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							6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013
Income amounts attributable to Rayonier Inc.
Income from continuing operations	$ 32,059		$ 4,024	$ 41,343	[1]	$ 15,040		$ 14,359	$ 46,418		$ 73,699
Less: Net (loss) income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest	(642)					1,022			(970)		1,749
Income from continuing operations attributable to Rayonier Inc.	32,701					14,018			47,388		71,950
Income from discontinued operations, net, attributable to Rayonier Inc.	0					43,327			43,092		220,294
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	$ 32,701		$ 16,353	$ 41,426	[1]	$ 57,345		$ 57,779	$ 90,480		$ 292,244
Shares used for determining basic earnings per common share	126,501,837					126,122,151			126,428,279		125,549,133
Dilutive effect of:
Stock options	320,839					468,286			347,721		501,324
Performance and restricted shares	37,682					546,247			165,627		518,138
Assumed conversion of Senior Exchangeable Notes	1,692,343	[2]				2,168,254	[2]		2,395,698	[2]	2,176,414	[2]
Assumed conversion of warrants	1,237,812	[2]				1,608,466	[2]		2,344,335	[2]	2,043,965	[2]
Shares used for determining diluted earnings per common share	129,790,513					130,913,404			131,681,660		130,788,974
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Rayonier Inc.:
Continuing operations, Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.26		$ 0.03	$ 0.33	[1]	$ 0.11		$ 0.12	$ 0.38		$ 0.57
Discontinued operations, Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00		$ 0.10	$ 0.00	[1]	$ 0.34		$ 0.34	$ 0.34		$ 1.76
Net Income, Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.26		$ 0.13	$ 0.33	[1]	$ 0.45		$ 0.46	$ 0.72		$ 2.33
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Rayonier Inc.:
Continuing operations, Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25		$ 0.03	$ 0.32	[1]	$ 0.11		$ 0.11	$ 0.36		$ 0.55
Discontinued operations, Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00		$ 0.09	$ 0.00	[1]	$ 0.33		$ 0.33	$ 0.33		$ 1.68
Net Income, Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25		$ 0.12	$ 0.32	[1]	$ 0.44		$ 0.44	$ 0.69		$ 2.23

[1] Includes the Performance Fibers business that was spun-off on June 27, 2014.

[2] Rayonier will not issue additional shares upon future exchange or maturity of the Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2015 (the “2015 Notes”) due to offsetting hedges. Accounting Standards Codification 260, Earnings Per Share requires the assumed conversion of the 2015 Notes to be included in dilutive shares if the average stock price for the period exceeds the strike price, while the assumed conversion of the hedges is excluded since they are anti-dilutive. As such, the full dilutive effect of the 2015 Notes was included for all periods presented.The Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2012 (the “2012 Notes”) matured in October 2012; however, no additional shares were issued due to offsetting exchangeable note hedges. The warrants sold in conjunction with the 2012 Notes began maturing on January 15, 2013 and matured ratably through March 27, 2013. As a result, 2,037,303 shares were issued through the end of the first quarter of 2013 and 97,918 shares were issued in the first week of April 2013. The dilutive impact of these warrants was calculated based on the length of time they were outstanding before settlement. Rayonier will distribute additional shares upon maturity of the warrants associated with the 2015 Notes if the stock price exceeds $28.13 per share. The exchange price on the warrants is lower than periods prior to second quarter 2014 as it has been adjusted to reflect the spin-off of the Performance Fibers business. For further information, see Note 13 — Debt in the Amended Form 10-K and Note 18 — Debt of this Form 10-Q.