CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
CASH (USED FOR) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	$ 31,035	$ 53,398
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures	(13,298)	(13,164)
Real estate development costs	(1,685)	(276)
Purchase of timberlands	(14,323)	(23,070)
Change in restricted cash	10,613	(7,071)
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Other	(1,590)	(158)
CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(20,283)	(43,739)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issuance of debt	285,552	12,000
Repayment of debt	(240,752)	(11,371)
Dividends paid	(30,675)	(31,667)
Proceeds from the issuance of common shares	18	546
Repurchase of common shares	(690)	0
Intercompany distributions	0	0
Other	(16)	(94)
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES	13,437	(30,586)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH	238	(1,582)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Change in cash and cash equivalents	24,427	(22,509)
Balance, beginning of year	51,777	161,558
Balance, end of period	76,204	139,049
Consolidating Adjustments
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
CASH (USED FOR) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	0	(9,046)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures	0	0
Real estate development costs	0	0
Purchase of timberlands	0	0
Change in restricted cash	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	(1,136)	8,807
Other	0	0
CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(1,136)	8,807
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issuance of debt	0	0
Repayment of debt	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Proceeds from the issuance of common shares	0	0
Repurchase of common shares	0
Intercompany distributions	1,136	239
Other	0	0
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES	1,136	239
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Balance, beginning of year	0	0
Balance, end of period	0	0
Rayonier Inc. (Parent Issuer)
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
CASH (USED FOR) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	2,332	6,735
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures	0	0
Real estate development costs	0	0
Purchase of timberlands	0	0
Change in restricted cash	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Other	0	0
CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES	0	0
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issuance of debt	0	0
Repayment of debt	0	0
Dividends paid	(30,675)	(31,667)
Proceeds from the issuance of common shares	18	546
Repurchase of common shares	(690)
Intercompany distributions	35,332	0
Other	(16)	(94)
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES	3,969	(31,215)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Change in cash and cash equivalents	6,301	(24,480)
Balance, beginning of year	2,472	102,218
Balance, end of period	8,773	77,738
Subsidiary Guarantors
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
CASH (USED FOR) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	(3,624)	13,604
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures	0	0
Real estate development costs	0	0
Purchase of timberlands	0	0
Change in restricted cash	0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	1,136	(8,807)
Other	0	0
CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES	1,136	(8,807)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issuance of debt	213,000	12,000
Repayment of debt	(25,000)	(10,000)
Dividends paid	0	0
Proceeds from the issuance of common shares	0	0
Repurchase of common shares	0
Intercompany distributions	(170,861)	(9,333)
Other	0	0
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES	17,139	(7,333)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Change in cash and cash equivalents	14,651	(2,536)
Balance, beginning of year	13,217	8,105
Balance, end of period	27,868	5,569
Non- guarantors
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
CASH (USED FOR) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	32,327	42,105
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures	(13,298)	(13,164)
Real estate development costs	(1,685)	(276)
Purchase of timberlands	(14,323)	(23,070)
Change in restricted cash	10,613	(7,071)
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Other	(1,590)	(158)
CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(20,283)	(43,739)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issuance of debt	72,552	0
Repayment of debt	(215,752)	(1,371)
Dividends paid	0	0
Proceeds from the issuance of common shares	0	0
Repurchase of common shares	0
Intercompany distributions	134,393	9,094
Other	0	0
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES	(8,807)	7,723
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH	238	(1,582)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Change in cash and cash equivalents	3,475	4,507
Balance, beginning of year	36,088	51,235
Balance, end of period	$ 39,563	$ 55,742