EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Income amounts attributable to Rayonier Inc.
Net Income	$ 15,058	$ 18,180
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	586	433
Net income attributable to Rayonier Inc.	$ 14,472	$ 17,747
Shares used for determining basic earnings per common share (in shares)	122,556,239	126,614,334
Dilutive effect of:
Stock options (in shares)	53,526	168,680
Performance and restricted shares (in shares)	35,124	51,494
Assumed conversion of senior exchangeable notes (in shares)	0	892,885
Assumed conversion of warrants (in shares)	0	0
Shares used for determining diluted earnings per common share (in shares)	122,644,889	127,727,393
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Rayonier Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 0.12	$ 0.14
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Rayonier Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 0.12	$ 0.14