Label	Element	Value
Payments of Dividends	us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends	$ 19,000,000
Payments of Dividends	us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends	$ 17,000,000
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Shares Withheld for Tax Withholding Obligation	us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	6,000,000
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Shares Withheld for Tax Withholding Obligation	us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	10,000,000
Shares Issued, Value, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	$ 0
Shares Issued, Value, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	0
Common stock, Value, Shares acquired	lpx_CommonstockValueSharesacquired	13,000,000
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	19,000,000
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	(15,000,000)
APIC, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition	us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	6,000,000
APIC, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition	us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	4,000,000
Common Stock [Member]
Common Stock, Value, Outstanding	us-gaap_CommonStockValueOutstanding	88,000,000
Common Stock, Value, Outstanding	us-gaap_CommonStockValueOutstanding	$ 88,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding	88,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding	88,000,000
Common stock, Value, Shares acquired	lpx_CommonstockValueSharesacquired	$ 0
Common stock, Shares acquired	lpx_CommonstockSharesacquired	0
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	$ (104,000,000)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	(80,000,000)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	19,000,000
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	(15,000,000)
Retained Earnings [Member]
Net Income (Loss)	us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	21,000,000
Net Income (Loss)	us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	108,000,000
Payments of Dividends	us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends	19,000,000
Payments of Dividends	us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends	17,000,000
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	1,375,000,000
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	1,555,000,000
Common stock, Value, Shares acquired	lpx_CommonstockValueSharesacquired	$ 13,000,000
Treasury Stock, Common [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Shares Withheld for Tax Withholding Obligation	us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	6,000,000
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Shares Withheld for Tax Withholding Obligation	us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	10,000,000
Shares Issued, Value, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	$ 10,000,000
Shares Issued, Value, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	$ 6,000,000
Shares Issued, Shares, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation	0
Shares Issued, Shares, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation	0
Treasury Stock, Common, Shares	us-gaap_TreasuryStockCommonShares	16,000,000
Treasury Stock, Common, Shares	us-gaap_TreasuryStockCommonShares	16,000,000
Treasury Stock, Value	us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	$ (388,000,000)
Treasury Stock, Value	us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(386,000,000)
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Shares Issued, Value, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	6,000,000
Shares Issued, Value, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	10,000,000
Additional Paid in Capital, Common Stock	us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock	465,000,000
Additional Paid in Capital, Common Stock	us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock	455,000,000
APIC, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition	us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	4,000,000
APIC, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition	us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	$ 6,000,000