Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 23, 2017	Oct. 27, 2017
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-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 23, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		43,276,676