Cover - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Oct. 16, 2019
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q/A
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A is being filed in order to correct certain inadvertent errors included in the pro forma financial information with respect to the Clark Pest Control acquisition appearing in Note 12 to the financial statements included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2019. No other changes have been made to the Form 10-Q. This Amendment No. 1 speaks as of the original filing date of the Form 10-Q, does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to the original filing date and does not modify or update in any way other disclosures made in the original Form 10-Q.
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity File Number	1-4422
Entity Registrant Name	ROLLINS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000084839
Entity Tax Identification Number	51-0068479
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Address, Address Line One	2170 Piedmont Road
Entity Address, Address Line Two	N.E.
Entity Address, City or Town	Atlanta
Entity Address, State or Province	GA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	30324
City Area Code	(404)
Local Phone Number	888-2000
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock
Trading Symbol	ROL
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	true
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		327,441,726
Registration Statement Amendment Number	Amendment No. 1