CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Surplus	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Total Miller Industries, Inc. Shareholders' Equity	Noncontrolling Interests	Total
BALANCE at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 112	$ 148,688	$ 8,760	$ (70)	$ 157,490		$ 157,490
Components of comprehensive income:
Net income			9,230		9,230	$ (542)	8,688
Foreign currency translation adjustments				1,175	1,175		1,175
Derivative instrument and hedging activities				(291)	(291)		(291)
Total comprehensive income			9,230	884	10,114	(542)	9,572
Capital Contribution from non controlling interest holder						24	24
Issuance of common stock to non-employee directors (4,620), (5,154) and (4,734) for the period of 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively		75			75		75
Exercise of stock options (34,000), (31,697) and (102,314) for 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively	1	620			621		621
Excess tax effect for stock-based compensation		225			225		225
Dividends paid, $0.64, $0.60 and $0.56 per share for the period of 2015, 2014 and 2013 respectively			(6,294)		(6,294)		(6,294)
BALANCE at Dec. 31, 2013	113	149,608	11,696	814	162,231	(518)	161,713
Components of comprehensive income:
Net income			14,904		14,904	(66)	14,838
Foreign currency translation adjustments				(2,503)	(2,503)		(2,503)
Derivative instrument and hedging activities				291	291		291
Total comprehensive income			14,904	(2,212)	12,692	(66)	12,626
Disposition of noncontrolling interest						$ 584	584
Issuance of common stock to non-employee directors (4,620), (5,154) and (4,734) for the period of 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively		96			96		96
Exercise of stock options (34,000), (31,697) and (102,314) for 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively		186			186		186
Excess tax effect for stock-based compensation		27			27		27
Dividends paid, $0.64, $0.60 and $0.56 per share for the period of 2015, 2014 and 2013 respectively			(6,778)		(6,778)		(6,778)
BALANCE at Dec. 31, 2014	113	149,917	19,822	(1,398)	168,454		168,454
Components of comprehensive income:
Net income			15,976		15,976		15,976
Foreign currency translation adjustments				(3,703)	(3,703)		(3,703)
Total comprehensive income			15,976	(3,703)	12,273		12,273
Issuance of common stock to non-employee directors (4,620), (5,154) and (4,734) for the period of 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively		96			96		96
Exercise of stock options (34,000), (31,697) and (102,314) for 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively		186			186		186
Excess tax effect for stock-based compensation		106			106		106
Dividends paid, $0.64, $0.60 and $0.56 per share for the period of 2015, 2014 and 2013 respectively			(7,253)		(7,253)		(7,253)
BALANCE at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 113	$ 150,305	$ 28,545	$ (5,101)	$ 173,862		$ 173,862