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Entity Filer Category Entity Public Float Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] ASSETS Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents Restricted cash Certificates of deposit Accounts receivable, net Advances to supplier, net Inventories, net Prepaid expenses and other current assets Total Current Assets Property, plant and equipment, net Intangible assets, net Other non-current assets Deferred tax assets Total Assets LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current Liabilities: Short term borrowings Bank notes payable Advances from customers Accounts payable Accrued and other liabilities Taxes payable Loan from third parties Due to related parties Total Current Liabilities Total Liabilities Commitments and contingencies Shareholders' Equity Common stock: $0.001 par value, 70,000,000 shares authorized, 15,732,795 and 11,666,667 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 Additional paid in capital Statutory reserve Retained earnings Accumulated other comprehensive income Total Fuling Global Inc.'s equity Noncontrolling interest Total Shareholders' Equity Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity Common stock, par value per share Common stock, shares authorized Common stock, shares issued Common stock, shares outstanding Income Statement [Abstract] Revenues Cost of goods sold Gross Profit Operating Expenses Selling expenses General and administrative expenses Research and development expenses Total operating expenses Income from Operations Other Income (Expense): Interest income Interest expense Subsidy income Foreign currency transaction gain Other income (expense), net Total other income (expense), net Income Before Income Taxes Provision for Income Taxes Net Income Less: net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest Net income attributable to Fuling Global Inc. 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