SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net

The table below sets forth the effects of changes in Forest’s ownership interest in Lone Pine on Forest’s equity, during the 2011 period in which Forest had an ownership interest in Lone Pine up to its spin-off on September 30, 2011.

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	(In Thousands)
Net earnings attributable to Forest Oil Corporation common shareholders	$	118,375
Transfers from (to) the noncontrolling interest:
Increase in Forest Oil Corporation’s capital surplus for sale of 15 million Lone Pine Resources Inc. common shares	112,610
Decrease in Forest Oil Corporation’s capital surplus for spin-off of 70 million Lone Pine Resources Inc. common shares	(333,568		)
Change from net earnings attributable to Forest Oil Corporation common shareholders and transfers from (to) noncontrolling interest	$	(102,583	)