DEBT Narrative (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Installment note due 2014 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2015 at a fixed interest rate of 4.50% [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Rayonier Advanced Materials Debt [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] April 2011 Line of Credit as Amended October 2012 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] April 2011 Line of Credit as Amended October 2012 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Term Credit Agreement due 2019 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Noncontrolling interest shareholder loan at 0% interest rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date				2015
Exchange period beginning date				Jun. 30, 2014
Exchange feature description				According to the indenture, in order for the notes to become exchangeable, the Company’s stock price must exceed 130 percent of the exchange price for 20 trading days during a period of 30 consecutive trading days as of the last day of the quarter.
Percent of the exchange price the stock price must exceed				130.00%
Trading day threshold				20 days
Number of trading days for stock price				30 days
Face amount				$ 172,500,000	$ 950,000,000
Proceeds From Spinoff	906,200,000	0			906,000,000
Receipt of restricted cash reserved for dividends	75,000,000	0			75,000,000
Repayments of Debt			112,500,000			280,000,000	80,000,000	500,000,000	1,200,000
Remaining borrowing capacity						448,000,000		640,000,000
Effect of Exchange Rate on New Zealand JV Debt									$ 200,000