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Commitments and Contingencies (Additional Information) (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
claims
LegalMatter
Dec. 31, 2013
claim
claims
LegalMatter
Dec. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]      
Number of pending claims 438us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber 362us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber  
Estimated total cleanup costs, accrual $ 0.4us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue    
Percentage of claims dismissed (more than) 60.00%rog_LossContingencyClaimsDismissedPercent    
Number of claims dismissed 104us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsDismissedNumber 115us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsDismissedNumber  
Number of claims settled 13us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledNumber 23us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledNumber  
Claims settlements amount 3.2us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePayments 4.8us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePayments  
Cost Sharing Agreement, expiration date Jan. 25, 2015    
Asbestos Forecast Claim Period 10 years    
Asbestos-related liabilities, estimated liability 56.5us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesGross    
Asbestos-related liabilities, estimated insurance recovery 53.0us-gaap_RecordedThirdPartyEnvironmentalRecoveriesReceivable    
Environmental remediation expense (income) 0.8us-gaap_LossContingencyLossInPeriod (0.5)us-gaap_LossContingencyLossInPeriod 2.7us-gaap_LossContingencyLossInPeriod
Minimum [Member]      
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]      
Average number of defendants 50rog_LossContingencyAverageNumberofDefendants
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
   
Number of defendants 1us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfDefendants
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
   
Maximum [Member]      
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]      
Average number of defendants 300rog_LossContingencyAverageNumberofDefendants
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Number of defendants 833us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfDefendants
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Claims that Specify Amount of Damages Sought not Based on Jurisdictional Requirements [Member] | Legal Claim 1 [Member]      
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]      
Number of pending claims 1us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= rog_ClaimsThatSpecifyAmountOfDamagesSoughtNotBasedOnJurisdictionalRequirementsMember
/ rog_LossContingenciesBySecondaryNatureOfContingencyAxis
= rog_LegalClaim1Member
   
Claims that Specify Amount of Damages Sought not Based on Jurisdictional Requirements [Member] | Legal Claim 1 [Member] | Punitive [Member]      
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]      
Damages sought 20us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= rog_PunitiveMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= rog_ClaimsThatSpecifyAmountOfDamagesSoughtNotBasedOnJurisdictionalRequirementsMember
/ rog_LossContingenciesBySecondaryNatureOfContingencyAxis
= rog_LegalClaim1Member
   
Superfund Sites Proceedings [Member]      
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]      
Number of pending claims 1us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= rog_SuperfundSitesProceedingsMember
   
Estimated total cleanup costs, cost sharing percentage 2.00%rog_LossSharingAgreementAllocationPercentage
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= rog_SuperfundSitesProceedingsMember
   
Loss contingency, minimum possible loss 18.8us-gaap_SiteContingencyLossExposureNotAccruedLowEstimate
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= rog_SuperfundSitesProceedingsMember
   
Loss contingency, maximum possible loss 29.6us-gaap_SiteContingencyLossExposureNotAccruedHighEstimate
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= rog_SuperfundSitesProceedingsMember
   
PCB Contamination Proceedings [Member]      
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]      
PCB contamination of the building, liability recording during the period 0.2us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesProvisionForNewLosses
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= rog_PCBContaminationProceedingsMember
0.7us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesProvisionForNewLosses
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= rog_PCBContaminationProceedingsMember
 
Remediation and monitoring costs incurred since inception related to the PCB soil and building contamination 2.4us-gaap_PaymentsForEnvironmentalLiabilities
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= rog_PCBContaminationProceedingsMember
   
PCB Contamination Proceedings [Member] | Building [Member]      
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]      
Remediation and monitoring costs incurred since inception related to the PCB soil and building contamination 0.5us-gaap_PaymentsForEnvironmentalLiabilities
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalExitCostByPropertyAxis
= us-gaap_BuildingMember
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= rog_PCBContaminationProceedingsMember
   
Connecticut Voluntary Corrective Action Program (VCAP) [Member]      
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]      
Estimated total cleanup costs, accrual 0.1us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= rog_ConnecticutVoluntaryCorrectiveActionProgramVCAPMember
   
Claim of Improper Relationship Termination [Member]      
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]      
Estimated total cleanup costs, accrual $ 0.6us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= rog_ClaimofImproperRelationshipTerminationMember