Deferred Compensation Arrangement, Employer Contributions and Earnings, Maximum Vesting Period

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Deferred Compensation Arrangement, Maximum Deferral Percentage

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Defined Contribution Plan, Base Annual Contribution Per Employee, Percent

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Defined Contribution Plan, Number of Shares of Equity Securities Issued by Employer

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Defined Benefit Plan, Percentage of Employer and Related Party Securities Included in Plan Assets

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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for all deferred compensation arrangements payable beyond one year (or the operating cycle, if longer).

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The funded status is measured as the difference between the fair value of plan assets and the benefit obligation. Will normally be the same as the net Defined Benefit Plan, Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet, Total.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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Maximum percentage of employee gross pay the employee may contribute to a defined contribution plan.

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Amount of contributions made to multiemployer plans by the employer. A multiemployer plan is a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 80
-Section 50
-Paragraph 11
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Retirement Plans and Post Retirement Benefits Defined Contribution Plans and Other Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Contribution Plans [Abstract]
Expenses related to defined contribution plans and multiemployer plan	$ 8.7	$ 8.0	$ 5.6
Funded status	$ (92.0)	(93.4)
Deferred Compensation Arrangements [Abstract]
Deferred compensation plan maximum deferral percentage	90.00%
Deferred compensation plan, employer contributions and related earnings, maximum vesting period	5 years
Deferred compensation liability included in "Other long-term liabilities"	$ (1.8)	(2.0)
US Defined Contribution Plan [Member]
Defined Contribution Plans [Abstract]
Maximum percentage of employee's wages eligible for company match	5.00%
Shares of LP common stock included in plan assets	1.9
Total market value of plan assets represented by LP common stock	10.00%
Canadian Defined Contribution Plan [Member]
Defined Contribution Plans [Abstract]
Maximum percentage of employee's wages eligible for company match	3.00%
Percentage of base contribution	2.50%
Employer matching percentage	50.00%
Other Postretirement Benefits
Defined Contribution Plans [Abstract]
Funded status	$ 7.8	$ 7.5