Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income		$ 65,856	$ 126,637
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		67,895	51,707
Non-cash cost of land and improved development		7,359	5,775
Stock-based incentive compensation expense		2,892	2,839
Deferred income taxes		15,214	2,840
Amortization of losses from pension and postretirement plans		233	1,249
Gain on sale of large disposition of timberlands		(28,183)	(101,325)
Other		1,719	(983)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables		(10,421)	(9,367)
Inventories		(1,772)	(2,132)
Accounts payable		5,141	2,315
Income tax receivable/payable		(126)	441
All other operating activities		2,508	(3,017)
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES		128,315	76,979
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures		(29,840)	(26,180)
Real estate development investments		(5,599)	(3,018)
Purchase of timberlands		(237,235)	(276,614)
Assets purchased in business acquisition		0	(1,113)
Net proceeds from large disposition of timberlands		42,029	126,965
Rayonier office building under construction		(5,573)	(1,155)
Change in restricted cash		59,927	17,985
Other		1,033	(2,066)
CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES		(175,258)	(165,196)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issuance of debt		63,389	653,775
Repayment of debt		(60,422)	(426,173)
Dividends paid		(62,825)	(61,409)
Proceeds from the issuance of common shares under incentive stock plan		3,206	644
Proceeds from the issuance of common shares from equity offering, net of costs		152,390	0
Repurchase of common shares made under share repurchase program		0	(690)
Debt issuance costs		0	818
Other		0	(139)
CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES		95,738	165,190
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH		1,855	904
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Change in cash and cash equivalents		50,650	77,877
Balance, beginning of year		85,909	51,777
Balance, end of period		136,559	129,654
Cash paid during the period:
Interest	[1]	16,546	16,934
Income taxes		376	337
Non-cash investing activity:
Capital assets purchased on account		$ 5,284	$ 2,062

[1] Interest paid is presented net of patronage payments received of $3.0 million and $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016, respectively. For additional information on patronage payments, see Note 5 — Debt in the 2016 Form 10-K.