EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Details Narrative 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 item	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Defined Contribution 401(k) Plan
Requisite service period for full-time employees to participate in contribution plan	3 months
Period of service after which the non-full time employees are eligible to participate in defined contribution plan	1 year
Requisite service hours for non full-time employees to participate in contribution plan	1000 hours
Employer's matching contribution on each dollar for the first 6 percent of participant's contribution	$ 0.50
Participant's contribution to the plan, eligible for employer's matching contribution of fifty cents	1
Maximum percentage of participant contributions eligible for employer contribution match towards defined contribution plan	6.00%
Company contributions to defined contribution plan	8,200,000	7,700,000	7,000,000
Percentage of Rollins, Inc. Common Stock to plan assets	34.90%	32.50%	35.50%
Administrative fees paid	54,000	53,000	42,000
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan
Maximum percentage of base salary to be deferred	50.00%
Maximum percentage of annual bonus to be deferred	85.00%
Minimum deferral amount per plan year	2,000
Maximum discretionary contributions by employer	245,000
Period of restoration contributions to be made by employer	5 years
Employees full years of vested service on June 30,2005 to qualify for Pension Plan Benefit Restoration Contributions	5 years
Number of life insurance policies	41
Life insurance policies, net face value	37,200,000
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies	11,500,000	11,200,000
Total expense/(income) related to deferred compensation	159,000	338,000	218,000
Deferred compensation assets	13,700,000	11,300,000
Deferred compensation liability	12,800,000	11,100,000
Estimated future life insurance payments
2014	121,000
2015	467,000
2016	1,693,000
2017	1,500,000
2018	1,661,000
Total	$ 5,442,000