CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF Earnings and Retained Earnings - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF Earnings and Retained Earnings
Net product sales		$ 104,897	$ 104,259	$ 208,322	$ 207,621
Rental and royalty revenue		899	910	1,929	1,943
Total revenue		105,796	105,169	210,251	209,564
Product cost of goods sold		65,259	65,009	130,675	130,833
Rental and royalty cost		251	245	517	547
Total costs		65,510	65,254	131,192	131,380
Product gross margin		39,638	39,250	77,647	76,788
Rental and royalty gross margin		648	665	1,412	1,396
Total gross margin		40,286	39,915	79,059	78,184
Selling, marketing and administrative expenses		26,429	25,618	53,027	49,671
Earnings from operations		13,857	14,297	26,032	28,513
Other income (loss), net		2,465	2,239	4,444	2,204
Earnings before income taxes		16,322	16,536	30,476	30,717
Provision for income taxes		4,472	5,462	8,615	9,787
Net earnings		11,850	11,074	21,861	20,930
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		(45)	(62)	(85)	(102)
Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.		$ 11,895	$ 11,136	$ 21,946	$ 21,032
Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.19	$ 0.17	$ 0.35	$ 0.33
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.09	$ 0.09	$ 0.18	$ 0.18
Average number of shares outstanding (in shares)		63,270	64,274	63,439	64,313
Retained earnings at beginning of period		$ 3,405	$ 2,972	$ 43,833	$ 52,349
Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.		11,895	11,136	21,946	21,032
Cash dividends		(5,685)	(5,617)	(11,240)	(11,074)
Stock dividends	[1]			(44,924)	(53,816)
Retained earnings at end of period		$ 9,615	$ 8,491	$ 9,615	$ 8,491

[1] Does not include 3% stock dividend to shareholders of record on 3/7/17 and 3/8/16.