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Comments to Results of Operations - Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 to Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Net sales
Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2021 decreased $189 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020, as a result of significant declines in sales volume and unfavorable price/mix. Of the $189 million, or 40%, net sales decline, $59 million, or 13%, was a result of the sale of our Androscoggin and Stevens Point mills in February 2020, and $33 million, or 7%, was attributable to the indefinite idling of our Duluth Mill in July 2020. The remaining $97 million was a combination of market declines and the idling of our Wisconsin Rapids Mill. Total company sales volume was down from 554 thousand tons during the three months ended March 31, 2020, to 339 thousand tons during the same period of the current year. Of the 215 thousand ton volume decline, 59 thousand tons were a result of the sale of our Androscoggin and Stevens Point mills in February 2020, 54 thousand tons were attributable to the indefinite idling of our Duluth Mill in July 2020, and the additional decline in volume resulted from lower customer demand and the idling of our Wisconsin Rapids Mill.