Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 85,909	$ 51,777
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $33 and $42	20,664	20,222
Inventory (Note 18)	21,379	15,351
Prepaid logging roads	10,228	10,563
Prepaid expenses	1,579	2,091
Assets held for sale (Note 21)	23,171	0
Other current assets	1,874	5,681
Total current assets	164,804	105,685
TIMBER AND TIMBERLANDS, NET OF DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION	2,291,015	2,066,780
HIGHER AND BETTER USE TIMBERLANDS AND REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS (NOTE 6)	70,374	65,450
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Land	2,279	1,833
Buildings	7,990	9,014
Machinery and equipment	4,658	3,686
Construction in progress	8,170	1,282
Total property, plant and equipment, gross	23,097	15,815
Less—accumulated depreciation	(9,063)	(9,073)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	14,034	6,742
RESTRICTED DEPOSITS (Note 19)	71,708	23,525
OTHER ASSETS (Note 20)	73,825	47,756
TOTAL ASSETS	2,685,760	2,315,938
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	22,337	21,479
Current maturities of long-term debt	31,676	0
Accrued taxes	2,657	3,685
Accrued payroll and benefits	9,277	7,037
Accrued interest	5,340	6,153
Other current liabilities	20,679	21,103
Total current liabilities	91,966	59,457
LONG-TERM DEBT, NET OF DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS	1,030,205	830,554
PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Note 15)	31,856	34,137
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES	34,981	30,050
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Notes 8 and 10)
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common Shares, 480,000,000 shares authorized, 122,904,368 and 122,770,217 shares issued and outstanding	709,867	708,827
Retained earnings	700,887	612,760
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	856	(33,503)
TOTAL RAYONIER INC. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	1,411,610	1,288,084
Noncontrolling interest	85,142	73,656
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	1,496,752	1,361,740
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$ 2,685,760	$ 2,315,938