Earnings Per Common Share Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except 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
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
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
Less: Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest											1,902		0		0
Income from continuing operations attributable to Rayonier Inc.											329,863		271,442		276,674
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Rayonier Inc.	(2,444)	0	0		44,477		2,135	1,282	2,988	838	42,033		7,243		(669)
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
Shares used for determining basic earnings per common share											125,717,311		122,711,802		121,662,985
Dilutive effect of:
Stock options											463,949		634,218		702,693
Performance and restricted shares											158,319		757,308		982,951
Assumed conversion of Senior Exchangeable Notes											1,965,177	[3]	2,888,650	[3]	1,895,762	[3]
Assumed conversion of warrants											1,800,345	[3]	1,710,445	[3]	149,900
Shares used for determining diluted earnings per common share											130,105,101		128,702,423		125,394,291
Basic earnings per common 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 common 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.

[3] The Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2012 (the “2012 Notes”) matured in October 2012 and $41.5 million of the Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2015 (the “2015 Notes”) were redeemed by the noteholders in September and October 2013; however, no additional shares were issued due to offsetting exchangeable note hedges. Similarly, Rayonier will not issue additional shares upon future exchange or maturity of the remaining 2015 Notes due to offsetting hedges. ASC 260, Earnings Per Share requires the assumed conversion of the Notes to be included in dilutive shares if the average stock price for the period exceeds the strike prices, while the assumed conversion of the hedges is excluded since they are anti-dilutive. As such, the dilutive effect of the assumed conversion of the 2012 Notes was included for the year ended December 31, 2012. The full dilutive effect of the 2015 Notes was included for the year ended December 31, 2012, while only a proportional amount based on the length of time the $41.5 million balance was outstanding before the exchange was included for the year ended December 31, 2013.