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Long-Term Debt (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2012
Senior Notes 2013 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Senior Notes 2019 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Senior Notes 2019 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Senior Notes 2017 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Senior Notes 2017 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Senior Notes 2018 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Senior Notes 2022 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Senior Notes 2022 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Senior Notes Total [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Credit Facility Member 2012 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Credit Facility Member 2012 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
2008 Credit Facility [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Capital Lease Obligations And Foreign Letter Of Credit Issuance [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Capital Lease Obligations And Foreign Letter Of Credit Issuance [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                                    
Line of Credit Facility, Description On July 27, 2012, Roper entered into a $1.5 billion unsecured credit facility (the "2012 Facility") with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders, which replaced its prior unsecured credit facility dated as of July 7, 2008 (the "2008 Facility"). The 2012 Facility is composed of a five year $1.5 billion revolving credit facility. Roper may also, subject to compliance with specified conditions, request term loans or additional revolving credit commitments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $350 million. At                                  
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity $ 1,500,000,000                                  
Line of Credit Facility, Borrowing Capacity, Description The 2012 Facility is composed of a five year $1.5 billion revolving credit facility. Roper may also, subject to compliance with specified conditions, request term loans or additional revolving credit commitments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $350 million.                                  
Additional borrowings available 350,000,000                                  
Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date Jul. 27, 2012                                  
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date Jul. 27, 2017                                  
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding 250,000,000                                  
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description The interest rate on the borrowings under the 2012 Facility is calculated based upon various recognized indices plus a margin as defined in the credit agreement.                                  
Outstanding letters of credit 41,000,000                                  
Debt covenant compliance The 2012 Facility contains affirmative and negative covenants which, among other things, limit Roper's ability to incur new debt, prepay subordinated debt, make certain investments and acquisitions, sell assets and grant liens, make restricted payments (including the payment of dividends on our common stock) and capital expenditures, or change its line of business. Roper is also subject to financial covenants which require the Company to limit its consolidated total leverage ratio and to maintain a consolidated interest coverage ratio. The most restrictive covenant is the consolidated total leverage ratio which is limited to 3.5.The Company was in compliance with its debt covenants throughout the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                    
Total Debt 2,464,852,000 2,022,122,000                                
Current Portion 11,016,000 519,015,000                                
Long-term debt, net of current portion 2,453,836,000 1,503,107,000                                
Issuance Date       Sep. 15, 2009   Nov. 21, 2012   Jun. 06, 2013 Nov. 21, 2012                  
Interest rate (in hundredths)       6.25%   1.85%   2.05% 3.125%           3.75%      
Principal amount     500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 400,000,000 400,000,000 800,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000   250,000,000 100,000,000   8,270,000 11,594,000 6,582,000 5,441,000
Periodic interest payments                     semi-annually              
Periodic interest payments, start       2010-03-01   2013-05-15   2013-10-01 2013-05-15                  
Maturity Date       Sep. 01, 2019   Nov. 15, 2017   Oct. 01, 2018 Nov. 15, 2022                  
Extinguishment of debt, purchase price percentage of principal (in hundredths)                     100.00%              
Fair value swap adjustment   5,087,000                                
Non-cash early debt extinguishment charge related to unamortized loan fees                           1,000,000        
Subordinated Convertible Notes                                    
Subordinated convertible notes, original public offering amount                             230,000,000      
Original issue discount (in hundredths)                             60.498%      
Subordinated convertible note holding period for contingent cash interest                             180      
Trading days the average price of subordinated convertible note must meet threshold within six months measurement period                             5      
Subordinated convertible note average trading price threshold of the sum of issue price accrued issue discount and accrued cash interest in the measurement period preceding applicable six month period                             120.00%      
Commencement date for measurement of average trading price on a subordinated convertible note                             Jan. 15, 2009      
Contingent cash interest payable annual rate if threshold is met (in hundredths)                             0.25%      
Debt Instrument Convertible Price Next Conversion Date                             $ 475.66      
Next conversion date                             2014-01-15      
Convertible notes purchase price on January 15, 2019 (third conversion date)                             $ 572.76      
Third conversion date                             2019-01-15      
Convertible notes purchase price on January 15, 2024 (fourth conversion date)                             $ 689.68      
Fourth conversion date                             2024-01-15      
Convertible notes purchase price on January 15, 2029 (fifth conversion date)                             $ 830.47      
Fifth conversion date                             2029-01-15      
Date convertible notes became convertible as a result of stock trading above the trigger price during the required consecutive trading days                             2005-10-01      
Minimum number of trading days in the consecutive trading period that the common stock sale price above threshold to trigger conversion (in days)                             20      
Number of consecutive trading days in the preceding quarter the minimum trading days must occur in for the sale price to reach threshold to trigger conversion (in days)                             30      
Conversion price, end of period                             $ 474.98      
If converted, the value exceeding principal amount outstanding at end of period                             22,000,000      
If converted, issuance of common stock shares                             160,974      
Future maturities of long term debt [Abstract]                                    
2014 11,016,000                                  
2015 2,262,000                                  
2016 1,234,000                                  
2017 650,335,000                                  
2018 800,005,000                                  
Thereafter 1,000,000,000                                  
Total $ 2,464,852,000 $ 2,022,122,000