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Note Payable and Line of Credit (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
Note Payable and Line of Credit (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 19, 2013	Dec. 23, 2014	Sep. 28, 2012	May 30, 2014
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Repayment of CoBank loan	$ 254,910,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt	$ 80,196,123us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt	$ 122,669,549us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt
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Unused commitment fees	400,000
Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	2.58%	2.14%
CoBank Loan \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity						133,000,000
CoBank Loan \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity						15,000,000
Amended CoBank Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of CoBank loan	138,700,000
Outstanding amount on line of credit				52,160,000
Maximum additional borrowings allowed under line of credit				75,000,000
Amended CoBank Loan \| Multi-Draw Term Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				150,000,000			215,000,000.0
Repayment of CoBank loan	86,500,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt	202,750,000
Amended CoBank Loan \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of CoBank loan	52,160,000
Amended CoBank Loan \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				15,000,000			25,000,000.0
Amended Credit Agreement \| Multi-Draw Term Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Increase in availability of credit							65,000,000
Amended Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Increase in availability of credit							10,000,000
2014 Amended Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum additional borrowings allowed under line of credit					200,000,000
Covenant, minimum fixed charge coverage ratio					1.05
Secured debt outstanding	118,000,000
2014 Amended Credit Agreement \| 2014 Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					35,000,000
Amount of credit facility allowed to be used for timberland acquisitions					5,000,000
2014 Amended Credit Agreement \| 2014 Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding amount on line of credit					100,000,000
Secured debt outstanding	100,000,000
2014 Amended Credit Agreement \| 2014 Multi Draw Term Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					275,000,000
Number of draw allowed under the line of credit					8
Amount of credit facility allowed to be used for share repurchases					25,000,000
Covenant terms, loan to value ratio (in percent)					40.00%
Covenant terms, principal payment at per annum rate (in percent)					5.00%
Secured debt outstanding	18,000,000
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Base Rate \| Amended CoBank Loan \| Term Loan
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One-month LIBOR				base rate
Base Rate \| 2014 Amended Credit Agreement \| 2014 Revolving Credit Facility
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One-month LIBOR					base rate
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Base Rate \| 2014 Amended Credit Agreement \| 2014 Multi Draw Term Facility
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One-month LIBOR					LIBOR
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One-month LIBOR					LIBOR
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage					0.20%
Minimum \| One-Month LIBOR \| CoBank Loan \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in percent)						2.00%
Minimum \| Base Rate \| Amended CoBank Loan \| Multi-Draw Term Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in percent)				0.75%
Minimum \| Base Rate \| Amended CoBank Loan \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in percent)				0.50%
Minimum \| Base Rate \| 2014 Amended Credit Agreement \| 2014 Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in percent)					0.50%
Minimum \| Base Rate \| 2014 Amended Credit Agreement \| 2014 Multi Draw Term Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in percent)					0.75%
Minimum \| LIBOR \| Amended CoBank Loan \| Multi-Draw Term Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in percent)				1.75%
Minimum \| LIBOR \| Amended CoBank Loan \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in percent)				1.50%
Minimum \| LIBOR \| 2014 Amended Credit Agreement \| 2014 Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in percent)					1.50%
Minimum \| LIBOR \| 2014 Amended Credit Agreement \| 2014 Multi Draw Term Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in percent)					1.75%
Maximum \| Amended CoBank Loan \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt covenant, minimum liquidity balance					20,000,000
Maximum \| 2014 Amended Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenant terms, loan to value ratio (in percent)					45.00%
Maximum \| 2014 Amended Credit Agreement \| 2014 Multi-Draw and 2014 Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage					0.35%
Maximum \| One-Month LIBOR \| CoBank Loan \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in percent)						2.75%
Maximum \| Base Rate \| Amended CoBank Loan \| Multi-Draw Term Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in percent)				2.00%
Maximum \| Base Rate \| Amended CoBank Loan \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in percent)				1.75%
Maximum \| Base Rate \| 2014 Amended Credit Agreement \| 2014 Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in percent)					1.50%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in percent)					1.75%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in percent)				3.00%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in percent)				2.75%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in percent)					2.50%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (in percent)					2.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Amended CoBank Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum additional borrowings allowed under line of credit				$ 10,000,000
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One-month LIBOR				base rate
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Basis spread on variable rate (in percent)				1.75%
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Basis spread on variable rate (in percent)				2.75%