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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 15 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
claim
LegalMatter
Dec. 31, 2014
claim
LegalMatter
Dec. 31, 2012
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]          
Number of pending claims (legal matter) 424us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber 438us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber     424us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
Description of named defendants Cases involving us typically name 50-300 defendants        
Number of claims dismissed 62us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsDismissedNumber 104us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsDismissedNumber      
Number of claims settled (claim) 0us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledNumber 13us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledNumber      
Claims settlements amount $ 0us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePayments $ 3,200,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePayments      
Cost sharing agreement, expiration date Jan. 25, 2015        
Asbestos-related liabilities, estimated liability   56,500,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesGross      
Asbestos-related liabilities, estimated insurance recovery   53,000,000us-gaap_RecordedThirdPartyEnvironmentalRecoveriesReceivable      
Minimum [Member]          
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]          
Number of defendants (defendant) 1us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfDefendants
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
       
Maximum [Member]          
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]          
Number of defendants (defendant) 833us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfDefendants
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
       
Asbestos forcast claim period (years) 10 years   10 years    
Superfund Sites Proceedings [Member]          
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]          
Number of pending claims (legal matter) 1us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationContingencyAxis
= rog_SuperfundSitesProceedingsMember
      1us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationContingencyAxis
= rog_SuperfundSitesProceedingsMember
Estimated total cleanup costs, cost sharing percentage (percent) 2.00%rog_LossSharingAgreementAllocationPercentage
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationContingencyAxis
= rog_SuperfundSitesProceedingsMember
       
Loss contingency, minimum possible loss       18,800,000us-gaap_SiteContingencyLossExposureNotAccruedLowEstimate
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationContingencyAxis
= rog_SuperfundSitesProceedingsMember
 
Loss contingency, maximum possible loss       29,600,000us-gaap_SiteContingencyLossExposureNotAccruedHighEstimate
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationContingencyAxis
= rog_SuperfundSitesProceedingsMember
 
Estimated total cleanup costs, accrual 400,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationContingencyAxis
= rog_SuperfundSitesProceedingsMember
      400,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationContingencyAxis
= rog_SuperfundSitesProceedingsMember
PCB Contamination Proceedings [Member]          
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]          
Estimated total cleanup costs, accrual 700,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationContingencyAxis
= rog_PCBContaminationProceedingsMember
      700,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationContingencyAxis
= rog_PCBContaminationProceedingsMember
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies 200,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationContingencyAxis
= rog_PCBContaminationProceedingsMember
      200,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationContingencyAxis
= rog_PCBContaminationProceedingsMember
Remediation and monitoring costs incurred since inception related to the PCB soil and building contamination   500,000us-gaap_PaymentsForEnvironmentalLiabilities
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationContingencyAxis
= rog_PCBContaminationProceedingsMember
    2,400,000us-gaap_PaymentsForEnvironmentalLiabilities
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationContingencyAxis
= rog_PCBContaminationProceedingsMember
Connecticut Voluntary Corrective Action Program [Member]          
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]          
PCB contamination of the building, liability recording during the period 100,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesProvisionForNewLosses
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationContingencyAxis
= rog_ConnecticutVoluntaryCorrectiveActionProgramMember
       
Claim of Improper Relationship Termination [Member]          
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]          
Claims settlements amount $ 500,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePayments
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationContingencyAxis
= rog_ClaimofImproperRelationshipTerminationMember