Common Unit, Redeemable, Conversion Ratio

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Percentage investment held by members or limited partners of limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The number of units or percentage investment held in the subsidiary by the limited liability company or limited partnership.

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Narrative) (Details)			9 Months Ended
BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Narrative) (Details)	May 08, 2020 segment	May 07, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Conversion ratio on redeemable common units			1
Number of additional reportable segments \| segment	1
Senior Notes due 2022 at a fixed interest rate of 3.75%
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Stated Principal Amount \| $		$ 325,000,000
Stated Fixed Interest Rate		3.75%
Rayonier Operating Company LLC
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Ownership interest		100.00%
Operating Partnership
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Ownership interest	96.80%
Ownership interest owned by limited partners	3.20%