Debt Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended			1 Months Ended				1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 Senior Notes due 2022 at a fixed interest rate of 3.75% [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2012 at a fixed interest rate of 3.75% [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 April 2011 Line of Credit [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Amendment of Existing Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Senior Notes due 2022 at a fixed interest rate of 3.75% [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Amendment of Existing Revolving Credit Facility [Member] April 2011 Line of Credit [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Repayment of Debt [Member] Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2012 at a fixed interest rate of 3.75% [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Repayment of Debt [Member] Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2012 at a fixed interest rate of 3.75% [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Repayment of Debt [Member] April 2011 Line of Credit [Member]	Oct. 15, 2012 Repayment of Debt [Member] April 2011 Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description			LIBOR plus 105 basis points		LIBOR plus 97.5 basis points
Line of Credit Facility, Change in Commitment Fee					decreased 5 points
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Description			20 basis points		15 basis points
Subsequent Event, Description				As a result, these guarantors were also released from the 3.75% Senior Notes due 2022 issued by Rayonier Inc., leaving TRS and Rayonier Operating Company LLC as the remaining guarantors.	The revised agreement also provides additional borrowing capacity through revision of the leverage ratio to permit debt of Rayonier Inc. and its subsidiaries up to 65 percent of consolidated net worth, plus the amount of consolidated debt. Previously, debt was limited to four times EBITDA. In addition, the Company can now transfer assets to any subsidiary, and any subsidiary can now transfer assets to other subsidiaries or to the Company. An additional covenant was added to limit debt at subsidiaries (excluding Rayonier Operating Company LLC and TRS, which are borrowers under the agreement) to 15 percent of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets. Also, the amended and restated credit agreement removed RFR as a borrower, but also eliminated specific negative covenants relating to RFR under this facility. The agreement also eliminated all requirements for subsidiary guarantors, other than cross-guarantees of the borrowers.
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.75%	3.75%					3.75%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date, Description	2022	2012				October 2012
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount						$ 300
Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Shares Paid						2,221,056
Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Shares Received						2,221,056
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity			431						131
Line of Credit Facility, Increase, Additional Borrowings								$ 300