Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Revenues:
Timber sales	$ 40,634,448	$ 26,703,375	$ 30,510,536
Timberland sales	10,649,819	2,498,757	10,972,440
Other revenues	3,026,442	2,845,458	2,716,803
Total revenues	54,310,709	32,047,590	44,199,779
Expenses:
Contract logging and hauling costs	17,321,986	13,606,299	15,798,776
Depletion	14,788,215	8,505,024	11,677,229
Cost of timberland sales	5,558,063	1,754,242	7,849,652
Forestry management expenses	3,567,232	2,769,162	2,271,201
General and administrative expenses	6,184,850	10,200,459	5,925,143
Land rent expense	830,842	1,043,157	1,575,443
Other operating expenses	2,942,373	2,771,562	2,801,934
Operating costs and expenses	51,193,561	40,649,905	47,899,378
Operating income (loss)	3,117,148	(8,602,315)	(3,699,599)
Other income (expense):
Interest income	177,449	3,247	1,638
Interest expense	(2,635,048)	(4,704,673)	(5,049,255)
Gain (loss) on interest rate swap	0	106,821	(123,516)
Total other income (expense)	(2,457,599)	(4,594,605)	(5,171,133)
Net income (loss)	659,549	(13,196,920)	(8,870,732)
Dividends to preferred stockholder	0	(359,784)	(373,992)
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	$ 659,549	$ (13,556,704)	$ (9,244,724)
Per-share information—basic and diluted:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding —basic and diluted (in shares)	31,567,786	13,145,779	12,741,822
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share available to common stockholders	$ 0.02	$ (1.03)	$ (0.73)