Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 04, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Document Documentand Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	ROGERS CORP
Trading Symbol	ROG
Entity Central Index Key	0000084748
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Voluntary Filer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Well-known Season Filer	Yes
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		17,882,696
Entity Public Float			$ 801,437,215