Document and Entity Information Document - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Feb. 19, 2016	Jun. 27, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.
Trading Symbol	RYAM
Entity Central Index Key	0001597672
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		42,870,120
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 689,008,651