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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Nature of Operations and Basis for Presentation | NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS FOR PRESENTATION Nature of Operations Louisiana-Pacific Corporation and our subsidiaries are a leading provider of high-performance building solutions that meet the demands of builders, remodelers, and homeowners worldwide. Serving the new home construction, repair and remodeling, and outdoor structures markets, we have leveraged our expertise to become an industry leader known for innovation, quality, reliability, and sustainability. The principal customers for our building solutions are retailers, wholesalers, and homebuilding and industrial businesses in North America and South America, with limited sales to Asia, Australia, and Europe. The Company operates 22 plants across the U.S., Canada, Chile, and Brazil through foreign subsidiaries, an d operates additional facilities through a joint venture. References to "LP," the "Company," "we," "our," and "us" refer to Louisiana-Pacific Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries as a whole. During the year ended December 31, 2022, we sold our 50% equity interest in two joint ventures that produce I-joists to Resolute Forest Products Inc., and we sold the remaining assets related to the EWP segment to Pacific Woodtech Corporation, a Washington corporation, and Pacific Woodtech Canada Holdings Limited, a British Columbia limited company (collectively, the Purchaser). Accordingly, the results of our previously-owned EWP segment have been presented as discontinued operations in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for all periods presented. See "Note 7 –Discontinued Operations" for additional information. Basis for Presentation The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included and are of a normal and recurring nature. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes should be read in conjunction with our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on February 21, 2023 (2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K). Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for an entire year.

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