CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
SALES	$ 386,686	$ 393,719
Cost of sales	304,619	266,018
Selling and general expenses	15,491	16,099
Other operating (income) expense, net	3,537	(3,503)
Costs and Expenses, Total	323,647	278,614
Equity in income of New Zealand joint venture	0	258
OPERATING INCOME	63,039	115,363
Interest (expense) income	(12,969)	(7,717)
Interest and miscellaneous income (expense), net	(1,015)	57
Equity in income from subsidiaries	0	0
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	49,055	107,703
Income tax (expense) benefit	(7,712)	(4,445)
Income from continuing operations	41,343	103,258
Income from discontinued operations, net	0	44,477
NET INCOME	41,343	147,735	373,798
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(83)	0
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	41,426	147,735
Foreign currency translation adjustment	17,803	975	(5,710)
New Zealand joint venture cash flow hedges	1,711	554	3,629
Amortization of pension and postretirement plans, net of income tax	2,097	4,969	61,869
Total other comprehensive income	21,611	6,498
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	62,954	154,233
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	5,425	0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	57,529	154,233
Rayonier Inc. (Parent Guarantor) [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
SALES	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0
Selling and general expenses	0	0
Other operating (income) expense, net	0	(1,881)
Costs and Expenses, Total	0	(1,881)
Equity in income of New Zealand joint venture		0
OPERATING INCOME	0	1,881
Interest (expense) income	(3,193)	(3,275)
Interest and miscellaneous income (expense), net	2,698	2,419
Equity in income from subsidiaries	41,921	146,710
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	41,426	147,735
Income tax (expense) benefit	0	0
Income from continuing operations		147,735
Income from discontinued operations, net		0
NET INCOME	41,426	147,735
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	0
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	41,426
Foreign currency translation adjustment	12,894	975
New Zealand joint venture cash flow hedges	1,112	554
Amortization of pension and postretirement plans, net of income tax	2,097	4,969
Total other comprehensive income	16,103	6,498
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	57,529	154,233
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	57,529
Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2015 at a fixed interest rate of 4.50% [Member] | ROC (Subsidiary Guarantor) [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
SALES	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0
Selling and general expenses	2,150	2,401
Other operating (income) expense, net	2,375	523
Costs and Expenses, Total	4,525	2,924
Equity in income of New Zealand joint venture		0
OPERATING INCOME	(4,525)	(2,924)
Interest (expense) income	(243)	(252)
Interest and miscellaneous income (expense), net	814	529
Equity in income from subsidiaries	46,478	148,765
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	42,524	146,118
Income tax (expense) benefit	(603)	592
Income from continuing operations		146,710
Income from discontinued operations, net		0
NET INCOME	41,921	146,710
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	0
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	41,921
Foreign currency translation adjustment	12,893	975
New Zealand joint venture cash flow hedges	1,112	554
Amortization of pension and postretirement plans, net of income tax	2,097	4,969
Total other comprehensive income	16,102	6,498
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	58,023	153,208
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	58,023
Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2015 at a fixed interest rate of 4.50% [Member] | Rayonier TRS Holdings Inc. (Issuer) [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
SALES	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0
Selling and general expenses	0	0
Other operating (income) expense, net	0	0
Costs and Expenses, Total	0	0
Equity in income of New Zealand joint venture		0
OPERATING INCOME	0	0
Interest (expense) income	(6,690)	(6,618)
Interest and miscellaneous income (expense), net	(1,047)	(751)
Equity in income from subsidiaries	31,110	123,469
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	23,373	116,100
Income tax (expense) benefit	2,824	2,690
Income from continuing operations		118,790
Income from discontinued operations, net		0
NET INCOME	26,197	118,790
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	0
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	26,197
Foreign currency translation adjustment	766	240
New Zealand joint venture cash flow hedges	1,112	0
Amortization of pension and postretirement plans, net of income tax	1,620	4,012
Total other comprehensive income	3,498	4,252
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	29,695	123,042
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	29,695
Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2015 at a fixed interest rate of 4.50% [Member] | Non-guarantors [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
SALES	386,686	393,719
Cost of sales	304,619	266,018
Selling and general expenses	13,341	13,698
Other operating (income) expense, net	1,162	(2,145)
Costs and Expenses, Total	319,122	277,571
Equity in income of New Zealand joint venture		258
OPERATING INCOME	67,564	116,406
Interest (expense) income	(2,843)	2,428
Interest and miscellaneous income (expense), net	(3,480)	(2,140)
Equity in income from subsidiaries	0	0
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	61,241	116,694
Income tax (expense) benefit	(9,933)	(7,727)
Income from continuing operations		108,967
Income from discontinued operations, net		44,477
NET INCOME	51,308	153,444
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(83)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	51,391
Foreign currency translation adjustment	17,795	975
New Zealand joint venture cash flow hedges	1,711	554
Amortization of pension and postretirement plans, net of income tax	1,620	0
Total other comprehensive income	21,126	1,529
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	72,434	154,973
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	5,425
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	67,009
Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2015 at a fixed interest rate of 4.50% [Member] | Consolidation Adjustments [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
SALES	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0
Selling and general expenses	0	0
Other operating (income) expense, net	0	0
Costs and Expenses, Total	0	0
Equity in income of New Zealand joint venture		0
OPERATING INCOME	0	0
Interest (expense) income	0	0
Interest and miscellaneous income (expense), net	0	0
Equity in income from subsidiaries	(119,509)	(418,944)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	(119,509)	(418,944)
Income tax (expense) benefit	0	0
Income from continuing operations		(418,944)
Income from discontinued operations, net		0
NET INCOME	(119,509)	(418,944)
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	0
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	(119,509)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(26,545)	(2,190)
New Zealand joint venture cash flow hedges	(3,336)	(1,108)
Amortization of pension and postretirement plans, net of income tax	(5,337)	(8,981)
Total other comprehensive income	(35,218)	(12,279)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	(154,727)	(431,223)
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	(154,727)
Senior Notes due 2022 at a fixed interest rate of 3.75% [Member] | ROC (Subsidiary Guarantor) [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
SALES	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0
Selling and general expenses	2,150	2,401
Other operating (income) expense, net	2,375	523
Costs and Expenses, Total	4,525	2,924
Equity in income of New Zealand joint venture		0
OPERATING INCOME	(4,525)	(2,924)
Interest (expense) income	(6,933)	(6,870)
Interest and miscellaneous income (expense), net	(233)	(222)
Equity in income from subsidiaries	51,391	153,444
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	39,700	143,428
Income tax (expense) benefit	2,221	3,282
Income from continuing operations		146,710
Income from discontinued operations, net		0
NET INCOME	41,921	146,710
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	0
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	41,921
Foreign currency translation adjustment	12,892	975
New Zealand joint venture cash flow hedges	1,112	554
Amortization of pension and postretirement plans, net of income tax	2,097	4,969
Total other comprehensive income	16,101	6,498
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	58,022	153,208
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	58,022
Senior Notes due 2022 at a fixed interest rate of 3.75% [Member] | Non-guarantors [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
SALES	386,686	393,719
Cost of sales	304,619	266,018
Selling and general expenses	13,341	13,698
Other operating (income) expense, net	1,162	(2,145)
Costs and Expenses, Total	319,122	277,571
Equity in income of New Zealand joint venture		258
OPERATING INCOME	67,564	116,406
Interest (expense) income	(2,843)	2,428
Interest and miscellaneous income (expense), net	(3,480)	(2,140)
Equity in income from subsidiaries	0	0
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	61,241	116,694
Income tax (expense) benefit	(9,933)	(7,727)
Income from continuing operations		108,967
Income from discontinued operations, net		44,477
NET INCOME	51,308	153,444
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(83)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	51,391
Foreign currency translation adjustment	17,795	975
New Zealand joint venture cash flow hedges	1,711	554
Amortization of pension and postretirement plans, net of income tax	1,620	0
Total other comprehensive income	21,126	1,529
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	72,434	154,973
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	5,425
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	67,009
Senior Notes due 2022 at a fixed interest rate of 3.75% [Member] | Consolidation Adjustments [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
SALES	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0
Selling and general expenses	0	0
Other operating (income) expense, net	0	0
Costs and Expenses, Total	0	0
Equity in income of New Zealand joint venture		0
OPERATING INCOME	0	0
Interest (expense) income	0	0
Interest and miscellaneous income (expense), net	0	0
Equity in income from subsidiaries	(93,312)	(300,154)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	(93,312)	(300,154)
Income tax (expense) benefit	0	0
Income from continuing operations		(300,154)
Income from discontinued operations, net		0
NET INCOME	(93,312)	(300,154)
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	0
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	(93,312)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(25,778)	(1,950)
New Zealand joint venture cash flow hedges	(2,224)	(1,108)
Amortization of pension and postretirement plans, net of income tax	(3,717)	(4,969)
Total other comprehensive income	(31,719)	(8,027)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	(125,031)	(308,181)
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	$ (125,031)