- Geographical Operating Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended										12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013		Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Apr. 30, 2013	Apr. 04, 2013
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
SALES	$ 147,360,000		$ 149,829,000	$ 163,145,000	$ 143,187,000	$ 238,515,000		$ 159,261,000	$ 154,889,000	$ 107,053,000	$ 603,521,000		$ 659,718,000		$ 378,608,000
Operating Income											98,289,000		108,660,000		32,058,000
Identifiable Assets	2,453,115,000					3,685,501,000					2,453,115,000		3,685,501,000
Noncontrolling interest ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners																	35.00%	35.00%
Matariki Forestry Group [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Operating Income													16,000,000
Operating income gain from consolidation of New Zealand JV													16,000,000
Geographic Operating Information [Member] | United States [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
SALES											318,000,000		380,000,000		274,000,000
Operating Income											87,000,000		81,000,000		30,000,000
Identifiable Assets	1,884,000,000					3,077,000,000					1,884,000,000		3,077,000,000
Geographic Operating Information [Member] | New Zealand [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
SALES											286,000,000	[1]	280,000,000	[1]	105,000,000	[1]
Operating Income											11,000,000	[1]	28,000,000	[1]	2,000,000	[1]
Identifiable Assets	$ 569,000,000	[1]				$ 609,000,000	[1]				$ 569,000,000	[1]	$ 609,000,000	[1]

[1] 2013 included a $16 million operating income gain from the consolidation of the New Zealand JV. See Note 4 — Joint Venture Investment.