DEBT (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Debt	$ 735,648,000
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt	(130,486,000)		(112,500,000)
Long-term debt	605,162,000		1,461,724,000
Matariki Forestry Group [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Debt	183,394,000
Stated interest rate	4.53%
Matariki Forestry Group [Member] | Working Capital Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Debt	1,287,000
Stated interest rate	4.69%
Mortgage Notes due 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Debt	53,926,000	[1]
Face amount	52,500,000.0	[1]
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium	1,400,000	[1]
Stated interest rate	4.35%
Solid Waste Bond [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Debt	15,000,000
Stated interest rate	1.30%
Noncontrolling interest shareholder loan at 0% interest rate [Member] | Matariki Forestry Group [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Debt	27,842,000
Stated interest rate	0.00%
Senior Notes due 2022 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Debt	325,000,000
Stated interest rate	3.75%
Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2015 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Debt	129,199,000	[2]
Unamortized discount	1,800,000	[2]
Face amount	$ 131,000,000	[2]
Stated interest rate	4.50%

[1] The mortgage notes due in 2017 were recorded at a premium of $1.4 million as of September 30, 2014. Upon maturity, the liability will be $52.5 million.

[2] The Senior Exchangeable Notes maturing in 2015 were discounted by $1.8 million as of September 30, 2014. Upon maturity the liability will be $131 million.