CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF Financial Position (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash & cash equivalents	$ 85,430	$ 100,108	$ 51,179
Investments	52,530us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments	39,450us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments	37,772us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments
Trade accounts receivable, less allowances of $1,976,$1,968 and $2,068	41,511us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	43,253us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	45,292us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Other receivables	3,965	3,577	3,925
Inventories:
Finished goods & work-in-process	52,591	44,549	50,354
Raw material & supplies	28,262	25,830	29,913
Prepaid expenses	6,198us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent	6,060us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent	5,962us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent
Deferred income taxes	7,094us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	1,794us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	2,955us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Total current assets	277,581us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	264,621us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	227,352us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT, at cost:
Land	22,251us-gaap_Land	22,360us-gaap_Land	22,540us-gaap_Land
Buildings	113,199us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross	113,279us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross	111,409us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross
Machinery & equipment	350,497us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentGross	350,929us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentGross	342,217us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentGross
Construction in progress	3,645us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross	1,641us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross	5,393us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
Property, plant and equipment, gross	489,592us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	488,209us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	481,559us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less-accumulated depreciation	302,877	298,128	284,724
Net property, plant and equipment	186,715us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	190,081us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	196,835us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
OTHER ASSETS:
Goodwill	73,237us-gaap_Goodwill	73,237us-gaap_Goodwill	73,237us-gaap_Goodwill
Trademarks	175,024us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTrademarks	175,024us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTrademarks	175,024us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTrademarks
Investments	156,053us-gaap_LongTermInvestments	163,579us-gaap_LongTermInvestments	163,865us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
Split dollar officer life insurance	33,632	33,632	40,296
Prepaid expenses	5,889us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseNoncurrent	6,927us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseNoncurrent	9,375us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseNoncurrent
Restricted cash	1,225	1,589	1,805
Deferred income taxes	1,575us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	1,696us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	4,121us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Total other assets	446,635	455,684	467,723
Total assets	910,931us-gaap_Assets	910,386us-gaap_Assets	891,910us-gaap_Assets
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	14,432us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	11,641us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	14,566us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Bank loan	179us-gaap_LoansPayableToBankCurrent	124us-gaap_LoansPayableToBankCurrent	226us-gaap_LoansPayableToBankCurrent
Dividends payable	130us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent	4,814us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent	115us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent
Accrued liabilities	43,551us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	46,482us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	45,038us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Postretirement health care and life insurance benefits	328	328	319
Income taxes payable	2,807us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent	1,070us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent	3,783us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent
Deferred compensation	14,284
Total current liabilities	75,711us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	64,459us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	64,047us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:
Deferred income taxes	51,844	47,356	54,072
Bank loans	484us-gaap_LongTermLoansFromBank	694us-gaap_LongTermLoansFromBank	1,011us-gaap_LongTermLoansFromBank
Postretirement health care and life insurance benefits	12,154	11,983	8,999
Industrial development bonds	7,500us-gaap_SpecialAssessmentBondNoncurrent	7,500us-gaap_SpecialAssessmentBondNoncurrent	7,500us-gaap_SpecialAssessmentBondNoncurrent
Liability for uncertain tax positions	8,453	8,584	9,826
Deferred compensation and other liabilities	66,678	78,674	70,238
Total noncurrent liabilities	147,113us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent	154,791us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent	151,646us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Capital in excess of par value	650,724	599,186	615,922
Retained earnings	11,922	64,927	25,694
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(15,758)	(13,098)	(6,153)
Treasury stock (at cost)-80, 78 & 78 shares, respectively	(1,992)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(1,992)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(1,992)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Total Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. shareholders' equity	687,831us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	690,809us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	675,677us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interests	276us-gaap_MinorityInterest	327us-gaap_MinorityInterest	540us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity	688,107	691,136	676,217
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	910,931	910,386	891,910
Common Stock
TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock, $.69-4/9 par value- 120,000 shares authorized; 38,257, 37,285 & 37,861, respectively, issued; Class B common stock, $.69-4/9 par value- 40,000 shares authorized; 23,571, 22,887 & 22,915, respectively, issued	26,567	25,892	26,293
Class B Common Stock
TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock, $.69-4/9 par value- 120,000 shares authorized; 38,257, 37,285 & 37,861, respectively, issued; Class B common stock, $.69-4/9 par value- 40,000 shares authorized; 23,571, 22,887 & 22,915, respectively, issued	$ 16,368	$ 15,894	$ 15,913

Aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of the liabilities for all deferred compensation arrangements and noncurrent obligations not separately disclosed in the balance sheet due to materiality considerations which are expected to be paid after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer).

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