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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Details Narrative)

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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Details Narrative) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Number
Mar. 31, 2014
Number
Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Number of material acquisitions 7rol_BusinessAcquisitionNumberOfMaterialAcquisitions 7rol_BusinessAcquisitionNumberOfMaterialAcquisitions  
Carrying amount of goodwill $ 269,375us-gaap_Goodwill   $ 255,563us-gaap_Goodwill
Carrying amount of goodwill in foreign countries 39,200rol_GoodwillCarryingAmountInForeignCountries   42,700rol_GoodwillCarryingAmountInForeignCountries
Carrying amount of finite lived intangible assets 136,635us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill   133,472us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
Allpest WA      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Acquisition date Feb. 17, 2014    
Joseph R. Wilson and Jack Broome [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Shares issued (in shares) 873,349us-gaap_SharesIssued
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= rol_JosephRWilsonAndJackBroomeMember 		   
Fair value of common stock issued (per share) $ 18.79us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= rol_JosephRWilsonAndJackBroomeMember 		   
Acquisition [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Total cash purchase price 59,660us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= rol_AcquisitionsMember 		   
Carrying amount of goodwill 17,858us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= rol_AcquisitionsMember 		   
Customer contracts      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Carrying amount of finite lived intangible assets 102,800us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember 		  104,700us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember
Carrying amount of finite lived intangible assets in foreign countries 17,500rol_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwillCarryingAmountInForeignCountries
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember 		  16,800rol_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwillCarryingAmountInForeignCountries
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember
Other intangible assets      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Carrying amount of finite lived intangible assets 33,800us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember 		  28,800us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
Carrying amount of finite lived intangible assets in foreign countries $ 4,700rol_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwillCarryingAmountInForeignCountries
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember 		  $ 4,100rol_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwillCarryingAmountInForeignCountries
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember