CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 836,523	$ 782,358	$ 626,720
Cost of sales	531,811	529,052	427,755
Gross profit	304,712	253,306	198,965
Advertising and promotion expenses	38,213	29,714	16,098
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	91,395	74,627	72,829
Impairment of long-lived assets and other	19,391	0	0
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	7,100	0	0
Insurance recoveries	0	0	(16,325)
Operating income	148,613	148,965	126,363
Interest expense, net	(6,647)	(5,451)	(4,037)
Other expense, net	(220)	(3,342)	(1,230)
Income before income taxes	141,746	140,172	121,096
Income tax expense	34,616	31,300	30,279
Net income	107,130	108,872	90,817
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	345	590	490
Net income attributable to MGP Ingredients, Inc.	107,475	109,462	91,307
Income attributable to participating securities, basic	(1,074)	(871)	(712)
Income attributable to participating securities, diluted	(1,074)	(871)	(712)
Net income used in earnings per common share calculation, basic	106,401	108,591	90,595
Net income used in earnings per common share calculation, diluted	$ 106,401	$ 108,591	$ 90,595
Weighted average common shares
Basic (in shares)	22,059,816	22,002,990	20,719,663
Diluted (in shares)	22,173,918	22,053,966	20,719,663
Earnings per common share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 4.82	$ 4.94	$ 4.37
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 4.80	$ 4.92	$ 4.37