Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 161,579	$ 217,770	$ 43,941
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	127,566	115,142	113,708
Non-cash cost of land and real estate sold	13,684	11,690	12,509
Stock-based incentive compensation expense	5,396	5,136	4,484
Amortization of debt discount/premium	0	(462)	604
Deferred income taxes	21,980	5,170	(1,475)
Non-cash adjustments to unrecognized tax benefit liability	0	0	135
Amortization of losses from pension and postretirement plans	465	2,513	3,403
Gain on sale of Large Dispositions	(66,994)	(143,933)	0
Other	(716)	336	350
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(6,362)	2,517	2,034
Inventories	(1,384)	(1,175)	(9,749)
Accounts payable	3,435	(559)	1,863
Income tax receivable/payable	(434)	(206)	(894)
All other operating activities	(1,931)	(10,138)	6,251
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	256,284	203,801	177,164
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures	(65,345)	(58,723)	(57,293)
Real estate development investments	(15,784)	(8,746)	(2,676)
Purchase of timberlands	(242,910)	(366,481)	(98,409)
Assets purchased in business acquisition	0	(887)	0
Net proceeds from Large Dispositions	95,243	203,862	0
Proceeds from settlement of foreign currency hedge	0	0	2,804
Rayonier office building under construction	(6,084)	(6,307)	(908)
Change in restricted cash	12,005	(48,184)	(16,836)
Other	(373)	2,311	7,009
CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(223,248)	(283,155)	(166,309)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issuance of debt	63,389	695,916	472,558
Repayment of debt	(100,157)	(458,415)	(364,402)
Dividends paid	(127,069)	(122,845)	(124,936)
Proceeds from the issuance of common shares	4,751	1,576	2,117
Proceeds from the issuance of common shares from equity offering, net of costs	152,390	0	0
Repurchase of common shares	(176)	(690)	(100,000)
Debt issuance costs	0	(818)	(1,678)
Other	0	(301)	(122)
CASH (USED FOR) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES	(6,872)	114,423	(116,463)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH	580	(937)	(4,173)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Change in cash and cash equivalents	26,744	34,132	(109,781)
Balance, beginning of year	85,909	51,777	161,558
Balance, end of year	112,653	85,909	51,777
Cash paid during the year:
Interest	36,041	36,289	33,011
Income taxes	514	501	277
Non-cash investing activity:
Capital assets purchased on account	3,809	4,683	3,429
Purchase of timberlands	$ 0	$ 0	$ 700