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Guarantees (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted | $ 51,856,000 |
Guarantor Obligations, Current Carrying Value | 39,515,000 |
Recorded liability for performance obligation | de minimus guarantee liability |
Financial Standby Letter of Credit [Member] |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |
Guarantor Obligations Collateral for Industrial Revenue Bonds | 39,000,000 |
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted | 43,142,000 | [1]
Guarantor Obligations, Current Carrying Value | 38,110,000 | [1]
Guarantor Obligations, Term | various dates during 2012 |
Financial Guarantee [Member] |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted | 2,555,000 | [2]
Guarantor Obligations, Current Carrying Value | 43,000 | [2]
Recorded liability for performance obligation | de minimus liability |
Guarantee Type, Other [Member] |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted | 6,159,000 | [3]
Guarantor Obligations, Current Carrying Value | $ 1,362,000 | [3]
Guarantor Obligations, Term | various dates between 2012 and 2014 |
[1] | Approximately $39 million of the standby letters of credit serve as credit support for industrial revenue bonds. The remaining letters of credit support various insurance related agreements, primarily workers’ compensation and pollution liability policy requirements. These letters of credit will expire at various dates during 2012 and will be renewed as required.
[2] | In conjunction with a timberland sale and note monetization in the first quarter of 2004, the Company issued a make-whole agreement pursuant to which it guaranteed $2.6 million of obligations of a special-purpose entity that was established to complete the monetization. At December 31, 2011, the Company has recorded a de minimus liability to reflect the fair market value of its obligation to perform under the make-whole agreement.
[3] | Rayonier issues surety bonds primarily to secure timber harvesting obligations in the State of Washington and to provide collateral for the Company’s workers’ compensation self-insurance program in that state. These surety bonds expire at various dates between 2012 and 2014 and are expected to be renewed as required.

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- Definition Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name FASB Interpretation (FIN) -Number 45 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (b)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248 + Details
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