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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS - Narrative (Details)

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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS - Narrative (Details)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
policy
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
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policy
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Employee benefit plans        
Requisite service hours for non full-time employees to participate in contribution plan 1000 hours      
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      
Number of life insurance policies | policy 75 75    
Life insurance policies, net face value $ 53,100 $ 50,200    
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies 27,200 24,500    
Total expense (income) related to deferred compensation 322 278 $ 250  
Deferred compensation liability 23,600 21,500    
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets $ 27,236 24,485    
Pension Plan        
Employee benefit plans        
Defined benefit plan excise tax percentage 20.00%      
Defined benefit plan tax paid upon reversion percent 46.10%      
Rollins, Inc. Plan        
Employee benefit plans        
Employer contributions to 401(k) plan   18,000 11,000  
Benefit plan assets   1,200   $ 31,800
401(k) Plan        
Employee benefit plans        
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      
Employers match of employees pay (as a percent) 100.00%      
Employer contribution $ 25,700 $ 27,400 $ 25,500  
Percentage of Rollins, Inc. Common Stock to plan assets 28.70% 34.90% 30.80%  
Administrative fees $ 100 $ 100 $ 100  
401(k) Plan | First percentage of an employees compensation that the Company will match        
Employee benefit plans        
Employers match of employees pay (as a percent) 3.00%      
Employers match of employees contribution (as a percent) 3.00%      
401(k) Plan | Maximum percentage to be matched over the initial percentage        
Employee benefit plans        
Employers match of employees pay (as a percent) 50.00%      
401(k) Plan | Maximum | Maximum percentage to be matched over the initial percentage        
Employee benefit plans        
Employers match of employees pay (as a percent) 6.00%      
Waltham Plan        
Employee benefit plans        
Fair value of plan assets $ 2,200      
Fair value of plan obligation 2,900      
Unfunded status amount (700)      
Waltham Plan | Maximum        
Employee benefit plans        
Number of participants | item   85    
Deferred Compensation Plan        
Employee benefit plans        
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets $ 27,200 $ 24,500