Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Feb. 21, 2016
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Rocky Brands, Inc.
Document Type	10-K
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,435,467
Entity Public Float	$ 78,433,671
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000895456
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY