Earnings Per Common Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended						0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2012		Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Apr. 02, 2013 Warrants on Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2012 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Warrants on Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2012 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Warrants on Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2012 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Warrants on Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2015 [Member]
Income amounts attributable to Rayonier Inc.
Income from continuing operations	$ 87,891		$ 66,091		$ 191,149		$ 118,690
Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest	727		0		727		0
Income from continuing operations attributable to Rayonier Inc.	87,164		66,091		190,422		118,690
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Rayonier Inc.	0		2,988		44,477		3,825
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	87,164		69,079		234,899		122,515
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$ 1,650,120				$ 1,650,120				$ 1,438,004	$ 1,323,073
Shares used for determining basic earnings per common share	126,027,297		122,455,464		125,257,876		122,403,388
Dilutive Effect of:
Stock options	504,321		669,298		519,014		692,622
Performance and restricted shares	386,228		726,368		384,910		727,968
Assumed conversion of Senior Exchangeable Notes	2,217,058	[1]	2,669,808	[1]	2,173,658	[1]	2,830,382	[1]
Assumed conversion of warrants	1,632,345	[1],[2]	890,189	[1],[2]	2,250,361	[1],[2]	1,077,217	[1],[2]
Shares used for determining diluted earnings per common share	130,767,249		127,411,127		130,585,819		127,731,577
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Rayonier Inc.:
Continuing operations	$ 0.69		$ 0.54		$ 1.52		$ 0.97
Discontinued operations	$ 0.00		$ 0.02		$ 0.36		$ 0.03
Net Income	$ 0.69		$ 0.56		$ 1.88		$ 1.00
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Rayonier Inc.:
Continuing operations	$ 0.67		$ 0.52		$ 1.46		$ 0.93
Discontinued operations	$ 0.00		$ 0.02		$ 0.34		$ 0.03
Net Income	$ 0.67		$ 0.54		$ 1.80		$ 0.96
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	2,037,303	2,135,221
Strike price of warrants														39.35
Average Stock Price	$ 57.15		$ 43.74		$ 56.34		$ 44.40

[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 and six months ended June 30, 2012, while the effect of the 2015 Notes was included for all periods presented.The warrants sold in conjunction with the 2012 Notes began maturing on January 15, 2013 and matured ratably through March 27, 2013. As a result, 2,037,303 shares were issued through the end of the first quarter and 97,918 shares were issued in the first week of April. The dilutive impact of these warrants was calculated based on the length of time they were outstanding before settlement. Rayonier will distribute additional shares upon maturity of the warrants for the 2015 Notes if the stock price exceeds $39.35 per share. For 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 16 — 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 $43.74 for the three months ended June 30, 2012 to $57.15 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and from $44.40 for the six months ended June 30, 2012 to $56.34 for the six months ended June 30, 2013. The impact of the higher stock price was partially offset by a decrease in dilutive shares due to the maturity of the warrants on the Notes due 2012.