CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF Earnings and Retained Earnings - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF Earnings and Retained Earnings
Net product sales		$ 103,362	$ 105,477
Rental and royalty revenue		1,033	844
Total revenue		104,395	106,321
Product cost of goods sold		65,824	67,145
Rental and royalty cost		302	228
Total costs		66,126	67,373
Product gross margin		37,538	38,332
Rental and royalty gross margin		731	616
Total gross margin		38,269	38,948
Selling, marketing and administrative expenses		24,053	25,984
Earnings from operations		14,216	12,964
Other income (loss), net		(35)	473
Earnings before income taxes		14,181	13,437
Provision for income taxes		4,325	4,334
Net earnings		9,856	9,103
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		(40)	(51)
Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.		$ 9,896	$ 9,154
Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.16	$ 0.14
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.09	$ 0.08
Average number of shares outstanding (in shares)		62,499	63,645
Retained earnings at beginning of period		$ 52,349	$ 64,927
Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.		9,896	9,154
Cash dividends		(5,457)	(4,800)
Stock dividends	[1]	(53,816)	(57,359)
Retained earnings at end of period		$ 2,972	$ 11,922

[1] Does not include 3% stock dividend to shareholders of record on 3/8/16 and 3/10/15.