Operating Agreement Term

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- Definition

Percentage Of Ownership Interest in Subsidiaries

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- Definition

Amount classified as assets attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of, expected to be disposed of within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 205
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 10
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-Section 50
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- Definition

Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations before deduction of income tax expense (benefit) and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest, and addition of income (loss) from equity method investments.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(h)(1)(i))
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- Definition

The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
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-Paragraph 12
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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Balance Sheet Of Partnership Co-Investments (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Land and timber held for sale		$ 9,513		$ 9,513		$ 20,503
Pretax income (loss)		$ 626	$ 1,032	$ 12,176	$ (1,053)
Fund II
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Operating term for Fund				10 years
Pope Resources and ORMLLC combined ownership percentage				20.00%
Proceeds from sale of tree farms	$ 26,500
Fund II \| Timber Properties
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Land and timber held for sale	11,100
Fund II \| Productive Land
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Land and timber held for sale	$ 2,800
Pretax income (loss)			(5)	$ 2,500	(18)
Fund III
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Operating term for Fund				10 years
Pope Resources and ORMLLC combined ownership percentage				5.00%
Fund IV
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Operating term for Fund				15 years
Pope Resources and ORMLLC combined ownership percentage				15.00%
Fund II \| Productive Land
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership [Line Items]
Pretax income (loss)			$ (24)	$ 12,500	$ (89)