Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 07, 2012	Mar. 30, 2012
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	ROCHESTER MEDICAL CORPORATION
Entity Central Index Key	0000868368
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 104,718,238
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		12,142,050
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY