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Other Operating Credits and Charges, Net | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Other Operating Credits And Charges, Net [Abstract] |
Other Operating Credits and Charges, Net | OTHER OPERATING CREDITS AND CHARGES, NET The major components of “Other operating credits and charges, net” in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2013 is reflected in the table below and is described in the paragraphs following the table:
| Three Months Ended March 31,
Dollar amounts in millions | 2014 |  | 2013
Other operating charges and credits net: |  |  |
Adjustment related to prior year inventory | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1.6 | )
| $ | — |  |  | $ | (1.6 | )
During the first quarter of 2013, LP recorded a loss of $1.6 million related to a prior year inventory adjustment.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for other income or other expense items (both operating and nonoperating). Sources of nonoperating income or nonoperating expense that may be disclosed, include amounts earned from dividends, interest on securities, profits (losses) on securities, net and miscellaneous other income or income deductions. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3,6,7,9) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 3, 6, 7, 9 -Article 5 + Details
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