LONG-TERM DEBT



	Interest Rate 2012		December 31,
Dollar amounts in millions	Interest Rate 2012		2012			2011
Debentures:
Senior secured notes, maturing 2017, interest rates fixed	13	%	$	—		$	189.6
Senior secured notes, maturing 2020, interest rates fixed	7.5	%	350.0			—
Bank credit facilities:
Chilean term credit facility, maturing 2019, interest rates fixed	UF+3.9%		39.3			40.5
Brazilian export financing facility, maturing 2017, interest rates fixed	6.65	%	10.0			10.0
Limited recourse notes payable:
Senior notes, payable 2012, interest rates fixed	7.1	%	—			7.9
Senior notes, payable 2013-2018, interest rates fixed	7.1 – 7.3%		112.0			112.0
Other financing:
Non-recourse notes payable 2018, interest rates variable	0.2	%	368.7			368.7
Other			0.5			0.4
Total			880.5			729.1
Less: current portion			(97.8		)	(13.2		)
Net long-term portion			$	782.7		$	715.9

LP believes the carrying amounts of its variable rate long-term debt approximates fair market value. LP estimated the limited recourse notes payable to have a fair value of approximately $114 million and $122 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011. LP estimated the senior secured notes maturing in 2020 to have a fair value of $397 million at December 31, 2012 based upon market quotations. LP believes the carrying amounts of the Chilean term credit facility as well as the Brazil export facility approximates fair market value based upon current interest rates with similar remaining maturities.

In 1997, LP issued $47.9 million of senior notes in a private placement to institutional investors. The remaining $7.9 million of notes matured in 2012. They were secured by the final $9.9 million of notes receivable from Sierra Pacific Industries. Both the notes payable and notes receivable were paid in full at maturity.

LP issued $348.6 million of senior notes in June 1998 in a private placement to institutional investors. The remaining $112.0 million of notes mature in principal amounts of $90.0 million in 2013 and $22.0 million in 2018. The notes are secured by $113.7 million of notes receivable from Green Diamond Resource Company (Green Diamond). Pursuant to the terms of the notes payable, in the event of a default by Green Diamond, LP would be liable to pay only 10% of the indebtedness represented by the notes payable.

LP issued $368.7 million of senior notes in 2003 in a private placement to unrelated third parties. The notes mature in 2018. The notes are supported by a bank letter of credit. LP’s reimbursement obligations under the letter of credit are secured by $410.0 million in notes receivable from assets sales. In general, the creditors under this arrangement have no recourse to LP’s assets, other than the notes receivable. However, under certain circumstances, LP may be liable for certain liabilities (including liabilities associated with the marketing or remarketing of the notes payable and reimbursement obligations, which are fully cash collateralized, under the letter of credit supporting the notes payable) in an amount not to exceed 10% of the aggregate principle amount of the notes receivable.

LP has a credit facility which provides for a committed asset-based borrowing capacity of up to $100 million, with a $60 million sublimit for U.S. letters of credit and a $10 million sublimit for Canadian letters of credit. In October 2011, LP entered into an amendment to its credit facility which (1) extends the maturity from September 10, 2012 to October 14, 2016, (2) decreases the interest rate payable for certain types of loans, (3) permits LP to include in its borrowing base certain inventory that was previously excluded, (4) increases LP's flexibility to incur and prepay certain debt and (5) provides that the credit facility lenders' second priority liens on certain assets of LP and its subsidiaries that secure certain indebtedness of LP and its subsidiaries to other parties on a first priority basis will be automatically released in connection with the repayment of such other indebtedness.

The availability of credit under the credit facility is subject to a borrowing base, which is calculated based on certain percentages of accounts receivable and inventory and at any given time may limit the amount of borrowings and letters of credit otherwise available under the facility. In addition, the credit facility contains a covenant requiring us to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.1 to 1.0 at any time that our unused borrowing base capacity after adjustment to exclude certain past due trade payables falls below $15 million. At December 31, 2012, LP had $91.0 million of unused borrowing base capacity under the credit facility. The credit facility allows LP to pledge, as security for its reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit issued under the facility, cash collateral in an amount not less than 105% of the of the stated amount of such letters of credit. The above-described preclusion to LP’s utilization of $15 million of the capacity otherwise available under the facility does not apply to such cash collateralized letters of credit. At December 31, 2012, LP had no borrowings outstanding under the facility. Outstanding under this facility at December 31, 2012, were $9.0 million in letters of credit which were collateralized by $10.0 million of cash. Based upon LP’s available cash balances, LP does not currently anticipate using this facility except to obtain and maintain letters of credit.

The credit facility contains customary covenants applicable to LP and its subsidiaries, other than certain unrestricted subsidiaries, including certain financial covenants as well as restrictions on, among other things, our ability to: incur debt; incur liens; declare or make distributions to our stockholders; make loans and investments; repay debt; enter into mergers, acquisitions and other business combinations; form or acquire subsidiaries; amend or modify our governing documents; enter into hedging arrangements; engage in other businesses other than our business as currently conducted; and enter into transactions with affiliates. The credit facility also contains customary events of default, the occurrence of which could result in the acceleration of our obligation to repay the indebtedness outstanding.

Obligations under the indenture governing our Senior Notes due 2020 are unsecured and not presently guaranteed by any of our subsidiaries. The indenture contains customary covenants applicable to us and our subsidiaries, other than certain unrestricted subsidiaries, including restrictions on actions and activities that are restricted under the credit facility. The indenture also contains customary events of default, the occurrence of which could result in acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness outstanding thereunder.

In December 2009, LP Chile entered into a term loan agreement with Banco de Credito e Inversiones for UF 943,543.7391 (equivalent to $39 million at the time of inception). The loan will be repaid in 16 semi-annual principal payments that began in June 2012 and end in December 2019. The loan bears interest at UF plus 3.90% per annum, and is partially secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the real property owned by LP Chile. The loan contains various restrictive covenants and requires the maintenance by LP Chile of a debt to equity ratio of less than or equal to 1. If LP Chile is late in making payments, it will also be required to maintain a ratio of net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of less than or equal to 2.5 and a ratio of EBITDA to financial costs of at least 3. The loan agreement also contains customary events of default, the occurrence of which could result in acceleration of LP’s obligations to repay the indebtedness outstanding. Any increases or decreases in the loan balance shown are related to the change in the underlying foreign currency exchange rates, the UF or principal payments. LP made principal payments of $5.5 million during 2012 which was offset by a UF change of $1.0 million plus the impact of foreign currency exchange rates of $3.2 million.

In August 2011, LP entered into an export financing loan agreement with a Brazilian bank. This loan is to be repaid in 10 equal semi-annual payments beginning in January 2013 and ending July 2017.

In May 2012, LP issued $350.0 million of 7.5% Senior Notes due 2020. LP used a portion of the proceeds to fully retire the remaining balance outstanding on the Senior Secured Notes due in 2017. In connection with this repurchase, LP recorded a loss on early debt extinguishment of $52.2 million which included $4.5 million associated with the unamortized financing costs associated with the Senior Secured Notes. On or after June 1, 2016, LP may, at its option on one or more occasions, redeem all or any portion of the Notes at specified redemption rates.

Obligations under the indenture governing LP's Senior Notes due 2020 are unsecured and not presently guaranteed by any of its subsidiaries. The indenture contains customary covenants applicable to LP and its subsidiaries, other than certain unrestricted subsidiaries, including restrictions on actions and activities that are restricted under the credit facility. The indenture also contains customary events of default, the occurrence of which could result in acceleration of LP's obligations to repay the indebtedness outstanding thereunder.

The weighted average interest rate for all long-term debt at December 31, 2012 and 2011 was approximately 4.2 percent and 5.5 percent. Required repayment of principal for long-term debt is as follows:



Dollar amounts in millions
Year ended December 31,
2013	$	97.8
2014	7.6
2015	7.6
2016	7.6
2017	7.6
2018 and after	752.3
Total	$	880.5

Cash paid during 2012, 2011 and 2010 for interest (net of capitalized interest) was $50.1 million, $56.6 million and $57.0 million.