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Noncontrolling Interest (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage of non controlling interest acquired	25.00%
Payment to acquire remaining 25% of LP Brazil	$ 24.0
Chilian Term Credit Facility Maturing 2019 [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Increase in notes payable for acquisition of LP Brazil	$ 4.5

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of noncontrolling interest during the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 95
-Paragraph 17
-Subparagraph b
-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6943989&loc=d3e3213-108585

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