INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Amount [Abstract]
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate	$ (27,758)	$ (47,280)	$ (7,726)
U.S. and foreign REIT income	29,732	44,316	16,569
Matariki Group and Rayonier New Zealand Ltd	(5,038)	(12,927)	(7,698)
Change in valuation allowance	(3,939)	9,111	(6,695)
REIT Built-in Gain	(2,516)	(2,215)	0
State Net Operating Loss	0	0	1,118
Prepaid land sales	0	0	(1,084)
Foreign income tax withholding	(1,239)	(505)	(721)
Sale of Timber Funds	0	(2,399)	0
State Income Tax, Net of Federal Benefit	1,424	0	0
Bainbridge Landing JV, NCI	2,496	0	0
Other	(2,551)	(2,762)	(772)
Income tax expense as reported for net income	$ (9,389)	$ (14,661)	$ (7,009)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Abstract]
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate	(21.00%)	(21.00%)	(21.00%)
U.S. and foreign REIT income	22.50%	19.70%	45.00%
Matariki Group and Rayonier New Zealand Ltd	(3.80%)	(5.70%)	(20.80%)
Change in valuation allowance	(3.00%)	4.00%	(18.20%)
REIT Built-in Gain	(1.90%)	(1.00%)	0.00%
State Net Operating Loss	0.00%	0.00%	3.00%
Prepaid land sales	0.00%	0.00%	(2.90%)
Foreign income tax withholding	(0.90%)	(0.20%)	(2.00%)
Sale of Timber Funds	0.00%	(1.10%)	0.00%
State Income Tax, Net of Federal Benefit	1.10%	0.00%	0.00%
Bainbridge Landing JV, NCI	1.80%	0.00%	0.00%
Other	(1.90%)	(1.20%)	(2.10%)
Income tax expense as reported for net income	(7.10%)	(6.50%)	(19.00%)