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Other Operating Credits and Charges, Net severance (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Reserves For Timber Obligations | $ 0 lpx_ReservesForTimberObligations | $ 0 lpx_ReservesForTimberObligations | $ 0.8 lpx_ReservesForTimberObligations
Addition to environmental related contingency reserves | (0.5)us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesProvisionForNewLosses | (1.0)us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesProvisionForNewLosses | 0 us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesProvisionForNewLosses
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Reductions, net of additions, to product related contingency reserves | 0 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePeriodIncreaseDecrease | 0 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePeriodIncreaseDecrease | (5.0)us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePeriodIncreaseDecrease
Severance |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 0.7 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember | 0.7 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember | 1.5 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Charged to expense, continuing operations | 0.8 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember | 0.8 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember | 1.0 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Payments | (1.1)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember | (0.8)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember | (1.8)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Ending Balance | $ 0.4 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember | $ 0.7 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember | $ 0.7 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember

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