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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Significant Accounting Policies      
Amortization of financing costs $ 0.7us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts $ 1.3us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts $ 1.7us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
Minimum      
Significant Accounting Policies      
Timberland harvest cycle 26 years    
Maximum      
Significant Accounting Policies      
Timberland harvest cycle 32 years    
Timber Properties      
Significant Accounting Policies      
Area of Land 121,612us-gaap_AreaOfLand
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_TimberPropertiesMember
   
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas | Timber Properties      
Significant Accounting Policies      
Area of Land 393,300us-gaap_AreaOfLand
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_TimberPropertiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ctt_AlabamaFloridaGeorgiaLouisianaandTexasMember
   
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | Domestic Tax Authority      
Significant Accounting Policies      
Requirement to distribute taxable income (percent) 90.00%ctt_RequirementToDistributeTaxableIncomePercent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
   
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | Maximum | Domestic Tax Authority      
Significant Accounting Policies      
Limit on investments in taxable real estate investments trusts (percent) 25.00%ctt_LimitOnInvestmentsInTaxableRealEstateInvestmentTrustsPercent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember