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

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Deferred Compensation Arrangement, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent

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Deferred Compensation Arrangement, Maximum Deferral Percentage

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Defined Contribution Pension Plan

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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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Amount of funded (unfunded) status of defined benefit plan, measured as difference between fair value of plan assets and benefit obligation. Includes, but is not limited to, overfunded (underfunded) status.

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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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Percentage employer matches of the employee's percentage contribution matched.

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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 cost for employer contribution to multiemployer plan. Multiemployer plan includes, but is not limited to, pension plan determined to be individually significant and insignificant and other postretirement benefit plan.

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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, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Defined Contribution Plans [Abstract]
Total market value of plan assets represented by LP common stock	4.00%
Employer matching percentage	50.00%
Expenses related to defined contribution plans and multiemployer plan	$ 15.0	$ 23.0	$ 21.0
Deferred Compensation Arrangements [Abstract]
Funded status	$ (2.0)	2.0
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"	$ (3.0)	(2.0)
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Match	100.00%
Minimum [Member]
Defined Contribution Plans [Abstract]
Employer matching percentage	4.00%
Maximum
Defined Contribution Plans [Abstract]
Employer matching percentage	6.00%
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	1,000,000
Total market value of plan assets represented by LP common stock	8.00%
Deferred Compensation Arrangements [Abstract]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent	0.05
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangements [Abstract]
Funded status	$ 8.0	$ 7.0