Employee Benefit Plans Investment of Plan Assets (Details) (Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	100.00%	100.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Defined Benefit Plan, Investment Goals	The Company’s Pension and Savings Plan Committee and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors oversee the pension plans’ investment program which is designed to maximize returns and provide sufficient liquidity to meet plan obligations while maintaining acceptable risk levels. The investment approach emphasizes diversification by allocating the plans’ assets among asset categories and selecting investment managers whose various investment methodologies will be minimally correlative with each other. Investments within the equity categories may include large capitalization, small capitalization and emerging market securities, while the international fixed income portfolio may include emerging markets debt.
Defined Benefit Plan, Type of Employer and Related Party Securities Included in Plan Assets	direct investment in Rayonier common stock
Defined Benefit Plan, Amount of Employer and Related Party Securities Included in Plan Assets	$ 0	$ 0
Domestic equity securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	42.00%	41.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Target allocation range minimum	40.00%
Target allocation range maximum	45.00%
International equity securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	26.00%	25.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Target allocation range minimum	20.00%
Target allocation range maximum	30.00%
Domestic fixed income securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	25.00%	26.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Target allocation range minimum	25.00%
Target allocation range maximum	30.00%
International fixed income securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	4.00%	5.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Target allocation range minimum	4.00%
Target allocation range maximum	6.00%
Real estate funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	3.00%	3.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets, Target Allocations [Abstract]
Target allocation range minimum	2.00%
Target allocation range maximum	4.00%