Proposed Acquisition of Ainsworth Lumber Co Ltd (Notes)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Proposed Acquisition [Abstract]
Proposed Acquisition [Text Block]	PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD. LP announced that it signed an Arrangement Agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) with Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., a British Columbia corporation (“Ainsworth”), providing an arrangement under British Columbia law whereby a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Ainsworth capital stock in exchange for 0.114 shares of LP common stock (“LP Shares”) and C$1.94 in cash per Ainsworth common share (“Ainsworth Shares”) subject to certain terms and conditions. Although the Arrangement Agreement provides for Ainsworth shareholders to elect among cash consideration, share consideration and mixed consideration, proration provisions will ensure that the aggregate amounts of cash and LP Shares issued in the Transaction are fixed at approximately C$467.0 million and 27.5 million LP Shares, respectively. On November 1, 2013, we entered into a commitment letter (the "Commitment Letter") with American AgCredit, FLCA ("AAC"), CoBank, ACB ("CoBank"), Farm Credit Services of America, PCA ("FCSA"), and AgFirst Farm Credit Bank ("AgFirst") pursuant to which AAC and FCSA (collectively, the "Lenders") have severally committed to provide senior secured revolving financing to the Company in an aggregate amount of up to $200 million on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein. The proceeds of the facility will be used by us to fund a portion of the purchase price for the previously announced acquisition (the "Acquisition") by the Company of Ainsworth Lumber Company Ltd. ("Ainsworth") and will otherwise be available for working capital purposes. The obligations of the Lenders to provide such financing are subject to the execution and delivery of mutually acceptable definitive loan documents, which are expected to contain customary representations, warranties, covenants and events of default, including a minimum liquidity covenant and a maximum capitalization ratio covenant. The commitments of the Lenders will expire on, and definitive loan documents must be executed and delivered by, December 2, 2013. The consummation of the Acquisition is not a condition to the closing of the financing. As of November 5, 2013, LP anticipates the Transaction to be completed in either late fourth quarter of 2013 or early first quarter 2014, subject to the receipt of required regulatory approvals.

PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF AINSWORTH LUMBER CO. LTD.

LP announced that it signed an Arrangement Agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) with Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., a British Columbia corporation (“Ainsworth”), providing an arrangement under British Columbia law whereby a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Ainsworth capital stock in exchange for 0.114 shares of LP common stock (“LP Shares”) and C$1.94 in cash per Ainsworth common share (“Ainsworth Shares”) subject to certain terms and conditions. Although the Arrangement Agreement provides for Ainsworth shareholders to elect among cash consideration, share consideration and mixed consideration, proration provisions will ensure that the aggregate amounts of cash and LP Shares issued in the Transaction are fixed at approximately C$467.0 million and 27.5 million LP Shares, respectively.

On November 1, 2013, we entered into a commitment letter (the "Commitment Letter") with American AgCredit, FLCA ("AAC"), CoBank, ACB ("CoBank"), Farm Credit Services of America, PCA ("FCSA"), and AgFirst Farm Credit Bank ("AgFirst") pursuant to which AAC and FCSA (collectively, the "Lenders") have severally committed to provide senior secured revolving financing to the Company in an aggregate amount of up to $200 million on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein. The proceeds of the facility will be used by us to fund a portion of the purchase price for the previously announced acquisition (the "Acquisition") by the Company of Ainsworth Lumber Company Ltd. ("Ainsworth") and will otherwise be available for working capital purposes. The obligations of the Lenders to provide such financing are subject to the execution and delivery of mutually acceptable definitive loan documents, which are expected to contain customary representations, warranties, covenants and events of default, including a minimum liquidity covenant and a maximum capitalization ratio covenant. The commitments of the Lenders will expire on, and definitive loan documents must be executed and delivered by, December 2, 2013. The consummation of the Acquisition is not a condition to the closing of the financing.

As of November 5, 2013, LP anticipates the Transaction to be completed in either late fourth quarter of 2013 or early first quarter 2014, subject to the receipt of required regulatory approvals.