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Asset Retirement Obligation | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS [Abstract] |
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Text Block] | ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS The activity in LP’s asset retirement obligation liability for 2014 and 2013 is summarized in the following table. These are included in “Other long-term liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Dollar amounts in millions | Year ended December 31,
2014 |  | 2013
Beginning balance | $ | 8.3 |  |  | $ | 8.3 |
Accretion expense | 0.6 |  |  | 0.7 |
Accrued to expense during the year | 0.3 |  |  | — |
Payments made | (0.5 | ) |  | (0.5 | )
Translation | (0.1 | ) |  | (0.2 | )
Ending balance | $ | 8.6 |  |  | $ | 8.3 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for an asset retirement obligation and the associated long-lived asset. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement from service of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7569-110849 + Details
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