Noncontrolling Interest	12 Months Ended
Noncontrolling Interest	Dec. 31, 2014
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Noncontrolling Interest	Noncontrolling Interest CatchMark Timber Trust is the general partner of CatchMark Timber OP and owns 99.99% of its common partnership units. CatchMark LP Holder is the sole limited partner, holding 200 common units representing approximately 0.01% of the partnership interests. Limited partners holding common units of partnership interests in CatchMark Timber OP have the option to redeem such units after the units have been held for one year. Unless CatchMark Timber Trust exercises its right to purchase common units of CatchMark Timber OP for shares of its common stock, CatchMark Timber OP would redeem such units with cash.

The entire disclosure for noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries, which could include the name of the subsidiary, the ownership percentage held by the parent, the ownership percentage held by the noncontrolling owners, the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the location of this amount on the balance sheet (when not reported separately), an explanation of the increase or decrease in the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the noncontrolling interest share of the net Income or Loss of the subsidiary, the location of this amount on the income statement (when not reported separately), the nature of the noncontrolling interest such as background information and terms, the amount of the noncontrolling interest represented by preferred stock, a description of the preferred stock, and the dividend requirements of the preferred stock.

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