Earnings Per Share (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income attributable to Pope Resources' unitholders	$ 289	$ 1,846	$ 8,098	$ 14,087
Net income attributable to unvested restricted unitholders	(25)	(30)	(37)	(175)
Preferred share dividends - ORM Timber Funds	(8)	(8)	(16)	(16)
Net income for calculation of EPS	$ 256	$ 1,808	$ 8,045	$ 13,896
Basic and diluted weighted average units outstanding	4,298	4,391	4,296	4,389
Basic and diluted earnings per unit attributable to unitholders (in dollars per unit)	$ 0.06	$ 0.41	$ 1.87	$ 3.17