Earnings Per Common Share Schedule of Antidilutive Shares (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013		Mar. 31, 2012
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from the computations of diluted earnings per share	2,336,660		3,413,046
Stock options, performance and restricted shares
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from the computations of diluted earnings per share	220,701		445,859
Assumed conversion of exchangeable note hedges
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from the computations of diluted earnings per share	2,115,959	[1]	2,967,187	[1]

[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.