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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
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 | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
SALES BY BUSINESS SEGMENT |  |  |  |  |
OSB | $ | 814.1 |  |  | $ | 542.0 |  |  | $ | 602.7 |
Siding | 500.9 |  |  | 429.8 |  |  | 427.8 |
Engineered Wood Products | 213.4 |  |  | 203.3 |  |  | 192.0 |
South America | 168.8 |  |  | 144.9 |  |  | 124.7 |
Other products | 37.4 |  |  | 39.4 |  |  | 42.9 |
Intersegment Sales | (18.8 | ) |  | (2.5 | ) |  | (6.5 | )
Total sales | $ | 1,715.8 |  |  | $ | 1,356.9 |  |  | $ | 1,383.6 |
PROFIT (LOSS) BY BUSINESS SEGMENT |  |  |  |  |
OSB | $ | 124.0 |  |  | $ | (63.5 | ) |  | $ | 25.8 |
Siding | 67.4 |  |  | 42.0 |  |  | 51.3 |
Engineered Wood Products | (13.9 | ) |  | (15.5 | ) |  | (21.3 | )
South America | 18.0 |  |  | 11.6 |  |  | 7.2 |
Other products | (5.7 | ) |  | (12.5 | ) |  | (1.1 | )
Other operating credits and charges, net | 2.9 |  |  | 11.2 |  |  | (0.1 | )
Gain (loss) on sales of and impairments of long-lived assets | (4.9 | ) |  | (73.9 | ) |  | (2.4 | )
General corporate and other expense, net | (78.7 | ) |  | (66.4 | ) |  | (73.4 | )
Investment income | 14.8 |  |  | 28.7 |  |  | 38.4 |
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest | (49.3 | ) |  | (56.9 | ) |  | (63.9 | )
Other-than-temporary investment impairment | — |  |  | (14.8 | ) |  | (17.0 | )
Other non-operating income (expense) | (34.9 | ) |  | (1.0 | ) |  | 2.2 |
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes | 39.7 |  |  | (211.0 | ) |  | (54.3 | )
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 7.6 |  |  | (39.1 | ) |  | (22.1 | )
Income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | 32.1 |  |  | $ | (171.9 | ) |  | $ | (32.2 | )
| Year ended December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION |  |  |  |  |
OSB | $ | 33.1 |  |  | $ | 36.3 |  |  | $ | 37.4 |
Siding | 15.5 |  |  | 15.5 |  |  | 18.1 |
Engineered Wood Products | 11.0 |  |  | 12.6 |  |  | 13.1 |
South America | 12.0 |  |  | 11.6 |  |  | 10.0 |
Other products | 0.6 |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 1.1 |
Non-segment related | 1.7 |  |  | 2.1 |  |  | 2.3 |
Total depreciation and amortization | $ | 73.9 |  |  | $ | 78.9 |  |  | $ | 82.0 |
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES |  |  |  |  |
OSB | $ | 10.1 |  |  | $ | 8.9 |  |  | $ | 7.1 |
Siding | 8.7 |  |  | 5.9 |  |  | 5.6 |
Engineered Wood Products | 2.5 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 0.4 |
South America | 4.6 |  |  | 2.7 |  |  | 1.1 |
Other products | 0.9 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | — |
Non-segment related | 4.4 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | 0.3 |
Total capital expenditures | $ | 31.2 |  |  | $ | 21.4 |  |  | $ | 14.5 |
Information concerning identifiable assets by segment is as follows:
Dollar amounts in millions | December 31,
2012 |  | 2011
IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS |  |  |
OSB | $ | 532.0 |  |  | $ | 525.6 |
Siding | 178.1 |  |  | 167.1 |
Engineered Wood Products | 136.5 |  |  | 141.4 |
South America | 168.1 |  |  | 156.6 |
Other products | 25.2 |  |  | 33.6 |
Non-segment related | 1,291.1 |  |  | 1,115.6 |
Total assets | $ | 2,331.0 |  |  | $ | 2,139.9 |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block] | Information concerning LP’s geographic segments is as follows:
| Year ended December 31,
Dollar amounts in millions | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENTS |  |  |  |  |
Total Sales—Point of origin |  |  |  |  |
U.S. | $ | 1,342 |  |  | $ | 991 |  |  | $ | 1,015 |
Canada | 331 |  |  | 280 |  |  | 314 |
South America | 164 |  |  | 145 |  |  | 125 |
Intersegment sales | (121 | ) |  | (59 | ) |  | (70 | )
Total Sales | $ | 1,716 |  |  | $ | 1,357 |  |  | $ | 1,384 |
Operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |
U.S. | $ | 169 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 55 |
Canada | 3 |  |  | (64 | ) |  | — |
South America | 18 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 7 |
Other operating credits and charges, net and gain (loss) on sales of and impairments of long-lived assets | (2 | ) |  | (63 | ) |  | (3 | )
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 | (148 | ) |  | (110 | ) |  | (113 | )
| 40 |  |  | (211 | ) |  | (54 | )
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 8 |  |  | (39 | ) |  | (22 | )
Income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | (172 | ) |  | $ | (32 | )
IDENTIFIABLE TANGIBLE LONG LIVED ASSETS |  |  |  |  |
U.S. | $ | 540 |  |  | $ | 576 |  |  | $ | 683 |
Canada | 144 |  |  | 158 |  |  | 172 |
South America | 100 |  |  | 107 |  |  | 127 |
Total assets | $ | 784 |  |  | $ | 841 |  |  | $ | 982 |

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