INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Amount [Abstract]
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate	$ (47,280)	$ (7,726)	$ (16,930)
U.S. and foreign REIT income	44,316	16,569	19,902
Matariki Group and Rayonier New Zealand Ltd	(12,927)	(7,698)	(11,181)
Change in valuation allowance	9,111	(6,695)	(482)
Effective Income Tax Reconciliation REIT Built In Gain	(2,215)	0	0
State Net Operating Loss	0	1,118	0
Prepaid land sales	0	(1,084)	0
Internal transfer of assets deferred	0	0	(1,815)
Foreign income tax withholding	(505)	(721)	(1,535)
Sale of Timber Funds	(2,399)	0	0
Other	(2,762)	(772)	(899)
Income tax expense as reported for net income	$ (14,661)	$ (7,009)	$ (12,940)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Abstract]
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate	(21.00%)	(21.00%)	(21.00%)
U.S. and foreign REIT income	19.70%	45.00%	24.70%
Matariki Group and Rayonier New Zealand Ltd	(5.70%)	(20.80%)	(13.90%)
Change in valuation allowance	4.00%	(18.20%)	(0.60%)
REIT Built-in Gain	(1.00%)	0.00%	0.00%
State Net Operating Loss	0.00%	3.00%	0.00%
Prepaid land sales	0.00%	(2.90%)	0.00%
Internal transfer of assets deferred	0.00%	0.00%	(2.30%)
Foreign income tax withholding	(0.20%)	(2.00%)	(1.90%)
Sale of Timber Funds	(1.10%)	0.00%	0.00%
Other	(1.20%)	(2.10%)	(1.10%)
Income tax expense as reported for net income	(6.50%)	(19.00%)	(16.10%)