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Consolidating Financial Statements Text (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2010 Issuer Entity [Member] | Sep. 30, 2010 Issuer Entity [Member] | Sep. 30, 2010 Non-guarantor Subsidiary Rayonier TRS Holdings Inc [Member] | Sep. 30, 2010 Non-guarantor Subsidiary Rayonier TRS Holdings Inc [Member] | Sep. 30, 2010 Non-guarantor Subsidiary All Other Subsidiaries [Member] | Sep. 30, 2010 Non-guarantor Subsidiary All Other Subsidiaries [Member] | Sep. 30, 2010 Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Sep. 30, 2010 Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Sep. 30, 2011 October 2007 Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | Sep. 30, 2011 August 2009 Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000 | $ 172,500,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.75% | 4.50%
Debt Instrument Scheduled Date of Maturity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2012 | 2015
Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment Interest Expense Understatement (Overstatement) | 5,300,000 | 15,600,000 | (5,300,000) | (15,600,000) |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment New Zealand Joint Venture Overstatement (Understatement) |  |  |  |  | $ 44,000 | $ (4,650,000) | $ (44,000) | $ 4,650,000 |  |

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