Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Details 7)

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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Details 7)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
insurance_policy
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2016
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 $ 21,100 $ 12,100 $ 11,000
Percentage of Rollins, Inc. Common Stock to plan assets 41.70% 38.80% 36.40%
Administrative fees paid (less than) $ 100 $ 100 $ 100
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    
Maximum discretionary contributions by employer $ 245    
Number of life insurance policies | insurance_policy 70    
Life insurance policies, net face value $ 43,400    
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies 18,300 18,300  
Estimated future life insurance payments      
2019 172    
2020 0    
2021 417    
2022 590    
2023 206    
Total 1,385    
Total expense/(income) related to deferred compensation 180 241 $ 231
Deferred compensation assets 18,400 18,400  
Deferred compensation liability $ 17,500 $ 18,400