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-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)

-Number 21

-Paragraph 16, 20

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

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Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement.

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

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Consolidating Financial Statements Text (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2010 Issuer Entity [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Issuer Entity [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Non-guarantor Subsidiary Rayonier TRS Holdings Inc [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Non-guarantor Subsidiary Rayonier TRS Holdings Inc [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Non-guarantor Subsidiary All Other Subsidiaries [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Non-guarantor Subsidiary All Other Subsidiaries [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 October 2007 Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 August 2009 Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount									$ 300,000,000	$ 172,500,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage									3.75%	4.50%
Debt Instrument Scheduled Date of Maturity									2012	2015
Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment Interest Expense Understatement (Overstatement)	5,300,000	15,600,000	(5,300,000)	(15,600,000)
Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment New Zealand Joint Venture Overstatement (Understatement)					$ 44,000	$ (4,650,000)	$ (44,000)	$ 4,650,000