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Other Operating Credits and Charges, Net | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Other Operating Credits And Charges, Net [Abstract] |
Other Operating Credits and Charges Net [Table Text Block] | OTHER OPERATING CHARGES AND CREDITS During the third quarter of 2015, LP recorded a loss of $1.0 million associated with a marketing settlement with an customer. During the first quarter of 2015, LP was notified by the Ministry of Forestry in Quebec that LP’s forest license associated with an indefinitely curtailed oriented strand board (OSB) mill in Quebec was terminated. Based upon this notification, LP was required to write off the remaining unamortized value associated with this intangible forest license of $11.6 million. During the third quarter of 2014, LP recorded a gain of $0.5 million related to proceeds received from an insurance claim associated with an OSB mill and a loss of $1.0 million associated with a workers compensation reserve adjustment.

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