Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 584	$ 1,167
Siding [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	331	332
OSB [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	189	744
Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	8	26
South America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	55	67
Intersegment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	0	(1)
Value-add [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	495	799
Value-add [Member] | Siding [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	329	330
Value-add [Member] | OSB [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	112	406
Value-add [Member] | Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	0	0
Value-add [Member] | South America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	54	64
Value-add [Member] | Intersegment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	0	1
Value-add [Member] | SmartSide siding [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	337	336
Value-add [Member] | SmartSide siding [Member] | Siding [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	329	330
Value-add [Member] | SmartSide siding [Member] | OSB [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	0	0
Value-add [Member] | SmartSide siding [Member] | Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	0	0
Value-add [Member] | SmartSide siding [Member] | South America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	8	6
Value-add [Member] | SmartSide siding [Member] | Intersegment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	0	0
Value-add [Member] | OSB -Structural Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	158	464
Value-add [Member] | OSB -Structural Solutions [Member] | Siding [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	0	0
Value-add [Member] | OSB -Structural Solutions [Member] | OSB [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	112	406
Value-add [Member] | OSB -Structural Solutions [Member] | Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	0	0
Value-add [Member] | OSB -Structural Solutions [Member] | South America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	46	58
Value-add [Member] | OSB -Structural Solutions [Member] | Intersegment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	0	1
Commodity | OSB - commodity [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	75	334
Commodity | OSB - commodity [Member] | Siding [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	0	0
Commodity | OSB - commodity [Member] | OSB [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	75	334
Commodity | OSB - commodity [Member] | Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	0	0
Commodity | OSB - commodity [Member] | South America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	0	0
Commodity | OSB - commodity [Member] | Intersegment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	0	0
Other Product Types | Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	14	34
Other Product Types | Other [Member] | Siding [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	2	2
Other Product Types | Other [Member] | OSB [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	2	4
Other Product Types | Other [Member] | Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	8	26
Other Product Types | Other [Member] | South America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	1	2
Other Product Types | Other [Member] | Intersegment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 0	$ 0