(LOSS) EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE - Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Income amounts attributable to Rayonier Inc.
(Loss) income from continuing operations		$ (2,860)	$ 4,024	$ 15,320	$ 14,359
Less: Net (loss) from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest		(1,324)	(245)	(891)	(328)
(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to Rayonier Inc.		(1,536)	4,269	16,211	14,687
Income from discontinued operations, net, attributable to Rayonier Inc.		0	12,084	0	43,092
NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.		$ (1,536)	$ 16,353	$ 16,211	$ 57,779
Shares used for determining basic (loss) earnings per common share		126,635,710	126,434,376	126,625,081	126,390,891
Dilutive effect of:
Stock options		0	293,213	146,754	296,768
Performance and restricted shares		0	201,956	30,515	194,995
Assumed conversion of Senior Exchangeable Notes	[1]	0	2,631,514	702,301	2,579,402
Assumed conversion of warrants	[1]	0	2,738,606	0	2,656,633
Shares used for determining diluted (loss) earnings per common share		126,635,710	132,299,665	127,504,651	132,118,689
Basic (loss) earnings per common share attributable to Rayonier Inc.:
Continuing Operations, (in dollars per share)		$ (0.01)	$ 0.03	$ 0.13	$ 0.12
Discontinued Operations, (in dollars per share)		0.00	0.10	0.00	0.34
Net (Loss) Income, Basic (in dollars per share)		(0.01)	0.13	0.13	0.46
Diluted (loss) earnings per common share attributable to Rayonier Inc.:
Continuing Operations, (in dollars per share)		(0.01)	0.03	0.13	0.11
Discontinued Operations, (in dollars per share)		0.00	0.09	0.00	0.33
Net (Loss) Income, Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ (0.01)	$ 0.12	$ 0.13	$ 0.44

[1] 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. ASC 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. The full dilutive effect of the 2015 Notes was included for all periods presented, except for second quarter 2015 due to the loss incurred in that period. Rayonier will distribute additional shares upon maturity of the warrants sold in conjunction with the 2015 Notes if the stock price exceeds $28.11 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. The warrants were not dilutive for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 as the average stock price for these periods did not exceed the strike price. For further information, see Note 13 — Debt in the 2014 Form 10-K and Note 15 — Debt of this Form 10-Q.