SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of advertising costs expensed

Advertising—Advertising costs are charged to sales, general and administrative expense during the year in which they are incurred.

Years ended December 31,	2013		2012		2011
(in thousands)
Advertising	$	55,282	$	48,909	$	46,081

Schedule of cash and cash equivalents

Rollins maintains adequate liquidity and capital resources without regard to its foreign deposits that are directed to finance domestic operations and obligations and to fund expansion of its domestic business for the foreseeable future.  

At December 31,	2013		2012
(in thousands)
Cash held in foreign bank accounts	$	51,012	$	40,933

Schedule of depreciation and amortization expense

The annual provisions for depreciation, below, have been reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income in the line item entitled Depreciation and Amortization.

	Years ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2013		2012		2011
Depreciation	$	14,415	$	15,212	$	15,112

Reconciliation of weighted average shares outstanding along with the earnings per share attributable to restricted shares of common stock (participating securities)

A reconciliation of weighted average shares outstanding along with the earnings per share attributable to restricted shares of common stock (participating securities) is as follows (in thousands except per share data):

Years Ended December 31,	2013			2012			2011
Net income	$	123,330		$	111,332		$	100,711
Less:  Dividends paid
Common Stock		(64,571	)		(63,120	)		(40,383	)
Restricted shares of common stock		(1,087	)		(1,162	)		(727	)
Undistributed earnings for the period	$	57,672		$	47,050		$	59,601
Allocation of undistributed earnings:
Common stock	$	56,663		$	46,150		$	58,497
Restricted shares of common stock		1,009			900			1,104
Diluted allocation of undistributed earnings:
Common stock	$	56,663		$	46,150		$	58,498
Restricted shares of common stock		1,009			900			1,103
Basic shares outstanding:
Common stock		143,526			143,499			144,162
Restricted shares of common stock		2,555			2,800			2,720
		146,081			146,299			146,882
Diluted shares outstanding:
Common stock		143,526			143,499			144,162
Dilutive effect of stock options					7			64
		143,526			143,506			144,226
Restricted shares of common stock		2,555			2,800			2,720
		146,081			146,306			146,946
Basic earnings per share
Common stock:
Distributed earnings	$	0.45		$	0.44		$	0.28
Undistributed earnings		0.39			0.32			0.41
	$	0.84		$	0.76		$	0.69
Restricted shares of common stock
Distributed earnings	$	0.43		$	0.42		$	0.27
Undistributed earnings		0.39			0.32			0.41
	$	0.82		$	0.74		$	0.68
Total shares of common stock
Distributed earnings	$	0.45		$	0.44		$	0.28
Undistributed earnings		0.39			0.32			0.41
	$	0.84		$	0.76		$	0.69
Diluted earning per share:
Common stock:
Distributed earnings	$	0.45		$	0.44		$	0.28
Undistributed earnings		0.39			0.32			0.41
	$	0.84		$	0.76		$	0.69
Restricted shares of common stock
Distributed earnings	$	0.43		$	0.42		$	0.27
Undistributed earnings		0.39			0.32			0.41
	$	0.82		$	0.74		$	0.68
Total shares of common stock
Distributed earnings	$	0.45		$	0.44		$	0.28
Undistributed earnings		0.39			0.32			0.41
	$	0.84		$	0.76		$	0.69