Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Feb. 28, 2018
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			7,381,760
Entity Public Float		$ 205,480,710
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
Trading Symbol	rcky
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false