Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
SALES	$ 194,719	$ 261,550	$ 381,232	$ 396,393
Costs and Expenses
Cost of sales	143,687	138,194	280,100	246,166
Selling and general expenses	10,246	11,252	19,836	21,031
Other operating income, net (Note 14)	(6,107)	(9,463)	(14,858)	(15,368)
Costs and Expenses, Total	147,826	139,983	285,078	251,829
OPERATING INCOME	46,893	121,567	96,154	144,564
Interest expense	(8,631)	(7,961)	(17,046)	(15,059)
Interest income and miscellaneous income (expense), net	4	249	522	(1,373)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	38,266	113,855	79,630	128,132
Income tax expense	(7,493)	(2,276)	(13,774)	(1,495)
NET INCOME	30,773	111,579	65,856	126,637	$ 217,770
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	4,612	1,758	5,853	2,344
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	26,161	109,821	60,003	124,293
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of income tax expense of $0, $0, $0 and $0	21,484	13,219	23,916	16,023	6,322
Cash flow hedges, net of income tax benefit of $1,180, $631, $1,148 and $1,064	(1,988)	(12,476)	565	(26,250)	22,822
Amortization of pension and postretirement plans, net of income tax expense of $0, $0, $0 and $0	116	632	233	1,249	$ 5,533
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	19,612	1,375	24,714	(8,978)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	50,385	112,954	90,570	117,659
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	9,595	4,410	11,247	8,153
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RAYONIER INC.	$ 40,790	$ 108,544	$ 79,323	$ 109,506
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (Note 10)
Basic earnings per share attributable to Rayonier Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.90	$ 0.48	$ 1.01
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Rayonier Inc. (in dollars per share)	0.20	0.89	0.47	1.01
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.50	$ 0.50	$ 1.00