EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Details Narrative 2)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
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	$ 10,200,000	$ 8,500,000	$ 8,200,000
Percentage of Rollins, Inc. Common Stock to plan assets	33.50%	29.30%	34.90%
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 | item	70
Life insurance policies, net face value	$ 42,200,000
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies	12,900,000	$ 12,700,000
Total expense/(income) related to deferred compensation	231,000	207,000	$ 159,000
Deferred compensation assets	14,000,000	13,700,000
Deferred compensation liability	14,100,000	$ 13,700,000
Estimated future life insurance payments
2016	504,000
2017	1,097,000
2018	1,057,000
2019	952,000
2020	1,055,000
Total	$ 4,665,000