(LOSS) EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE - Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share (Details) - $ / shares		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from the computations of diluted earnings per share		659,380	3,138,558	1,639,537	3,078,595
Warrants on Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2015 [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Strike price of warrants		$ 28.11		$ 28.11
Stock options, performance and restricted shares [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from the computations of diluted earnings per share	[1]	158,191	507,044	937,236	499,193
Assumed conversion of exchangeable note hedges [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from the computations of diluted earnings per share	[2]	0	2,631,514	702,301	2,579,402
Assumed conversion of Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2015 [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from the computations of diluted earnings per share	[1]	501,189	0	0	0

[1] For the three months ended June 30, 2015, the assumed conversion of the 2015 Notes, as well as incremental shares related to stock options, performance shares, and restricted shares, were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share as their inclusion would have an anti-dilutive effect.

[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. 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.