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Assets Held for Sale (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Property, plant and equipment held for sale [Abstract] |  |
Assets held-for-sale, property, plant and equipment | $ 112.2 | $ 112.2
Assets held for sale acumulated depreciation | (95.9) | (95.9)
Assets Held For Sale Property Plant and Equipment Net | 16.3 | 16.3
Land Land Improvements And Logging Roads Net of Road Amortization [Member] |  |
Property, plant and equipment held for sale [Abstract] |  |
Assets held-for-sale, property, plant and equipment | 6.9 | 6.9
Building [Member] |  |
Property, plant and equipment held for sale [Abstract] |  |
Assets held-for-sale, property, plant and equipment | 6.2 | 6.2
Machinery and Equipment [Member] |  |
Property, plant and equipment held for sale [Abstract] |  |
Assets held-for-sale, property, plant and equipment | $ 99.1 | $ 99.1

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- Definition Property, plant and equipment that is held for sale apart from normal operations and anticipated to be sold in less than one year. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e1107-107759 + Details
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