QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of quarterly financial information

	Net Sales		Operating Income		Net Income Attributable to Miller Industries, Inc.		Basic  Income Per Share		Diluted  Income Per Share		Cash  Dividends Declared Per Share
2015
First Quarter	$	126,788	$	4,512	$	3,064	$	0.27	$	0.27	$	0.16
Second Quarter		151,537		9,894		5,866		0.52		0.52		0.16
Third Quarter		126,205		5,271		3,168		0.28		0.28		0.16
Fourth Quarter		136,436		6,445		3,878		0.34		0.34		0.16
Total	$	540,966	$	26,122	$	15,976	$	1.41	$	1.41	$	0.64
2014
First Quarter	$	104,168	$	3,772	$	2,366	$	0.21	$	0.20	$	0.15
Second Quarter		122,432		5,547		3,387		0.30		0.30		0.15
Third Quarter		118,398		5,736		3,494		0.31		0.31		0.15
Fourth Quarter		147,778		9,434		5,657		0.50		0.50		0.15
Total	$	492,776	$	24,489	$	14,904	$	1.32	$	1.31	$	0.60