Consolidating Financial Statements Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, 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
Income Statement [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) expense, net											(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 the consolidation of the New Zealand joint venture			16,000										0	0
OPERATING INCOME											422,814		400,560	357,294
Interest expense											(43,760)		(44,981)	(50,775)
Interest and miscellaneous income (expense), net											2,372		606	843
Equity in income from subsidiaries											0		0	0
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES											381,426		356,185	307,362
Income tax benefit (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 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	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
Foreign currency translation adjustment											(5,710)		4,352	3,546
New Zealand joint venture cash flows											3,629		213	(2,373)
Amortization of pension and postretirement plans											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
Rayonier Inc. (Parent Guarantor) [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
SALES											0		0	0
Costs and Expenses
Cost of sales											0		0	0
Selling and general expenses											0		0	0
Other operating (income) expense, net											(1,701)		110	0
Costs and Expenses, Total											(1,701)		110	0
Equity in income of New Zealand joint venture											0		0	0
OPERATING INCOME BEFORE GAIN RELATED TO CONSOLIDATION OF NEW ZEALAND JOINT VENTURE											1,701
Gain related to the consolidation of the New Zealand joint venture											0
OPERATING INCOME											1,701		(110)	0
Interest expense											(13,088)		(10,717)	621
Interest and miscellaneous income (expense), net											9,828		6,638	0
Equity in income from subsidiaries											373,455		282,874	275,384
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES											371,896		278,685	276,005
Income tax benefit (expense)											0		0	0
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS											371,896		278,685	276,005
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Rayonier Inc.											0		0	0
NET INCOME											371,896		278,685	276,005
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest											0
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.											371,896
Foreign currency translation adjustment											(1,915)		4,352	3,546
New Zealand joint venture cash flows											3,286		213	(2,373)
Amortization of pension and postretirement plans											61,869		(496)	(46,263)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)											63,240		4,069	(45,090)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME											435,136		282,754	230,915
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest											0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.											435,136
Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2015 [Member] | ROC (Subsidiary Guarantor) [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
SALES											0		0	0
Costs and Expenses
Cost of sales											0		0	0
Selling and general expenses											9,821		10,575	10,710
Other operating (income) expense, net											4,730		962	117
Costs and Expenses, Total											14,551		11,537	10,827
Equity in income of New Zealand joint venture											0		0	0
OPERATING INCOME BEFORE GAIN RELATED TO CONSOLIDATION OF NEW ZEALAND JOINT VENTURE											(14,551)
Gain related to the consolidation of the New Zealand joint venture											0
OPERATING INCOME											(14,551)		(11,537)	(10,827)
Interest expense											(914)		(941)	(1,133)
Interest and miscellaneous income (expense), net											3,237		5,519	5,280
Equity in income from subsidiaries											384,567		289,486	281,892
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES											372,339		282,527	275,212
Income tax benefit (expense)											1,116		347	172
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS											373,455		282,874	275,384
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Rayonier Inc.											0		0	0
NET INCOME											373,455		282,874	275,384
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest											0
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.											373,455
Foreign currency translation adjustment											(1,915)		4,352	3,546
New Zealand joint venture cash flows											3,286		213	(2,373)
Amortization of pension and postretirement plans											61,869		(496)	(46,263)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)											63,240		4,069	(45,090)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME											436,695		286,943	230,294
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest											0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.											436,695
Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2015 [Member] | Rayonier TRS Holdings Inc. (Issuer) [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
SALES											0		0	0
Costs and Expenses
Cost of sales											0		0	0
Selling and general expenses											0		0	0
Other operating (income) expense, net											0		0	0
Costs and Expenses, Total											0		0	0
Equity in income of New Zealand joint venture											0		0	0
OPERATING INCOME BEFORE GAIN RELATED TO CONSOLIDATION OF NEW ZEALAND JOINT VENTURE											0
Gain related to the consolidation of the New Zealand joint venture											0
OPERATING INCOME											0		0	0
Interest expense											(27,516)		(37,971)	(49,555)
Interest and miscellaneous income (expense), net											(7,534)		(3,334)	(4,508)
Equity in income from subsidiaries											245,126		232,871	170,048
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES											210,076		191,566	115,985
Income tax benefit (expense)											11,895		15,076	19,733
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS											221,971		206,642	135,718
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Rayonier Inc.											0		0	0
NET INCOME											221,971		206,642	135,718
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest											0
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.											221,971
Foreign currency translation adjustment											(72)		(3)	(137)
New Zealand joint venture cash flows											637		0	0
Amortization of pension and postretirement plans											20,589		(450)	(35,575)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)											21,154		(453)	(35,712)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME											243,125		206,189	100,006
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest											0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.											243,125
Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2015 [Member] | Non-guarantor [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
SALES											1,707,822		1,483,490	1,420,960
Costs and Expenses
Cost of sales											1,246,312		1,030,692	1,006,297
Selling and general expenses											55,022		56,382	54,541
Other operating (income) expense, net											(12,516)		(15,241)	(3,911)
Costs and Expenses, Total											1,288,818		1,071,833	1,056,927
Equity in income of New Zealand joint venture											562		550	4,088
OPERATING INCOME BEFORE GAIN RELATED TO CONSOLIDATION OF NEW ZEALAND JOINT VENTURE											419,566
Gain related to the consolidation of the New Zealand joint venture											16,098
OPERATING INCOME											435,664		412,207	368,121
Interest expense											(2,242)		4,648	(708)
Interest and miscellaneous income (expense), net											(3,159)		(8,217)	71
Equity in income from subsidiaries											0		0	0
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES											430,263		408,638	367,484
Income tax benefit (expense)											(62,672)		(100,166)	(50,593)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS											367,591		308,472	316,891
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Rayonier Inc.											42,033		7,243	(669)
NET INCOME											409,624		315,715	316,222
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest											1,902
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.											407,722
Foreign currency translation adjustment											(5,710)		4,353	3,545
New Zealand joint venture cash flows											3,629		213	(2,373)
Amortization of pension and postretirement plans											20,589		(450)	(35,575)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)											18,508		4,116	(34,403)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME											428,132		319,831	281,819
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest											(1,550)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.											429,682
Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2015 [Member] | Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
SALES											0		0	0
Costs and Expenses
Cost of sales											0		0	0
Selling and general expenses											0		0	0
Other operating (income) expense, net											0		0	0
Costs and Expenses, Total											0		0	0
Equity in income of New Zealand joint venture											0		0	0
OPERATING INCOME BEFORE GAIN RELATED TO CONSOLIDATION OF NEW ZEALAND JOINT VENTURE											0
Gain related to the consolidation of the New Zealand joint venture											0
OPERATING INCOME											0		0	0
Interest expense											0		0	0
Interest and miscellaneous income (expense), net											0		0	0
Equity in income from subsidiaries											(1,003,148)		(805,231)	(727,324)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES											(1,003,148)		(805,231)	(727,324)
Income tax benefit (expense)											0		0	0
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS											(1,003,148)		(805,231)	(727,324)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Rayonier Inc.													0	0
NET INCOME											(1,003,148)		(805,231)	(727,324)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest											0
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.											(1,003,148)
Foreign currency translation adjustment											3,902		(8,702)	(6,954)
New Zealand joint venture cash flows											(7,209)		(426)	4,746
Amortization of pension and postretirement plans											(103,047)		1,396	117,413
Total other comprehensive income (loss)											(106,354)		(7,732)	115,205
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME											(1,109,502)		(812,963)	(612,119)
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest											0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.											(1,109,502)
Senior Notes due 2022 at a fixed interest rate of 3.75% [Member] | ROC (Subsidiary Guarantor) [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
SALES											0		0	0
Costs and Expenses
Cost of sales											0		0	0
Selling and general expenses											9,821		10,575	10,710
Other operating (income) expense, net											4,730		962	117
Costs and Expenses, Total											14,551		11,537	10,827
Equity in income of New Zealand joint venture											0		0	0
OPERATING INCOME BEFORE GAIN RELATED TO CONSOLIDATION OF NEW ZEALAND JOINT VENTURE											(14,551)
Gain related to the consolidation of the New Zealand joint venture											0
OPERATING INCOME											(14,551)		(11,537)	(10,827)
Interest expense											(28,430)		(38,912)	(50,688)
Interest and miscellaneous income (expense), net											(4,297)		2,185	772
Equity in income from subsidiaries											407,722		315,715	316,222
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES											360,444		267,451	255,479
Income tax benefit (expense)											13,011		15,423	19,905
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS											373,455		282,874	275,384
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Rayonier Inc.											0		0	0
NET INCOME											373,455		282,874	275,384
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest											0
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.											373,455
Foreign currency translation adjustment											(1,915)		4,352	3,546
New Zealand joint venture cash flows											3,286		213	(2,373)
Amortization of pension and postretirement plans											61,869		(496)	(46,263)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)											63,240		4,069	(45,090)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME											436,695		286,943	230,294
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest											0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.											436,695
Senior Notes due 2022 at a fixed interest rate of 3.75% [Member] | Non-guarantor [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
SALES											1,707,822		1,483,490	1,420,960
Costs and Expenses
Cost of sales											1,246,312		1,030,692	1,006,297
Selling and general expenses											55,022		56,382	54,541
Other operating (income) expense, net											(12,516)		(15,241)	(3,911)
Costs and Expenses, Total											1,288,818		1,071,833	1,056,927
Equity in income of New Zealand joint venture											562		550	4,088
OPERATING INCOME BEFORE GAIN RELATED TO CONSOLIDATION OF NEW ZEALAND JOINT VENTURE											419,566
Gain related to the consolidation of the New Zealand joint venture											16,098
OPERATING INCOME											435,664		412,207	368,121
Interest expense											(2,242)		4,648	(708)
Interest and miscellaneous income (expense), net											(3,159)		(8,217)	71
Equity in income from subsidiaries											0		0	0
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES											430,263		408,638	367,484
Income tax benefit (expense)											(62,672)		(100,166)	(50,593)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS											367,591		308,472	316,891
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Rayonier Inc.											42,033		7,243	(669)
NET INCOME											409,624		315,715	316,222
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest											1,902
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.											407,722
Foreign currency translation adjustment											(5,710)		4,353	3,545
New Zealand joint venture cash flows											3,629		213	(2,373)
Amortization of pension and postretirement plans											20,589		(450)	(35,575)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)											18,508		4,116	(34,403)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME											428,132		319,831	281,819
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest											(1,550)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.											429,682
Senior Notes due 2022 at a fixed interest rate of 3.75% [Member] | Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
SALES											0		0	0
Costs and Expenses
Cost of sales											0		0	0
Selling and general expenses											0		0	0
Other operating (income) expense, net											0		0	0
Costs and Expenses, Total											0		0	0
Equity in income of New Zealand joint venture											0		0	0
OPERATING INCOME BEFORE GAIN RELATED TO CONSOLIDATION OF NEW ZEALAND JOINT VENTURE											0
Gain related to the consolidation of the New Zealand joint venture											0
OPERATING INCOME											0		0	0
Interest expense											0		0	0
Interest and miscellaneous income (expense), net											0		0	0
Equity in income from subsidiaries											(781,177)		(598,589)	(591,606)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES											(781,177)		(598,589)	(591,606)
Income tax benefit (expense)											0		0	0
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS											(781,177)		(598,589)	(591,606)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Rayonier Inc.											0		0	0
NET INCOME											(781,177)		(598,589)	(591,606)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest											0
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.											(781,177)
Foreign currency translation adjustment											3,830		(8,705)	(7,091)
New Zealand joint venture cash flows											(6,572)		(426)	4,746
Amortization of pension and postretirement plans											(82,458)		946	81,838
Total other comprehensive income (loss)											(85,200)		(8,185)	79,493
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME											(866,377)		(606,774)	(512,113)
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest											0
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.											$ (866,377)

[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.