NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 a	Jul. 21, 2021 USD ($)	May 08, 2020 a fund	Nov. 01, 2021 USD ($) a disposition	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) a	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) a	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 05, 2021 USD ($) a
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Other operating income (expense), net					$ 5,070	$ (1,653)	$ 9,474	$ (19,247)
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Properties Under Contract
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Area of land | a	13,000				13,000		13,000
Other operating income (expense), net							$ 36,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Properties Under Contract | Subsequent event
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Number of additional dispositions | disposition				2
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Properties Under Contract
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Other operating income (expense), net							$ 7,200
ORM Timber Fund II | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Properties Under Contract | Subsequent event | Timber Funds
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Area of land | a				13,000					5,000
Aggregate purchase price				$ 32,500					$ 37,200
Ferncliff Investors | Ferncliff Management
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Ownership interest owned by limited partners							33.33%
Bainbridge Landing LLC | Ferncliff Investors
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Ownership interest owned by limited partners							50.00%
ORM Timber Fund III And IV | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Fund III And IV Timberland Dispositions | Timber Funds
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Aggregate purchase price		$ 35,900
Other operating income (expense), net		$ (3,700)
Matariki Forestry Group
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Acres of timberland owned (acres) | a	418,000				418,000		418,000
Matariki Forestry Group | Rayonier
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Ownership percentage	77.00%				77.00%		77.00%
Matariki Forestry Group | Rayonier New Zealand Subsidiary
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Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners	23.00%				23.00%		23.00%
ORM Timber Funds | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
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Number of timber funds | fund			3
Area of land | a			141,000
ORM Timber Funds | ORM Timber Fund II | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
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Ownership interest	20.00%						20.00%
ORM Timber Funds | ORM Timber Fund III | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
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Ownership interest			5.00%
ORM Timber Funds | ORM Timber Fund IV | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
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Ownership interest			15.00%
Ferncliff Investors | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
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Number of acres to be developed | a							5