Selected Segment Data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Net sales
Siding	$	268		$	244		$	700		$	695
OSB	368			197			792			605
EWP	103			105			281			303
South America	45			36			119			121
Other	11			21			36			53
Intersegment sales	—			(1		)	—			(4		)
Total sales	$	795		$	603		$	1,928		$	1,773
PROFIT BY SEGMENT
Net income	$	177		$	1		$	241		$	42
Add (deduct):
Net loss attributed to noncontrolling interest	—			1			2			3
Income attributed to LP	177			2			243			46
Provision for income taxes	60			3			88			13
Depreciation and amortization	28			29			84			89
Stock-based compensation expense	5			2			8			6
Loss on impairment attributed to LP	1			5			15			6
Other operating credits and charges, net	(2		)	3			(4		)	2
Product-line discontinuance charges	(1		)	—			9			—
Interest expense	5			6			17			14
Investment income	—			(2		)	(3		)	(9		)
Other non-operating items	—			1			(4		)	(8		)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	273		$	49		$	453		$	160
Siding	$	76		$	44		$	169		$	128
OSB	189			(1		)	270			4
EWP	9			6			21			22
South America	11			7			29			27
Other	(5		)	(1		)	(13		)	(1		)
Corporate	(7		)	(6		)	(23		)	(20		)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	273		$	49		$	453		$	160