Earnings Per Common Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013		Mar. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2012	Apr. 02, 2013 Warrants on Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2012 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Warrants on Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2012 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Warrants on Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2015 [Member]
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Income from continuing operations	$ 103,258		$ 52,599
Income from discontinued operations	44,477		838
NET INCOME	$ 147,735		$ 53,437		$ 278,685
Shares used for determining basic earnings per share	124,479,865		122,352,435
Dilutive Effect of:
Stock options	533,031		719,166
Performance and restricted shares	448,440		651,729
Assumed conversion of Senior Exchangeable Notes	2,115,959	[1]	2,967,187	[1]
Assumed conversion of warrants	2,859,593	[1],[2]	1,241,612	[1],[2]
Shares used for determining diluted earnings per common share	130,436,888		127,932,129
Basic earnings per common share:
Continuing operations	$ 0.83		$ 0.43
Discontinued operations	$ 0.36		$ 0.01
Net Income	$ 1.19		$ 0.44
Diluted earnings per common share:
Continuing operations	$ 0.79		$ 0.41
Discontinued operations	$ 0.34		$ 0.01
Net Income	$ 1.13		$ 0.42
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Beginning Date for Maturity of Warrants							Jan. 15, 2013
Ending Date for Maturity of Warrants							Mar. 27, 2013
Shares issued on conversion of warrants						97,918	2,036,976
Strike price of warrants								39.43
Average Stock Price	$ 55.47		$ 45.07

[1] The Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2012 (the "2012 Notes") matured in October 2012; however, no additional shares were issued due to offsetting exchangeable note hedges. Similarly, Rayonier will not issue additional shares upon maturity of the Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2015 (the "2015 Notes") due to offsetting hedges. Accounting Standards Codification 260, Earnings Per Share requires the assumed conversion of the Notes to be included in dilutive shares if the average stock price for the period exceeds the strike prices, while the assumed conversion of the hedges is excluded since they are anti-dilutive. As such, the dilutive effect of the assumed conversion of the 2012 Notes was only included for the three months ended March 31, 2012, while the effect of the 2015 Notes was included for both periods presented.The warrants sold in conjunction with the Notes due 2012 began maturing on January 15, 2013 and matured ratably through March 27, 2013. As a result, 2,036,976 shares were issued through the end of the first quarter and 97,918 shares issued in the first week of April. The dilutive impact of these warrants was calculated based on the amount of time they were outstanding before settlement during the first quarter. Rayonier will distribute additional shares upon maturity of the warrants for the Notes due 2015 if the stock price exceeds $39.43 per share. For additional information on the potential dilutive impact of the Senior Exchangeable Notes, warrants and exchangeable note hedges, see Note 11 — Debt in the 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Note 14 — Debt of this Form 10-Q.

[2] The higher shares used for the assumed conversion of the warrants were primarily due to an increase in the average stock price from $45.07 in first quarter 2012 to $55.47 in first quarter 2013.