CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 156,071	$ 199,644	$ 266,017	$ 280,596
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	111,697	94,956
Inventory	141,928	138,818
Deferred tax assets	31,580	39,100
Prepaid and other current assets	54,557	46,576
Total current assets	495,833	519,094
TIMBER AND TIMBERLANDS, NET OF DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION	2,069,518	2,049,378
NET PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT	861,969	860,821
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	0	0
INTERCOMPANY NOTES RECEIVABLE	0	0
OTHER ASSETS	217,458	256,208
TOTAL ASSETS	3,644,778	3,685,501
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	86,282	69,293
Current maturities of long-term debt	114,319	112,500
Accrued taxes	11,374	8,551
Accrued payroll and benefits	19,261	24,948
Accrued interest	13,857	9,531
Accrued customer incentives	10,082	9,580
Other current liabilities	35,870	34,874
Current liabilities for dispositions and discontinued operations	6,446	6,835
Total current liabilities	297,491	276,112
LONG-TERM DEBT	1,393,887	1,461,724
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES FOR DISPOSITIONS AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	67,456	69,543
PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS	95,098	95,654
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES	31,254	27,225
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLE	0	0
TOTAL RAYONIER INC. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	1,660,772	1,661,170
Noncontrolling interest	98,820	94,073
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	1,759,592	1,755,243		1,438,004
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	3,644,778	3,685,501
Rayonier Inc. (Parent Guarantor) [Member]
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	93,840	130,181	151,978	252,888
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	0	0
Inventory	0	0
Deferred tax assets	0	0
Prepaid and other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	93,840	130,181
TIMBER AND TIMBERLANDS, NET OF DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION	0	0
NET PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT	0	0
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	1,677,296	1,627,315
INTERCOMPANY NOTES RECEIVABLE	216,844	228,032
OTHER ASSETS	3,569	3,689
TOTAL ASSETS	1,991,549	1,989,217
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Accrued taxes	0	0
Accrued payroll and benefits	0	0
Accrued interest	5,777	3,047
Accrued customer incentives	0	0
Other current liabilities	0	0
Current liabilities for dispositions and discontinued operations	0	0
Total current liabilities	5,777	3,047
LONG-TERM DEBT	325,000	325,000
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES FOR DISPOSITIONS AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	0	0
PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS	0	0
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES	0	0
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLE	0	0
TOTAL RAYONIER INC. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	1,660,772
Noncontrolling interest	0
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	1,660,772	1,661,170
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	1,991,549	1,989,217
Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2015 at a fixed interest rate of 4.50% [Member] | ROC (Subsidiary Guarantor) [Member]
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	4,494	304	20,930	3,966
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	10	10
Inventory	0	0
Deferred tax assets	0	0
Prepaid and other current assets	6,582	2,363
Total current assets	11,086	2,677
TIMBER AND TIMBERLANDS, NET OF DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION	0	0
NET PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT	2,698	2,612
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	1,853,207	1,837,760
INTERCOMPANY NOTES RECEIVABLE	0	0
OTHER ASSETS	32,705	32,519
TOTAL ASSETS	1,899,696	1,875,568
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	1,054	1,522
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Accrued taxes	14	4,855
Accrued payroll and benefits	8,038	11,382
Accrued interest	669	538
Accrued customer incentives	0	0
Other current liabilities	9,058	8,765
Current liabilities for dispositions and discontinued operations	0	0
Total current liabilities	18,833	27,062
LONG-TERM DEBT	0	0
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES FOR DISPOSITIONS AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	0	0
PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS	91,807	91,471
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES	13,763	11,493
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLE	97,997	118,227
TOTAL RAYONIER INC. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	1,677,296
Noncontrolling interest	0
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	1,677,296	1,627,315
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	1,899,696	1,875,568
Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2015 at a fixed interest rate of 4.50% [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	(178)	10,719	31,749	19,358
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	689	2,300
Inventory	0	0
Deferred tax assets	646	681
Prepaid and other current assets	3	6
Total current assets	1,160	13,706
TIMBER AND TIMBERLANDS, NET OF DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION	0	0
NET PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT	0	0
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	1,170,733	1,148,221
INTERCOMPANY NOTES RECEIVABLE	20,866	20,659
OTHER ASSETS	3,496	3,739
TOTAL ASSETS	1,196,255	1,186,325
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	2,102	1,564
Current maturities of long-term debt	112,500	112,500
Accrued taxes	0	0
Accrued payroll and benefits	0	0
Accrued interest	3,723	2,742
Accrued customer incentives	0	0
Other current liabilities	0	0
Current liabilities for dispositions and discontinued operations	0	0
Total current liabilities	118,325	116,806
LONG-TERM DEBT	768,228	847,749
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES FOR DISPOSITIONS AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	0	0
PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS	0	0
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES	0	0
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLE	0	0
TOTAL RAYONIER INC. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	309,702
Noncontrolling interest	0
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	309,702	221,770
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	1,196,255	1,186,325
Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2015 at a fixed interest rate of 4.50% [Member] | Non-guarantors [Member]
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	57,915	58,440	61,360	4,384
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	110,998	92,646
Inventory	141,928	138,818
Deferred tax assets	30,934	38,419
Prepaid and other current assets	47,972	44,207
Total current assets	389,747	372,530
TIMBER AND TIMBERLANDS, NET OF DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION	2,069,518	2,049,378
NET PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT	859,271	858,209
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	0	0
INTERCOMPANY NOTES RECEIVABLE	0	0
OTHER ASSETS	177,688	216,261
TOTAL ASSETS	3,496,224	3,496,378
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	83,126	66,207
Current maturities of long-term debt	1,819	0
Accrued taxes	11,360	3,696
Accrued payroll and benefits	11,223	13,566
Accrued interest	25,112	22,816
Accrued customer incentives	10,082	9,580
Other current liabilities	26,812	26,109
Current liabilities for dispositions and discontinued operations	6,446	6,835
Total current liabilities	175,980	148,809
LONG-TERM DEBT	300,659	288,975
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES FOR DISPOSITIONS AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	67,456	69,543
PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS	3,291	4,183
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES	17,491	15,732
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLE	151,940	125,921
TOTAL RAYONIER INC. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	2,680,587
Noncontrolling interest	98,820
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	2,779,407	2,843,215
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	3,496,224	3,496,378
Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2015 at a fixed interest rate of 4.50% [Member] | Consolidation Adjustments [Member]
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	0	0
Inventory	0	0
Deferred tax assets	0	0
Prepaid and other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	0	0
TIMBER AND TIMBERLANDS, NET OF DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION	0	0
NET PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT	0	0
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	(4,701,236)	(4,613,296)
INTERCOMPANY NOTES RECEIVABLE	(237,710)	(248,691)
OTHER ASSETS	0	0
TOTAL ASSETS	(4,938,946)	(4,861,987)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Accrued taxes	0	0
Accrued payroll and benefits	0	0
Accrued interest	(21,424)	(19,612)
Accrued customer incentives	0	0
Other current liabilities	0	0
Current liabilities for dispositions and discontinued operations	0	0
Total current liabilities	(21,424)	(19,612)
LONG-TERM DEBT	0	0
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES FOR DISPOSITIONS AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	0	0
PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS	0	0
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES	0	0
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLE	(249,937)	(244,148)
TOTAL RAYONIER INC. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	(4,667,585)
Noncontrolling interest	0
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	(4,667,585)	(4,598,227)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	(4,938,946)	(4,861,987)
Senior Notes due 2022 at a fixed interest rate of 3.75% [Member] | ROC (Subsidiary Guarantor) [Member]
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	4,316	11,023	52,679	23,324
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	699	2,310
Inventory	0	0
Deferred tax assets	646	681
Prepaid and other current assets	6,585	2,369
Total current assets	12,246	16,383
TIMBER AND TIMBERLANDS, NET OF DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION	0	0
NET PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT	2,698	2,612
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	2,714,238	2,764,211
INTERCOMPANY NOTES RECEIVABLE	20,866	20,659
OTHER ASSETS	36,201	36,258
TOTAL ASSETS	2,786,249	2,840,123
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	3,156	3,086
Current maturities of long-term debt	112,500	112,500
Accrued taxes	14	4,855
Accrued payroll and benefits	8,038	11,382
Accrued interest	4,392	3,280
Accrued customer incentives	0	0
Other current liabilities	9,058	8,765
Current liabilities for dispositions and discontinued operations	0	0
Total current liabilities	137,158	143,868
LONG-TERM DEBT	768,228	847,749
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES FOR DISPOSITIONS AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	0	0
PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS	91,807	91,471
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES	13,763	11,493
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLE	97,997	118,227
TOTAL RAYONIER INC. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	1,677,296
Noncontrolling interest	0
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	1,677,296	1,627,315
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	2,786,249	2,840,123
Senior Notes due 2022 at a fixed interest rate of 3.75% [Member] | Non-guarantors [Member]
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	57,915	58,440	61,360	4,384
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	110,998	92,646
Inventory	141,928	138,818
Deferred tax assets	30,934	38,419
Prepaid and other current assets	47,972	44,207
Total current assets	389,747	372,530
TIMBER AND TIMBERLANDS, NET OF DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION	2,069,518	2,049,378
NET PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT	859,271	858,209
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	0	0
INTERCOMPANY NOTES RECEIVABLE	0	0
OTHER ASSETS	177,688	216,261
TOTAL ASSETS	3,496,224	3,496,378
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	83,126	66,207
Current maturities of long-term debt	1,819	0
Accrued taxes	11,360	3,696
Accrued payroll and benefits	11,223	13,566
Accrued interest	25,112	22,816
Accrued customer incentives	10,082	9,580
Other current liabilities	26,812	26,109
Current liabilities for dispositions and discontinued operations	6,446	6,835
Total current liabilities	175,980	148,809
LONG-TERM DEBT	300,659	288,975
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES FOR DISPOSITIONS AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	67,456	69,543
PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS	3,291	4,183
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES	17,491	15,732
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLE	151,940	125,921
TOTAL RAYONIER INC. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	2,680,587
Noncontrolling interest	98,820
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	2,779,407	2,843,215
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	3,496,224	3,496,378
Senior Notes due 2022 at a fixed interest rate of 3.75% [Member] | Consolidation Adjustments [Member]
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	0	0
Inventory	0	0
Deferred tax assets	0	0
Prepaid and other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	0	0
TIMBER AND TIMBERLANDS, NET OF DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION	0	0
NET PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT	0	0
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	(4,391,534)	(4,391,526)
INTERCOMPANY NOTES RECEIVABLE	(237,710)	(248,691)
OTHER ASSETS	0	0
TOTAL ASSETS	(4,629,244)	(4,640,217)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Accrued taxes	0	0
Accrued payroll and benefits	0	0
Accrued interest	(21,424)	(19,612)
Accrued customer incentives	0	0
Other current liabilities	0	0
Current liabilities for dispositions and discontinued operations	0	0
Total current liabilities	(21,424)	(19,612)
LONG-TERM DEBT	0	0
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES FOR DISPOSITIONS AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	0	0
PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS	0	0
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES	0	0
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLE	(249,937)	(244,148)
TOTAL RAYONIER INC. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	(4,357,883)
Noncontrolling interest	0
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	(4,357,883)	(4,376,457)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$ (4,629,244)	$ (4,640,217)