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Selected Segment Data (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
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Loss from operations before taxes	(40.8)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	(19.8)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Benefit for income taxes	(6.3)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(5.6)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net loss	(34.5)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	(14.2)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
OSB [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales:	190.2us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lpx_OsbMember	194.9us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lpx_OsbMember
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Siding [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales:	173.5us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lpx_SidingMember	143.5us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lpx_SidingMember
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Engineered Wood Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales:	64.8us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lpx_EngineeredWoodProductsMember	62.2us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lpx_EngineeredWoodProductsMember
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South America [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales:	35.9us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_SouthAmericaMember	36.6us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_SouthAmericaMember
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Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales:	7.3us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember	7.9us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
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Intersegment elimination [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
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