Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 217,770	$ 43,941	$ 97,846
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	115,142	113,708	119,980
Non-cash cost of land and real estate sold	11,690	12,509	13,264
Stock-based incentive compensation expense	5,136	4,484	7,869
Amortization of debt discount/premium	(462)	604	1,092
Deferred income taxes	5,170	(1,475)	1,828
Non-cash adjustments to unrecognized tax benefit liability	0	135	(6,597)
Depreciation and amortization from discontinued operations	0	0	37,985
Amortization of losses from pension and postretirement plans	2,513	3,403	7,276
Gain on sale of Large Dispositions	(143,933)	0	0
Other	336	350	3,307
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables	2,517	2,034	4,300
Inventories	(1,175)	(9,749)	3,926
Accounts payable	(559)	1,863	29,929
Income tax receivable/payable	(206)	(894)	838
All other operating activities	(10,138)	6,251	2,669
Expenditures for dispositions and discontinued operations	0	0	(5,096)
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	203,801	177,164	320,416
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures	(58,723)	(57,293)	(63,713)
Capital expenditures from discontinued operations	0	0	(60,955)
Real estate development investments	(8,746)	(2,676)	(3,674)
Purchase of timberlands	(366,481)	(98,409)	(130,896)
Assets purchased in business acquisition	(887)	0	0
Net proceeds from Large Dispositions	203,862	0
Proceeds from settlement of foreign currency hedge	0	2,804	0
Rayonier office building under construction	(6,307)	(908)	0
Change in restricted cash	(48,184)	(16,836)	62,256
Other	2,311	7,009	306
CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(283,155)	(166,309)	(196,676)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issuance of debt	695,916	472,558	1,426,464
Repayment of debt	(458,415)	(364,402)	(1,289,637)
Dividends paid	(122,845)	(124,936)	(257,517)
Proceeds from the issuance of common shares	1,576	2,117	5,579
Proceeds from repurchase of common shares	(690)	(100,000)	(1,858)
Debt issuance costs	(818)	(1,678)	(12,380)
Net cash disbursed upon spin-off of Performance Fibers business	0	0	(31,420)
Other	(301)	(122)	(680)
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES	114,423	(116,463)	(161,449)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH	(937)	(4,173)	(377)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Change in cash and cash equivalents	34,132	(109,781)	(38,086)
Balance, beginning of year	51,777	161,558	199,644
Balance, end of year	85,909	51,777	161,558
Cash paid during the year:
Interest	36,289	33,011	47,640
Income taxes	501	277	8,789
Non-cash investing activity:
Capital assets purchased on account	4,683	3,429	2,444
Purchase of timberlands	$ 0	$ 700	$ 0