Segment and Geographical Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information

Segment information for each of the three years ended December 31, 2017 follows:

	Sales
	2017		2016		2015
Southern Timber		$144,510		$151,192		$157,845
Pacific Northwest Timber	91,877		77,802		80,214
New Zealand Timber	247,609		177,889		162,803
Real Estate (a)	183,016		299,350		86,493
Trading	152,584		109,682		81,445
Total		$819,596		$815,915		$568,800

(a) The years 2017 and 2016 include Large Dispositions of $95.4 million and $207.3 million, respectively.

	Operating Income/(Loss)
	2017			2016			2015
Southern Timber		$42,254			$43,098			$46,669
Pacific Northwest Timber	1,127			(3,992		)	6,917
New Zealand Timber	72,385			33,072			2,775
Real Estate (a)	116,038			202,379			44,263
Trading	4,578			2,002			1,247
Corporate and other	(20,891		)	(20,782		)	(24,087		)
Total Operating Income	215,491			255,777			77,784
Unallocated interest expense and other	(32,231		)	(32,943		)	(34,702		)
Total Income before Income Taxes		$183,260			$222,834			$43,082

(a) The years 2017 and 2016 include Large Dispositions of $67.0 million and $143.9 million, respectively.

	Gross Capital Expenditures
	2017		2016		2015
Capital Expenditures (a)
Southern Timber		$34,476		$33,487		$33,245
Pacific Northwest Timber	10,254		8,036		8,515
New Zealand Timber	17,046		16,095		15,143
Real Estate	1,348		315		313
Trading	—		—		—
Corporate and other	2,221		790		77
Total capital expenditures		$65,345		$58,723		$57,293
Timberland Acquisitions
Southern Timber		$220,051		$103,947		$54,408
Pacific Northwest Timber	1,483		262,534		34,052
New Zealand Timber	21,376		—		9,949
Real Estate	—		—		—
Trading	—		—		—
Corporate and other	—		—		—
Total timberland acquisitions		$242,910		$366,481		$98,409
Total Gross Capital Expenditures		$308,255		$425,204		$155,702

(a) Excludes timberland acquisitions presented separately in addition to spending on the Rayonier office building of $6.1 million, $6.3 million and $0.9 million and real estate development investments of $15.8 million, $8.7 million and $2.7 million in the years 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

	Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization
	2017		2016		2015
Southern Timber		$49,357		$49,747		$54,299
Pacific Northwest Timber	32,008		25,246		14,842
New Zealand Timber	36,363		23,447		29,741
Real Estate (a)	27,479		52,304		14,533
Trading	—		—		—
Corporate and other	794		402		293
Total		$146,001		$151,146		$113,708

(a) The years 2017 and 2016 include Large Dispositions of $18.4 million and $36.1 million, respectively.

	Non-Cash Cost of Land and Improved Development
	2017		2016		2015
Southern Timber	—		—		—
Pacific Northwest Timber	—		—		—
New Zealand Timber	128		1,824		467
Real Estate (a)	23,370		32,038		12,042
Trading	—		—		—
Corporate and other	—		—		—
Total		$23,498		$33,862		$12,509

(a) The years 2017 and 2016 include Large Dispositions of $9.8 million and $22.2 million, respectively.

	Sales by Product Line
	2017		2016		2015
Southern Timber		$144,510		$151,192		$157,845
Pacific Northwest Timber	91,877		77,802		80,214
New Zealand Timber	247,609		177,889		162,803
Real Estate
Improved Development	6,348		1,740		2,610
Unimproved Development	16,405		5,540		6,399
Rural	18,632		18,672		22,653
Non-Strategic / Timberlands	46,280		66,133		54,831
Large Dispositions	95,351		207,265		—
Total Real Estate	183,016		299,350		86,493
Trading	152,584		109,682		81,445
Total Sales		$819,596		$815,915		$568,800

Schedule of Geographical Operating Information

	Geographical Operating Information
	Sales						Operating Income						Identifiable Assets
	2017		2016		2015		2017		2016		2015		2017		2016
United States		$419,403		$528,344		$324,552		$138,528		$220,703		$73,749		$2,331,230		$2,181,658
New Zealand	400,193		287,571		244,248		76,963		35,074		4,035		527,251		504,102
Total		$819,596		$815,915		$568,800		$215,491		$255,777		$77,784		$2,858,481		$2,685,760