Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
SALES	$ 134,843	$ 140,305
Costs and Expenses
Cost of sales	107,971	107,234
Selling and general expenses	9,779	10,898
Other operating income, net (Note 14)	(5,904)	(5,574)
Costs and Expenses, Total	111,846	112,558
OPERATING INCOME	22,997	27,747
Interest expense	(7,098)	(8,544)
Interest income and miscellaneous expense, net	(1,622)	(1,494)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	14,277	17,709
Income tax benefit	781	471
NET INCOME	15,058	18,180	$ 43,941
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	586	433
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	14,472	17,747
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of income tax benefit of $0 and $343	2,804	(14,323)	(32,451)
Cash flow hedges, net of income tax benefit (expense) of $432 and $436	(13,774)	(946)	(9,961)
Actuarial change and amortization of pension and postretirement plans, net of income tax expense of $0 and $158	617	781	$ 2,933
Total other comprehensive loss	(10,353)	(14,488)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	4,705	3,692
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(3,749)	(3,791)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	$ 8,454	$ 7,483
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (Note 10)
Basic earnings per share attributable to Rayonier Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 0.12	$ 0.14
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Rayonier Inc. (in dollars per share)	0.12	0.14
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 1.00