Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) - Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ (46,139,000)		$ (109,379,000)
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications	36,922,000		44,814,000
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	4,392,000		18,426,000
Net other comprehensive income/(loss)	41,314,000		63,240,000
Ending balance	(4,825,000)		(46,139,000)
Net losses transferred to Rayonier Advanced Materials Pension Plans	78,000,000
Additional Losses from Revaluation Related to Spinoff	30,000,000
Discount rate	4.00%		4.60%
Net periodic pension cost	5,000,000
Pension Benefits [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Discount rate	3.80%		4.60%		3.70%
Foreign currency translation losses [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	36,914,000		38,829,000
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications	(11,381,000)		(1,915,000)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	0		0
Net other comprehensive income/(loss)	(11,381,000)		(1,915,000)
Ending balance	25,533,000		36,914,000
Net investment hedge of New Zealand JV [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	0		0
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications	(145,000)		0
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	0		0
Net other comprehensive income/(loss)	(145,000)		0
Ending balance	(145,000)		0
New Zealand joint venture cash flow hedges [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(342,000)	[1]	(3,628,000)	[1]
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications	510,000	[1]	798,000	[1]
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,716,000)	[1]	2,488,000	[1]
Net other comprehensive income/(loss)	(1,206,000)	[1]	3,286,000	[1]
Ending balance	(1,548,000)	[1]	(342,000)	[1]
Unrecognized components of employee benefit plans [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(82,711,000)		(144,580,000)
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications	47,938,000	[2]	45,931,000	[3]
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	6,108,000	[4]	15,938,000	[5]
Net other comprehensive income/(loss)	54,046,000		61,869,000
Ending balance	(28,665,000)		(82,711,000)
Discount rate			4.60%		3.70%
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	(873,000)		2,488,000
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | New Zealand joint venture cash flow hedges [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,716,000)		2,488,000
Income tax benefit	$ 843,000		$ 0

[1] Prior to the acquisition of a majority interest in the New Zealand JV in 2013, Rayonier recorded its proportionate share of the New Zealand JV’s cash flow hedges as increases or decreases to “Investment in Joint Venture” with corresponding adjustments to “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The New Zealand JV’s cash flow hedges have been consolidated as a result of the acquisition.

[2] Reflects $78 million, net of taxes, of comprehensive income due to the transfer of losses to Rayonier Advanced Materials Pension Plans. This comprehensive income was offset by $30 million, net of taxes, of losses as a result of revaluations required due to the spin-off and at year-end. The actuarial losses were primarily caused by a decrease in the discount rate from 4.6 percent as of December 31, 2013 to 3.8 percent as of December 31, 2014. See Note 22 — Employee Benefit Plans for additional information.

[3] The decrease in the unrecognized component of employee benefit plans was due to an actuarial gain resulting from an increase in the discount rate from 3.7 percent as of December 31, 2012 to 4.6 percent as of December 31, 2013, and higher than expected returns on plan assets in 2013.

[4] This accumulated other comprehensive income component is comprised of $5 million from the computation of net periodic pension cost and the $1 million write-off of a deferred tax asset related to the revaluation and transfer of liabilities as a result of the spin-off.

[5] This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in the computation of net periodic pension cost. See Note 22 — Employee Benefit Plans for additional information.