Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Feb. 28, 2019	Jun. 29, 2018
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	MILLER INDUSTRIES INC /TN/
Entity Central Index Key	0000924822
Trading Symbol	mlr
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		11,400,102
Entity Public Float			$ 279,518,789
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false