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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] | Information about LP’s product segments is as follows:
| Year ended December 31,
Dollar amounts in millions | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
SALES BY BUSINESS SEGMENT |  |  |  |  |
OSB | $ | 542.0 |  |  | $ | 602.7 |  |  | $ | 408.8 |
Siding | 429.8 |  |  | 427.8 |  |  | 379.4 |
Engineered Wood Products | 203.3 |  |  | 192.0 |  |  | 157.7 |
South America | 144.9 |  |  | 124.7 |  |  | 79.1 |
Other products | 39.4 |  |  | 42.9 |  |  | 37.9 |
Intersegment Sales | (2.5 | ) |  | (6.5 | ) |  | (1.9 | )
Total sales | $ | 1,356.9 |  |  | $ | 1,383.6 |  |  | $ | 1,061.0 |
PROFIT (LOSS) BY BUSINESS SEGMENT |  |  |  |  |
OSB | $ | (63.5 | ) |  | $ | 25.8 |  |  | $ | (65.1 | )
Siding | 42.0 |  |  | 51.3 |  |  | 29.3 |
Engineered Wood Products | (15.5 | ) |  | (21.3 | ) |  | (33.1 | )
South America | 11.6 |  |  | 7.2 |  |  | 0.4 |
Other products | (12.5 | ) |  | (1.1 | ) |  | 0.4 |
Other operating credits and charges, net | 11.2 |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | (1.6 | )
Gain (loss) on sales of and impairments of long-lived assets | (73.9 | ) |  | (2.4 | ) |  | 2.5 |
General corporate and other expense, net | (66.4 | ) |  | (73.4 | ) |  | (76.5 | )
Investment income | 28.7 |  |  | 38.4 |  |  | 47.7 |
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest | (56.9 | ) |  | (63.9 | ) |  | (74.6 | )
Other-than-temporary investment impairment | (14.8 | ) |  | (17.0 | ) |  | (2.0 | )
Other non-operating income (expense) | (1.0 | ) |  | 2.2 |  |  | (7.3 | )
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes | (211.0 | ) |  | (54.3 | ) |  | (179.9 | )
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | (39.1 | ) |  | (22.1 | ) |  | (63.4 | )
Income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | (171.9 | ) |  | $ | (32.2 | ) |  | $ | (116.5 | )
| Year ended December 31,
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION |  |  |  |  |
OSB | $ | 36.3 |  |  | $ | 37.4 |  |  | $ | 35.2 |
Siding | 15.5 |  |  | 18.1 |  |  | 18.5 |
Engineered Wood Products | 12.6 |  |  | 13.1 |  |  | 12.2 |
South America | 11.6 |  |  | 10.0 |  |  | 9.4 |
Other products | 0.8 |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | 1.3 |
Non-segment related | 2.1 |  |  | 2.3 |  |  | 3.4 |
Total depreciation and amortization | $ | 78.9 |  |  | $ | 82.0 |  |  | $ | 80.0 |
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES |  |  |  |  |
OSB | $ | 8.9 |  |  | $ | 7.1 |  |  | $ | 2.5 |
Siding | 5.9 |  |  | 5.6 |  |  | 4.5 |
Engineered Wood Products | 2.0 |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | 0.2 |
South America | 2.7 |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | 2.2 |
Other products | 0.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |
Non-segment related | 1.7 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 0.1 |
Total capital expenditures | $ | 21.4 |  |  | $ | 14.5 |  |  | $ | 9.6 |
Information concerning identifiable assets by segment is as follows:
In millions | December 31,
2011 |  | 2010
IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS |  |  |
OSB | $ | 525.6 |  |  | $ | 617.2 |
Siding | 167.1 |  |  | 177.2 |
Engineered Wood Products | 141.4 |  |  | 223.7 |
South America | 156.6 |  |  | 209.0 |
Other products | 33.6 |  |  | 48.5 |
Non-segment related | 1,115.6 |  |  | 1,135.0 |
Total assets | $ | 2,139.9 |  |  | $ | 2,410.6 |
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Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block] | Information concerning LP’s geographic segments is as follows:
| Year ended December 31,
Dollars in millions | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENTS: |  |  |  |  |
Total Sales—Point of origin |  |  |  |  |
U.S. | $ | 991 |  |  | $ | 1,015 |  |  | $ | 813 |
Canada | 280 |  |  | 314 |  |  | 273 |
South America | 145 |  |  | 125 |  |  | 79 |
Intersegment sales | (59 | ) |  | (70 | ) |  | (104 | )
Total Sales | $ | 1,357 |  |  | $ | 1,384 |  |  | $ | 1,061 |
Operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |
U.S. | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 55 |  |  | $ | (6 | )
Canada | (64 | ) |  | — |  |  | (62 | )
South America | 12 |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |
Other operating credits and charges, net and gain (loss) on sales of and impairments of long-lived assets | (63 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | 1 |
General corporate expense, other-than-temporary investment impairment, loss on early debt extinguishment, realized gain on long term investments, translation gains (losses) and interest, net | (110 | ) |  | (113 | ) |  | (113 | )
| (211 | ) |  | (54 | ) |  | (180 | )
Benefit)for income taxes | (39 | ) |  | (22 | ) |  | (63 | )
Loss from continuing operations | $ | (172 | ) |  | $ | (32 | ) |  | $ | (117 | )
Identifiable tangible long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |
U.S. | $ | 576 |  |  | $ | 683 |  |  | $ | 729 |
Canada | 158 |  |  | 172 |  |  | 186 |
South America | 107 |  |  | 127 |  |  | 127 |
Total assets | $ | 841 |  |  | $ | 982 |  |  | $ | 1,042 |

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