Nature of Business Operations Subsequent Event (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014 companies
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Subsequent Event, Description	In January 2014, the Company announced its intention to separate the Performance Fibers business from the Forest Resources and Real Estate businesses. The separation will result in two independent, publicly-traded companies by means of a tax-free spin-off of the Performance Fibers business to Rayonier shareholders. The separation, which is subject to a number of conditions including final Board approval, receipt of a favorable private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and effectiveness of a registration statement on Form 10, is expected to be completed in mid-2014.
Number of companies after spin-off		2