Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Oct. 17, 2014
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-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		18,288,124