Nature of Operations and Basis for Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

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, and reliability. The Company operates 22 plants in our continuing operations across the U.S., Canada, Chile, and Brazil through foreign subsidiaries, and it operates facilities through joint ventures. 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. References to "LP," the "Company," "we," "our," and "us" refer to Louisiana-Pacific Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries as a whole.

In August 2022, LP and one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries sold the assets related to the Engineered Wood Products (EWP) segment to Pacific Woodtech Corporation, a Washington corporation, and Pacific Woodtech Canada Holdings Limited, a British Columbia limited company (collectively, the Purchaser) for $217 million in gross cash proceeds after taking into account working capital adjustments (including $3 million received subsequent to September 30, 2022). Upon closing, the Company entered into a transition services agreement (TSA) with the Purchaser, pursuant to which the Company agreed to support the various activities of the EWP segment for a period not to exceed eight months. We have classified the related assets and liabilities associated with the EWP segment as discontinued operations in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The results of our 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, 2021, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2022 (2021 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.