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Asset purchase and sale agreement sale price revenue bonds.

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Assets purchase and sale agreement, cash proceeds received after working capital adjustments closing costs and other expenses.

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Increase (decrease) deferred tax liabilities.

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Liabilities held for sale not part of disposal group current.

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Purchase and sale agreement, purchase price from sale of assets.

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Amount of assets held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group, expected to be sold within a year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets, including but not limited to property plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the amounts payable to taxing authorities for taxes that are based on the reporting entity's earnings, net of amounts receivable from taxing authorities for refunds of overpayments or recoveries of income taxes, and in deferred and other tax liabilities and assets.

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Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 12, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 20, 2018
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pre-tax gain on sale of facility		$ 9,176
Proceeds on sale of facility		60,045
Assets held for sale			$ 80,674
Liabilities held for sale			29,321
Deltic MDF Facility [Member]
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Reduction to deferred tax liabilities		(15,800)
Increase to income taxes payable		$ 15,800
Assets held for sale			80,700
Liabilities held for sale			29,300
Deltic MDF Facility [Member] \| Revenue Bonds [Member]
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Liabilities held for sale			29,000
Deltic MDF Facility [Member] \| Inventories [Member]
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Assets held for sale			7,700
Deltic MDF Facility [Member] \| Property and Equipment [Member]
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Assets held for sale			72,100
Deltic MDF Facility [Member] \| Customer List Intangibles [Member]
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Assets held for sale			$ 900
Roseburg Forest Products Co [Member] \| Deltic MDF Facility [Member]
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Total purchase price				$ 92,000
Purchase price, cash				63,000
Purchase price, assumption of revenue bonds				$ 29,000
Pre-tax gain on sale of facility	$ 9,200
Proceeds on sale of facility	60,000
Reduction to deferred tax liabilities	(15,800)
Increase to income taxes payable	$ 15,800