Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	MGP INGREDIENTS INC
Document Type	10-Q
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		17,851,535
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000835011
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus (Q1,Q2,Q3,FY)	Q3