LONGVIEW TIMBER PURCHASE - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) Share data in Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011 acre	Jul. 23, 2013 Rate acre	Sep. 30, 2013 Common shares	Jun. 30, 2013 Common shares	Jun. 30, 2013 6.375 percent Mandatory Convertible Preference Shares, Series A	Dec. 31, 2013 6.375 percent Mandatory Convertible Preference Shares, Series A	Dec. 31, 2012 6.375 percent Mandatory Convertible Preference Shares, Series A
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition of Longview Timber LLC, effective date of acquisition	Jul. 23, 2013
Acquisition of Longview Timber LLC, equity interests purchased					100.00%
Acquisition of Longview Timber LLC, net of cash acquired	$ 1,580,000,000	$ 1,581,000,000	$ 0	$ 0
Acquisition of Longview Timber LLC, debt assumed	1,070,000,000	1,070,000,000	0	0
Acquisition of Longview Timber LLC, aggregate purchase price	2,650,000,000
Acquisition of Longview Timber LLC, timberlands acquired, acres				82,000	645,000
New shares issued		33,350	0	0		4,400	29,000	13,800
New shares issued, date						Jul. 08, 2013	Jun. 24, 2013	Jun. 24, 2013
Valuation date closing stock price						$ 27.75	$ 27.75
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares		897,000,000	0	0		116,000,000	781,000,000
Preference shares, par value								$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Preference shares, liquidation preference								$ 50.00	$ 50.00	$ 0.00
Net proceeds from issuance of preference shares								669,000,000
Fees related to bridge loan		$ 11,000,000