Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
SALES	$ 261,550	$ 115,801	$ 396,393	$ 256,106
Costs and Expenses
Cost of sales	138,194	103,689	246,166	210,923
Selling and general expenses	11,252	12,727	21,031	23,626
Other operating income, net (Note 15)	(9,463)	(7,138)	(15,368)	(12,713)
Costs and Expenses, Total	139,983	109,278	251,829	221,836
OPERATING INCOME	121,567	6,523	144,564	34,270
Interest expense	(7,961)	(8,483)	(15,059)	(17,027)
Interest income and miscellaneous income (expense), net	249	(1,196)	(1,373)	(2,691)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES	113,855	(3,156)	128,132	14,552
Income tax (expense) benefit	(2,276)	296	(1,495)	768
NET INCOME (LOSS)	111,579	(2,860)	126,637	15,320	$ 43,941
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	1,758	(1,324)	2,344	(891)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	109,821	(1,536)	124,293	16,211
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of income tax expense of $0, $732, $0 and $1,074	13,219	(25,395)	16,023	(39,717)	(32,451)
Cash flow hedges, net of income tax benefit (expense) of $631, $1,133, $1,064 and $1,501	(12,476)	(2,917)	(26,250)	(3,863)	(9,961)
Actuarial change and amortization of pension and postretirement plans, net of income tax expense of $0, $179, $0 and $337	632	743	1,249	1,524	$ 2,933
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	1,375	(27,569)	(8,978)	(42,056)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	112,954	(30,429)	117,659	(26,736)
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	4,410	(9,731)	8,153	(13,522)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	$ 108,544	$ (20,698)	$ 109,506	$ (13,214)
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE (Note 11)
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Rayonier Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 0.90	$ (0.01)	$ 1.01	$ 0.13
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Rayonier Inc. (in dollars per share)	0.89	(0.01)	1.01	0.13
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.50	$ 0.50	$ 1.00