CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Foreign currency translation adjustment, tax expense	$ 0	$ 0
Cash flow hedges, net income tax	1,022	1,059
Amortization of pension and postretirement plans, tax expense	0	0
Rayonier Limited Partnership
Foreign currency translation adjustment, tax expense	0	0
Cash flow hedges, net income tax	1,022	1,059
Amortization of pension and postretirement plans, tax expense	$ 0	$ 0

Amount of tax expense (benefit), after reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature.

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