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Assets Held for Sale (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Sep. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Sales Price of held-for-sale assets | $ 11.9 |
Property, plant and equipment held for sale [Abstract] |  |
Assets held-for-sale, property, plant and equipment | 59.4 | 112.2
Assets held for sale acumulated depreciation | (50.1) | (95.9)
Assets Held For Sale Property Plant and Equipment Net | 9.3 | 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 | 4.5 | 6.9
Building [Member] |  |
Property, plant and equipment held for sale [Abstract] |  |
Assets held-for-sale, property, plant and equipment | 2.9 | 6.2
Machinery and Equipment [Member] |  |
Property, plant and equipment held for sale [Abstract] |  |
Assets held-for-sale, property, plant and equipment | $ 52.0 | $ 99.1

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