Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended										12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013		Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
SALES	$ 520,242	$ 384,784	$ 409,077		$ 393,719		$ 412,660	$ 386,163	$ 348,096	$ 336,571	$ 1,707,822		$ 1,483,490	$ 1,420,960
Costs and Expenses
Cost of sales	395,446	287,150	297,698		266,018		292,212	259,201	243,571	235,708	1,246,312		1,030,692	1,006,297
Selling and general expenses											64,843		66,957	65,251
Other operating income, net (Note 16)											(9,487)		(14,169)	(3,794)
Costs and Expenses, Total											1,301,668		1,083,480	1,067,754
Equity in income of New Zealand joint venture											562		550	4,088
OPERATING INCOME BEFORE GAIN RELATED TO CONSOLIDATION OF NEW ZEALAND JOINT VENTURE											406,716		400,560	357,294
Gain related to consolidation of New Zealand joint venture (Note 4)			16,000										0	0
OPERATING INCOME											422,814		400,560	357,294
Interest expense											(43,760)		(44,981)	(50,775)
Interest and miscellaneous income, net											2,372		606	843
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES											381,426		356,185	307,362
Income tax expense											(49,661)		(84,743)	(30,688)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	82,249	58,367	87,891	[1]	103,258		73,474	79,278	66,091	52,599	331,765	[1]	271,442	276,674
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income tax (expense) benefit of ($21,050), ($3,648) and $331	(2,444)	0	0		44,477		2,135	1,282	2,988	838	42,033		7,243	(669)
NET INCOME	79,805	58,367	87,891		147,735	[2]	75,609	80,560	69,079	53,437	373,798	[2]	278,685	276,005
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest											1,902		0	0
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	79,652	57,345	87,164	[1]	147,735	[2]	75,609	80,560	69,079	53,437	371,896	[1],[2]	278,685	276,005
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Foreign currency translation adjustment											(5,710)		4,352	3,546
New Zealand joint venture cash flow hedges, net of income tax (expense) benefit of ($248), $0 and $0											3,629		213	(2,373)
Net gain (loss) from pension and postretirement plans, net of income tax (expense) benefit of ($27,786), ($339) and $20,665											61,869		(496)	(46,263)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)											59,788		4,069	(45,090)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME											433,586		282,754	230,915
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest											(1,550)		0	0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.											$ 435,136		$ 282,754	$ 230,915
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.
Continuing Operations (in dollars per share)											$ 2.63		$ 2.21	$ 2.28
Discontinued Operations (in dollars per share)											$ 0.33		$ 0.06	$ (0.01)
Net Income (in dollars per share)	$ 0.63	$ 0.45	$ 0.69		$ 1.19		$ 0.61	$ 0.66	$ 0.56	$ 0.44	$ 2.96		$ 2.27	$ 2.27
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.
Continuing Operations (in dollars per share)											$ 2.54		$ 2.11	$ 2.21
Discontinued Operations (in dollars per share)											$ 0.32		$ 0.06	$ (0.01)
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 0.62	$ 0.44	$ 0.67		$ 1.13		$ 0.59	$ 0.62	$ 0.54	$ 0.42	$ 2.86		$ 2.17	$ 2.20

[1] Operating income and net income attributable to Rayonier Inc., for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, included a $16 million gain related to the consolidation of the New Zealand JV.

[2] Net income and net income attributable to Rayonier Inc. included a $43 million gain on the sale of Wood Products for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.