.s . forestlands under the company 2019s trans- formation plan , and $ 1.1 billion of deposits made to pre-fund project development costs for a pulp mill project in brazil . capital spending from continuing operations was $ 1.0 billion in 2006 , or 87% ( 87 % ) of depreciation and amortization , comparable to $ 992 million , or 78% ( 78 % ) of depreciation and amortization in 2005 , and $ 925 mil- lion , or 73% ( 73 % ) of depreciation and amortization in 2004