Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 89,510	$ 293,993
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	92,454	81,668
Non-cash cost of real estate sold	6,507	4,349
Stock-based incentive compensation expense	6,780	8,993
Deferred income taxes	4,435	42,832
Tax benefit of AFMC for CBPC exchange	0	(18,761)
Non-cash adjustments to unrecognized tax benefit liability	(10,547)	3,966
Depreciation and amortization from discontinued operations	37,985	51,696
Amortization of losses from pension and postretirement plans	6,503	16,835
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net	0	(42,670)
Gain related to consolidation of New Zealand joint venture	0	(16,098)
Loss on early redemption of exchangeable notes	0	3,017
Other	2,946	(8,205)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables	263	(18,710)
Inventories	2,607	(9,040)
Accounts payable	33,305	13,712
Income tax receivable/payable	756	(2,482)
All other operating activities	12,321	5,863
Payment to exchange AFMC for CBPC	0	(70,311)
Expenditures for dispositions and discontinued operations	(5,096)	(6,411)
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	280,729	334,236
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures	(105,658)	(122,099)
Purchase of additional interest in New Zealand joint venture	0	(139,879)
Purchase of timberlands	(93,189)	(11,650)
Jesup mill cellulose specialties expansion (gross purchases of $0 and $140,820, net of purchases on account of $0 and $3,428)	0	(137,392)
Proceeds from disposition of Wood Products business	0	68,063
Change in restricted cash	47,318	3,989
Other	(478)	(224)
CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(152,007)	(339,192)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issuance of debt	1,295,163	607,885
Repayment of debt	(1,173,049)	(453,463)
Dividends paid	(225,877)	(175,079)
Proceeds from the issuance of common shares	4,645	9,205
Excess tax benefits on stock-based compensation	0	8,189
Repurchase of common shares	(1,834)	(11,303)
Debt issuance costs	(12,380)	0
Purchase of timberland deeds for Rayonier Advanced Materials	(12,677)	0
Debt issuance funds distributed to Rayonier Advanced Materials	(924,943)	0
Proceeds from spin-off of Rayonier Advanced Materials	906,200	0
Other	(680)	0
CASH USED FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES	(145,432)	(14,566)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH	(103)	(336)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(16,813)	(19,858)
Balance, beginning of year	199,644	280,596
Balance, end of period	182,831	260,738
Cash paid during the period:
Interest	38,248	26,930
Income taxes	10,453	88,024
Non-cash investing activity:
Capital assets purchased on account	2,310	29,738
Non-cash financing activity:
Shareholder debt assumed in acquisition of New Zealand joint venture	0	125,532
Conversion of shareholder debt to equity noncontrolling interest	0	(95,961)
Partial conversion of Senior Exchangeable Notes to equity	$ 0	$ 1,497