Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Note 1 – Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information, and do not include certain information and footnote disclosures required for complete, audited financial statements. In the opinion of management, these statements include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of all interim periods reported herein. The consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of future or annual results. Principles of consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Lifeway Foods, Inc. and all its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively “Lifeway” or the “Company”). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Restatement of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements As previously disclosed in Note 1 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in the 2021 Form 10-K, the Company identified past errors in the accounting for deferred income tax liabilities and goodwill that resulted from a 2009 acquisition when preparing the 2021 consolidated financial statements. In the 2021 Form 10-K, the Company restated its historical consolidated financial statements to properly reflect the impact of the 2009 acquisition, which resulted in adjustments to goodwill and deferred income tax liabilities in the affected periods. The consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2021 included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been similarly restated to reflect the correction of these errors and should be read in conjunction with Notes 1 and 17 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in the 2021 Form 10-K.

Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Note 1 – Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information, and do not include certain information and footnote disclosures required for complete, audited financial statements. In the opinion of management, these statements include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of all interim periods reported herein. The consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of future or annual results.

Principles of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Lifeway Foods, Inc. and all its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively “Lifeway” or the “Company”). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Restatement of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements

As previously disclosed in Note 1 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in the 2021 Form 10-K, the Company identified past errors in the accounting for deferred income tax liabilities and goodwill that resulted from a 2009 acquisition when preparing the 2021 consolidated financial statements. In the 2021 Form 10-K, the Company restated its historical consolidated financial statements to properly reflect the impact of the 2009 acquisition, which resulted in adjustments to goodwill and deferred income tax liabilities in the affected periods. The consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2021 included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been similarly restated to reflect the correction of these errors and should be read in conjunction with Notes 1 and 17 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in the 2021 Form 10-K.