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Income Taxes (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]  
Summary of Tax Credit Carryforwards [Table Text Block]
The benefit relating to capital loss, net operating loss (NOL) and credit carryovers included in the above table at December 31, 2015 consists of:
Dollar amounts in millions
Expiration Beginning in
Benefit Amount
Valuation Allowance
Federal NOL carryovers
2031
$
32.8

$
—

State NOL carryovers
2016
32.2

(13.1
)
State capital loss carryover
2016
0.6

(0.6
)
Federal credit carryovers
2027
18.1

—

State credit carryovers
2016
0.8

(0.6
)
Canadian NOL carryovers
2029
63.8

(24.6
)
Canadian capital loss carryovers
Indefinitely
6.9

(6.9
)
Canadian credit carryovers
2017
2.1

(2.1
)
Brazilian NOL carryovers
Indefinitely
1.0

(0.7
)
 
 
$
158.3

$
(48.6
)

LP periodically reviews the need for valuation allowances against deferred tax assets and recognizes these deferred tax assets to the extent that their realization is more likely than not. As part of our review, we consider all positive and negative evidence, including earnings history, the future reversal of deferred tax liabilities, and the relevant expirations of carry forwards. LP believes that the valuation allowances provided are appropriate. If future years’ earnings differ from the estimates used to establish these valuation allowances or other objective positive or negative evidence arises, LP may be required to record an adjustment resulting in an impact on tax expense (benefit) for that period.
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]
oss) from continuing operations before income taxes consists of the following:
 
 
Year ended December 31,
Dollar amounts in millions
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Domestic
$
(8.7
)
 
$
(66.4
)
 
$
134.0

Foreign
(80.0
)
 
(34.2
)
 
84.5

Total
$
(88.7
)
 
$
(100.6
)
 
$
218.5
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
 
Year ended December 31,
Dollar amounts in millions
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Current tax provision (benefit):
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. federal
$
(2.4
)
 
$
(5.0
)
 
$
1.3

State and local
(0.5
)
 
0.3

 
1.2

Foreign
2.6

 
1.6

 
3.3

Net current tax provision (benefit)
(0.3
)
 
(3.1
)
 
5.8

Deferred tax provision (benefit):
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. federal
(1.1
)
 
(19.5
)
 
44.6

State and local
(1.8
)
 
(1.2
)
 
2.5

Foreign
(26.6
)
 
(13.3
)
 
13.4

Net valuation allowance increase (decrease)
27.1

 
9.9

 
(25.2
)
Net deferred tax benefit
(2.4
)
 
(24.1
)
 
35.3

Total income tax provision (benefit)
$
(2.7
)
 
$
(27.2
)
 
$
41.1
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
The tax effects of significant temporary differences creating deferred tax (assets) and liabilities at December 31 were as follows:
 
  
December 31,
Dollar amounts in millions
2015
 
2014
Property, plant and equipment
$
165.2

 
$
172.1

Timber and timberlands
12.0

 
17.8

Inventories
(7.7
)
 
(8.1
)
Accrued liabilities
(79.7
)
 
(84.9
)
Benefit of capital loss and NOL carryovers
(137.3
)
 
(134.0
)
Benefit of tax credit carryovers
(21.0
)
 
(17.8
)
Installment sale gain deferral
128.5

 
129.2

Market value write down of ARS
(8.8
)
 
(8.9
)
Other
(12.6
)
 
(3.9
)
Valuation allowance
56.1

 
32.3

Net deferred tax liabilities
$
94.7

 
$
93.8

Balance sheet classification
 
 
 
Current deferred tax asset
$
—

 
$
(45.1
)
Long-term deferred tax asset
(4.8
)
 
(0.6
)
Long-term deferred tax liability
99.5

 
139.5

 
$
94.7

 
$
93.8
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
The following table summarizes the differences between the statutory U.S. federal and effective income tax rates on continuing operations:
 
Year ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
U.S. federal tax rate
(35
)%
 
(35
)%
 
35
 %
State and local income taxes
(2
)
 
(2
)
 
2

Uncertain tax positions
(4
)
 
1

 
—

Effect of foreign tax rates
13

 
5

 
(3
)
Effect of foreign exchange on functional currencies
(8
)
 
(6
)
 
(3
)
Valuation allowance
31

 
10

 
(12
)
Other, net
2

 
—

 
—

Effective tax rate (%)
(3
)%
 
(27
)%
 
19
 %
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]
In accordance with the accounting for uncertain tax positions, the following is a tabular reconciliation of the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning and end of the years presented:
 
 
December 31,
Dollar amounts in millions
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Beginning balance
$
42.2

 
$
48.9

 
$
49.9

Increases:
 
 
 
 
 
Tax positions taken in current year
—

 
0.1

 
—

Tax positions taken in prior years
0.9

 
1.3

 
0.4

Decreases:
 
 
 
 
 
Tax positions taken in current year
—

 
—

 
—

Tax positions taken in prior years
(0.5
)
 
(8.1
)
 
—

Settlements during the year
(34.7
)
 
—

 
—

Lapse of statute in current year
(3.8
)
 
—

 
(1.4
)
Ending balance
$
4.1

 
$
42.2

 
$
48.9