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Long-term Debt (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	May 01, 2012
Notes and Loans Payable [Abstract]
Other	$ 0.8us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt		$ 0.6us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt
Long-term debt	761.9us-gaap_LongTermDebt		765.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Senior unsecured note maturing 2020
Notes and Loans Payable [Abstract]
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Chilean term credit facility maturing 2019
Notes and Loans Payable [Abstract]
Debt, interest rate, stated percentage	3.90%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lpx_ChilianTermCreditFacilityMaturing2019Member
Notes payable	14.4us-gaap_NotesPayable / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lpx_ChilianTermCreditFacilityMaturing2019Member		15.7us-gaap_NotesPayable / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lpx_ChilianTermCreditFacilityMaturing2019Member
Brazilian term credit facility maturing 2017
Notes and Loans Payable [Abstract]
Debt, interest rate, stated percentage	6.65%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lpx_BrazilianTermCreditFacilityMaturing2017Member
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Senior notes payable 2014 through 2019
Notes and Loans Payable [Abstract]
Notes payable	22.0us-gaap_NotesPayable / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lpx_SeniorNotesPayable2013Thru2018Member		22.0us-gaap_NotesPayable / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lpx_SeniorNotesPayable2013Thru2018Member
Debt, interest rate, stated percentage, minimum	7.10%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lpx_SeniorNotesPayable2013Thru2018Member
Debt, interest rate, stated percentage, maximum	7.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMaximum / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lpx_SeniorNotesPayable2013Thru2018Member
Non recourse notes payable 2018
Notes and Loans Payable [Abstract]
Debt, interest rate, stated percentage	0.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lpx_NonRecourseNotesPayable2018Member
Notes payable	368.7us-gaap_NotesPayable / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lpx_NonRecourseNotesPayable2018Member		368.7us-gaap_NotesPayable / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lpx_NonRecourseNotesPayable2018Member
Deferred loss on early debt extinguishment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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