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Asset Retirement Obligation | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS [Abstract] |
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Text Block] | ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS The activity in LP’s asset retirement obligation liability for 2011 and 2010 is summarized in the following table. These are included in “Other long-term liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Dollar amounts in millions | Year ended December 31,
2011 |  | 2010
Beginning balance | $ | 7.0 |  |  | $ | 6.7 |
Accretion expense | 0.4 |  |  | 0.3 |
Accrued to expense during the year | 0.4 |  |  | 0.2 |
Payments made | (0.4 | ) |  | (0.4 | )
Translation | — |  |  | 0.2 |
Ending balance | $ | 7.4 |  |  | $ | 7.0 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for an asset retirement obligation and the associated long-lived asset. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement from service of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 143 -Paragraph 22 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.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 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7569-110849 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849 + Details
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