Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2018 |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | $ 581.6 | $ 691.3 |
Siding [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 235.6 | 227 |
OSB [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 208.4 | 313.3 |
EWP [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 90.4 | 105.8 |
South America [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 44.6 | 42.4 |
Other [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 4.4 | 2.8 |
Intersegment [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | (1.8) | 0 |
SmartSide Strand siding [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 193 | 172 |
SmartSide Strand siding [Member] | Siding [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 187 | 165.1 |
SmartSide Strand siding [Member] | OSB [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
SmartSide Strand siding [Member] | EWP [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
SmartSide Strand siding [Member] | South America [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 6 | 6.8 |
SmartSide Strand siding [Member] | Other [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
SmartSide Strand siding [Member] | Intersegment [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
SmartSide Fiber siding [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 26 | 26 |
SmartSide Fiber siding [Member] | Siding [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 25.8 | 25.9 |
SmartSide Fiber siding [Member] | OSB [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
SmartSide Fiber siding [Member] | EWP [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
SmartSide Fiber siding [Member] | South America [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
SmartSide Fiber siding [Member] | Other [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
SmartSide Fiber siding [Member] | Intersegment [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
CanExel siding [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 17 | 14 |
CanExel siding [Member] | Siding [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 16.9 | 13.9 |
CanExel siding [Member] | OSB [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
CanExel siding [Member] | EWP [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
CanExel siding [Member] | South America [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
CanExel siding [Member] | Other [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
CanExel siding [Member] | Intersegment [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
OSB - commodity [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 111 | 193 |
OSB - commodity [Member] | Siding [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 3 | 8.7 |
OSB - commodity [Member] | OSB [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 106.9 | 181.1 |
OSB - commodity [Member] | EWP [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 1.7 | 2.8 |
OSB - commodity [Member] | South America [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
OSB - commodity [Member] | Other [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
OSB - commodity [Member] | Intersegment [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | (0.9) | 0 |
OSB - value-add [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 138 | 177 |
OSB - value-add [Member] | Siding [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 9.2 |
OSB - value-add [Member] | OSB [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 98.3 | 129.1 |
OSB - value-add [Member] | EWP [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 2.1 | 4.1 |
OSB - value-add [Member] | South America [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 38 | 34.9 |
OSB - value-add [Member] | Other [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
OSB - value-add [Member] | Intersegment [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
LVL [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 31 | 37 |
LVL [Member] | Siding [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
LVL [Member] | OSB [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
LVL [Member] | EWP [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 30.6 | 36.6 |
LVL [Member] | South America [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
LVL [Member] | Other [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
LVL [Member] | Intersegment [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
LSL [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 12 | 13 |
LSL [Member] | Siding [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
LSL [Member] | OSB [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
LSL [Member] | EWP [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 13.2 | 13.3 |
LSL [Member] | South America [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
LSL [Member] | Other [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
LSL [Member] | Intersegment [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | (0.9) | 0 |
I Joist [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 26 | 32 |
I Joist [Member] | Siding [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
I Joist [Member] | OSB [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
I Joist [Member] | EWP [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 26.4 | 32.1 |
I Joist [Member] | South America [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
I Joist [Member] | Other [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
I Joist [Member] | Intersegment [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
Plywood [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 7 | 8 |
Plywood [Member] | Siding [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
Plywood [Member] | OSB [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
Plywood [Member] | EWP [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 6.7 | 7.6 |
Plywood [Member] | South America [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
Plywood [Member] | Other [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
Plywood [Member] | Intersegment [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
Other [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 20.5 | 20 |
Other [Member] | Siding [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 2.9 | 4.2 |
Other [Member] | OSB [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Other [Member] | EWP [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 9.7 | 9.3 |
Other [Member] | South America [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0.7 |
Other [Member] | Other [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 4.4 | 2.8 |
Other [Member] | Intersegment [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
Commodity [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 118 | 201 |
Commodity [Member] | Siding [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 3 | 8.7 |
Commodity [Member] | OSB [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 106.9 | 181.1 |
Commodity [Member] | EWP [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 8.4 | 10.4 |
Commodity [Member] | South America [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
Commodity [Member] | Other [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
Commodity [Member] | Intersegment [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | (0.9) | 0 |
Value-add [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 443.1 | 470.3 |
Value-add [Member] | Siding [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 229.7 | 214.1 |
Value-add [Member] | OSB [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 98.3 | 129.1 |
Value-add [Member] | EWP [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 72.3 | 86.1 |
Value-add [Member] | South America [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 44.3 | 41.7 |
Value-add [Member] | Other [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0 | 0 |
Value-add [Member] | Intersegment [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | (0.9) | 0 |
Other [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 20.5 | 20 |
Other [Member] | Siding [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 2.9 | 4.2 |
Other [Member] | OSB [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Other [Member] | EWP [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 9.7 | 9.3 |
Other [Member] | South America [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Other [Member] | Other [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | 4.4 | 2.8 |
Other [Member] | Intersegment [Member] | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | |
Revenues | $ 0 | $ 0 |