash asset write-down, in our Wood Products segment. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, other (income) expense, net, was $1.5 million of income, which included a $1.5 million gain from the sale of a timber deed in our Wood Products segment.
Income From Operations
Income from operations increased $24.7 million to $56.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared with $31.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. Income from operations increased $37.0 million to $119.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared with $82.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.
Wood Products. Segment income increased $12.5 million to $24.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared with $11.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The increase in segment income was due primarily to higher sales prices of plywood, EWP, and lumber, offset partially by higher OSB costs used in the manufacture of I-joists.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, segment income increased $13.1 million to $46.8 million from $33.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The increase in segment income was due primarily to higher plywood,
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lumber, and EWP sales prices. In addition, the nine months ended September 30, 2016 included $3.6 million of acquisition-related expenses. These improvements were offset partially by higher OSB costs used in the manufacture of I-joists, as well as higher per-unit conversion costs resulting from lower plywood and lumber sales volumes. In addition, depreciation and amortization expense increased $3.7 million due primarily to the Acquisition on March 31, 2016, and other capital expenditures.

Building Materials Distribution.  Segment income increased $13.0 million to $39.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, from $26.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The improvement in segment income was driven primarily by a gross margin increase of $22.3 million generated from a sales increase of 18%, offset partially by increased selling and distribution expenses of $7.6 million.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, segment income increased $24.9 million to $93.9 million from $68.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The improvement in segment income was driven primarily by a gross margin increase of $47.2 million generated from a sales increase of 16%, offset partially by increased selling and distribution expenses of $19.0 million.
Corporate and Other.  Unallocated corporate expenses increased $0.7 million to $7.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, from $6.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, unallocated corporate expenses increased $1.0 million to $21.1 million from $20.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The increases for both periods were primarily a result of higher employee-related expenses.

Other
Interest Expense. Interest expense decreased $0.8 million, or 12%, to $6.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared with $7.1 million during the same period in the prior year. The higher interest expense during the prior year period was primarily due to timing related to the senior notes refinancing in which we issued new senior notes on August 29, 2016, but did not redeem $115.5 million of the replaced senior notes until November 1, 2016. As such, the three months ended September 30, 2016, included interest on both notes for a portion of the period. Interest expense decreased $0.2 million, or 1%, to $19.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared with $19.4 million during the same period in the prior year. For moreadditional information, related to our indebtedness, see Note 6, Debt,5, Curtailment of Manufacturing Facility, of the Condensed Notes to Unaudited Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 1. Financial Statements" of this Form 10-Q.

    Selling and distribution expenses increased $27.2 million, or 26%, to $130.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared with $103.6 million during the same period in the prior year, due primarily to higher employee-related expenses of $19.7 million, most of which relates to incentive compensation. In addition, the increase in selling and distribution expenses was driven by an increase in shipping and handling costs of $2.8 million, as well increased other costs associated with higher sales volumes. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, selling and distribution expenses increased $48.6 million, or 24%, to $251.7 million, compared with $203.0 million during the same period in 2020, due primarily to higher employee-related expenses of $41.3 million, most of which relates to incentive compensation, as well as higher shipping and handling costs of $5.0 million.

    General and administrative expenses decreased $0.8 million, or 4%, to $18.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared with $18.8 million for the same period in the prior year, due primarily to lower incentive compensation expenses driven by the departure of two officers and related forfeiture of accrued incentive compensation. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, general and administrative expenses increased $8.4 million, or 24%, to $43.3 million, compared with $34.8 million during the same period in 2020. The increase was primarily a result of higher employee-related expenses of $9.0 million, most of which relates to incentive compensation.

    For the six months ended June 30, 2020, loss on curtailment of facility was $1.7 million, representing various closure-related costs from the permanent curtailment of I-joist production at our Roxboro, North Carolina facility. For additional information, see Note 5, Curtailment of Manufacturing Facility, of the Condensed Notes to Unaudited Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 1. Financial Statements" of this Form 10-Q.

Income From Operations
    Income from operations increased $358.0 million to $409.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared with $51.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020. Income from operations increased $537.7 million to $615.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, compared with $77.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020.
    Wood Products. Segment income increased $196.7 million to $213.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared with $17.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The increase in segment income was due primarily to higher plywood, EWP, and lumber sales prices, as well as higher EWP sales volumes. These increases in segment income were offset partially by higher wood fiber costs, as well as increased selling and distribution expenses of $1.3 million.

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, segment income increased $290.0 million to $310.8 million from $20.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The increase in segment income was due primarily to higher plywood, EWP, and lumber sales prices, as well as higher EWP sales volumes. In addition, first quarter 2020 results included accelerated depreciation and amortization expense and loss on curtailment of facility of $15.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively, related to the permanent curtailment of I-joist production at our Roxboro, North Carolina facility. These increases were offset partially by higher wood fiber and other manufacturing costs. In addition, selling and distribution expenses and general and administrative expenses increased $2.3 million and $1.7 million, respectively.
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Building Materials Distribution.  Segment income increased $163.1 million to $206.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, from $43.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The increase in segment income was driven by a gross margin increase of $187.9 million, resulting from improved sales volumes and gross margins on substantially all product lines, particularly commodity products, compared with second quarter 2020. The margin improvement was offset partially by increased selling and distribution expenses of $25.9 million.

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, segment income increased $254.0 million to $326.6 million from $72.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The increase in segment income was driven by a gross margin increase of $303.2 million, resulting from improved sales volumes and gross margins on substantially all product lines, particularly commodity products, compared with the first half of 2020. This improvement was offset partially by increased selling and distribution expenses and general and administrative expenses of $46.4 million and $3.5 million, respectively.

Corporate.  Unallocated corporate expenses increased $1.8 million to $10.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, from $8.5 million for the same period in the prior year. As part of our self-insured risk retention program, corporate absorbed approximately $3.4 million of estimated insurance losses resulting from a fire at our BMD Phoenix location. These losses were offset partially by lower incentive compensation driven by the departure of an officer and related forfeiture of accrued incentive compensation.

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, unallocated corporate expenses increased $6.3 million to $22.3 million from $16.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The increase was due primarily to higher incentive compensation and $3.4 million of estimated insurance losses absorbed by corporate, as discussed above.

Other
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps. For information related to our interest rate swaps, see the discussion under "Interest Rate Risk and Interest Rate Swaps" of Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the Condensed Notes to Unaudited Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 1. Financial Statements" of this Form 10-Q.

Loss on extinguishment of debt. In connection with the issuance of the $350 million of 5.625% senior notes due September 1, 2024 (2024 Notes), we commenced a tender offer to purchase any and all of our $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375% senior notes (2020 Notes) then outstanding. On August 29, 2016, we accepted for purchase an aggregate principal amount of $184.5 million of the 2020 Notes that were tendered. In connection with these transactions, we recognized a pre-tax loss on the extinguishment of debt of $9.5 million during the third quarter of 2016. The loss includes a $7.6 million tender premium paid and $1.9 million for the net write-off of a portion of the unamortized deferred financing costs and unamortized premium related to the 2020 Notes.


Income Tax Provision


For the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, we recorded $18.3$101.0 million and $36.5$152.5 million, respectively, of income tax expense and had an effective rate of 36.6%25.0% and 36.4%, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, we recorded $5.5 million and $19.2 million, respectively, of income tax expense and had an effective rate of 35.6% and 36.0%25.2%, respectively. During the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, the primary reason for the difference between the federal statutory income tax rate of 35%21% and the effective tax rate was the effect of state taxes. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, we recorded $11.3 million and $15.3 million, respectively, of income tax expense and had an effective rate of 25.2% and 25.1%, respectively. During the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016,2020, the primary reason for the difference between the federal statutory income tax rate of 35%21% and the effective tax rate was the effect of state taxes, offset partially by other tax credits.taxes.


Industry Mergers and Acquisitions
On August 27, 2020, Builders FirstSource, Inc. (BFS) and BMC Stock Holdings (BMC) announced a definitive merger agreement. The merger closed in early January 2021. Prior to the merger, BFS and BMC were both customers of ours. We believe we have a good relationship with the combined company and we do not expect the transaction to have a material impact on our future results of operations. The merger resulted in the combined company accounting for 18% of total receivables as of June 30, 2021.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
We ended thirdsecond quarter 20172021 with $172.2$653.8 million of cash and cash equivalents and $438.0$444.2 million of debt. At SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, we had $565.8$999.1 million of available liquidity (cash and cash equivalents and undrawn committed bank line
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availability). We generated $68.2$248.4 million of cash during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, as cash provided by operations was offset partially by capital spending. A further descriptionspending, dividends paid on our common stock, and tax withholding payments on stock-based awards. Further descriptions of our cash sources and uses for the ninesix month comparative periods are noted below.

We believe that our cash flows from operations, combined with our current cash levels and available borrowing capacity, will be adequate to fund debt service requirements and provide cash, as required, to support our ongoing operations, capital expenditures, lease obligations, working capital, income tax payments, and pension contributions for at leastto pay cash dividends to holders of our common stock over the next 12 months. We expect to fund our seasonal and intra-month working capital requirements in the remainder of 2021 from cash on hand and, if necessary, borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

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Sources and Uses of Cash

We generate cash primarily from sales of our products, as well as short-term and long-term borrowings. Our primary uses of cash are for expenses related to the manufacture and distribution of building products, including inventory purchased for resale, wood fiber, labor, energy, and glues and resins. In addition to paying for ongoing operating costs, we use cash to invest in our business, service our debt, and pension obligations,pay dividends, repurchase our common stock, and meet our contractual obligations and commercial commitments. Below is a discussion of our sources and uses of cash for operating activities, investing activities, and financing activities.
Six Months Ended
June 30
20212020
(thousands)
Net cash provided by operations$291,179 $118,276 
Net cash used for investment(31,002)(28,443)
Net cash used for financing(11,792)(13,634)
 Nine Months Ended
September 30
 2017 2016
 (thousands)
Net cash provided by operations$117,136
 $113,254
Net cash used for investment(45,971) (270,780)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing(2,958) 104,214


Operating Activities
 
For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, our operating activities generated $117.1$291.2 million of cash, compared with $113.3$118.3 million of cash generated in the same period in 2016.2020. The $3.9$172.9 million increase in cash provided by operations was due primarily to a $24.9 millionan improvement in income from the Building Materials Distribution segment, a $13.1 million increase in income from the Wood Products segment, as well as a $1.7 million decrease in pension contributions. These increases were offset partially by a $31.3 million increase in working capital during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared with a $12.5 million increase for the same period in the prior year. In addition, cash paid for taxes, net of refunds received, was $15.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared with income tax refunds, net of taxes paid, of $1.4 million during the same period in the prior year. Cash payments for interest also increased $6.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016.operations. See "Our Operating Results" in this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for more information related to factors affecting our operating results.

The change These increases in cash were offset partially by an increase in working capital of $203.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021, compared with a $0.1 million decrease for the same period in both periodsthe prior year. In addition, cash paid for taxes, net of refunds received, increased $146.6 million, compared to the prior year, resulting from the significant improvement in income from operations during the first half of 2021.

    The increase in working capital during the six months ended June 30, 2021 was primarily attributable to higher receivables and inventories, offset by an increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The changes in working capital during the six months ended June 30, 2020 included an increase in receivables, offset by an increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities and lower inventories. The increases in receivables in both periods primarily reflect increased sales of approximately 47%69% and 23%47%, comparing sales for the months of September 2017June 2021 and 20162020 with sales for the months of December 20162020 and 2015,2019, respectively. Inventories increased during the six months ended June 30, 2021 primarily due to the growth of inventory for the building season, as well as elevated commodity prices. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, distribution inventories decreased due to stronger than expected demand and higher inventory turns, while manufacturing inventories decreased due to reduced production levels in response to lower market demand. The increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities provided $108.1$248.1 million of cash during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, compared with $102.3$95.5 million in the same period a year ago. During both periods, seasonally higher inventory purchasespurchasing activity and extended terms offered by major vendors to our Building Materials Distribution segment led to the increase in accounts payable. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, an increase in accrued rebates contributed to the increase in accrued liabilities. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the increase in accounts payable was offset partially by a decrease in accrued liabilities, most notably annual employee incentive compensation payouts.


Investment Activities


During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021 and 2016,2020, we used $48.1$31.5 million and $55.4$28.8 million,, respectively, of cash for purchases of property and equipment, including business improvement and quality/efficiency projects, replacement and expansion projects, and ongoing environmental compliance. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we used $215.9 million for the Acquisition. Excluding potential acquisitions, we

    We expect capital expenditures in 20172021 to total approximately $75$90 million to $85$100 million. We expect our capital spending in 2021 will be for business improvement and quality/efficiency projects, replacement projects, and ongoing environmental compliance. Included in our capital spending range is the completion of a log utilization center project at our Florien plywood and veneer plant, a new door assembly operation in Houston, and expansion of our distribution capabilities in the Nashville market. This level of capital expenditures could increase or decrease as a result of a number of factors, including acquisitions, efforts to accelerate organic growth, exercise of lease purchase options, our financial results, future economic conditions, availability of engineering and construction resources, and timing and availability of equipment purchases. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we received asset sales proceeds of $2.3 million, primarily from the sale of machinery and equipment in our Wood Products segment.


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Financing Activities
 
During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, our financing activities used $3.0$11.8 million of cash, compared with $104.2including $8.4 million for common stock dividend payments and $2.7 million of cash generated in the same period in 2016.

tax withholding payments on stock-based awards. During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, we also borrowed $410.4$28.0 million under our revolving credit facility, to fund intra-month working capital needs, which were subsequently repaid during the same period with cash on hand. At September

    During the six months ended June 30, 2017, we had no borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facility. We also2020, our financing activities used $2.9$13.6 million of cash, including $8.6 million for common stock dividend payments and $3.3 million of tax withholding payments on stock-based awards duringawards. During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, our financing activities generated $104.2 million of cash. On August 29, 2016,2020, we issued $350 million of 5.625% senior notes due September 1, 2024 (2024 Notes). In connection with the 2024 Notes issuance, we commenced a tender offer to purchase any and all of our $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2020 Notes then outstanding. Concurrently, we accepted for purchase an aggregate principal amount of $184.5 million of the 2020 Notes that were tendered. In connection with the tender, we paid a tender premium of $7.6 million.

On August 29, 2016, we irrevocably instructed the trustee for the 2020 Notes to issue a redemption notice to holders of the remaining $115.5 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Notes outstanding and irrevocably deposited $119.2 million of cash received upon the issuance of the 2024 Notes, representing the remaining principal amount and call premium, in an account with the trustee for the 2020 Notes, redeemed on November 1, 2016.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we issued a new $75.0 million term loan (Term Loan) to partially fund the Acquisition. Underdid not borrow under our revolving credit facility, we also borrowed $355.0 million to fund intra-month working capital needsfacility.

    Future dividend declarations, including amount per share, record date and $55.0 million to partially fundpayment date, will be made at the Acquisition, which were subsequently repaid with cash on hand during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. At September 30, 2016, we had no borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facility. We used $6.3 million of cash for financing costs related to our debt issuances during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. In addition, we repurchased 180,100 sharesdiscretion of our common stock for $2.6 million duringboard of directors and will depend upon, among other things, legal capital requirements and surplus, our future operations and earnings, general financial condition, contractual obligations, restrictions imposed by our asset-based credit facility and the nine months ended September 30, 2016.indenture governing our senior notes, applicable laws, and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant.


For more information related to our debt transactions and structure, and common stock repurchase program,our dividend policy, see the discussion in Note 6, Debt, and Note 9,10, Stockholders' Equity, respectively, of the Condensed Notes to Unaudited Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 1. Financial Statements" of this Form 10-Q.


Contractual Obligations
 
For information about contractual obligations, see Contractual Obligations in "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our 20162020 Form 10-K. ThereAs of June 30, 2021, there have been no material changes in contractual obligations outside the ordinary course of business since December 31, 2016, except for entering into a ten-year log supply agreement to purchase approximately $95 million (or approximately $9.5 million per year) of logs in the Pacific Northwest. The amount is estimated using pricing in effect upon execution of the agreement on July 1, 2017, but the actual prices will be set quarterly and depend on a pricing index. Under the contract, we have the right to cancel or reduce our commitments in the event of a mill curtailment or shutdown.2020.


Off-Balance-Sheet Activities
 
At SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, and December 31, 2016,2020, we had no material off-balance-sheet arrangements with unconsolidated entities.
 
Guarantees
 
Note 7,10, Debt, and Note 15,18, Commitments, Legal Proceedings and Contingencies, and Guarantees, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" in our 20162020 Form 10-K describe the nature of our guarantees, including the approximate terms of the guarantees, how the guarantees arose, the events or circumstances that would require us to perform under the guarantees, and the maximum potential undiscounted amounts of future payments we could be required to make. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, there have been no material changes to the guarantees disclosed in our 20162020 Form 10-K.
 
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Seasonal and Inflationary Influences
 
We are exposed to fluctuations in quarterly sales volumes and expenses due to seasonal factors. These seasonal factors are common in the building products industry. Seasonal changes in levels of building activity affect our building products businesses, which are dependent on housing starts, repair-and-remodeling activities, and light commercial construction activities. We typically report lower sales volumes in the first and fourth quarters due to the impact of poor weather on the construction market, and we generally have higher sales volumes in the second and third quarters, reflecting an increase in construction due to more favorable weather conditions. We typically have higher working capital in the first and second quarters in preparation and response to the building season. Seasonally cold weather increases costs, especially energy consumption costs, at most of our manufacturing facilities.
 
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Employees
 
As of October 22, 2017,July 25, 2021, we had approximately 6,3106,130 employees. Approximately 24%23% of these employees work pursuant to collective bargaining agreements. As of October 22, 2017,July 25, 2021, we had nineten collective bargaining agreements. We have an agreement,Two agreements covering approximately 730780 employees at our Oakdale and Florien plywood plants that expired on July 15, 2017,2021, but has been extended indefinitelythe terms and conditions of these agreements remain in effect pending negotiations. We also have an agreement covering approximately 91 employees at our Canadian EWP facility that is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2017.negotiation of new agreements. We may not be able to renew these agreements or may renew them on terms that are less favorable to us than currently. As a result,the current agreements. If any of these agreements are not renewed or extended upon their termination, we could experience a material labor disruption, strike, or significantly increased labor costs at one or more of our facilities, either in the course of negotiations of a labor agreement or otherwise. Either of these situationsLabor disruptions or shortages could prevent us from meeting customer demands or result in increased costs, thereby reducing our sales and profitability.


Disclosures of Financial Market Risks


In the normal course of business, we are exposed to financial risks such as changes in commodity prices, interest rates, and foreign currency exchange rates, and commodity prices.rates. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, there have been no material changes to financial market risks disclosed in our 20162020 Form 10-K.


Environmental
 
    As of June 30, 2021, there have been no material changes to environmental issues disclosed in our 2020 Form 10-K. For additional information, about environmental issues, see Environmental in "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our 20162020 Form 10-K.
 
Critical Accounting Estimates
 
Critical accounting estimates are those that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results. These estimates require management's most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to estimate matters that are inherently uncertain. We review the development, selection, and disclosure of our critical accounting estimates with the Audit Committee of our board of directors. For information about critical accounting estimates, see Critical Accounting Estimates in "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our 20162020 Form 10-K. At SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, there have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates from those disclosed in our 20162020 Form 10-K.


New and Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
 
For information related to new and recently adopted accounting standards, see "New and Recently Adopted Accounting Standards" in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the Condensed Notes to Unaudited Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 1. Financial Statements" in this Form 10-Q.
 
ITEM 3.          QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
For information relating to quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see the discussion under "Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" and under the headings "Disclosures of Financial Market Risks" and "Financial Instruments" in "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our 20162020 Form 10-K. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, there have been no material changes in our exposure to market risk from those disclosed in our 20162020 Form 10-K.
 
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ITEM 4.          CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
We maintain "disclosure controls and procedures," as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act. We have designed these controls and procedures to reasonably assure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, such as this Form 10-Q, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. We have also designed our disclosure controls to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our senior management, including our chief executive officer (CEO) and our chief financial officer (CFO), as appropriate, to allow them to make timely decisions regarding our required disclosures. Based on antheir evaluation, of our disclosure controls and procedures, our CEO and CFO have concluded that as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in meeting the objectives for which they were designed.
Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controlsdesigned and Procedures
In designing and evaluating our disclosure and/or internal controls and procedures, we recognized that no matter how well conceived and well operated,were operating at a control system can provide only reasonable not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of its inherent limitations, a control system, no matter how well designed, may not prevent or detect misstatements due to error or fraud. Additionally, in designing a control system, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. We have also designed our disclosure and internal controls and procedures based in part upon assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.level.
 
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2021, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.



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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1.          LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
We are a party to routine legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business, including commercial liability claims, premises claims, environmental claims, and employment-related claims, among others. As of the date of this filing, we believe it is not reasonably possible that any of the legal actions against us will, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

SEC regulations require us to disclose certain information about proceedings arising under federal, state or local environmental provisions if we reasonably believe that such proceedings may result in monetary sanctions above a stated threshold. Pursuant to the SEC regulations, we use a threshold of $1 million or more for purposes of determining whether disclosure of any such proceedings is required.
ITEM 1A.       RISK FACTORS
 
This report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical or current facts, including statements about our expectations, anticipated financial results, projected capital expenditures, and future business prospects, are forward-looking statements. You can identify these statements by our use of words such as "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "should," "plan," "anticipate," and other similar expressions. You can find examples of these statements throughout this report, including "Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." We cannot guarantee that our actual results will be consistent with the forward-looking statements we make in this report. You should review carefully the risk factors listed in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our 2020 Form 10-K, as well as those factors listed in other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, there have been no material changes to the risk factors presented in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our 2016 Form 10-K. We do not assume an obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

ITEM 2.          UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS


None.


ITEM 3.          DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
 
None.
 
ITEM 4.          MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES


Not applicable.
 
ITEM 5.          OTHER INFORMATION
 
None.
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ITEM 6.          EXHIBITS
 
Filed With the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172021
 
NumberDescription
NumberDescription
101.INSInline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)


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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
BOISE CASCADE COMPANY
/s/ Kelly E. Hibbs
Kelly E. Hibbs
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
BOISE CASCADE COMPANY
/s/ Kelly E. Hibbs
Kelly E. Hibbs
Vice President and Controller
(As Duly Authorized Officer and Chief Accounting Officer)
 
Date:  October 30, 2017August 2, 2021



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