Incentive Stock Plans - Restricted Stock - Narrative (Details) - Restricted Stock $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) anniversary shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rate, percentage	33.00%
Vesting of First Batch, Anniversary \| anniversary	3
Vesting of Second Batch, Anniversary \| anniversary	4
Vesting of Third Batch, Anniversary \| anniversary	5
Number of Rayonier Advanced Materials shares for every three Rayonier shares \| shares	1
Number of Rayonier shares for issuance of one Rayonier Advanced Materials share \| shares	3
Unrecognized compensation cost \| $	$ 4.1
Weighted average period for recognition, years	3 years 4 months
Reissued 2013 Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period (in years)	24 months
Performance Share Award 2013, Incremental
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period (in years)	2 years
Incremental value \| $	$ 0.7
Incremental value adjusted for cancels \| $	$ 0.4

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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