SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 4) (USD $)	12 Months Ended						0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012 Royal Hawaiian Macadamia Nut, Inc	Dec. 31, 2012 Financing fees	Dec. 31, 2012 E-commerce website development costs	Aug. 01, 2010 IASCO Nut purchase agreements item	Aug. 01, 2010 IASCO Financing fees	Aug. 01, 2010 IASCO Financing fees amortizable over period one	Aug. 01, 2010 IASCO Financing fees amortizable over period two
Goodwill and other intangible assets
Acquired intangible assets					$ 37,500	$ 88,000	$ 480,000	$ 137,500	$ 105,000	$ 37,500
Number of agreements							3
Estimated useful lives					23 months	5 years	10 years		10 years	2 years
Amortization of intangible assets per year					17,600		48,000		10,500
Deferred Tax Asset and Valuation Allowance
Federal tax rate on the entity's operating income (loss) (as a percent)				34.00%
State tax rate on the corporation's taxable income (loss) (as a percent)				6.40%
Deferred tax assets	142,000	142,000		412,000
Valuation allowance as percentage of the deferred tax asset				100.00%
General Excise and Sales Taxes
General excise and sales taxes	34,000	32,000	53,000
Income Taxes
Tax calculated on partnership gross income (as a percent)	3.50%	3.50%	3.50%
Uncertain income tax positions	0
Period open for federal purposes	4 years
Net Consolidated Income (Loss) Per Class A Unit
Percentage of partnership's net income (loss) used in calculation of net income (loss) per Class A unit	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ 365,000	$ 329,000